Technobabble IV (2019)

amplified voice, flute (dbl. a. fl.), clarinet, violin, percussion, and plastic bags

IV. (Bags&Borgs)

Daniel Sabzghabaei Daniel Reza Sabzghabaei

(2019)

Poem

IV. mastercraft. one created thumbs from dirt. appreciated. you are my lord, you are my will, and, i am your hand.

From now on.. to the stars and further.

Until the sands of time run out the glass and the horizon bursts earth,, i will still be your slave.

–after a YouTube comment (2017) Percussion Battery Vibraphone Instrumentation and Items Crotales Amplified Soprano (D4 – C6) (w/ plastic bag) Ride Cymbal Flute (dbl. alto flute) (w/ plastic bag+paper sheets) Suspended Cymbal Clarinet in Bb (w/ plastic bag+paper sheets) Hi-Hat Violin (w/ paper sheets) Bass Drum Percussion Sheets of Paper Plastic Bag

Performance Notes

Closed mouth “sss” whistle sounds, performed w/o instrument, mouth alone -video* examples below: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TTijwmyGlvND0Zj3aKK3hhBfccPMj9RZ

Text repetition with overtone singing, varying mouth position, and different vibrato shapes

m.27+29 https://drive.google.com/open?id=1rUJ-PFuE88ylkVSmIt_6-HUN37XJrPt9 overtone singing in m. 11 https://drive.google.com/open?id=1OB9X78s5AbBJEqtx7neZPPtReX97LtmFor voice: Intermittent onsets, interrupting airflow and pitch For violin: shaky, stuttering bow For winds: intermittent and stuttering tonguing Stutter singing and bags https://drive.google.com/open?id=1aD6GzDH5OxKYSLZpGDRh5Q8k9uz2q-vy While getting louder, add timbral complexity (i.e. flutter tongue, multiphonics, singing+playing, etc.)

Bend pitch up and down around 30 – 50¢

Ending

Various stage directions are given near the end of the piece: –while crinkling bags, player will stand up to face the audience, peering out.

–players will then begin blowing into bags, making increasingly intense screeches, widening their eyes more and more as screeches get louder.

–After this, players should suck bag to their face and face upward. Following this, each will face forward and shoot the bags from their mouths, one by one. Example below: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1iNWQBFLRI1jfZt_SENkUi38gB7q3IdMe

Program Notes This work is the fourth in a set of investigations of texts generated by bots in some way, our relationship with technology, and the inherent, as well as planned, obsolescence of this technology over time. This particular text came from a comment by a ~human~ on one of my YouTube videos. While it is unclear how much of this particular text is crafted by a person or generated by a machine, the coalescence of the two is of particular interest, forming a type of cyborgism. Each sentence, fragment, word, syllable, vowel, and consonant is isolated extremely precisely throughout, like looking at a crystal under a microscope at multiple zoom levels. Paired with these macro and micro obsessions are explorations of a rapidly falling out of favor–and once very important–piece of tech which carries a lot of baggage itself: the plastic bag. How can these pieces of fading tech be repurposed? {Bags&Borgs} –Daniel Reza Sabzghabaei (‫ﺳﺒﺰﻗﺒﺎﯾﯽ‬ [danielsabzghabaei.com]

‫)داﻧﯿﺎل رﺿﺎ‬

*All video examples: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1arsszp7Xs6vAh3ylpp-H6vFNAMlI3NMA

for the TAK ensemble

Technobabble

Transposed Score

IV. ‫دانیال رضا سبزقبایی‬ Daniel Reza Sabzghabaei

after a YouTube comment

Fragile q = 90 p bU˙ with extreme delicacy 2 ∑ ∑ &4

hold until violinist runs out of bow or you run out of breath

Voice (amplified)

Flute Clarinet in B b

2 &4

∑

2 &4

∑

U ∑

nœ ‰. bœ

very slow bow

& 42 Œ

Violin

& 42

mst.

Vibraphone

Percussion

nœ bœ

#œ p

U ˙

˙

Œ

#œ p

||:mmm/muh||:

Uȯ

b œo

senza vibr.

π

U̇

‰. nœ

π

U

(-31¢) ‰. #œ #l˙

Œ

π U n ˙-

nœ

Œ

‰.

U

nœ

∑

3 4

∑

2 4

3 4

∑

2 4

43

˙

becoming a bit manic

3 4

nœ œ ‰. b œ œ

#œ p

nœ bœ

V

& 44 & 44

Fl.

B b Cl.

Vln.

& 44

7

f¿

42

4 &4

7

Perc.

b œo

b œo J

3

nœ.

bœ

p

n˙ 7 b ˙ & 44 p bœ p

ma

Uo

b ˙ senza vibr.

4 4

π nU˙

4 4

π U̇ ˙

44

U̇

44

s

closed-mouth (dark)

G

P

42

nœ

(sss)

7

42

π n œ-

wide-open mouth (bright) 7

more frequent mmm's and mah's w/ exhalations

||:mmm/mah||:

43 Œ

π

nœ bœ

U U p b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ A œ2 4 4 4

hold until violinist runs out of bow or you run out of breath

intermittent mmm's and muh's w/ exhalations

(mmm)

U ∑

U p bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ nervously and fragile

œo

b œo J

3

œ.

nœ

œo 3

œ.

j bœ

œ

nœ

œ.

œ b˙

n b ˙˙

3

œ n˙

3

nœ

nœ

bœ

nœ

bœ

nœ

bœ

U

¿

j bœ

42 œ

nœ

42 œ .

¿

U

bœ

œ

nœ

œ b œ 42

nœ

2 4 nœ #œ

bœ

U

œ

U

nœ bœ

U

nœ π

to Alto Flute

2

s

increasing amount of lip parting but always returning to a closed position (pitch will continually rise)

ñ

ó

"sss" whistle melodies with little swells in volume and pitch becoming more frequent -swells achieved by increasing air speed and opening lips more

&

B b Cl.

& &

9

Perc.

& nœ F °

#œ

> ( ff) ‰ & 43 ¿

11

V

A. Fl.

B b Cl.

Œ

3 &4 Œ & 43 Œ

U

Œ

U

j +œ

#œ

Œ

Œ

Œ

U– – – & 43 – ( p) gentle whitenoise underpinning

––

& 43 ¿ f

Œ

11

11

Perc.

p

(m) ma

U

11

Vln.

bœ

I damp strings with LH hand II

LV

n‚.

Crotale

LV

U

Œ

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43

bow stutters and switches to harmonic pressure o intermittent o !!!! o !!!! o !!!!!! o !!!! o !!! o

glassy, fragile meandering on these approximate pitches (speed+timbre > exact pitch)

ride cymbal scrape w/ triangle beater (coordinated w/ end of vocalist's crescendo)

¿

n˙

U F #· n· n˙ -

43 3 4

choppy+fast diaphragmatic vibrato as you're running out of breath

overtone singing with the "er" vowel, freely modifying to accentuate the 2nd and 3rd partials and alternating between both freely and liesurely

ster

U

3 4 43

U ∑

U

nœ

in no hurry linger on the mmm for a bit

(st)

11

Ødelicate and scratchy

nœ

U

<>

freely exploring delicate whistletones from E b and D

√msp. in one bow nbœ nœ nœ #œ nœ nœ

3

#œ

<>

U

∑

&

<>

(in one breath)

U b¥ n¥ pfragile

∑

9

9

Vln.

(ssss)

∑

9

A. Fl.

<>

ethereal

!!!!!

V

(P) U

∑

9

"sss" whistle sounds w/ closed lip position (w/ out flute)

Y

(sss)

U

#¬ #¬ n¬ n¬ n¬ np rebow freely U ¬

pitched air sounds with a normal embouchure position

warm and fluttery

44 4 4 44

¬

44

U

44

n˙ # ˙F with weight

3

& 44

∑

& 44

∑

4 &4

∑

13

V

13

Fl. B b Cl.

13

– & 44 –

13

Vln.

Ord.

less and less LH mute, more and more pitch

( œœ ) ( )

4 & 4 nœ F °

13

Perc.

V

B b Cl.

bœ

#œ

bœ

3 & 4 ·. mostly air p

5 4

& 43

45

∑

15

(m) ma

s

nœ

-

ster

-

3 4

Y

(sss) w/o instrument

crinkle plastic bag with some sheets of paper in it

+ U X

˙

mostly air

‚ #‚ n‚ +‚

ñ

ster

half air/half pitch

mazy+sticky meandering upwards

∑

as vocalist is running out of breath begin crinkling bag+paper more aggressively

p pink noise-like underpinning

f n ˙>.

-

!!!! o !!! o

˙

Ï

senza vibr. (SV)

-

43

∑

U ˙ !!!!! o !!! o !!!! o

˙-̇

LV

n ˙- .

(cr)

little scoop up just before you run out of breath

U

Œ

Nœ

straight tone

Y

U

unmuted, full pitch sul tasto j

bœ

U FU # · ~~~~~~~~~~ # # ·· ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ n · +œ 3 # ˙ J 4 n œ exploring and isolating overtones freely

J

( p) senza vibr.

ma

wide slow vibrato

U +œ #œ

œ

p# ˙ 45

(q = 90) 15 3 ∑ &4 15

Fl.

7:4

p

U

-

-

43 3 4

molto vibr. (MV)

˙

craft

>¿ ‰ Œ

Ó

Œ

(ft)

Ÿ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ n œ > (ftss) b >˙ ¿

G

b >˙ . senza vibr. (SV)

full pitch

f

# ˙- . f

ƒ

timbre crescendo

˙

raising instrument to face

( fff)

>¿ (ftss)

timbre crescendo

~~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

( fff)

(sh)

¿ (sh)

¿

44 4 4 44

vibrato becoming wild and out of control

& 43

∑

15

Vln.

> & 43 ¿ ( ff)

15

Perc.

n ȮOrd. n 45 πfloating 45

pull very hard on bag like you're trying to rip it

Œ

Œ

# # Ȯ ..

Ord.

˙ .. f -̇

∑

#˙.

n >œ . n n # œœœ ... æ n œæ . n n # œœœ ... f °

msp.

˙˙

˙

Œ

+ ¿ æ

hi-hat (open)

ƒ F

´ ¿¿ ‰ Œ Ó Ïaggressive o + ¿ close‰hi-hat abruptly (no attack) Œ Ó > ( fff) * catch bow

Œ

44

Œ

44

4

Slower q = 80 P nostalgically 4 # œ ‰ nœ &4 J

#œ

19

V

one

cre

-

a

#œ

-

ted

wide slow vibrato

4 &4

19

Fl.

B b Cl.

7 8

˙ P with weight

& 44

timbre trills on each pitch (not too fast) Ÿ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #œ 78 #œ nœ bœ J p colorful and gentle

‰

19

˙

7 8

F

with weight and warmth 5

n œ-

n œ-

thumbs

j œ F

from

3

Ͼ

œ- .

œ.

dir

& 44

j j n n œO- # # œO n n œO- # # œOp P shimmering -j # œ nœ #œ ‰

19

& 44

19

Perc.

V

vibr.

Ord.

vibr.

vibr.

# # œO

# Ͼ

b n n wwwP

Slower still q = 70 in rhythmic unison F 22 & b œ- . b œ- . b œ- . b œ . ap

-

pre

-

ci

-

a

-

78

vibr.

n˙

ted.

78

Ͼ.

Ͼ

n ˙Fwith weight

œ.

sul tasto

n œ- .

Fthick

& ‰.

A. Fl.

B b Cl.

22

& nœ.

F

b œ- . n œ . f

# ˙-

in rhythmic unison

b œ- .

b œ- . n œ .

-

n ˙-

b œ- .

Ord.

b œ- . n œ .

-

Perc.

44

Œ

3

n # n # ˙˙˙˙ F

∑

43

∑

44 # œ n œ πwith extreme delicacy

Œ

U 4

¿¿ ‰ 4 ÿ f

catch bow

U

Œ

44

∑ ∑

bœ

Œ n ‚-

Crotale

43 Ó

P

P2 ¿ ‰. Œ 4 (d)

Ÿ~~~~~ n œ œ œ- ˙ ‰.

J 3 π j œ

∑ nœ

U

(t).

msp.

œœœ .. œ ..

42 Y

sim. m. 10 in voice

(sss)

# wp

42 Y

sim. m. 10 in voice

(sss)

Ÿ~~~~~ b ‰ . œ œ n œ œJ œ π 3

sul tasto

n œ- œ n œ- # œœ 2 ¿¿´ J 4 ‰. Œ 3 3 F (sul tasto)

grab and crinkle bag w/ paper after playing chord

+ # n # #n wwwww ( p) pgently and quickly

~~~~~~

j j3 & b b œœ b b œœ œœ b b b œœœ b œæ b œ- b œ œ b œ n n œ-œ P -

n # ˙˙-

rhythmically offset from others

22

U

spelongated, sensual ¿¿ ‰

3 4

Suddenly slow-motion q = 35 π with extreme delicacy p U bœ œ bœ œ bœ œ bœ œ nw 4 ¿‰ 4 >(d) ap - pre - ci a ted.

msp.

in rhythmic unison

& b œ- .

F

22

Vln.

‰.

in rhythmic unison

3 4 Œ

harmonic trills Ÿ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ catch bow 43 ¿ ‰ Œ ( ¥) œ ¥ ( ) œ œ ¿ÿ ƒ

# n # n ˙˙˙-˙ F

transforming each syllable into the next (very sticky)

22

rit.

to Alto Flute

flz.

(sul tasto)

Vln.

( f)

msp.

42 Œ

‰

n b œœ œ

P °

ñ

P

s

œ U & n˙

V

G

P

changing mouth position to emphasize various overtones

#·

n·

27

f

n· l·

œ

||:you:||

5

œ-

U̇

œ-

are

my

U Œ

U & Y

U Œ

U & Y

Vln.

&

27

Perc.

&

U

j ˙o

U Œ

G-string: °7 Fj

Œ

â ¿ (F )

Œ

U

F

ñ

~~~~~

G

œ #· #· #· U & #˙

turn page rhythmically together

U

(quickly following voice "d")

n n ˙˙

P

~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ f

U Œ

â ¿ (F )

turn page rhythmically together

nœ b œ n œ n b œœ

U

P

(quickly following voice "d")

vibrato shapes

l·

29

V

â ¿ (F ) U

(quickly following voice "d")

p floating gently

s

Œ

turn page rhythmically together

(sss)

Ord.

â ¿ (F ) U

(quickly following voice "d")

27

27

Œ

turn page rhythmically together

(sss)

B b Cl.

Œ

(d)

lord,

27

A. Fl.

U

(focus on 'r' sound)

chewing each syllable thoroughly

||:you:||

P œ

œ-

œ-

chewing each syllable thoroughly

are

my

U

#˙

will,

U transforming to "L" sound

Œ

çabrupt and aggressive ¿ n œ´ 5 8 J

very hard glottal w/ shakey voice crack j

and,

(ll)

(cutting off vibraphone)

(quickly following voice "ll")

29

A. Fl.

B b Cl.

& b˙ p-

29

&

U Œ

U

b ˙p

&

â ¿ ( f)

â ¿ ( ff)

U

â ¿ ( f)

U Œ

U

â ¿ ( f)

‰

Perc.

&

U

n n ˙˙

F

U Œ

U

â ¿ ( f) U

(quickly following voice "ll")

â ¿ ( ff)

85

â ¿ ( ff)

5 8

(cutting off voice)

‰

(cutting off voice)

(quickly following voice "ll")

29

5 8

(cutting off voice)

(quickly following voice "ll")

(quickly following voice "ll")

∑

29

Vln.

U Œ

U

3 nœ #œ bœ nœ œ bœ

F °

*

85

6

I

B b Cl.

‰

& 85

‰ # œ# œ- # œ Fwith weight

43 n ˙-

31

5 &8

‰ n œn œ- n œ Fwith weight

35

V

&

œœœœ

+ ≈30-50¢

bœ.

A. Fl.

B b Cl.

&

35

&

35

Vln.

&

b œJ F ≥j b n œœF

Perc.

F

. . . bœ œ œ

b œ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! nœ nœ 4 4 sp

# ˙-

senza vibrato

Ord.

Œ

Œ

∑

choke

F

œ

– ≈30-50¢

fsoaring bœ

nœ nœ

‰

Ÿ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ bœ œ. bœ. ≈ – ≈30-50¢

(Œ.+Œ)

bœ

tongue ram

≈ f — ÿ

# œ-

‰

bœ œ

œœœœ æ f sP

˙˙˙˙ æ

# œ≥nœ #œ œ

msp.

œ

#˙

P p

n œ-

,

˙ œ

play notes from chord freely

n œ- sim. œ n # # œœœ # œœœœ J æ P sp

œ nœ

Bass Drum (w/ vibe mallets)

œ

œ

fast bariolage

nœ ¿ b œ ¿ b œ- ¿ ‰ n œ- ¿

¿ æ f sp

sus. cymbal

LV

roll up using only soft mallets

# # n #n œœœœœ F

≈ ¿.

F ‰ bœ

sim.

linger

(s)

nœ

nœ

bœ

and

œ̆ s ¿.

œ œ nœ œ œ

fquick and precise

(P) (sss)

nœ bœ œ nœ bœ nœ nœ bœ nœ nœ bœ nœ bœ nœ ¿. nœ nœ bœ œ bœ nœ nœ nœ s fl (sss) f 11 10 (P) cascading

nœ

nœ

f

#œ œ

crotales

b‚

n‚

b‚

‚

shimmering and quick

œ

œ

b‚

slowly glissing into next bariolage pattern

‚

‚

‚

,

( )

( )

stars

Ÿ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ bœ œ. nœ. ≈ slap+ tongue ‰. f œÿ bœ

# ˙-

4 j 4 # n œœ # œœæœ outer notes w/ plastic n œœ # œœinner notes w/ soft P sπ

n˙ Y

n œ- b œfrom now

– ≈30-50¢

+ ≈30-50¢

œ

shaky bow

grab one plastic+soft mallet in each hand

to the

n b b b œœœœ & n b b b œœœœ

35

Œ

p freely and warmly

¿ ‰. ÿ f

on..

b œJ F

44

crinkle plastic bag freely

catch bow

3 UY 4 æ p

+ ≈30-50¢

35

3 4 #˙ -

Ó

p freely and warmly

msp.

U

hand.

44

crinkle plastic bag freely

Œ

sus. cymbal

LV

with weight

F b œJ

U

your

‰

~~~~~~

Perc.

Œ

am

# ˙- .

~~~~~~~

5 & 8 # # œœ . n n œœ ..

- . f

31

Œ

(ah) I

U

# ˙43

f with weight

Œ

gentle glottal fry onset

hand.

n œ- n œ-

31

Vln.

n œ-

your

3 #˙ 4

& 85

31

A. Fl.

am

intermittent onsets spj !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ¿ nœ #œ #œ 4 4

nervous, stuttering

U-

~~~~

V

Gushing q = 40 f n œ- with weight 31 # œ # œ5 ‰ &8

b b œœ ‰ . fl

7 rit.

37

V

&

37

A. Fl.

B b Cl.

&

n œ- œ .

˙.

œ 42

fur - ther.

¿ ..

≈ Œ

& ¿.

‰

(sss) (h.)

Vln.

&

5

(sss)

37

37

#œ nœ

bœ

œ œ

œ

nœ bœ nœ nœ nœ R 5 F

nœ œ bœ nœ nœ bœ F

2 4

œ œ

bariolage slowing down

œ œ

&

nœ til

& bœ

40

A. Fl.

B b Cl.

40

Vln.

nœ

#œ

the

sands

bœ bœ

nœ

&

of

nœ

nœ

bœ

time

run

out

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bœ

bœ

3

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nœ

3

40

&

nœ

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‰.

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nœ

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nœ

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nœ

nœ

bœ

bœ

n œ-

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glass

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# œ- œ n œ pmazy and warm nœ

40

Perc.

U

nœ

bœ

bœ

bœ

bœ

œ.

U

nœ

breathy

n œ-

‰

the

bœ bœ

bœ

bœ

#œ

nœ #œ

3

nœ

œ

n œ- œ

nœ.

j œ ( p)

mazy and warm

of

time

5 4 ˙ 5 4

run

out

the

glass

Un -

bœ œ ‰ n œ b œ n œ b œ b œ.

Pmazy and warm 3

˙.

˙

nœ

of

#œ

nœ

nœ

time

run

out

œ.

n œ-

3

3

nœ

sands

bœ

the sands

45 #œ nœ nœ nœ nœ bœ nœ nœ p nœ nœ

nœ

nœ

til

msp.

n n n œœœ p

‰

-

¿ pizz. nœ bœ nœ nœ 45 ¿ n œ # œ n œ n œ n œ FP

U

42 Œ

œ nœ. nœ

breathy

b œ-

p

place plastic bag on

pick up one soft mallet

V

œ

U n œœ 24 bœ < nœ œ #œ #œ œ < p

bottom keys FGAB 5 n œœ ‚-‚ n ‰. Œ & nœ bœ bœ bœ - ≈ b‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ drop one plastic mallet 5

40

Un

2 4 œ p

5

37

Perc.

slowly raising bag to cover Faster, mazy q = 62 mouth affecting timbre P glossy-eyed U b œ n œ. ‰ n œ 45 n œ n œ # œ n œ n œ n œ n œ nœ

Grab plastic bag

nœ

nœ nœ

nœ

œ

nœ

#œ nœ

3

nœ

œ

nœ

bœ

the

bœ

nœ

LV keys prepared w/ bag (FGAB) -mallet dampening others

nœ #œ

# œ.

nœ

glass

Un

nœ œ

nœ nœ

3

n œ-

nœ

#œ

nœ

-

≈

nœ nœ.

nœ.

# œ- .

nœ nœ

3

nœ

nœ nœ

8

42

V

&

nœ

#œ

nœ

til

the

nœ

nœ

sands

of

time

run

out

B b Cl.

& œ

42

Vln.

&

nœ

nœ

#œ

& nœ nœ

44

V

&

#œ

nœ

42

Perc.

œ #œ.

nœ

nœ

til

the

sands

of

3

B b Cl.

&

bœ œ

nœ.

œ - & nœ #œ

44

Vln.

5

44

Perc.

&

#œ

nœ 3

n œ-

bœ

run

j bœ

bœ bœ

#œ

sands

b œ-

n œ-

b œ-

5

nœ

nœ 3

#œ

nœ

time

run

of

‰ nœ œ #œ bœ

œ

nœ nœ

bœ

œ-

out

the

glass

nœ

œ

nœ œ

n œ-

# œ-

5

n œbœ

j3 œ nœ œ nœ

‰

nœ the

nœ #œ

j #œ

(crotale)

glass

3

bœ nœ nœ œ nœ

‰

nœ

n‚

nœ nœ 3

(crotale)

nœ

bœ

nœ

Un

-

‰ bœ œ nœ .

sands

of

time

bœ nœ nœ bœ bœ

nœ

‰

nœ

n œ- # œ n œ- n œ n œ- # œj œ #œ œ 3

nœ nœ

nœ

bœ

bœ

n œ.

run

out

the

glass

3

œ nœ.

j nœ nœ

3

nœ nœ

nœ

Un

-

nœ nœ bœ bœ nœ nœ œ ‰ bœ

5

3

nœ

#œ

nœ

3

n œ-

n œ#‚

the

nœ

5

#œ

3

nœ.

out

# œ.

n œ- n œ # œ n œ- n œ- n œ- n œ- b œ- n œn œ‰ n œp n œ- gliding 5

‰

‰

bœ

mst.

nœ

nœ

œ nœ.

nœ

fast bow, molto flaut. 5

j nœ

3

nœ

œ

nœ

3

œ bœ.

nœ

n œ-

nœ

time

bœ & nœ nœ bœ bœ nœ nœ

44

the

nœ

nœ

nœ #œ

nœ nœ

#œ

#œ.

#œ.

#œ

3

(crotale)

nœ

glass

#œ

#œ

‰

3

œ

nœ

n‚

#œ

44

A. Fl.

nœ

nœ nœ

3

the

‰

3

œ ≈ nœ nœ

n œ-

3

3

42

nœ

nœ bœ bœ bœ ‰ nœ nœ nœ

nœ bœ nœ bœ bœ œ & œ

42

A. Fl.

#œ

nœ

bag completely covering mouth singing into bag, resonating it

nœ

3

#œ

3

œ #œ. n œ-

5

n œnœ nœ

n œ#œ

nœ. n œ-

nœ nœ 3

n œ-

nœ # œ5

nœ

n œ-

9

46

V

&

nœ

#œ

nœ

til

the

sands

& œ bœ bœ

B b Cl.

n œ& œ

n œ-

46

Vln.

5

46

Perc.

&

bœ

#œ

til

A. Fl.

& ‰

B b Cl.

48

&

48

Vln.

&

48

Perc.

&

#œ

n œ5

n œ-

3

n œ-

#œ

bœ.

n œ3

nœ nœ

‰

‰

n œ-

nœ

# œbœ

nœ

run

b œ-

n œ-

nœ nœ

j nœ nœ

≈ nœ

b œ-

nœ

3

nœ nœ

nœ

the

sands

of

time

run

out

the

n œ-

n œ-

(crotale)

#‚

3

j nœ nœ

n œ-

3

j3 œ nœ

≈

Un

-

b œ-

nœ.

nœ

#œ œ

- - # œ- n œ- n œ- n œ- # œ- n œ- n œ b œ n œ

n œ-

5

5

bœ

n‚

3

(crotale)

nœ

# œ-

¿

Y.

n œ-

b œ- œ b œJ J

n œ-

n œ-

b œ-

glass

nœ

3

nœ œ.

bœ

œ

glass

# œ- œ n œJ J

3

nœ.

(sss)

# œ-

5

n œ-

# œ-

‰

3

# œ-

‰ b œ-

bœ

5

‰ nœ

œ

nœ

nœ.

3

nœ

bœ

n œ- b œ- # œ-

the

3

n œ-

3

out

œ b œJ

b œ-

œ

n œ-

b œ.

nœ

nœ

5

nœ

# œ-

nœ

nœ

nœ œ n œ-

#œ œ # œ-

nœ

3

5

nœ nœ

time

b œJ

# œ-

# œ-

bœ

bœ nœ J

nœ

n œ.

nœ

glass

#œ nœ bœ bœ nœ

#œ.

3

nœ

of

3

5

n œnœ nœ

b œ-

œ nœ. œ

# œ-

≈

nœ.

sands

b œ-

48

the

3

nœ

the

out

‰

# œ-

nœ

3

3

& œ

run

œ

n ‚ (crotale) n œ nœ nœ

48

V

nœ

nœ

time

œ nœ.

nœ

& œ

46

of

bœ nœ nœ

46

A. Fl.

nœ

nœ

3

3

nœ nœ

nœ

3

nœ nœ

nœ

# œ- œ J

‰ nœ 3

n œ-

nœ

- n œ- b œ- n œ b œ n œ- # œ n œ- n œ n œ- n œ- n œ- # œn œ5 5 5

j3 œ nœ œ nœ

nœ

bœ 3

nœ nœ

bœ

nœ

3

nœ

bœ

10

50

V

& Y. & bœ

j j3 b œ- œ n œ -

50

A. Fl.

B b Cl.

&

œ n œ-

& nœ

52

V

&

52

A. Fl.

B b Cl.

&

52

&

P œ glass

Perc.

&

n‚

of

sands

œ

run

5

n œ-

#œ

œ

œ b œ + œ-

out

of

˙

n œ- n œ # œ # œ- n ˙ - -

freely, any order, but accentuating bag vibrations

nœ nœ nœ

( p)

‰ nœ

œ J

n œ-

œ J

3

# œ-

n œ-

Œ

Œ

‰

p ≈ n œ-

n œ- .

b œ- .

b œJ

œ

b œ- .

b œ- .

n œJ

œ

n œ- b œ- - nœ #œ nœ

n œ-

n œ-

3 œ œ bœ

j nœ

3

j3 œ nœ œ nœ

nœ

b‚

3

œ

(crotale)

n˙ n ˙-

stuttering, intermittent attacks

˙

˙.

˙

˙

4 U 4 w

drop out when air runs out

vowel darkening toward "mmm" but only closing at end

Ó

Ó

nœ

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

time

Œ

nœ

Œ

˙

5

#œ

nœ

œ.

Ó

Un - til the

5

3

n ˙- .

# œ-

œ

n œ-

# œ-

n œ-

nœ nœ

nœ nœ

nœ

œ

3

˙

& n œ-

52

n œ-

n œ-

bœ

œ

Œ

Ó

3

(crotale)

œ

n˙.

52

Vln.

b œ-

5

50

Perc.

Œ

& nœ

50

50

Vln.

3

Y

# œ-

¿

p

gliding

Œ

Œ

bœ p

gentle, stuttering, intermittent tonguing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ˙. ˙

4 4

U̇

π

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 4 U 4 œ ˙ ˙. ˙ ˙ π intermittent, weak, nervous tonguing

breathy and warm

p nœ

+ œ- n œœ p

senza vibrato

shaky, stuttering bow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! œ 4 ˙U˙ œ ˙˙ .. ˙˙ 4 π

44

U

(m)

out when U· drop air runs out

2 4

mostly air

U

mostly air

¬

drop out when air runs out

2 4 42

mostly noise 2 ¬U4 very light bow

U

gently

n n n ˙˙˙ π

42

11

Slower, becoming manic q = 50 ppensive and intense 2 ∑ bœ nœ &4

3 œ b œ œ 44 b œ œ œ œ -

56

V

3

and

& 42 Œ

‰

56

A. Fl.

B b Cl.

2 &4 Œ

p n¥

the ho

freely exploring whistletones from C n

mostly air fluttering

56

p n¬ n¬ n¬ n¬

#¬ n¬

meandering in this order freely

-

ri - zon

œ

(n)

exhalation release on "n"

¿ ‰

(n)

5 4 bœ -

(F ) j ¿ >

Y

bursts (st) (sss)

3 ¿ ‰ 4

¿

44

45

43

4 4

5 4

3 4

4 4

5 4 ŒY (F ) (sss)

sim. m. 10 in voice

2 &4

∑

56

Vln.

& 42

œ

56

Perc.

∑

(w/ voice only)

∑

44

gently sliding plastic bag around white keys freely w/ soft mallet

œ p °

V

U

3 & 4 b˙ -

with weight

œ.

earth,,

& 43

60

A. Fl.

B b Cl.

& 43

60

& 43

60

Vln.

& 43

60

Perc.

¿ >

(th)

1 4

∑

¿â ¿â U‰ 14 ( f) 3

U Œ

turn 2 pages rhythmically

U Œ

turn 2 pages rhythmically

¿â ¿â U‰ 14 ( f) 3 â âU 14 ¿ ¿ ‰ ( f) 3

U Œ

â âU 14 ¿ ¿ ‰ ( f) 3

hold until you run out of air

I

will

still

be

your

slave

grab bag and pull very hard on it like you're trying to rip it

42

¿

p

( f) U

42 42

¿

U

44

Y

∏ unwavering, antiseptic U

bag covering face (still crinkling)

44

wo

grab bag and pull very hard on it like you're trying to rip it

turn 2 pages rhythmically

42

( f)

U

44

crinkle bag and slowly raise it to your face

p √ U I °4 o ≈ œo . œ

( f)

¿ p

44

(v) -do not fully close lips

bag covering face (still crinkling)

crinkle bag and slowly raise it to your face

grab bag and pull very hard on it like you're trying to rip it

turn 2 pages rhythmically

U ∑

π !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

U 4 4 nœ. œ œœœ˙ still vibrate bag - -̇

∑ U

‰ 43

43

nervous, desparate, stuttering, breathy

2 4

¿

45

rit.

60

¿

crinkle bag and slowly raise it to your face

Y

ȯ

Uȯ

bag covering face (still crinkling)

U

Y

12

10"

30-45" U Œ

65

V

&

U

65

A. Fl.

B b Cl.

&

65

&

U

U

–

p

move bag in front of mouth eyes peering out straight

U

stand up and face audience

gradually covering mouth with bag

p

move bag in front of mouth eyes peering out straight

U

stand up and face audience

experiment w/ bag placement and airspeed to find most resonant areas/techniques

gradually covering mouth with bag

∑U

p

¬

like saucers

experiment w/ bag placement and airspeed to find most resonant areas/techniques

getting faster and more intense

¬

wilder

like saucers

getting faster and more intense

( fff)

U

( fff)

when you've reached your peak suck bag to face, close eyes and turn head upward, overcome

begin turning blowing into quiet screetches

like saucers

¬

U

( fff)

eyes getting wider as you get louder+wilder

experiment w/ bag placement and airspeed to find most resonant areas/techniques

U

when you've reached your peak suck bag to face, close eyes and turn head upward, overcome

begin turning blowing into quiet screetches

eyes getting wider as you get louder+

once bag is situated begin blowing into bag (breathing freely)

–

( ff)

∑U

begin turning blowing into quiet screetches

eyes getting wider as you get louder+wilder

once bag is situated begin blowing into bag (breathing freely)

–

( ff)

U

begin blowing into bag (breathing freely)

peering out at audience

getting faster and more intense

when you've reached your peak suck bag to face, close eyes and turn head upward, overcome

bow slowly w/ entire bow rebow freely but only when you run out of bow

Vln.

&

∏ delicate and scratchy

U

65

Perc.

&

( ff)

!!!! o !!!! o

o !!!! o !!!!!

intermittent bow stutters and switches to harmonic pressure

sim.

fÍpp

glassy, fragile meandering on these approximate pitches (speed+timbre > exact pitch)

move bag in front of mouth eyes peering out straight

stand up and face audience

!!!!!

65

√sul pont. nb– n– n– #– n– n–

U –

∑U

once bag is situated begin blowing into bag (breathing freely)

gradually covering mouth with bag

p

begin turning blowing into quiet screetches

eyes getting wider as you get louder+

experiment w/ bag placement and airspeed to find most resonant areas/techniques

wilder

like saucers

U

( fff)

when you've reached your peak suck bag to face, close eyes and turn head upward, overcome

13

eyes open and head facing forward as before

V

U

&¬

68

eyes forward mouth open

5"

Percussionist shoots bag from mouth

U

Œ

Clarinetist shoots bag from mouth

U

Œ

Flutist shoots bag from mouth

U

Œ

eyes open and head facing forward as before

A. Fl.

U

&¬

68

U

&¬

68

Œ

Œ

Percussionist shoots bag from mouth

U

Œ

Clarinetist shoots bag from mouth

U

Œ

U

>–

shoot bag from mouth w/ strong puff of air quickly following clarinet

U

>–

Œ

vocalist shoots bag from mouth

U

U

Œ

Œ

Œ

U

Œ

U

Œ

FREEZE

U

Œ

FREEZE

as soon as bag hits the ground head down and eyes closed

FREEZE

eyes forward mouth open Percussionist shoots bag from mouth

U

Œ

U

>–

shoot bag from mouth w/ strong puff of air quickly following perc.

¬

U

Œ

U

Œ

violinist gets up and walks toward vocalist deliberately

vocalist shoots bag from mouth

U

U

Œ

Œ

U –

bowing becoming faster and fingering more erratic

U

Œ

FREEZE

as soon as bag hits the ground head down and eyes closed

peer at vocalist and they will shoots bag from mouth

U –

U

Œ

FREEZE

68

&

U

as soon as bag hits the ground head down and eyes closed

shoot bag from mouth w/ strong puff of air

violinist gets up and walks toward vocalist deliberately

get up and walk toward vocalist deliberately

Vln.

¬

U

U

eyes forward mouth open

eyes open and head facing forward as before

B b Cl.

U

violinist gets up and walks toward vocalist deliberately

as soon as bag hits the ground catch bow, eyes closed, head down

U –

msp.

U

Œ

FREEZE

(Î) gritty and intense

wild tremolo bowing

catch bow

eyes open and head facing forward as before

Perc.

U

&¬

68

eyes forward mouth open

U

>–

shoot bag from mouth w/ strong puff of air

¬

U

Œ

FREEZE

as soon as bag hits the ground head down and eyes closed Flutist shoots bag from mouth

U

Œ

U

Œ

U

Œ

vocalist shoots bag from mouth

violinist gets up and walks toward vocalist deliberately

U

Œ

U

Œ

U

Œ

FREEZE