question on this notation/indication.

[49410enrique]

percy grainger normally has an ultra specific/plain english way of telling you exactly what he wants you to do and how to do it and to what extent. however in his transcription of the js bach a minor fugue (n 20) from wtc i, i see this "s.p" all over the place, somtimes just under a single note stack sometiems multiple times with a dashed line for half the bar sometimes overlappign with s.p.

i should know this i probably did at one point but some things are 'use it or loose it' and i lost this. trying to link an image as i can't post a score. i tried to scribble circle what i mean. thanks.



still hunting a recording only one 5 disc collection of the complete grainger piano works seems to have this...

[davidjosepha]

Don't count on it, but I'd assume it means either sustain pedal or sostenuto pedal, which seems to make sense in the context.

[49410enrique]

Don't count on it, but I'd assume it means either sustain pedal or sostenuto pedal, which seems to make sense in the context.

yeah i sniff that a little too, but i don't know i've always seen sostenuto pedal specifically called out/spelled out.  also this is a modern edition, and all my other grainger scores are much older (i.e. where he writes all those whimsical instructions). the more i look at the other places the more it makes sense (and if i was at a piano it would probably seal the deal so to speak).

hopfully someone can confirm for us. i'm not reading through this right now but chances are even if it doesn't call for it, there looks like there will be a need to utilize that pedal some in this version of the fugue

[j_menz]

My guess is sostenuto pedal.  Maybe he was short of time.

[49410enrique]

My guess is sostenuto pedal.  Maybe he was short of time.

yeah i think you all are right. i'll double check this weekend with some editions in the library if it's not checked out (some of the grainger stuff seems to always be in 'processing' for months on end over there it seems...)


thanks to all for looking.