One-note tremolo, update

Awhile back I wrote about this newly-written piece involving one-note tremolos, and how difficult it seemed to be to do this. Thought you all might be interested in some follow-up.

Since then, I met with the composer, and to add to the difficulties, he wants me to change my entire approach to the keyboard. (Also, the string players in the piece have to alter their technique.)

I'm still practicing this, but it is definitely an unorthodox technique. Key contact is with the pads of the finger as much as possible. Well, that part isn't so unusual, but he wants it even in running passages (no, he doesn't care about missing notes!) and close in to the key for maximum legato, and only 1/4 pedal so you can't cheat that way. But you know what? It does help the tremolo considerably. I think I'll actually be able to do that. (This is similar, I think, to what Tjako suggested earlier

I'd sure like to know what this 'unorthodox' composer's qualifications were. Gerry

Can you send me a jpg scan of that passage?

regards, Tjako van Schie, pianist
http://www.tjakovanschie.com

Awhile back I wrote about this newly-written piece involving one-note tremolos, and how difficult it seemed to be to do this. Thought you all might be interested in some follow-up. Since then, I met with the composer, and to add to the difficulties, he wants me to change my entire approach to the keyboard. (Also, the string players in the piece have to alter their technique.) I'm still practicing this, but it is definitely an unorthodox technique. Key contact is with the pads of the finger as much as possible. Well, that part isn't so unusual, but he wants it even in running passages (no, he doesn't care about missing notes!) and close in to the key for maximum legato, and only 1/4 pedal so you can't cheat that way. But you know what? It does help the tremolo considerably. I think I'll actually be able to do that. (This is similar, I think, to what Tjako suggested earlier

I can't remember them all, but here goes: Rome Prize; composition faculty Stanford University; helped develop the principles of FM synthesis, the system that made possible today's digital synthesizers.

I'm just computer-illiterate enough that I don't know how to do that. I don't know if the composer would approve, but I may try it if you e-mail me how to do it. I assure you the music doesn't look 'different,' rather conventional in fact, except for the tremolos.

Do u have a scanner? if so, only the troubled spot is enough to scan. No worry about cpoyright, i won't publish the stuff anyway.

tjako

>'Unorthodox composer's qualifications': I can't remember them all, but here goes: Rome Prize; composition faculty Stanford University; helped develop the principles of FM synthesis, the system that made possible today's digital synthesizers. >Can you send me a jpg scan of that passage? I'm just computer-illiterate enough that I don't know how to do that. I don't know if the composer would approve, but I may try it if you e-mail me how to do it. I assure you the music doesn't look 'different,' rather conventional in fact, except for the tremolos. Joe |