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How do YOU play double thirds, fourths, fifths, sixths, etc?
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 7:13 am
by XKYing2012
Just trying to find a way to play them smoothly. I can play 4 consectutive chords smoothly, then I have a 'hiccup' as I have to change from an awkward fingering, then smooth, then another 'hiccup', etc.
How about you?
Re: How do YOU play double thirds, fourths, fifths, sixths,
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 7:51 am
by coulonnus
Which instrument do you play?
Re: How do YOU play double thirds, fourths, fifths, sixths,
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 8:37 am
by XKYing2012
Piano! Woops, should've specified.
Re: How do YOU play double thirds, fourths, fifths, sixths,
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 8:52 am
by coulonnus
Could you please post the URL of the score if available?
Re: How do YOU play double thirds, fourths, fifths, sixths,
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 9:04 am
by XKYing2012
It's Beethoven's sonata op2 no1 f minor, 3rd movement (minuet and trio) in the trio section. there is a whole bunch of consecutive fourths.
http://petrucci.mus.auth.gr/imglnks/usi ... mvmnt3.pdf
Re: How do YOU play double thirds, fourths, fifths, sixths,
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 10:39 am
by coulonnus
Seen at meas. 60-62. I suggest you try the fingering present in the Peters edition, present on imslp (scanned by Piupianissimo) . To summarize this fingering: 1|4, 2|5 etc. Also look at the other editions.
If a "hickup" means only a short silence between notes, "fill" it with very short pedalling. But I assume you're able to play notes with a regular rythm, legato or not.
Re: How do YOU play double thirds, fourths, fifths, sixths,
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 8:13 am
by XKYing2012
coulonnus wrote: If a "hickup" means only a short silence between notes, "fill" it with very short pedalling. But I assume you're able to play notes with a regular rythm, legato or not.
Yes, it means that. I don't use that fingering, I use a 2-5, 1-4, 2-5, 1-4, etc pattern for those consectutives. That way, I shouldn't get any gaps, but I get gaps when it's a 3rd apart for both fingers ( between chords 6 & 7) or flats (9 & 10, 15 & 16) , as well as between every 3 chords...
