Greetings all, I am meandering through Schubert's Impromptu #1 from op.90 and came across something I have not seen before. http://imslp.info/files/imglnks/usimg/b ... _Op_90.pdf On the 3rd page, the 3rd bar, measure #4. It looks like a slash through the top of a note stem. What is it? How do I play it? Thanks! -Me
Howdy, That's just a way of writing a shorthand triplet in this case .... I think editors or maybe composers use it just to look neater. Anyway, hope that answers question.
According to the following articles, it's called "Tremolo". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_musical_symbols http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tremolo
From the preceding bars it should be clear that this is just a convenient notation for repeating chords. Schubert does this a lot. Also, listening to the piece would surely have answered the question...