What does this sign mean?

[drexo]

I don't have a Piano teacher and I really don't know what this mean... Can someone help me out?

Thanks!

[steve_m]

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[phil13]

Double-sharp.

Sharp it twice, meaning in this case play C dbl.sharp, which is the same as D natural.

That's a great Scriabin etude, by the way. One of my favorites, I play it all the time.

Phil

[steve_m]

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[arensky]

Since C is already sharp, the x (double sharp)  sharps C# which gives us D.

[drexo]

Thanks a lot! 


Yeah, I also really like this piece. I started learning it today, after I heard a great performance by Horowitz of this piece.

[allthumbs]

The incidental you are referring to is called a 'double sharp'. It tells you to play C double sharp (C##) instead of C#, which is already sharp because of the key signature.

In practical terms, it just means playing D.

The opposite would be true in a key signature with flats and you saw a 'bb' before the note (2 flats).


Cheers

allthumbs

[nicco]

Let me clarify, its called a "double sharp".


































"double sharp"

[drexo]

Thanks for the replies everyone!



Well, since this topic is a bit about Scriabin's Etude in C Sharp minor, I would like to get some advices about this Etude, if anyone can give me some. What are, in your opinion, the most difficult parts in this Etude?...

[nicco]

I dont feel any particular parts stick out as harder, its more the overall use of voicing and building up tension.

[ganymed]

isnt that opus 2 no 1 i love this etude aswell