Re: Slashed grace notes

[Paul Hodges]

Unfortunately, my composer clearly didn't use that convention (past, 
because he died last year), as he wrote the slashed notes before the 
barline...

Paul

On 12/09/2021 19:52:45, "Kieren MacMillan" 
<kieren_macmillan@sympatico.ca> wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>>>  I think it is standard practice to have slashed grace note only for a 
>>> single note.
>>  Tell the composers!
>
>As a composer, I differentiate quite specifically: slashed grace notes 
>(regardless of the number) are meant to be played on the beat, while unslashed 
>grace notes are placed before the beat (with the main note landing on the 
>beat).
>
>I know many conductors — especially choral conductors — who interpret the 
>slash similarly.
>
>Cheers,
>Kieren.
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