Summertime Waltz — Piano Fingerings Database

“Dividing the notes in this way gives the right hand a little more time to cross over.”

Submitted by Michael Clark

Published on 10/15/2023

Solo PianoMichael ClarkJuly 16, 2017Florence Price, Summertime Waltz, Michael Clark, redistribution, divide more evenly between hands, leapComment

PRICE | Summertime Waltz: mm. 55–57

“Taking an extra note in the right hand keeps the left hand in a more compact position.”

Submitted by Michael Clark

Published on 10/15/2023

Solo PianoMichael ClarkJuly 16, 2017Florence Price, Summertime Waltz, Michael Clark, redistribution, compact positionComment

PRICE | Summertime Waltz: mm. 123–30

“Taking the B in the left hand in mm. 124 and 126 keeps the right hand in a more compact position. This redistribution for the final line eliminates the extreme crowding of Price’s distribution. The two-note slurs can still be observed with this fingering.”

Submitted by Michael Clark

Publishe on 10/15/2023

Solo PianoMichael ClarkJuly 16, 2017Florence Price, Summertime Waltz, Michael Clark, redistribution, awkward passagework, avoid crowding, over-under switch, reduce position shifts, compact positionComment