<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" = xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = name="PlaceType"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1>           = “The total desired result has been achieved if, on completion of the = preparation, one may play the pertinent keys without sensing that he is playing a = piano or even a “prepared piano.”  An instrument having = convincingly its own special characteristic, not even suggestion those of a piano, = must be the result.”<o:p></o:p> John = Cage<o:p></o:p> Preface to AMORES<o:p></o:p></p= > As quoted in The Well-Prepared Piano, Richard Bunger<o:p></o:p> 1973, The <st1:place = w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Colorado</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType = w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> Music Press<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> We had a graduate student here who became very adept at the placement of = preparations, as well as being a wonderful pianist/performer.  It was = ‘ear-opening’ to hear an entire percussion ensemble issue from his piano, and quite = musical.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> So listening and learning, trial and error are necessary to getting a good preparation.  I’m not familiar with “The Earth Shall = Bear Again”, but if the preparations are at all extensive, we found it = best to just set aside an older, ill-favored Baldwin M that the student could = leave the preparations in from first rehearsal until after the performance.  = Kind of like not having to regulate a piano every time you want to play it. = <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> My limited experience.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Lawrence</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Lawrence</st1:City></st1:place> Becker, = RPT<o:p></o:p> Piano Technician<o:p></o:p> College-Conservatory of Music<o:p></o:p> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType = w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName = w:st="on">Cincinnati</st1:PlaceName></st1:place><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of ed440@mindspring.com Sent: Thursday, October = 20, 2005 3:10 PM To: College and = University Technicians Subject: Re: [CAUT] John = Cage, "The Earth Shall Bear Again"<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> Jeff-<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Who is so concerned about such = accuracy?<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> If the performer is concerned, let him/her find a recording of = the piece performed by a recognized authority, then adjust your piano to = make similar sounds.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Ed Sutton <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </div> </ZZZBODY></ZZZHTML> </body> </html>