The well-prepared piano
By: Richard Bunger ; foreword by John Cage ; with numerous drawings by the author.
Edition: 2nd American ed.
Publisher: Litoral Arts Press
Published: 1981
Place of publication: San Pedro, Calif
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 94
ISBN-13: 9780940612013; 9780940612006
Subjects: Piano.; Prepared piano music -- Bibliography.
Genres: Bibliography.
Description: This definitive manual describes how to "prepare" a piano properly (for compositions by John Cage and other composers for prepared piano) without damaging the instrument. The book includes numerous photos, diagrams, drawings, "Checklist for a Basic Preparation Kit", "Where to Obtain Materials", an annotated list of compositions for prepared piano, etc. Second American Edition, revised and expanded. - Author website.
Notes: "A student's guide to music for prepared piano": p. 51-57.
"Recordings by Richard Bunger": p. 93.
"Published books & articles by Richard Bunger": p. 94.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / John Cage; title: Preface; title: How not to damage your piano; title: Anatomy of a piano; title: General preparation techniques; title: Timbral variables; title: Preparation materials; title: Safety muting; title: An instrument for improvisational performance; title: Where to obtain materials; title: Notation; title: A student's guide to music for prepared piano; title: Appendix A : Checklist for a basic preparation kit; title: Appendix B : Prepared piano photos by Rod Butler, piano prepared for John Cage's The Perilous Night; title: Appendix C : Three articles written by Richard Bunger for Contemporary Keyboard Magazine.; title: Prepared piano : its history, development, and practice; title: Prepared piano : explorations in sound ; Rondo for CK (musical score); title: Prepared piano : the first 40 years ; Preparing your upright ; Bach and All (musical score); title: Appendix D : Bungerack III; title: Recordings by Richard Bunger; title: Published books and articles by Richard Bunger