NOTATIO

Thanks so much for asking him about that, David. I am afraid that I must respectfully dispute his opinion … … One should perhaps remember that this Kodály piece is so much in Rohan's memory that nowadays he very rarely refers to the written score. Unfortunately, I didn't get round to asking him abo...

Verdi added a ppppppp in red crayon heavily circled to a vocal score to apply to a tenor's top B flat, but probably just to stop it from being the usual showy ff . More oddly, Puccini (I've just checked and found these in both Tosca and Bohème ) sometimes marks the harp pppp , and I'm fairly sure th...

That is a unique opportunity, David, please do inquire about the Kodaly notation. I had the chance to converse at length with Rohan about a wide range of notational and other musical matters, both after the concert and over the next morning's porridge. He did not think that Kodály's use of two stav...

I didn't know that Kodály's Sonata has that approach. I will check. So far no double staffed violin part here, as long it is enough legible... A week tomorrow (Thurs 29 Oct) I'm due to hear Rohan de Saram play the Kodály Sonata for solo cello, which he had the chance to discuss with the composer hi...

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