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Author: anonymous
Date: 2002-07-17 02:42
I was playing a new piece today and came across a notation I've never seen before. It looked like two half notes connected by two lines(like 16th notes would be connected). The piece was in 4/4 time, and there were two sets of these in each measure. If anyone could help me out and explain this it would be appreciated.
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Author: charles
Date: 2002-07-17 02:47
If I am correct, if the notes are diffrent then, it means that you go in bewteen those two notes, as rapidly as possible, like a trill bewteen those two notes. I am pretty sure thats what this is, anyone else who might have a suggestion, or a correction, please let me know.
Good Clarineting,
Charles
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Author: William
Date: 2002-07-17 03:02
Charles is correct--the musical term is 'tremelo'--rapid but even alternation between the two notes.
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Author: rmk
Date: 2002-07-17 04:00
I'm sorry but this is not correct. Two beams indicate that you alternate between the notes in an exact sixteenth-note rhythm.
Three beams (or more) would indicate a tremolo.
The only exception to this would be if the tempo was quite rapid.
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Author: Hank Lehrer
Date: 2002-07-17 04:02
There is even another possibility for the tremelo and that is with the bars and only one note shown (and no dots above).
I ran across this in the band arrangement of the UniversalJudgment this past year. The first clarinet part is loaded with that notation. My best guess was that in a transcription of an orchestra violin part the expectation with the violin was to rapidly move the bow back and forth but not change notes. In the case of the clarinet where we do not have bowing available, the choice the section made (after some discussion)was to rapidly tongue the note (there were others without good tonguing I suspect that wanted a trill).
Just a guess but I feel strongly about the basis for the conclusion.
HRL
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Author: diz
Date: 2002-07-17 04:13
Yes - also this type of notation CAN be used for winds - especially flutes and it is sometimes called flutter tonguing. It is indicated by a simple 3 bar tremolo slash through a notes' stem.
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Author: David
Date: 2002-07-17 19:07
Tremolo. (or a Wozzle) - A "trill" between the two not immediately adjacent notes.
The number of crossbars dictate how fast you alternate. 2 bars = play at semiquaver (1/16th note) speed. 3 bars, twice as fast. You'll rarely see one crossbar, as it's shorthand and most writers can manage to write out quavers, but quite rightly balk at 200 blobs per bar
If you have a lot of this stress the first note of each bar to keep track. I find my attention wanders.
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