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Bowed string instrument extended technique
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<p><a href="/facts/String_instrument/srW2H8dV">String instruments</a> are capable of producing a variety of <a href="/facts/Extended_technique/pUUJ4cgU">extended technique</a> sounds. These alternative playing techniques have been used extensively since the 20th century. Particularly famous examples of string instrument extended technique can be found in the music of <a href="/facts/Krzysztof_Penderecki/B6nezpUl">Krzysztof Penderecki</a> (particularly his <i><a href="/facts/Threnody_to_the_Victims_of_Hiroshima/Yz4F0xHG">Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima</a></i>), <a href="/facts/Witold_Lutos%25C5%2582awski/aI6fCDbW">Witold Lutosławski</a>, <a href="/facts/George_Crumb/ULvplYYr">George Crumb</a>, and <a href="/facts/Helmut_Lachenmann/r5lhDjDd">Helmut Lachenmann</a>. </p>