540 slow quarter-tone oscillations
1 Flute slow quarter-tone oscillations
Fl. 2
1 Ob. 2
Cl. in B
1 *
Bs. Cl.
Bn.
1 Contrabassoon
Cbn.
1 Hn. in F 2
1 Tpt. in C 2 * with straight mute
1 Tbn.
* with straight mute
2 B.D.
Timp. ** (Crot.)
1 ** (Glock.)
Perc.
2 ** (Celesta)
3
Synth.
Piano
Harp
(reacting to a bitchy remark)
(She comes forward again‌
Duchess
Oo
long,
lai
chi,
from Nan
king.
2nd Aristocrat (Marquis):
(laughter)
2nd Aristocrat 8
1st Aristocrat: (to 2nd Aristocrat, handing him a letter.) slow and free
How could I my friend? No one sur vives a vis it
1st Aristocrat
If you should sur vive to mor row, please give this to my wife. It is my last re quest. (1 solo)
I Vn. II
Va.
Vc.
Cb. * Play indicated dynamics ad lib. Pause between each articulation. Do not synchronize. ** Percussion (Glock., Crot., Celesta) stops shortly after downbeat but lets sound continue.