Klarinet Archive - Posting 000783.txt from 1998/01

From: Peter Stoll <peter.stoll@-----.ca>
Subj: Re: Stamitz Concerto revisited
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 1998 18:34:29 -0500

Yes, I teach the Romance from this concerto as being a good example of
the two types of grace notes; "accaciatura" (with the slash) and before
the beat; and "appogiatura" (no slash) being on the beat, thus 2 8th
notes in this piece. Appogiaturas are usually dissonant to the bass note
/chord in that spot, and so are played stronger than the resolution tone
(the main note, or 2nd 8th note in this case). Enjoy the piece, it's a
classic!

Peter Stoll
Instructor of Clarinet and Chamber Music
University of Toronto

Lane G White wrote:
>
> George Kidder and I have been comparing notes on the Stamitz Concerto we
> are both studying, which *is* the #3 in Bb by Carl Stamitz (1745-1801).
> We both have the Stanley Drucker edition by International Music.
>
> Neither of us are sure of the following and would like opinions:
>
> 1) Short grace notes (with a slash) are indicated throughout most
> of the piece, but a few are found without a slash, esp. in the 2nd
> movement. As I understand music notation, this means long grace notes,
> and in this context that would seem to render the grace note and the
> principal note 2 8th notes. Is this correct? Is this the way it's
> "normally" performed?
>
> 2) In this period, would you expect that the trills would start on
> the upper note, or does it depend on context?
>
> Does anyone know of a recording of this? Has anyone *made* a recording of
> this?
>
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