Klarinet Archive - Posting 000795.txt from 1997/12

From: Craig Ruff <cruff@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Music question (not clarinet related)
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 15:23:13 -0500

> On Mon, 15 Dec 1997, Mark Charette wrote:
> > In Samuel Barber's "Adagio for Strings", the violins at the top of
> > chords sound slightly flat to my ears, giving the chords a
> > plaintive sound, even when the minors and minor 7ths (and
> > minor 9ths and major 4ths I think) resolve.

I recently picked up the music for the string quartet that this famous
Adagio comes from. The adagio section has a key signature of Db, which
probably contributes to the sound you are describing. I haven't
examined it closely yet. I have not seen the version scored for
larger orchestra, so I don't know what other notes may be there.