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Re: Church Rests
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Eyolf Østrem |
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Re: Church Rests |
Date: |
Fri, 19 Oct 2007 18:04:58 +0200 |
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Mutt/1.5.13cvs-muttng (2007-01-26) |
On 19.10.2007 (16:24), Francisco Vila wrote:
> 2007/10/19, Trevor Daniels <address@hidden>:
> >
> > In the section on multi-measure rests the manual talks about
> > "church rests", meaning the use of increasing numbers of
> > little rectangles to indicate how many measures are included
> > in the multi-measure rest. In this a generally accepted
> > musical term, or one invented for lily?
>
> They are completely usual in orchestral parts since I can remember.
The signs, yes (they go back to mensural notation in the fourteenth
century), but the name? I've never heard it before, and Grove doesn't
mention it...
eyolf
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