How To PLay Staccato & Tenuto Together?

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How To PLay Staccato & Tenuto Together?
Topic Started: Dec 12 2004, 03:08 PM (270 Views)
hendrahacker	Dec 12 2004, 03:08 PM Post #1
Posts: 32 Group: Members Member #82 Joined: November 2, 2004	Weird coz my piece asks to play staccato & tenuto together... & im think ing how is that possible since staccato is to make the note short & tenuto is to make the note longer... Are we suppose to play the full value of the staccato? Im confused... My instructor says to play as normal tongueing notes... I just want to know your opinion on this... Thankz



yaucjs	Dec 12 2004, 05:38 PM Post #2
Posts: 80 Group: Members Member #242 Joined: November 29, 2004	Hi there! I came across that before. I believe you know the definitions of staccato and tenuto and i'm quite sure the composer does not mean it to be a 'staccato+tenuto' thingie. (i think it's rather impossible ) Anyway, the 'staccato and tenuto marks' actually denotes 'MEZZO STACCATO' it means to hold the note for 3quaters of the note's time value. Then again, do follow your instructor/conductor on how he wants it to be played as there are different interpretations to different music. i have this link stored before previously when i ran into the same confusion you encountered & hope it might be useful for you http://www.dolmetsch.com/musictheory21.htm#staccato it also offers a huge huge range of other information on music theories. manymanymany pages, so take your time - no hurry! I hope all the above did answer your doubts, and do correct me if i'm wrong. Thanks!



hendrahacker	Dec 12 2004, 09:40 PM Post #3
Posts: 32 Group: Members Member #82 Joined: November 2, 2004	thankz i think i understand it...



kwan	Dec 13 2004, 11:20 AM Post #4
Secretary Posts: 154 Group: Helpers Member #206 Joined: November 13, 2004	to summarize it it's just a little shorter than the full-length tenuto. the note is 'held' but not for full value. in fact, it's more of a style than a note value thingy. to me it sounds 'sticky'. correct me if i'm wrong cos i'm no music theory expert. listen to yau more.. he's better than i am. i'm just offering the simpler explanation



yaucjs	Dec 15 2004, 09:00 PM Post #5
Posts: 80 Group: Members Member #242 Joined: November 29, 2004	nah..my theory is sadly, not up to standard yet. gotta buck up these few months.



m.p.j.	Jun 24 2005, 12:20 AM Post #6
Posts: 1 Group: Members Member #597 Joined: June 24, 2005	Yep. Basically since staccato asks for you to play 1/2 the note value, while tenuto asks for the full value, do the maths and you get 3/4.


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