GREGORY ROWLAND EVANS
Nagual for Flute, Guitar, Percussion, & Violin 2021
SCORE
FOREWORD The Nagual is a shapeshifting magician, commonly taking the form of a Jaguar. While some native North American cultures have mythology surrounding the transmutation from human to animal, evidence suggests that this Mesoamerican analog to the European werewolf was, in fact, a cultural import, although this is contested. The Nagual may exhibit traits of either good or evil and is sometimes used as a generic term for “wizard.” Carlos Castaneda, whose work is regarded as primarily fictional, defines the Nagual as “the teacher who becomes the gateway, the doorway, the intermediate between the world of the ‘seeker’ or apprentice, and the world of the spirit.” (GRE)
INSTRUMENTATION Flute: Alto, Bass Guitar: Acoustic or Electric Percussion: Instruments: Bass Drum Brake Drum (to be scraped with stone) “Gongs”: Large Suspended Cymbal, Small Tam Tam, Medium Tam Tam Sandpaper Blocks Tom-toms [x3] Medium Suspended Cymbal Vibraphone Wood Blocks [x4] (with thin towel for dampening) Implements: Bass Drum Mallet Bow Stone (scraping implement for brake drum) Superball Mallet Tam Tam Mallet Wire Brushes Yarn Mallets Violin: Violin, Viola
PERFORMANCE NOTES Tempi : Nearly all tempi in the score are related to one another by metric modulation. It is not the case that every modulation is prepared by the rhythmic key written in the modulation symbol. Rarely are continuous,
equidistant beats presented across the modulation boundaries. When the resultant tempo of a modulation is prepared in the preceding section, it is highlighted by the use of a hauptstimme bracket. The intention of this notation is not to raise the dynamic level of these passages, but merely to draw attention to their location. Accelerandi and ritardandi are notated by arrows spanning between the starting and ending metronome marks. Repeats : Two unusual repeats are given in the score: one overlapping repeat and one nested repeat. The units of these complex repeats are distinguished by the color of the repeat-bar symbol. Guitar : The choice of either acoustic or electric guitar (clean, without effects) may significantly alter the sounding quality of the piece. The spazzolato technique refers to a “sweeping” motion of the fingers (or fingernails or plectrum) along the length of the string and tremolo notation on a chord refers to rasgueado. The characteristic tension and material of nylon strings on the acoustic guitar provide the unique character of the rasgueado technique, however spazzolato performed on an acoustic guitar may not have sufficient loudness to be heard above the ensemble. This can be solved either by amplification of the acoustic guitar or by the use of of an electric guitar, whose strings may produce a more textured sound. Percussion : The brake drum is always to be performed by being scraped by a stone. The motion should be one full circular rotation per notated rhythm. Violin : 1 The damp sign means three fingers placed harmonic-lightly on the string. The sound is ‘white’ and damped, but with a pitch center to the band of white noise still very much discernible. 2 The diamond symbols refer to two (or more depending on the number of diamonds) fingers placed harmoniclightly on the string. 3 The parenthetical-diamond spanners are trills between the single-, double- and triple-harmonic-damping techniques. That is: a double-diamond spanner with the top of the two diamonds parenthesized means to place two harmonic-light fingers on the string and then repeatedly lift-and-replace the finger closest to the nut on and off the string; this will effectively trill between vanilla-harmonic and the complex sound the double-harmonic will produce. Likewise, the triple-diamond spanner with the bottom two of the three diamonds parenthesized means to place three harmonic-light fingers on the string and then repeatedly lift-and-replace the bridgemost fingers on and off the string; this will effectively trill between the harmonic and the white-damped sound. 4 The chopped bowing technique is essentially a very short spazzolato motion, traditionally near the frog. Accidentals : After temporary accidentals, cancellation marks are printed also in the following measure (for notes in the same octave) and, in the same measure, for notes in other octaves, but they are printed again if the same note appears later in the same measure, except if the note is immediately repeated.
Nagual was composed for Ensemble Dal Niente as part of the 2021 Summer Residency for New Music at DePaul University.
duration: c. 7’
to Ensemble Dal Niente
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NAGUAL for Flute, Guitar, Percussion, & Violin
Gregory Rowland Evans (*1995)
= 40
22 44 Alto Flute
Guitar
Percussion
Violin
6
alt. fl.
33 44
spazzolato
mp
mp
mf
mp
p
p
pc.
p
tone + air
sandpaper blocks
pizz + ponticello
alt. fl.
f
mf
gt.
pc.
4444
brushes + bass drum
mf sfz
5:3
]
=
3 434
normale
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz 5:4
sfz
normale
sfz
B
5:3
5:3
vn.
6 464
5:6
ordinario + col legno tratto
brushes + cymbal
4646
= 66 23 [ 9
mp
9:5
5:6
f
6 44
A
mp
vn.
f
2:3
mp
gt.
mf
6 44
4 44
mf
spazzolato
55 44
44 44
44 44
mf sfz
sfz
3:4
sfz
superball + bass drum
sfz
ponticello + crine
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
= 40 13
alt. fl.
4444
sfz
sfz
gt.
sfz
sfz
5 454
3883
C
mp
sfz
3:4
= 100
= 100
2442
4444
5:3 p
sfz
pp toms
pc.
vn.
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz 5:4
sfz
normale
spazzolato
sfz
sfz
pp
p
mp
f
mf
pp
( = 100 )
19
alt. fl.
5 858
6 868
7887
4848
8 8
5:7
gt.
pc.
p
ff
alt. fl.
gt.
99 88 tone + air
p
ff
ordinario + ponticello
p
= 66 23 [
f
=
3:2
448 8
p
]
c. = 50 [
448 8
33 44 D
mf
mp
ff
5:3
mf
ff
ff
5:4
55 88
ff
p
33 88
spazzolato
5:7
99 88
superball + bass drum
ff
ff
5:4
( = 100 )
25
p
9:7
vn.
8888
ff
3:2
6886
8 8
spazzolato
pc.
p
f
f
normale
pp
p
3:2
p
pp
yarn mallets + wood blocks
brushes + bass drum
normale
5:4
gongs
pp
3:2
normale
vn.
p
Nagual — 2 — GR Evans
( )
mf
O
= ]
32
alt. fl.
4444
2442
4444
3:2
pc.
5:4
( )
5:4
3:2
5:4
5:3
alt. fl.
( )
6 446
3:2
66 44
gt.
pc.
5:4
5:3
( )
3:2
mf
41
alt. fl.
gt.
22 44
6:5
poco noise O
5:4
ff
mf
33 44
ff
44 44
66 88
]
88 88
5:3
mf
f
f
mf yarn mallets + wood blocks
=
bow + cymbal
ff
vn.
6:5
E
gongs pc.
bass drum
= 120 [
44 44
5:3
ff
O
O
= ]
f
( )
ff
3:2
vn.
( )
O
444 4
ff
3:2
mf
5:3
444 4
= 100 [ 37
5:3
O
ff
vn.
bow + vibraphone
3:2
5:4
3:2
5 454
3:2
gt.
5 454
mp
Nagual — 3 — GR Evans
mp
p
mf
mf
f
f
mf
f
= 60 [ = ] 47
alt. fl.
gt.
9889
9889
4848
4444F
tone + air
f
f
spazzolato
mp
pp
p
2:3
4444
pp
p
pizz + dolce
spazzolato
= ]
= 120 [
3:2
3:2
yarn mallets + wood blocks pc.
stone + brake drum
f
f
normale + ponticello
vn.
spazzolato
f
52
alt. fl.
gt.
2 442
9 898
mp
pp
3:2
]
c. = 40 [
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz3:4
sfz
=
4848
normale
sfz
sfz
sfz
5:4
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz 3:4 sfz
5:3
sfz
sfz
sfz
]
mf
6 868
spazzolato + col legno tratto
f
normale
3:2
f
mf
pp
9 898
sfz sfz sfz5:4
9:5
p
G
=
p
= 66 32 [
brushes + bass drum
mf
p
11:7
mf
f
yarn mallets + wood blocks
pc.
vn.
3:2
5:3
= 66 32 [ 57
alt. fl.
vn.
sfz
sfz sfz sfz sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz sfz sfz5:4
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz 3:4 sfz
sfz
sfz sfz sfz5:4
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
p
3:2
=
66 44
sfz
sfz
sfz
5:4 sfz sfz sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz 3:4
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
f
mf
sfz
sfz
sfz3:2
sfz
5:4
ff
sfz
sfz
tone + air
]
66 44 H
sfz
mf
5:3
mp
448 8
mp
mf
p
sfz 3:4 sfz
sfz
5:3 mp
33 88
sfz
sfz3:4
sfz
sfz
c. = 100 [
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
]
sfz
sfz
sfz
stone + brake drum
sfz
sfz
normale
sfz
pc.
sfz sfz sfz
9:5
88 88
sfz sfz sfz5:4
gt.
=
stone + brake drum
sfz 3:2 sfz
sfz
5:4
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz 3:2 sfz
sfz
sfz
gongs
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
Nagual — 4 — GR Evans
3:2
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
3:2
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
= 100 62
alt. fl.
gt.
4545
4444
sfz 3:2 sfz
sfz
pc.
vn.
alt. fl.
gt.
pc.
vn.
71
alt. fl.
gt.
pc.
vn.
sfz3:2
sfz
sfz
444 4
sfz
normale
sfp
sfz
fff
sfp
fff
sfp
sfp
fff
sfp
fff
sfp
superball + tam tam
fff
sfp
sfp
Nagual — 5 — GR Evans
sfp
fff
fff
fff
fff
55 44
sfp
fff
fff
sfp
sfp
sfp
superball + tam tam
superball + bass drum
fff
sfp
66 44
sfp
fff
33 44
sfp
fff
ff
fff
spazzolato
sfz
sfp
sfp
sfz
fff
superball + bass drum
66 44
normale
sfz
ff
sfz
p
sfz
sfp
sfp
sfz
sfz
fff
sfz
5 445
77 44
sfz
J
f
sfz
sfz 3:2
p
sfz
sfz
superball + tam tam
sfz
67
sfz
4343
4444
= 120
4444
sfp
fff
f
= 100 [ 74
alt. fl.
gt.
pc.
4444
80
bs. fl.
4848
sfp
6:5
change to Viola
fff
6 868
4848
77 88
9889
bass drum
pc.
9889
fff
8888
3883
change to Bass Flute
gt.
]
fff
6:5
5885 K
fff
vn.
=
6 868
5 858
3 838
mp
p
4:5
va.
87
bs. fl.
gt.
p
55 88 mf
4:5
=
va.
spazzolato
pp
f
22 44
f
f
( )
mf
O
44 44
f
mf
33 44
p
normale
]
yarn mallets + vibraphone
44 44L p
p
33 88
mp
mf
pc.
= 80 [
66 88
5:4
3:2
( )
5:4
3:2
Nagual — 6 — GR Evans
( ) ( )
3:2
f
= 100 [ 94
bs. fl.
4646
4444
6 464
p
pc.
p
gt.
pc.
3:2
9 898
molto gridato
( ) ( ) ( )
O
bs. fl.
6 868
4848
spazzolato
O
8888
( )
( )
( ) ( )
4:5
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
( ) ( )
3:2
66 88
( )
5:4 4:3
( )
448 8
99 88
superball + tam tam
p
( )
O
5:4
3:2
5:4
3:2
99 88
( )
5:4
4:5
=
3:2
= 100 [
]
5:4 4:3
f
mp
sfz3:2
= 80 [
33 88
77 88
sfz
sfz
( )
5:4
( )
( )
( ) ( ) ( )
( ) ( )
sfz
sfz
3:2
3:2
3:2
5:4 4:3
fff
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
=
]
f
f
Nagual — 7 — GR Evans
f
crine
col legno tratto
O
4:5
bass drum
sfz
molto gridato
3:2
yarn mallets + wood blocks
f
O
f
sfz
sfz
poco gridato
( )
3:2
sfz
( )
5:4
]
5:4 sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz
4:5
55 88
=
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
( )
3:2
f
p
normale
va.
mf
yarn mallets + wood blocks pc.
3:2
9 898
mp
normale
gt.
mf
p
f
8888
normale
= 80 [ 107
5:4 3:2
5:3
( )
va.
5:4
5 858
poco gridato ( )
mf
bs. fl.
3883
M
f
( ) ( )
100
]
f
p
va.
4848
4:5
f
gt.
=
= 130 [ 114
bs. fl.
gt.
pc.
6886
13:8
=
]
4545 N
3 434
2442
4444
pp
mf
pp
mf
mf
va.
pp
mf
pp
= 130 119
bs. fl.
gt.
pc.
444 4
444 4
66 44
66 44
mf
mf
mf
flautando + tasto
va.
mf
sp
f
mf
123
bs. fl.
66 44
p
44 44
f
p
pizz + dolce
gt.
pp
pc.
gongs
pp
=
p
f
p
f
f
col legno tratto va.
p
Nagual — 8 — GR Evans
f
p
f
33 88O
= 40 [
= 60
66 44
3:2
]
127
bs. fl.
gt.
5885
4848
va.
135
bs. fl.
gt.
3883
6886
sandpaper blocks
9889
mf
spazzolato + col legno
p
f
p
mf
3 838
tone + air
8888
va.
p
9 898
pc.
4848
4848
p
p
pc.
5885
p
f
crine + chop
mf
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Nagual — 9 — GR Evans
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