julia wolfe stronghold for eight double basses
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NOTE: All rolling patterns of 16th-note triplets and 32nd-notes in the opening 62 bars should be played as harmonics, with the exception of the open strings. In general, bring out the upper pitches.
to m.12
continue this harmonic roll, gradually accelerating and digging into the strings to create a gritty "fiddling" sound, sometimes catching adjacent strings in doublestops, getting crazy, with an increased focus on the top 3 strings
bring out the chord changes in this section
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Dig deep with the bow to create dense sound; move in and out of written pitch and noise/harmonics created by pressure