Mette Nielsen: Fragmented Obstructions (2012–13)

Mette Nielsen Fragmented Obstructions for bass clarinet, cello & percussion Dur. c. 12′

SCORE

(2012–13)

Mette Nielsen Fragmented Obstructions

(2012–13)

for bass clarinet, cello & percussion Dur. c. 12′

Fragmented obstructions Mette Nielsen

Directions

PERFORMANCE NOTES The bass clarinet sounds a major 9th below notated

flz.

low multiphonic growl

air

in

-

out

Bass Clarinet

slap tongue

flutter tongue

growl into clarinet

air-stream - with the fingering of the written note

breathe in and out through the instrument - with the fingering of the written note

scratch 0

0

III

IV

Violoncello

left hand pizz. on open string

bartok-pizz. on open string

play directly play with high bow on the bridge pressure to create scratching sound

play on the body of the cello

on the string, damp, no pitch, air

agogo agogo temple blocks Percussion cymbal tam-tam bass drum

temple blocks

bass drum

cymbal

tam-tam

play with friction stick (reib stock) on edge of tam-tam to create a glissando

Other notes for percussion: The bass clarinet sounds a major 9th below notated.

Mallets:

Percussion: agogo, temple blocks: medium-hard mallets agogo, temple blocks: medium-hard mallets

cymbal, tam-tam, bass drum - p-pp: soft mallets cymbal, tam-tam, bass drum - f-fff: hard mallets cymbal, tam-tam, bass drum - p<fff: hard mallets

cymbal, tam-tam, bass drum – p-pp: soft mallets cymbal, tam-tam, bass drum – f-fff: hard mallets cymbal, tam-tam, bass drum – p<fff: hard mallets

Dur: app. 12'

play in middle of [tam-tam / bass drum]

play with nails in a - movement play near edge of [tam-tam / bass drum]

Fragmented obstructions   

q = 56

Bass Clarinet in Bb

   

     

mf

Violoncello

 0       mf

agogo temple blocks Percussion cymbal tam-tam bass drum

  

 

   

 0        

    

 

 

Mette Nielsen

  

  

 0 



    

 0

   

    



 

 0

 

                                      

  

mf



  

6

       

 

 0              ag.   t. bl.         11

   



 

 0



   



 0            

  

  0

 

   

 





     0 

  

  

 0                   

   

    0

A     

 0                                        

16

       0    

     

    



 

   



  0

    

           0        

 



     

 



  

 

 0                 

   

                0               

    



 0                             

 

  

  

      0 

     

         

21

 

     0    



  



  

        0   0     

    

  

  

 

 0          

                                  26

  

  

 

 0     

B slightlyinslower - out in        

  

   

body of cello

pp

 

pp

36

      

  

 0        

  

 0        



out



   

 

a tempo

  

      

   0

  

 

 0       mf       





   

mf



  

friction stick

   

-

 



  



 

 0

 0             

  

   

mf



 

  

    

 0 

  

 

 

 0    

 0    

 

 

 

 

   

  

  

  



C  

 



            3

 

3

mf

 



 



 

flz.

f

scratch

3   3 IV                   

mf f                                       

  

2

 0                                       

31

pp

     

 0    

        

  

  

  

 

mf



3

 

3

 

f



     

3 41

     

 

     

  

3

mf

3

mf

      mf



3

      

      

 



D    

46





 

 



   

3

air



   f

 III

f

     





 

 



 

 



 

 

3

 3



 



 

p

f

mf

 

3

    





p

0

mf

p

        

 

p



  

  

  mf

III

3

3

  



p

        

3

 air  



p

 







    0  0 0   0                                 mf            ag.                t. bl.           mf

  

 0 

mf

51

     



     56



  

   

  cym. t-t. b. dr.

   

 

brush pp







 0 

             

  

 

 

 0  



 



          0 0    0                                                      

         



      IV



pp





  

         



 

 

 

   

 

slightly slower air



pp

    III





IV

III

no pitch



nails      brush

   

 

E a tempo  3     

61

 

0   3     mf

sfz

mf

 

sfz

 



  0  f

f

             mf 3

sfz

  

 

 



3

   mf

  

3



mf

 0  

mf 3

   

69

f

air

p

 III

p

 



mf

III

p





f 3



IV



p







f

0 



 



mf

mf



mf

 0 

f

p

mf

 

f



  



p

 



F  3 air      



 

0 III   3          p

p

     mf     3

p



 





3

 

mf



mf

  

 

 

f

f

scratch IV

f

   3    mf



f

3

f



f

    

      

f

f

scratch   3  IV    

f

mf

mf

 

mf

IV

f

3

   

scratch

     

 

f

   

   

flz.



flz.

f

 

 



3          

flz.



   

scratch



f

p

 air   III

f

3

 

p

p

    

f

  



flz.

III

IV

f

air

IV  3       

scratch

         

f

mf

 

3            

f

mf

f

   

p



 

f



mf

4 flz.

p

f

scratch

  

f 3

 



p

flz.

3

 



  mf

f

mf

     mf

3



       

3

       3

p

mf

 

 

p

0 

    



             mf

 

III



 

f

3

mf

3

 

air

p

    







3







3

f

    

air

f



65

3

f

 



  0 

        

flz.

mf

f

scratch

    

IV

mf

   

f

        

 

 

 

f

 

mf

f



5 74

             air

3

mf

p

flz.

0    

f

mf

p

  3     mf

 

f

f

  



f

    

   

78

scratch

p

 

f

       f

  

3





 



p

    

 

scratch

III

3 3

3

   



f

  

 0      mf

f

f

       mf

IV

f

mf

 

f

       

3            



           

mf

 

mf

mf

p



   



 





p



3

3

      mf





3

  III

p

3





3

       3

mf

3

      

mf 3 3

 p





 air  

 

  

 



  0  f

f



 

 

 

air

 p

3

III

p

 



3





 



 

f



3

p

H        

p

p

 

3

 

mf

III

   



      mf

p

 

  mf

p

3





p

3

  mf

III

3

3

 



p

 

air

3

 

               



 

3

 III

p

mf

f





p

f

mf

  

 

p

  

f

G  

air

                

 

83

  

  

p

3

IV

3

   

   

mf

scratch

     



 

flz.

3 3    air               

flz.

3

  

air

f

IV   3         III

 



3

 mf



   

    

    

mf





88



 

   

  

  ag. t. bl.

   

93





I

     3



    mf 3

 

97



f

f

 

air

        mf

  

mf

p

     3

air

 p

III

p



p

 

 III



p

    

0       mf

3





3



p



  



III

        f

 

 air   p



p

 

   

 

scratch

 



 

f

IV

 

p



 

f

   III

p



 



 

  

 



 

    p



 

  



0   f

f



 



scratch

scratch   3  IV    

flz.

f

mf

IV

 

f

f

mf

f

     3



mf

  

 

 

f

f



   

scratch IV



   

f





 

   

flz.

 

 

3          

flz.

 



 0    



  



air

  

6

   



p

flz.

f

f

f

mf



 





  

 



mf

3

    

 



  

 

3

3

mf



f



3

  0

      

 0  

mf







3

mf



 



    f





0 

   



 

  



 



flz.

 

scratch

 

IV



   

 

 

 

7 102

  

    

air

flz.

p

f

 

      

3

f

  

f

           

107

     

  

   

p

3    



p

  

 III  0     

IV

p

air

p

scratch

III

 3

f

3

   

p

 



    

0



  

 



     flz.

f



0

scratch

 

IV

 

   

     

K air flz.         

f

 

  

 



 



   

  

p



 

 

 



air

   III

p

    p



0   f

f



 

 

f





  



f

 

f

    IV



 

 

f

 

 







3

air





p





 

p





3







f



   



    

p

 

  

 



   

 

flz.

 

scratch

 

IV



     

f

 

p

   

f



scratch

 

air

flz.

 III

p

 

 

 

 

IV

p

 



scratch

  

  

 



f

III

f

3

 

flz.

p

0 

III

 

    

 air  

f

3



0 

scratch

   

scratch

p



flz.

 

0



IV            

  0 

scratch 0 III IV        

p



 

f

p

  flz.          

                    

fff

p

low multiphonic growl



                  

112

0

fff

 









f









fff

f

      

flz.

J    

IV

 

f

  p

  

f

   

117

 



0        f

   

3

air



  

p

3

p

  3

  

       132

    in

          



 

f





   





 

  

 



 

IV

 

 

scratch

IV

     

-

out



 

 



 

air



   III

nails    







 



 

III

 

 









 



flz.

 

 

 

  

  

 









  



  

brush

   

IV   



 



   

  

in

   



     

  

flz.

    -

0



8

 

 

fff

   0  

   





     0 scratch IV                     

     0  

0



fff







scratch

III

 



fff

          0 0    

        

  



p

IV

   III

 

   



IV

 

flz.

in - out

air

p





no pitch

 

IV

f

 



scratch

  

L flz.    

p

f

         



 

f

 

low multiphonic growl

    

flz.



p



 

air

p

  

scratch

 

   

flz.

IV

  

 

   

flz.

p

f

low multiphonic growl

       cym.   t-t.    b. dr.  127

IV

 

p 122

scratch



 

 

 

f



  

III

3

   

flz.

out









   

 

 0

   



0

     

M slightly slower in - out        pp  body of cello 0           pp

     

a tempo air





pp

    

  

  

p





friction stick



 

III

    p



 

p

flz.

f scratch IV



f



  f

 

 



9 137

  

 



 









   

   

  III

p

 









 

  





 





  

 

 

















 

   

flz.

0 

f

f

 

f

scratch

 

 

IV



 

   

flz.

        

   0

      

   0





   

    

flz.

0 scratch IV            

       mp         ag.                   t. bl.    mp

152

fff



 

scratch



IV

 













 

 

fff

 

f

O slap tongue                             mp        



flz.

low multiphonic growl

fff

 

 



147

         

 

 



   



p

142

cym. t-t. b. dr.

 

p



 

air

N  

    

 

0



 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

  

 

 



                                             

                                                                                                                                   



 



 

157



 

pp



pp

 

pp

ff

        ff 

 cym.   t-t.      b. dr. 

   0





   

air

flz.

  

p

ff



 

 

ff

scratch

      

 

ff

  

 



 

 

  0 

air



p

3





  fff

0 



0



 







 

0



 

 





 



 

   

3



 

 

 



p

 0

3

III

p

 

3

 3

 p



 



 

 

 

   

 



 

flz.

 

 



10

air



low multiphonic growl





fff

p





  

 

  

3



 

ff

 



ff

scratch      

III

ff

   



ff

3

 



ff

 

3



  

     

   

- out

  

p



0 IV    



ff

p

 in 

 

  0 

IV

p

    





scratch

III

flz.





 

 





     

      

  0  

 

scratch



ff

out

 

  IV

-



 

flz.

   0 

   



friction stick

ff

in

 





167

 

body of cello

 



 

    



a tempo

slightly slower in - out

 



162

P

       

 

 

fff

     

    

flz.

scratch



IV





  





Q      



   

 



 

 

air p

III

p

 

p

flz.

ff scratch IV



ff

    ff



 



11 172

  

 

air



  

   

177



 

 

 

flz.



IV



 

 III

p





 

 

    

 

flz.

ff

  0 

scratch

      p

 

IV

ff

  



low multiphonic growl

 





ff







 



   

  



 



 

pp

 



  



friction stick

pp

air







no pitch



IV





    

  

p

3

air



ff



  

III

p

p

scratch

 

IV

 



 



  



brush

 

flz.

air

 III

ff

p

R flz.    



fff scratch

IV   

fff



0







    0

  

3

   

 

p



 

 

3

3

 



body of cello

p

ff

      p





   

pp





3

ff



p

III



scratch

    



p



   

cym. t-t. b. dr.

 

IV

nails

3

  



3

 



  



  



3







p

ff

3

slightly slower in out

air

0

p

a tempo air

  

  

 

ff

p



182

3

  

3

ff

III

ff



  

p

0

p

 





ff

III

III



air

  

p

  

3

 



 

    

 



 

ff

flz.

 

 



     

 

 

    

 

   

p

       0

0

    

fff

    

flz.

 

0 scratch IV       

               

 



 

     

 

0





    0

  

     

187

     

   

    

scratch



     

192

 

 

flz.

IV

   

 

  



197

  



a tempo flz.



   



fff scratch

0

   

IV

     

fff

202

 

 



0





  

 



fff











in

 









 

 

 

 

flz.

   

scratch



IV



 

fff



 



in   

IV

 







 



 

   

- out

   

air

 

IV

   

low multiphonic growl



  

  

 



0

        

 





  

  





   

flz.



 

low multiphonic growl

scratch

fff

   



 

T a tempoflz.      

out



fff

 

-



body of cello

friction stick

 







III           

    





in - out



low multiphonic growl





 









 

   0













IV



 



 

  nails       pp

 III















 

 













 



 

IV



    

slightly slower in - out

brush



  



in

-

out







 

 

 

 







pp

body of cello



pp



friction stick

pp



 



flz.



IV



 

  

  

 

no pitch

pp

 

 

12

0 III     

   



slightly slower S air     pp 



 



 



 

     

 

 



 

 

 

13 206

   

low multiphonic growl



 





 





 







     

U slightly slower

210

 





pp

no pitch

    III

   nails   

 

  

brush

pp

214





   

219

 



IV





    III

     



  

IV

pp



 

air

 



III











 

IV







 IV     



  



 

  



 



-

  





 in 

out



 

 



 

















friction stick









 in  

 

   



  

in - out



 









       

III

in

- out



 in  



 

 









0  



 





 









in

 





 

IV

0

   

in - out



 

  0  

body of cello



III



 



III



flz.

-

out

 

 

 

 

 









  









 











 

 



 









  



out



out



 in 

   



  



-

-

 

-





IV

out





  





 







 



 



 

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