One sees a wide variety of pedal notations and degrees of how much to
indicate or just imply, but I'd like to recommend not using lines any more
than necessary. The pianist's eye must flow through a lot of symbols and
keep thinking about feeling the music, not the notation, so seeing 5
parallel li
Michael Edwards wrote, as part of a well-presented opinion:
I use pedalling to a degree of precision that I feel will exclude those
styles of pedalling that I don't consider suit the type of music I'm writing.
I would probably count proper pedalling on piano as being in a
category along with
[Richard Huggins:]
>Just for the record, as a pianist I can't agree with Michael Edwards' rather
>global criticism of the pedalling decisions and techniques of the pianists
>he has heard.
Well, I see nothing wrong with saying what I like or don't, and whether I
want it done in my own music o
Just for the record, as a pianist I can't agree with Michael Edwards' rather
global criticism of the pedalling decisions and techniques of the pianists
he has heard. (To his credit he admits that "opinions vary widely." And of
course, not just about pedalling!) Nor do I agree that comprehensive ped
[Ken Fowler:]
>The User Manual talks about three ways to indicate pedaling. Is
>there a generally accepted style in use today to indicate pedaling?
I normally use a horizontal line beneath the lower staff to indicate the
duration during which the pedal is down. To indicate a change, I break
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D. Keneth Fowler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>
>“A great piece is always better
>than any performance of it” -
>
>André Previn at an award ceremony in his honor
I expect it was you that quoted this a week or so ago. I passed it on
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In a message dated 7/10/03 10:44:43 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< That said, however, I think that pedal markings should be used only
when absolutel
In a message dated 7/10/03 10:44:43 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< That said, however, I think that pedal markings should be used only
when absolutely necessary, places where a pianist would not normally
expect to use the pedal. >>
I am using pedal markings extensively in works that I am wri
Keneth Fowler writes:
Until now I have not been asked to engrave any piano music. But the
time has come. The User Manual talks about three ways to indicate
pedaling. Is there a generally accepted style in use today to
indicate pedaling? Is it one of the plans in the Manual? If not,
what is con
Until now I have not been asked to engrave any piano music. But the time
has come. The User Manual talks about three ways to indicate pedaling. Is
there a generally accepted style in use today to indicate pedaling? Is it
one of the plans in the Manual? If not, what is considered good practice
t
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