On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 11:04:30AM +0200, Mats Bengtsson wrote: > > I've played several orchestral pieces where the violin parts include > glissandi ranging over several strings. > Mahler Symphony no. 4 comes to my mind, for example. I'm still uncertain > on exactly how to play it, though, but perhaps the idea is that every > player does it somewhat differently and the collective effect is what > the composer is looking for.
Oh, come on! There's no theoretical maximum frequency of a violin string[1]. Just start on the G string and slide up. ;) [1] Assuming a perfectly elastic string, being excited by an infitesimally narrow bow, with perfectly-controlled bow speed, pressure, and position... Cheers, - Graham _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
