Why is this Fermata over a double bar line?
I'm currently studying Hrabe's 86 Etudes for String Bass and on Etude #3 I came upon this fermata:
It's not on top of any note or rest, but on the double bar line. How am I supposed to play this? Do I hold the last note or is there a pause before I go on to the next line?
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Looks like a way to say 'hang on a bit before you play the next bit'. There's no rest to put it on, and if it was over a dot, that'd have to be held on. What's the strange sign instead of a number at the start of the last bar?
It is usually the case, when you have multiple sections of a piece, one after the other, where the composer wants a slight pause in between sections. Remember Fermata just simply means pause.
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