Simon Christensen Monody (2012) for cello, zither and live-electronics Dur. 37’
Y Sul IV & Sul II is transposed
M O N O
D
Cello - Zither - Electronics
Scordatura (A=440hz)
Sul I
Light bow pressure, quasi flautando. Always senza vibrato.
Cross Pizz *)
Cross Finger Battuto **)
*) CROSS PIZZ: Pizz behind the fingered pitch, very little resonance.
*) CROSS FINGER BATTUTO: Strong attack on the fingerboard with the finger. (Behind the fingered pitch)
NOISE HARMONIC: Indicates a sound with more noise than pitch, played like a natural harmonic.
11/8: Click track in 4 beats (4x11/32) The bar is notated as a regular 4/4!
10/8: Click track in 4 beats (4x5/16) The bar is notated as a regular 4/4!
9/8: Click
10/8: Click track in 4 beats (4x5/16) The bar is
9/8: Click track in 4 beats (4x9/32) The bar is notated as a regular 4/4!
15/16: Click track in 3
(3x5/16) The
7/8: Click track in 4 beats (4x7/32) The bar is notated as a regular 4/4!
Keep the bow on the string (al tallone) with almost no bow movement. Add pressure to ensure that no pitch will sound!
Allow only single "staccato noise" sounds to emerge rarely.
Light bow pressure, quasi flautando. Always senza vibrato.
10/8: Click track in 6 beats - 1 beat app. q = 65
The bar is notated as a regular 6/4!
10/8: Click track in 4 beats (4x5/16) The bar is notated as a
5/8: Click track in 4 beats (4x5/32) The bar is notated as a regular 4/4!
5/8: Click track in 4 beats (4x5/32) One click app.
The bar is notated as a regular 4/4!
Keep the bow on the string (al tallone) with almost no bow movement. Add pressure to ensure that no pitch will sound! Allow only single "staccato noise" sounds to emerge rarely.
track continues....)
Slide along the with the skin of the finger, no pizz or arco!
A rest indicates no slide.
(This phrase is written in C)
S T I L L E B E N I
Remove the bow and pizz with two hands at normal playing position.
Hit the wood of the instrument with the pulp of the finger. But as the finger moves towards (Down arrow) the wood, the open string (grace note) should strucked.
The Up arrow indicates the same finger movement, but here is the destination of the finger, the string.
T/ (+45) 3313 5445 · E/ sales@edition-s.dk · W/ www.edition-s.dk