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Offline njmurphy

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Unfamiliar notation
on: April 01, 2013, 02:15:13 PM
Hello,

I have attached an image showing a bit of notation that has left me stumped.  For reference, this is measure 45 of J.S. Bach's Invention 3, from the Wiener Urtext Edition.  My Henle edition shows this as an appoggiatura.  I've never seen this c-like symbol, and as you might suspect it's futile to search for it using Google.  Any tips would be much appreciated!

Thanks,
Nick
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Offline lloyd_cdb

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Re: Unfamiliar notation
Reply #1 on: April 01, 2013, 02:34:55 PM
It's a weird combo of notation, not really sure why it's written like that. Just writing the "c" alone is an appoggiatura in Bach's original ornamentation notation. Adding the tie is just a weird combo of Italian and German.

EDIT:

Bach's ornamentation notation
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Offline njmurphy

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Re: Unfamiliar notation
Reply #2 on: April 01, 2013, 02:39:20 PM
Interesting!  Other appoggiaturas are notated differently, so I wonder if this is intended to be interpreted differently.  Regardless, thanks so much for the tip.
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Re: Unfamiliar notation
Reply #3 on: April 01, 2013, 02:43:40 PM
Oh, and that page I linked actually discusses that exact measure.
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Offline unimaster

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Re: Unfamiliar notation
Reply #4 on: April 03, 2013, 09:30:17 PM
Looks like Bach was trying to show off his understanding of music, and just plain blew it. (Obviously that's an A, not a C. Duh, Bach.)
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