Klarinet Archive - Posting 000398.txt from 1996/07

From: David Blumberg <reedman@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Stentando
Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 14:16:41 -0400

Dear All,
My portable Elson's Pocket Dictonary (hey, it's portable) does list Stentando
as heavy, and retarding. The spelling is correct. The Elson's is so small,
that I'm surprised that it defines Molto.
David C. Blumberg

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From: Klarinet - Clarinettist's Network on behalf of Fred Jacobowitz
Sent: Sunday, July 21, 1996 11:05 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list KLARINET
Subject: Re: Stentando

Mike,
I won't argue with that. Italian, like most languages, has its
share of verb forms, variations, etc. However, I hope I made my point, which
is that all who purport to be serious about music, especially performance
majors, really should have some basic tools of the trade. I'm quite glad
you do.

Fred Jacobowitz
Clarinet/Sax Instructor, Peabody Preparatory

On Sat, 20 Jul 1996, Michael Dennison wrote:

> >According to my Oxford Concise Dictionary of Music (EVERY MUSICIAN WHO
> >CONSIDERS HIM/HERSELF SERIOUS SHOULD HAVE ONE AT LEAST THIS COMPLETE),
> >there is no such word as Stentando.
>
> Dear Fred
>
> Sorry to take issue but my less than serious Oxford Companion (Scholes) has
> this to say:
>
> STENTARE - to 'labour', to play in a laborious way. So Stentando,
> 'labouring', 'retarding'; Stentatamento, Stentato, etc.
>
> BTW, the word Stendento you mention appears also as Stendendo.
>
> Michael
>

   
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