Mads Emil Dreyer
Doldrums, inertia (2025)
For string quartet
Dur. 19′
Commissioned by Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin
Written for JACK Quartet
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Mads Emil Dreyer Doldrums, inertia
For string quartet
Dur. 19′
(2025)
General comments
This piece was commissioned by Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin and written for JACK Quartet. It was composed in Spring/Summer 2025 and premiered in Pierre Boulez Saal on 26th of September 2025. The piece is in four movements and its approximate duration is 19 minutes.
Scordatura (A440)
Vln. 1: iv: d3 iii: g#3 ii: e4 i: g4
Vln. 2: iv: d#3 iii: c4 ii: f4 i: a4
Vla.: iv: a#2 iii: f3 ii: g3 i: d4
Vc.: iv: c2 iii: g2 ii: c3 i: a3
The piece is written at sounding pitch
Playing instructions
See video for playing instructions: www.madsemildreyer.com/doldrums-inertia-instructions
Equipment needed:
2 x Roth & Junius violin mute hill style ebony or similar (for vln. I and II)
1 x Roth & Junius vola mute carved ebony or similar (for vla)
1 x Ultra cello mute hard rubber or similar (for vc.)
4 x Ernie Ball Glass Guitar Slide or similar (for vln. I+II, vla., vc.)
3 x Gewa Pure Violin Bow 1/16 (for vln. I+II, vla.)
1 x Thomann KSHF 25 Singing Bowl Mallet (for vc.)
ppsempre
**righthandpizz,letring naturalharmonics,pitchessoundaswritten inbrackets:stringandharmonicnumber *lefthandopenstringtremolowithslideon1ststring straightlinemeansstayatsamepitch,wavylinemeansgliss varyspeedoftremolofreelybetween8thand16thnotes
(iv,3) (E5-A#5) (E5-A#5) (iii,2) (ii,2) (E5-B5)
(iv,3) (E5-A5)
(iv,2) (A4-E5)
(iii,3) (A4-E5)
(A4-E5) (A4-F5) (iii,3) (A4-F5) (A4-A5)
(iii,2) (A4-E5) (A4-F5) (A4-F5)(A4-E5)
(ii,2)
(iv,3) (iv,3)
(A4-F5) (A4-F5) (A4-E5)
ppsempre (i,A7) consord *
(i,G#7) consord *
*bow1ststringwithrighthand,verylightbowpressure pitchessoundoneoctaveabovewritten
**lefthandpizzwithmddleorringfinger,openstring,letring inbrackets:stringnumber
***righthandpizz,stoppedstring,letring inbrackets:stringnumberand,incasethestringisdetuned,theoriginalpitch
****righthandpizz,letrng naturalharmonics,pitchessoundaswritten inbrackets:stringandharmonicnumber
*pizz,letring naturalharmonics,pitchessoundaswritten inbrackets:stringandharmonicnumber
*bowwithrighthand,verylightbowpressure inbrackets:stringnumberandeitheroriginalpitchorOforopenstring
**lefthandpizzwithmiddleorringfinger,letring inbrackets:stringnumberandeitheroriginalpitchorOforopenstring
***squarenoteheadsmeanhitstringwithmallet,roundnoteheadsmeanpizz inbrackets:stringnumberandeitheroriginalpitchorOforopenstring
(iv,O)
