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Topic: Composers who specifically asked for trills to start on the principle note (Read 1250 times)

phil13

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Composers who specifically asked for trills to start on the principle note

on: September 09, 2006, 09:13:00 PM

According to Clementi, I think, all trills are to start on the auxiliary note. This is certainly the case with Baroque and early Classical-era music. However, what about Romantics? 20th century? Were there any that specifically stated that trills start on the written note and not the note above it?

Phil

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kriskicksass

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Re: Composers who specifically asked for trills to start on the principle note

Reply #1 on: September 11, 2006, 04:02:49 AM

Chopin told his students that the trill usually started on the upper note, even though his music is very rarely played that way today.