What does this notation symbol mean?
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Ethan Toavs
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Measured tremolo - where eighth notes are played for the duration of those notes' values. It is useful for saving both time & ink by not having to write out each individual eighth note.
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madfloyd
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Thank you. I saw that three diagonal slashes meant tremolo but not one.
I know the dot to the right of the note means 1.5x duration and in the context of this music (which is 3/4) that would be much longer than an eighth note ... so I'm confused.
Ethan Toavs
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Yes, the 3 diagonal slashes refers to unmeasured tremolo, which is the most typically used type of tremolo.
A dot on the right of a note does indeed mean 1.5x the duration of the original note. A half note is the same length as two quarter notes, so a dotted half is the same length as three quarters. The diagonal line in the note stem turns this dotted half note into an eighth note measured tremolo, meaning that you would play eighth notes for the duration of the dotted half note (resulting in six eighth notes).
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madfloyd
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Thank you so much for educating me!
Ethan Toavs
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No problem!
Symphonichrome
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If anyone can help, I came across these two symbols and while I know the sideways "S" is a turn, what does a backwards upright "S" mean? and this other "S" with an angled line up through it? Thank you.
