musical notation Music notation or musical notation is any system used to visually represent aurally perceived music played with instruments or sung by the human voice through the use of written, printed, or otherwise-produced symbols, including notation fo ...

, 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 Arts and entert ...

."McGrain, Mark (1990). ''Music Notation'', p.183. Hal Leonard. . A cue may also function as a guideline for another instrument for

musical improvisation Musical improvisation (also known as musical extemporization) is the creative activity of immediate ("in the moment") musical composition, which combines performance with communication of emotions and instrumental technique as well as spontaneous ...

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.

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