una corda/tre corda

[David Love]

The other question would be, from where and when does the term "una corda"
originate.  

David Love
davidlovepianos@earthlink.net


> [Original Message]
> From: Will Wickham <wwickham@stny.rr.com>
> To: <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>; Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Date: 3/16/2004 7:43:07 AM
> Subject: Re: una corda/tre corda
>
> David et al,
>
> According to the Harvard Dictionary:  "...direction to use the left 
> pedal(soft pedal; F. pedale douce; G. Verschiebung), which, by moving 
> the entire action, keyboard, and hammers to strike a single string (in 
> modern instruments usually two strings) instead of all three. The 
> indication is canceled by tre corde or tutte le corde. Beethoven, the 
> first composer to use the indication una corda, calls for not only a 
> gradual increase in volume (una corda, due, e poi tre corde; G major 
> Concerto op 58, slow mvt), but a gradual execution of the shift...."
>
> thought that might clear things up a bit...
> will wickham
> your musical theorist/historian for the day.
>
>
> On Mar 15, 2004, at 11:43 PM, David Love wrote:
>
> > Since the una corda shifts and hits two strings, why is it called the 
> > una
> > corda rather than the due corda.  I assumed that this might have been
> > because in the early days there were only two string unisons, so that 
> > when
> > the una corda was depressed it did, in fact, strike only one string.  
> > If
> > that were true, then why, when the una corda is released, is the
> > instruction given as "tre corda".
> >
> > Clear this one up for me please.
> >
> >
> > David Love
> > davidlovepianos@earthlink.net
> >
> >
> >
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