[silence] Rép : prepared piano

[David Badagnani]

Dear Nicolas,

You will also want to find the book "The Well-Prepared Piano" by Richard Bunger (originally published in 1973).

http://www.richardbevans.com/wellpreparedpiano.html#WWPanchor

http://www.amazon.com/Well-Prepared-Piano-Richard-Bunger/dp/0940612011

As you can see, it's out of print, and the second edition (published in 1981 or 1982) is currently selling for US$495.00, so if you're serious about learning how to prepare a piano you'll probably want to find a library copy, or find a piano professor or other professional pianist known for new music in your area who may own a personal copy.  Just keep asking around and you'll eventually find the right people.

You can listen to a very interesting interview with Richard Bunger here, in which he demonstrates in some detail how to prepare a piano:

http://www.archive.org/details/AM_1973_05_17

Seriously, though, the upright piano ("piano droit") is just not going to work for the Cage pieces.  The design of the instrument, and gravity, are not on your side.  ;-)

--
David Badagnani
Kent, Ohio
USA



      
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