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I think the hairpin indicates what the player should feel, and it indicates (to me) the vocal expression if it were to be sung. It reveals inner meaning and would affect (influence) the performance. What does Schumann mean to indicate by the double hairpin on the long chord before the double bar? In...

In the attached excerpt from Chopin's Nocturne Op.27 No.1, have a look at the penultimate measure. There is an Fz under the RH E# (which seems to apply to that E#) at the exact end of the decrescendo. How would you reconcile this? I have a theory but I believe it's wrong.

There's an interesting parallel at the end of Chopin's C# minor nocturne (Op.27). I'll post it later hopefully.

Good comment. Makes one wonder why that kind of composer would indicate the tempo in the score. Is it about publishing norms? So the publisher would say something like "You gotta put in a metronome marking - even if you don't want to." (I go back and forth on this issue. Sometimes it must ...

Thank you for your comments. It made me further realize what an illusion crescendo is on an instrument like the piano. It's kinda like certain watch mechanisms, where there are so many ticks per second that there is an illusion of a sweeping motion. In your Beethoven example, the "crescendo&quo...

Thanks. I just need a bit of help with my email notification. I wasn't notified by email about your reply. (I saw your reply only by visiting this page.) Can you look at the attached and tell me which one(s) should be checked just for a simple email notification? Thanks. they imply a dynamic only fo...

The attached section is from a piano piece by Prokofiev,
Tales of the old grandmother, Op.31, No.3. There are hairpins
in meas. 2 and 3. What does the crescendo in meas.2 and 3 mean?
Thanks.

Generally, I agree. As a pianist, I translate "con ped." to "with pedal." Still, that is open to interpretation, as you suggest. The question is how much pedal, and when. Then there are the variances of acoustics in rooms, halls, studios, number of people, etc. Then the pedaling ...

I am still debating it with myself. A side note: how often do we fully observe the composers' indications? Look at Beethoven's metronome marking for the Hammerklavier, opening mvt. How many can do it, or if they could, would they. Thanks for your comments. Hopefully, the pianist will not interpret P...