Is there a general rule with regard to using a garden-variety semiquaver (followed by a semiquaver rest) instead of a staccato quaver? For example on the first beat of a bar after a semiquaver run, should I use a staccato quaver, or should I use a semiquaver? (In either case, I would want a slur to end on the penultimate note). Once I choose, I try to be consistent, but sometimes either way looks awkward the more I try to be consistent with a single approach. Hmmm.
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Hector.
semiquaver vs staccato quaver
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In answer to myself, I suppose that the tempo would be the deciding factor.... because a staccato would always be short, whereas a semiquaver may not be short at a slow tempo.
I would suggest to choose the best notation based on the style of your music and how other composers in this style handled comparable situations. Reading music notations mostly means recognizing well-known patterns, thus we help our musicians if we write it the way others already wrote it.
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