Repeating sometimes and tying others will produce the most musical result. THE FINAL DECISION whether to repeat or tie at any particular moment depends on the answer to several questions:
- Is the SOPRANO part involved?
- Is the BASS part or are the INNER parts involved?
- In the context of the METER, do the two notes occur from
strong to weak pulses, from weak to strong, or are they similar?
- What is happening in the OTHER PARTS at the same moment?
- Where do they occur relative to
- the MUSICAL PHRASE?
- the TEXTUAL PHRASE?
- any REPETITIVE PATTERNS?
Each of these questions will be considered in the topic that follows,
“In Context.”