Klarinet Archive - Posting 000111.txt from 2001/04

From: Jim Bartram <jbartram@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Trills
Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 21:27:42 -0400

I can't give you a definitive answer for post-1750, but it is common practice
with Bach, Handel, Telemann, etc. to use ornaments expressively, often in the
way you describe. Slower, expressive pieces with should surely accomodate this
usage, even in the Classical period.

--Jim

At 03:59 PM 4/5/01 -0700, you wrote:
> Would anyone care to comment on whether it can be considered
>acceptable in classical circles to perform a half-note trill (3/4
>larghetto, upper end of adagio) exactly on the beat where it is written,
>but to hold the first 'note' of the trill for a moment (perhaps
>one-fourth of a beat) before proceeding with the remainder of the trill?
>Would this exceed the normal "performer's license"?
>
>Thank you,
> Bill
>
>
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