Presto & Cantabile by George Enescu

    
Presto & Cantabile by George Enescu    21:58 on Thursday, February 12, 2009          

leoyuguanall
(28 points)
Posted by leoyuguanall

In the presto movement, how do I play the notes with a slash through them?


Re: Presto & Cantabile by George Enescu    22:29 on Thursday, February 12, 2009          

musicman_944
(257 points)
Posted by musicman_944

If you are referring to notes such as those in measures 182, 186, & 187, those notes are ornamentations commonly called grace notes and are more formally named Acciaccatura. Essentially, it is simply a very short note (played very quickly) that preceeds the main note to which it is attached.

See a full explanation with examples here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornament_(music)#Acciaccatura


   




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