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Topic: underscored note?  (Read 1906 times)

Offline henrikhank

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underscored note?
on: November 07, 2012, 09:39:42 PM
What happens to a note if has a line under it (it is underscored) and what is it called?
An example: https://www.piano-play-it.com/images/sixteenth-note-piece.png

Offline lloyd_cdb

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Re: underscored note?
Reply #1 on: November 07, 2012, 10:00:27 PM
It's a tenuto.  It's the same as the one's earlier in the piece that have it above the note, it's just below because of the direction of the staff.  I usually take is as a slight dynamic emphasis, without it defining a melodic line like when you use an accent (>).
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Offline quantum

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Re: underscored note?
Reply #2 on: November 07, 2012, 10:02:29 PM
Yes, tenuto. 

You should know Bach didn't litter his scores with such verbose articulation and dynamic markings. 
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