Hi Mark, I guess it means "not seriously, like a folk song, much lighter than a Beethoven piece". My personal opinion. The whole variations are pretty funny ( http://petrucci.mus.auth.gr/imglnks/usimg/2/28/IMSLP51439-PMLP16877-WoO_73.pdf ).
Cheers, Pierre 2016-08-18 7:17 GMT+02:00 David Kastrup <d...@gnu.org>: > "Mark Stephen Mrotek" <carsonm...@ca.rr.com> writes: > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > Admittedly my inquiry is not directly related to the use of Lilypond. Yet > > the members of this list are the most knowledgeable to answer. > > > > > > > > A Beethoven piano variation has the tempo marking "alla Austriaca." > > > > > > > > Would someone please explain? > > While I don't really have a clue, it seems to be like a pun on Mozarts > "alla Turca" movement to me. In particular since "Austria" is short for > Marchia Austriaca (Eastern border region). > > Of course, it can just literally be "in Eastern style" without second > thoughts. Then you just need to know how far East. > > -- > David Kastrup > > _______________________________________________ > lilypond-user mailing list > lilypond-user@gnu.org > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user >
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