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by ttw
09 Feb 2023, 02:30
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: Some Slurs in the “Appassionata”
Replies: 7
Views: 2645

Re: Some Slurs in the “Appassionata”

I think that the lowest notes being the melody seems to be the correct interpretation. It fits the harmony. It's a rather interesting voice exchange procedure.
by ttw
22 Dec 2022, 02:48
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: Progressive correction in op. 54
Replies: 15
Views: 2655

Re: Progressive correction in op. 54

I think you are correct. Though Beethoven did vary stuff for different occurrences of the "same" object, this seems different in that there are no other signals. I would guess that he probably would have also changed articulation or slurs or dynamics if he really wanted to move the express...
by ttw
23 Sep 2022, 04:19
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: Beethoven Brainteaser 2
Replies: 14
Views: 3158

Re: Beethoven Brainteaser 2

I didn't try to play these but I did look a bit closer. I found one dissertation and one book on performance interpretation. Neither were that helpful. From looking at part of the score (in the first posts, and a few in the literature), it seems that the domain of these markings is shorter than I wo...
by ttw
21 Sep 2022, 20:35
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: Beethoven Brainteaser 2
Replies: 14
Views: 3158

Re: Beethoven Brainteaser 2

I'll make one more guess then look at some music notation papers that I have access to. One possibility is that the domains of the terms "cresc" and the hairpins are different. There may be an implied cancellation of one or the other so a hairpin may imply something like <> rather than jus...
by ttw
20 Sep 2022, 13:25
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: Beethoven Brainteaser 2
Replies: 14
Views: 3158

Re: Beethoven Brainteaser 2

My next guess (for using "cresc" and hairpins) is that the music is to be read (or at least phrased) contrapuntally. The emphasis for each hand occurs at different parts of the phrase. I didn't analyze enough to see which term applies to which part.
by ttw
15 Sep 2022, 00:40
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: Beethoven Brainteaser 2
Replies: 14
Views: 3158

Re: Beethoven Brainteaser 2

My first guess is that it means to increase loudness on the first three RH notes (and perhaps the LH chord if not creating an imbalance), then drop off a bit at the "dim" and start a new crescendo at the next wedge. Alternatively, I could read it as a crescendo for the RH upper voice and a...
by ttw
21 Apr 2022, 02:21
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: Simple 4/4 grouping poll
Replies: 13
Views: 4378

Re: Simple 4/4 grouping poll

Just to add an amateur opinion (though I've read lots of tangos on todotango.com to get an idea of how 4-beat 2/4 looks; the newer composers use 4/4. I find all about the same when sight-reading. (Though this can become sigh-treading at times.) It's more important to be consistent throughout a piece...
by ttw
12 Aug 2020, 23:03
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: Beethoven's Details
Replies: 3
Views: 2496

Re: Beethoven's Details

Good catch. Beethoven's version does make it a bit easier to play.
by ttw
15 Jul 2019, 00:47
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: Beethoven Slurs 2
Replies: 2
Views: 3299

Re: Beethoven Slurs 2

Looks obvious to me that only the last two notes should be slurred. There's an ffp on the next figure which indicates a change; the last figure goes with the bass clef stuff. (But I'm just reading this page; I'm no expert.)
by ttw
15 Jul 2019, 00:35
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: Internal evidence and editorial problems: Beethoven
Replies: 15
Views: 12006

Re: Internal evidence and editorial problems: Beethoven

I think you are right. The non-staccato at the beginning seems to be in the "same" spot each time. The staccato or lack thereof seems non-random; I think it's correct.