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The older style was to do exactly what you describe: rehearsal letters only at places where a conductor would be likely to restart in rehearsal that are not already marked by a repeat mark, double bar, change of tempo or key, repeat ending etc. This limited the number of rehearsal letters at a time ...

To me, it looks like the composer couldn't make up his mind, at least at first. He tries following the rule you mentioned, doesn't like the look of it, and tries the reverse, seems to like that better. Tries it one more time in violin 2, compares it to violin 1, and decides to go with under slurs, w...

Very interesting and a great addition to your library. Thanks for sharing. I found it inspiring:

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In the second movement of his Italian Concerto, Bach uses continual centered beams to distinguish two groups of instruments represented in the left hand: Italian Concerto 2 Ex 1.png Or was it just a convenient way to save space? Later editions modernize this notation because of the great difficultie...

Yes I am, NeeraWM. Have you seen this?

Composers instinctively don't like breaking up melodies visually, and rightly so. In this case, it's even worse because a clef change would drop the melody at its very climax and make what is supposed to look high, look low. I would try to find an early logical place to change to treble clef so that...

Yes it is, Felipe Copaja! Do you mean this spot: Mozart 457.1.png If so, it is non-controversial. All editions engrave it just like that since there is a three voice imitation going on there that starts between the hands. Note the half rest that Mozart felt necessary to show that the left hand is re...

You are very welcome, NeeraWM. I always enjoy our discussions. Serious discussion is what this forum is all about. I do want to clarify that I didn't mean that Mozart was (necessarily) trying to convey an emotional message consciously. It may have more that he wrote it like that spontaneously becaus...

To me, it can't be a mistake, because it was harder to write with up stems than down stems since there is more clearance below than above. And this is the second time the passage occurs; the first time also has the same unique up stems. Definitely not a mistake. Mozart never added unnecessary rests ...