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Offline maestro1987

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Playing Scarlatti
on: September 03, 2010, 03:39:51 PM
Until now I've mainly played pieces from classical or romantic era but now planning to dedicate some time to baroque. How to articulate baroque pieces? Don't mean ornaments (plenty of material) but usual phrases: quarters and semiquarters detached and sixteenths legato or do you suggest anything else?
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Offline i_am_joey_jo

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Re: Playing Scarlatti
Reply #1 on: September 04, 2010, 03:08:32 PM
Buy an Italian Harpsichord or a Virginals and play it in Meantone?

For these kinds of pieces Meantone is the way to go.... MUCH improvement over what we use today if you are playing period pieces.  MT harmony is almost exact save for a few chords that you won't see Scarlatti use.  You'll have to retune for Well if you are playing some Bach though.
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Offline maestro1987

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Re: Playing Scarlatti
Reply #2 on: September 04, 2010, 04:11:52 PM
Quote from: i_am_joey_jo on September 04, 2010, 03:08:32 PM
Buy an Italian Harpsichord or a Virginals and play it in Meantone?

For these kinds of pieces Meantone is the way to go.... MUCH improvement over what we use today if you are playing period pieces.  MT harmony is almost exact save for a few chords that you won't see Scarlatti use.  You'll have to retune for Well if you are playing some Bach though.

Thank you for advice but I was rather interested how to articulate baroque pieces tastefully when playing piano.  ;)
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