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kghayesh

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In Scribain's Etude in D# minor no.12 op.8, it is marked as patetico. Now, I don't really grasp what is meant by patetico. Is it a tempo marking ?? or just a performance indication ?? Does it mean to play it pathetically or what??

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liszt-essence

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Re: Scriabin's 'patetico'

Reply #1 on: August 10, 2006, 05:02:50 PM

I honestly don't have a clue

But one thing I do know, don't play it pathetically

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Re: Scriabin's 'patetico'

Reply #2 on: August 10, 2006, 05:19:02 PM

I think, 'poignant' in the sense of keen, sharp, piercing, painful, heartrending

is the apropriate translation for 'patetico' in this case.

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