Präparierung: meaning and use in music

Präparierung means preparation: the specified setup or act of modifying a piano for a work, with every material and placement documented; write the word in full.

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How is Präparierung played?

Install or verify the preparation exactly as the score’s table or legend specifies, identifying each affected note or string, the object and material, insertion point or distance, and any tuning or removal procedure. Coordinate with the piano owner or technician before touching the instrument and use only approved methods. Präparierung does not by itself tell the performer what gesture to play afterward, nor does it identify one universal prepared sound.

How does Präparierung sound?

Altered piano sound through objects or materials.

In context

Präparierung names the setup or setup process that produces a prepared instrument; präpariertes Klavier names the resulting instrument state. Because materials, positions and piano construction determine the result and safety, the local preparation table is authoritative. No candidate received three independent direct musical expansions of the exact German noun, so it remains written out.

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