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 ________________________________________________________________________ Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.com
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC