Penderecki, Krzysztof

For Threnody Penderecki used “optical” scoring: he “drew” the music on the staff, rather than using conventional notation. He also used other techniques, such as “col legno” (meaning with the wooden part of the bow, giving a staccato effect), and sometimes instructed that the bow be placed behind or on the bridge of the instrument. Some pitches were deliberately left up to the player, and microtones (notes between those of the conventional Western scale)...