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Zyrada · 06-02-2014, 10:39 AM

In classical music, you might call a non-ending pause a caesura.

But then, you're likely not looking for classical terminology. A break, maybe? Do you have any musical example of what it is you're thinking?

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Zyrada Avant-Gardener Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Inside your navel gazing back at you Posts: 163	In classical music, you might call a non-ending pause a caesura. But then, you're likely not looking for classical terminology. A break, maybe? Do you have any musical example of what it is you're thinking?