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Schubert Impromptu op. 90

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  1. juufa72

    juufa72 New Member Piano Society Artist

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    Greetings all,

    I am meandering through Schubert's Impromptu #1 from op.90 and came across something I have not seen before.


    http://imslp.info/files/imglnks/usimg/b ... _Op_90.pdf


    On the 3rd page, the 3rd bar, measure #4. It looks like a slash through the top of a note stem.

    What is it? How do I play it?

    Thanks!
    -Me
     
    juufa72, Sep 1, 2010
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    Howdy,

    That's just a way of writing a shorthand triplet in this case .... I think editors or maybe composers use it just to look neater.
    Anyway, hope that answers question.
     
    nathanscoleman, Sep 2, 2010
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    From the preceding bars it should be clear that this is just a convenient notation for repeating chords. Schubert does this a lot. Also, listening to the piece would surely have answered the question...
     
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    Thanks techie :D
     
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