Figheadaireachd by Alexander Hunter

Figheadaireachd String or Symphony Orchestra 2019 Alexander Hunter

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Figheadaireachd Performance Notes Figheadaireachd (FEE-uh-der-acht) was written in Bawley Point, New South Wales in June of 2019 for the Canberra Youth Orchestra. The title is a Scottish Gaelic word meaning ‘weaving’, and refers to the ways in which the instrumental parts interact with each other and weave their way through a series of shifting and overlapping harmonic contexts. The pitch content is based on the harmonic series of 5 sequential fundamentals – each lasting roughly one minute, and one page of the full score. A performance should last five minutes, but can be scaled as needed, increasing the duration of the measures from 15” to any uniform length. Musicians may use timepieces in performance in lieu of a conductor, whose main role in performance is to keep track of time and cue the start of each measure. A final short hold/fermata and diminuendo in the final measure is permitted. All vibrato should be avoided throughout by all musicians. A relatively quiet dynamic should be observed throughout. Players should use the rhythmic content is each measure as a guide, and need not coordinate exactly with other musicians on the same part. Players may breathe and re-take bows as needed to sustain for the notated relative durations, and effort should be made to avoid silence across the bar lines, which are purely for organisational purposes. Each string section is divided into three parts (e.g. Violin 1A, 1B and 1C). The number of players on each of these three parts should be as equal as possible.

If some of the below instruments are unavailable, simply ignore those parts.

Flute 1 Flute 2 Oboe 1 Oboe 2 Bb Clarinet 1 Bb Clarinet 2 Bassoon 1 Bassoon 2 Horn 1 Horn 2 Horn 3 Horn 4 Bb Trumpet 1 Bb Trumpet 2 Bb Trumpet 3 Trombone 1 Trombone 2 Trombone 3 Tuba Vibraphone Violin 1A Violin 1B Violin 1C Violin 2A Violin 2B Violin 2C Viola 1 Viola 2 Viola 3 Violoncello 1 Violoncello 2 Violoncello 3 Double bass 1 Double bass 2 Double bass 3

Alexander Hunter June 2019

Figheadaireachd Transposed Score Alexander Hunter

15" per measure (total duration 5') 2

Flute 1

° &

Flute 2

Oboe 1

Oboe 2

Clarinet in Bb 1

#˙

Clarinet in Bb 2

#˙ ?

#˙ œ

#˙

Bassoon 1

Bassoon 2

? w

Horn in F 1

° &

Horn in F 2

#˙

Horn in F 4

#˙

#œ Horn in F 3

#˙

˙ œ

#˙

& ˙

Trumpet in Bb 3

Trumpet in Bb 2

#˙

Trumpet in Bb 1

#˙

Trombone 1

? Trombone 2

#˙

˙ œ

Trombone 3

? Tuba

Bowed and with pedal down throughout Vibraphone

Violin 1A

sul G

#˙

° &

#œ

sul D

Violin 1B

col legno tratto

#œ

#˙

#œ sustain the stopped E string while ocassionally (3-5 times) touching the bow on the stopped A string

sul tasto

œ œ

Violin 1C

pizz. any rhythm, any order or number of these pitches

Violin 2A

sul tasto

œ œ

sul E

#œ

œ w

#œ

sul E

sul A

sul A sul G, sul tasto col legno tratto

#˙

Violin 2B

O each player chooses a pitch and sustains for full duration

each player chooses a pitch and sustains for full duration

sul D

sul G

sul D

sul G

pizz. any rhythm, any order or number of these pitches sul G, sul tasto

Violin 2C

#œ

œ O O

#œ O

each player chooses a pitch and sustains for full duration sul D sul G

O O

each player chooses a pitch and sustains for full duration sul D sul G

O B O

O O

Viola 1

each player chooses a pitch and sustains for full duration sul D sul G

O O B O

sul G

#˙

˙ O

Viola 2

each player chooses a pitch and sustains for full duration sul D sul G

#˙

˙ each player chooses a pitch and sustains for full duration sul D sul G stop E on the C string, improvise any rhythm col legno battutto

O O B O

O O

#˙

Viola 3

¿ sul G

? O

Violoncello 1

sul G, move from normale to molto sul pont

sul tasto

˙ gliss.

˙ ?

#œ

Violoncello 2

sul C

stop B on the A string, improvise any rhythm col legno battutto sul pont

sul pont

˙ ˙

Violoncello 3

sul A

Double Bass 1

w sul A

sul A

Double Bass 2

w pizz sul E

sul E

œ ? Double Bass 3

¢ 2019 Bawley Point, New South Wales

pizz

2 5

Fl. 1

° & œ

Fl. 2

& ˙

#˙ &

Ob. 1

Ob. 2

Cl. 1

Cl. 2

#˙

∑

#˙

˙ w

Bsn. 1

Bsn. 2

Hn. 1

° &

Hn. 2

#˙

Hn. 3

Hn. 4

Tpt. 1

& œ

Tpt. 2

Tpt. 3

#˙

œ ?

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Tbn. 3

? Tba.

¢ ˙

Vib.

Vln. 1A

° ˙ &

#œ

sul G

sul D

sul A, sul tasto

pizz. Vln. 1B

& ˙

Vln. 1C

& #œ

#œ

each player chooses a pitch and sustains for full duration, sul tasto col legno tratto

#˙

col legno tratto

#˙

œ œ

œ œ œ sul G

Vln. 2A

˙ w

sul G, sul tasto

sul G, sul tasto sul E, sul pont.

#˙

˙ Vln. 2B

Vln. 2C

w O

sul G, sul pont, each player chooses a pitch and sustains for full duration

sul D, sul pont, each player chooses a pitch and sustains for full duration

sul G, sul tasto

œ O

B œ

œ œ

œ O

very light pressue - airy sound

Vla. A

w ˙

˙ B

Vla. B

very light pressue - airy sound

˙ œ

#œ

Vla. C

move from normale to sul pont

pitchless light bowing on A string, lightly mute with left hand

Vc. A

w ˙

#œ

˙ œ

#œ

sul G

sul A

Vc. B

sul G

sul A

molto sul pont sul tasto

Vc. C

O ˙

sul D

Db. A

sul G, alternate between harmonic and stopped note ad lib., each player selects sul tasto or sul pont

sul D sul A

? ~ Db. B

pizz. any rhythm, any order or number of these pitches pizz arco, sul pont

œ ?

Db. C

œ sul D

3 9

Fl. 1

° &

˙ œ

œ Fl. 2

Ob. 1

& ˙

Ob. 2

Cl. 1

& ˙

#˙

˙ ˙

Cl. 2

#˙

œ œ

#˙

Bsn. 1

#˙

#œ

Bsn. 2

Hn. 1

° &

Hn. 2

#˙

˙ Hn. 3

Hn. 4

Tpt. 1

#œ

˙ œ

œ ˙

Tpt. 2

#œ

Tpt. 3

˙ ? Tbn. 1

? Tbn. 2

#˙

#œ

Tbn. 3

? Tba.

¢ ˙

Vib.

pizz. any rhythm, any order or number of these pitches gliss. Vln. 1A

° ˙ &

#˙

œ pitchless light bowing on A string, lightly mute with left hand

pitchless light bowing on A string, lightly mute with left hand

sustain the stopped A string while ocassionally (3-5 times) touching the bow on the open E string

#œ

col legno tratto

gliss.

Vln. 1B

sustain the stopped A string while ocassionally (3-5 times) touching the bow on the open E string

pitchless light bowing on E string, lightly mute with left hand Vln. 1C

& œ

Vln. 2A

& ~

sul G

either pizz. or arco

arco, sul tasto

sul D, alternate between harmonic and stopped note ad lib., each player selects sul tasto or sul pont

& O

Vln. 2B

sul D, alternate between harmonic and stopped note ad lib., each player selects sul tasto or sul pont

œ w

sul D, sul pont, each player chooses a pitch and sustains for full duration

sul D, alternate between harmonic and stopped note ad lib., each player selects sul tasto or sul pont

& œ

Vln. 2C

sul D, alternate between harmonic and stopped note ad lib., each player selects sul tasto or sul pont

O ˙

B w

Vla. A

˙ sul D, alternate between harmonic and stopped note ad lib., each player selects sul tasto or sul pont

O B w

Vla. B

stop A on the G string, improvise any rhythm col legno battutto

Vla. C

move to molto sul pont

sul tasto

œ ˙

stop A on the G string, improvise any rhythm col legno battutto

sul D, molto sul pont, move to sul tasto

sul D

? Vc. A

O ˙

pizz. any rhythm, any order or number of these pitches stop A on the G string, improvise any rhythm col legno battutto

#œ

œ pitchless light bowing on C string, lightly mute with left hand

pitchless light bowing on C string, lightly mute with left hand

Vc. B

œ œ

touch octave harmonic sul D, normale sul tasto

sul D, molto sul pont

sul tasto

Vc. C

pizz. any rhythm, any order or number of these pitches pitchless light bowing on D string, lightly mute with left hand

sul D, molto sul pont, move to sul tasto

sul D

? œ

? &

Db. A

#œ

O Y

sul D, sul pont, each player chooses a pitch and sustains for full duration sul D

#œ

pitchless light bowing on D string, lightly mute with left hand

? Db. B

col legno tratto

col legno tratto touch octave harmonic gliss.

? ˙ Db. C

gliss.

sul D, normale

sul D, molto sul pont

˙ ˙

4 13

Fl. 1

° & œ

Fl. 2

& ˙

Ob. 1

Ob. 2

Cl. 1

Cl. 2

œ œ

#˙

Bsn. 1

Bsn. 2

Hn. 1

° &

Hn. 2

& ˙

#˙

Hn. 3

#˙

Hn. 4

˙ ˙

Tpt. 1

Tpt. 2

& ˙

Tpt. 3

#˙

? œ Tbn. 1

? ˙

Tbn. 2

Tbn. 3

? Tba.

Vib.

Vln. 1A

{& ˙

molto sul pont. ° w &

pitchless light bowing on G string, lightly mute with left hand

sul D

#O pizz. any rhythm, any order or number of these pitches sul A, sul tasto

sul A, sul tasto

col legno tratto gliss.

& œ

Vln. 1B

#œ

col legno tratto

#œ

molto sul pont.

pitchless light bowing on D string, lightly mute with left hand

gliss.

˙ & ˙

Vln. 1C

Y same, but gliss from nut to the octave harmonic don't coordinate speed

pitchless light bowing on D string, lightly mute with left hand

same, but gliss from the octave harmonic to the nut

O & Y

Vln. 2A

same

pizz. any rhythm, any order or number of these pitches molto sul pont.

pitchless light bowing on G string, lightly mute with left hand gliss.

œ & w

Vln. 2B

œ ˙

Y sul D, alternate between harmonic and stopped note ad lib., each player selects sul tasto or sul pont

& O

Vln. 2C

pitchless light bowing on D string, lightly mute with left hand

move from sul tasto to sul pont

œ w

Y pizz. any rhythm, any order or number of these pitches

œ B Vla. A

#œ

move from sul tasto to sul pont

gliss.

œ pizz. any rhythm, any order or number of these pitches

œ molto sul pont.

move from sul pont to sul tasto gliss.

B w

Vla. B

#œ

œ pizz. any rhythm, any order or number of these pitches

œ col legno tratto

B Vla. C

œ w

col legno tratto

w sul G

sul G

col legno tratto

O œ

Vc. A

col legno tratto

Vc. B

gliss.

˙ sul G

sul G

Vc. C

sul D

sul G

Db. A

sul G

sul D Db. B

w touch octave harmonic

O sul D, molto sul pont

? Db. C

sul D, molto sul pont

sul G, col legno tratto

˙ ˙

sul G

5 17

Fl. 1

° &

˙ œ

& œ

Fl. 2

œ w

w œ

Ob. 1

Ob. 2

& ˙

Cl. 1

#˙

Cl. 2

#˙

œ ? Bsn. 1

? ¢

Hn. 1

Bsn. 2

° & ˙

˙ &

Hn. 2

Hn. 4

œ & ˙

Tpt. 1

Hn. 3

˙ œ

Tpt. 2

Tpt. 3

˙ ? Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

? œ

Tbn. 3

? Tba.

¢ ˙

w Vib.

sustain the open E string while ocassionally (3-5 times) touching the bow on the stopped A string

sustain the open E string while ocassionally (3-5 times) touching the bow on the stopped A string sul D Vln. 1A

° &

Vln. 1B

sustain the open E string while ocassionally (3-5 times) touching the bow on the stopped A string

sul G

gliss.

˙ ~

pizz. any rhythm, any order or number of these pitches gliss.

Vln. 1C

Vln. 2B

col legno tratto

pitchless light bowing on G string, lightly mute with left hand

Vln. 2C

col legno tratto

˙ &

sul G

col legno tratto Vln. 2A

sul D gliss.

move from sul pont to molto sul pont

normale

stop G on the C string, improvise any rhythm col legno battutto

gliss.

˙ B ¿

Vla. A

pitchless light bowing on C string, lightly mute with left hand

¿ sul G

pitchless light bowing on C string, lightly mute with left hand

Vla. B

stop G on the C string, improvise any rhythm col legno battutto pitchless light bowing on C string, lightly mute with left hand

B ¿

Vla. C

col legno tratto

œ ¿

œ Y

w pizz. any rhythm, any order or number of these pitches

molto sul pont

normale

œ ?

Vc. A

œ w

col legno tratto

gliss.

? w

Vc. B

pizz. any rhythm, any order or number of these pitches arco, sul C

col legno tratto

? &

Vc. C

col legno tratto

œ ?

O w

œ sul G

sul G

? Db. A

pizz. any rhythm, any order or number of these pitches sul D

? ~

pitchless light bowing on G string, lightly mute with left hand

œ œ

Db. B

œ touch octave harmonic

touch octave harmonic

O sul G

? ˙

O sul G

sul tasto

˙ ˙

Db. C