Citation: Norris, David Owen Sawn in Half: Mendelssohn and the Divided Pedal.
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Abstract
The researcher traces the history of the divided damper-rail from London-built square pianos of the 1760s. He demonstrates a number of passages in Mendelssohn's piano writing which require the divided pedal, also mentioning other aspects of performance that are affected by early piano design, including fingering and rhythmic distortion. This item includes downloadable transcript and image files.
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| Additional Information: | Summary: An exploration of the ways in which Mendelssohn exploited the divided sustaining pedal found on Broadwood pianos. Event Title: Presentations by AHRC Fellows in Creative and Performing Arts; Event Venue: Turner Sims Concert Hall, Sothampton; Event Date: 2008-02-12; |
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| Creators: | Norris, David Owen and |
| Subjects: | Music |
| Keywords: | Material type: Workshops and Demonstrations, Musical Tradition: Western Classical, |
| Divisions: | Institute of Musical Research |
| Collections: | Practice as Research in Music Online (PRIMO) |
| References: | Composers: Mendelssohn, Felix; Performers: Norris, David Owen (Piano (Broadwood, 1817)); Contains third-party copyright material: no; Acknowledgements of support: University of Southampton; |