![Cue notes](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Cue_notes.png)
In
musical notation, a cue note is or cue notes are indications informing
players, "of important passages being played by other instruments,
uch as anentrance after a long period of
rest
Rest or REST may refer to:
Relief from activity
* Sleep
** Bed rest
* Kneeling
* Lying (position)
* Sitting
* Squatting position
Structural support
* Structural support
** Rest (cue sports)
** Armrest
** Headrest
** Footrest
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[McGrain, Mark (1990). ''Music Notation'', p.183. Hal Leonard. .] A cue may also function as a guideline for another instrument for
musical improvisation or if there are many bars rest to help the performer find where to come in.
"Cue notes may be given as guidance only, to assist a performer's entrance after numerous measures of rest....
heir size, and all elements associated with themis somewhat smaller than normal note size, but still large enough to be legible (65-75% of normal note size)."
[Gerou, Tom & Lusk, Linda (1996). ''Essential Dictionary of Music Notation'', p.119. Alfred Music Publishing. .]
The cued instrument is indicated with text and the cue notes are smaller than the rest. The
stems of cue notes all go in the same direction and cue notes are
transposed
In linear algebra, the transpose of a matrix is an operator which flips a matrix over its diagonal;
that is, it switches the row and column indices of the matrix by producing another matrix, often denoted by (among other notations).
The tr ...
into the key of the part entering.
References
Musical notation
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