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Extended Techniques for the Classical Guitar - Robert Lunn Composer

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Example 2.6 Right hand tapping in Sequenza XI by Luciano Berio. Page 4, system<br />

2.<br />

A different type of right hand tapping can be found in Sequenza XI by Luciano<br />

Berio. Berio has notated <strong>the</strong> technique using two staves, <strong>the</strong> top <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> left hand and <strong>the</strong><br />

bottom <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> right hand. The left hand begins by slurring F-sharp, G, F-sharp. Then<br />

one of <strong>the</strong> right hand fingers hits <strong>the</strong> G-sharp, followed by F-sharp, G, F-sharp slurred in<br />

<strong>the</strong> left hand. This technique is very smooth and fluid. It does not contain any strong<br />

attacks due to <strong>the</strong> fact that <strong>the</strong> string is never plucked in a traditional sense (see Example<br />

2-6).<br />

Example 2.7 Right hand tapping in La Espiral Eterna by Leo Brouwer. Page 8,<br />

System 1.<br />

Leo Brouwer incorporates right hand tapping in La Espiral Eterna. In Example<br />

2.7, <strong>the</strong> right hand hits <strong>the</strong> fretboard at indiscriminate spots. Brouwer indicates <strong>the</strong><br />

rhythm and dynamics and uses an x <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> noteheads to provide a basic melodic contour<br />

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