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A Rough Guide to Slide Whistles | Tolleism
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Thoughts on new music performance, percussion, and cimbalom. A Rough Guide to Slide Whistles. This week I’m performing Ligeti’s Violin Concerto with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project. While spending an inordinate amount of time modifying a slide whistle, I often wondered “Does it really matter if these notes are in tune? 8221; It would make my life a lot easier if it didn’t. But I remembered an experience I had 10 years ago playing Steve Mackey’s. This particular slide whistle. Making the tuning gauge ...
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Tolberg Percussion: Summer DIY Projects | Tolleism
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Thoughts on new music performance, percussion, and cimbalom. Tolberg Percussion: Summer DIY Projects. You can get simple threaded rods at any hardware store. So I took a bass drum claw to Home Depot and found the correct gauge of threaded rod, cut them to size, and tightened them to the claws with wing nuts. I then used felt pads, also available at most hardware stores, to form a center support to keep the rods from bending under pressure and scratching the shell. Closeup of the center support, with J Ha...
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Thoughts on new music performance, percussion, and cimbalom. Percussionist and cimbalom player, specializing in new music. The Ludovico Ensemble’s 2015/16 Season. On September 8, The Ludovico Ensemble. Will present the first concert of its twelfth season. I’m really excited about the programming this year, especially after taking a much needed break running the group last season. Reveals these ideas in practice. CONCERT 1 – September 8, 2015 8pm / Davis Square Theater, 255 Elm Street Somerville MA. For f...
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Thoughts on new music performance, percussion, and cimbalom. Here are some YouTube videos of some of my past performances:. This video is of Pierre Boulez conducting his masterpiece. In Lucerne Switzerland in 2009. I’m playing the solo cimbalom part. I maintain that 6:30 is one of the best moments of 20th century music. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). Notify me of new comments via email. Email check f...
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Tolberg Percussion: How to Make a Crotale Stand | Tolleism
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Thoughts on new music performance, percussion, and cimbalom. Tolberg Percussion: How to Make a Crotale Stand. It is expensive to acquire all the things you need. Cheap, homemade solutions can be a lifesaver. Even over a relatively short career, I’ve come up with (and stolen) some ideas that have helped me immensely. Most of them involve a skillful navigation of Home Depot. This week I’m playing Olga Neuwirth’s. For drilling the holes, do yourself a favor and get a corded drill, not a battery powered one&...
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Flexatone, Vibraslap, Guiro, Ratchet… ugh | Tolleism
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Thoughts on new music performance, percussion, and cimbalom. Flexatone, Vibraslap, Guiro, Ratchet… ugh. The addition of flexatone, vibraslap, guiro, or ratchet to a multi-percussion setup can throw a wrench in the proceedings. Mounting the instruments for easy access with hardware widely available in the US is difficult, and navigating the techniques required for each instrument can make for some awkward choreography. This is what we usually have access to in the States:. With a Meinl guiro holder. There...
