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Originally Posted by signboydan  Jimi,
Thanks for the info. If I do double-tongue it, I'm just doing it to keep the 16th notes short and staccato. Otherwise, I play it very melodically.
Thanks,
Dan |
Staccato is not equal to short. Keep them light and give them a lilt, if you will, but don't aim for 'shortness'. It will make the performance choppy and will destroy the lyricism elsewhere in the line. He marked them staccato so they would be distinctly articulated. They should sound the same single or double tongued. Play the piece around half note = 60 (as marked) and tongue it the way that sounds the best. If you want to play short staccato notes, play some Stravinsky.
Mini-rant (to band directors):
Staccato is not short.
Making the brass play shorter does not make them play more together.
Making the brass play shorter does not make them play faster and with better tempo.
Staccato is not short!!
End mini-rant.
Stuart