Notation of the repetition across multiple tempi changes
Posted: 02 Aug 2018, 13:52
I have a doubt how to notate this particular problem.
I have several lines/instruments in the score, and independent accelerando.
I appreciate your reflections and ideas.
I have several lines/instruments in the score, and independent accelerando.
- The first line A starts playing at T=48. The phrase is not according to the time signature neither the beats, so the initial "simple" rhythm becomes more complex across the barlines and across the beats.
[Here I have idea to write it down exactly, but above the top note of the each phrase I would write the number of repetition: (2) (3) (4) ... ] - The second line B starts at the tempo change 5:4, so now is T=60ca. The similar problem, as above, is here apparent too.
But, there is another issue. The first line A must keep playing at the initial T=48 regardless of the conductor.
[Now, here I can write down the line A as it would be in the new tempo, perhaps with the reduced size. It will be a lot of tuplets etc, but I could write above also the numbering of the each phrase, so the musician would just count, and the notation is just for orientation. - The next tempo change is the same 5:4, so the next tempo is T=75ca, after that T=94ca and finally T=117ca. Here all problems are multiplied, but the principle is the same.
- The first option, as mentioned above, is to write it down exactly as it has to be performed in the new tempo, with reduced size, and this will be used just as an orientation (w. repetition number above).
- The second option is to notate the phrase exactly as it is the first time, ignoring the beaming, bar-lines etc. The fact is that the first played phrases are going to be larger and larger (longer and longer, across measures), as the tempo increases. (also w. repetition number)
- The third option is to write a long line across the measures with the text "keep repeating independently in the initial tempo" and using vertical arrows (w. repetition number) to sign the start points of the each phrase, but since the measure is completely empty I should use vertical ticks as the beat symbols, or similar.
I appreciate your reflections and ideas.