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Chopin : interpreting his notational symbols / Seymour Bernstein.
- Title
- Chopin : interpreting his notational symbols / Seymour Bernstein.
- Author
- Bernstein, Seymour.
- Publication
- Milwaukee, WI : Distributed by Hal Leonard, 2005.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | ML410.C4 B458 2005 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- vii, 64 p. : ill., music; 28 cm.
- Summary
- A first of its kind, this book contains revelatory insights on Chopin's pedal indications, and the crescendo/diminuendo signs, often called "hairpins."
- Alternative Title
- Interpreting Chopin's notational symbols
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 63).
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Chopin's pedal indications. Notational enigma ; asterisks and after sound ; Asterisks : custom or meaning ; Notational confusion ; A brief historical survey ; Chopin's pedal signs ; 3-stage approach ; A language of choreographic gestures ; Harmonic and rhythmic structures ; A scholar's point of view ; More large spaces and finger pedaling ; Summary -- Hairpins. Wedge-shaped hairpins ; Closing hairpins ; Opening hairpins ; Redundancies? ; Contradictions? ; Poetic influences ; Notational enigma ; Possible interpretation of hairpins in the Romantic period -- Conclusions.
- ISBN
- 0634098519
- 9780634098512
- 0634047388
- 9780634047381
- OCLC
- 60594078
- SCSB-10416374
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library