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Topic: Kohler Op. 190 No. 27 Celebration Series Perspectives Etudes level 2 (Read 1791 times)

1piano4joe

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Kohler Op. 190 No. 27 Celebration Series Perspectives Etudes level 2

on: May 27, 2012, 05:51:44 AM

I need some help understanding the peculiar tempo indication for this piece. It is marked Andantino and then dotted half note = 69 - 80. I was taught that this strictly means we're beating in this case dotted half notes at 80 BPM. This piece is in 3/4 time. Would this not be the same as crotchets = 240 BPM? Is this some sort of typo or something? Or is this piece supposed to go this fast?

If this were written Andantino and a quarter note = 69 - 80 (and I believe it should have been) then I have no problem.

Thank You, Joe.

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j_menz

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Re: Kohler Op. 190 No. 27 Celebration Series Perspectives Etudes level 2

Reply #1 on: May 28, 2012, 12:14:56 AM

I think your gut instinct is correct here.

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