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Re: triple-stop
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Carter Brey |
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Re: triple-stop |
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002 11:49:31 -0400 |
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Okay, guess I may as well weigh in on this one, too.
A practical consideration: just be aware that most string players will
execute a triple (or quadruple) stop with the bottom two notes as a
pickup, then the top two notes as the sustained "main" pitches. With a
baroque bow it's possible to make three notes sound at once; with a
modern Tourte model it's an impossibility.
Keep this in mind if, for example, you're writing a C-major triple stop
spelled, from the bottom up, C G E. In performance you'll get C-G
followed quickly by G-E. If it's just a passing chord, then you'll have
the impression of a nice root position C-major. However, if the chord is
to be sustained, then you'll have the impression of a 6-4 chord, with
the G in the bass. Not so good. In the NY Philharmonic, I often rewrite
such chords to give the bottom "root" pitch to part of the cello section
so that chord inversions don't get screwed up and lose richness.
CB
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