Olga Neuwirth
Keyframes for a Hippogriff
– Musical Calligrams in memoriam Hester Diamond –
for Countertenor, Children’s Choir and Orchestra (2019/2020) (rev. 2021)
Sy. 5727/01 ISMN 979-0-2042-5727-0
Partitur
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Commissioned by New York Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmoniker, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and BBC Radio 3 for BBC Proms 2021
dedicated to Andrew Watts, John Adams and the New York Philharmonic
„Ich bin in der Tat heute der Meinung, dass das Böse immer nur extrem ist, aber niemals radikal, es hat keine Tiefe, auch keine Dämonie. Es kann die ganze Welt verwüsten, gerade weil es wie ein Pilz an der Oberfläche weiterwuchert. Tief aber, und radikal ist immer nur das Gute.“ Hannah Arendt an Gershom Sholem, New York, 20. Juli 1963
„… silence will not protect us.“
Audre Lorde
„Alle Flüsse fließen ins Meer; doch das Meer wird nie voll.“ — Kohelet (Buch des Tanach) 1,7
“You think of freedom: you think of expanding. To be completely free …” Edgard Varèse 1961 about Amérique
Besetzung
Countertenor
Kinderchor (24 Stimmen)
2 Flöten (beide auch Piccolo)
2 Oboen
2 Klarinetten in B (1. auch Es-Klarinette)
1 Bassklarinette (in B)
1 Altsaxophon
2 Fagotte (2. auch Kontrafagott)
3 Hörner in F
3 Trompeten in C (1. auch kleine Trompete in hoch B)
2 Posaunen
1 Tuba in F
3 Schlagwerke (LINKS, MITTE, RECHTS: gespielt von 3-6 Spielern [siehe detaillierte Liste])
2 Synthesizer (Synthesizer I, [LINKS] + Synthesizer II [RECHTS])
1 Elektrische Gitarre (MITTE) – ist im Verhältnis zur Grundstimmung des Orchesters um 60 Cent höher gestimmt – mit Effektgeräten; u.a. Reverb, Chorus, E-bow, Violoncello-Bogen, Slide, Plektrum
12 Violini I
12 Violini II
8 Viole
6 Violoncelli
4 Kontrabässe (3. und 4. fünfsaitig)
Partitur ist NICHT in C.
Instrumentation
Countertenor
Children’s Chorus (24 voices)
2 Flutes (both also with Piccolo)
2 Oboes
2 B-flat Clarinets (1st also with E-flat Clarinet)
1 Bass Clarinet (B-flat)
1 Alto saxophone
2 Bassoons (2nd also with Contrabassoon)
3 Horns in F
3 Trumpets in C (1st also with Piccolo trumpet [high B-flat])
2 Trombones
1 Tuba (F)
3 Percussions (LEFT, MIDDLE, RIGHT: played by 3-6 players [see detailed instrument list])
2 Synthesizers (Synthesizer I [LEFT] + Synthesizer II [RIGHT])
1 Electric Guitar (MIDDLE) – tuned up 60 Cent in relation to the orchestra tuning – with effects, int. al. reverb, chorus, e-bow, violoncello bow, slide, plectrum
12 Violins I
12 Violins II
8 Violas
6 Violoncelli
4 Double Basses (3rd and 4th are 5-string basses)
The score ist notated transposed (NOT in C).
Vorzeichen gelten für 1 Takt. / Accidentals are valid 1 bar.
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Synthesizer I und II müssen jeweils 88 Tasten haben
Z. B. Doepfer LKM4+
Liste der Synthesizer-Klänge (Kontakt 5 / Native Instruments)
Synth. 1
Grand Piano nicht vierteltönig
E-Piano nicht vierteltönig
E-Piano Viertelton tiefer gestimmt (–60 Cent)
Glasharmonika nicht vierteltönig
Glasharmonika Viertelton tiefer gestimmt (–60 Cent)
Akkordeon
Parsifal bells
JC Piano detuned Bell tones
E
ffekt-Sounds
Ondes Martenot - Glisten Mode
Mundharmonika
Cola Cans
Synth. 2
Grand Piano nicht vierteltönig
E-Piano Viertelton höher gestimmt (+60 Cent)
E-Piano Viertelton tiefer gestimmt (–60 Cent)
Glasharmonika nicht vierteltönig
Mundharmonika
Spieluhr mit poco Hall
JC Piano detuned Bell tones
JC Piano SusSw ModAttck
Retro Machine: Chroma organ, Einstellung 8
Effekt-Sounds
Synthesizers I and II must each have 88 keys.
E. g. Doepfer LKM4+
List of Synthesizer sounds (Kontakt 5 / Native Instruments)
Synth. 1
Grand Piano
E-Piano
E-Piano tuned down a quarter tone (–60 Cent)
Glass harmonica
Glass harmonica tuned down a quarter tone (–60 Cent)
Accordion
Parsifal bells
JC Piano detuned Bell tones
Effect sounds
Ondes Martenot - Glisten Mode
Harmonica
Cola Cans
Synth. 2
Grand Piano
E-Piano tuned up a quarter tone (+60 Cent)
E-Piano tuned down a quarter tone (–60 Cent)
Glass harmonica
Harmonica
music box with little reverb
JC Piano detuned Bell tones
JC Piano SusSw ModAttck
Retro Machine, Chroma organ (#8)
Effect sounds
Schlagzeug I (links):
Vibraphon
3 Thai-Buckel-Gongs [es0, as0, b0]
8 Zimbeln [d4, dis4, e4, f4, g4, gis4, a4, h4]
2 Almglocken – festmontiert [d1, g1]
1 Tam-Tam (mittel-groß)
1 hängendes Becken (mittel-groß)
1 mittel-großer Glissando-/Heulgong
1 Kleine Trommel (mit Snare)
1 Tom-Tom (groß)
1 Woodblock (klein)
1 mittel-große Triangel
1 Metallblock (hoch)
1 Percussion-Amboss / Stahlrohr (tief)
2 verschieden große Auto-Brake-drums
Abkürzung / abbreviation
Vibra. Gong
Zimb.
Almgl.
Tamt. Beck.
Opg., chin. Opg. Snare, kl. Tr. Tomt. Woodbl.
Trgl. Metallbl., MB
2 mechanische Hupen mit Gummiball – fest montiert (mittel und groß)
1 Guiro
Schlagzeug II (Mitte):
Amb. Autobrakedr., AB Hupe
Guiro
Percussion I (at the left):
Vibraphone
3 Thai nipple gongs
8 Crotales
2 Cowbells, mounted fix
1 Tam-tam (medium-large)
1 suspended Cymbal
1 medium-large Glissando Gong
1 Snare drum
1 Tom-tom (large)
1 Woodblock (small)
1 medium-large Triangle
1 Metal block (high)
1 Anvil (low)
2 various sized Auto-brake drums
2 mechanic Car horns with rubber ball, mounted fix (medium and large)
1 Guiro
Percussion II (in the middle):
chromat.
Röhrenglocken chromatisch h0-f2
3 Thai-Buckel-Gongs [cis0, e0, g0, d1]
6 Zimbeln [h3, c4, f4, fis4, gis4, a4]
7 Almglocken – festmontiert [g0, fis1, gis1, a1, b1]
1 kleine Triangel
1 hängendes Becken (klein)
1 Große Trommel
1 Tom-Tom (klein)
2 Tempelblöcke (hoch und mittel)
1 Metall-Block (mittel)
2 verschieden große Auto-Brake-drums
1 große Metall-Guiro – festmontiert – (harter Metall-Besen)
2 kleine mechanische Hupen mit Gummiball – fest montiert –
1 Percussion-Amboss / Stahlrohr (hoch)
Schlagzeug III (rechts):
1 Orchester-Glockenspiel
3 Thai-Buckel-Gongs [B, G, d0]
1 Tam-Tam (groß)
7 Zimbeln [cis4, d4, dis4, e4, g4, a4, h4]
1 kleiner Glissando-/Heulgong
1 Tom-Tom (mittel-groß)
1 Kleine Trommel (mit Snare)
1 hängendes Becken (klein)
4 Almglocken – festmontiert [dis1, e1, fis1, g1]
1 mittel-große Triangel
1 Woodblock (klein)
1 Metall-Block (mittel-groß)
2 verschieden große Auto-Brake-drums
Röhrengl.
Gong
Zimb.
Almgl.
Trgl. Beck. gr. Tr.
Tomt.
Tempelbl.
Metallbl., MB
Autobrakedr., AB
Guiro
Hupe
Amb.
Tubular bells
& chromat.
3 Thai nipple gongs
6 Crotales
7 Cowbells, mounted fix
1 small Triangle
1 suspended Cymbal (small)
1 Bass drum
1 Tom-tom (small)
2 Temple blocks (high and medium)
1 Metal block (medium)
2 various sized Auto-brake drums
1 large metal Guiro, mounted fix (with hard metal rod)
2 small mechanic Car horns with rubber ball, mounted fix
1 Anvil (high)
Percussion III (at the right):
Glsp.
Gong
Tamt.
Zimb.
Opg., chin. Opg. Tomt. Snare, kl. Tr. Beck.
Almgl.
1 orchestral Glockenspiel
3 Thai nipple gongs
1 Tam-tam (large)
7 Crotales
1 small Glissando Gong
1 Tom-tom (medium-large)
1 Snare drum
1 suspended Cymbal
4 Cowbells, mounted fix
2 mechanische Hupen mit Gummiball – fest montiert (klein und mittel)
1 Guiro
Schlägel
harte Schlägel
weiche Schlägel
Gummikopfschlägel, verschiedene Härten
Metallkopf-Schlägel
Metallstäbe, verschiedene Dicken (u. a. dünn)
Große-Trommel-Schlägel
Trommelstöcke (= kleine-Trommel-Schlägel)
Reibstock / Reibestab
Superball
Röhrenglocken-Hämmer
Violoncello-Bogen
harter Metall-Besen (nur Schlagwerk II für Metall-Guiro) gestrichen abdämpfen klingen lassen
Trgl. Woodbl. Metallbl., MB Autobrakedr., AB Hupe Guiro
1 medium-large Triangle
1 Woodblock (small)
1 Metal block (medium-large)
2 various sized Auto-brake drums
2 mechanic Car horns with rubber ball, mounted fix (small and medium)
1 Guiro
Mallets and beaters
hard mallets
soft mallets
Rubberhead mallets, various hardnesses
Metalhead mallets
Metal sticks, various thicknesses (int. al. thin)
Bass-drum mallets
Drumsticks
Rasping stick
Superball
Tubular-bells hammers
Violoncello bow
hard metal rod (only Perc. II for metal Guiro)
bowed dampen
laisser vibrer
Schlägel mit harten bzw. sehr harten Griffen (um damit zu schlagen)
Mallets with hard or very hard grips (to beat with grip)
Abkürzungen und Zeichenerklärung / Abbreviations and Legend
für alle / general
senza vib. / s.v. = senza vibrato molto vib. / m.v. = molto vibrato sim. = simile
Obertonglissando / overtone glissando so hoch wie möglich / as high as possible so schnell wie möglich / as fast as possible
Viertelton höher / a quarter tone higher
Viertelton tiefer / a quarter tone lower
Hauptstimme / main voice
Übergang von einer Spielweise zur anderen transition from one playing technique to another unregelmäßige Tonhöhenschwankungen / irregular pitch fluctuations
Streicher / Strings
sul pont. / s.p. = sul ponticello ord. = ordinario
col legno batt. = col legno battuto flaut. = flautando div. = divisi non div. = non divisi
übertriebener Bogendruck / exaggerated bow pressure
übertrieben starker Bogendruck, längere Aktion („ratternd“) exaggerated heavy bow pressure, longer action (“rattling”) steiles Verlagern des am Frosch an- gedrückten Bogens – nur ratterndes Geräusch – (Aktion zum Körper hin) abrupt shifting of the bow (pressure on frog) only rattling noise – action towards the body
Naturflageolett / natural harmonic zu berührendes Flageolett / artificial harmonic Bartók-Pizzicato / Bartók pizzicato Aufstrich / up-bow
Abstrich / down-bow klingen lassen / laisser vibrer abdämpfen / dampen
Holz / Woodwinds
Flz. = Flatterzunge / flutter tongue Klangfarbentriller / timbral trill offener Slap / open Slap
Blechbläser / Brass con sord. = con sordino / mit Dämpfer (Dämpfer aufsetzen) / with mute (insert mute) senza sord. = senza sordino / ohne Dämpfer (Dämpfer ab) / without mute (remove mute)
Straight mute
Cup mute
Wa-wa-Dämpfer / Wa-wa mute
Plunger
Dämpfer offen / open
Dämpfer zu / muted
Dämpfer-Triller mute trill gestopft stopped bisbigl. = bisbigliando frull. = frullato
E-Gitarre
Fingernagel / fingernail
Chöre / Choruses
div. = divisi
St. = Stimmen / voices
S = Sopran / soprano
A = Alt / alto
Stimme / voice
Sprechgesang gesprochen spoken auf dem unterstrichenen Konsonant stimmhaft liegen bleiben remain sonorously on the underlined consonant Atem / breath
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Keyframes for a Hippogriff – Musical Calligrams in memoriam Hester Diamond –for Countertenor, Children’s Choir and Orchestra
Anhang (Kinderchor)
COUNTERTENOR
Wherever I look there are light-blue spots. The bell rang.
I am all by myself.
A seal is stamped on all phenomena.
I celebrate and sing of myself, but – every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. It sounds like the beginning and the end of freedom. I am of old and young, of foolish as much of wise, a child as well as a man.
One of the Nation of many nations, the smallest the same and the largest the same.
High hippogryph. In wings and beaks and crest, formed like his sire, high, high hippogryph!
I resist any thing better than my own diversity, Breathe the air, but leave plenty after me, and am not stuck up, and: am in my place. I am in a cramped cell in this world.
CHILDREN CHORUS This world! A cell.
COUNTERTENOR And the cell is low.
CHILDREN CHORUS The world, a cell.
COUNTERTENOR In the four corners are four tireless spiders.
CHILDREN CHORUS Spiders!
COUNTERTENOR
They weave and weave and weave. The four fat spiders are happy. With a beastly happiness.
CHILDREN CHORUS Happiness!
COUNTERTENOR Hope in gates,
CHILDREN CHORUS Hope!
COUNTERTENOR hope in spoons, hope in doors, hope ...
CHILDREN CHORUS Hope.
COUNTERTENOR ... in tables, no hope in daintiness and determination.
CHILDREN CHORUS Hope.
COUNTERTENOR Hope in dates. Hope.
CHILDREN CHORUS Hope.
COUNTERTENOR Who sits here?
COUNTERTENOR The children meek?
CHILDREN CHORUS We are not meek!
COUNTERTENOR Children!
Gray brother, here, partake our wine or quaff or sing. For learn, we be hilarious men. You, children, know [how] to sing. Sing children.
CHILDREN CHORUS
Who, or why, or which, or what, is this old man?
Does he sit on a stool or a sofa or a chair?
Is he wise or foolish, young or old?
Does he drink his soup and coffee cold?
Do we children like him extremely well? Or does he, whenever he can, rebel?
Does he sleep and snore in a dark green cave?
Or does he like to sit by the calm blue wave?
We roar and sing and whistle and cry till the noise is heard from side to side. Watches and oaks, custard and cloaks! Hand in hand, on the edge of the sand, the owl and the pussycat danced by the light of the moon. We dance by the light of the moon! Every morn and every night, Some are born to sweet delight, Some are born to endless night.
COUNTERTENOR
I hear … bravuras of birds.
CHILDREN CHORUS with COUNTERTENOR
Oh, for wings, for wings of freedom, oh, for the wings of freedom, the wings of love! I would remain in this world.
CHILDREN CHORUS
No feet, but we have wings to fly.
COUNTERTENOR
Far away, far away would I live.
CHILDREN CHORUS We live!
COUNTERTENOR
Come, oh children!
(A choral cry)
COUNTERTENOR
Someone said something? Where and who?
Seems as though it were I, the wanderer.
CHILDREN CHORUS You –the wanderer!
COUNTERTENOR
Myself speaking, though in a weak voice.
CHILDREN CHORUS
How good, to be alive! How infinite to be alive! It’s like the light — it’s like a bee — a dateless melody.
COUNTERTENOR
No path!
[Though] you all can’t kill my free spirit! Rise up! Stand up!
CHILDREN CHORUS
Your bonuses could be our dream!
COUNTERTENOR
So many rugged hopes for a better world.
CHILDREN CHORUS
We are told to obey, but we do not listen!
COUNTERTENOR
When everyone runs in one direction, I run in the other.
CHILDREN CHORUS
Let’s make our dream for real again! Color the streets! Free!
COUNTERTENOR
We are all brothers!
CHILDREN CHORUS Brothers!
COUNTERTENOR
Be embraced! Truth towards friends and enemies. Freedom of expression. Freedom!
CHILDREN CHORUS
Freedom of expression. Freedom!
COUNTERTENOR
Pay homage to empathy, to solidarity, to humanity!
CHILDREN CHORUS Solidarity, humanity!
COUNTERTENOR
O, courage firm in great pain and help where the innocent weep.
CHILDREN CHORUS
La la la la la, fearful courage, but the cherub beckons us.
COUNTERTENOR and CHILDREN CHORUS
We endure for a better world.
COUNTERTENOR with CHILDREN CHORUS
Joy in eternal nature! The liberty to be free! Hope! – Hope!
(Textzusammenstellung: Olga Neuwirth; Januar 2020) Notensatz und Textlayout: Florian Nadvornik, Berlin