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- 09 Feb 2023, 02:30
- Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
- Topic: Some Slurs in the “Appassionata”
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2989
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.
- 22 Dec 2022, 02:48
- Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
- Topic: Progressive correction in op. 54
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3105
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...
- 23 Sep 2022, 04:19
- Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
- Topic: Beethoven Brainteaser 2
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3982
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...
- 21 Sep 2022, 20:35
- Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
- Topic: Beethoven Brainteaser 2
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3982
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...
- 20 Sep 2022, 13:25
- Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
- Topic: Beethoven Brainteaser 2
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3982
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.
- 15 Sep 2022, 00:40
- Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
- Topic: Beethoven Brainteaser 2
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3982
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...
- 21 Apr 2022, 02:21
- Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
- Topic: Simple 4/4 grouping poll
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5204
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...
- 12 Aug 2020, 23:03
- Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
- Topic: Beethoven's Details
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2561
Re: Beethoven's Details
Good catch. Beethoven's version does make it a bit easier to play.
- 15 Jul 2019, 00:47
- Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
- Topic: Beethoven Slurs 2
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3463
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.)
- 15 Jul 2019, 00:35
- Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
- Topic: Internal evidence and editorial problems: Beethoven
- Replies: 15
- Views: 12909
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.