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Topic: Ties versus slurs - help needed (Read 4019 times)

chriswarren

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Ties versus slurs - help needed

on: December 11, 2003, 05:49:08 PM

Am currently working on Chopin's Barcarolle - and round the top of page 3 there are some repeated chords in the left hand with a tie or a slur linking the top notes.

How do you tell if it's a tie (i.e. I should hold the top note) or a slur (legato, slight emphasis on first chord)?

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BoliverAllmon

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Re: Ties versus slurs - help needed

Reply #1 on: December 11, 2003, 08:08:34 PM

The only difference is if it is the same note you hold it out, if it is a different note then you play legato.

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Hmoll

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Re: Ties versus slurs - help needed

Reply #2 on: December 11, 2003, 09:11:14 PM

Page three of what edition?
Why don't you give us a measure number, so we know where you're talking about?

BoliverAllmon's explanation is correct for the most part, but not always, so we need to know the specific example.

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chriswarren

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Re: Ties versus slurs - help needed

Reply #3 on: December 12, 2003, 01:23:09 PM

Sorry, Bar number 23 in Schirmer's edition...

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Hmoll

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Re: Ties versus slurs - help needed

Reply #4 on: December 12, 2003, 05:28:50 PM

If you are referring to the A# Cx E# Cx (ie A sharp major) chords in the left hand, they are neither legato or tied because my edition indicates a legato marking with a staccato over the two chords. This makes it a mezzo staccato which is detached, but not as short as a regular staccato.

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chriswarren

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Re: Ties versus slurs - help needed

Reply #5 on: December 12, 2003, 07:15:57 PM

Thanks for that - there's no staccato marking in my edition - but I do feel they play better as mezzo staccato.

Never did like Schirmer's editions!

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BoliverAllmon

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Re: Ties versus slurs - help needed

Reply #6 on: December 13, 2003, 09:06:45 AM

I like Schirmer's price compared to others, but not the happiest with the quality. I guess I got what I paid for.

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