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Topic: prepared piano
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krigger
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prepared piano
on: April 06, 2003, 03:56:39 AM
I am listening to alot of cage recently, some of which were works for prepared piano. I know that objects such as erasers, wooden screws and such make for interesting sounds, but do any of you out there have any other suggestions for recreating the prepared piano as cage would have wanted it? thank you.
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c18cont
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Re: prepared piano
Reply #1 on: August 02, 2005, 02:23:07 PM
Friends,
This may go NOWHERE, but as I encountered this thread, and have been mentioning strange happenings with pianos of late...(like termites....), I felt it may do to mention the use of the prepared piano, or better, the Piano as a NEW INSTRUMENT...Some may be aware of other modern users including in popular music....
I did yesterday mention Ruined pianos, and suggest you listen to a few things for example, at Amazon...The person performing on accordion and ruined piano is one of the founding members of WARPS (World Association for Ruined Piano Studies...), Ross Bolleter, and his piano use on many different, often totally ruined pianos is GREAT!...In addition his use of the accordion in new ways is also world recognized...Note that this is "ruined" pianos, not prepared pianos...His "Crow Country" is a widely acclaimed album....
Another founder was Stephen Scott, Composition Professor at Colorado College...A forward looking and thoroughly modern University. His Development of an ensemble for performance on "Bowed Piano", a development dating from the early 1990's, is a great new sound, internationally acclaimed....(I have visited the campus for a major seminar, and have a niece attending there...It is much more than a good school...)
To see the method for this ensemple, and to hear a sample..(You will scroll down and click on "Sun Catcher..."), go to:
https://www.coloradocollege.edu/dept/MU/bowedpiano.html
Regards, John
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c18cont
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Re: prepared piano
Reply #2 on: August 02, 2005, 02:41:55 PM
A forgotten intent...,
I was going to mention and remind of the Prepared Piano work done by Tori Amos, often mentioned in forums..
Also may I suggest perhaps comments on John Cage as well, which was the ORIGINAL intent of the author of this thread, as CAGE comes up in passing conversation on this forum with some regularity....and I don't wish to be viewed as a hijacker....
Regards, John Cont
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Brian Lawson, RPT
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Re: prepared piano
Reply #3 on: August 06, 2005, 07:32:27 PM
Various pics of prepared pianos
https://images.google.com/images?q=prepared%20piano&num=30&hl=en&hs=4bT&lr=lang_en&newwindow=1&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&sa=N&tab=wi
Just google
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c18cont
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Re: prepared piano
Reply #4 on: August 06, 2005, 09:32:08 PM
Many thanks, Brian,
Those that have not yet looked at the performers at Colorado College as a performing ensemble (Bowed Piano...), may want to do so as well...
Again,...:https://www.coloradocollege.edu/dept/MU/bowedpiano.html
John
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c18cont
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Re: prepared piano
Reply #5 on: August 06, 2005, 09:38:24 PM
Sorry...
https://www.coloradocollege.edu/dept/MU/bowedpiano.html
John
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jeremyjchilds
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Re: prepared piano
Reply #6 on: August 12, 2005, 07:39:35 PM
My favorite prepared piano is when you take a hammer to the soundboard, strings, and action components....
There was a spinet I tuned the other day....would have liked to have "prepared" it.
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c18cont
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Re: prepared piano
Reply #7 on: August 12, 2005, 11:02:08 PM
Hi Jeremy,
I can go with that....I have suffered through my share of "spinets" in my time....Even the "great" one's as you know, fall short of doing what the people buy them to do....
In my case I am thinking mostly, (but not only...), of churches and clubs that try to economise on their purchase...and a little additional piano when they were buying would have served them so much better...But I know you have seen it as well...
Regards, John
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