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Co-comissioned by The Walden School and International Contemporary Ensemble

Performance Notes

Unmeasured breaths (pauses): short à long pauses are meant to break flow of steady beats, without requiring players to count rigidly

T – different timbre

TS – timbre shift; change timbre several times in one event or back and forth

TG – shift to different timbre gradually

Suggestions for timbral variety on saxophone:

• Growl

• Flutter tongue

• Embouchure change

• Air tone

• Open throat

• Narrow tone

• Vowels

• Singing while playing with tiny embouchure, strain to create the highest, softest pitch possible. (Do not succeed immediately)

Suggestions for timbral variety on trombone:

• Hand in bell

• Mutes

• Vowels into instrument

• Flutter tongue

• Singing while playing

NPN – non-pitched noise

Observe contour, rhythm and dynamics. Pitches indeterminate:

If register not indicated, choose your register upon Ryan's success, proceed to:

Accidentals apply only to following pitch (natural sign is always a curtesy accidental)

Co-commissioned by The Walden School and International Contemporary Ensemble but attack together. generally loud

Upon Mike's success, proceed to: with tiny embouchure, strain to create the highest, softest pitch possible. (Do not succeed immediately) with tiny embouchure, strain to create the highest, softest pitch possible. (Do not succeed immediately) success, proceed to: capricious rhythms - extend or shorten at will, play with timbre at will lingering on lower notes to R's dynamics vary length, timbre, dynamics, match timing of initial attack generally quiet start runs between beats, afterwards rejoin M as if nothing happened upon reunion stay together for 9 beats upon reunion stay together for 7 beats œ œ œ œ m œ œ m œ œ m œ œ œ œ œ œ œ b œ b œ b œ b œ b œ b œ b œ œ b œ b œ œ b œ œ ? p p timbre of choice (as before) start runs between beats, afterwards rejoin R as if nothing happened & & runs fast and impressive runs fast and impressive œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ m œ œ n œ m œ n œ œ œ m œ b œ b œ b œ b œ b œ b œ b ? P (generally quiet)