Hi Jari,
Thanks -- very helpful. I will definitely be consulting with the
players on this, I just wanted to get a general sense of the
difficulty before I went to them.
Cheers,
- Darcy
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On 4 Apr 2008, at 10:52 AM, Jari Williamsson wrote:
Darcy James Argue wrote:
Sul tasto would obviously be a very different sound from harmonics.
The passage I have in mind (for string quartet) would not be nearly
as effective played sul tasto, but that's still IMO the least worst
alternative in this specific case, if the harmonics solution had
proved impractical.
Since it's a string quartet, you should talk to the player in
question.
Please keep in mind that violas don't are in standard sizes like
violins. Some of them are huge, some small (and the instrument sizes
are not proportional to the player's hands!). Artificial harmonics
produced by stopping the string a 5th above the pressed finger is a
really big stretch on most violas. So make sure to test it on the
player!
Also, keep in mind that sul tasto on a viola (played by a good
player) is much more efficient than on a violin.
Best regards,
Jari Williamsson
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