Members amarr1 Posted November 21, 2010 Members Share Posted November 21, 2010 http://www.npr.org/2010/11/11/131245315/hauschka-gets-the-most-out-of-88-keys Listening to a piece by Hauschka can be deceiving: What sounds like an ensemble of musicians and instruments is just one man, performing at one piano. His real name is Volker Bertelmann, and he hails from Dusseldorf, Germany, where he works with his "prepared piano." He wrests disruptive sounds from the instrument's 88 keys by outfitting the strings or mallets with objects such as ping-pong balls, aluminum foil and leather. His new album is titled Foreign Landscapes, and he recently visited NPR's studios to demonstrate his craft... Resting on the strings of NPR's grand piano are bottle caps, a plastic necklace, a bell and marbles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DylanWilde Posted November 21, 2010 Members Share Posted November 21, 2010 That was very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members amarr1 Posted November 21, 2010 Author Members Share Posted November 21, 2010 That was very cool.Did you see all four videos? The second one was quite inspiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amarr1 Posted November 21, 2010 Author Members Share Posted November 21, 2010 Bump, this is supah cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheHarakiriEnd Posted November 21, 2010 Members Share Posted November 21, 2010 Yeah, John Cage's prepared piano pieces are really cool also. Keith Rowe's prepared guitar is too along with Davey Williams and Fred Frith. Some real other worldy stuff. I use alligator clips, springs, pipe cleaners, paper clips, megamouth, comb, file, screwdrivers, electric toothbrush/shaver, small electric fan, wisp and a few other things that I haven't seen used before. One of Zorn's etudes that Eugene Chadbourne played calls for: 20+ Balloons Violin bow Alligator clips Metal slide Resonant spring for scraping Styrofoam Pipe cleaners for scrapes Pencils for extra bridges Up to 3 different guitars may be required 30 grains of rice inside a balloon At least 2 mbira tongs Finger cymbal Ratchet Extra strings to be broken or changed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amarr1 Posted November 21, 2010 Author Members Share Posted November 21, 2010 That's really neat, I shall check that out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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