On 8/26/02 12:46 PM, "Blaine Vesely" <bvesely@kent.edu> wrote: > List, > Anyone have experience with "Music for a Summer Evening" by George > Crumb? Music director says "No nuts and bolts in this one, more like > strumming and plucking at specific nodal points on the strings." I am > interested in how others have marked plucking points on strings. The > performance is in 3 1/2 weeks so I need to formulate a plan. One of the > pianists indicated he has used chalk; he also has put small pieces of tape > around the string. The instructions in the score indicate using > crayon. What are the chances that the bass strings will develop "delayed > onset metallitis"? > > Blaine Vesely > Kent State University > Blaine, Use the waverley dots. Come in different sizes and colors. They leave no residue and don't cause buzzing on the strings. Easy to pull off agraffes and dampers. We marked and dedicated one piano with white pin stripes on the dampers of the sharp keys. Using different colors for two sharp group and the three sharp group. It's hard to distinquish if there isn't this easy marking. The dots are great for marking nodes. They also work in bass strings. DEFINITELY no chalk, white out, crayon, masking tape, dry markers, because no matter how lightly you put these on the strings, performers always need more and heavier marking . Anecdote: In my early days I painted the dampers white and left the sharps black. Took hours to make it easy to see. Performer came in and immediately wrote C D E etc. on the white dampers. Oh, well. Do you have the William Bunger book. There was a class in Arlington about interior performance. Right now I don't remember the instructor, but she had a great hand-out. If you need more info I'll do some searching. Keep in tune. Joel -- Joel & Connie Jones 9 Springwood Circle Madison, WI 53717 608 - 833 - 1488 FAX 608 - 833 - 6724
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