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 can vary depending on composer/style/era, but this is a good starting point.

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 implied, no mood, no particular emphasis, etc. If any of those things do happen, it is in no way a result of the tenuto marking, but some other context of the music.

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 contradict this. When faced with contradictory markings in a piece of music the most expedient solution is to simply play whatever makes most musical sense to the performer.

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 note beyond the one marked tenuto. This indicates the b flat should be used to carry the phrase to the c, and speaks against emphasising it with the articulation.

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 quite different, i.e. I wouldn't describe it like that. Tenuto means you should hold the note to the maximum full value, but definitely not exceed it.

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 detachment, but only so if it is placed on the first of the tied notes. If that is done, most commonly the second of the tied notes also gets a tenuto bar when equal ...

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 other happen.So, the whole bar should come at a slightly slower pace than the preceding bars.

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) for the right hand of harpsichord (the middle stave). It's from "31 Pieces of the 16th-18th Centuries" - for descant recorder and piano (harpsichord), by Carl Dolmetsch:

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-effect of the tenuto actually affects the whole note. Putting the tenuto on the downbeat would mean to emphasize that beat, i.e. that's what would basically un-tie the ...

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 Beethoven it probably means you should hold the note for its full length instead of leaving a little gap between the notes.