A Thousand Words

For 10-string Extended Tuned Alto Stick

Glenn Poorman

This piece works best with around a 460ms delay applied to both bass and melody
at a level of 60-70% and at 20% feedback.
Toward the end, loops are required to make the piece work and the loop control
is noted in the score. The looping is simple and should be achievable using any
commercially available looping device. As an alternative, you could try it as a
duet with another player.

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