Re: Slashed grace notes

[David Kastrup]

Kieren MacMillan <kieren_macmillan@sympatico.ca> writes:

> 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).

That would make you exactly opposite to convention.

> I know many conductors — especially choral conductors — who interpret
> the slash similarly.

Interesting.

-- 
David Kastrup