Two questions
Dear MuseScore users:
I have two questions illustrated by the attached score.
A: What does the tempo indication say in "modern words": This is from an 1825 published German score.
B: The second question relates to bar 2. Is that just a simplified/"economic" way to write bar 1?
......or a "typo" .... or something else?
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Feyerlich might be a misspelling of "feierlich" which might mean "solemnly". In which case the rest could be "quarter note = 32 bpm". The second measure is shorthand for the first.
In reply to Feyerlich might be a… by bobjp
Thanks! You say ‘the rest could be’. But what does “rhn” mean?
As for the second question. How can the playback be done in MuseScore for the second bar? My score shows an artificial illustration of a score. Playback is not equal to bar 1.
Is there a “proper” way of writing the shorthand for bar 1?
In reply to Thanks! You say ‘the rest… by ErlingI
Bar 2 shows a way of shortening the notation that was common a while ago, mainly to save space/paper.
In reply to Thanks! You say ‘the rest… by ErlingI
"rhn." might be "rechte Hand", right hand
In reply to "rhn." might be "rechte Hand… by Jojo-Schmitz
Thx, but would you use that as tempo indication? 32’’ rhn looks like an old German way to tell the tempo to be used.
In reply to Thx, but would you use that… by ErlingI
Doesn't ring any bell here. " could stand for 'seconds', but I doubt it
In reply to Doesn't ring any bell here. … by Jojo-Schmitz
Well if YOU do not know exactly the answer, who at all on this site can clarify the meaning!
Are there any music historians around?
An example: Johann Adam Anthes (1788 - 1843) ,German organist, cantor, uses it on all his Opus 5 scores at least: 8'' rhn, 9'' rhn, 24'' rhn , 27'' rhn, 32'' rhn, 36'' rhn with either a quarter or a eight not in front.
In reply to Well if YOU do not know… by ErlingI
I'm not at all an expert in this
In reply to I'm not at all an expert in… by Jojo-Schmitz
Cannot be expert in all, of course, but take it as a compliment!
In reply to Feyerlich might be a… by bobjp
Not a misspelling but an old spelling
In reply to Feyerlich might be a… by bobjp
"Feyerlich" is correct. It's an old German word for "solemn" from the Middle Ages.
B) Don't use fingerings to mimick a triplet
In reply to B) Don't use fingerings to… by Jojo-Schmitz
Definitely not, I just used it to illustrate the score. MuseScore could not easily “mimic’ the original layout. You can also see that the “points” added to the notes are artificial.
I will stick to ordinary triplets, but perhaps the ‘simplified triple’ should be an option in MuseScore?
In reply to Definitely not, I just used… by ErlingI
Well, they are, as you may see from my score
Sounds the same as the 1st measure (other than your version), but looks the same as your's
No need to fake the 3 nor the augmentation dot
In reply to Well, they are, as you may… by Jojo-Schmitz
Aah, sorry! Reading this on my IPAD so did not look at your score. Will do!
In reply to Well, they are, as you may… by Jojo-Schmitz
Checked the score, and of course. Quite "lame" of me.
And even worse: I have earlier used the same notation several times in my transcriptions :(