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Esoteric Sonic Artistry: Instrumental Arcana
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- 1. Simultaneous sounding of multiple tones on a single wind instrument
- 3. Striking tuned metal plates with mallets in delicate articulation
- 6. Wind instrumentalist’s breath technique mimicking animal cries
- 8. Rapid reiteration of a single note to produce tremolo effect
- 11. Ancient term for natural overtones produced by precise finger placement
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- 2. Drum technique where the stick hits both rim and head simultaneously
- 4. German term for a conical resonator enhancing brass instrument sound
- 5. Percussive plucking and striking technique on a stringed bass
- 7. Named after a composer’s technique of tapping strings percussively
- 9. Fretting hand percussion creating short, distinct notes on guitar
- 10. Finger manipulations on fretted instruments to raise or lower pitch
- 12. Technique exploiting micro-oscillations for tonal color alteration
- 13. Using the wood of a bow to strike strings, not hair
- 14. Advanced bowed technique producing eerie, oscillating sound waves
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