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dlu

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les 2 ped.

on: June 24, 2006, 02:36:57 AM

In Debussy's Octave Etude at measure 79-80 there is "les 2 ped." written below the staff. I am thinking that this means to use both the sustain and sostenuto pedal here but I just want to make sure. Any insight?

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mike_lang

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Re: les 2 ped.

Reply #1 on: June 24, 2006, 02:57:10 AM

I can't seen why sostenuto would be warranted there - is it possible, regardless of the dynamic marking, that he requests una corda for color?

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thorn

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Reply #2 on: June 24, 2006, 09:08:55 AM

you are right- 'les 2 Ped.' means that both pedals should be held down.

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franz_

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Reply #3 on: June 24, 2006, 10:28:56 AM

I always thought it means the normal pedal, and the una corda pedal.

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Re: les 2 ped.

Reply #4 on: June 24, 2006, 01:22:56 PM

It means the damper pedal and the una corda. I'm pretty sure Debussy didn't have a sostenuto pedal (I know for a fact Ravel didn't).

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