The Pianist's Guide to Pedaling

by Banowetz, Joseph

• ISBN13: 9780253207326
• ISBN10: 0253207320
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1992-07-01
• Publisher: Indiana Univ Pr

Summary

Pedaling--for color, for sonority, for sustaining certain tones--is an art, but one that must be based on historical considerations and on an understanding of the composer's intent. In The Pianist's Guide to Pedaling, Joseph Banowetz and four distinguished contributors present a comprehensive view of the subject. Here are practical suggestions and musicological insights pertaining to the performance of keyboard music from the eighteenth to the twentieth century.

Author Biography

Joseph Banowetz is Professor of Piano at the University of North Texas and an international concert artist.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
The History of the Piano's Pedals	p. 1
Pedaling Techniques
The Right Pedal	p. 9
The Middle Pedal	p. 90
The Left Pedal	p. 110
Pedaling Works of Selected Composers and Styles
Using the Pedals When Playing Bach	p. 125
Using the Pedals When Playing Haydn and Mozart	p. 136
Beethoven's Uses of the Pedals	p. 142
Executing Beethoven's Long Pedals on the Modern Piano	p. 167
Pedaling the Piano Works of Chopin	p. 179
Using the Pedals When Playing Schumann	p. 199
Using the Pedals When Playing Liszt	p. 206
The Catalan School of Pedaling	p. 220
Gieseking's Pedaling in Debussy and Ravel	p. 230
Notes	p. 288
Bibliography of Sources in English	p. 295
Index	p. 303
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