Hi Chuck,
The pizz notes are in the lower range for all of the strings -- everyone in the bottom octave of their instrument except the first violins, who go up to Bb1.
However, looking at the passage again -- since the pizz. notes are part of a quasi-tutti section involving a number of winds and (muted) brass, I think *that* passage is more important than the one immediately preceding, where unmuted strings will likely do just as well as muted ones. So I think I'd better leave the pizz. notes unmuted.
I think if I were to experiment with muted pizz., it would have to be in a more sparsely scored section.
Thanks everyone for the input.
- Darcy ----- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY
On 25 Apr 2005, at 6:14 PM, Chuck Israels wrote:
Hi Darcy,
If the pizz. passage in question is short, I'd go ahead and risk it. I don't really agree that the mutes will dampen the sound so much that the passage will be compromised, unless really high notes (short string lengths) will be involved. What is the register in the various string sections?
Chuck
On Apr 25, 2005, at 1:01 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote:
Hey all,
I have a question about muted pizzicato in an orchestral string section. I'm curious how much the mutes actually dampen the pizz. sound, and how much impact they have on the actual timbre. Do any examples from the literature leap to mind?
- Darcy ----- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY
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