Fermi'sMacrocosm(2024) fororchestra
EvanO'Dell(b.2001)
Instrumentation:
Flute1
Flute2+Piccolo
AltoFlute
Ocarina
Oboe
EnglishHorn
ClarinetinBflat
BassClarinetinBflat
Bassoon
Contrabassoon
2HornsinF
2TrumpetsinC(1stdoublesFlugalHorninBflat)
TenorTrombone
BassTrombone
ContrabassTrombone
Tuba
Percussion(timpani+3players):
Timpani(4-5drums)+RideCymbal
Percussion1-Xylophone(sharedwithperc2),Glockenspiel,SnareDrum+DCrotale,BassDrum(sharedwithperc2)
Percussion2-Chimes,BassDrum+CrashCymbal(sharedwithperc1),Xylophone(sharedwithperc1)
Percussion3-Vibraphone,LargeGong,Tom-toms,Almglocken(canbesubstitutedwithcowbells)
Piano Harp
ViolinI
ViolinII
ViolinIII
Viola
Violoncello Contrabass
TransposingScore
Arrows/Lines:
Forthepurposesofconductorcuesarrowsarepresentduringaleatoric/unmeteredsectionsofthepieceThesecuescanindicateboththe beginningorendingofanaleatoricgesture
-Cuefortheentireorchestra
-Cueforaselectgroupofinstruments(indicatedbyadashedlinetospecifiedinstrumentinscore)
CrotaleonSnareDrum:
Beforethesnaredrum'sfirstentrance,theplayershouldplaceasingularcrotaletunedtoD(anyoctave)ontheheadofthedrumThis shouldbekeptonthedrumanytimeitisplayed,includingarticulationsontherimTheplayershouldneverstrikethecrotaledirectly
CymbalsonDrumHeads:
Forboththetimpaniandbassdrumparts,playersshouldplaceacymbal(rideandcrashrespectively)ontheheadofthedrumwhen indicatedUnlessgiventheinstructiontostrikethecymbalitself,theplayershouldalwaysstriketheheadofthedrumWhengiventhe directionordthecymbalshouldberemoved
AleatoricPercussionParts:
Certainpercussionpartsaswellaspianoandharpwillhavecollectionsofpitchespresentedwithboxnotationfollowedbyalineintheirpart staffTheplayermayselectpitchesatrandomfromthegivencollectionwhichshallbeplayedtempoadlibasfrequentlyasindicated
Glissandi:
Allstandardglissandithroughoutthepieceshouldbeplayedevenlyacrossthegivenrhythmicduration
MicrotonalTuning:
Whengivenamarkingindicationachangeintuning(ex:-15c),theplayershouldapproximateeitherraisingorloweringthegivenpitchby thatnumberofcentsThesemarkingsareoftenpresentedalongsideothervoicessoundingthesamepitchatA=440Intheseinstances playersshouldemphasizeanymicrotonalbeatingthatoccurs
OptionalPianoTuning:
Whenpossible,thenoteD6shouldbetunedapproximately30centslowerthanthenormalA=440tuning
PitchBendAleatory:
Pitchbendgraphicswithboxedcellsshouldbeperformedfreelyandindependentlyfromtherestoftheorchestra(cuedwhentostart andwhentostop)AllpitchbendgraphicsshouldbeplayedproportionaltothesizeandshapeofthegraphicAbreakinthelineon thepageindicatesastoppingandrestartingofagivenbend
PitchBendGraphicNotation:
Theinstructionfortheextendedpitchbendtechniqueisindicatedbythepresentationofanotewithinaboxfollowedbyachangetoathreelinestaff andawavylineThistechniqueisdifferentfromtraditionalglissandiastheplayershouldtakemoretimeexploringthemicrotonalspacebetweenthe initialpitchandthepitchonehalfstepbelowitPlayersshouldchooseamethodofplayingthatproducesthemostconsistenttonethroughout
TimpaniGliss:
Whengiventhedirectiontoglissacrossnotestemswithoutheads,theplayershouldslowlymovethepedalre-articulatingateachnotestem, traversingthedistanceofahalfstepacrosstheentiretyofthegesture
bendpitchwithinahalfstep
(staggerbreathasneeded)
(staggerbreathasneeded)
