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Offline ricardojarav

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Debussy arabesques
on: October 23, 2011, 06:30:53 PM
Which Debussy´s arabesques is the most difficult? 1 or 2??? :-\
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Offline pianoplayjl

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Re: Debussy arabesques
Reply #1 on: October 24, 2011, 08:23:42 AM
Probably no 2 but then again, 1 has cross rhythms. I hate cross rhythms.
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Offline revanyoda777

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Re: Debussy arabesques
Reply #2 on: October 25, 2011, 04:19:18 AM
Yeah, Arabesque no.1 is one of those pieces that looks easy on paper but when actually playing it, is quite a challenge. And yes those cross rhythms are killing me as I Iearn it now. Just getting the first two measures down fluidly takes work!
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Offline werq34ac

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Re: Debussy arabesques
Reply #3 on: October 26, 2011, 02:15:29 AM
The cross rhythm is fairly simple compared to other cross rhythms. However if it's your first time doing cross rhythms, it is VERY tricky at first. The only way to go is VERY VERY VERY slowly. The 2nd one is a more virtuosic if one is proficient at cross rhythms. Either way, I still think the technical difficulties in the 2nd one would be much more of a challenge than the cross rhythms in 1. I found 2 harder to sight-read than 1.
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