onkos (2019) for viola alone

GREGORY ROWLAND EVANS

for contrabass alone 2019

SCORE

FOREWORD óγκoς (Onkos) is a Greek word that means “volume,” or “mass,” and has come to also mean “tumor.” This word is the source of the derivation of such words as Oncology: the study and treatment of tumors.

(G.R.E.)

PERFORMANCE NOTES Microtones Microtones:

Bow Angle Indications : The upper bracket above the staff is filled with information regarding the angle at which the bow is to be held such as col legno tratto (abbreviated as clt.), 1/2 col legno tratto (abbreviated as 1/2 clt.), 1/2 hair, 3/4 hair, and f lat hair. These angles should be maintained at a constant level for the duration of the bracket-demarcated passage. When this bracket is not present, the performer should default to ordinario bowing techniques.

String Contact Points : The indications of string contact positions such as sul tasto (abbreviated as st.), sul ponticello (abbreviated as sp.), molto sul ponticello (abbreviated as msp.), etc. should be considered as points along the continuum of the length string. The performer should make an effort to smoothly transition from one position to the next throughout the duration of the passage covered by the arrow-demarcated dashed line. When this arrow is not present, the performer should default to an ordinario position.

Bow Contact Points : In various passages throughout this piece, there is notation which represents the point at which the bow is touched. These positions are written as fractions where punta d′ arco. Passages without these indications should be bowed at the performer’s discretion.

0 7

and

0 4

represent au talon and

7 7

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4 4

represent

Dynamic Indications : Dynamics within quotation marks should be considered “effort dynamics.” As such, f orte represents a heavy bow pressure rather than a “loud” resultant sound. Likewise, piano represents a light bow pressure as opposed to a “quiet” resultant sound. These indications will often result in unusual bowing timbres when combined with the Bow Contact Points, the String Contact Points, and finger pressure alterations. These are the desired effects. Dynamics without quotations should be performed as usual.

Miscellaneous : 1 Tremolos should be performed as fast as possible and not as a measured subdivision of the duration to which they are attached. 2 Diamond note heads represent a left hand finger pressure of a natural harmonic, 3 while a triangle note head indicates a finger pressure in between harmonic and normale. 4 Glissandi with arrows attached represent a pitched glissando where the finger pressure should also smoothly transition from one indication to the next. 5 In passages marked with Bow Contact points, articulations should be played as subtle variations of bow pressure rather than bow speed. 6 Accidentals apply only to the pitch which they immediately precede, but persist through ties.

c. 4’30”

This piece is dedicated to the memory of Franklin Rowland and Janice Evans.

to Will Yager

for

contrabass

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in memory of Franklin Rowland and Janice Evans

Gregory Rowland Evans (*1995)

= 63 – 72

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Miami, Fl. April 2019

oγκος - GR Evans

Other scores from Gregory Rowland Evans include:

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Hamonshū (string quartet) 2018-20

Metamorphoses (orchestra) 2018

Simbelmynë (piano alone) 2019-20

Adumbration (string quartet) 2020

GUERRERO (21 saxophones) 2018 Passagenwerk (string ensemble) 2019-20

Chalk Line (solo flute) 2020 Frost on magnolia petals. (alto saxophone alone) 2020

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