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Double Bass Simandl 17
- Thread starter Andy Mopley
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Well, your red marker has obscured the fingering hint above the note. Is it "0"?
But the "D" under the note would indicate that the editor wishes it to be played on the D string, most likely as a harmonic, giving you practice in fingering that interval. I suspect that many aspects of pedagogic etudes are not for the sake of music but for the sake of making you learn things.
But the "D" under the note would indicate that the editor wishes it to be played on the D string, most likely as a harmonic, giving you practice in fingering that interval. I suspect that many aspects of pedagogic etudes are not for the sake of music but for the sake of making you learn things.
In my Zimmerman edition it is marked with a 3 and a 0 over the D in measure 7 of the Cantabile section. The following D on beat one in measure 8 is marked 4 in my version implying that it should be played on the G string. I agree with Wasnex that this fingering is discretionary.
In both video performances the D in measure 7 is played as a harmonic on the D string and the following D on the G string. The first performer plays the following D with a 1 and then (I think) plays the B with a 4 on the D string. Can’t tell as clearly what finger the female performer used on the 2nd D after the harmonic.
Both are great performances but as AG said you want to think about these etudes as learning tools to experiment a little with what works and what doesn’t for you. I’d also try playing the D in question with a 4 on the G string and stay there for the next D as an alternative.
You should make the decision based on what’s most comfortable for you and what yields the best musical result. Editions differ from one to another because they’re usually suggestions not absolutes.
Good luck with it, it’s a nice piece and should be fun to play! Both videos you posted were top notch even though they differed here and there in their approach.
In both video performances the D in measure 7 is played as a harmonic on the D string and the following D on the G string. The first performer plays the following D with a 1 and then (I think) plays the B with a 4 on the D string. Can’t tell as clearly what finger the female performer used on the 2nd D after the harmonic.
Both are great performances but as AG said you want to think about these etudes as learning tools to experiment a little with what works and what doesn’t for you. I’d also try playing the D in question with a 4 on the G string and stay there for the next D as an alternative.
You should make the decision based on what’s most comfortable for you and what yields the best musical result. Editions differ from one to another because they’re usually suggestions not absolutes.
Good luck with it, it’s a nice piece and should be fun to play! Both videos you posted were top notch even though they differed here and there in their approach.
