On Jun 27, 2006, at 9:58 PM, Lon Price wrote:
I'm working on a piece by Paganini for a client, and his handling of
tuplets got me wondering about the standards for notating them. This
piece is a theme and variations, and when he writes sextuplets the
first two show the numbers, and then he leaves them off, which I know
is common practice. But in the finale he has sextuplets (no number),
then a septuplet (still no number), then 8 16ths in the time of 4, and
finally 9 16ths in the time of 4. It's my understanding of the rule
for tuplets is that the number of tuplets in one beat should not
exceed the subdivided metrical value ( 5, 6 or 7 16ths in the time of
4). So when Paganini gets to 8 and 9 notes in one beat, that should
be 32nds. I realize that I have to faithfully reproduce what he wrote
(who am I to question the great Paganini?), but isn't this technically
incorrect?
Yup, it is incorrect.
I would never write something like that, but when it is music at
someone else's standard, I don't know what to do.
Maybe someone else with more experience with older music in newer
editions can chime in.
Christopher
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