Fission q = 116
Piercing
Clarinet in Bb*
Composed by Andy Jarema andyjarema@gmail.com
More fluid, but still project
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ff
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4
f
Piercing
Piano
ff
mf
Pno.
mf
always sim.
5
Bb Cl.
Washy texture of sound
Cymbal**
Rapid wash of notes in a random order, lots of pedal
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Cym.
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8
always sim.
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Bb Cl.
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11
Pno.
Cym.
Mute
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*Note: In order to project over the other instruments, amplification might be needed for the clarinet **A large, splashy cymbal (like a ride cymbal) played with snare sticks is most desirable
2 13
Bb Cl.
Pno.
14
Cym.
Pno.
Cym.
19
Rapidly repeat cell Mostly air in the sound Loud key slapping
mf
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4
3
ff 8vb, Thundering
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4
f Cym. Scrape w/metal object
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mf
mf
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4
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(as written)
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f
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Pno.
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18
Cym.
Bb Cl.
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Bb Cl.
15
26
3 27
Bb Cl.
Rapidly repeat cell Mostly air in the sound Loud key slapping 28
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f
mf
8va, More delicately
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4
(as written)
Pno.
4
4
As written, More delicately 4
Cym.
Pno.
Cym.
mp
32
Bb Cl.
4
mf
q = 77 JDilla-esque
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f 7
7
7
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7 7 7
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f
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7
4
Pastoral, Gracefully
q = 116
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Bb Cl.
mp
Pno.
mf
(as before)
f
Pno.
mf
Cym.
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Cym.
4
mp
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Pno.
42
mf
Bb Cl.
39
Bb Cl.
4
mp
mf
Cym.
(pedal)
8va
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5 48
Bb Cl.
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51
Pno.
Cym.
52
Bb Cl.
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55
Pno.
Cym.
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56
Bb Cl.
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ff
Pno.
Cym.
f
f
mf
mf
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6
q = 77
Pno.
mp
Cym.
f
f
Cym.
65
f
mf
69
Cym.
mp
mp
63
4
mp
4
mp
Bell of cymbal
mp
67
f
70
Very expressive
mp
66
mf
q = 77
Pno.
mf
68
Bb Cl.
4
62
Less piercing
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Pno.
4
q = 116
4
mp
Bb Cl.
q = 77
q = 116
61 4 mp ff
60
Bb Cl.
As before, but with more expression
q = 116
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ff
Rapid wash of notes in order Gradually less frantic, slowly moving towards the rhythm at m. 79
f
f
73
Bb Cl.
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77 78
76
f
Strong sound Expressive
Pno.
Cym.
79
Bb Cl.
80
mf
mf
81
7
82
Still with pedal
Pno.
Lightly
Cym.
Piercing
83
Bb Cl.
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85
86
mf
f
mf
No pedal
Pno.
Cym.
mp
With light muting throughout
mp
8
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Bb Cl.
Pno.
Cym.
88
92
Bb Cl.
f
93
mp
Pno.
Pno.
Cym.
97
94
p
96
Bb Cl.
Cym.
mf
98
95
99
Very muted
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101
Bb Cl.
Pno.
Cym.
106
107
f
111
112
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114
115
Solo Ethereal, beautiful, ebb/flow with shape
116
On fermatas, let the silence breathe for as long as desired
Long scrape mf
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110
117 118 119
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pp
Pno.
109
pp
Cym.
Bb Cl.
103
108
Pno.
Cym.
Bb Cl.
102
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120
122
121
(Pno/Cym joins)
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124
Cresc. poco a poco
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
10 125
Bb Cl.
126
127
Pno.
Cym.
131
129
132
133
Pno.
128
130
Bb Cl.
Lightly
(bell)
Cym.
134
Bb Cl.
Cym.
136
Pno.
135
137
138
Bb Cl.
Pno.
145
ff
ff
142
Cym.
143
144
Rapid wash of notes in a random order Lots of pedal, treble-dominated sound
146
147
Pno.
pp
140
Cym.
Bb Cl.
139
141
Pno.
11
ff
Cym.
Bb Cl.
Soar over the Pno/Cym!
mp
Gradually becoming less rapid and more pointillistic
f
148
12 149
Bb Cl.
Cym.
154
155
156
Pno.
Cym.
157
158
153
mp
Slower, pointillistic, and fragmented
152
pp
mf
Pno.
151
Bb Cl.
150
159
Rit, With a delicate touch
p
pp