What does an X next to a note on old style classical piano sheet music mean?

Question

Also a squiggly vertical line on the Bass stave.

Answer 1

The "X" could be a double sharp. If a sharp raises the note pitch 1/2 step, the double sharp raises it one full step.

The "squiggly" vertical line in the bass might be an arpeggio, that is, the chord in the bass is rolled.

Answer 2

Is the symbol immediately in front of the note head? You might be referring to a double sharp. It means to play a note one full step higher than what is written. Squiggly line? I've heard quarter rests described that way. It could also indicate that two or more notes written vertically need to be played one at a time with very little space in between. The Italian word is arpeggio, but some people call it a broken chord.

Answer 3

The X would be a double sharp. This means to play a note a whole tone above. So for example F double sharp would be played as a G.
If the "squiggly vertical line" appears to the left of a chord it means to play the notes quickly in succession from bottom to top. Like an arpeggio only much faster.
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Answer 4

An "X" is generally a double sharp - it raises the note by two semitones ie a whole tone.

D double sharp would be an E natural, basically.

The squiggly line means that you have to break up the chord - ie play the notes from bottom to top in very quick succession, as the previous poster said, like a very fast arpeggio.

Answer 5

Double sharp - sharpen the note again, raise it by another semi-tone

Fx becomes G etc.....

And the squiggly vertical line means that you break the chord - play each note separately, starting from the bottom up in rapid succession.

Answer 6

x = double sharp. this means play the note two semi tones higher than what it is written as, eg: xnext to 'a' turns into 'b'
(a-a#-b) and f# with a x next to it would become 'g' (since its already up a semitone)

the squiggly line could mean appreggiate a chord, but i dont know how to explain that really...

Answer 7

The "X" is a double sharp -- play the note a full step above the written note. The squiggle is an arpeggio, the proverbial
"rolled chord" -- from the bottom up.

And this is not "old style" --these symbols are used in current notation as well.

Answer 8

it is a double sharp; it raises the note value 1 whole step.

the "squiggle" line could be a quarter rest or a "glis" if it is between two notes (like a connecting line). this means you very quickly play all the notes in that space between the notes, in beat. it should be like a trombone slide moving or running your hand down the keys on the piano.

you should talk to a music teacher in your area to be sure of what it is however. it is difficult to say what a squiggle really it when one cannot see it.

hope this helps!

Answer 9

If the Xs are accompanied by Os (which they are in the case of whole notes), it reveals that the piece was written by John Madden or another NFL coach.

Answer 10

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