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Berlioz and The Slur PDF
Berlioz and The Slur PDF
Berlioz and The Slur PDF
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The third note, on the other hand, is to be detached; and the fact
that Beethoven marked it with a dot shows that the larger slur also
did not in itself imply detachment. Berlioz often marks detachment
quite precisely by means of a "rest of articulation". In this passage
from the 'Symphonie Fantastique':
ndagio
<bar 24
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r rrr r rcrfrr
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This is a clear case. The slurs here must mean something beyond
legato, for otherwise a single slur would have served. They cannot
imply detachment because of the pedal. Consequently they must be
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If such a pause [i.e. break in legato]is notmeant, they do not place the
slur over the notes because it is quite unnecessary,the manner of
uniting
the
quavers
and
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On the other hand, sometimes there are slurs which would serve
little purpose unless they were for grouping:
Man.
Flauti
(.h)\,'t
MJ 11
;Qp
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