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Topic: Chopin Prelude No.4: Smorz??? (Read 4143 times)

henrah

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What does smorz mean? I just found it inside a diminuendo near the end of Chopin's No.4 prelude, and the image of Chopin roasting schmores on an open fire whilst composing this came to mind.....but not the actual way of playing it $:-\$

Please help,
Henrah

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Re: Chopin Prelude No.4: Smorz???

Reply #1 on: March 01, 2006, 03:30:08 PM

smorz: Short for smorzando. Means that you should let the music "die out". (Smorzando translates to dying).

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henrah

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Re: Chopin Prelude No.4: Smorz???

Reply #2 on: March 01, 2006, 04:07:03 PM

sweetness, cheers tocca!

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