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Old 01-02-2007, 03:29 PM
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Bottesini 2 Fingering

Hey guys, I was just wondering about fingering suggestions in the first movement, measure 63. I know it's kind of an odd place, but I'm having a hard time deciding what to do in compensation for a musical idea. I'm taking slight rit. in order to get to measure 64 on the 16th note run and I just would like to know what you guys would do. I'd really appreciate it!

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Old 01-03-2007, 01:24 AM
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well here it goes... note by note starting on the 1st note of the measure 2nd eigth note... different fingerings for different hands. hope it helps. I usually like to go to the g str instead of going all the way up the d str for color reasons, volume, and because I like clarity. anyway here is it (d str) 11414+13 (g str) +12 (or +23 but +12 is better) then next measure + on 1st note and cross to d str for 2nd note. 2nd version goes up d str which i use just for practice, but not for playing in concert: (d str) 11414+13+12 then (g str) 3. Also instead of 11414+ in the begining, you can also use an extension fingering of 14124+... I have others, but this enough from me. always experiment and have 3 or 4 sets of fingerings for every passage and try to get them as logical and conservative as possible. hope this helps. oh and if you take time on the 16th note run (hopefully not too much rubato) then make sure you do not rush the 1st beat triplet figure measure 64 so the polyrhythm 2 against 3 works between the bass and piano otherwise it sounds sloppy.
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Old 01-03-2007, 02:10 AM
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The way I do it is the E and F# on the D, the rest in straight down the G string to get to measure 64. From there it's all thumbs until the last 3 notes of the measure (C,b,&A) were I play them 2,1,+ on the D string.
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Old 01-03-2007, 08:21 AM
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Measure 63

I go straight up the D-string:
EF#G#ABCDEF#G#A
14 24 2 4 T 1 2 3 T

This fingering brings your body over the bass for the higher notes and bring the bow closer to the bridge so the harmonics sound well.
Then play measure 64 in one position with the thumb on the D/A harmonics

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