An edition of The well-prepared piano
(1973)
The well-prepared piano
2nd American ed.
by Richard Bunger
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This definitive manual describes how to "prepare" a piano properly (for compositions by John Cage and other composers for prepared piano) without damaging the instrument. The book includes numerous photos, diagrams, drawings, "Checklist for a Basic Preparation Kit", "Where to Obtain Materials", an annotated list of compositions for prepared piano, etc. Second American Edition, revised and expanded. - Author website.
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Table of Contents
Foreword / John Cage
Preface
How not to damage your piano
Anatomy of a piano
General preparation techniques
Timbral variables
Preparation materials
Safety muting
An instrument for improvisational performance
Where to obtain materials
Notation
A student's guide to music for prepared piano
Appendix A : Checklist for a basic preparation kit
Appendix B : Prepared piano photos by Rod Butler, piano prepared for John Cage's The Perilous Night
Appendix C : Three articles written by Richard Bunger for Contemporary Keyboard Magazine.
Prepared piano : its history, development, and practice
Prepared piano : explorations in sound ; Rondo for CK (musical score)
Prepared piano : the first 40 years ; Preparing your upright ; Bach and All (musical score)
Appendix D : Bungerack III
Recordings by Richard Bunger
Published books and articles by Richard Bunger
Edition Notes
"A student's guide to music for prepared piano": p. 51-57.
"Recordings by Richard Bunger": p. 93.
"Published books & articles by Richard Bunger": p. 94.
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| January 17, 2013 | Edited by Bryan Tyson | Edited without comment. |
| January 17, 2013 | Edited by Bryan Tyson | Added new cover |
| December 5, 2010 | Edited by Open Library Bot | Added subjects from MARC records. |
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