Does anyone know? The piece is for piano.
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Did your teacher write that word down?– DekkadeciApr 21, 2018 at 16:08
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No... I got the sheet music from here: docdroid.net/vJczmFr/…– ZektorApr 21, 2018 at 16:09
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Saltando or saltato are the closest I know, but are usually connected with bowed instruments, where the bow is sprung onto the strings, aka sautille.– TimApr 21, 2018 at 16:21
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1It's Italian for jump though what you do in response is not obvious.– badjohnApr 22, 2018 at 7:00
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Salto is a jump so quite probably a little jump. An editor could have made that clear with markings, tenutos, slurs and such but a Saltarello is an Italian Dance (THANKS DANCING WITH THE STARS) so I would presume it is to dictate the feel of the dance. However, this piece is definitely not an Italian dance as much as it is some sort of funeral march type thing. I wouldn't have used that word. I probably would have just said "take a breath." Isn't it amazing how we use words and dance terms to tell how the music is to feel rather than using 16th, 32nd or 64th notes to actually dictate how it is to be played? Is music of today dumbed down or more artistic? We teach feeling rather than math.
What is more ambiguous are those fingering markings in the left hand. Even in the right hand at the "saltino," I would presume there would be a jump there, too. That gives the pianist time to readjust the arm to play practically any finger.
I dislike most editorial fingering. When the arm is free, it can place any finger where it needs to be and fingering such as this can be crippling.
Time to salto into my car and go to church.
