Hyphen in string fingering

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    Anna
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    I have some string music with fingerings like "-1".  Looking back at previous forum posts, I found one where these were identified as low fingerings, and one where they were identified as shifts.  How do I know which is which?  I have instances where there is a single fingering, like "-1", and I have others with e.g. "1" above the note and "(-4)" below the note.

    And what does an x in a fingering, e.g. "x4" mean?  Higher/lower?

    #40671
    Kathleen
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    In cases like these, I alway consult a string player, since I am not one! If you'd like to send me a pdf of the examples, I can run them by my colleagues and get some answers for you!

    Kathleen

    #40682
    Kathleen
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    According to my cellist colleagues, these are shifts (they all say it's unusual notation, but I've seen it a lot in early cello and violin music).

    The fingerings in parentheses below the music are advanced alternate fingering. You'll have to do in-accords for these. Include a TN about that, and then you can also omit the parentheses, including that info in the TN.

    The x with the 4 is an extension. The finger stretches a whole step instead of a half step. I've always put the X as a word-sign expression before the note and then include the usual 4th finger after the note. Also include this info in a TN.

    hope that helps!

    Kathleen

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