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"Viktor's Tale" from "The Terminal" - fingering

Author: Brenda ★2017
Date: 2006-07-29 02:20

At bar 50 in this piece - what's a better fingering sequence?

I'm taking the left C natural, a right D#, sliding to the right C#, and a left G#. I don't have a choice with the G#. Is there any way of avoiding the slide?

The only other option I can think of is: since the G# follows a slur, there's a chance of taking doing a L - R - L and then another L on the G# by switching keys quickly while I tongue the note. But the chances of pulling that off without breaking the tempo?

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Re: "Viktor's Tale" from "The Terminal" - fingering

Author: GBK
Date: 2006-07-29 02:30

I don't know the specific passage or if it would be applicable here, but you should realize that there is an alternate way to play G#5:

TR x x o / x x o (Ab/Eb)

...GBK

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Re: "Viktor's Tale" from "The Terminal" - fingering

Author: John J. Moses
Date: 2006-07-29 04:19

"a right D#, sliding to the right C#"...that's the way to go, it's easy.

The passage is: E-G-C-D#-C#-G#-A-C natural, so at 98mm to the quarter note, it's a snap to use your suggested fingering. Go for it...!

JJM
Légère Artist
Clark W. Fobes Artist

Post Edited (2006-07-29 04:21)

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Re: "Viktor's Tale" from "The Terminal" - fingering

Author: Musinix
Date: 2006-07-29 17:41

I'm also working on this piece. Does anyone know of any free midi accompaniant files?

Thomas Fiebig

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Re: "Viktor's Tale" from "The Terminal" - fingering

Author: bob49t
Date: 2006-07-29 21:49

.....and then when you perfect that, 2 bars later there's the same slide albeit from a quaver Eb to a Db and tongued to separate. Just got this nice piece. Hope piano accompaniment does it justice.......sounded great on the film by Ms Bernstein.

RT

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Re: "Viktor's Tale" from "The Terminal" - fingering

Author: Brenda ★2017
Date: 2006-07-30 03:02

Thanks guys! I was hoping to avoid the slide because, well, it's a slide. But also the last joint in my little finger locks up when I've been playing, so it's not reliable. Sigh...I'll try GBK's suggestion as well and see which of the two options works the best in this context.

In spite of all the accidentals, the variations in rhythms and the triplet/eighth note combinations this piece would be great fun to play once all that's been learned up to speed.

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