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note? what note

PostMon Aug 10, 2009 9:54 pm

Yo all,
I'm learning a late baroque French piece by Benaut, and there is a bit of notation I am unfamiliar with. A half note playing the octave with a slash through the stem. What does the slash indicate?
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Re: note? what note

PostMon Aug 10, 2009 9:58 pm

Most likely this is a slide ornament in which you would approach the main note from the 3rd below and playing in the key of the scale with proper accidentals.

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Re: note? what note

PostTue Aug 11, 2009 9:04 pm

Hi Brett,
Thanks for your response.It's not a slide, nor did I find it in the link you posted. I'll keep looking. . .
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Re: note? what note

PostWed Aug 12, 2009 2:41 am

Remember that ornament notation is utterly inconsistent, and very often the best meaning that can be extracted is "it might be nice to do something suitable here" which is entirely context-dependent. The slash (in various positions) is perhaps the most ubiquitous sign of all, and so most liable to this interpretation.

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Re: note? what note

PostMon Aug 17, 2009 3:20 pm

Yes, context is important. Is it a cadence? then probably a tirll is called for. A syncopation, or highlithed spot ini a line, a mordent, single or double, might be appropriate. A note approached from below by a leap, the slide (which is the keyboards attempt to imitiate portatmento) might be called for. Music is art, not science, Once you have studied documents and have tried to learn how play in a style authentically, you must still make a leap of faith, and find a way to make music out of the written notes. Which someitmes means educated guess work.
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