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Re: Historical fingerings

Author: Tony F
Date: 2019-02-04 04:10

It depends upon whether you with to reproduce with historical accuracy the physical execution of the music as it would have been played at the time, with all the limitations imposed by the instrument design at that time, or to play the music as the composer originally wished it could have sounded. I'm sure that the composers did not intentionally write in the irregularities and hesitations that were imposed by the instruments of the day and would have implored their musicians to play more smoothly. Now, with modern instruments, we can.

This is not to say that playing with historically correct instruments is in any way wrong. There is immense satisfaction to be gained in playing the music on the instruments of the day.

In the end neither approach is wrong. It just depends upon what you are trying to achieve.

Tony F.

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