Klarinet Archive - Posting 000472.txt from 2001/06

From: Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay)
Subj: Re: [kl] Triplet Notation
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2001 18:42:56 -0400

On Sat, 16 Jun 2001 23:22:07 +0100, I said:

> On Sat, 16 Jun 2001 15:18:54 -0700, whitco@-----.net said:
>
> > For those interested, I have a question regarding triplet notation.
>
> FWIW, I think the first is the clearest.
>
> *Not* because it's the most unequivocal, but because it most clearly
> represents the musical intention.
>
> The other notations might generate more accurate playing; but those
> who responded to those other notations and couldn't interpret the
> first representation wouldn't be producing what you want anyway.
>
> Tony

I was amused at my instinctive response to my son, who was looking over
my shoulder as I posted this.

He said, I wonder what other people will think.

I said that it didn't matter what they thought, because if they
disagreed, they'd be *wrong*.

And I'd stand by that, too:-)

Tony
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