Beside ornaments, "cue notes" are often used in separate parts of chamber
or orchestra works, to help a musican resume playing after a loooong rest.
They are small notes which represent the most audible part right before
you must resume playing (Fr: repliques, Ger: Stichnoten). Of course, you
musn't play them.
But such small notes may also have a totally different meaning: the part
of a specific musician is written in small notes in your part, during a
long rest of your part, or during a long, dull note. This part is
very important for the interpretation of the work, but sometimes
your orchestra cannot afford hiring the corresponding musician, and then
you're supposed to play these notes, so that the interpretation doesn't
suffer to much from this lack. These notes are called "A defauts" in
French.
Does anyone know the right English term for these notes ? Or does the
French term belong to the mostly Italian "lingua franca" of music ? German
term is also welcome.
FYI: many bright, professional musicians I know mix-up both terms in
French :-)
NB: I omit French accents in French terms, in case some mailers do not
display them properly.
Regards,
Jean-Pierre Coulon E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur
Département FRESNEL, groupe ILGA
BP 4229
06304 NICE Cedex 4
Tel (33) {0}4 92 00 31 58 Fax (33) {0}4 92 00 31 38
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