Talk:Slur (music)

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As it currently reads, this seems to me an excellent article. I find the last clause of the following sentence a bit troublesome, however:

"The ligature or phrase mark is a curved line that extends over a passage which is visually indistinguishable from the slur, and indicates that the passage is to be interpreted as a single phrase, this implies legato only and not slurring."

This seems to me to assume that all phrases should be played legato. It also seems to make a distinction between legato and slurring. It should be clear, I think, that for the piano legato and slurring are one. I would go even further and suggest that when wind instruments take a series of notes on the same tonguing and string instruments take a series of notes on the same bow that this these are the customary ways of implementing legato on these respective sets of instruments (although it is of course possible for string instruments to play detached notes on the same bow as well). The immediate solution that occurs to me is simply to delete this last clause. Does anyone care either to defend it or to suggest an alternative solution? TheScotch 10:44, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

Meanwhile, I've removed the clause.TheScotch 09:10, 18 February 2007 (UTC)