Klarinet Archive - Posting 000253.txt from 1996/02

From: Takashi Kawai <kawai@-----.CA>
Subj: RE^2: What does 'rather fast' mean?
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 18:33:15 -0500

Dear Ken,

Thank you for your reply.

>The Schott edition of the Hindemith has the indication "Massig bewegt"
>and lists a metronome marking suggestion of 100-108.

Maybe, my version is different from yours. My version
is also Schott edition, ED4025. (piano reduction version)
Could you show me the edition number of your music?

# Once I saw a Russian version of this piece. However, the layout
and the fonts seem to me identical to those of the Schott edition.
Only the difference is that the composer's name and the title are
written in Russian. It may be an illegal copy...

"Maessig bewegt" is a familiar expression for me, because we can
find it in almost all Hindemith's works. :) Now, I can understand
the meaning of "rather fast." Thank you very much!

Takashi Kawai
University of Toronto