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nightlordq

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Fingering + requirements for Schumann: From Foreign Lands and People

on: June 30, 2008, 11:23:08 AM

Yes, this site has the piece, but I'm wondering, I can stretch up to 9th, is it good enough to be able to play that music?

For the triplets, why is the 1st and 2nd note in the base, 3rd note always in the treble? Do I play the 3rd note in a triplet with my left or right hand?

I'd appreciate if u could give me some advice.

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Re: Fingering + requirements for Schumann: From Foreign Lands and People

Reply #1 on: July 01, 2008, 03:34:18 PM

Quote from: nightlordq on June 30, 2008, 11:23:08 AM

Yes, this site has the piece, but I'm wondering, I can stretch up to 9th, is it good enough to be able to play that music?

For the triplets, why is the 1st and 2nd note in the base, 3rd note always in the treble? Do I play the 3rd note in a triplet with my left or right hand?

I play this with the third note of the triplet on my right hand, which makes the whole thing very comfortable to play - I can barely reach a ninth. I also pedal on every beat, as indicated in my edition, so the one ninth that appears in the left hand is no problem.

Maybe I'm doing it wrong :-)

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Re: Fingering + requirements for Schumann: From Foreign Lands and People

Reply #2 on: July 23, 2008, 10:14:30 PM

I had no problem playing the triplets with my left hand only but there was a post on here you should have checked,about the same question.According to some persons on here,the "correct" way is to play the notes with the stems up with the right hand.I had the whole piece completed playing them with my left hand and it was easy.Then i came here and realized i was playin it "wrong" and now I'm trying to relearn the piece but playing them with the right hand seems to be more difficult and I'm to lazy to play that way.But I guess you should play them with the right hand.Someone on here said that Schumann took his compositions very serious and he intended for the stem up quavers to be played with the right hand.Something along those lines.Oh yeah and in the videos that I watched with professionals playing this piece,they all played the third notes in bass with their right hand.

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Reply #3 on: July 28, 2008, 03:03:54 AM

The direction of the stems has nothing to do with it in this case. They're the way they are because that's the only way to attach them as triplets. If you can play all three notes of the triplets with the left hand, it will be easier to produce a smooth, even sound. Smaller hands will need to play the third note with the right hand but must match the sound of the notes played by the left hand.

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Reply #4 on: July 28, 2008, 04:59:39 AM

It is fine to do it either way. The important part is to give correct time and accent to the bass - in bars 1-8, the bass is slightly detached and should most definitely be sounded above the triplets. This changes radically in bars 9-14, where the bass note is a quarter note, and needs to be held throughout - if you do not split the triplets up between the hand, this can be a bit of a pain and can lead to over-pedalling, which, in my humble opinion, makes this piece too mushy.

Regardless of how you finger the middle voice, you should practice the voices separately to cement in your mind how they sound. Even better, try playing the soprano and bass and humming the triplets, and then playing the triplets and humming the soprano, and then bass.

As to your question of why some of the triplets are written in the treble, this is simply to avoid unnecessary ledger lines, I believe.

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Re: Fingering + requirements for Schumann: From Foreign Lands and People

Reply #5 on: September 23, 2008, 08:35:14 PM

play exactly as written.
This not a difficault piece. Played it after 2 years of leraning the piano.

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