March 13th, 2010
In Chopin's prelude No.4, it says "stretto", and there are numbers above the word, for the fingers. What are the notes? What do I do there?Italian 'stretto' is the equivalent to 'tightened' in english. In the context of this piece, it indicates a temporary accelerando (increased tempo).
Edit: sorry, I was being a bit too specific. del_icious_manager is totally right :)Torchy's answer is correct in the context of the Chopin piece you mention. This is an exceptional example of 'stretto'. However, a 'stretto' is most commonly found in fugues. Normally, when the voices enter one by one in a fugue a subsequent voice will only enter once the previous one has finished stating its theme (or 'subject'). If a voice enters BEFORE the previous one has completely finshed (and, therefore, overlaps with it slightly), that is known as 'stretto'.RE: Chopin
Treat it just the same as accel.#If you have any other info about this subject , Please add it free.# |
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