Glinka and three against two…Help!

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August 10, 2004 at 4:00 am #167883

Tacye
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That is a lovely piece.

August 10, 2004 at 4:00 am #167882

alexander-rider
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I love the Glinka nocturne, and I have recently started learning the
piece; it sounds so lovely on an old harp like mine. But the cross
rythms are really killing me! i don’t know why I’m finding it so
incredibly difficult! Tips anyone?
cheers biscottis!
Alex

August 11, 2004 at 4:00 am #167884

carl-swanson
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Hey Alexander- 2 against 3 is easier than 3 against 4!

August 11, 2004 at 4:00 am #167885

unknown-user
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Three against two sounds like “Run, Tommy run.”

August 11, 2004 at 4:00 am #167886

unknown-user
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Yes, I had the same trouble the louis sphor fantasie! there literally page after page of 2 against 3.

Ill never forget a sonata by chopin i played on the piano a few years back, there were full pages of 7 against 6! what a nightmare!

-steven

August 11, 2004 at 4:00 am #167887

anita-burroughs-price
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I like the “Run, Tommy run” idea. My colleague used “Not diff-i-cult.”
I am a realist: I use “I hate this piece.” (Maybe switch to “I love this piece” after the counting gets easier. It’s gotten me through many years of teaching and performing.

Good luck, my friend. You can do it!

Anita Burroughs-Price

August 12, 2004 at 4:00 am #167888

alexander-rider
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Bonsoir! Thanks so much peeps, all the tips were tres helpful! I’m making progress already, it’s a piece I really enjoy playing! here’s hoping I don’t encounter any of these fabled 3 against 4 (or…what was it?…6 against 7 ?!!) before I get over 3/2!

August 13, 2004 at 4:00 am #167889

unknown-user
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I like the “run tommy run thing.”

August 13, 2004 at 4:00 am #167890

unknown-user
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Hi Alexander! When I first was learning 2 againist 3 I hated it- but now I don’t even
blink when I see it! I had alot of help from my dad who was a music theory major and
learned it with my brother who had to learn it for a Bach Concerto on the piano. Try
playing it as scales such as c-d-e in the left hand as

August 20, 2004 at 4:00 am #167891

carl-swanson
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I’m amazed that so many people have trouble with 2 against 3!

October 3, 2004 at 4:00 am #167892

alexander-rider
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yah! After playing two miserable bars of three against four I can’t believe how easy three against two is now….

October 5, 2004 at 4:00 am #167893

Kelly R
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I absolutely love this song too!
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