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PIANISSIMO [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-02-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Percussion Instruments
- Ceremonial and Traditions (Military)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- drum beat
1, record 1, English, drum%20beat
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There is something of the "old" Mahler in this work, for instance, an ironically set ländler in the first scherzo, an exquisitely paced and lengthy lead-in to a foiled climax at the beginning of the finale which is brutally snuffed out by a thudding drum beat, and an ending for the first movement that simply evaporates in a pianissimo so quiet one honestly has to wonder if the sound is real or imagined. 1, record 1, English, - drum%20beat
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de musique à percussion
- Cérémonial et traditions (Militaire)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- battement de tambour
1, record 1, French, battement%20de%20tambour
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il y a néanmoins du «vieux» Mahler dans cette Dixième, par exemple un ländler de facture ironique dans le premier scherzo, une longue et merveilleuse préparation d'une apothéose avortée au début du finale, brutalement étouffée par un vibrant battement de tambour, et une fin du premier mouvement qui s'évapore magiquement dans un pianissimo si doux qu'on se demande si le son est réel ou imaginaire. 1, record 1, French, - battement%20de%20tambour
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1986-01-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Musicology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- dynamics 1, record 2, English, dynamics
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The whole of words, abbreviations, and signs which indicate degrees of sound volume. The commonest are :pianissimo(pp) ;piano(p) ;mezzo piano(mp) ;mezzo forte(mf) ;forte(f)... 1, record 2, English, - dynamics
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Musicologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- nuances
1, record 2, French, nuances
feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chacun des différents degrés de douceur ou de force que l'on peut donner aux sons. 1, record 2, French, - nuances
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les nuances s'indiquent de deux façons différentes. De la main droite (ou de la baguette) et de la main gauche. Généralement des mouvements plus larges de la main droite correspondront à un crescendo, des mouvements rétrécis à un diminuendo. 1, record 2, French, - nuances
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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