Piano Forum

Piano Street Magazine:
Watch the Chopin Competition 2025 with us!

Great news for anyone who loves Chopin’s music! Piano Street’s Chopin Competition tool now includes all 1,848 recorded performances from the Preliminary Round to Stage 3. Dive in and listen now! Read more

Pages: [1] Go Down

Topic: Rachmaninoff etude tableau op 39 no 6 (Read 2244 times)

frida181

Newbie
Posts: 4

Rachmaninoff etude tableau op 39 no 6

on: June 19, 2016, 03:04:49 AM

What is an ossai? this word appears on my music sheet on top of one of the bars. This music sheet is available on imslp. Thank you.

Logged

chopinlover01

PS Silver Member
Sr. Member
Posts: 2118

Re: Rachmaninoff etude tableau op 39 no 6

Reply #1 on: June 19, 2016, 04:21:06 AM

Ossia, which I believe is what you meant, is an indicated passage that may be played instead of the passage given. Typically, it's given either as an easier version, a revision of an already published work, or sometimes, when composers just can't make up their damn minds