Arietta
From the Ground Up Edition (3)
The Complete Score
We are now ready to weave all the strands of this beautiful tapestry together. Having worked individually on the inflection of the melody, the flow of tension and release in the harmony, and the smoothness of the accompaniment, you should not have any difficulty playing all these parts together with expression and understanding. A few remaining observations and practice techniques may be useful as you are practising the complete score. Measures 1-4 There is an apparent contradiction in the dynamic inflection of the opening phrase. Grieg’s first crescendo (going into bar 2) coincides with an increase in harmonic tension, but...Sign in to view if you have purchased access to this content or see purchase options below.
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Ken Johansen
Ken Johansen is a pianist, teacher, and writer based in Baltimore, where he teaches at the Peabody Conservatory. His projects include the iPad sight-reading app Read Ahead, a keyboard harmony textbook Harmony at the Piano, the From the Ground Up series and an advanced sight-reading curriculum.
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