Elements Of a Score

Sir Duke:

A. In this section of the score there's a D quaver note with a natural sign in front of it and because this piece is in the key of B, the D note will be sharpened but because of the natural sign in front of it the player will know he/she will have to play the D note in its natural state.

B. In this section the chord is a F minor 7th chord symbol and the notes in this chord are F, Ab, C and Eb.

C. In music theory, NC stands for 'No Chord' which means the person reading the score does not play a chord in this section of the piece.

D. In music theory, D.C. al Coda stands for 'Da Capo' which in Italian means 'Beginning' and when the player sees it in the score he/she will known they need to play something from the beginning of the music until they encounter a coda then skip to the next coda sign to continue.

Is She Not Passing Fair:

A. In this section of the sections there is a 'Brace' and what it does is to connect two or more musical staves together.

B. In this section there's 'MF' which stands for Mezzo Forte which in Italian means moderately loud but because there is a  crescendo sign, the player will have to play it much louder.

C. This is a slur which means the notes will be played as gesture.

D. This is a tie and what it does it to join notes together which means they have to be played as one note.

E. In this section there's 'PED.' which means the pianist have to use the sustain pedal while playing.

F. Colla parte follows the singer or the soloist, so for example if the singer changes tempo then the player needs to change tempo too.