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Piano Board => Student's Corner => Topic started by: dorothy on February 21, 2021, 05:14:02 PM
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I am learning John Blow's Prelude in C Major. In the third measure, there two sets of half notees, one on top of the other. The second group, a b and d, has a trill over it. How does one go about a trill with two notes. I can't find any information anywhere about this. I have listened to several different people perform this piece, and there is a trill there, so it is not a misprint, but it is too fast to see where their fingers are going. Can someone answer this? Thank you!
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Hello and welcome to Piano Street!
I'm looking at this score https://ks4.imslp.net/files/imglnks/usimg/d/d8/IMSLP125901-WIMA.e4ae-Blow_Prelude_C.pdf (https://ks4.imslp.net/files/imglnks/usimg/d/d8/IMSLP125901-WIMA.e4ae-Blow_Prelude_C.pdf), is it the right piece?
As it is notated in that file, the trill is understood to only apply to the top note. If he had wanted a trill on the bottom note, the sign would have been under it. If he had wanted a trill on both notes, there would be a trill sign on both.
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Yes, this is correct piece. So, would I trill d-e, d-e, d-e before hitting the b underneath or hitting the b when the trill begins? This is probably elementary, but it's confusing to me. I appreciate your help.
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You hit the b when the trill begins. In Baroque music, the trill often starts on the upper note, so you may play it as e-d e-d e-d instead if you want. But the b goes together with the first note of the trill in this case.
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Thank you. This is exactly what I wanted to know. I will start practicing it this way.