Klarinet Archive - Posting 000275.txt from 2000/10

From: Bilwright@-----.net (William Wright)
Subj: Re: [kl] how long does a note last?
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2000 22:54:41 -0400

<><> A longer note than the breve (or brevis) was, of course, the
longa (or long).

I wonder to what extent this "speeding up" was the result of
improved instruments that could articulate faster? Or did tempo
markings slow down over the centuries?

My dictionary defines the original notes this way:

Imperfect longa = 2 breves
Perfect longa = 3 breves
Imperfect larga = 2 longas
(perfect or imperfect? it doesn't say)
Perfect larga = 3 longas
(the longest note, called a 'maxima')

Cheers,
Bill

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