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commissioned work by Claussen-Simon-Stiftung, in cooperation with Elbphilharmonie Hamburg and NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra premiered by the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra at the Elbphilharmonie Visions Festival Hamburg, Germany conductor: Alan Gilbert
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Score is in C
Disposition
Duration: 13 minutes
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Contrabassoon
4 Horns in F b
1 Contrabass Tuba
Timpani
1 Celesta
Violin II Viola Conductor
Performance Notes
Accidentals
+ 1/4
1/2 + 3/4
- 3/4 - 1/2 - 1/4
Woodwind and Brass
= breathe air through your instrument – white noise
ST = slap tongue
= this notation is used to create waves wandering through the orchestra.
The symbol of the hand indicates that the dynamics for the material as notated above are to be taken from the conductor. Play quasi niente if the conductor’s arm is not pointing towards you. When the conductor’s hand moves towards you, start the sound softly. When the conductor’s hand moves away from you, make a short decrescendo to quasi niente. A f is indicated from the conductor with a high lifted arm and a ppp with a low held arm. A niente
Percussion
= press one side of the triangle onto the skin of the Small Drum / Bass Drum while hitting the side of the Triangle with a drumstick (Hammer-like sound with resonance occurs)
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= hit along the side of the Triangle – a transition in sound/overtones occurs to the technique described above
= slide along the border of the Piatti with a drum stick – sharp high sound
= slide along the Washboard with a drum stick – loud rattling sound
= slide along the Washboard with a steal brush, perforated sound
= slide continuously on the Washboard with a steal brush to create a continuous perforated sound
= Drum stick
= steel brush
= soft bass drum beater
Harp
All strings need to be tuned down by one quarter-tone = Sons xyloharmoniques
Strings
I II
III IV = roman numerals above a note indicate the string on which to play
c.l.cr. = col legno crini (both wood and hair)
c.l. = col legno (only wood)
c.l.b. = col legno battuto
ord. = ordinario
s.p. = sul pont
m.v. = molto vibrato
clearer, sharper sound than a normal pizzicato
(Strings continued)
= Bartók pizzicato
= random very high note
= indicates the velocity of the bowing:
0 = no velocity
0.5 = very very slow = approx. 60 sec. per bow (unstable tone)
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1 = very slow = approx. 15 sec. per bow (stable tone)
2 = slow = approx. 3 sec. per bow
3 = medium velocity = approx. 1 bow per sec.
4 = fast = approx. 1.5 bows per sec.
5 = very fast = approx. 2 bows per sec.
6 = as fast as possible = approx. 2.5 bows per sec.
all numbers lower than 1 should result in an unstable, grainy sound.
No matter what the indicated speed is, the entire length of the bow should always be used.
The indication “6” does not mean a normal tremolo!
= this notation is used to create waves wandering through the orchestra
The symbol of the hand indicates that the dynamics for the material as notated above are to be taken from the conductor. Play quasi niente if the conductor’s arm is not pointing towards you. When the conductor’s hand moves towards you, start the sound softly. When the conductor’s hand moves away from you, make a short decrescendo to quasi niente. A f is indicated from the conductor with a high lifted arm and a ppp with a low held arm. A niente
Conductor
This notation is used to create waves wandering through the orchestra f with a high lifted arm and a ppp with a low niente