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In the next eight chapters, we consider some aspects of the science of bowed string instruments, old and new. In this chapter, we present a brief discussion of bowed strings, a subject that will be developed much more thoroughly in Chap. 16. Chapters 13–15 discuss the violin, the cello, and the double bass. Chapter 17 discusses viols and other historic string instruments, and Chap. 18 discusses the Hutchins–Schelleng violin octet.
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On the Crumb score the following note is given: “Pedal tones are produced by moving bow very slowly while exerting great pressure. Since various ‘partials’ are obtainable, the player should calculate carefully [the] distance from [the] bridge and bow pressure in order to produce the lower octave.”
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Rossing, T.D., Hanson, R.J. (2010). Bowed Strings. In: Rossing, T. (eds) The Science of String Instruments. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7110-4_12
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