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guidofellini

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pathetique rondo

on: May 10, 2008, 07:01:39 PM

Hi, everybody. I'm working on the sonata no.8 (Pathétique) by Beethoven, (Opus 13). In the third movement, at bar 18, it is written "sfp". What does it mean ? I know that "fp" is for "fortepiano", but what is the S for ? Thanks in advance.

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Kassaa

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Re: pathétique rondo

Reply #1 on: May 10, 2008, 07:57:37 PM

Sforzandopiano is that you give an accent on a note and play piano immediately after that I think, it's a bit stronger dan fp.

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thierry13

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Reply #2 on: May 10, 2008, 09:45:03 PM

sFp is more relative than Fp. An accent in a P dynamic is way less strong than an accent in a F dynamic. There, the sFp in a P dynamic is less strong than a Fp, and an sFp in a F dynamic is stronger than Fp. Hope that's clear ...

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guidofellini

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Re: pathetique rondo

Reply #3 on: May 13, 2008, 09:49:10 AM

Thanks to both of you.

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