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What are the two parallel lines between these notes called on flute?

I am playing 1 chair for The Lord of the Rings by Johan De Meji on the flute. Measures 284-285 contain these dark parallel lines between D and A. Someone told me they are "if-no beams", but I've never heard of that. Someone else told me it was a trill and to play high D to low A super fast, but it sounds bad. Any clues what this is?

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    5 years ago
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    Chances are, it's a tremolo - and chances are equally good that the composer or arranger wrote something unplayable - at least by the majority of HS kids (depending upon tempo and other factors, like their general flexibility.) If they want a tremolo between D3 and A2 - then there is a limit on how hast you can go between those notes, using the regular fingerings. If every other player reversed it - chair 1 plays D-A, chair 2 plays A-D - sometimes you can get enough of the effect. Some tremolos need harmonic fingerings. Best source is www.wfg.woodwind.org. If you post a photo of this, I can help better.

    Source(s): Professional flutist/teacher/adjudicator in NY since 1973.
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