Accent (music) - Anti-accent Marks

Anti-accent Marks

Percussion music in particular makes use as well of anti-accent marks, notated as follows:

  1. slightly softer than surrounding notes: u (breve)
  2. significantly softer than surrounding notes: ( ) (note head in parentheses)
  3. much softer than surrounding notes: (note head in brackets)

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