Counting

The French Overture yields to a little application of practice and concentration--and counting. The payoff for decyphering the Overture is the delightful simplicity of the dance movements that follow.

I realize now that one source of my original confusion when I started learning the Overture was Rosalyn Tureck's recording of the work, which I had listened to many times. She leaves out half of the second beat (cut time) in measure 3 and in measure 15. Her pedestal wobbles. But only a little. She creates the most wonderful ornaments.