Bowed string instrument extended technique: Difference between revisions

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[[String instruments]] are capable of producing a variety of [[extended technique]] sounds. These alternative playing techniques have been used extensively in the [[20th century]]. Particularly famous examples of string instrument extended technique can be found in the music of [[Krzysztof Penderecki]] (particularly his ''[[Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima]]''), [[Witold Lutosławski]], and [[Helmut Lachenmann]].

==Bowing techniques==