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Position:Home>Performing Arts> What does "Tr" mean when over a note in violin music?Question: What does "Tr" mean when over a note in violin music!? I have the sheet music Canon in D, and there is this one note that kinda "trills" or whatever!.!.!.
But anyways, over that note, it says "tr"!. I am in a school's orchestra and there are other violin players who can do it!. I don't want to ask how to do it from them!.!.!.does anyone know what it means!?Www@QuestionHome@Com Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: It means to trill from the starting note to the note above and then back to the starting note!.Www@QuestionHome@Com When you see "Tr" over a note, the composer/arranger is instructing you to trill between two notes a whole step or a half step apart!. Depending on the time the piece in question was written, you may need to start the trill on the note above and trill down to the notated pitch or start on the notated pitch and trill to the note above!. Sometimes you might see a squiggly line with our without the trill symbol (usually for notes lasting 2 or more beats)!. You may also see a "#" or flat together with the trill symbol!. The presence of the accidental tells you to use a note outside of the key signature for the trill!. For example if you see tr with a flat over an E natural in the key of G Major, you will trill between E and F natural rather than F#!. Trills found in Baroque music (Bach, Handel, etc!.) traditionally start on the note above!. Classical trills (Mozart, Haydn etc!.) are sometimes the note above and other times not; you must consider the context!. Romantic and later often start on the notated pitch!. You can find exceptions to all of these rules so I always encourage my players to ask if they are not sure!. Mozart's father Leopold wrote a book on violin performance!. You might want to check it out!.!.!. if you have the time!. I've added the link below!. Www@QuestionHome@Com This is a trill!. You simply play the bass note which should be the first note and "trill" to the note above it!.!.!.which just means playing the note above really fast!.!.!. multiple times in the beat!. for example!.!.!. a trill on the e would have the note e, it means you play efefefefefef for the one beat!. Www@QuestionHome@Com Yes it is a trill from the note written to the one above, staying in the same key!. Like in the key of C trill on F would trill between F and G Www@QuestionHome@Com tremolo - strong vibrato, almost like a trill if you where singing!. Sorry I'm no violinist ask your teacher in private!. Www@QuestionHome@Com Treble, maybe!? Www@QuestionHome@Com |