Thanks for all the help everyone. I don't know why I didn't think of this before, but Peter Brown's thematic index has this symbol as tied notes with staccato markings above the notes.
I'm working on a source from Florence, Italy, and there are only two others (one is in Vienna, and another in the Czech Republic). Maybe the other sources are more clear. But I showed the screen shot to Dr. Paul Bryan (editor of the Wanhal thematic index) and he said that the Florence source was in a Vienna copyist's handwriting). And on a side note: I can't tell you how frustrating the parts are-- the inconsistencies on everything- dynamic marks, articulations. I don't know how the musicians performed the music in really acceptable manner, but I know, performance standards were much much different back then. Thanks again! Kim On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 2:30 PM, John Howell <[email protected]> wrote: > At 11:25 AM -0400 9/1/11, Kim Patrick Clow wrote: > >Good day kind Finale users! > > > >I have a question about an Ordonez symphony source. There is a squiggly > line > >above two notes, almost like a tie, but it's not. > > > >It's used several times and my editor and publisher is stumped by it (and > >he's a violinist). > > > >Any guesses? > > > >A screen shot is viewable @ http://i.imgur.com/6YbcE.png > > > >Thanks very kindly > > > >Kim > > Kim: I've never seen this, but my first reaction > was that it was probably an ornament sign, > perhaps even an indication to add vibrato (which > was still considered an ornament). But since in > every case it appears over two repeated notes, > that doesn't make much sense. My best guess (and > it's only a guess, based on the context) is that > it's some kind of articulation mark, as you said, > almost like a tie, but perhaps indicating a > portato bowing with both notes in the same bow. > That would make very good sense in terms of the > bowing that would result, but again, it's only a > guess. > > When I have time I'll look for an article on > Articulations in New Grove and see whether it > turns up. > > John > > > -- > John R. Howell, Assoc. Prof. of Music > Virginia Tech Department of Music > School of Performing Arts & Cinema > College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences > 290 College Ave., Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0240 > Vox (540) 231-8411 Fax (540) 231-5034 > (mailto:[email protected]) > http://www.music.vt.edu/faculty/howell/howell.html > > "Machen Sie es, wie Sie wollen, machen Sie es nur schön." > (Do it as you like, just make it beautiful!) --Johannes Brahms > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
