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In memory of my dear friend and teacher, Goran Krkic.
"The intended execution of the ending of Etude 2 has led to some controversy. The 1928 manuscript does appear to support the explanation found in the "Carlevaro" manuscript. In this latter source the following Portuguese annotation appears: "Pizz. tos simultaneos da máo direita e máo esquerda na mesma" ("pluck simultaneously with the right and left hands on the same [string]").
Although the 1928 manuscript contains no such description, the words "Harm. duples" that appear in the published score are not present either. However, the circled asterisk does appear in the 1928 manuscript and, although devoid of any annotation, is positioned on the pitch e; perhaps indicating the string upon which the term "pizz. mg" applies. Furthermore, the diamond noteheads are provided parenthetical accidentals which align them with the sounds produced on the first string behind the fretting finger. It would appear that Villa-Lobos' earlier intention, then, was to fret and pluck the upper notes as written and simultaneously pluck behind each fretted note with another left-hand finger pizz m.g. (in French: "pluck with the left hand")-a potentially witty conclusion to a virtuosic study!"
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