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Post by fuguestate on Mar 29, 2019 21:37:03 GMT
What's the right (or best) way to notate a quick upward glissando in the uppermost register of a string instrument, say on a violin? The exact starting and ending pitches are irrelevant, and it's supposed to be a quick gesture that lasts maybe the space of an 8th note (half a beat) or so.
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Post by Bob Porter on Mar 29, 2019 23:08:57 GMT
I think it would be more clear to have an ending note preceded by a grace note connected to the ending note by a glissando line. You can add score notes that explain what you want. Players just need to know when these events happen.
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Post by Tim Marko on Mar 30, 2019 17:10:30 GMT
I think this along with instructions as Bob said should work. You could also notate with 16ths.
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Post by Mike Hewer on Mar 31, 2019 8:36:11 GMT
What's the right (or best) way to notate a quick upward glissando in the uppermost register of a string instrument, say on a violin? The exact starting and ending pitches are irrelevant, and it's supposed to be a quick gesture that lasts maybe the space of an 8th note (half a beat) or so. like Bob and Tim say. If the starting note is indeterminate, it's clearer to use a stem with no notehead, but have the top of the stem placed roughly where you imagine the starting point to be on the stave.If you want the top note to be as high as possible, a triangular note head (solid or clear) is understood to mean this. If you don't want the end point of the gliss to be as high as possible, use a stem with no note head again, the top being placed roughly where you want the gliss to end (still use ledger lines). Obviously a gliss line between the 2 notes and a slur if it's for strings. The beauty of using headless stems is that you can still make clear the rhythm if it is deemed important.
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Post by fuguestate on Apr 2, 2019 17:34:13 GMT
Thanks, all!
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