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Endre Granat Part 3

Tim — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 03:10:40 +0000

In Part III of my chat with Endre Granat, we discuss how the bow can be used to change the color of the sound. Sul Tasto and Sul Ponticello are demonstrated as well as how bow speed and pressure effect the sound.

Make sure you check out Part I and Part II of Endre’s interview and Guide to a Good Bow Job and It’s the Pizz.

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Endre Granat Part 2

Tim — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 20:55:19 +0000

In Part II of my chat with Endre Granat, we discuss some of the mechanics of playing a stringed instrument and Endre demonstrates standard bowing techniques. He breaks them down into three categories.

Legato
Staccato
‘Bouncing’

Legato is the default bow stroke; no additional notation is needed apart from slurs if you want more than one note per bow. Staccato is a short, fast stroke where the bow starts and ends on the string. ‘Bouncing’ is a stroke where the bow starts and ends above, therefore ‘off’ the string. Endre demonstrates two ‘bouncing’ strokes, spiccato and sautille a la corde.

Endre also talks about what is not needed in a string part.

But sure to check out Part I and Guide to a Good Bow Job for more detail on bowing techniques and necessary indications in the score. In Part III Endre discusses and demonstrates Sul Tasto, Sul Ponticello, Con Sordino and Pizzicato.

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Endre Granat Part 1

Tim — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:52:40 +0000

Endre Granat is the most recorded violinist and concertmaster working in the studios today. He has served as concertmaster with everyone from such silver age legends as Miklos Rozsa and Henry Mancini to currently active composers like Marco Beltrami and Christophe Beck.

In part one, Endre and I talk about how he got started in the studios, how things have changed over the years and the demands placed on studio musicians.

Here are some links to the people he mentions in the interview.

Continue with part II of my chat with Endre.

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