On 5/20/09 9:20 AM, "Graham Percival" <gra...@percival-music.ca> wrote:
> 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...
>
Don't forget that the fingerboard also needs to reach all the way to the
bridge!
Carl
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