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Among them are terms I rarely hear used among non-classically trained fiddlers, like "detache", "spiccato", "barriolage", etc.Īnd Beanzy is right on about using tremolo as a part of sustained legato passages on mandolin.
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I think the issue is that folk musicians and classical players use the same instruments but not the same language to describe musical events.Īs a formally trained composer, orchestrator, and theorist, I use the commonly accepted professional music terms that I would use with symphony or jazz musicians. I have never heard any folk musician that did not have some classical training use the term "slur". We do not belong to the same mandolin world, then!ġ. "But in my part of the mandolin world, no mando player I happen to know would be on board for calling them "slurs." I am an Italian/Classical/Jazz mandolinist by nature and training so I do use those terms. "Classical mandolinists use different language, with things like like "legato phrase" and "left-hand pizzicato." Folk players rarely, if ever, use that language. I am taking the classical position as well suited to a mandolin player with a grad degree in music, not a BG or folk player as a main thing, and as such I am not the only person to call these "things" a slur. And please don't call it a "slur" if you're among folkies. But I was just trying to clarify for the OP, because she wanted to know what to do when faced with a "slur." And I told her. Yup, nobody wins these kinds of disputes! Amen to that. Instead, they are quite happy to talk about "hammering-on" and "pulling-off." Interestingly enough, these two phrases were popularized in the modern folk era by Pete Seeger in his banjo instruction book, if I'm not mistaken.Ĭlassical mandolinists use different language, with things like like "legato phrase" and "left-hand pizzicato." Folk players rarely, if ever, use that language. But in my part of the mandolin world, no mando player I happen to know would be on board for calling them "slurs." Or legatos. And yes, language can be a sensitive thing. And yes, there is a real difference in usage! The fact is that violins and mandolins do not have a one-to-one correspondence, neither in the sound that they produce nor in the method of playing.ĭavidKOS can choose to call these things "slurs" if he prefers, but recognize that he is porting the word over from the way it's used with the violin. My intention had been to draw a clear distinction between what the fiddlers play, and what they tend to call it, and what the mandolinists play, and what they tend to call it. But fiddlers sure do use this word, when talking about their bowing! In my part of the mandolin world, no one I know ever calls these things "slurs" when they refer to the technique that's used on a mandolin. That is still the correct answer to her question, despite all the sturm und drang. I meant to communicate to the OP that she should look to doing a hammer-on, pull-off, or slide when faced with a pair or triplet of notes indicated by a ligature ("slur") in sheet music written for the violin. Yes, you make an excellent point about language. It's a great temptation to question the question by dissecting language, but it consumes time, and in the end nobody wins because everybody is kind of right.Bertram, On the mandolin, this can be done with hammer-ons, pull-off, slides or combinations of those etc etc." I would have put the answer to the OP like "I assume by "slur" you mean connecting 2 or more notes in one continuous sound. Bending language is bending thought, it's an act of power (consult Mr Orwell on the details).
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You feel at home with your words and somebody comes along and changes their meaning on you.