At 9:57 PM -0400 5/9/10, Kim Patrick Clow wrote:
Hi all:
I have a question about a manuscript source:
http://i39.tinypic.com/2rcn2ip.jpg
This is from a sinfonia by Christoph Graupner and you see
staves are Trumpet 1, 2, Timpani, Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Continuo
I'm not exactly sure what the expression under the first violin means
"ottava bassa" or ottava basso." Or how this would impact performance.
This is the first time I've encountered this phrase in Graupner's music.
Looks simple enough. He changed his mind after he entered the lower
string parts and decided he wanted the 1st violins an octave lower,
which fits very nicely with the 2nd violins in that passage. That
would make it the exact equivalent of 8va bassa (which is probably a
direct translation). Is there a cancelling indication later in the
1st violin part?
John
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