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Similarly — continue in the same manner as before. Often used to avoid rewriting repeated articulation markings or patterns.
Write detailed articulation for the first bar or two, then mark "simile" to indicate the pattern continues. This saves notation space and is clearer than writing the same markings over and over. Performers understand to continue the established pattern.
After writing detailed staccato markings for two bars of accompanying eighth notes, "simile" tells the player to continue the staccato pattern.
Simile is one of 228 terms in the Gradus musical dictionary, where every definition is written around how composers actually use the word.
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