On 24 Oct 2004, at 05:03 AM, Johannes Gebauer wrote:
I just looked up a couple of volumes from the Mozart complete edition at random, and they consistently start the slur on the second note of two tied over notes. I think the problem is that both Read and Ross follow a early 20th century tradition. From that point of view they are both correct. However, things have changed, especially for critical editions, and you will probably find that the Mozart complete edition approach is now used in pretty much all B�renreiter, Henle, UE, and probably also recent Schott, Eulenburg, Peters and even Breitkopf editions.
To be honest, for me a slur covering the whole tie actually looks old-fashioned, but 90% of my playing is from either 18th century or modern critical editions.
However, depending on the context both ways are valid and correct.
I had no idea the situation you describe was ever acceptable. In fact, I've been desperately trying to get one of my copying clients to *stop* putting in slurs that only extend to the first of two (or more) tied notes -- he does this purely out of laziness. But it means when I get his Finale scores, I have to do all of his slurs over again. It's been driving me nuts, as I recently had to recreate almost every single slur over the course of 19 orchestral arrangements.
I don't think I'll tell him about the "historical edition" loophole.
- Darcy ----- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY
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