I'm playing a piano piece that has some tremolo symbols between a rest and a note ("Odeon" by Ernesto Nazareth), and below the symbol there are subtle tiny marks.
Why does this symbol look slightly different?
How should I play this?
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Welcome! Can you post a bit more context too, especially enough to see the rhythm of the rest of the measure and the time signature?– Andy BonnerCommented Dec 14, 2021 at 17:06
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I'll also mention: It's definitely not tremolo. I'm guessing it's a caesura—a breath mark, or pause—though it seems a funny place for it.– Andy BonnerCommented Dec 14, 2021 at 17:17
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I agree with @AndyBonner, with the additional possibility that this is from musescore, and it is a tremolo but placed incorrectly.– AaronCommented Dec 14, 2021 at 17:26
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3Do you see the faint black dots below the notation?– KazCommented Dec 15, 2021 at 2:37
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It's a mistake in the score. Those are supposed to be the beams for two grace notes on B and D#. Below is an image from the score on IMSLP.
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4These days, it seems like a lot of questions on this site asking "how do I play this notation?" are due to crappy free transcriptions. Commented Dec 15, 2021 at 12:54
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Thanks, @Aaron! That's it! I should have consulted a second score! Commented Dec 15, 2021 at 18:41