JAVS Fall 1992

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Ysaye's "round bowing" technique, as illustrated in Playing the Viola: Conversations with William Primrose by David Dalton, p. 66, should be applied.

Variation VI, marked Poco piu lento ed espressivo, modulates from the previous prevailing G minor to G major. Polyphony is the main variable here, with an occasional third voice by means of pizzicato. The correct positioning of the left hand in playing t1is variation is essential. The right hand must be evenly set over the fingerboard, with equal emphasis of the first and fourth fingers: Poco pin lento e espressivo. ~_. ~ ~I Ef=E E~~ pizzo ------- ~ piZZo ~ arcO arcp ~ I~I ~1~1 l B#e

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III. Allegro assai

This etude deals with the right hand's execution of complex chromatic runs. The right hand, as in the previous etude, should emphasize basic fluidity:

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