LilyPond Music Glossary: 1.124 feathered beam

## 1.124 feathered beam

ES: barra progresiva, I: ?, F: ligature en soufflet, lien de croches en soufflet, D: gespreizter Balken, NL: ?, DK: ?, S: ?, FI: kiilapalkki.

A type of beam used to indicate that a small group of notes should be played at an increasing or decreasing tempo – depending on the direction of ‘feathering’ – but without changing the overall tempo of the piece.

#### See also

Internals Reference: Manual beams

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