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The Prepared Piano is a technique introduced in 1949 by John Cage, where objects like erasers, nails, wire, paper, etc., are inserted between a piano’s strings in certain places, causing them to produce additional tones, harmonics, or percussive sounds. For these recordings, a Bösendorfer grand piano was treated with all kinds of objects as well as with bare hands (e.g., glissandos over the strings) in order to create all-new, experimental, and sometimes scary sounds.
Sample Amount Standard Library
1,554 1,554
Download File Size 1.3GB
Installed File Size 3.0 GB
Prepared Piano
ARTICULATION GROUP STANDARD LIBRARY
PERFORMING STYLES Chain
Double-screw
Harmonic
Harmonic secco
Foil
Glass
Stick
Stick roll
Glissandi
System Requirements
Mac OS X 10.8 (latest update), Intel Core 2 Duo
2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
VIENNA KEY (Vienna Symphonic Library USB protection device) or other USB eLicenser (e.g., from Steinberg or Arturia)
3 GB free hard drive space
Other configurations may work but are not actively supported.
*Extended Requires Full
*Full= Standard+Extended
| Variant | 1 |
| Specials | Apr 2, 2018 |
