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Post by keyboardclass on Jun 27, 2010 0:54:30 GMT -5
Very little is written about technique either now or in the remote past. I find it's similar to LH violin technique - lots of interosseous use. It makes sense - no doubt the first players were violinists.
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Post by thekazooist on Jun 29, 2010 12:47:07 GMT -5
OK, I'll bite. What is this interosseous use you speak of here and elsewhere?
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Post by keyboardclass on Jun 29, 2010 15:03:58 GMT -5
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Post by thekazooist on Jun 30, 2010 9:46:08 GMT -5
So you mean the muscles that spread the finges apart and bring them together? Do clavichordists play with vibrato? Is that what you are talking about?
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Post by keyboardclass on Jun 30, 2010 12:32:22 GMT -5
Yes the more you use the interosseous instead of (even miniscule) hand movements the more still your hand is - a baroque ideal. You can do a hell of a lot on the violin in first position (hand still). And yes, clavichordists do use vibrato.
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Post by currawong on Jun 30, 2010 18:44:24 GMT -5
I do find clavichord playing feels like somewhere between string and keyboard playing. There's such a (nearly) direct connection with the string. Vibrato produced somewhat differently however - and I "got it" more quickly on the clav than on the violin, that's for sure!
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