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Hey, I’m actually starting to learn how to read scores and I’ve never seen the symbols ’ and > before. What do they mean?
the ’ is a breath mark. in this context, it’s indicating a wind player to breathe at that moment. the same meaning applies to vocalists. it can also appear outside winds or vocalists. in such cases, it means to take a slight pause without necessarily altering tempo (usually by shortening the preceding note) the > is an accent. it indicates to play with greater emphasis. how that emphasis comes through depends on the musical context, but it often means playing that note louder or stronger
Thanks a lot! If I come to have another doubt I’ll surely ask you again, you explained very well
I feel like im probably missing a reference but, if not- Is this treble or bass clef? And what’s the tempo?
was written by mahler. no other hints!
I don’t think I’ve ever heard a Mahler piece, but based off of the breath mark and random guessing I’m going to say Symphony no.4 in G major.
answer
mahler symphony 7 mvt 3. it’s a really subtle motif that might be easily mistaken for symphony 1, where a very similar motif is used more prominently. in the 7th, it’d be difficult to catch this motif at all unless you’re looking at the score. guessing which symphony and movement this is from, even knowing it’s mahler, would normally be very hard!
You’re all ridiculous nerds, and I love it
Is it a perfect 4th?
correct, but the part shown here is for a transposing instrument. it sounds a fifth lower than it is written. so though it is written as A and E, in concert pitch, these notes are actually D and A