On 01 Nov 2007, at 11:11 PM, Mark D Lew wrote:
I have a client who has a strong preference for Poco rit. over
Rit. poco. He has also consulted with a friend who is a native
Italian speaker, who says that the passage quoted above is
incorrect -- that Poco rit. is the correct Italian word order.
I'm curious as to what the native Italian speakers on this list say.
I think your client and his Italian friend are absolutely right.
To me, "poco rit" sounds completely natural and "rit poco" sounds
weird and awkward. I'm not a native speaker, but I'm moderately
familiar with Italian and I see absolutely nothing wrong with "un
poco ritardando".
But isn't the instruction actually an imperative, rather than a noun
phrase? The English instruction wouldn't be "a little slowing down"
-- it would be "slow down a little."
More to the point, I've studied dozens of Italian opera scores over
the years -- scores written, edited, and published by Italians --
and they use "poco rit." all the time.
Yes, I agree that obviously "poco rit." is vastly more common.
Cheers,
- Darcy
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