Oct 23, 2023 · In the first bars of the Barcarola et Scherzo by Alfredo Casella the piano part has chords with legato, tenuto and staccato signs all together: What is the correct way to play these notes? What …

Mar 4, 2026 · If tenuto is meant to indicate that the tone should not diminish, why does the composer mark a crescendo followed by a decrescendo at the end? How should such long sustained notes be …

Dec 30, 2024 · The tenuto is meant to convey emphasis (like a light accent or slightly louder dynamic), with the note still a staccato pizzicato. In this case why would the staccato marking have been …

Mar 2, 2026 · Yes, both the slur (/tie) and the tenuto mark serve important purposes. Keep in mind that, for bowed string instruments, a slur doesn't just mean to play "smoothly"; it's a direction for actual …

Feb 10, 2021 · The two tenuto notes constitute a separate "voice" from the sixteenth notes. It's as if two instruments are playing: the melody instrument plays the two dotted eighths; an accompaniment …

Jan 11, 2019 · A tenuto marking is somewhat of an accent mark for note length, but to a lesser degree. While a tenuto isn't an outright fermata, it means to put more emphasis on a note.

Apr 26, 2022 · QUESTION Staccatissimo, staccato, mezzo-staccato, portato, non-legato, tenuto, legato.* For piano, what would be a (rough) numerical representation of these articulations' gap …

May 1, 2020 · The tenuto mark is always above or below the chord, but how does one indicate which note within, say, a 3- or 4-note chord should be emphasized? Do you just have to know, or is there a …

Mar 3, 2025 · I'd like to give a more full answer later, with examples, but the short version is that in this case the staccato dot isn't actually being used primarily as an articulation marking; if this were verbal …

In the second theme of the recapitulation of Beethoven's Pathetique Sonata where the bass line goes into the treble clef and the bass register becomes part of the melody, I see the marking ben tenuto il …