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Author: Stefabno
Date: 2003-05-03 23:19
In 'the pink panther' for clarinet ensemble (arr. James Christensen) on the 1st clarinet part there is some strange notation, where two quavers are joined together with the tail bar (y'know, the straight bar across the top or bottom of the vertical tails?).
The strange thing is that, instead of the bar ending at the second quaver, it continues across and over a quaver rest. What does this mean? what sort of sound is it trying to represent? I know it's not a publishing error because this notation is seen twice in the piece.
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Author: Benni
Date: 2003-05-04 02:10
I've only seen that notation a few times before, and I think it is just to help visually group the rest with the 8th notes. I don't believe it's any kind of notation for an effect.
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2003-05-05 14:05
I think the Pink Panther theme is in 12/8. If so, the two quavers (eighth notes) and the following rest are a group of three, making up a single beat. Although I haven't seen it, the extension of the beam over the rest could be a visual aid to remind you that the rest is part of the same group. I have seen a triplet with a note, a rest and a note, with the beam connecting the notes and a rest under it in the middle.
In the Pink Panther movies, the trumpets make a downward glissando at the end of each four bars, but there aren't two quavers at that spot, so that's probably not the reason for the beam extension.
A bit of a mystery.
Best regards.
Ken Shaw
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