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Re: What is this notation?

Author: Chris P
Date: 2023-09-05 04:46

I reckon in that case it's a diatonic fingered run from the D up to the A - allow the D to sound around half to 2/3 the duration of the note value, leaving the run up to the A late as though the three notes in between are grace notes all crushed in before the A.

I'm guessing it was easier to use the gliss sign rather than writing/printing out the grace notes (smaller sized demisemiquavers/32 notes with a slash though them).

Similarly when you see a downward fingered gliss/roll written like this with the wavy line, leave it late rather than strictly all measured out for the duration of the note at the start of the gliss.

You'll see and hear a lot of that in big band music - especially in bari sax parts in ballads that do a gliss/roll from low register F# down to low B (I'm thinking Li'l Darlin' by Neal Hefti here), leaving the roll late for the best effect. You'll find it in some alto clarinet and bass clarinet parts in concert band arrangements.

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Post Edited (2023-09-05 04:58)

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