vertical slurs

• Apr 23, 2009 - 13:14

I'm sure I've mentioned this before but haven't actually suggested it yet. I also realize that it will take a special way of selecting notes.
A vertical slur is used in piano music to more precisely indicate an arpeggio. As an example take the Chopin Prelude in F# major (op 25 no 13). At measure 33 there is a low chord in the treble clef connected with the melody note on the same clef with a vertical slur. This indicates that the chord is not to be rolled, but rather struck together with the melody note following shortly after. Similar notation can be found in G. Gershwin's 2nd Prelude for piano, and it does pop up in other music from time to time.
I'd just like to see if anyone else is interested in this topic too.


Comments

In reply to by David Bolton

Just like the picture you attached. Thanks David. The only difference is that sometimes it only spans between two notes of a chord instead of the whole thing, and there is no playback support for it. Rules should be everything under it is struck together on the beat, Then everything in it is arpeggiated, and finally everything above it is struck last as a single chord.

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