G.Aperghis - Simata for prepared piano/Cao Thanh Lan - piano

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Should piano be prepared in a specific way for Simata? ( I mean different than Cage's instructions )

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Aperghis wrote in the score that one can prepare the piano (similar to Cage's instructions) as such: use rubber pieces to prepare the low register, use felt to prepare the high register, here and there use screws. He also said one can use very old and out of tune upright piano for this piece. It's also possible to "prepare" the piano electronically such as using contact microphone, using effects... Because Aperghis's instruction is more like a suggestion, so I used other means to prepare the piano (so that the piano is less damaged than those used in Cage's pieces). I can't quite remember what I used as it's quite a long time ago... For sizzling sound I think I placed a small metal chain on the strings. In stead of using screw, I used super strong nano magnets.