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Topic: Is is ok to use the sostenuto pedal in Debussy's L'ilse joyeuse? (Read 2131 times)

peterw712

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Is is ok to use the sostenuto pedal in Debussy's L'ilse joyeuse?

on: July 28, 2013, 11:43:57 PM

To sustain the low A's while keeping the other notes clean?

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nanabush

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Re: Is is ok to use the sostenuto pedal in Debussy's L'ilse joyeuse?

Reply #1 on: July 29, 2013, 11:48:53 PM

Do you mean in the left hand figure that repeats throughout the piece? Or do you mean in the REALLY sustained part at the very ending?

I didn't use sostenuto, more because it's a little awkward for me to comfortably switch to it; but I think the ending could make use of it. I'm not sure how it would work in the earlier sections of the piece, because I find the LH has this biting quality to the first sweep, and the second one kind of breathes a bit more.

Try it out! It's mostly how you like the sound of it; for me, it would have been just too tough making it comfy lol

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