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Shostakovich exerpt tempo

Author: Brian Peterson
Date: 2005-08-17 02:16

Am working on the opening 17 measures of the Shostakovich 7th symphony III movement for an upcoming audition.

Its marked presto. A question...how presto is presto? Dotted quarter = 120 or faster?

Thanks.

Brian Peterson

Post Edited (2005-08-17 02:36)

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Re: Shostakovich exerpt tempo

Author: vin
Date: 2005-08-17 16:35

You should be able to play it from dotted quarter equals 88 to 132 (or as fast as you can play cleanly). In an audition I have usually played it about 120. In one audition, they asked me to do it a second time faster, and I got the gig because I could do it. I'd still rather play Shostakovich than Peter and the Wolf any day. Yikes!

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Re: Shostakovich exerpt tempo

Author: Brian Peterson
Date: 2005-08-17 18:59

Thanks Vin.

I was afraid of that...Afraid I can't escape Peter & the Wolf either but at least I know what the tempo SHOULD be.

Regards,

Brian

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Re: Shostakovich exerpt tempo

Author: vin
Date: 2005-08-18 16:45

Just decide it's going to be one of your best excerpts and practice it until you can't do anything but nail it.

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