The Short

Ex. 2.27.Garcia, New Treatise, 52
Ex. 2.28.Garcia, New Treatise, 52
Ex. 2.29.Garcia, New Treatise, 54
Ex. 2.30.Garcia, New Treatise, 52
similar counsel a couple of generations earlier, remarking: ‘In very special cases the notes which fall on the weak beat
[may be accented].’ He gave two examples (Ex. 2.31,) but added: ‘In the case of (b) one would do well to observe that
the notes marked with ⌃ must only receive a gentle emphasis, otherwise the melody could easily become bizarre. One
always does better not to accent notes of this kind if one cannot rely on one's taste or if they are not specifically marked
f or pf [poco forte] by the composer.’ 122 Schubert also made another point, which he regarded as relevant to some of the
vocal music of his period; he noted that whereas the principal rule for singers was to take account of the words in
accenting the melody, there were cases where the composer had evidently
Ex. 2.31.Schubert, Neue Singe-Schule, 134
122 Neue Singe-Schule, 134.
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