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IVES | "Concord" Sonata: II. Hawthorne, p. 39
 
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, split large chord, avoid stretchComment
IVES | "Concord" Sonata: II. Hawthorne, p. 41
 
Piano fingerings for Sonata No. 2 (“Concord, Mass., 1840–60”) by Charles Ives

“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
 
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, split large chord, hand crossing, redistributionComment
IVES | "Concord" Sonata: II. Hawthorne, pp. 47–48
 
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, reduce position shifts, awkward passagework, redistributionComment
IVES | "Concord" Sonata: II. Hawthorne, p. 50
 
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, hand crossing, redistributionComment
IVES | "Concord" Sonata: III. The Alcotts, p. 53
 
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, 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
 

Submitted by Melinda Smashey Jones

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
 
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, hand crossing, avoid stretch, split large chord, redistributionComment
IVES | "Concord" Sonata: IV. Thoreau: p. 67
 
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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
JANACEK | Sonata for Violin and Piano: I. mm. 25–27
 

“Splitting the melody between the hands helps the right hand stay in the position necessary to play the thirty-second note line.”

Submitted by Michael Clark

Published on 3/15/2020

 
Chamber MusicMichael ClarkMarch 15, 2018Leos Janacek, Michael Clark, reduce position shifts, redistribution, Violin Sonata (1914)Comment
JANACEK | Sonata for Violin and Piano: I. mm. 48–49
 

“These quick sixths are more reliably and smoothly played with two hands.”

Submitted by Michael Clark

Published on 3/15/2020

 
Chamber MusicMichael ClarkMarch 15, 2018Leos Janacek, Violin Sonata (1914), Michael Clark, redistribution, double notes, improve legatoComment
JANACEK | Sonata for Violin and Piano: I. mm. 92–93
 

“This wide left-hand accompaniment reaches up into the right-hand register, allowing several notes to be more comfortably taken by the right hand.”

Submitted by Michael Clark

Published on 3/15/2020

 
Chamber MusicMichael ClarkMarch 15, 2018Leos Janacek, Michael Clark, reduce position shifts, wide accompaniment pattern, redistribution, Violin Sonata (1914)Comment
JANACEK | Sonata for Violin and Piano: I. mm. 105–8
 

“Though it’s not obvious on first glance, these notes are within the reach of the right hand.”

Submitted by Michael Clark

Published on 3/15/2020

 
Chamber MusicMichael ClarkMarch 15, 2018Leos Janacek, Michael Clark, avoid stretch, redistribution, Violin Sonata (1914)Comment
JANACEK | Sonata for Violin and Piano: II. mm. 18–21
 
Piano fingerings for Violin Sonata by Leos Janacek

“The left is already on the D-flat, so there is no need for the right-hand to shift.”

Submitted by Michael Clark

Published on 3/15/2020

 
Chamber MusicMichael ClarkMarch 15, 2018Leos Janacek, Michael Clark, improve legato, reduce position shifts, redistribution, Violin Sonata (1914)Comment
JANACEK | Sonata for Violin and Piano: II. m. 78
 
Piano fingerings for Violin Sonata by Leos Janacek

“Taking the C in the right-hand allows the first chord to be struck simultaneously.”

Submitted by Michael Clark

Published on 3/15/2020

 
Chamber MusicMichael ClarkMarch 15, 2018Leos Janacek, Michael Clark, redistribution, Violin Sonata (1914), avoid rollComment
JANACEK | Sonata for Violin and Piano: II. m. 118
 
Piano fingerings for Violin Sonata by Leos Janacek

“Taking the E-sharps with the left hand when possible helps differentiate the lines.”

Submitted by Michael Clark

Published on 3/15/2020

 
Chamber MusicMichael ClarkMarch 15, 2018Leos Janacek, Michael Clark, improve voicing, redistribution, Violin Sonata (1914)Comment
JANACEK | Sonata for Violin and Piano: III. 80–82
 
Piano fingerings for Violin Sonata by Leos Janacek

“Taking the C-flats in the right hand keeps the reach within an octave.”

Submitted by Michael Clark

Published on 3/15/2020

 
Chamber MusicMichael ClarkMarch 15, 2018Leos Janacek, Michael Clark, avoid stretch, redistribution, Violin Sonata (1914)Comment
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