On 9/8/07, caeruleancentaur <caeruleancentaur@...> wrote:
> I agree. "Strum" has to do with the manner in which the notes are
> played, not the means used. I believe that the technical term is
> arpeggio or quasi arpe.
Not "arpeggio" - that's slower than a strum. The goal of a strum is
to make it seem as if all the strings have been struck at once, like
playing a chord on the piano. An arpeggio is a "broken" chord where
you can discern the individual notes in sequence.
I haven't heard the term "quasi-arpe(ggio)" ; that may be applicable here.
> I think the dictionaries will need to modify their definitions. I
> wonder how long picks (plectrums) have been in use.
At least as long as there have been harpsichords, since that is how
the strings in that instrument are sounded.
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Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>