In many of Louis Moreau Gottshalk's scores, such as "Minuit á Séville", measures 16 - 18 (see below), the fingering is written "x" and not a digit. What does it mean?
I interpret "any", but I'm not sure.
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This is English Fingering.
Seldom used now, you find it in older editions of piano music. The thumb is indicated by either a plus sign (+) or a cross (x) then the other fingers are numbered 1 (index finger) to 4 (pinky).
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1Here's the score: imslp.org/wiki/Special:ImagefromIndex/125518. YOu are correct, this is the "English fingering" notation.– user19146Oct 14, 2017 at 17:08