Klarinet Archive - Posting 000769.txt from 2001/09

From: "Tony Wakefield" <tony-wakefield@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Tenuto as force
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 04:27:51 -0400

Bill,

Tenuto is not a 'force' marking. It means to hold the note for it`s correct
full value. I.e. the opposite of staccato. In extreme cases, some
over-zealous musicians will interpret it to mean 'more' that it`s true
value.

Do you not have a dictionary of music on your shelves, by your bedside, in
your pocket, on your dash-board - in each vehicle?

T.W.

----- Original Message -----
From: "William Wright" <Bilwright@-----.net>
Subject: [kl] Tenuto as force

> I feel a bit amateurish having to ask this, but....
>
> Is it accurate to say:
>
> If a tenuto appears in a melody that has no other durational or force
> marks (no accents, no staccatos, etc), then the tenuto is solely a force
> marking with less emphasis than an accent would have in the same
> situation?
>
> Thank you,
> Bill
>
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