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Jeppe Ernst Bønnebog: Behandling A (2022) Prayer Book: Treatment A for three performers Dur. 9′

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Jeppe Ernst Bønnebog: Behandling A (2022)

IV. Performer 1: Pos. B (-, c, d, -) Performer 2: Pos. C (-, -, d, a) Performer 3: Pos. D (b, c, d, -)

Prayer Book: Treatment A for three performers

Dur. 9′

Performer 1: Pos. C (-, b, c, d) Performer 2: Pos. C (a, b, -, d) Performer 3: Pos. D (a, b, -, -)

VI. Performer 1: Pos. D (d, -, b, c) Performer 2: Pos. D (d, -, -, c) Score Performer 3: Pos. D (d, a, b, c) PERFORMANCE NOTES

Score

Vertical position

Bønnebog: Behandling A is written for three performers and is composed for the movement of the neck. The piece is the first of a selection of in all twelve pieces composed for the movement of specific body parts. The piece consists of six movements (each of a duration of one minute), in which the performers will turn around themself in four different positions: Pos. A: Facing the audience Pos. B: With the right side to the audience Pos. C: The back to the audience Pos. D: With the left side to the audience The three performers musical material will consists of four figures (a, b, c, d):

Horizontal position

Upper line: Pointing the head upwards (as much as possible) Middel line: Pointing the head straight ahead (neutral position) Bottom line: Pointingthe the headupwards downwards much (as muchpossible) as possible) Upper line: Pointing Upper line: Pointing thehead head upwards(as (as muchas as possible) Middle line: Pointing the Middel line: Pointing thehead headstraight straightahead ahead(neutral (neutral position) position) Bottomline: line: Pointingthe thehead headdownwards downwards(as (asmuch much as as possible) possible) Bottom Pointing

Upper head to tothe theright right(as (asmuch muchasaspossible) possible) Upper line: line: Pointing Pointing the the head Middle head straight straightahead ahead(neutral (neutralposition) position) Middel line: line: Pointing Pointing the the head Bottom line: Pointing the Bottom the head headto tothe theleft left(as (asmuch muchasaspossible) possible) Upper line: Pointing the head to the right (as much as possible) Middel line: Pointing the head straight ahead (neutral position) Bottom line: Pointing the head to the left (as much as possible)

Setup Setup The three performers stand in the formation the audience): (seen (seen from thefrom audience): The three performers will be standing in thefollowing following formation Setup Performer 1 – Performer 2 – Performer 3 Performer 1 - Performer 2 - Performer 3 The three performers will be standing in the following formation (seen from the audience):

Eyes Performer 1 - Performer 2 - Performer 3 Eyes Movement I – VI: Eyes open Movement II-VI: open Transition – VI:Eyes Eyes closed Eyes Transition I-VI: Eyes closed Movement I-VI: Eyes open

II.

Performer 1: Pos. A (a, b, c, -) Performer 2: Pos. A (-, b, c, -) Performer 3: Pos. A (-, -, c, d) Performer 1: Pos. A (d, a, -, -) Performer 2: Pos. A (-, a, b, c) Performer 3: Pos. B (d, a, -, c)

III. Performer 1: Pos. A (c, d, a, b) Performer 2: Pos. B (c, -, a, b) Performer 3: Pos. C (c, -, -, b)

Hands Transition I-VI: Eyes closed Hands Movement I – VI: Clenched hands down the side Movement II-VI: the side Transition – VI:Clenched Open hands handsdown down the side Hands Transition I-VI: Open hands down the side

Movement I-VI: Clenched hands down the side

Breath Breath Transition I-VI: Open hands down the side Movement I – VI: Make a short inhalation first beat of the Movement I-VI: Make a short inhalation through thethrough nose at thethe first nose beat of at thethe first bar Breath I-VI: Make a short exhalation through the nose at the first beat of the first bar Transition first bar MovementI – I-VI: a short inhalation through the nose at the firstnose beat ofatthe firstfirst bar beat of the Transition VI:Make Make a short exhalation through the the Transition I-VI: Make a short exhalation through the nose at the first beat of the first bar first bar

I q = 40

a Performer 1 (Pos. A) Vertical position

Horisontal position

Performer 2 (Pos. A) Vertical position

Horisontal position

Performer 3 (Pos. A) Vertical position

Horisontal position

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b Performer 1 Vertical position

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Performer 3 Vertical position

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d Performer 3

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= Transition I

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II d Performer 1 (Pos. A) 1 Vertical position

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Performer 2 (Pos. A) Vertical position

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d Performer 3 (Pos. B) Vertical position

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a Performer 2 Horisontal position

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a Performer 3 Horisontal position

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c Performer 2 Vertical position

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= Transition II

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III c Performer 1 (Pos. A) Vertical position

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d Performer 1

Horisontal position

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a Performer 2 Horisontal position

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Performer 3 Vertical position

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Transition III

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Pos. C

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Performer 1 (Pos. B) Vertical position

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c Performer 3 Vertical position

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a Performer 2

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= Transition IV

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Performer 1

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a Performer 2 (Pos. C) Vertical position

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b Performer 1 Vertical position

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c Performer 1 Vertical position

d Performer 1 Horisontal position

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VI d Performer 1 (Pos. D) Vertical position

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a Performer 3

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b Performer 3 Vertical position

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c Performer 1 Vertical position

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c Performer 2 Vertical position

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Performer 3 Vertical position

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Transition VI

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