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An Encyclopedia of the Violin, 1925
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1and somewhat further on we find a detail characteristic of Spanish music, one which should be underlined. In the following example:
3if the rhythm is followed too closely, the figure becomes monotonous, and within the narrow limits of the measure the player must strive to secure the following effect:
5In the passage which follows:
7do not hurry the movement, but play with a bow that is flexible and drawn out. At the poco più lento mark the tempos with exactness. Sarasate always made a ritardando in the following two measures:
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10Intermezzo
11As a rule this movement is not played, for the simple reason that the "Symphonie" when it is included becomes so very long. Yet this intermezzo is very characteristic. It is written in the style of a Habanera, and its rhythm must be thoroughly understood and clearly indicated.
13Do not play this as follows:
15This last manner of playing is grossly wrong. The velocity passages should be played clearly and without hurrying, with what Sarasate was accustomed to call "the rhythm of mechanism," which he controlled with incredible mastery. As regards the playing of the "Symphonie Espagnole," no other violinist has been able to play it with so prodigious an artistry as Sarasate, combining grace, clean-cut brilliancy and bewildering vitality in so remarkable a degree.
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