ISBN: 9781152671973

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 Excerpt: ... versed in the study of musical form will have no difficulty in putting proper phrasing-marks upon the compositions he uses with his pupils, but it is as well to know that many of the standard editions of important works are unreliable in their slurring and frequently contradict each other. In violin music the long slur is generally correct, for here it indicates a bow stroke. In vocal music also the slur is generally reliable, and often indicates the notes that are to be sung on a breath. It must be remembered also that in good editions of vocal music a slur is also used to indicate the notes that are to be sung upon a single syllable. Thus it is quite possible to find two sets of slurs used simultaneously in songs, the upper indicating the phrase upon a single breath, the under one showing that several notes are given to a syllable. Sometimes the latter slur is omitted, but it should not be. CHAPTER VI TEMPO AND RHYTHM Time Sometimes an error becomes sanctioned by usage and it is impossible to reform it. The word Time is used in a manner that cannot be strictly justified. It ought to signify the speed of the natural accents, or measures, but it has been so constantly applied to the rhythm of the measure that Three-quarter Time, Six-eighth Time, etc., are not to be considered incorrect at present. The purist, however, would consider Threequarter Rhythm or Three-quarter Measure more correct. In the self-same manner the purist would consider Bar to mean the line that divides the measures and not the measures themselves, but there are more musicians who would say Ten bars rest than would describe it as Ten measures rest, although the latter would be the more strict... Louis Charles Elson, Books, Fiction and Literature, Fiction, Mistakes And Disputed Points In Music And Music Teaching Books>Fiction and Literature>Fiction Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa.: Theo. Presser co. Subjects: Music Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there.<