string players a comment, please?

I'm away from my computer, away from Finale, etc, so no score.

A quick question:

I want to have a legato line (single bow), in average tempo (let's say 96 or something the quarter) and have... 16 notes on a single bow, mid dynamic (mp, or mf).

I know the above is possible, no doubt there. (talking about solo instrument, btw)

BUT

If I would like to separate out 1 note out of the 16 with an accent (the > sign), while keeping the same bowing and legato. Is this possible? Is it easy?

I hope I'm making myself clear here. If not ask, or someone make me a small example on score? It's 1 single bar for 1 instrument... ;)

Could you try to word your question better? When you say 16 notes, do you mean that number, 16 notes to a bow (if so, what kind of notes are they, quarter, eigth, etc.)? Or do you mean you want 16th notes under one bow (if so, how many 16ths). If you're looking to have a run of notes under one slur and wanting to accent one single note (which note, the 1st, 6th, 13th, etc.?), it would be possible, shouldn't be difficult. The violinist would just pull the bow extra or add some bow weight to the note. Ease may depend on what kind of notes they are; the faster they are the more difficult but not ridiculously so.

Sorry, can't show the score! No Finale, No computer, NO Internet at home! :sadtears:

Now, sorry I will word my question better.

A full bar of 4/4!

16 notes of 16ths

one of them (let's say the 7th in a row) needs to be accent

notes should be rather close appart in general, no intervals more than 3rds or max a perfect 4th. (not 100% sure on that).

Pitches will be rather... random, but the accent notes will follow some pattern (otherwise I might as well have my son write the score instead of me! :toothygrin:)

I would imagine that it would be relatively easy to do, just thinking of the poor performers really! :D

Thanks for your help guys!

it sounds playable to me.

yes totally playable. just when you are at your note you want accented press your bow a little harder

hi..i've got a question for you guys.

I'm wondering if its possible to do a glissando in octaves, double stopped...for violin

the notes i want, in octaves, top notes Bflat,2 octaves above middle C, glissando-ing to the Bflat 1 octave above middle C.

hi..i've got a question for you guys.

I'm wondering if its possible to do a glissando in octaves, double stopped...for violin

the notes i want, in octaves, top notes Bflat,2 octaves above middle C, glissando-ing to the Bflat 1 octave above middle C.

I don't play violin but...

Most likely not. They are built in 5ths and have an arched bridge so they could definitely finger the notes you want but not bow them.

Doing an octace on adjacent strings would be a huge stretch in that octace and then to slide it would be even harder, but it Might* be able to be done.

Doing an octace on adjacent strings would be a huge stretch in that octace and then to slide it would be even harder, but it Might* be able to be done.

Paganini's third caprice. But that's a Paganini caprice.

There's also the seagull effect (I think it's called) which goes simmilar to this:

You put the two fingers at a set inteval (octave probably) and you slide, but you do NOT change the stretch of the fingers. Which means that the two notes slide at different speeds and the interval is ever changing while doing the glissando. It's most interesting, although it does take some getting used to.

You string players, do us a favour: Record a few things and post them. Make a small masterclass, discuss some new things. And while we're at it let's all do that. Immensly helpful for *all*. ;)