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Old 06-22-2007, 12:36 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: rf?

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Originally Posted by TheBaker View Post
I was playing through Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance (No 4) yesterday in preparation for a concert tomorrow, when I noticed an "rf" at the start of a phrase (the f written as in forte).

I've seen sf and sfz before, but never an rf. I showed it to my teacher and he hadn't seen it before either.

Does anyone know what it means? Or is it just a typo?
I have limited knowledge of Italian, but could it stand for "rinforzando?" (sp). I believe this means that a note or a group of notes would be reinforced, ie accented, although not with as much emphasis as an accent...

I'm probably wrong!

Chris.
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