Klarinet Archive - Posting 000137.txt from 2008/02

From: "Christophe ASTIER" <christophe.astier@-----.fr>
Subj: Re: [kl] French musical term
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:14:02 -0500


"Décomposez" is imperative form for the verb "décomposer", and means you
have to
divide each beat into a smaller piece of time.

For exaample, if a score is written in 6/8, "decomposez" would ask for
counting by
each eigth note rather than by the dotted quarter note.

Hope it clarifies...
Regards,
Christophe

----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Stoll" <peterstoll2000@-----.ca>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 6:55 PM
Subject: [kl] French musical term

> Hello Klarinetters,
>
> I've run into a French term that my own dictionaries and online resources
> aren't coping too well with, in a Jeanjean flute study; "decomposez".
> While I get the literal translation of 'decompose', I'm not sure of the
> actual implication; is it rubato?
>
> Thanks for any guidance!
>
> Peter Stoll
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