Two Løppenthin Songs for mezzo-soprano, clarinet, cello and percussion
Dur. 13′
Written for FIGURA ENSEMBLE
Text: Lea Marie Løppenthin
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Two Løppenthin-Songs
for mezzo-soprano, clarinet, cello and percussion
Dur. 13′
Voice (Mezzo) Soprano (or other female voice type that can sing with natural transparency between F3 and F5).
Bass Clarinet in Bb (doubling Clarinet in Bb)
Demonstrations of extended techniques can be found on heatherroche.net, chapters about dyads and spectral multiphonics.
Percussion
Glockenspiel, 4 bongos, frame drum, newspaper, cowbell
The cowbell should sound as harmonious as possible, and preferably suit the pitches played by contrabass behind the bridge.
L e a M a r i e L ø p p e n t hi n f r a S a m l i n g e n " M a r t s e r be d s t "
S C O R E I N R E L E VA N T T R A N S P O S I T I O N S
1 . V I N D
S o p r a n o
S l o w a n d r a t h e r n e u t r a l ( q = 4 0 )
pp s e m pre , s o t t o v o c e , l e ga t i s s i m o
B a s s c l a r i n e t i n B b
Vi n d
e n - be v æ - g e r - f a br i k - k e n s - d a m p s å d e t l i g n e r - e n hø j t i d -
In t h e c l a r i n e t pa r t , mp a l w a ys m e a n s t h e l o u d e s t po s s i b l e d yn a m i c w h e re i t i s po s s i b l e t o pl a y b o t h n o t e s o f t h e d ya d s
M a
P e rc u s s i o n
Vi o l o n c e l l o
° ¢ ° ¢
T h e o t h e r m u s i c i a n s s h o u l d a d ju s t t h e i r d yn a m i c s t o t h i s mp . ppp p s i m . ppp mp mp mp p pppp n æs t e n u h ør b a r t ppp s e m pre s i m . 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 & A l w a ys w i t h n a t u r a l c a d e n c e
t e m p o p r i m o ( q = 4 0 )
n
s t i r fi n g e r t i p s o n s k i n o
ppp po c o r u b a t o ppp s i m . pp pp pp ppp d o l c i s s i m o
S o p r a n o
N o c t u r n e . h a l f a w a k e , s h a p e l e s s , a l i t t l e d r a g g i n g . ( q = 4 4 )
B a s s c l a r i n e t i n B b
2 . S Ø V N &
S t a c c a t o i n s o p r a n o p a r t - a s s ho r t a s p o s s i bl e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - - - -3
D e r pp e r n o - g e n d e r v å g n e r - o p m i d t o m n a t t e n - u d e n - g r u n d D e s e r D re i p gro s c h - e n - o - pe r -
P e rc u s s i o n
B A S S C L A R I N E T i n B b ∑3
a l w a ys a b i t a i r y o pp o o pp o pp
3 w hi s p e r : 3 3
Vi o l o n c e l l o
° ¢ ° ¢
f r a m e d r u m d r a g g e d w i t h s u p e r ba l l m a l l e tw hi s p e r 3
I f t he bo w e d t a i l p i e c e ha s a p i t c h t ha t bl e n d s w e l l w i t h t he re s t o f t he e n s e m bl e , t he ha l f - c i rc l e n o t e he a d s c a n be p l a ye d o n t he t a i l p i e c e .
I f n o t , t hi s B b s ho u l d be s u bs t i t u t e d , p l a ye d o n I V m o l t o s u l t a s t o
D re i gro s c h - e n - o - pe r4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 &
D re i gro s c h - e n - o - pe ro ppp v e r y s o ft D re i gro s c h - e n - o - pe r -
.
l .
P e rc u s s i o n i s t a n d ba s s i s t re p e a t t he p re v i o u s s e v e n ba r s , m o re a n d m o re r u ba
r i n e t .
s i n g o n i n ha l a t i o n . s i n g o n e x ha l a t i o n ( o rd . ) i n ha l e . . s i n g o n i n ha l a t i o n e x ha l e .
e rc . Vc . pp m a n f å r, m a n f å r
p s e m pl i c e s e m pre t i l , l ys t t i l a t ho l d e , - a t ,
l ys t
p a l w a ys b e l l - l i k e s e m pre s i m .
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