Klarinet Archive - Posting 001087.txt from 2000/07

From: "Tony Pay" <tony_pay@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Two notation questions
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 07:30:16 -0400

>From: Oliver Seely <oliver@-----.edu>

>Yes, thanks Bill. In just writing the first question it occurred to me
>that the hold-over quarter note in the next measure is what was meant. >It
>sounds fine that way. Thanks again.

The original notation of the 4-bar 'cello solo at the beginning of Brahms's
Trio in A minor for clarinet, 'cello and piano goes:

Quarter, quarter, quarter, quarter <barline> Dotted quarter, eighth,
*dotted* half <barline> Eighth, eighth, quarter, quarter <barline> Half,
half.

Brahms was interested in earlier music, and you often see this sort of
notation in older scores. I also happen to think that it's musically better
in this case -- as apparently did Brahms.

Tony
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