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communist

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pedaling during a fermata

on: January 24, 2009, 10:41:33 PM

when there is a fermata are you supposed to pedal on the previous not so the sound rings or do you just not pedal?

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Re: pedaling during a fermata

Reply #1 on: January 24, 2009, 11:53:08 PM

I actually just had a debate about this with my teacher today it depends on the particular occasion and it also depends on how you interpret it

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Re: pedaling during a fermata

Reply #2 on: January 25, 2009, 12:31:54 AM

Use the pedal if you can so it sounds wetter but not blurred from a previous note. But it always depends on the piece too.

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Re: pedaling during a fermata

Reply #3 on: January 27, 2009, 03:17:28 AM

If the fermata is in the coda and appears over a rest, that means that the composer wants you to "play" the rest for the audience. You probably know how to do that.

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Re: pedaling during a fermata

Reply #4 on: January 27, 2009, 12:00:40 PM

Quote from: rachfan on January 27, 2009, 03:17:28 AM

If the fermata is in the coda and appears over a rest, that means that the composer wants you to "play" the rest for the audience. You probably know how to do that.

Yes, I believe in this case that the rest lasts for, more or less, 273 seconds.

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