SPECIAL COLLECTION | Dorothy Brandwein’s Ravel Fingerings

Published on 4/19/2022 with the author’s permission

First appeared in Dorothy Woster Brandwein, "Divisi Fingering in Selected Passages from Ravel's Solo Piano Works" (DMA diss., University of Missouri–Kansas City, 1981), 62, 75.

62: “The articulation of two-note slurs is often indicated within Ravel's larger phrase structures. The following example shows the increased ease of execution of the melodic slurs when the left hand shares some of the notes written on the upper staff .”

SPECIAL COLLECTION | Dorothy Brandwein’s Ravel Fingerings

Published on 4/19/2022 with the author’s permission

First appeared in Dorothy Woster Brandwein, "Divisi Fingering in Selected Passages from Ravel's Solo Piano Works" (DMA diss., University of Missouri–Kansas City, 1981), 75.

SPECIAL COLLECTION | Dorothy Brandwein’s Ravel Fingerings

Published on 4/19/2022 with the author’s permission

First appeared in Dorothy Woster Brandwein, "Divisi Fingering in Selected Passages from Ravel's Solo Piano Works" (DMA diss., University of Missouri–Kansas City, 1981), 75.

SPECIAL COLLECTION | Dorothy Brandwein’s Ravel Fingerings

Published on 4/19/2022 with the author’s permission

First appeared in Dorothy Woster Brandwein, "Divisi Fingering in Selected Passages from Ravel's Solo Piano Works" (DMA diss., University of Missouri–Kansas City, 1981), 47, 75.

47: “Example 30 illustrates divisi fingering in situations where a small hand does not have the span necessary to play all the notes.”

“This fingering consistently separates distinct musical lines between the hands: the left hand takes the quarter notes, the right plays the triplets. The hand crossing also looks nice!”

Submitted by Michael Clark

Published 1/11/2020

SPECIAL COLLECTION | Dorothy Brandwein’s Ravel Fingerings

Published on 4/19/2022 with the author’s permission

First appeared in Dorothy Woster Brandwein, "Divisi Fingering in Selected Passages from Ravel's Solo Piano Works" (DMA diss., University of Missouri–Kansas City, 1981), 31, 75.

30: “Divisi fingering should always be considered in situations where one hand remains static while the other is involved with fast-moving figuration. Such passages as those in Example 12 flow more easily by using less right or left hand motion.”

SPECIAL COLLECTION | Dorothy Brandwein’s Ravel Fingerings

Published on 4/19/2022 with the author’s permission

First appeared in Dorothy Woster Brandwein, "Divisi Fingering in Selected Passages from Ravel's Solo Piano Works" (DMA diss., University of Missouri–Kansas City, 1981), 31, 75.

30: “Divisi fingering should always be considered in situations where one hand remains static while the other is involved with fast-moving figuration. Such passages as those in Example 12 flow more easily by using less right or left hand motion.”

SPECIAL COLLECTION | Dorothy Brandwein’s Ravel Fingerings

Published on 4/19/2022 with the author’s permission

First appeared in Dorothy Woster Brandwein, "Divisi Fingering in Selected Passages from Ravel's Solo Piano Works" (DMA diss., University of Missouri–Kansas City, 1981), 75.

SPECIAL COLLECTION | Dorothy Brandwein’s Ravel Fingerings

Published on 4/19/2022 with the author’s permission

First appeared in Dorothy Woster Brandwein, "Divisi Fingering in Selected Passages from Ravel's Solo Piano Works" (DMA diss., University of Missouri–Kansas City, 1981), 76.

“Playing the low D in the upper staff with the right hand requires overlapping with the left hand. I play it with the left hand, which is more comfortable, and I can still achieve the desired voicing.”

Submitted by Michael Clark

Published 1/11/2020

SPECIAL COLLECTION | Dorothy Brandwein’s Ravel Fingerings

Published on 4/19/2022 with the author’s permission

First appeared in Dorothy Woster Brandwein, "Divisi Fingering in Selected Passages from Ravel's Solo Piano Works" (DMA diss., University of Missouri–Kansas City, 1981), 76.

“Taking these two notes in the opposite hand reduces the number of position shifts. It could also help a smaller hand play the chord without breaking it.”

Submitted by Michael Clark

Published 1/11/2020

SPECIAL COLLECTION | Dorothy Brandwein’s Ravel Fingerings

Published on 4/19/2022 with the author’s permission

First appeared in Dorothy Woster Brandwein, "Divisi Fingering in Selected Passages from Ravel's Solo Piano Works" (DMA diss., University of Missouri–Kansas City, 1981), 76.

SPECIAL COLLECTION | Dorothy Brandwein’s Ravel Fingerings

Published on 4/19/2022 with the author’s permission

First appeared in Dorothy Woster Brandwein, "Divisi Fingering in Selected Passages from Ravel's Solo Piano Works" (DMA diss., University of Missouri–Kansas City, 1981), 76.

SPECIAL COLLECTION | Dorothy Brandwein’s Ravel Fingerings

Published on 4/19/2022 with the author’s permission

First appeared in Dorothy Woster Brandwein, "Divisi Fingering in Selected Passages from Ravel's Solo Piano Works" (DMA diss., University of Missouri–Kansas City, 1981), 76.

SPECIAL COLLECTION | Dorothy Brandwein’s Ravel Fingerings

Published on 4/19/2022 with the author’s permission

First appeared in Dorothy Woster Brandwein, "Divisi Fingering in Selected Passages from Ravel's Solo Piano Works" (DMA diss., University of Missouri–Kansas City, 1981), 32, 76.

31: “When a pianist performs Ravel's difficult music, the accurate playing of the notes is threatened by the quick changes from one hand position to another. One way to improve accuracy is to use fingering which requires a minimum of hand movement. Example 13 cites measures…which involve rapid jumps that can be avoided with divisi fingering.”

SPECIAL COLLECTION | Dorothy Brandwein’s Ravel Fingerings

Published on 4/19/2022 with the author’s permission

First appeared in Dorothy Woster Brandwein, "Divisi Fingering in Selected Passages from Ravel's Solo Piano Works" (DMA diss., University of Missouri–Kansas City, 1981), 77.

SPECIAL COLLECTION | Dorothy Brandwein’s Ravel Fingerings

Published on 4/4/2022 with the author’s permission

First appeared in Dorothy Woster Brandwein, "Divisi Fingering in Selected Passages from Ravel's Solo Piano Works" (DMA diss., University of Missouri–Kansas City, 1981), 56, 78.

55: “Divisi fingering allows the rapid flourishes of notes written in small notation to lie conveniently beneath the hands. Without divisi fingering, the extra arm or wrist motion required to play the notes could be detrimental to the fluidity and speed which the passage require.”