Complete Encyclopaedia of Music/A/Accolade
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Accolade. That brace which binds or includes all the parts of a score. The brace at the beginning of a tune, which shows how many parts move together.
![\new PianoStaff <<
\new Staff \relative a' { \time 2/2 \partial 2 \override Staff.BarLine.allow-span-bar = ##f
a2 | a gis | a b | c b | c1 | e }
\new Staff \relative e' {
e2 | a b | c b | a gis | a1 | a } >>](http://upload.wikimedia.org/score/k/w/kwc1gx923ahad6rebm2l9l9fg1j28nq/kwc1gx92.png)