Tie
A tie , also known as a ligature , (from the Latin ligatura - band ) is understood in music to be the graphic connection of two notes of the same pitch.
The tie connects two consecutive notes of the same pitch so that they sound like a single note. This means that the second note attached to the first note with a tie is not struck again, but extends the duration of the first note. In this way, any note length can be achieved or notes can be lengthened over a barline - in this case one also speaks of "binding". So z. B. an organ point can be set that lasts over several bars . A tie can also be set within a bar if this causes z. B. can increase the clarity in a syncope .
In many cases, an alternative, abbreviated notation for attached notes is dotted .
The tie must be distinguished from the tie , which is not exactly the same optically , which is used in legato and portato , and the phrasing curve , which is intended to clarify musical phrases .
The tie can be dashed in vocal parts if a long syllable is sung on the same note instead of several short syllables in individual stanzas.
In square , modal and mensural notation, the word ligature denotes a connected spelling of several tones of different pitches.
Remarks
- ↑ Christine Schlitt (Ed.): Schülerduden Musik: The specialist dictionary from AZ . 4th, completely revised edition. Bibliographisches Institut, Mannheim 2006, ISBN 3-411-05394-1 , p. 235.
- ↑ The tie is usually more rounded, the tie is usually flatter and closer to the note head.