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Creaking

Technical Practice
The bow hair is placed on the string, and excess downward pressure exerted whilst moving the bow in an up and down motion.

Note
The sound intensifies with increasing bow pressure and movement.

Dynamic Range: pp-ff
Difficulty: 1

Notation
  • Verbal instruction or graphic depiction.
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Jon Deak Surrealist Studies (1970)
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