Author: donald
Date: 2020-05-19 15:40
The mezzo staccato gets interpreted differently in different countries (for example, my experience has been that players in USA prefer it to be more legato, while UK players advise notes to be more separated than USA players, this is however only my personal experience) but also in different pieces/styles/context.
I would interpret it differently depending on the character of the piece, and what the passage we find it in is achieving musically.
But most of the time I'd do tend to play mezzo staccato in the way Hank describes it above, that would be my "default mode".
I have one piece I teach to students where (if they are talented enough) I get them to play a mezzo staccato passage that has a rit- and experiment with either of these two ways to play it...
- start more separated, and make the notes more legato as you slow down
- start more legato, and make the notes more separated as you slow down
The passage works both ways, and requires a high degree of artistry (for a student) AND gets them THINKING about articulation and interpretation.
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