 What you see is NOT what you get in music!
A common situation we have in Baroque music is these kinds of continuous rhythmic patterns. For me, the notes look like wall paper, but just because they look like that doesn't mean we should play them that way! We'll always need to take time to phrase. Don't be afraid to breathe, make your breaths musical, make it a part of the expression. Amidst all these notes, there are wonderful shapes, emotions, & details that are waiting to be discovered. Don't be afraid to break things apart and really look into the corners. For me this discovery aspect is really the fun and joy in music!
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 An anticipation anticipates the next note. At a cadence, no matter how much ritardando occurs, the anticipation must have the intention of MOVING TOWARDS the next note. They belong together. You can do a great ritardando, stretch out on the trill and really elongate the anticipation, but the resolution must follow organically afterwards and not feel separated from the anticipation.
Use the tongue strokes T-D or T-R, ease up on the air (diminuendo), and think the word "A-MOUR" - which is 1 word with 2 syllables, just like anticipation + resolution is ONE entity with TWO parts. A suggestion from Bart Kuijken - you may also think of the phrase "merci beaucoup" - "merci" is the trill, and "beaucoup" is the anticipation plus resolution. You'd also never separate the syllables "beau....coup", but rather the word falls and follows naturally after "merci"! |
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