Re: triple-stop

[Graham Percival]

On Mon, 16 Sep 2002 01:40:13 +0000
David Raleigh Arnold <address@hidden> wrote:
> I assume that since you say "triple stop" that you are
> discussing a bowed stringed instrument.  If the strings
> are played in rapid succession, an arpeggio mark would
> be appropriate.  Otherwise, the two strings actually
> played at the same time should be on their own stem.

That might make things easier for the performer, but music
publishing (for violins, violas, and cellos) normally isn't done
that way -- we normally get three (or four) notes, all on the same
stem, and we get to decide how fast to roll the chord*, what
direction to roll it in, and whether we want to end the chord
on one note or two.  :)

* sometimes the composer will add an arpeggio mark, but I've
heard people roll non-arpeggio'd chords slower than I'd
roll an arpeggio'd chord -- an arpeggio will make people
roll it slowly, but not having an arpeggio won't make people
roll it quickly.


Cheers,
- Graham