full score

noun

a large book showing all the notes of a composition with many simultaneous parts (instruments or voices), with all the parts shown in lines underneath each other in a fixed order. Commonly used by conductors.

Meanings

nounfull score (plural full scores)

plural full scores

  1. entertainmenta large book showing all the notes of a composition with many simultaneous parts (instruments or voices), with all the parts shown in lines underneath each other in a fixed order. Commonly used by conductors.

Translations

Finnish partituuri
  • partituurisheet music
German Partitur
  • Partitursheet music
Indonesian partitur
  • partitursheet music
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APA

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MLA

“full score.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/full%20score. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “full score,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/full%20score.

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