Chopin : interpreting his notational symbols / Seymour Bernstein.

Author/creator Bernstein, Seymour author.
Format Book
Publication InfoMilwaukee, WI : Distributed by Hal Leonard, 2005.
Descriptionvii, 64 pages : illustrations, music ; 28 cm
Subjects

Contents Part 1. 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 -- Part 2. Hairpins. Wedge-shaped hairpins ; Closing hairpins ; Opening hairpins ; Redundancies? ; Contradictions? ; Poetic inflections ; Notational enigma ; Possible interpretation of hairpins in the Romantic period.
Abstract A first of its kind, this book contains revelatory insights on Chopin's pedal indications, and the crescendo/diminuendo signs, often called "hairpins."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (page 63).
ISBN0634098519
ISBN9780634098512
ISBN0634047388
ISBN9780634047381
Publisher numberHL00220147 Hall Leonard

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks ML410.C54 B458 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold