At 10:28 AM -0400 6/1/10, Darcy James Argue wrote:
On 31 May 2010, at 8:55 PM, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote:
So here's the problem. Composers are gold you shouldn't indicate
phrasing with
slurs because string players might think it's bowing.
Don't you generally want bowing to coincide with phrasing?
Since this is my pet hobby horse, I'll just say that I'd turn the
equation around: the bowing creates (or carries out) the phrasing.
And as I've said before, if all you're equipped to do is give the
strings phrase markings, go ahead and do it, because then that'll
guide the bowings they'll decide on. But if you DO know how to bow
well, do it. Indicating nothing tells us that you don't care, or
don't know what you want.
John
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