On 25 May 2010 at 22:12, dc wrote: > David W. Fenton écrit: > >On 25 May 2010 at 20:47, dc wrote: > > > > > I'm trying to figure out exactly how to play this piece. > > > > > > There are three Menuets, that last of which is here: > > > > > > www.collins.lautre.net/files/da_capo.jpg > > > > > > The fermatas at the end of the first section are the standard way > > > of indicating the "Fine" of the Da capo. > > > > > > When does one play Menuet 1 again? I'd say after the "Fine" of the > > > Menuet 3 (i.e. after AABA), but that would make the placement of > > > the "Menuet 1 Da capo" a bit strange. Any other interpretations? > > > >I'm not sure I understand. If there is no rubric after Menuet 2, I'd > >say: > > > > ABCA > > > >(ignoring internal repeats, of course) > > > >But if there's a repeat rubric at the end of Menuet 2, do what it > >says, likely repeat Menuet 1: > > > > ABACA > > > >But there's really not enough information without the exact text of > >the rubrics. > > I'm not sure I understand your reply. So let me rephrase my question. > > Assuming Menuet 3 is played AABA, do you play Menuet 1 (it's > definitely 1) after the third and last A? If so is it right to have > the "Menuet 1 Da Capo" at the end of B?
OK, I get it now. I hadn't actually looked at the *music* to realize this is not a standard rounded binary menuet. The menuet itself has to be played AABBAA, which is indicated by the lower Da Capo at the end. That it ends at the end of A is indicated by the fermata. I think the Menuet i Da Capo is simply misplaced and should be at the "Fine," i.e., at the fermata, at the end of A. If you took the Menuet i Da Capo literally, it would make the Da Capo and fermata meaningless, so it is surely just misplaced. -- David W. Fenton http://dfenton.com David Fenton Associates http://dfenton.com/DFA/ _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
