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Topic: Valse des fleurs 2 hands Tchaikowsky  (Read 384 times)

Offline misiu

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Valse des fleurs 2 hands Tchaikowsky
on: March 16, 2021, 12:21:43 AM
Hello - I wonder if someone could help me. I've just started to learn Valse des Fleurs but I'm wondering what to do about the LH in the 6th bar - the required stretch is greater than an octave and I have small hands!! Is there a way round this? I'm completely stuck. Thanks so much

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Re: Valse des fleurs 2 hands Tchaikowsky
Reply #1 on: March 16, 2021, 12:53:04 AM
I assume this is the piano version you are learning?
If so, you want to quickly roll the notes in the LH. This will involve rotating your forearm toward the upper  notes in the chord as you play each note.

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Re: Valse des fleurs 2 hands Tchaikowsky
Reply #2 on: March 16, 2021, 01:05:36 AM
Oh yes, sorry, I should have said - that is the one. Thank you so much for the advice - I will try again tomorrow! Really appreciate your reply, thank you.

Offline anacrusis

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Re: Valse des fleurs 2 hands Tchaikowsky
Reply #3 on: March 16, 2021, 09:23:48 PM
Breaking/rolling the chord (playing it as a quick arpeggio) is the go-to solution for this type of problem, like dogperson suggested. You can do this softly and unobtrusively to hide it, if you want. You can either play it like a simple arpeggio, or you can break the chord into two parts, so you first play the bass note (A) and then the two upper notes together (D#-B#) in quick succession, or sometimes even the two bottom notes together (A-D#) followed by the upper note (B#), depending on the style or your personal taste.
 

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