[CAUT] sostonuto markings

[Dennis Johnson]

Wim-

I've never seen a specific marking for it and always understood it to be
logical interpretation of what needs to be done.  When the music calls for
sustain of a note while other things are happening and there's no way you
have either enough fingers or reach, that calls for sostenuto.

d.


On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 2:39 PM, <tnrwim at aol.com> wrote:

>  This is for the pianists on this list.
>
> In the last week I had to explain to two different customers what the
> sostonuto pedal was for. Both are somewhat accomplished piano players, but
> neither had ever heard of the pedal, much less knew how to use it. After the
> explanation, they both asked the same question, to which I had no answer.
> How is it marked in the music?
>
> I know about the *ped. *and* *  *markings, for regular pedal markings, but
> is there something else that would indicate when the sostonuto pedal is to
> be used?
>
> Wim
>
>
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