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Author: sarah
Date: 2002-01-30 18:28
My teacher told me to pick up the music for the Carnival of Venice for my lesson next week. I picked it up and started looking at it (in awe, lol) and then I got to the fourth variation. On beat two of the first measure (and some after) there are four sixteenth notes, the first one being a low C. Directly above the C is a throat A sixteenth. Now, I checked several times, but I am reading the clarinet part, and not the piano part. I don't think it is a mistake because it keeps happening throughout the rest of the piece. So my question is, what exactly am I supposed to do with this A? I havn't started to work on this yet, but I don't want to sound like a complete idiot for my next lesson.
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Author: William
Date: 2002-01-30 20:32
It may be an alternate note to ease a technical problem, especially if it is in parenthasis. If it is a small 16th note with a line through it, it may be a grace note. These are "shots in the dark" as I do no know the particular music you are describing. Hope this is of help.. Good Clarineting!!!!!!
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Author: sarah
Date: 2002-01-30 21:19
The notes are the same size as the regular ones. I can't see why they would be alternate notes, as they are both wouldn't be in the same chord.
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Author: Ken
Date: 2002-01-30 21:59
I dragged out my copy and blew the dust off it, mine is probably 30 years old. 4th Variation (Presto) begins with a 4 16th note pickup on beat 3 into the first measure (clarion G, open G, throat F#, open G). On my part, the throat A natural 16th note (1st full measure) on beat 2 is written stem up (no slash) and is supposed to be a "divisi grace note" above a low C natural. My interpretation is the typeset is poorly written as the A natural is definitely a grace note but an "in meter", full value grace note (if there is such a thing). It also is written the same size as the other notes, which confuses the issue even more. This pattern repeats in measure 2, beat 2; measure 5 beat 2, and measure 6 beat 2. William is correct in stating these are divisi notes and included as a "technical option" for the performer. Measure 9 beat 1, is also interesting as it is written as connecting octave Cs. Measure 11 beat 2 also has an octave 8ba drop to a low G natural with the throat A natural above penned as an upward stem, and/or stand alone 16th throat A natural.
Scan the rest of the movement for technical difficulty, practice it BOTH ways and decide if you can negotiate all the wider intervals. If you are technically able, (I would) play those instead of the throat A, middle C, and low C. It's flashier as you're playing 3 octave jumps. Whichever way you go, be certain to play all the figures the SAME way each time to remain consistent. Also, don't forget to play them as even 16ths and not as real grace notes, ahead of the beat or right on it.
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