| Edition |
2nd American ed. |
| Description |
94 pages : illustration ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography |
"A student's guide to music for prepared piano": pages 51-57. |
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"Recordings by Richard Bunger": page 93. |
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"Published books & articles by Richard Bunger": page 94. |
| 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. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Subject |
Piano.
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Piano. |
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Prepared piano music -- Bibliography.
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Prepared piano music. |
| Genre/Form |
Bibliographies.
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Bibliographies.
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| Added Author |
Cage, John, writer of introduction.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Bunger, Richard. Well-prepared piano. 2nd American ed. San Pedro, Calif. : Litoral Arts Press, 1981 (OCoLC)652279989 |
| ISBN |
0940612011 library binding |
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9780940612013 library binding |
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0940612003 paperback comb binding |
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9780940612006 paperback comb binding |
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