On 29 Nov 98, at 15:06, Peter Wilton wrote:
> In message <004001be1b03$96880120$93c14e0c@computername>
> , Matthew Westphal <[log in to unmask]> writes
> >One obvious example of his genius and courage is in actually putting
> >into practice rules that were known but ignored -- most notably, in my
> >view, that chant for solemn feasts was performed much more slowly than on
> >regular days.
>
> I'm intrigued by this. When looking at earlier chant notations, I quite
> often see "long" markings on festive days. However, I also see much of
> the melismatic Holy Week chant - in Laon, for example - giving very
> detailed fast rhythmic directions, which might be both against the "rule"
> suggested above and against much modern performance instinct.
There are sources for the slow performance of chant during solemn
feasts. But are there any sources for "fast rhythmic directions"
(other than _assumptions_)? And what means "fast" in this
context?
Michael Walter
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