As a Russian musician trained at the St. Petersburg State Conservatory, I grew up with the phrase “тянуть звук” — literally “to pull the sound.” ...
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As a Russian musician trained at the St. Petersburg State Conservatory, I grew up with the phrase “тянуть звук” — literally “to pull the sound.” ...
Author's Note:This article revisits and expands on ideas I previously explored in an earlier essay on flute timbre and expression. With a fresh p...