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RealPianist

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character, mood of the pieces

on: July 22, 2005, 01:27:13 PM

how can we aware for the character, mood, of a piece?
what is the steps that can guide us to notice n aware while we are playing a piece?

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alzado

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Re: character, mood of the pieces

Reply #1 on: July 22, 2005, 02:22:30 PM

Quite a few sources.

If one just plays the piece for the first time, however slowly, one gets a sense of the mood. A few days ago I started playing a piece entitled "1620" by Edward MacDowell. Seldom have I heard a more brooding piece, with somber chords, heavy in the bass, and with lots of 4ths and 7ths in the chord structure. This is definitely not fairies dancing on a leaf!

Often the composer's notations will suggest, too. For one example, "Allegro" is from the Italian word "allegra" meaning "happy."

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Re: character, mood of the pieces

Reply #2 on: July 22, 2005, 02:31:19 PM

Thanks for your suggestion, it can give me a point of view again..
Any other?
Any suggestion appreciate

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Reply #3 on: July 22, 2005, 11:40:11 PM

The character is one of the biggest elements of "interpretation", as far as I'm concerned. It's yours to decide...

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Reply #4 on: July 23, 2005, 01:47:23 AM

sometimes understanding what the composer was intending while creating the piece helps to interptet it much better. If you are able to find any sources like that, they might be of some help.

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