Klarinet Archive - Posting 001000.txt from 1999/12

From: Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay)
Subj: Re: [kl] Unknown terminology
Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 14:34:21 -0500

On Wed, 29 Dec 1999 14:15:23 -0500, HFREIMAN@-----.net said:

> I am currently working on a piece Adagio and Gigue by Corelli. There
> is one marking in the piece that I have not seen before and don't know
> what it means: perdendosi. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
> Thanks

It means, literally: 'losing itself'. So, 'dying away' would be a good
English translation.

I'd be a bit surprised if that marking was by Corelli himself.

Tony
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