On Wednesday, 7 July 1999, Peter Chubb writes:
> >>>>> "Jan" == Jan Nieuwenhuizen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Jan> On Tuesday, 6 July 1999, Peter Chubb writes:
> >> Thank you all for implementing grace notes.
> >>
> >> But how do I specify whether I want an appogiatura or an
> >> acciaccatura?
>
> Jan> :-) That's a rhetoric question, no? For notation it makes no
> Jan> difference [Willemze]; I guess that it is merely a performance
> Jan> issue, and is never specified explicitely. Although its custom
> Jan> practice to perform appogiatura (Vorschlag; shorten next note) in
> Jan> music before ca 1800, and acciaccatura (Zusammenschlag; shorten
> Jan> previous note) for uhm 'modern' music.
>
> It does matter for modern notation.
>
> An appogiatura (unslashed stem) takes half (or 1/3 in dotted rhythms)
Uhm, my references say slashed/unslashed stem has nothing to do with
the appogiatura/acciaccatura, but is merely an aesthetic/editor issue.
> of the following note's value (which is then shortened); an
> acciaccatura (slashed stem) takes as little time as possible -- it's
> `crushed' against the next note.
You mean performance-wise 'crushed'? Is there notational difference
between slashed and unslashed grace notes?
Btw, [Mats!] I've spotted some slashed 16th flags. I guess we should
just add a / to the font (so that we could maybe even slash quarter notes).
> The only place it doesn't matter which is in the grace note just
> before a trill (indicating to start on the upper or lower note of the
> trill).
>
> But Mat gave me an answer I can use.
Good
Jan.
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