Kulning
BeatriceFerreira
forscordaturastringquartet
Instrumentation
ViolinI
Duration5'30"
ProgramNote
Kulning("calling")isaScandinavianherdingcallusedbywomentobringlivestockhomefrom mountainousgrazingpasturesOtherusesoftheextendedvocaltechniqueincludewardingoff predatorsandcommunicatingwithneighboringruralcommunitiesacrossremotealpineregions
ThefollowingscoreisindevelopmentTheseideaswerefirstworkshoppedwithQuatuorBozziniat theirSpring2018VancouverComposersLabIamcurrentlyexpandingKulningintoalarger workthatwillfeaturescordatura,pegglissandi,anddirectedimprovisationtoexploreconceptsof domesticationandenclosureSpecifically,Iaminterestedindevelopingahighlyspecificnotation systemthatwillofferperformersgreaterclarityandinterpretivefreedom
Youwillnoticesomediscrepanciesbetweentherecordingandthescore(specifically,theexclusionof naturalharmonicpassagesfrommm1-4,andexclusionofallmaterialfrommm25-41intherecording) TherecordingwasmadeataliveworkshopandisnotarepresentationofthecompletescoreDueto Covid-19restrictions,ithasnotbeenpossibletorerecordtheworkinpreparationforthisapplication
PerformanceNote
Scordaturainstrumentsshouldbetunedaccordingtothetuningsindicatedatthestartofthescore IVstringsmarkedwithan'x'noteheadshouldbedetuned8ve+P5lowerthanIIIstrings,untilthe stringislooseandalittlefloppyOssiastavesinthescoreindicatesoundingpitches,whileprincipal stavesindicatefingerednotesDottedslursindicatethatbowingsmaychangefreely,andpeg glissandoisexecutedbybowingonthedetunedstringwhiletwistingthetuningpegupanddown slowly,changingthetensionofthepeg
SoundingPitch&
continuesound,repeatindefinitely
peggliss-freeimprovised,buildingspeedanddensity
peggliss-freeimprovised,buildingspeedanddensity
prepareharmonic
