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pianochick93

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Accent

on: July 19, 2008, 01:59:24 PM

My piano teacher and I were wondering, is there a fancy sounding Italian name for an accent? Or is it just called an accent?

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Re: Accent

Reply #1 on: July 19, 2008, 02:12:01 PM

I dunno, but I'll be grateful if you could provide a thorough explanation about the concept itself...

Thanks in adavance!

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Re: Accent

Reply #2 on: July 20, 2008, 02:19:20 AM

There are many types of accents. Accent(>) Tenuto(_) Marcato (^) they all can also be coupled with a staccato. All they do is make the note stand out from the rest.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_musical_symbols

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Re: Accent

Reply #3 on: July 20, 2008, 06:22:04 AM

Quote from: lostinidlewonder on July 20, 2008, 02:19:20 AM

There are many types of accents. Accent(>) Tenuto(_) Marcato (^)

I know what they are, I just want to know if there is another name for a > accent. Tenuto and Marcato have odd names...does the standard > accent have one as well?

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