Turn quickly

As Printed on a Score

Printed at the bottom right of a page (Turn quickly, or the Italian V.S.) where the next page follows without a break; it warns the player to turn at once.

How Composers Use It

Avoid quick turns in exposed passages; adjust the page layout so that turns fall at rests. If one is unavoidable, mark turn quickly and leave at least a beat of rest in the part so the turn costs no notes. In piano and chamber music, a fold-out page or a small cue of the next bars at the foot of the page lets the player keep going through the turn.

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