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I found these two-line signs in Christoph Graupner's GWV 407's holograph manuscript (https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usim ... 464-80.pdf page 8 ) dating ca. 1737. They were placed above some violin minims. Does anyone have any idea what these could be?

panda wrote: ↑Tue Jan 25, 2022 12:30 pm This notation is quite common in Baroque music when the violin player is playing a bass part. It was played an octave higher than notated.

Oh, I understand. Thanks for the explanation!

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