Fission by andyjarema

Fission q = 116



Mvt. I: A Tale of Three Isotopes

Composed by Andy Jarema andyjarema@gmail.com

Piercing

Clarinet in Bb

  









Alto Saxophone

       

Fluid and propulsive

                               

Piercing

Piano

Cymbal



     

Rapid wash of notes in a random order

     mf  throughout               sim. accents throughout

 

Snare sticks, washy texture of sound

                        

Cymbal needs: large splashy cymbal (ride cymbal), snare sticks, metal object, soft mallets

5 Cl.  Sax.

Pno.

Cym.











                                                         



always sim.

  

 

  

 

   

 

 

                           

   



always sim.

  Cl.   9

Sax.



Cym.



    

 

  

   

 





 



                           

 

   

 

  

 





 



 

   

    

                 



                

            

Mute (sim)

Cym.



                            

     Pno.



    

Mute

14 Cl.  Sax.



                                                    

Pno.



 

          

Rapidly repeat box, mostly air + keys

18 Cl. 



    









Sax.

          

  Pno.  

Opt. tacit Rapidly repeat box, mostly air + keys

    

 

 

  

ff 8vb, Thundering

Cym.

  

22  Cl.   Sax.

Pno.











  

f Scrape w/metal object



 

    



  



  



                                            f           mf

    Cym.

    

    

(as before, as written)

 

        mf

 

 

  

 

   

  

 

            



 ff

     

        

(as before) 27  Cl.   







Sax.

(as before, opt. tacit)

    



mf 8va, More delicately



 Pno.





    4

(as before, as written)

   

    

As written, More delicately



Cym.

    

 

q = 77 (

  Cl.   

 ff

 Sax.        

   

 

Pno.

Cym.



   



    

 



 

                

q = e)



   

 

       5

Like an early snare hit

   5      f



 

J Dilla-esque (off-kilter swing)

  

 

 



 

 



                  

         f

       



    



     

 

      5

5       

 

           



    

       

 

           5

5      

 



 





 5

                  5

5 Pastoral, Gracefully

q = 116

4 36 37 38  35      Cl.                                  

(opt. tacit)

Sax.



     

   Pno.

    

Cym.

39  Cl.  

   

   

 



     8va    mp

                   



   

 



   

 

          





 







    

  







(Play)

Sax.

                                                     f

  

Pno.

Cym.





     

    

   

 

                               mf

44 Cl.  Sax.

Pno.







          

                                           

     



   

Cym.

  

    

   

 

   

        

   

 

 



49 50 51 48 Cl.                                     

Sax.

                                         

Pno.

Cym.



  

 

    

 

   

 

   

     

      

  

  

7 53 54 55 52     Cl.                                      

Sax.

                                             

Pno.

Cym.



      

    

    

 

   

  

 



57 58 56  Cl.                       

   

  









    





Sax.

                                                ff



     Pno.

Cym.

  

 

      f



 

  

        mf

    

   

    

  



             

q = 77

As before, but with more expression

61  60      Cl.        

 Sax.   

  

Cym.

 

Sax.

  

Pno.

Cym.





 



  

   



  



   

 66

 

     

         mf

 











  

     



Bell of cymbal

        mp

Less piercing



    

q = 116

  



              

  



64  Cl.  

   

   

   

   



    



              Pno.

q = 77

q = 116

 









                      f



     

 

   

  

 



                 

9 q = 77

 69      Cl.    

Very expressive

      70

Sax.

  











q = 116





                 ff

  Pno.

  Cym.

   





     mp



   

  

 

  

   





Rapid wash of notes in order Gradually less frantic, slowly moving towards the rhythm at m. 79

    



    

   

  

 

        

Strong sound Expressive

  73

Cl.

Sax.



                                       f

 Pno.

   Cym.

 

     78

 



                 

79 Cl. 

Sax.



                                                                         

Pno.

Still with

  







Lightly

    

Cym.

   



Piercing

 Cl.  83











Sax.

                                              mf

Pno.

Cym.

                                  mp No        



With light muting throughout

    

   

               

87  Cl.   Sax.

Pno.



 

Cym.



 



 

  



          

92 Cl. 

Sax.

   89    

                



Pno.

Cym.





     p





                  





      



   

  

   

Very muted







    

           

            



                        



             

 







      

    

   

 





     

96 Cl. 

Piano/sax cues



  

Sax.     







Cym.



 

 



 

 

 

  

 

   



Cl.

 

Sax.

Cym.









 

Pno.

      

102



     

 



  

103



 







     

100



 

       Play

Sax cue



105



      

Play

  

106





    







 

104



  





107







   

    





  





Play 101

  

 



  



Piano cue

      

 

Pno.

        



  



  



   



            





 



  108

Cl.

Sax.

Pno.





109



110



 



Cym.

       

   

Long scrape

 

    118  119   Cl.  117

Sax.

 

Pno.

Cym.





 









 





111

112

 



 114 

113



115





116



On fermatas, let the silence breathe for as long as desired

            



 

Solo, opt. bends throughout Ethereal, beautiful, ebb/flow with shape

120













   





 





 







(Piano/Cym joins)

 





122

121





123



124

Cresc. poco a poco



Clarinet cues



 





Very slow wash of notes in a random order, lots of pedal Tentative at first, but gradually coalescing towards the rhythm at m. 137











pp Cresc. poco a poco

 



 

pp Cresc. poco a poco, gradually more washy

 Cl.  125

Sax.





126







127

Cym.







129





 



       





131











  

Lightly

(bell)

133





 

Pno.



132





Cym.

 



 

130   Cl. 

Sax.

128



  

Pno.



   



   



  

                                



134   Cl. 

Sax.

135



136











137





  



        

Pno.

    

  Cym.





  Cl. 

Pno.





Soar over the Piano/cym!

139

  



             



   



   140 

 



    

 

  

 

   

                 Cym.



                                

138

Sax.

  

       

  

   

  

     

 

  

                       

 Cl.  141

Pno.

Cym.

 





 





143

145







Cym.

144





Rapid wash of notes in a random order Lots of pedal, treble-dominated sound

     

146

147

 

 

 Pno.





   

   

 Cl.  Sax.

142



  



 

Sax.



  



Gradually becoming less rapid and more pointillistic

    





 



148

     

 

 Cl.  149







Sax.

  







Sax.







155

 

156

 

157



Pno.

Cym.



153

 

  



158



   



159

  

Slower, pointillistic, and fragmented



  



 



154

152

   



 Cl. 



 

     

151



Pno.

Cym.

150

 

 

 

Rit, with a delicate touch

  









Mvt. II Radiometric Dating: An Origin Story Free/Open Time

 Cl. 







Sax.



About 2 sec. per box Slow blossoming wash of notes at first, gradual accel./cresc.

  pp

Pno.



 

 throughout

  

Gently tap w/metal object Intermittent at first, becoming more frequent Follow the lead of the piano Cym.



 pp

2/6/19 2/10/19 2/16/19 2/17/19 2/24/19 2/26/19 2/27/19

         

    

Begin to intersperse w/scrapes



Piano cue (Freely start box after this)

  4

Cl.



   

Piano cue (Freely start box after this)

Sax.



Pno.









      

       



    

   

    f

Piano cue (mute cym.)

Cym.



  

20 Piano cue (End when piano enters)

7 Cl. 

            

      



mp Repeat notes in order rather quickly, slurred Freely pause on random notes Cl/Sax not in sync



           mp

Pno.



   

Gesture triggers the cl/sax to stop

Cl/sax cue



      

            



Sax.

Piano cue (End when piano enters)

Thundering waves of sound



8vb







Intermittent splashes w/soft mallet Becoming more frequent Cym.



(Cl/sax)



Piano cue

  

 mp

  11   

Piano cue

  10

Cl.



             mf

Piano cue

Sax.





 Pno.

Cym.

 

       

Thumb



 

   

     

    

Slower than before Freely pause on random notes and trill

           mf Cl/sax cue

           

Piano cue

    

Piano cue

    

    

Piano cue (mute cym.)

  

(Cl/sax)



Piano cue

  

   16    

Piano cue

14 Cl. 



      



    

    

Piano cue

Sax.



 

Pno.





   

    





  

 



  

 

 

        f

Alternating these two gestures Soft mallet

Cym.

  

 

Snare stick

 

Piano cue (mute cym.)

  

  mp

        

Piano cue

17              Cl. 



f Slowing down as if being timestretched Do not pause on any notes

Sax.



       

Piano cue

           Cl/sax cue



Pno.



            





 



(Cl/sax)



    

  

Piano cue

Cym.



   

Soft mallet

 

Call/response w/cymbal Slow, thundering waves

Call/response w/piano Slow, thundering waves

Piano cue

21 Cl. 

 



             ff Gesture triggers the piano/cymbal to stop Glacially timestretching, heavy and accented

Piano cue

Sax.



 



           ff

            



Pno.

Cym.



 

 





Faster and faster waves

Cl/Sax cue (End when they enter)

Faster and faster waves

Cl/Sax cue (End when they enter)



25 Cl.  Sax.



(Piano/cymbal enter)

 Enter w/cymbal when ready Cl/sax will continue to play

Pno.



 





Very fast waves



 

Gradually building

Enter w/piano when ready Cl/sax will continue to play

Soft mallet

Cym.

  

  

(Fast mute)

Soft mallet Very fast waves

 

Gradually building

q. = 60

30 Cl. 

Sax.



            (Piano cue) (Piano cue)

           

 Pno.



  

Wispy

  



            

Wispy



Cym.



     

(Piano cue)

    

 



mp (RH ready)



   

f (Let ring)



             3

Wispy, w/pedal

Keep rolling



 



   3

 Cl.   33

Sax.

Pno.

Cym.



  

 





 

  

 

      

 

 



Delicate, fragile



                                

        







RH scrape strings inside piano





Thumb

     p









(Scrape)



35   Cl. 

  

   



   







   



Delicate, fragile

Sax.



Pno.

Cym.







        

   



   

     

   



 

Free/Open Time Gestures change every measure Rapidly repeat boxes (slurred), move to each box w/sax X noteheads: mostly air + keys with some tone

38         Cl. 

  pp

    



  



Rapidly repeat boxes (slurred), move to each box w/cl X noteheads: mostly air + keys with some tone

Ghostly

Sax.

  





 

 



  



f Rapidly repeat box, follow the lead of cl/sx Place hand on strings inside piano while playing keys Opt. half pedal (cymbal player will play on low strings w/mallets)







Pno.





  

 f



Repeat box, follow the lead of cl/sax Other end of soft mallet Play soft mallet on low strings of piano (opt. half pedal) Omit if needed for transition Cym.





        pp

    f

42 Cl. 

     





 f

ppp

Sax.



  

      





 



ppp

 





ppp



 



ppp



Cl/sax cue

Pno.



 



ppp

Cl/sax cue (don't play)

   

 

 

 



ppp



Cl/sax cue (don't play)

Cym.



  

ppp

 



    f

Cl/sax cue



ppp

 



(Sax leads w/melody)

(Sax is air + keys)

45  Cl.  mf

    

 

(Cl leads w/melody) Sax.







 



 

  Pno.



     

(Cl is air + keys)

       

        







cue cl



ppp



    



    



cl/sax cue

 (Cl leads w/melody)

Cym.

ppp

(Sax leads w/melody)

 



mf (Cl leads w/melody)

line up w/sax

    

(Sax leads w/melody)

cl/sax cue

48      Cl. 

Sax.



     

q. = 60

    

 



 



      Lift hands from strings, pedal

     

Pno.





Back to cymbal Soft mallet roll

  



Cym.

  

Expressive

         mp



Pno.

Cym.





   

     

      

    



     



            





        

 

  

         







        sn. stick











     

  

52 Distant  Cl.    

Sax.

 

    





55   Cl.   Sax.





 







  

    mp





Cym.

   56







 

         

Cym.



 

 

  

Pno.

  



    



  



 



 





  



     mf



     

 

 

        

Expressive, but a bit more distant

 mp



Expressive

               On bell





  

  

Play each box one time per measure Free and rubato tempo, light and cascading



    





    





Light and bouncy







 

 

 

  58       Cl.     

Sax.



                        



Pno.





60       Cl.         

  Sax.    

Pno.





 





  

    

    

In time



Pno.

Cym.







 



  

    





  

         





          





    



        

 

       

  

   



 

           



  

  

     

  





 

   







    



62   Cl.  Sax.





Cym.





    

 

    

      

    

    

    

 

 

        







 

           

64 Cl. 

Sax.

Pno.

Cym.

        

  

       

    

                                    



           

          

  

  



 

      

      



            f

   f

  

           f

          

Percussive



 

    

 67             68          69                Cl.                                         Sax.   

Pno.

Cym.

       



  

                                                      

                

                                                         

    70                 Cl. 

Sax.

Pno.

Cym.

 

 



 



Cym.

   

        

   



           

         

   



 

    

    

                                      



  Pno.

      

       

                                                                     

72 Cl. 

Sax.



Duple Feel

   

 



   

      

        



   

      

   

       

       



       



   

  

          

       

   

  

   

      

  

   

      

        

  

   

      

   

  

Soaring

74   Cl.  



  

 



  

 

Soaring

 Sax.     mf

         Pno.

         

Cym.

  

   

     

  

   

     

        

  

   

Sax.

Pno.

Cym.



                



 

       

   

        

   

    



   



  

         

       

               

   

   

     

 76        Cl.      





  

  

  

  

  

   

  



     

   

   



   

   

     

   

  

     

    

  

  

                                                                      

     

  

    

78   Cl. 

   Sax.          Pno.

      

Cym.

       

   

    

  

   

    

    

   









       

     

       

Mvt. I Tempo (faster q = 116)









  81 

 

       

        

     

      



  

 

          

 

      

Breathe as needed

 



    

      

   83    85     84  82  Cl.                                                    Sax.   

Pno.

Cym.



  

sim.

 

     

 

    

 

    

          

     

 87        88   89 86         Cl.                                                          Sax.   

Pno.





Cym.

     

  

   

     

      

            

     

 

 

 

  

   91    93     92  90  Cl.                                                       Sax.   

Pno.



  

 

     

    

     

 95        96    97 94       Cl.                                  Sax.  

 

Cym.

     



Pno.

Cym.





     

    

   

     

     

    

          

     

    

  

 

   

40 99 98    Cl.       mf  Sax.  



100





 

101

  



      mf Lightly





Cym.



103

         

                                   mp



Pno.

102

                       

104 Cl.  



105



106





    



 

107



    

108



  

                 Sax.                                                                        

Pno.











 



Cym.

109  Cl.  Sax.

Pno.

Cym.





  

            





110



                









     

111

112     

              f               f

             

 

  