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Theme from concerto problem

  • 27-05-2006 1:44pm
    #1
    Giruilla
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,595 ✭✭✭


    Hi, i'm trying to learn a piece i have called 'Concerto - Theme in B Flat' by Tschaikowsky. There a part where i think the right hand is supposed to swap over with the left hand. r.h. appears over the bass cleft part and l.h. appears over the treble cleft part on the sheet music. The only problem i have is i dont know for how long this swap is supposed to take place. There is no symbol saying when this transition is finished.
    Am I supposed to know intuitively when to swap back? I this normal for a piece not to tell the musician when to swap back or how does it normally work?
    If anyone plays this piece and could tell me how they play it would be greatly appreciated!
    Thanks.:)


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  • #2
    HusseinSarhan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 354 ✭✭HusseinSarhan


    Switch back whenever possible. Usually it's just a small overlap to facilitate a large jump. Playing cross-handed I can't imagine being ideal, so yeah, probably just a quick transition.


  • #3
    kaycrawford
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭kaycrawford


    First, what edition of the piece are you using? And could you give me the bar number that the swap occurs in?

    Try and obtain an Urtext edition if possible. Alot of concerto arrangements are filled with confusing editorial mistakes and while these may seem to "simplify" a well known piece of music, they invariably become more confusing!

    If you could give me the edition and/or bar number I would be happy to help you!

    Kay

    www.pianolessonsdublin.com


  • #4
    Giruilla
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,595 ✭✭✭Giruilla


    kaycrawford wrote:
    First, what edition of the piece are you using? And could you give me the bar number that the swap occurs in?

    Try and obtain an Urtext edition if possible. Alot of concerto arrangements are filled with confusing editorial mistakes and while these may seem to "simplify" a well known piece of music, they invariably become more confusing!

    If you could give me the edition and/or bar number I would be happy to help you!

    Kay

    www.pianolessonsdublin.com

    Hey Kay,
    thanks for replying. The edition i have is pretty old first of all. it seems to have been in my family for years. It even still has the price tag on it, only cost 15p from waltons!!
    But anyway its part of the Lilac Series of World Famous Classics. It's issue no. 8. The full name given is 'Concerto Theme in B Flat'. Well the r.h. appears first at the end of bar 30, then the l.h. appears at the start of bar 31. It also says 'melodia ben marcato'. I think this means melody well emphasised or attacked? My guess is that hands only swap over for 12 bars, because the bass cleft part gets a bit more complicated then.

    I dont have a Urtext edition sorry, this is the first time Ive heard of it tbh. Did a quick google though and it looks pretty interesting!

    If you have any thought I'd love to hear them! thanks


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