Issuu

GEORGE LEWIS

for Symphonic Orchestra and Interactive Electronics

Full Score

Commissioned by BBC Radio 3 and first performed on 26 August 2021 by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Ilan Volkov, at the Royal Albert Hall, London, as part of BBC Proms 2021

Minds in Flux POD PETERS on demand

Instrumentation

Flutes 1 and 2 in C

Oboe 1 and 2

Clarinets 1 and 2 in B-flat (clarinet 2 doubles Bass Clarinet in B-Flat)

Bassoon 1 and 2

Horn in F 1 and 2

Trumpet in C 1 and 2 (mutes: straight, harmon with stem, plunger)

Trombone (mutes: straight, harmon with stem, plunger)

Tuba

Timpani (sticks, mallets, brushes, Superball beaters)

Harp (with plastic card)

Piano

Percussion I (sticks, mallets, brushes, Superball beaters)

Snare Drum High tom-tom Low tom-tom

High and Low Bongos Maracas Glockenspiel

Medium Cymbal Medium Tam-tam Medium Triangle

3 Bossed Gongs (C#4, F#4, G#5, B5, in treble staff)

Percussion II (sticks, mallets, brushes, Superball beaters)

High tom-tom Low tom-tom Bass drum

Large Cymbal Large Tam-tam Large Triangle

Castanets Xylophone Flexatone

3 Bossed Gongs (D#3, E3, F3, A3, in bass staff)

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Cello

Contrabass

Symbols

s.t.: sul tasto (arco)

s.p.: sul ponticello (arco), normal pressure

c.l.b.: col legno battuto

m.s.t., a.s.t.: molto sul tasto (arco)

m.s.p., a.s.p.: molto sul ponticello (arco)

flz.: flutter-tongue

m.p.: moderate bow pressure (some pitch) h.p.: heavy bow pressure (some pitch)

bisb.: bisbigliando (in winds, timbre trill)

+ = closed plunger or harmon mute

B = quarter-tone flat

μ = quarter-tone sharp

o = open plunger or harmon mute

Bb = three-quarter-tone flat

˜ = three-quarter-tone sharp

m.v., m.m.v.: molto (molto) vibrato (normal speed, widest pitch range possible)

harm. arp.: Harmonic arpeggio. Rhythm and movement trajectories of the left hand are suggested by the indeterminate notation.

shake (brass):

square or open noteheads: indicates air sound, growls, or other production of indefinite pitch , multi, multiph: stable multiphonic sound on given note highest note possible

Boxnotation: V = create Versions of immediately preceding passage bow pressure specification (relative): high

low

Vibrato: Should match the duration of the first note to which they are attached. Speed is similar to normal vibrato, but pitch range is much wider, similar to Korean sigimsae in sanjo performances.

wide

narrow gradually widening and narrowing pitch range fading growing “jeonseong” (quick, grace note-like, accented rise and fall in pitch)

General performance notes

voice multi, with voice: sing and play together

smear: play with rough texture

voice grunt (winds): Use rough-textured voice and play at the same time.

flap tongue, slap tongue (winds): Both produce percussive sounds with some pitch content, which may be indeterminate in performance with respect to the written pitches. In brass, the technique is analogous to the flutist’s tongue ram.

air sound (woodwinds): Sharp, hissy breath textures are intended.

air sound, mouthpiece reversed (brass): Remove the mouthpiece and apply explosive tonguing to the shank end, with the cup of the mouthpiece near to, but not directly coupled to, the leadpipe of the instrument. Produces sharply percussive, wide-band noise attacks.

ceramic cup or guitar slide on strings (piano): A method of producing piano glissandi.

glissandi:

Short, leading toward an attack: Treated like sliding grace notes. Short, trailing a note: Analogous to a short verbal shout.

Long, trailing a note: Should not exceed the total duration of the note. Follow approximate pitch curve. Between notes: Follow approximate pitch curve.

irregular speed: Used with trills and vibrato to produce non-uniform textures.

The score is transposed, in the customary way:

Clarinet sounds a major 2nd lower than written

B-Flat Bass Clarinet sounds a major 9th lower than written.

Horn sounds a perfect 5th lower than written

Glockenspiel sounds two octaves higher than written

Contrabass sounds an octave lower than written

The orchestration assumes German string seating, with first violins and cellos on the conductor’s left, and second violins and violas on the conductor’s right.

Specifications as to instruments, bowings, mutes, articulations, etc., are maintained until superseded by a subsequent specification, or by the “ord.” instruction. Accidentals carry through the measure. Trills are always half-step, and are executed with irregular speed, as with tremolos. Specified vibrato is always irregular, unstable, and non-synchronized.

Electronics: This work utilizes a Max patch designed and constructed by Damon Holzborn. The patch runs on a Apple Mac computer (there is no Windows version) equipped with an eight-channel in/out USB or Firewire audio interface. The electronics digitally spatialize and timbrally transform the sounds of key instruments in the orchestra. The patch and instructions for its use are available upon request.

Each rehearsal number, i.e.,, is a cue that corresponds to an electronics preset composed for that section of the piece. In performance, the orchestra proceeds sequentially through these cues, and a person following the score steps through the corresponding presets on the patch, using a mouse, trackpad, or USB foot pedal.

These instruments should be VERY closely miked for best results, with clip-on mics or pickups. DO NOT USE conventional mics on stands unless there is no other possibility. The output of the microphones is sent to the audio interface, and from there to a high-quality multi-channel sound system. The audio connections are presented as part of a separate document.

Duration: 30 minutes

This work was composed at the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin (Institute for Advanced Study) in June 2021.

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                                     3          33            5         3 3                             6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6             3 3                 3                                       6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6               3          3                   3                             6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6           3           3             3                                     6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6         

                                  3            3           3         3                                          6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                                            6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                                    6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                                       6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6  

                                   33         3 3          5         5 3                            6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                       3          33            5         3 3                          6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6         3 3                 3                                     6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                                    6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6       

                                                                6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                     6 6 6 6                                                                                                                                      

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 5                                                                                                 

                                                          3                      5                                                  5    3                      5         3                                              

                                                         3 5    5               3                                        7                                55                             5         3                                                 

                                 5             3                                 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

                              +o+o | +o+o                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

                                                                     3                  5 3 3                 5 3 3                5 3   about40seconds about40seconds about40seconds about40seconds about40seconds about40seconds about40seconds               V V V V V                                                5         7     3     3     5                              7         7       5      3     3      5               

                                                         3 3       5     3      3     5                   7      3      5       5     3      3     5                                   5     7      3      3      5               

                                                          7          5      3      3      5                           7               33       5      3      3      5                         5         7      3      3      5               

                                                           5       5      3      3      5                                        7         7           5      3      3     5                                                                3 3 7                          

                                                                  7        3 3     5                                                        3 3 7                                          7        3 3     5  

                                                                                3 3 7                                             7        3 3     5                                 3              3                                                                                       

                                                        3           3                                                                                                         3          3           3                                                                           3                     

                                                                                                                                          3                                                                                                                                            3         3                                       

                                                          3           3             3 3           3                                                                                                                                        3                                                                                    3           3            3 3           3                           

                                                                                  3                        3 3            3                                                              3                                                              3           3                                                         3           3                                               

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

                                            5 5               5        5        5                                                                                     5 5                      5 5             5 5                5 5              5 5                                                                

                                        5                    5 5              5 5              5 5              55                                                                        5 5                   5 5              55             5 5              5 5                                                                         

                                             5 5                           5 5 5        5              55              55                                                                      5 5                     5 5        5              55              55                                                                              

                                            5 5                       5 5              5 5               5 5              5 5                                                                      5 5                   5 5              5 5               5 5                    55 5                                                                          

                                             5 5                   5 5             5 5                                                                     5 5            55              5 5                                                                     

                                            5 5             5 5              5 5                                                                       3 5                                                              5     5                  

                                                        55                                                                      5    5                                                                                                5     5        

                                                                                                            5    5                  7                                                                     5   5             

                                                                                                    5                                                                        5    5              5      5                                                                         5     5       

                                                                                                                                                                                                             5        5                                                                                            5                                                  – – – ––     –

                                   5             5                                                    5            3         5                                                                  5                 5    5                                                                           5       5                                                  –– –  –  –    –  – –

                                     5        5                                               –                           3 5     5                                                   5    5                                                                5                            –                – ––

                                            3  5    5        5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

                                                                   V V V V V                                                                                                                                       

                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

                                                       3 3 3                  3 3 3            5 5 5                              6656          6                                    3 3 3                  3 3 3            5 5 5                                65 5 6            3 3                                         3 3 3                  3 3 3            5 5 5         3 3                      5 5 6 5         7         

                          + + +                        3 3            5 5         3                                     3                                         3                                    6          

                          + + + + + +                               3                                                            6 6 5 6            33                                                       566 6          7                                                            5 66 6         3           

                                                                                                                                  + + + + + + + + + + +                                                 5 55 6           3                                                               566 5       3                                                                   66 66                  6 7                                         3                                

                                                                                                  3 5 3              5 3                                                                         5 5 3               5 3                                                                         3 5 3             5                                                                     5 5 3             3                                                 

                                                 5 3              5 3                                                                     5 5 3               5 3                                                           3 5 3              5 3                                                                      53              5 3                                               

                                                                                               5    5    5   5   5                                                                                                                                                               5   5   5   5   5                                                                                                                                                               5   5    5    5    5                                                                                                 5     5    5   5   5                                                                    

                                                                                                                                                  5     5     5    5    5                                                                                                                             5    5    5    5    5                                                                                                                                         5   5   5    5    5                                                                                                                                                                5   5   5   5   5                                                           

                                                                                                                                                                                         5    5    5    5     5                                                                                5 5     3 3     5 5      5 5                    5 5       3 3     5 5         5 5                  5 5       3 3      5 5     5 5                                   

                          +o+o +o+o +o+o +o+o +o+o | +o+o                     5       3       5       5                3   3   3                                                                     3      3                                                 3   3   3                                                                                               

                          +o+o +o+o | +o+o |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

                          +o+o | +o+o | +o+o |                                                                       3   3   3                                                                                                                                                                              

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

                                                                                                  3                                            3                                                 3 3                                                                                                                                       

                                                   3                                                                                        3                                                                                                           3                                                                                                                                3                                                                        

                                                                                                                         3 3 3                                                                                                                                                                                        3                                                                                                        3                                                         

                                                                                     3 3 3                                                                                                                        3                                                3                             3 5             3            3 5               3                 3                   V V V V V                               

                            5             5                        5                      5                   5    5                    5                 5       5       5       5                                                                          5    5                     5                                    5         5    5                             5         5         5             5       5                                                       5             5                        5                      5                   5    5                    5                 5       5       5       5                                                                               

                                                                                           5                                               5                                                                                  5             5                        5                      5                   5    5                    5                 5       5       5       5                                                                                                                            5                                               5                                                                    

                            5             5                        5                       5                   5    5                    5                                                                      5             5                        5                       5                   5    5                    5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

                              5             5                                                5                                                                                                           5             5                                               3       3                                    

                                       5                                                                                                                                                  5                                  5                                3       3                                                   5                                         3                                    

                                                                                                                                         3                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

                                                        5         7                        7         7       5                           3 3       5   

                                                  5       5               7             5     7                             7          5     

                                                       3 3       5                                    7                                                                         6 6 6                                                                                           666                                                                       

                          + + + + +                        6 66 6                                                                                                          6 6 36                                                                                                                            6 6 6 6                                                                                                                       

                          + + +                     6 6 6 6                                                                                                          6 6 6 6                                                                         66                                                                                                                                                             

                                                                                                                                                                                                      3                                                            3 3 3                                               3                           

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

                                                                             V V V V V                                                                                           3                                           3                

                                                              3 3                                                                                                                                                    3                                                                                    3                                                                                                          3                                                                                         

                                                                                                3                                                                                                                                      3 3 3                                                                                                                                                                                   3                                                           

                                                                                         3                                                                                                   3 3 3                                                                                                                            3                                             3                              

                                                      3           3              3                    3                                3                                   3                                3        3                                             3               3                   3                                                                                                3          3                      3                                                           3         3                                              3               3 3               3                    3 3                                 3                                            

                                      3             3                          3           3                                                                          3          3                                                  3              3               3               3                                       3                                                   3               3 3              3                    3 3                                 3             3       3                       3                                                    3                                                                                             3                                                           

                                     5                3 5               5 5         3 3         5 5          5 5                            36                                           3           5            5 5          3 3       5 5           5 5                                   5               5                  36            5 5         3 3         5 5         5 5                       

                                                                                                                                              5         5                      5     3     5       5                    5                3 5                                              3 6                     5 5         3 3         5 5           5 5                                       5 5           3 3          5 5           5 5                             

                                                                                                                                                                                                       3          5              5 5         3 3           5 5         5 5                        5         5         3          5     3     5      5                      5      5                      6                                                     5                5                                     5 5             3 3             5 5              5 5                                    

                                                                                                                                               5             3         5                   3          5               5 5         3 3         5 5          5 5                       5                  5    5                    5               5                  3 6               5 5         3 3          5 5        5 5                      5             5                  5     3     5      5                  5         5               5                                                                          

                                  5                      5                        5 5          3 3       5 5             5 5                      3 5          5                              5 5         3 3       5 5         5 5                            5         5                                  5 5         3 3           5 5        5 5                        3      5    5                                        5        3        5         5                               

                                                   5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    3          3                                                        3          3         3                                                                                                            3        3               3 3               3 3                                           3 3               3 3               3 3                                                                                                                                                                 

                                                                                         3                                                                           3         3                                                                                                                                          33 3              33 3                                             33 3              3 3 3              33 3                                                                                                                    33 3              33 3              33 3              33 3                                             33 3              33 3              33 3                                                                                                                                                                                                     

                                                    6 66                                  6 66                               666                               66 6     

                                                    666                              66 6                                                                                                                                          

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

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                          

                                                                                                                                        7        7                                                                                                                                                         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           7        7          7         7                             7                                                                              

                                                                      7         7         7        7                                                                                                                                                                                                        7          7                                                                                           6                                                          

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

                          + o + o o + o +                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

                                  + o + o o o                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

                          + +                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

                                                                                                                                                                                              3   3                      3   3                                                                                                      3   3   3   3   3   3    3   3                                                                                                                          3   3   3   3                                                                                                                      3   3   3   3                                                                                                                                                                                                          

                                   3   3   3   3     5   5   5   5                                      5   5   5   5                                                    3   3        5   5   5   5                  3      3                                                   3   3                       5   5   5   5                                                                                                                                                                                

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                           

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

                                                                         3                                                            3 3                  3 3                   5 3          5                                              33                33              33              33           3           3                 3 5                                                  33                33                        3          3                             3 5                                      

                                    3          3                  3 3                  3 3             3             3                   3 5          5                              33          33          3          3               3              3            3 5                               3        3          3          3        3       3                  5 3          3 5                                 3                  3          3 3          3 3               333               333         3           3                                   

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                                                         V V                                                           33 3              33 3                                             3 3 3              3 3 3              33 3                                          3    3                                               

                                                                                        3          3                                                        3          3         3                                                                                     3                                                                                            3 3               3 3                                           3 3               3 3               3 3                                                    3                                                    

                                                                                                  3                                                                           3        3                                                               3                                                                                        33 3              33 3              33 3              33 3                                             33 3              33 3              33 3                                                                                                                                                                                                              

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For more than 200 years, Edition Peters has been synonymous with excellence in classical music publishing. Established in 1800 with the keyboard works of J. S. Bach, by 1802 the company had acquired Beethoven’s First Symphony. In the years following, an active publishing policy enabled the company to expand its catalogue with new works by composers such as Brahms, Grieg and Liszt, followed in the 20th century by Richard Strauss, Arnold Schoenberg and John Cage.

Today, with its offices in Leipzig, London and New York publishing the work of living composers from around the world, Edition Peters maintains its role as a champion of new music. At the same time, the company’s historic and educational catalogues continue to be developed with award-winning critical and pedagogical editions.

Seit über 200 Jahren steht die Edition Peters für höchste Qualität im Bereich klassischer Notenausgaben. Gegründet im Jahr 1800, begann der Verlag seine Tätigkeit mit der Herausgabe von Bachs Musik für Tasteninstrumente. Schon 1802 kamen die Rechte an Beethovens erster Sinfonie hinzu. In der Folgezeit wuchs der Katalog um neue Werke von Komponisten wie Brahms, Grieg und Liszt sowie – im 20. Jahrhundert – Richard Strauss, Arnold Schönberg und John Cage.

Als Verleger zahlreicher zeitgenössischer Komponisten aus aller Welt ist die Edition Peters mit ihren Standorten Leipzig, London und New York auch weiterhin Anwalt neuer Musik. Zugleich wird das Verlagsprogramm im klassischen wie im pädagogischen Bereich kontinuierlich durch vielfach preisgekrönte Ausgaben erweitert.

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