>I wouldn't expect "tenuto" to imply extra length, though I hear it >interpreted that way. In circumstances where it is used immediately >after staccato I interpret it as "hold this for its full length, in >contrast to the preceding staccato". Does the Italian mean both "held" >and "stretched"? The little line seems to be used quite ambiguously. > >Patsy Moore
According to my Norton/Grove Concise (and I agree with Andrew that many music dictionaries have either incorrect or conflicting information): "Tenuto (It.). 'Held': an instruction normally applied to single notes or groups of notes that can denote holding them to their full length or completely interrupting the metre [sic]." Which I would interpret as saying that we're both right! John John & Susie Howell Virginia Tech Department of Music Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S.A. 24061-0240 Vox (540) 231-8411 Fax (540) 231-5034 (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://www.music.vt.edu/faculty/howell/howell.html _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
