[CAUT] Crumb piece question

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John,

If you mean what kind of preparations, it appears that the aswer would 
be none, per se.  Goggling <George Crumb + Four Nocturnes> brought  up 
notes by the composer, excerpted below.  They seem to indicate that 
alternate playing techniques are employed inside the piano.


In composing the Four Nocturnes I had attempted a modification of the 
traditional treatment of the violin-piano combination by exploiting 
various timbral resources of the instruments. Thus a certain 
integration in sound is achieved by requiring both instruments to 
produce harmonics, pizzicato effects, rapping sounds (on the wood of 
the violin; on the metal beams of the piano). The gentle rustling 
sounds which conclude the work are produced by the application of a 
percussionist's wire brush to the strings of the piano.


Hope that helps,

Alan Eder

-----Original Message-----
From: John Minor <jminor at uiuc.edu>
To: caut <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 09:47:07 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: [CAUT] Crumb piece question






Anyone know what type of prep is needed for performing George Crumb's 
FOUR
NOCTURNES?

John Minor
University of Illinois




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