Posts tagged Claude Debussy
DEBUSSY | Pour le piano: III. Toccata: mm. 25–30
 
Piano fingerings for Pour le piano: Toccata by Claude Debussy

“I use this fingering because it allows the right hand to stay in a relatively close position. Playing the right-hand thumb on the first note of each fragment, which is an undershape up to the fifth finger, causes the elbow to have to move further and more precipitously from left to right than the 1 2 5 undershape. The overshape from the top note down to the thumb doesn’t cause the arm to move as much. This is very important in the very quick tempo of this piece. In addition, it is closer to move the thumb from the last thumb up to the top note. And lastly, taking the first note of the fragment with the left hand allows the right hand one extra note to complete the movement up to the top note.”

Submitted by Deborah Cleaver

Published on 1/2/2022

 
DEBUSSY | Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest: m. 51
 
Piano fingerings for Ce qu’a vu le vent d’ouest (Preludes, Book 1) by Claude Debussy

”I find descending broken octaves, especially those that range multiple octaves and cross the body, difficult to execute. With this redistribution, I alternate hands to play the D# (an easy key to find quickly, since it's a black key). I find that I can still retain the quality of the two-note slur, even with this redistribution.”

Submitted by Sarah Rushing

Published on 2/20/2020