On Apr 25, 2005, at 4:56 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote:
On 25 Apr 2005, at 4:30 PM, Christopher Smith wrote:
He said that muted pizz is rarely used on purpose, (except when there is a pizz note or two in the middle of a muted section where it is too clumsy to get the mute off) because it reduces the pizz sound to a woody clunk. Apparently the high harmonics are essential to a good pizz sound, and the mute deadens them too much.
Ach. That's what I was afraid of.
I have an unavoidable quick switch from arco to pizz., without time for the strings to also flip off their mutes. I had wanted mutes on in the preceding arco section, but I guess that won't really be practical.
I have to agree with what others said. Go ahead and pizz while muted if you have to, but not necessarily as an effect.
Especially if things are soft, so the pizz won't be masked.
Christopher
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