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Author: Melissa
Date: 2003-09-13 22:14
I am playing an amazing piece called In All Its Glory by James Swearingen for concert band and have come across some short forms I can't seem to figure out. I have had some like Ten. and Stacc. but have figured out that they are tenuto and staccato but haven't been able to figure out a few others. The ones I am having troubles with are Div. and unis. I have a feeling that unis. is unison but the thing is there is no solo part before it so what would be unison? Also what is the difference between soli and solo? does soli mean that the clarinet section has a solo?
Well thanks for all your help,
Melissa
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Author: EEBaum
Date: 2003-09-13 22:26
Divisi & Unison are the words you're looking for.
Soli usually means that it should be like a solo, but with the entire section playing.
Consider investing in a music dictionary. I recommend the Oxford. A nice 800+ page paperback with all sorts of terms, people, places, etc.
-Alex
www.mostlydifferent.com
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Author: Mark Pinner
Date: 2003-09-14 10:40
Divisi means to divide the section, you will find that it applies when there are two lines written on the same part. The term A2 or a due means to come back into unison. If it says unison then that is exactly what it means.
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Author: Dee
Date: 2003-09-14 14:28
Unison is also sometimes used to indicate that the 1st, 2nd, and 3rds, for example, are actually playing in unison although each has its own printed part and so you don't see what the other sections have on their sheet. Divisi is sometimes then used to indicate that these sections are now playing different notes even though you don't see their notes on your printed part.
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