A Pianist's Guide to Musical Interpretation

Rather than dealing with issues pertaining to performance practice, specific composers, or genres, this book focuses solely on musical interpretation. Each chapter tackles a different interpretive principle, explaining clearly, for example, how to play effective ornaments and rubatos or how to understand transitional sections of pieces. We will send you an SMS containing a verification code.

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Playing Beyond the Notes: A Pianist's Guide to Musical Interpretation

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If this does not happen, the phrase is broken.

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Unless otherwise noted by a composer, short notes give energy to the longer notes that follow. Humans are drawn to sets of threes, both visually and aurally.

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When both hands play the same notes in octaves, it is advisable to clearly voice the upper note. Since it is impossible to play both notes evenly, this keeps attention from shifting back and forth between them. Because the first-tier melody is usually defined by a composer and not up for debate, deciding on a bass melody and how it will interact with other elements is a creative detail that engages the personality of performers and differentiates performances.


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Yes, they can indicate phrase structure but just as often inform articulation. Generally, chords need more time on the ground than single notes, requiring a different approach to staccato.


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Most of the time, faster tempos require strict values for notes and rests, and slower tempos call for a looser, more relaxed interpretation. A pianist should disregard almost all pedaling indications in scores. In addition, pianos have changed over the centuries, Even if one has carefully worked out the pedaling for a given piece, each piano and concert hall is different It is easier to use long pedals if the melody is rising rather than falling.

Playing Beyond the Notes: A Pianist's Guide to Musical Interpretation by Deborah Rambo Sinn

The damper pedal is depressed and released exactly with the beginning and ending of the chords, so the foot and hands work entirely in tandem. This gives the chord or chords a fuller and louder sound Starting with a concept of sound and then finding out how the piano can deliver it properly puts the horse before the cart.

With the ability to choose your own interpretation, you own the power and uniqueness of your performance, which will connect with those who hear you play. Nov 05, Richard Pohl rated it it was amazing. Some chapters could be more detailed, but as a guide for intermediate and early advanced piano teaching absolutely excellent, offering easily grasped solutions and useful checklist for the students. Author is obviously an experienced tutor.

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