Ohne Unterbrechung

As Printed on a Score

Printed at the end of a movement or section, sometimes extended (“ohne Unterbrechung weiter”), to say the next one follows at once with no pause. It applies to that join only.

How Composers Use It

The German attacca: link two movements so the music runs on without the usual silence or retuning. Use it when the connection is dramatic — a held chord resolving into the next movement — or when applause or a break would destroy continuity. Print it at the end of the first movement; a reminder at the head of the next helps page-turns.

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