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Piano: Orchestral Piano

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When using the piano to add strength or color to an orchestral layer, composers frequently emphasize the distinctive aspects of the piano's sound and technique, using extreme range and idiomatic passagework, rather than literally doubling a part. Here is a short catalog of some typical idiomatic orchestral piano gestures.


More pages:

  • Basic Construction
  • Damper Pedal
  • Pedalling, Harmonics
  • Una Corda, Sostenuto
  • Sostenuto Pedal
  • Piano Ergonomics
  • Hand Combination, Span
  • Scale Articulation, Dynamics
  • Arpeggios
  • Jumps, Glissandos
  • Passages - Bach
  • Passages - Beethoven, I
  • Passages - Beethoven, II
  • Passages - Debussy

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