Sawn in Half: Mendelssohn and the Divided Pedal
Sawn in Half: Mendelssohn and the Divided Pedal
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.
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Mendelssohn, Broadwood
Institute of Musical Research
Owen Norris, David
425d9c96-30ae-4c37-a1d3-34e76b8723fc
12 February 2008
Owen Norris, David
425d9c96-30ae-4c37-a1d3-34e76b8723fc
Owen Norris, David
(2008)
Sawn in Half: Mendelssohn and the Divided Pedal.
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.
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e-pub ahead of print date: 2008
Published date: 12 February 2008
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An exploration of the ways in which Mendelssohn exploited the divided sustaining pedal found on Broadwood pianos. Deposited on the PRIMO website as an audio file with visual attachments.
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Mendelssohn, Broadwood
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Local EPrints ID: 184803
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/184803
PURE UUID: f7cccb6a-ac49-4979-9127-7c18dd708b8d
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Last modified: 28 Mar 2025 02:37
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