Feb 10, 2021 · The tenuto mark indicates that the note should be sustained longer than typical, reducing this separation. It's not a redundant marking. Keep in mind, the exact interpretation …

Jan 11, 2019 · A tenuto merely clarifies that “these notes should be full length“, not something else the performer may have had in mind. There is no accent intended, no extra weight …

Oct 23, 2023 · The combination of a staccato dot with a tenuto marking would normally indicate the that the chords are to be played portato, with a small gap between them. The slurs clearly …

Dec 30, 2024 · The tenuto marking must be a mistake: The note just after the one marked tenuto is on the beat and the crescendo leads until that top note. The phrase is therefore going one …

It simply means you need to play the bass tenuto. In this case I'd say he means the bass line in the treble clef, but it would help to see the relevant passage. (To me tenuto and fermata are …

Mar 28, 2020 · On instruments where the slur indicates some detail of technical execution, like on a bowed string instrument ("don't reverse bow direction"), a tenuto bar may indicate …

Rit is probably ritenuto, an immediate slowing down, as opposed to rubato, and tenuto means hang on for full note value - or even a touch longer: which makes sense as one will make the …

May 1, 2020 · I haven't seen this done with tenuto marks, but I have seen a similar thing done with staccato marks. The following arrangement has complex voicings (and mixed articulation) …

May 29, 2020 · Unlike staccato, tenuto on a tied-over note definitely can make sense, and in that case you should put certainly put it on the first note (i.e. before the barline), so the accent …

Jan 16, 2017 · Ten. is short for tenuto which means holding. In Beethoven it probably means you should hold the note for its full length instead of leaving a little gap between the notes. In …