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Offline mudkipz

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What's this about...
on: June 28, 2009, 08:22:39 PM
I'm currently learning Grieg's "In the Hall of the Mountain King", and at the end, I am confused by something. (check out the attachment)

Basically, they are sixteenth notes but are empty, like half notes. In the MIDI I heard, it sounds as if its just alternating between the two notes.
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Offline allthumbs

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Re: What's this about...
Reply #1 on: June 28, 2009, 10:43:25 PM
It's a tremolo.
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Offline quantum

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Re: What's this about...
Reply #2 on: June 29, 2009, 08:41:01 AM
It is shorthand for writing out 16th notes in full.    As allthumbs points out, it is a tremolo.
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Re: What's this about...
Reply #3 on: June 29, 2009, 03:35:08 PM
Thank you very much, makes much more sense now.
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