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ohnecael Regular Member
Joined: 16 Mar 2018 Posts: 75 Location: Fort Wayne IN
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Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 5:28 am Post subject: sixteenth note equals 76? |
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I've been starting on this unaccompianed solo thats been transcribed from Bachs Sontat in G Minor *BMV 1001* The tempo marking is Sixteenth note=76.
I've never played anything with a tempo marking like that and i was wondering if i divide 76/4 and set that to sixteenth note subdivision would i get the appropriate tempo? _________________ Long tones. |
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JayKosta Heavyweight Member
Joined: 24 Dec 2018 Posts: 3307 Location: Endwell NY USA
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Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 5:44 am Post subject: |
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Don't worry about what that odd tempo marking is supposed to mean!
Observe the tempo of a performance that you want to duplicate, and write the tempo marking in terms that you understand.
Jay _________________ Most Important Note ? - the next one !
KNOW (see) what the next note is BEFORE you have to play it.
PLAY the next note 'on time' and 'in rhythm'.
Oh ya, watch the conductor - they set what is 'on time'. |
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zaferis Heavyweight Member
Joined: 03 Nov 2011 Posts: 2331 Location: Beavercreek, OH
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Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 7:03 am Post subject: |
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Yes, do the math... 1/16 = 76, 1/8 = 38, 1/4 = 19.. see the problem though? Counting at 19 clicks a minute would be fairly difficult to maintain accuracy. The problem is that we rarely play with this "look"- though I imagine violinists are pretty comfortable with it.
I'd be more apt to go the other direction... 1/32 = 152 for rhythmic accuracy.
There is probably a reason or historical tradition for writing in this look-today we'd probaly see the same music written with the 8th notes as the main notes. Thinking musically, in very subtle ways, it makes a difference that we play four 16th notes vs. four 8th notes (where an how strong the stresses are): "one-e-an-a, two-e-an-a, three-e-an-a, etc" vs. "one-an-two-an, two-an-two-an, etc" _________________ Freelance Performer/Educator
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kehaulani Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 8:40 am Post subject: |
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I would check for the history and accuracy of the edition. Some versions of old music are notorious for their arbitrary tempo markings. _________________ "If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn." Bird
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nieuwguyski Heavyweight Member
Joined: 06 Feb 2002 Posts: 2349 Location: Santa Cruz County, CA
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Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2019 12:57 am Post subject: |
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Here's a recording of a violinist playing it, showing the sheet music:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTUWCr3IXxw
Note the presence of 64-notes, when your ear probably hears 16ths. This piece is played at an extremely slow tempo.
Listen to the recording (or another one, if you prefer a different interpretation). Sing along. Memorize it. Internalize the song. Then set your metronome app for 76 BPM and play it. The tempo marking will make sense. _________________ J. Notso Nieuwguyski |
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