A swinging finish
A tune is only over when the last note has sounded. A bad ending makes the whole piece seem bad in the memory of the listeners; a swinging conclusion makes up for some previous nastiness.
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With many dances, particularly with Polkas, one can accelerate the last melody run-through.
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Or one increases the speed just shortly before the end, then the dance finishes with a final chord. | ||||||||
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One can announce the end of the dance with a slight delay (Ritardando) especially with waltzes. | ||||||||
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Or one plays the last notes with extra emphasis, or one gets louder toward the finish, or even quieter, and the last notes fade in volume. | ||||||||
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Now and then the dancers can be intentionally mislead
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With many folk dances the last figure (waltz, polka) can be repeated once more before the actual finish, could be in a different scale, or with different slightly faster tempo. | ||||||||
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One can change the end of some melodies, for instance the measure before the last with a run one octave higher or lower, a short cadence added, or ending with an arpeggio plus the 17th measure. | ||||||||
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One should use different ending on different tunes, so not every tune finishes with the same ending. |
But mainly one should keep the tension until the end of the tune and even a bit longer until the last note is not heard any more.
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