Klarinet Archive - Posting 000418.txt from 2001/03

From: Bilwright@-----.net (William Wright)
Subj: [kl] Trills
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 14:29:44 -0500

I've read a bit about the history of whether a trill begins (was
intended to begin) on the main note or the ornamenting note, how fast it
should be played, whether it begins on the beat or before the beat, and
so forth. Frankly, I haven't been able to gain overall perspective
about trills --- including the problem which faces me right now:

A Bach half-note in 3/4 time is marked with "tr". To me, this
particular trill sounds bad if I extend it over the entire half-note,
and I desperately want to trill it for a quarter-note and then settle
down on a steady main for the remainder of the half-note's duration.

I'm trying sincerely to avoid the debate about whether it's good or
evil to play with historical accuracy, but can anyone give me some
perspective on whether it's a sin to trill for only part of a note that
is marked "tr" --- in Bach's time vs. other periods of history?

Thank you,
Bill

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