Flexatone (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Flexatone" in English language version.

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Miller, R.J. (2014). Contemporary Orchestration: A Practical Guide to Instruments, Ensembles, and Musicians, p.34. "The instrument has traditionally been used to create a comic glissando effect." Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-74190-3.
Griffiths, Paul (2004). The Penguin Companion to Classical Music, unpaginated. Penguin UK. ISBN 9780141909769.
Peinkofer, Karl and Tannigel, Fritz (1976). "Handbook of Percussion Instruments", p.75. Mainz, Germany: Schott.
Spiegl, Fritz (1984). Music Through the Looking Glass: A Very Personal Kind of Dictionary of Musicians' Jargon, Shop-talk and Nicknames, and a Mine of Information about Musical Curiosities, Strange Instruments, Word Origins, Odd Facts, Orchestral Players' Lore, and Wicked Stories about the Music Profession, p.123. Routledge. ISBN 9780710204011.
Nardolillo, Jo (2014). All Things Strings, p.90. Scarecrow. ISBN 9780810884441. "Khachaturian included a musical saw in the score for his first piano concerto, a part now usually played by a violin."
Steinberg, Michael (2000). The Concerto: A Listener's Guide, unpaginated. Oxford University. ISBN 9780190286071.

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von Rhein, John (2002). "Gubaidulina: The Canticle of the Sun" review, ChicagoTribune.com.

compositiontoday.com

"Flexatone Sound Samples", CompositionToday.com.

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Bachmann, Claus-Henning (1961). "Henze: "Elegie für Junge Liebende” Uraufführung bei den Schwetzinger Festspielen", DeGruyter.com (in German). Report of the premiere of "Elegy for young lovers" with mention of the musical saw.

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The Race of Life: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project

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"Flexatones", Kolberg.com.

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"Concerto for Viola and Orchestra (1985)", MusicSalesClassical.com.
"The Lighthouse (1979)", MusicSalesClassical.com.

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Blades, James (1992). Percussion Instruments and Their History, p.393. Connecticut: The Bold Strummer, Ltd. ISBN 978-0-933224-71-1. Quoted in Keller, Renee E. (June 2013). "Compositional and Orchestrational Trends in the Orchestral Percussion Section Between the Years of 1960-2009", p.102, n.166, Pas.org.

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Micada, Katharina. "The flexaton (Musical saw) part in Shostakovich's opera 'The nose'", Singende-Saege.com.
Micada, Katharina. "The flexaton (Musical saw) part in Khachaturian's piano concerto", Singende-Saege.com.

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Conway, David (2004). "Gogol in St. Petersburg", SocialAffairsUnit.org.uk. Report of a performance of "The Nose" in St. Petersburg 2004: "intriguing duet for balalaika and musical saw".

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Clements, Andrew (2014). "LPO/Vänskä – review", TheGuardian.com. "The piece is memorable for including a musical saw in the slow movement..."

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