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The second version is more clear, since a true legato, by definition, wouldn't be interrupted by a rest. The pedal, in a situation like this, is for tone color rather that helping sustain legato. (Note the error in the second measure. It should be a quarter note tied to a sixteenth.)

The first example is ambiguous, leaving the pianist uncertain of the meaning of the rest, but it clearly implies removing one's hands from the keys (non-legato) even though the pedal holds the sound.

Note the errors in the second measure. The right hand should begin with a quarter note tied to a sixteenth, and the left hand should begin with a quarter note tied to a dotted eighth.

correctly notated second measure

The second version is more clear, since a true legato, by definition, wouldn't be interrupted by a rest. The pedal, in a situation like this, is for tone color rather that helping sustain legato. (Note the error in the second measure. It should be a quarter note tied to a sixteenth.)

The first example is ambiguous, leaving the pianist uncertain of the meaning of the rest, but it clearly implies removing one's hands from the keys (non-legato) even though the pedal holds the sound.

The second version is more clear, since a true legato, by definition, wouldn't be interrupted by a rest. The pedal, in a situation like this, is for tone color rather that helping sustain legato.

The first example is ambiguous, leaving the pianist uncertain of the meaning of the rest, but it clearly implies removing one's hands from the keys (non-legato) even though the pedal holds the sound.

Note the errors in the second measure. The right hand should begin with a quarter note tied to a sixteenth, and the left hand should begin with a quarter note tied to a dotted eighth.

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Aaron
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The second version is more clear, since a true legato, by definition, wouldn't be interrupted by a rest. The pedal, in a situation like this, is for tone color rather that helping sustain legato. (Note the error in the second measure. It should be a quarter note tied to a sixteenth.)

The first example is ambiguous, leaving the pianist uncertain of the meaning of the rest, but it clearly implies removing one's hands from the keys (non-legato) even though the pedal holds the sound.