LilyPond Music Glossary: 1.225 ossia

## 1.225 ossia

ES: ossia, I: ossia, F: ossia, alternative, D: Ossia, NL: alternatief, DK: ossia, S: ossia, FI: ossia, vaihtoehtoinen esitystapa.

Ossia (otherwise) marks an alternative. It is an added staff or piano score, usually only a few measures long, which presents another version of the music, for example for small hands.

#### See also

Compare: cue-notes.

#### LilyPond — Music Glossary v2.22.2 (stable-branch).