Melinda Smashey Jones — Piano Fingerings Database

IVES | "Concord" Sonata: I. Emerson, p. 2

Piano fingerings for Sonata No. 2 (“Concord, Mass., 1840–60”) by Charles Ives

Submitted by Melinda Smashey Jones

Published on 12/29/2020

Solo PianoMichael ClarkMarch 28, 2018Charles Ives, Melinda Smashey Jones, Concord Sonata, redistribution, avoid stretch, avoid rollComment

IVES | "Concord" Sonata: I. Emerson, p. 14

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Published on 12/29/2020

Solo PianoMichael ClarkMarch 28, 2018Charles Ives, Melinda Smashey Jones, Concord Sonata, redistribution, avoid roll, avoid stretch, facilitate leapComment

IVES | "Concord" Sonata: I. Emerson, p. 19

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Published on 12/29/2020

Solo PianoMichael ClarkMarch 28, 2018Charles Ives, Melinda Smashey Jones, Concord Sonata, avoid stretch, redistributionComment

IVES | "Concord" Sonata: II. Hawthorne, p. 24

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Published on 12/29/2020

Solo PianoMichael ClarkMarch 28, 2018Charles Ives, Melinda Smashey Jones, Concord Sonata, reduce position shifts, redistributionComment

IVES | "Concord" Sonata: II. Hawthorne, p. 34

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Published on 12/29/2020

Solo PianoMichael ClarkMarch 28, 2018Charles Ives, Melinda Smashey Jones, Concord Sonata, redistribution, split large chordComment

IVES | "Concord" Sonata: II. Hawthorne, p. 39

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Published on 12/29/2020

Solo PianoMichael ClarkMarch 28, 2018Charles Ives, Melinda Smashey Jones, Concord Sonata, redistribution, split large chord, avoid stretchComment

IVES | "Concord" Sonata: II. Hawthorne, p. 41

“I play the left-hand F-sharp before the beat. The four treble notes sound better struck as a solid chord than rolled, and I am less bothered by the bass F-sharp being early.”

Submitted by Melinda Smashey Jones

Published on 12/29/2020

Solo PianoMichael ClarkMarch 28, 2018Charles Ives, Melinda Smashey Jones, Concord Sonata, avoid roll, split large chord, redistributionComment

IVES | "Concord" Sonata: II. Hawthorne, p. 42

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Published on 12/29/2020

Solo PianoMichael ClarkMarch 28, 2018Charles Ives, Melinda Smashey Jones, Concord Sonata, split large chord, hand crossing, redistributionComment

IVES | "Concord" Sonata: II. Hawthorne, pp. 47–48

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Published on 12/29/2020

Solo PianoMichael ClarkMarch 28, 2018Charles Ives, Melinda Smashey Jones, Concord Sonata, reduce position shifts, awkward passagework, redistributionComment

IVES | "Concord" Sonata: II. Hawthorne, p. 50

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Published on 12/29/2020

Solo PianoMichael ClarkMarch 28, 2018Charles Ives, Melinda Smashey Jones, Concord Sonata, hand crossing, redistributionComment

IVES | "Concord" Sonata: III. The Alcotts, p. 53

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Published on 12/29/2020

Solo PianoMichael ClarkMarch 28, 2018Charles Ives, Melinda Smashey Jones, Concord Sonata, uncross, avoid crowding, avoid roll, avoid stretch, redistributionComment

IVES | "Concord" Sonata: III. The Alcotts, p. 55

Submitted by Melinda Smashey Jones

Published on 12/29/2020

Solo PianoMichael ClarkMarch 28, 2018Charles Ives, Melinda Smashey Jones, Concord Sonata, avoid roll, split large chord, redistributionComment

IVES | "Concord" Sonata: III. The Alcotts, p. 56

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Published on 12/29/2020

Solo PianoMichael ClarkMarch 28, 2018Charles Ives, Melinda Smashey Jones, Concord Sonata, avoid stretch, sustain bass note, redistributionComment

IVES | "Concord" Sonata: IV. Thoreau: p. 59

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Published on 12/29/2020

Solo PianoMichael ClarkMarch 28, 2018Charles Ives, Melinda Smashey Jones, Concord Sonata, hand crossing, avoid stretch, split large chord, redistributionComment

IVES | "Concord" Sonata: IV. Thoreau: p. 67

Submitted by Melinda Smashey Jones

Published on 12/29/2020

Solo PianoMichael ClarkMarch 28, 2018Charles Ives, Melinda Smashey Jones, Concord Sonata, split large chord, avoid stretch, redistributionComment