What does this symbol mean?
Found in a vintage edition of classical guitar music. What does the "f…min…" signify?
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Found in a vintage edition of classical guitar music. What does the "f…min…" signify?
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Which edition and composer?
EDIT: the abbreviation of minore (minor in Italian)? http://www.dolmetsch.com/defsm2.htm
But not really relevant in this passagio.
So: edition/composer needed!
In reply to Which edition and composer? by cadiz1
It's from "Estudio 1", p. 92 of Aguado's New Guitar Method (Spanish). Paris: Schonenberger, ca.1846.
In reply to It's from "Estudio 1", p. 92 by geetar
So, it's a diminuendo, that is noted in this Aguado's Methode with the abbreviation: dim. or min. (so, here min.)
Example)
![min p105.jpg]( "min p105.jpg")
Other one)
![3) cresc dimi.jpg]( "3) cresc dimi.jpg")
Last one (for illustrate the reverse, a crescendo):
![cresc.jpg]( "cresc.jpg")
In reply to So, it's a diminuendo, that by cadiz1
Thanks. That begs the question: why is the "f…min" (below staff) combined with a crescendo hairpin marking (above staff)?
In reply to Thanks. That begs the by geetar
It is necessary to read this Aguado's method, in particular the section "De La Expresion" for understand. Spanish is not my mother tongue, nor the English!
Nevertheless, despite appearances, what you describe is not contradictory. In the general movement of a phrasing (crescendo, decrescendo), it can be included some detached notes (played mainly by the thumb -or not - indicated by a "f": pulsa fuerte - see image below), followed immediately by a "local" diminuendo (or min.)
![pulsa fuerte.jpg]( "pulsa fuerte.jpg")
A bit like an idea of sforzandos, without affect the main direction of the musical phrase.
Thanks for going to the trouble of explaining this. So, it looks like these indications could be updated with standard sforzandos.