EPTI really doubt the player is using the sostenuto. Unless he uses it in the extremely elaborate way that I described (which I think would be noticeable), the sostenuto pedal would hold everything that is played at the same time E is played, and hence would be NO DIFFERENT from using the normal pedal.
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phosphorylation
United States2935 Posts
I really doubt the player is using the sostenuto. Unless he uses it in the extremely elaborate way that I described (which I think would be noticeable), the sostenuto pedal would hold everything that is played at the same time E is played, and hence would be NO DIFFERENT from using the normal pedal. | ||
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Khenra
Netherlands885 Posts
Now, as to actually play it, I'd hold the sustain pedal after you play the A in the first measure until you play the E, and then quickly let go of the sustain pedal. Then again, I'm a bad piano player. | ||
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jiabung
United States720 Posts
I'm pretty sure this happens all the time in classical music as well. Many times there should be a note sustained throughout an entire measure, but yet you have to play it again as an eighth note or something. It's to show how the music should sound to the listener and at higher levels it actually helps to have the music appear consistently with the melody rather than have it appear differently on the page just because it's impossible to play it that way. | ||
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United States2935 Posts
On November 19 2009 09:57 Khenra wrote: It's not badly notated, it's simply two melodies. One of the melodies is two eight notes followed by a 3/4 note = 4/4. The other melody is a whole note = 4/4. Makes perfect sense. Now, as to actually play it, I'd hold the sustain pedal after you play the A in the first measure until you play the E, and then quickly let go of the sustain pedal. Then again, I'm a bad piano player. Then, the A would be held over as well, unless you cut it off prematurely, in which you cannot preserve the legato. Now, what about that measure 15? Have fun with that lol. | ||
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kaleidoscope
Singapore2887 Posts
The 2nd part of aerith's theme LH is full of triplets lool.. The song is simple but good luck.. | ||
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EtherealDeath
United States8366 Posts
On November 19 2009 09:50 Zelniq wrote: after listening to the song again and reading about the sostenuto pedal, i think that's exactly what's going on, including the C sharp in measure 15. too bad I dont have that pedal! btw i chose this piece for my piano class final, I guess you're right that it doesn't really matter how I choose to play that Well since you are screwed by pedal, you can always play the C# with your left hand. There are random times when things have to be ad hoc'd like that, for example in this one Chopin ballade I had to play two notes with one finger on my left hand because it was impossible for me to reach otherwise. | ||
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United States2935 Posts
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Trezeguet
United States2656 Posts
It is notated like that to show that you should hold down the 1st E as long as possible and then quickly strike it again for the 2nd beat | ||
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JFKWT
Singapore1442 Posts
On November 19 2009 10:05 kaleidoscope wrote: Play the E note, and use pedal throughout the 4th measure.. The 2nd part of aerith's theme LH is full of triplets lool.. The song is simple but good luck.. u'll probably be pedalling almost every bar to get the effect of bells anyway rite? edit: ok more like every phrase, my bad | ||
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