Bruce Olsen wrote:
>It's fairly easy to put grace notes after the note from which they get
>their time duration, but such are so rare that it didn't seem to me to
>be worth the effort.
It's common in slow airs, and in the more highly-decorated vocal styles.
Here's an example. I haven't written the slurs in here, but in each case
the gracenotes are attached to the previous note.
X:12
T:The Green Linnet
M:none
Q:1/4=100
K:AMix
(A/B/) c | d3 e f2{gfe} d e4 |
w:Cu-*ri- o- si-ty___ had led
w:Where*an em-* press___ he saw,
dc A3/ cef g2{agfg} a3{bag} |
w:a* young nat-ive of E-____ rin___
w:and the robe that she was wea-____ring___
ed c3 A (cd) B3{cB} A G2 A A4 :|
w:for to view the long* banks___ of the Rhine.
w:all* O-ver with* dia-___monds did shine.
ef | g2<a2 ef2{gf} e3 | e (ea)gb a4 |
w:No* god-dess in splen__dour could ev_er be seen
c d3/efg e4{fed} c2 | B2{cBA} G3A A4 |
w:to eq_ual this fair___ maid, so___ mild and serene
(A/B/)c | d3 ef2{gfe} d e4 |
w:In* soft mur-mer-ing____ tones
dc A3/cef g2{agfg} a3{bag} |
w:Oh my lin-*net so green________
edc3 Acd B3{cB} AG2 A A4 ||
w:Sweet* Bon-ey shall I neer___ see no more.
Phil Taylor
To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
