Re: Bartok conceptual art and improvisation/Abstract vs. concrete

[jim palmer <jimp@pobox.com>]

>His first string quartet continues to amaze me -- the cello parts 
>feel like a precursor to punk/funk bass playing.  I keep wondering 
>how he managed to notate those sounds.

lol.
bootsy bartok and his rubber quartet?
i have a score for the fourth that i studied in college...
haven't looked at it in nyears, but i don't remember any unusual notations.
lot's of great glissando and spiccato, ...