prepared instruments
This fifth programme sets the scene for a wide range of very different approaches to the exploration of timbre and looks at ways of modifying or preparing the traditional piano.
Auxiliaries
This music selection investigates further ways of piano preparations: will the torture never end?
Transcript
Transcript of PROBES #6, curated by Chris Cutler.
There's no end of things that have been laid on, tied to, screwed into or otherwise attached to alter the sound of conventional instruments. This sixth programme draws a map and explores some of the outer reaches of string and wind preparations.
Auxiliaries
This music selection investigates further preparations of stringed and brass instruments, in the quest for novel sounds.