Accentuation in Practice
Clive M Brown · Oxford University Press eBooks · 1999
This chapter investigates the relationship between theory and practice in accentuation. It deals with the ways in which notation may imply accentuation where it is not explicitly indicated, for instance, in relation to slurs, dissonant or chromatic notes, high or low pitch, long notes, syncopation, beaming, final notes, and other factors, such as varying accentuation on the repetition of a figure. It also considers different types of accent and the ways in which they were executed. Agogic accent and related issues of ‘inequality’ are discussed with reference to the writings of Quantz, Mozart, Koch, Löhlein, Corri, Crelle, Spohr, García, Dommer, and Riemann. Charles de Bériot's instructions for different degrees of percussive accent are discussed.