JAVS Fall 1999

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The second excerpt starts in bar 134 of the last movement. The eighth notes beginning in bar 147 should be played on the string in the middle of the bow when forte. You may want to vary the stroke by playing the second sequence piano. Use the same stroke, just lighten it slightly. The natural springing motion of the bow will give you the desired sautille stroke. These strokes should not be noisy or strident. The passage in bar 134 should be played with clarity, evenness, and musical direction. I suggest starting upbow and then continuing a bar to a bow as it comes. Stay in the upper part of the bow for this passage, avoiding the extra weight of the elbow and arm that you would have to deal with in the lower parts of the bow. Musically, this excerpt should be felt in 1 with subdivisions in 2 going on in your mind. A metronome mark ing of 152 to the half note is suggested. Some editions contain a wrong note in the last eighth note of bar 137. The last eighth note should be an F#.