On 22 Jun 2011, at 09:39, <[email protected]> wrote: > What would you say was the opposite of "legato".
Ooooh, I'm not going there!! Saying that something is _not_ the opposite of another is only one assertion. Saying what _is_ an opposite requires a number of bold and foolhardy propositions which will keep this thread going for several years > >> I take 'detached fingering' to mean >> only that and nothing more. Only one finger off at any time. > > In other words you don't have to overdo it to "prove" that you're piping > properly? Well, I agree though that's not quite what I meant. More a matter of simple technique indicated by the physical aspects of a stopped chanter, rather than any question of taste. > Would you make the odd exception for vibrato and the occasional mordent, > acciaccatura or "cut" (in the UP sense) and such like? Oh yes, of course. Francis > To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
