Bára Gísladóttir: Laufgar

Bára Gísladottír Laufgar (2021) for viola and percussion Dur. 10′20″

Commissioned by and written for Rafaell Altino in the spring of 2021

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Bára Gísladóttir Laufgar (2021) for viola and percussion Dur. 10′20″

I. Birtir II. Kætir Laufgar simply means leafs (verb). The piece is is built on the idea of plants taking on new leaves in the silence of spring.

INSTRUMENTATION Viola Percussion Crotales (3×C6, 2×D6, 3×C7), bow Cymbal (on stand), bow EXPLANATIONS Viola s.t. – sul tasto ord. – ordinario s.p. – sul ponticello m.s.p. – molto sul ponticello gradually move from one technique to the other Harmonics and harmonic trills/trem.

~

Harmonic

w~

Artificial harmonic

˙O

˙ ˙ ™ ˙˙ ™™ ˙ ™

b˙™ ˙˙ ™™ ˙™

Slurred tremolo is to be played on one bow throughout its whole time value. Take for instance the visual example given here in the explanations; the tremolo should be played on one bow only, through the two beats. That is, not a new bow on every trill between the first and second note.

4b w 4 ww w

w ww w

Move bow in the mode of a pendulum swinging from side to side, where the strings serve as a springboard. This creates an arpeggiolike effect where the motion happens mainly in the wrist. The bow should not be moved horizontally, but is to stay in the same position.

A tremolo of four lines should be played as fast as possible. There are a few spots where tremolo increases and decreases in speed, indicated in the following way: It should be kept in mind that some of the harmonics are very pure, others are very grungy, almost a white noise. Take them as they come.

Overpressure The overpressure is indicated by black graphics above the staves:

˙ ˙

O

Percussion All of the percussion is played with a bow. Every note followed by a tie should be left to vibrate (which is basically every note in the whole piece). This vibration serves as the piece’s common thread of texture (hence the number of crotales at the same pitch).

Commissioned by Rafaell Altino

Laufgar Bára Gísladóttir 2020

I. Birtir q = 60 s.p.

III Viola

B 44 w

~

3 4 ˙™

~

w

O™

4w 4

w

mf

mp spp

mp

3 4 O™

~

4 4

mp p

Crotales 1 bow

° 4 &4 w

3 4Ó

Ó

4 4

˙

∑

3 4‰œœ Œ

∑

œ

4 4

p mp mf Crotales 2 Percussion

4 &4

bow

∑

Ó

3 4˙

Œ œ

4 4

Œ

∑

3 4

∑

4 4

3 4

∑

4 4

w p

mp Crotales 3

4 & ¢ 4

bow

∑

3 4

∑

4‰ Œ 4 œ

∑

Ó

∑

p

= 7

Vla.

II 1 III 3

slow, wide vib.

B 44 w w

~

w w

˙˙ ™™ O ™

5 4

~~

˙˙ O 4 w 4w

w w

~~

Ó

Œ

3 ™ 4 ˙˙ ™

w w

4 4

mp

° 4 &4

∑

5 4Œ ˙

∑

4 4

Ó

∑

3 4 4Œ Œ œ 4

Ó œ

˙

p

p

mp Perc.

4 &4

5 4

∑

4Ó 4

∑

Œ Ó

w

˙

3 4 4Œ œ Œ 4

∑

œ

p p

4 ¢& 4 ˙

mp

Ó

p

5 4 Ó™

∑

4 4

∑

∑

Ó

Œ

˙

3 Œ Œ 4 4 4 œ œ

p pp

pp

= 14

s.p.

Vla.

B 44 w w

w w

3 4 ˙™

~

O™

4 >˙ 4

pp sfzp

° 4 &4

Perc.

∑

3 4

∑

∑

4 &4

∑

∑

3 4

4 ¢& 4

∑

∑

3 4 ˙™

∑

s.t. s.p.

s.t. m.s.p.

>˙

w

osfzp

o pp

4Ó 4 4 4˙ > mp 4 4

3 4

w ∑

∑

3 4

˙ > mp Ó

∑

∑

3 4

∑

∑

3 4 w pp

pp

= 20

ord.

Vla.

(III)

B 43 ˙ ™

4w 4

w~

w

mp

w

p (non cresc.)

° 3 &4

4Ó 4

∑

Œ

Œ œ

w

~

3 4 ˙™

w

4 4

mp

Ó

∑

Œ

Œ

3 4

∑

4 4

3 4

∑

4 4

˙

œ

mp pp Perc.

3 &4 Œ

Œ œ

4 4˙

Ó

∑

∑ w p

p

3 ¢& 4

∑

4 4

∑

Ó

∑

Ó

Œ

˙

œ

pp

pp

3 4œ‰Œ

Œ

4 4

II III

26

2 Vla.

B 44 w~

w~

s.p.

3 4 ˙˙ ™™

ww

2 4 ˙˙

4 ww 4

ww

~

3 4

~

ppp mp

° 4 &4 Perc.

˙

2 4 ˙

pp

pp

∑

Ó

4 & 4 ˙™

Œ

3 4

∑

∑

∑

3 4 ˙™

∑

pp

2 4

∑

4 4

∑

4 4

∑

3 4 w pp

pp

4 & ¢ 4

∑

∑

3 4

∑

3 4

∑

2 4

∑

4 4w

∑

3 4

∑

mp

= III IV m.s.p.

II III

33

Vla.

I 1 II 0 III 3

B 43 ˙ ™ ˙™

2 4˙ ˙

O™

O

mf

° 3 & 4 ˙™

3 4 ˙˙ ™™

p

2 4Œ

™ ™ 3 b˙˙˙ ™™ ˙˙˙ ™™ 4 ˙™ ˙ ™ o 3 Œ 4 ˙

s.p.

4 ww 4

2 4˙

mp

‰ 44 œ

3 4

∑

2 4

∑

∑

4b w 4 ww w

w ww w

4 4 ˙

Ó

4 Ó 4

Œ

pp pp

mf 3

Perc.

3 &4

2 4 œ‰Œ

∑

4 4

3 4 Œ

∑

2 4œ Œ

˙

3 4

∑

‰ œ

mp

mf

mf

2 4 œ‰ ‰Œ

∑

4 Π4

3 4

∑

I 1 II 1 III 3

I 1 II 2 III 3

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

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œ œœ œ

œ œœ œ

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

3

œœ œ œ

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

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w ww w

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

nw B ww w

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

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4 4

∑

mp

I 1 II 0 III 2

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

40

3 4

∑

˙™

mf

=

2 4

∑

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

3 ¢& 4

3

mp 1 ° Crotales & ‰ œ

∑ ˙™

pp Perc.

Crotales 3

∑

¢&

Œ ˙™ p

I 1 II 2 III 4

=

b œœrit.

B œ œ

I II a tempo

œœ œ œ

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

œœ œ œ

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

Vla.

œœ œ œ

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

42

II III

œœ 3 b OO ™™ œ 4 œ

2 4 OO

4w 4

4w 4

~

w w

5

pp

mp

sp

Crotales 2

° &

Ó

Œ

3 4

∑

2 4

∑

4 4

∑

4 4

3 4

∑

2 4

∑

4 4

∑

4Π4

∑

∑

œ p

Crotales 3

Perc.

Ó

¢&

∑ ˙™

˙ mp

pp

mp

= 48

m.s.p.

Vla.

B w w

~

w

˙ w

O

w w

mp

∑

∑

∑

‰ Œ Ó œ

Crotales 2 Perc.

&

∑ ∑

~

∑

5 4

∑

4 4

∑

5 4

∑

4 4

∑

5 4

∑

4 4

∑

pp

∑

Ó

Œ

Crotales 3

¢&

˙

4 4w

pp To Cym.

Crotales 1

° &

5 4 ˙™

w w

Œ

∑ ˙™ pp

∑

Œ

œ

˙™

pp

pp

Ó

Œ œ

mp

pp

p

∑

55

3

3 4 ˙O ™™

B Vla.

w~

w

w

w

mp

O™

spp

4 4~

O™

3 4 O™

pppp poss.

Cymbal bow

Perc.

° ¢&

∑

3 4

∑

∑

∑

4 4

˙™

/

3 4 ˙™

∑

pp

= III IV

62

m.s.p.

Vla.

ord.

4 4w

B O™

3 4 ˙™

O™

˙™

4 4w

˙™

~~

w w

p sppp Crotales 1 To Crot.

°/ ˙

Œ

4 4

3 4Œ

∑

mp

œ Œ

˙

Œ

Œ

œ 44 ˙

Œ

& p

Ó

∑

pp Crotales 2

Perc.

4 4

∑

¢&

3 4

∑

∑

∑

4Ó 4

∑

Œ

œ

˙

Ó

p

=

I 1 II 1 III 2 IV 2

69

s.p.

I

m.s.p.

™ 3O 4

m.s.p.

Vla.

~~ ~~

B ~ ~

~~ ~~

w w w w

w w w w

w

~

w

O™

4 4

pp p

sppp

spppp possibile

° Ó &

˙

˙

Ó

∑

Ó

œ Œ

3 4

∑

4 4

˙™

∑

pp

ppp

p

Perc.

∑

¢&

∑

∑

˙™

∑

3 4

Œ

∑

∑

4 4

∑

4 4

∑

4 4 4 4

ppp

= 76

ord.

Vla.

w B 44

w

w ∑

p

∑

‰ œ˙

œ‰

∑

w

mp

Perc.

2 4

∑

3 4

∑

2 4

∑

3 4 ˙™

∑

o

mp

° 4 &4

∑

mp

4 & 4 Œ ˙™

∑

mf

w

p

f

∑

pp

2 4˙

∑

3 4

∑

Œ ˙

3 4

∑

œ Œ Œ 44

mp f Crotales 3

4 ¢& 4

∑

∑

∑

Π42

˙™

∑

∑

mf

f

= I s.p.

84

˙™ Vla.

B 44

∑

w

3 4

w

~

Perc.

4 &4 4Ó & ¢ 4

Ó ∑ ˙

3 4

∑

3 4 ˙™ 3 4

O

‚ ‚

4 4 4 4

∑

∑

∑

∑

∑

3 4 o 3 4

4 4

∑

∑

∑

∑

∑

3 4

∑

4 4

4 4

∑

∑

∑

∑

∑

3 4

∑

4 4

pppp poss.

° 4˙ &4

~

w

∑

pp

∑

4 4

∑

4 4

I 1, 2 II 3 III 4 ord.

4

II. Kætir m.s.p.

m.s.p.

3

w

w

‚ #œœœ œ œ œ. >

B 44 pp

˙O˙ ˙ ˙

œ 3 œ ‚ #œœ 4 œ œ ∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

w~

w

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

w

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

Vla.

~

w

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

w

92

I 1 II 2 III 4

œ œœ œ 4 4 œ œ

mf

mp

Crotales 1

° 4 &4

∑

Ó

∑

∑

∑

∑

3 4

∑

4 4

∑

∑

∑

3 4

∑

4 4

˙ pp Perc..

Crotales 2

4 ¢& 4

∑

Ó

Œ

Ó œ

˙

pp

=

s.p.

s.p.

m.s.p.

˙ O 43 O ™ ˙ ˙™

4w 4

O™

w

p

° 4 &4

p

3 4

∑

∑

4w 4

∑

#œœœ œœœ ˙˙˙ ™™™ œ ˙™ o

∑

˙˙ ™™ ˙™ ˙™

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

Vla.

B 44 ˙ ˙

∏∏∏∏

99

#w w w w

w w w w

mp

˙

Ó

∑

pp

Perc.

4 &4

3 4

∑

∑

4 4

∑

∑

˙

Ó

˙

∑

pp

Ó

mp

Crotales 3

4 ¢& 4

3 4

∑

∑

4 4

∑

∑

∑

∑

˙

Ó

mp

=

rit.

106 s.p.

q = 40

(gliss. up)

~

~

O™

~

O™

3 4

B Vla.

q = 60

“‚” O™

~

O™

4 4

pp

∑

3 4

∑

∑

4w 4

∑

∑

3 4

∑

4 Œ ˙™ 4

pp

&

w

4 4

sp

° Œ ˙™ &

Perc.

~

w

3 4

∑

∑

p

∑

3 4

∑

∑

4 4

∑

Œ ˙™

∑

3 4

∑

3 4 ˙™

∑

4 4

∑

Œ ˙™

4 4

∑

∑

p

¢&

∑

∑

3 4

∑

∑

4 4

∑

∑

p

:“; 116 w B

5 m.s.p.

~w

˙™

w

w

3 4

Vla.

w

w

w~-

w w~

˙-O ™™

4 4

w~

3 4

w~

4 4 ppp Cymbal bow

To Cym.

° &

∑

Œ œ 43 ˙

Ó

Π44

∑

Œ œ

Ó

˙

3 4

Ó

4 w

∑

Ó

/4

˙

ppp

Perc.

∑

&

3 4

∑

4Ó 4

∑

˙

∑

∑

3 4

∑

4 4

∑

∑

∑

∑

3 4

∑

4 4

∑

∑

pp

4 4

∑

∑

I 1, 2 II 3 III 4 IV 0 (non 8va)

=

Vla.

3 4

Œ œ œ Œ Ó

¢& Ó

:“; 125 n w~ B ##w w nw

s.p.

m.s.p. ord.

w~w w w

n w#~w #w nw

w~w w w

n w#~w #w nw

w~w w w

˙O ™™

w~

˙™

O™

3 4

4 4 p

pp Perc.

°¢ /

˙

Ó

To Crot.

w

Œ

Ó

œ

Œ

˙™

mp

3 4

4 ∑

∑

∑

∑

&4

f

=

Vla.

:“; 131 w 4 B4

m.s.p. s.p.

w

~

w

˙™

O™

3 4

w

4 4

sf

ff

Crotales 1

°& 4 ˙ 4

Ó

3 4 4Œ Œ œ 4˙

‰ œœ Ó

∑

Œ ‰œœ‰Œ

Ó

‰ œœ

Ó

f ff poss.

Crotales 2 Crot.

4 &4 Ó

˙

∑

Œ œ 43

Ó

4Ó 4

∑

˙

Œ œ

Ó

f

œ‰Œ Ó

ff poss.

Crotales 3

4 & ¢ 4

Œ ˙™

∑

3 4˙

∑

f

Œ 44 ∑

œ Œ Ó

f

Œ œ œ‰ Œ

ff poss.

= “” m.s.p. ~

138

B

(gliss. down)

~

w

˙™ O™

3 4

∑

Vla.

Crot.

∑

& ˙

Ó

¢& Ó

˙

~

4 4

pppp poss.

° &

~

O™ pp

˙

Ó

∑

∑

3 4

∑

∑

4 4

∑

∑

Ó

˙

∑

∑

3 4

∑

∑

4 4

∑

∑

∑

∑

3 4

∑

∑

4 4

∑

∑

∑