Piano/flute pizz. (pizzicato)
When i press the pizz on the piano or flute, it doesn't work. Any ideas?
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When i press the pizz on the piano or flute, it doesn't work. Any ideas?
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Why should it? There's no such thing as a pizzicato for piano or flute, this exists only for bowed string instruments (violin, viola, cello, bass).
In general a staff text's properties for switching channels only works for instuments that (have been set up to) have channels in the first place. Most don't.
In reply to Why should it? There's no… by Jojo-Schmitz
i meant on the piano's strings. but when you do it on the flute, you blow very shortly like a "p" sound (quasi pizz.)
In reply to i meant on the piano's… by TheBlockofSwis…
So a staccato?
In reply to So a staccato? by Jojo-Schmitz
probably
In reply to probably by TheBlockofSwis…
Then use that. From the articulations palette
In reply to Then use that. by Jojo-Schmitz
ok
In reply to Then use that. by Jojo-Schmitz
what about the piano?
In reply to what about the piano? by TheBlockofSwis…
What's about it?
In reply to What's about it? by Jojo-Schmitz
When you touch the piano strings or at the end of the strings, it makes a pizzicato sound. Like in Thomas Adès's Chamber Symphony, the low strings (D-flat, C, B, and B-flat), it is muted by an eraser (8mm)
In reply to When you touch the piano… by TheBlockofSwis…
There's no such sound in GM Soundfonts and no such channel in th piano definition
In reply to There's no such sound in GM… by Jojo-Schmitz
Then how do you make the exact sound (pizz. on the piano)
In reply to Then how do you make the… by TheBlockofSwis…
Just like you described.
But not with MuseScore
In reply to Then how do you make the… by TheBlockofSwis…
As with any non-standard sound, simply find a soundfont that contains the sone you want.
Note, though, that "pizzicato" would be the wrong term for what you describe. That means plucked, but what you are talking about is "dampened" or "muted". Probably there exists some sort of commonly used term for it to insert in a score, but I wouldn't expect it to be "pizzicato".
In reply to As with any non-standard… by Marc Sabatella
how do you make the dampened/muted sound?
In reply to how do you make the dampened… by TheBlockofSwis…
Again: just like you described further upt, but not with MuseScore... unless you fund a soundfont that has that sound
In reply to Again: just like you… by Jojo-Schmitz
One other articulation which does work with the flute sound is the pitch bend - often shown as full in the palettes - though that can be modified in the inspectore and new variants put back into the palettes.
In reply to One other articulation which… by dave2020X
Bends work with every instrument
In reply to how do you make the dampened… by TheBlockofSwis…
Check whether you can live with this, it uses the violin pizzicato sound for muted piano
In reply to Check whether you can live… by Jojo-Schmitz
Update: If you don't think that the flute can do pizz. here's the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdNeu0NhSHA
In reply to Update: If you don't think… by TheBlockofSwis…
That's not the usual definition of pizzicato as used by other instruments. It's just the same word used to describe something entirely different, that is also known by other terms. But in any case, as always, if you need special non-standard sounds, you simply need to find a soundfont that provides them.
In reply to That's not the usual… by Marc Sabatella
You're right about that, Marc. I think it's weird too, but worth it for contemporary music. And I'll try to find the soundfonts that includes pizz. on the flute. (but it won't be easy)
In reply to You're right about that,… by TheBlockofSwis…
Another video says that a special note head is used to denote which fingerings to use. Seems more like a special effect than music. But that's just me.