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Topic: Technique of Byrd, Frescobaldi and other early keyboard players (Read 1873 times)

minona

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Technique of Byrd, Frescobaldi and other early keyboard players

on: September 04, 2013, 08:28:22 PM

Hello, I read in CPE Bach's Keyboard treatise the amazing fact that early keyboard players didn't (or rarely) used the thumb in their fingering. Is this true outside Germany?

Does that mean William Byrd, Frescobaldi, etc, played all their keyboard creations just with their eight fingers? Seems incredible to me.

Just curious. Thanks

Minona.

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j_menz

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Re: Technique of Byrd, Frescobaldi and other early keyboard players

Reply #1 on: September 04, 2013, 11:07:25 PM

See the discussion here:

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php?topic=52189.0

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