Boxes Around Notes?

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reignmurda	Jul 10 2007, 03:20 PM Post #1
Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 235 Joined: 28-July 04 Member No.: 1797	On my sheet music of "Etude OP. 10-3 'Chanson De L'adieu'" (by Chopin??) there is a box around every B on the lower ledger lines, of the bass clef. Does anyone know what this means? Thanks.

JohnS	Jul 10 2007, 04:28 PM Post #2
Prodigy Group: Members Posts: 1554 Joined: 14-August 05 From: CV11 Member No.: 4453	Have you a picture of this?

fsharpminor	Jul 10 2007, 06:27 PM Post #3
Maestro Group: Members Posts: 12339 Joined: 7-June 06 From: Wirral (originally Keighley, Yorks) Member No.: 7089	QUOTE(reignmurda @ Jul 10 2007, 04:20 PM) On my sheet music of "Etude OP. 10-3 'Chanson De L'adieu'" (by Chopin??) there is a box around every B on the lower ledger lines, of the bass clef. Does anyone know what this means? Thanks. It might be that some pianos end at the bottom C so you can only play the B if youve got one !

sbhoa	Jul 10 2007, 06:35 PM Post #4
Maestro Group: Members Posts: 19001 Joined: 31-October 03 From: Tameside Member No.: 24	QUOTE(fsharpminor @ Jul 10 2007, 07:27 PM) QUOTE(reignmurda @ Jul 10 2007, 04:20 PM) On my sheet music of "Etude OP. 10-3 'Chanson De L'adieu'" (by Chopin??) there is a box around every B on the lower ledger lines, of the bass clef. Does anyone know what this means? Thanks. It might be that some pianos end at the bottom C so you can only play the B if youve got one ! my lowest note is an A.

Steinway	Jul 10 2007, 09:28 PM Post #5
Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 302 Joined: 1-April 06 From: Caithness Member No.: 6560	So is mine. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

sarice	Jul 10 2007, 09:56 PM Post #6
Newbie Group: Members Posts: 30 Joined: 6-May 07 From: Ontario Member No.: 11130	What version are you looking at? I have the Mikuli and there are no boxes around the b's... however, there are accents. Could this be possibly what it is? These accents: ">" sarice

sbhoa	Jul 11 2007, 10:46 AM Post #7
Maestro Group: Members Posts: 19001 Joined: 31-October 03 From: Tameside Member No.: 24	One thought...... is this a published copy or a printout from an online source?

purple viola	Jul 11 2007, 12:44 PM Post #8
Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 360 Joined: 12-December 05 From: Oxford Member No.: 5540	I have seen boxes (square brackets) around notes in orchestral parts (not for piano, but for viola), which indicate that the notes lie below the normal range of the instrument. If it has the same meaning in a piano piece it probably means that you only play the note if it available on your instrument, otherwise just forget about it.

reignmurda	Jul 11 2007, 01:00 PM Post #9
Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 235 Joined: 28-July 04 Member No.: 1797	Sorry about the bad quality. file:///H:/mobile/picture/11-07-07_1415.jpg file:///H:/mobile/picture/11-07-07_1414.jpg

Frederic Chopin	Jul 11 2007, 01:10 PM Post #10
Prodigy Group: Members Posts: 1849 Joined: 25-December 05 From: Bristol, UK (via Zelazowa Wola) Member No.: 5637	QUOTE(noodle @ Jul 11 2007, 02:01 PM) The bad quality of ...?? Presumably of the photos of those boxed notes which has been taken by a mobile phone but failed to display here... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) reignmurda, perhaps you can display it as your profile pic and we can access it that way?

chocolate girl	Jul 11 2007, 02:40 PM Post #11
Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 249 Joined: 9-October 06 From: Scotland Member No.: 7921	QUOTE(Frederic Chopin @ Jul 11 2007, 02:10 PM) QUOTE(noodle @ Jul 11 2007, 02:01 PM) The bad quality of ...?? reignmurda, perhaps you can display it as your profile pic and we can access it that way? it dosnt let me have profile pics?! xxx

sarah-flute	Jul 11 2007, 05:53 PM Post #12
Maestro Group: Members Posts: 25735 Joined: 14-December 04 From: Insomniaville Member No.: 2729	reignmurda, have you actually uploaded these pictures to the web or are they on your computer??! I can't see 'em either. I think I may have seen this where notes were not obligatory... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)

Oddball	Jul 11 2007, 08:34 PM Post #13
Maestro Group: Members Posts: 11091 Joined: 12-October 04 From: Market Harborough Member No.: 2310	You need to upload the images to the internet before linking to them: www.imagehosting.net will do it. Then link to the uploaded version. You have linked to the picture on your H drive, which isn't any good to us: we can't get to it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Rhetorical Mush	Jul 14 2007, 11:15 PM Post #14
Newbie Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 16-April 07 Member No.: 10726	I don't know the piece, but generally when I encounter 'boxed' notes in piano music, it's a suggested hand division (usually in long fast runs)

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