Repicco

[Trond Bengtson]

At the moment I'm trying to play Corbettas Caprices de chacone but I have problems with the repicco. Does anybody know how you play it?

[Rob MacKillop]

Corbetta (1671) has the following [D=down, U=up]:

semiquavers:
ami D
p D p U
im U
demisemiquavers:
m D i D m U i U
semiqvavers:
i D i U
ami D p D p U im U

Good luck!

[Rob MacKillop]

PS Don't ask for a demonstration!

[Trond Bengtson]

Thank you for your reply. I have tried to play it, but it seems almost impossible. I can understand about the demonstration.
You have added some really beautiful music to your page, especially Visee. Very elegant.

[Ed Durbrow]

The way I learned it from Robert Strizich was: the long stems are done with the thumb according to the stem direction and same with the short stems, paying attention to the finger dots. So the first half-bar would go like this: down with fingers, down with thumb, up with thumb, down with middle finger, down with first finger, up with middle finger, up with first finger

[Ed Durbrow]

This is not really for public consumption because it is not really up to par, but I almost pull off the stums. :-) Not quite there, but it is what it is.

[Rob MacKillop]

I don't know why you think it is not for public consumption. I really enjoyed it. A real performance.

[Trond Bengtson]

Great! This sounds just like I want it to sound. What I find most difficult is: down with middle finger, down with first finger, up with middle finger, up with first finger.

[Ed Durbrow]

Yes, me too. I think you have to move the hand around and try different positions until you find one that clicks. I move my wrist slightly higher for that part. I also find it easier to do the strums up over the neck.

For me, this is one of those pieces that is a "lifetime piece." I keep coming back to it.