Klarinet Archive - Posting 000617.txt from 1999/11

From: Audrey Travis <vsofan@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Notation question
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 20:42:59 -0500

Oliver

According to the Harvard Dictionary of Music:

rf means Rinforzando: a sudden accent on a single note or chord; practically
synonomous with sforzando. In early orchestral music (J. Stamitz) the term
is used for a short but strong crescendo. Also rfz; rinf.

Can't help you with the rest

Cheers

Audrey

Oliver Seely wrote:

> The 1828 Boufil duet I'm working on has several notational forms with
> which I am not familiar. I've figured out most of them, but what is
> rf (or rF)? Mezzo forte?
>
> How about repeated vertical lines above sixteenth notes? > ? or just
> staccato?
> How about > with a dot in it? What would you folks use?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Oliver
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> Unsubscribe from Klarinet, e-mail: klarinet-unsubscribe@-----.org
> Subscribe to the Digest: klarinet-digest-subscribe@-----.org
> Additional commands: klarinet-help@-----.org
> Other problems: klarinet-owner@-----.org

---------------------------------------------------------------------
Unsubscribe from Klarinet, e-mail: klarinet-unsubscribe@-----.org
Subscribe to the Digest: klarinet-digest-subscribe@-----.org
Additional commands: klarinet-help@-----.org
Other problems: klarinet-owner@-----.org