Le 11/02/2017 14:35, dc écrit :
> https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/A_Dictionary_of_Music_and_Musicians/Dot
>
> His son, Wolfgang Mozart, not only made frequent use of the double dot 
> invented by his father, but in at least one instance, namely at the 
> beginning of the symphony in D written for Hafner, employed a triple 
> dot, adding seven eighths to the value of the note which preceded it. 
> The triple dot is also employed by Mendelssohn in the Overture to 
> Camacho's wedding, bar 2, but has never come into general use. 

I just quoted this without checking. But looking both at the manuscript 
and the published score, I only see double dots at the beginning (though 
Mozart *could have used a triple dot*, instead of the half note tied to 
a double-dotted quarter he writes). Perhaps Andrew has other examples.

Dennis

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