More than 2 hands (but NOT 4) on any number of pianos

[thalbergmad]

Whenever I see this thread title, I always have a little giggle as it reminds me of the "Holy Hand Grenade of Antoich" sketch.

Thal

[Clavinovum]

Dear community,
I'm searching for good literature for piano three hands.
It's for paedagogical purposes. It should be for easy or medium level.

[fleubis]

I'm still trying to figure out how "More than 2" but "Not 4" equates to anything else than 3.

[Jim Faston]

I'm still trying to figure out how "More than 2" but "Not 4" equates to anything else than 3.

3, 5+, however the practical limit seems to be 1000:

5000fingers.jpg

[fredbucket]

I'm still trying to figure out how "More than 2" but "Not 4" equates to anything else than 3.

It's a catchall for anything other than 1P2H, 2P4H and 1P4H.

Regards
Fred

[Timtin]

My maths lecturer would have gone for a title such as:-
m hands at the keyboards of n pianos,
where is m is an integer s.t. m = 3 or 5 <= m < inf.,
n is an integer s.t. 1 <= n < inf., and m <= (88/5)n.
The last condition ensures that the number of available
fingers does not exceed the number of available keys,
assuming 5 fingers per hand and 88 keys per piano.
This definition doesn't address the question of what
limitations there are (if any) on the ratio of left hands
to right, or the way they are distributed across the
keyboards.

[fleubis]

I'm still trying to figure out how "More than 2" but "Not 4" equates to anything else than 3.

It's a catchall for anything other than 1P2H, 2P4H and 1P4H.

Regards
Fred

Thanks for clearing that up. Frankly, such combinations never occurred to me.

[Jim Faston]

Sibley has just uploaded Robert Keller's transcription of Brahms' First Symphony for two pianos eight hands.

http://hdl.handle.net/1802/32929

[fleubis]

Sibley has just uploaded Robert Keller's transcription of Brahms' First Symphony for two pianos eight hands.

http://hdl.handle.net/1802/32929

Wish this arrangement had been around when I was young. What fun it would have been! Thanks for posting this, Jim.

[Jean-Séb]

Sibley has just uploaded Robert Keller's transcription of Brahms' First Symphony for two pianos eight hands.

http://hdl.handle.net/1802/32929

It has now been withdrawn. Bizarre !