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A dictionary of music and musicians, 1926
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1FINGERING
3The positions, as shown in the following table, contain of course in each case either a normal position of the hand or an extended position, as referred to above.
5Normal. Extended. Normal. Extended.
6Half Position. First Position.
8THE SEVEN POSITIONS WITH THE HALF-POSITIONS.
10Position 1/2 I II III III1/2 IV V V1/2 VI VI1/2 VII
12This generally-recognised table of the positions is based on the principle that each step of the C major scale on the first string, beginning with A, is a full position, and each accidental a half position. Davidov and Schroeder place the positions in accordance with the major scale of each string, the principle being uniformity of all positions on all four strings, the positions of the C major scale on the lowest string forming the basis.
14The fingering of the scale of C is as follows:
16C string. G string. D string. A string.
18Paris School, 1804—
192 4 0 1 3 1 3 1 3 4 0 1 1 3 4
20Duport—
212 4 0 1 3 1 3 1 3 4 0 1 3 1 2 4 2 1 0 4 3 1 0 4 3 1 0 4 2
22Romberg—
232 4 0 1 2 4 1 1
24Dotzauer—
252 4 0 1 2 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 2 1 4 2 1 3 1 0 4 3 1 0 4 2
26Grützmacher—
272 4 0 1 2 4 1 2 4 1 3 (1) 4 2 1 0 4 3 1 0 4 3 1 0 4 2
28Davidov—
292 4 0 1 1 3 4 1 2 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 2 1 4 2 1 {3 1 0} 4 3 1 {0 4 2}
30Schroeder—
312 4 0 1 2 4 1 2 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 2 1 4 2 1 {3 1 0} 4 3 1 {0 4 2}
32Lee—
332 4 0 1 3 1 3 1 3 4 0 1 3 1 2 4 2 1 0 4 3 1 0 4 3 1 0 4 2
34Rabaud—
352 4 0 1 2 4 1 1 3 4 0 1
36Abbiate—
372 4 0 1 2 4 1 2 4 1 3 4
38Massau—
392 4 0 1 2 4 {1 2 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 2 1 4 2 1} 3 1 0 4 3 1 0 4 2
41A comparison of the above shows that for the more complicated scales in modern times the system of three fingers used in succession prevails. The sliding from the half into the first position by the first finger may still occur in certain scale-passages. Also the leaving-out of the fourth finger at times, and using instead of it the stronger first and third fingers more often.
43The chromatic scale was played formerly by
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