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Ligature (music)
In music notation, a ligature is a symbol that marks a set of musical notes which are to be played in such a way as to form a single musical phrase. As such, it is also known as a phrase mark, and takes the form of a curved line extended over the notes.
A ligature is also a device which holds a reed on to the mouthpiece of some woodwind instruments such as the saxophone and clarinet.
A ligature can be made out of either metal, such as brass, or it can be made of leather.
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