Author: Chris P
Date: 2011-01-30 23:02
Just wondering as I played this again last night, during the melisma passages, should the semiquavers be all slurred (as the singers are doing this mostly over a single syllable, eg. 'E-lei---------son), two slured and two tongued, or all tongued over the entire phrase?
The strings were separating all the semiquavers as were the 2nd basset horn and bassoons, whereas the singers were all legato (as it's over a single syllable). Admittedly it was a scratch orchestra and there was only the one rehearsal a few hours before the performance so such finer points couldn't be addressed thoroughly due to time restrictions, but I was wondering what it really ought to be.
Personally, I'd slur them all to match the singers.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
Post Edited (2011-01-30 23:09)
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