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Other special accents, such as fz, ffz, fp must be taken in proportion to the loudness or softness of the passage in which they occur.

Phrasing. As a general rule, breath should never be taken during a phrase. The first note of a phrase takes an accent, and the last note is usually a trifle shorter than written; e.g.,

Sung:

Never allow the breath to be taken before accent in long passages; take it after the strong accent.

Make either one or two phrases in such a case; to sing as follows would spoil the effect of such a phrase:

The successful choirmaster will keep an eye on all the phrase-marks, which often occur differently in different parts; the observance of the preliminary accents, if not overdone, makes for crisp and bright entries of fugue-subjects and "imitative" passages, examples of which can be seen in most modern services.