Crumbling pianos?

Blaine Vesely bvesely@kent.edu
Mon Aug 26 11:50 MDT 2002


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



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