On Mar 16, 2006, at 4:27 PM, John Howell wrote:
At 3:06 PM -0500 3/16/06, Christopher Smith wrote:
Oh, I don't think we were talking about terminology at all; we were
discussing what shape slurs should have. I don't think it makes any
difference if they are serving as slurs or phrase marks.
Well, yes, except that a true slur (articulation instruction) could
never cover the number of bars being discussed. A string player (and
admittedly I write as a string player) cannot play 12 bars in one bow,
and a wind player can only play until the next breath is needed.
That's where I distinguish between slur and phrase marking.
Sure it could! Four busy measures could complete a system, and a
trombonist could easily cover that in a breath (say, in a solo work)
especially if the tempo was medium to fast.
In any case, the discussion was about shape, not function.
Chrisotpher
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