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Topic: Music Notation -Note relationships Playing Ties/ Slurs (Read 2164 times)

charleyjunior

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Music Notation -Note relationships Playing Ties/ Slurs

on: April 24, 2010, 03:00:22 AM

As I continue to develop my piano sight reading skills, and after listening to many you tube performances there are inconsistencies in how to play. Two pieces are being reviewed:
Rachmaninoff's Prelude Op. 32, No 10 and Ravel's Le Gibet. Please give a clarification that
meets with the definitions in standard Music notation dictionaries defining Ties and Slurs.

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scottmcc

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Re: Music Notation -Note relationships Playing Ties/ Slurs

Reply #1 on: April 29, 2010, 12:00:35 AM

ummm....a tied note takes the value of both notes combined, a slur indicates phrasing.

now, which specific parts of those two very challenging works are confusing you? measure numbers would help.