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Re: Grace Notes.

To: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Grace Notes.
From: D4VIS@xxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 13:16:37 EST
Priority: low
Reply-to: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

In a message dated 23/03/99 14:10:15 GMT Standard Time,
martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

<< Should grace notes written before a note be played before the beat so
 that the note falls exactly on the beat or on the beat as part of the
 note. Can anyone clarify as I am not sure, but think they should be
 played on the beat as part of the note.
  >>

They should be played on the beat that they are written before    if the note
is a grace note then it should take up half of the value of the note it
preceeds  ie grace note before a crotchet  then play 2 quavers   grace note
before a minim then play 2 crotchets etc.

if it is an acciaccatura ( a "grace note" with a dash through it) then the
note must be fitted in as quickly (and musically) as possible     and still on
the beat

as a point of reference   i have never yet heard a band correctly play the
cornet part in the opening of the 3rd movement of gilbert vinter's
entertainments.  they all "pick up" the grace notes and not play them as
written "fitted" into the beat they preceed.

hope this helps

John Davis


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