Note repetition on a piano

[wizzarts]

Hello everybody,

I am writing a piece for piano and I am wondering how fast one can do a tone-repetition.

The tempo is quarter = 76 and the notes to repeat are 32th.

It suposed to be a tremolo-effect over a whole passage. Right hand is single-note playing the melody as a tremolo. Left hand easy 8th accomp.

I know that I cannot do it but I am a lousy piano-player so,...

... what do you think? Does it work for a pro?

[juan]

Check out Scarbo, by Ravel. I don't know if this one is the absolute benchmark, but it will give you a good idea as to the speed limit for this particular technique.

[Joseph]

It was a very long time ago and, like most of my work at the piano, not very good but I remember the technique as alternating fingers (all of them) getting rather fast repeated notes. Looking the piece Juan recommended I can see lots of notes are quite doable without the finger swap that I'd learned of course the tempo will drive just how many :-) Joseph

[wizzarts]

Hello Juan and Joseph,

thank you very much. My piece wont reach that speed. So I can calm down and go on writing.

Will post it when finished...

3ndy

[wizzarts]

here is the reprise as a pdf... it is a very poor and simple melody to to create a "lost-dream" feeling after a huge thunderstorm...

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