Extended Techniques for the Classical Guitar - Robert Lunn Composer

Example 4.14 Plucking the guitar with a pick in A Horse, his Name was Hunry
Fencewaver Walkins by David Bedford. Measure 5.
In A Horse, his Name was Hunry Fencewaver Walkins, David Bedford has the
guitarist perform for a bit with a plectrum, or pick, as it is often referred to. Picks are
usually made of plastic, although sometimes metal, and are generally triangular in shape.
Picks are rarely used in classical guitar music, but quite common in other styles of guitar
playing. A pick gives a brighter, thinner sound, compared to the use of the flesh and nail
as in traditional classical guitar playing.
Example 4.15 Tremolo with a pick from the 1 st movement, “Open,” from Shadows
by William Albright. Page 4, system 1.
The opening of the first movement from the piece, Shadows, by William Albright,
the guitarist is asked to use a pick to create the opening tremolo.
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