At That Time

Julie Herndon At That Time

At That Time a chamber opera in one act by Julie Herndon with text by Gertrude Stein for Decoder Ensemble and Jessica Aszodi soprano, clarinet, percussion, zither, keys, cello, light and electronics LIBRETTO 1. Who I Was (6’) Gertrude, Alice, Keys I was born in San Francisco, California. I have in consequence always preferred living in a temperate climate but it is difficult to find a temperate climate and live in it. My mother’s father was a pioneer. He came to California in ‘49, he married my grandmother who was very fond of music. She was a pupil of Clara Schumann’s father.

My mother was a quiet charming woman named Emilie. I myself have had no liking for violence and have always enjoyed the pleasures of needlework and gardening, vegetables and fruit trees. I like a view but I like to sit with my back turned to it.

I led in my childhood the gently bred existence of my kind. At nineteen I had a letter, but did not feel justified to keep it, at any rate it no longer exists. Up to my twentieth year I was seriously interested… My mother had died and while there was no unconquerable sadness, there was no real interest that led me on. In the story is given a very good description of me as I was at that time.

2. No Writing (3’30”) All players All this time I did no writing. I had written and was writing nothing. Nothing inside me needed to be written. Nothing needed any word and there was no word inside me that could not be spoken and so there was no word inside me. And I was not writing. I began to worry about identity.

I had always been I because I had words that had to be written inside me and now any word I had inside could be spoken it did not need to be written. I am I because my little dog knows me. But was I I when I had no written word inside me. I sometimes thought I would try but to try is to die and so I did not really try. I was not doing any writing. Inside and outside and identity is a great bother.

I am a pretty good housekeeper and a pretty good gardener and a pretty good needlewoman and a pretty good secretary and a pretty good editor and a pretty good vet for dogs and I have to do them all at one and I found it difficult to add being a pretty good author.

It was a strange year that year and it is a strange year this year.

3. It Went So (5’30”) All players It was tomorrow which was yesterday and it was exciting, it was the first time I had ever been present when anything of mine had been played for the first time and I was not nervous but it was exciting.

It went so very well.

Gradually it was ending and we went out and on to the stage and there where I never had been with everything in front all dark and we bowing and all of them coming and going and bowing, and then again not only bowing but coming again and then as if it was everything, it was all over and we went back to sit down.

4. Reflections (1’) Cello 5. We Went Back (1’30”) Gertrude, Keys, Zither, Cello We went back again to Paris and going back I saw the only thing I have ever seen from an airplane that was frightening, a wide layer of fog close to the water, but the large part near the shore was clear […] the earth is nice to look down on in the spring, we are tied to this earth but after all that is not such a bad thing.

6 Airplanes (4’) Gertrude, Alice (clarinet), Keys I love airplanes I like them even better than automobiles I like the peaceful hum and the unequal rocking and the way everything looks from them after all if you like and I do like miniature anything and things streets or houses or trees or foliage made of wood or metal for children you naturally do like airplaning, it is completely that thing, it is that itself and what you see when you are looking.

Gertrude Stein The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas © 1933 by Gertrude Stein New York: Vintage Books Edition,1990

Gertrude Stein Everybody’s Autobiography © 1937 Random House, Inc. Cambridge, MA: Exact Change, 1993

Text used with permission from the Estate of Gertrude Stein, Levin & Gann, Maryland.

Adapted by Julie Herndon.

© 2021 by Julie Herndon

Score

key 1.  44 ä Å J ä î

singing bowl with beads

Percussion

DURATION: 20 minutes

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slowly run brush down cymbal Crash or ride should relate with singing bowl sound

circular brush on snare (short andpattern long brush)

Julie Herndon

creek

dropping beads intocircular brush pattern on snare slowly run brush down cymbal gritty bass INSTRUMENTATION (short and long brush) noise singing bowl on tom Crash or ride should relate with singing bowl sound

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kick

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singing bowl + beads

gritty bass

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noise

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typewriter sample

typewriter 3.

(played)

[looped]

5.

6.

noise

with highpass filter

General Amplification required (wireless body microphones on principle singer, spot microphone on Alice, percussion, and cello as needed).

Also required: typewriter, drawing supplies (charcoal or graphite powder and pencils, dried leaves, and artist chamois), mirror and headlamp. copyright Julie Herndon 2020

CONTENTS 1. Who I Was . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2. No Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 3. It Went So . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 4. Reflections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 5. We Went Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 6. Airplanes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

for Decoder Ensemble and Jessica Aszodi

At That Time

Score

1.

Who I Was

Julie Herndon text by Gertrude Stein

Alice in pool of dim, flickering light Calm, introductory

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speaking slowly, soft but deliberate, as if composing a memory *

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I,

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was,

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I was born in San Fran - cis - co, Cal - i - for - nia.

Looking ahead, this story is about you

Alice

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At an amplified table with paper, dried leaves, graphite/charcoal pencils and powder, and an artist chamois cloth.

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gritty bass synth

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*deemphasize smaller notes throughout © 2021 by Julie Herndon

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my

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who

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was

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fond

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of mu - sic.

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pbrighter, the story is telling itself

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Wipe away leaves

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Keys

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but it is dif - fi - cult to

My moth - er's fa - ther was a

Keys

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a view

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like

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Add asemic writing to Alice's page with dark markings

15

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rit.

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in my

child - hood

the gen - tly

bred

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of my kind.

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A. 15

Voc. Keys

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Full (q = 84)

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veg'-ta - bles and fruit trees.

Rub powder into paper

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Keys

need - le work and gard'-ning

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G.

tone shift, holding back

At nine - teen

I had

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a let - ter,

but did not

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feel

jus - ti - fied

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rate

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ists.

Continue interacting with Gertrude

A. 29

Voc. Keys

to keep

Add gestural asemic writing, different from Gertrude's

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G.

Up un - til my twen - ti - eth year I was ser - i - ous - ly

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in-ter - est - ed.

Look at hands, touching -5-

My moth - er had died and while there was

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G.

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no un - con - quer - a - ble

sad - ness

there was

real

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in - ter - est

to

lead

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me

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vocoder fade in

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Keys

no

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was

at that

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time.

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time.

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Score

2.

No Writing Spotlight on Alice 10" (approx. measure duration)

Gertrude

8"

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Feed sketch into typewriter Typing

Alice

All this time I did no writing. [return] I had written and was writing nothing. [return]

Percussion

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Zither

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Keys

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Cello

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10" Add spotlight on Gertrude 3

G. A.

P musing aloud

Nothing inside me needed to be written.

Typing after voice, transcribing Nothing needed to be written. [return]

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L.V. throughout free, gestural, improvisatory like the lute of a troubadour

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senza tempo (Π= ~ 30-40)

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Nothing needed any word and there was no word inside me that could not be spoken and so there was no word inside me.

A.

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Nothing needed any word and there was no word inside me that could not be spoken and so [...]

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And I was not writing.

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[period]

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[return]

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G.

p apprehensive

I began to worry about identity.

A. I began to worry

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typewriter sounds

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like a possessed typographer

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pp - P sweeping, improvisatory

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LH

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11" 8

G.

I had always been I because I had words... that had to be written inside me

A.

I had always been I because I had words... that had to be written Paper on Snare scrawling with pencil (charcoal/graphite)

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p a little worried, under your breath

Murmuring softly/whispering

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and now any word I had inside could be spoken

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I am I because my little dog knows me.

A.

I am I 10

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cue: "me"

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G.

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But was I I when I had no written word inside me.

A.

But was I I when I had no written word

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...and there was no word inside me that could not be spoken and so there was no word inside me.

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10"

p worried

12

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dismissive but to try is to die and so I did not really try.

I sometimes thought I would try

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A. 12

Perc.

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ª 7" 13

in time with Alice's typing

G.

All this time, I was not doing any writing.

A.

I was not doing any writing.

P

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K.

Vc.

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cue: "any"

And I was not writing.

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14" 14

G.

P a little pouty

Inside and outside and identity is a great bother.

Stop typing, as if thinking twice

A.

Inside and outside and 14

Perc.

Z.

K.

& &

Vc.

Remove paper

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continue scrawling until Alice speaks, then stop abruptly

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continue chattering murmur until Alice speaks, then stop abruptly

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P

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I began to worry about identity. I had always been I because I had words that had to be written inside me and now any word I had inside could be spoken it did not need to be written.

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Alice interrupts, all are taken aback and watching

15

G.

Fnervy

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Speaking, holding paper and looking ahead to an invisible audience*

A.

I am a pretty good housekeeper and a pretty good gardener and a pretty good needlewoman and a pretty good secretary and a pretty good editor and a pretty good vet for dogs and I have to do them all at once and I found it difficult to add [pause] being a pretty good author. [pause and leave paper]

·

Perc.

Z.

K.

&

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&

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Vc.

*emphasize underlined words.

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6" Alice leaves

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16

K.

&

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10" Gertrude at typewriter

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9" Gertrude hesitantly approaches typewriter accel. slow

Ï.

Ï Ï Ï.

> to end

¹ emerging tentatively

Ï

Ï ÏÏ

Ï Ï. Ï # Ï Ï . Ï Ï Ï#Ï P

¨

18

Feed in paper to blank side

G.

Touch typewriter keys sensually without typing

·

hurried, quiet but intent

¹ cresc.

Perc.

( ) Ï Ï Ï Ï #Ï Ï Ï Ï nÏ Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï. Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï nÏ #Ï Ï Ï Ï nÏ Ï Ï Ï Ï nÏ Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï #Ï Ï ôÏ Ï Ï Ï #Ï Ï & #Ï ôÏ Ï a tempo busy, deliberate

18

K.

p

¸ whisper

Vc.

ª 12" 19

p bewildered

Lights fade

Speaking It was a strange year that year

G.

p

Perc.

K.

I am I because my little dog knows me. But was I I when I had no written word inside me.

Typing

Speaking

It was a strange year [return]

and it is a strange year this year.

¸

dim.

() Ï Ï Ï Ï ÏÏ Ï Ï nÏ Ï Ï Ï Ï # Ï Ï Ï n Ï # Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï ÏÏÏÏ ÏÏÏÏ ä ÏÏÏÏ Ï ¨Å ¨ Ï Ï Ï Ï n Ï Ï Ï # Ï ¨ & #Ï Ïô ôÏ #Ï Ï

Vc.

p

I sometimes thought I would try but to try is to die and so I did not really try. I was not doing any writing.

ª

15"+ Night, Gertrude types words we cannot see 20

G.

Type energetically, free-association words, pausing for zither echoes

À À À # À Å À À À ÅÀ äb ÀJ & P-F tapping on fretboard energetically

Z.

ad lib. imitating typewriter like small echoes

-13-

3.

It Went So

Transposing Score

Light fades in like dawn poco accel.

Slow

Gertrude

Alice (Cl. in B b)

Percussion

Cello ª 7

G.

&

" 68

·

·

·

·

& 68 & 68 ·  

·

·

·

It was ex



&

·

Ï. Ï. ·

1 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&

let beads flow from fingers

F

Ï.



sim. wave-like, hypnotic

Î.

p

·

· p Ï Ï Ï

Î.

cit - ing

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·

Ï.

Ï.

Ï.

·

it was the

·

Ï.

Ï. > to end

Ï Ï. Ï

first time

œ. œ. œ. œ. p ÏÏ . Ï ..

Ï Ï Å Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï ÏÏÏÏÏÏ Ï ÏÏÏÏÏÏ ÏÏ.Ï Ï RH* LH* ¹

typewriter sounds freely, a little twitchy

*Alternate "typing" higher phrases with right hand, lower with left hand.

Î.

   

~~~~~~~

& ÏÏÏ .. Ï . .

Pp

˙.

-

ÏÏ . Ï ..

P

·

P Î. Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï. Ï Ï.

·

1. 1. 1. 1.

J ä. Î. . ä J p P

·

·

which was yes - ter - day

drop small beads into singing bowl

Ï. Ï.

·

·

ÏÏ Ï Ï Ï Ï

·

·

ÏÏ . Ï . Ï ..

L.V. throughout

~~~~~~~

K.

" œ. œ.

~~~~~~~

Z.

·

·

& 68 Ï .. Ï . Ï . Ï . Ï ¹ freely

p

It was to - mor - row

·

·

circular brushing on snare

Perc.

·

~~~~~~~

Keys

6 &8

·

~~~~~~~

Zither

& 68

p P emerging Î. Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï. Ï Ï.

Sunny, dreamy (q. = 42)

Ï.

Ï Ï ÏÏ Ï J

&ä ÏÏ Ï Ï Ï Ï

12

G.

I had

Perc.

er

been



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Ï.

& Ï. ()

Ï Ï. Ï. Ï.

& ä Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï

16

j 1 . ä. " ˙.

had been played

Perc.

16

Vc.

Ï.

& Ï.

? &

1. 1. 1. 1. œ. œ. 

Ï. ÏÏ . .

for the

P

P Ï Ï ÏÏ Ï first

time

ä

·

I

1 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& œ. œ. œ. œ. ˙.

 

 

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Ï Ï. Ï. Ï ÏÏÏ Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï ÏÏÏ Ï Ï ÏÏ

·

Î.

p Ï

· ·



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Ï ÏÏ

Ï Ï

was not

Ï

Î.

Ï Ï Ï. Ï. ner - vous [n]

. . ä . xJ x

brush cymbal

Ï. ÏÏ ÏÏ Ï Ï

· ·

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Ï.

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~~~~~~~

K.

Î.



() & ÅÏ ÏÏ

of mine

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ª

G.

a - ny - thing

small swirls

" ˙.

P

&

Î.

ä

pre - sent when

p ÏÏ Ï

~~~~~~~

K.

-

Ï

~~~~~~~

Z.

ev

P Ï ÏÏ Ï

ä

¸

·

[creek sounds]

bú. Î.

á. Ï.

seagull gliss.

P

?

P

20

G.

Perc.

K.

Vc.

"

y.

& Ï.

() & Î. ? ú. ? .

ª

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Ï.

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seagu

ll gliss

.

.

& Ï Ï Ï. Ï.

23

G.

. . " ä . xJ x cit - ing

Perc.

() Ï . Ï Ï. Ï & ? ú.



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Ï.

j á Ï

p

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b úú .. [low pink noise] c.l. gett.

ä

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y.

F

[ng]

Ï.

Ï F

I was not

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ú.

Ï.

ex -

Ï.

Ï.

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ÏÏ ÏÏ ÏÏ ä > 3

p Ï Ï Ï Ï.





ä

úú ..

&

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Î.

P Ï Ï Ï. Ï. Ï ÏjÏ ÏjÏ ÏjÏ ÏjÏ ÏjÏ ner - vous [n] 1&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&>1 J ä ä Î.

P ÏÏ . Ï. Ï. . Ï . Ï. Ï Ï. Ï. Ï Ï Ï Ï

Ï. Ï. Ï. Ï. Ï

P b úÏ . Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï b úú ..

á. . . . . . . .. . Ï .. & Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï. Ï. Ï. Ï. Ï. Ï. Ï. Ï. Ï. Ï. Ï. Ï. Ï. Ï Ï Ï Ï. Ï. Ï. Ï. Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï ä . ÏJ ... ¹ p

ord.

(c.l.)

Vc.

was

~~~~~~~

K.

& ÏÏÏ .. .

~~~~~~~

Z.

but it

1 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 1 R Å ä ä Î. œ. œ. œ. œ.

Î.

F

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ú.

~~~~~~~

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& ú.

P Å r Ï Ï Ï Ï

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.

seagull

gliss.

.

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Ï

j á ? Ï

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" œ.

œ.

K.

?

ú.

? j ÏÏ P

Î

ª 31

G.

Perc.

  

ú.

Vc.

˙.

it went so

Ï. Ï.

ÏÏ Ï J ú.

Ï.

·

P Î. Ï Ï Ï

? jä ä Î 3 ÏÏ ÏÏ ÏÏ ÏÏ úú . . > F c.l. gett.

ú.

&

F Ï.

j Ï

ú.

1 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&>1 J ä ä Î.

F Ï. Ï. Ï. Ï. ÏÏ . .

P F Î. Î Ï Ï Ï Ï Ïj J J ·

¹ just barely present úú .. b úú .. ord.. á seagull ?gliss. ä . ÏJ . . .

F

Ï Ï Ï Ï ú.

[oo]

1 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&1 R Å ä ä Î.

F ÏÏ . Ï. Ï. . Ï . Ï. Ï.

b úú ..

Ï.

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ä

úú ..

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j á Î. Ï

p

·

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œ. œ. œ. œ.

P ÏÏ . Ï . Ï ..

j Ï Ï. Ï. Ï

swells like breathing

ÏÏ .. p

·

~~~~~~~

" œ. œ. œ. œ.

P & ÏÏÏ .. Ï . .

F sim. wave-like ? Ï. ä Ï ?

Ï Ï. Ï. . Ï Ï. Ï. . Ï

3



Ï J

Ï

~~~~~~~

K.

·

P Ï Ï Ï J J

ä ÏÏÏä ÏÏÏ >

Alice approaches

~~~~~~~

Z.

&

Î

Ï.

Ï.

Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï ÏÏÏ Ï

c.l. gett.

Vc.

˙.

Ï.

()

it went so

F ú.

~~~~~~~

& ÏÏÏ .. . ? Î. &







~~~~~~~

Z.

&

P dreamy Ï Ï Ï

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·

27

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ú.

úú . .

P

P & Î. Ï Ï Ï

G.

Perc.

Vc.

" œ.

Î.

& Ï. Ï. ? äÏ Ï ? ? ª

1 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 1 R Å ä ä Î.

F Ï. Ï. Ï. Ï. ÏÏ . . · ä Ï Ï j Ï

Ï J

ú.

b úú ..

r ŠϾ Ͼ Ͼ. Ï Ï Ï.

P

(c.l.)

trem. sporadic, feathery

úú .. p

F Ï.

& ú.

41

G.

[oo]

Perc.

? ?

b ú . [high creek sounds] b úú ..

? ä. j ÏÏ . ÏÏ . ÏÏ . . . .

P

41

Vc.

·

Ï.

(c.l.)

˙.

Ï. ÏÏ . .

F

ä

úú .. p

Ï Ï Ï.

ver - y

Ï.

Î.

P ú.

Ï. Ï

j Ï

úú ..

úú .. p

ú.



·

œ.

P

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ú.

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

œ.

~~~~~~~

K.

&

ÏÏ . Ï ..



úú ..

1 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&

~~~~~~~

Z.

"

ver - y

úú¾. .

P

·

P Ï Ï Ï

Î.

·

~~~~~~~

K.



[oo]

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~~~~~~~

Z.

it went so

F Ï Ï Ï. Ï.

Ï.

36

it went so



˙.

ä Ï

j ÏϾ ä ÏϾ ä ÏϾ P



úú .. p

j Ï

U

·

43

·

Ï. Ï. ·

HPF low

úú .. ¹

Ï

ú.

˙.

Ï.

Ï.

Ï.

Ï.

bÏ. Ï.

U

o

·

43

U

43

U

43

·

Up

ú.

·

U

·

high

43 43

Alice and Gertrude together, unified (q = 84)

f > . & 43 ú

F P > >Ï Ï Ï Ï Î ä ÏJ Ï

straight tone like kulning

46

G.

3

well,

A. (B b Cl.)

Vc.

we - l - l - l,

Ï Ï & 43 Î Î F

straight tone

?3 4

·

&

well,

A. (B b Cl.)

Vc.

& ¾ú

ª 56

G.

A. (B b Cl.)

Z.

Vc.

&

f ú

trem. fast

ä ÏJ ú . ¾ P F

Ï Ï gliss. # Ï . & J f & &

·

Ï Ï #Ï ú P

Ï

P Ï Ï

->->> Ï ÏÏÏÎ ä Ï Ï J 3 f

Ï

well,

Ï

ú

ú ¾

slow

#>ú

Ï

well

bend

-

Ï

Ï ÏÏÏ Ï ÏÏÏ Ï 3

Ï

Ï Ï.

J P

well.

Ï Ï# Ï Ï .

Ï

gliss.

-20-

Ï

Ï ú J f

Ï

ú

Î

P

Ï #Ï

P Ï p

Ï

Ï

Ï

Ï P

gliss.

gliss.

Ï J

Ï #Ï Ï >Ï

Î

F Ï ú.

Ï Ï Ï

222 Ï

timbral trill

Ï Ï # Ï ÏJ Ï

Ï Ï

Î

Ï Ï Ï

l - l - l,

Ï Ï #ú

> ä ÏJ ¾ú F

Î

3

l - l - l,

Î

P Ï #Ï Ï

p F

P patient, foreboding Ï

Î

slow ú. Ï Ï. Ï. Ï. Î ä Ï ú J ¾ ¾ 3 f shimmering, fluttering f

n.v.

2222222222 ú. Ï Î #Ï & F

F > Î Ï

trem. fast

Ï

Î

Ï

F p Ï Ï gliss.Ï Ï Î >Ï

F >Ï Ï Î &

51

G.

ú

f

Î

ª

well,

Ï

gliss.

F

ú

F

Ï Ï Ï Ï #Ï

ú.

60

G.

A. (B b Cl.)

Perc.

Z.

K.

Vc.

p

&

·

11,,,&&&&&+11111555 ú. ú.

vib.

9 8

rit.

Fragile, dazed (q.= 40)

6 8

·

98 68 · p let beads flow from fingers 1 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 9 6 " Î. ä 8 8 ¹ ¹ f &

& Ï ÏÏ Ï ?

&

· ·

&

Ï Ï

F

Ï Ï

Ï P

·

98 Ï. f 98

Ï

Ï.

·

LH Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï LH RH Ï 9 Ï Ï ÏÏ Ï ÏÏ Ï Ï Ï Ï 8 ÏÏ Ï P P F

ÏÏÏ

RH

Ï.

68

Î.

68

68

· · ·

j Ï

·

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98 ú ? 6 8

Ï

vib.

ú. p ·

·

ª

G.

Perc.

Z.

& "

&

?

P sad, accepting p Î. Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï. Ï Ï ä. j Ï. Ï . Ï. Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï.

·

64

Grad - ual - ly

ú.

·

we went out and on to the stage

kick Î . Î Å œr œj ä ä Î . p gentle

· j Ï

it was end - ing and

j Ï

ú.

P

·

ú.

·

·

ú.

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·

Î.

î.

·

and

œ- ä . œ ÏÏ

P p & Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï . Ï . Ï Ï Ï . ä . Ïj . Ï . Ï . Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï

69

there where I

Z.

" œj ä ä Î . >ú . ?¾

had been

P & Ï Ï Ï

73

G.

all

Perc.

Z.

" Î

of them

?

P

com - ing and go

-

P & Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï

77

com - ing

Perc.

Z.

a - gain

and then

Å œr œj ä - -

" Î

ú. ?¾ P

ing and bow - ing

·

úú .. ¾

ª G.

as

ä

ä

if it

j œ ä ä Î.

úú .. ¾

was

~~

we went back

ÏÏÏ ... ¹

to sit

-22-

Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï

ev' - ry - thing

·

ÏÏÏ .. .

ÏÏÏ ...

p relaxing, softer Ï Ï Ï Ï

U

Î.

it was all

U

o -

j œ ä ä Î.

U úúú ...

&

¹

Î.

down,

ÏÏ .. Ï.

P

not on - ly bow - ing but

ÏÏÏ ... ¾

j œ ä ä ä œ œ P úúú ... ¾ p

·

·

úúú ... ¾

Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï. Ï Ï.

and

ÏÏÏ .. ÏÏÏ . . ¹ . P.

~~~

& ÏÏÏ .. .

P

~~~

Z.

ver

whimsical

dark and we bow - ing and

and then a-gain

~~~~~

& Ï Ï Ï Ï.

81

j œ ä ä Î. úúú ... ¾ p

Ï Ï Ï. Ï Ï Ï. Ï Ï Ï Ï.

~~~

81

-

front all

úúú ... ¾ p

ª G.

in

p . Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï . ä Ïj . Ï Ï Ï .

Å œr œj ä ä -

ú.

·

úú .. ¾

very soft finger tremolo

ª

with ev' - ry - thing

ÏÏÏÏ ...

Ï Ï Ï Ï it

ÏÏÏ

~~~~

Perc.

nev - er

~~~~

G.

Ï.

¹

was all

o-

?

·

~~~

Z.

& ÏÏ .. Ï.

85 P ?

ÏÏÏ .. . ¹

ÏÏÏ .. .

P

~~~

85

·

and we went back to sit

down,

·

Î.

ÏÏÏ ... ¹ ·

ÏÏ .. Ï.

P

& ÏÏÏ -

Perc.

ver

𝅄 yœ œ𝅄 yœ œ yyy .. " œ œ.

chaotic, careening 𝇉 𝇉

F

K.

Vc.

F ? j Ïj Î Ï ? p

¾

Ï

ä.

j Ð. Ð.

Ï.

Å. Ð. Ð.

strike

F

Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï. Ï Ï

and

we went back to sit

y𝅄 y y y y œœ . œœ œ œ œ œ œœ .

yœ . y𝇉 y . yœ y y œœ œ .. œœ œ . œ œœ

chrom. slide + trem.

Åœ œ . œ œ . œ œ œ œ . œ œ . œ œ R p Ï. ÏÏÏ ÏÏÏ .. ÏÏÏÏ ... . · ä j ÅÏ Ï Ï Ï Ï J

ä r Ï

Ï.

Ï

open gliss. + fingernail zigzag

¾

P

Ï.

j Ï Î.

Ï. Ï. Ï . gritty bass synth Ï .  > to end let beads flow from fingers into large metal bowl Ñ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Ñ. " Î. ä. J P F -23-

Ï

down,

Ï.

y𝇉 y yœ y y yœ y y yœ y yœ œ œ œ ä œœ œ

&&& &&&& &&&& &&&&

Z.

& ä

Ï

ä

Ï.

~~~~~~~

G.

was all o -

open gliss.

ª 89

Î

it

j Ï

ä

Ï

j

jÏ Î Ï Ï.

Ñ.

ä . Ðj. Ð.

chrom. slide + trem.

¾

Ñ.

Ï

~~~~~~~

ver

~~~~

Perc.

-

Ï.

Î.

Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï. Ï Ï.

~~~

"

85

ä

F happy/angry ÏÏ Ï Ï

~~~~

& ÏÏ Ï

~~

G.

~~~~~

85

Ï. Å. Ð. Ð. Ï.

strike

Ñ &&&&&&&&&&

F

& Î.

92

G.

Perc.

Z.

K.

Vc.

Z.

K.

Vc.

it

was all

p ? Ï. Ï. () &&&&&&&&& Ñ J ä " p

95

Perc.

ÏÏ Ï

ä

Ï.

𝅄 y𝅄 y𝇉 yy y œ yœ y𝇉 yœ yœ y𝅄 yœ𝇉 yœ𝅄 y y𝇉 y yœ𝅄 yœ𝇉 𝅄y " œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ P Ï 92 j j ¾ ä · Ï Ï Ï& & &&& &&& P &&& r Ï . ? r Ï. Ï Ï Ï &Ï Ï ÏÏ Ï

ª

G.

P 3 Ï Ï ÏÏÏ

& "

o

-

ä

ver

Ï.

Ï.

Ñ J ä ä

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¹

rit.

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Ï

[n]

U

Ï.

? úú .. () " À .

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 À.

¹

high

ú¾.

b úú ..

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

 À

À.

.

 À

.

U

·

U

U

ä J

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went back to sit

HPF low [+noise]

HPF modulate ++++ high U U ú. úú .. ¹

 À.

Ï ÏÏ

Ï

·

U brush . cymbal x x. .

·

U

we

U

·

o

and

Î.

Ï.

𝅄y y y𝇉 y𝅄 y𝇉 y𝅄 y𝇉 y 𝅄y y𝇉 y𝅄 y𝇉 y𝅄 y y𝇉 𝅄y œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

p ? j Ï. Ï

 À.

Ï

yœ𝇉 𝅄y y𝇉 𝅄y y𝇉 y𝅄 œ y y y y y y𝇉 œ œ œ œ 5œ œ œ œ

swish beads in bowl

.

P

Ï

·



·

.

Î.

y

P 



·

low

U

·

ú. p



·

o

4.

Reflections

Cellist begins wearing a headlamp in front of a full-length mirror so that the beam of the headlamp reflects onto the cello

98

Giving space to each gesture (q. = 40) Left Hand

Headlamp on, light shining between fingers at forehead

Illumination

Look ahead into mirror, use reflection to see bow position

Subtly move fingers in light, weightless like a jellyfish [pause]

1. ,.1 .

11 . , , ,.1 1 1 1 .

128

111 . . . .

68

Bow placement bridge between strings

unpitched on tailpiece below bridge

Ö

Cello w/Delay:

Dry 100% Wet 60% Feedback 35%

5

LH

· Delay: ON q

68

rit.

>À . Î .? ÀÀ À À À À À À À Î . Ö >À . À . À . î . ? À À À ÀÀ À À À À ¾ ¾ o o p o o p p

(muting strings)

Ill. mute strings soft, airy, circular bowing

3

3

3

3

3

trem. slow

breathy

OFF

Delay: ON

98

a tempo

Wave fingers once over light

Mirror

Vc.

À. ¾ o

3

U

. Î .

68

98

Rotate head/light clockwise, full range of motion (left... up... right as far as pos.)

á . Ï.

?  & U . ÀÀ ÀÀ ÀÀ ÀÀ ÀÀ ÀÀ Î o P delay speed: e

sul C

  j À À À  á À À À À À À Î. ÀÀÀ p airy

?l gul

á . seag ú . ull gliss.

sul D

mute strings

sea

From mirror, follow gliss. to illuminate LH on cello

&

j á Ï

98

9

Ill.

Vc.

&

Look to LH on cello

U

sul D

áú .. p

gl harm.

.

Look up with gliss.

 áÏ ..

áÏ ..

ghostly, serene

iss.

áÏ ..

j À À

P  (mute)

98

13

(muting strings)

LH

68 áÏ ..

U

Î.

?

L.V.

F

ú .. ú ¹

j Ï? Ï

s.p.

gliss.

Delay: ON

68 Turn on strobe, wave fingers in light

98

rit.

11 . .,1

Mirror

Look to cello

From mirror, follow gliss. to cello

Ill.

Rotate head counterclockwise as far as pos. right... up... left

B. s.t. muted, brushy

LH

a tempo

trem. , slow  > ? ? j ÀÀ ÀÀ ÀÀ Ö À . À . À . À . á ¾ ¾ áÏ ¹ p ¹ Ï

on cello body bridge between strings

muted

À. ¾ p

Delay: ON q

83

rit.

Mirror

U >

match strobe fast

ul l

19

98

ag

áá .

13       À À À À À À ? À À À À À À & úú ... ¹ P P

se

Vc.

s.p. sul G & D

From cello, follow gliss. up

À. ¾

&

Cover light with hand, turn off

Mirror

Ill.

ÏÏ . .

col legno/crini sul A

Vc.

&

¹

delay speed: x

gl i s

ord.

s.

j Ï á. Ïu ú.

p

seagull g

liss.

j Ñ Ñ o

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slow

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U

·

Score

5.

We Went Back p far away p 4 &4 Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï ú bÏ Plain, hopeful (q = 56)

Gertrude

We went back a - gain to

Pa

j Ï. Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï

-

ris

and

go - ing back I saw the

muted, distant amp effect for voice

4 ww & 4 b úw. p & 44

ú ú Ï . Ï úÏú. b Ï Ï úúú

www w

vintage lo-fi piano with vinyl popping texture

Keys

Zither

·

·

, ? 44 Ï b Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï p P

Ï Ï Ï ÏÏ Ï

out of time, trailing behind and speeding up around soprano phrases pizz.

Cello

·

p Î Ï Ï gliss .Ï on

ú. b úúú ...

-

·

ly

ÏÏÏÏ ÏÏÏÏ

Î ÏÏÏÏÏ p

ª

5

G.

& Î Ï Ï bÏ thing

K.

Z.

Vc.

I

úú ... ú & ú. &

ÏÏÏÏ

¹ Î ä j Ï Ï Ï

a little quicker (q = 60)

have ev - er

www w

·

? Î Ï Ï Ï Ï bÏ ¹

Ï

seen from an air - plane that was

wwww

· Ï

Ï Ï Ï

p Å Î Ï Ï Ï Ï. Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï úúú ... b ú.

Ï Ï Ï

-

'ning

Å ÏjÏ .. Ï. Ï

out of time, trailing behind and speeding up around soprano and cello phrases

· Ï

fright

Ï Ï Ï

Î ÏÏÏÏ Ï Ï ¹ p Î ÏÏÏ Ï Ï p ¹

9

G.

r & ä. Ï Ï

a wide

K.

Z.

Vc.

úúú ... & ú.

ÏÏÏ Ï

14

Vc.

Î

rit.

P

& Ï &

Ï P ?Ï

P

, p

Ï

Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï

Ï

Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï

are

Ï

tied

to this earth

Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï

bÏ

but

bÏ

so

î

Ï

large part near the shore was clear

a tempo

We

Z.

www w w

Ï

Ï

close

úúú ... ú. ú. Ï

j bÏ

Ï. Ï Ï Ï

to

the wat - er.

· Ï Ï

Ï Ï

Î

6 4

Î

46

Î

46

6 4

p ,

poco rit.

a tempo

, 6 & 4 Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï bÏ Ï Ï PÏ p , ? 46 Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï bÏ Ï Ï P p

ª

G.

the

Ï

of fog

poco rit.

Fresh (q = 52)

But

Vc.

layer

P brighter , 6 &4 Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï bÏ Ï

12

Z.

bÏ

Î

& Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï bÏ Ï Ï p ¹ ?Î Ï Ï Ï Ï bÏ Ï Ï ¹ p

ª

G.

Ï

p ä j Ï Ï

Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï ( ) Ï Ï

the earth is nice to look down on in the spring.

, Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï ÏÏ p P , Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï bÏ Ï Ï Ï P p

Smiling (q = 44)

P

Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï

af - ter

all that

is - n't such

a

bad

thing.

Ï bÏ Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï p P p Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï p P p

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Transposing Score

6.

Airplanes

Slowly, allowing each sonority to bloom (q. = 48)

¹

n.v. throughout

6 & 8 ú.

Gertrude

ú.

[hum]

& 68 Î . Ï .

Cl. in B b Alice

& 68

.

Voice (in B b)

& 68

Keys

9

G.

·

vocoder set mvt. 6

·

P Ï. Ï.

& ú.

[hum]

p

U

 ú.

ú.

Multiphonic 1* soft, dark, mellow

U

ú. ú. p

·

Î.

·

bÏ.

·

·  ú.

M3 full, warm

9

B b Cl. A.

.

Vox

9

& ·

o

& Î. Ï. ú. [ə]**

·

ú.

P ú.

ú.

Ï. Ï.

p

ú.

ú.

[hum]

M2 sim.

·

ú.

 ú .. ú

,

,

·

Î.

·

P ú.

[hum]

ú. ú.

Ï.

gliss.

Ï. ú. bÏ. Ï. ú.

·

·

·

·  ú.

ú.  Ï. Ï. Ï. o ·

 ú. ú.

P . ú

,

M4 delicate, open

o

· ·

ú.

M2

M1

·

ú. ú.

·

ú. ú.

ú.

*fingerings (French system) are provided but may be substituted by similar multiphonics. **shwa or more comfortable vowel blending with soprano.

[ə]

gliss.

· ·

ú.

ú.

ú. ú.

ú. ú.

ú.

ú.

o

p Ï. Ï. ú.

P & ú.

19

G.

ú.

F Ï. Ï.

, ú.

More momentum (q. = 63)

I

 ú. ú.

F

ú.

M5 rich, ringing, buzzing

& ·

·

19

A. B b Cl.

P & ú. pla

-

& ú.

P 29 & î.

A.

.

Vox

[n]es

I

, Ï .

ú.

Ï.

Î. Ï. [ə]

A.

.

& 98 # Ï .

Vox

& 98

35

ê

ú.

·

p

I

j Ï

ú.

ú. Ï. Ï.

like

the

them e

-

ú.

ú.

P 68 Î . Ï .

au - to - mo - biles

35

ú.

ú. f pos. ú.

p Ï . & 98 Ï Ï ú

B b Cl.

>ú .

air

slap tongue

ú.

like

M3 full, round, warm

35

G.

ú.

ú.

Ï. Ï.

-

ú . bend # ú .

F

F. Ï bÏ Ï Ï bÏ Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï. Ï. Ï Ï Ï 9 Ï. Ï Ï ä. J J J J 8 J J J Ï.

29

B b Cl.

ú.

love

ú.

·

straight tone like kulning

29

G.

·

j Ï

ú.

Î. Ï.

peace -

ven

[n]

bet - ter than

ú. ·

Ï. Ï.

ful hu[m]

· p U . Ï Ï. Ï. Î.

2222211111111222222 68 ú . ú. #ú. #ú. Ï . Î . Uú  .

P p U 68 · #ú. ú. · · · vib.

[ə]

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98 98

F Ï.bÏ Ï 42 J J 9 Ï bÏ Ï. Ï. . ä & 8 J Flowing (q. = 63)

G.

and

the

ú.

M6 light, resilient 42

B b Cl. A.

.

Vox

un - e

M6 Ï. ú.

98

-

ú.

M7 sim.

9 8 #Ï. ú.

& ú. f 42 & ú.

ú.

·

qual

rock

ú

Ï.

·

8 8 ú

 Ï.

88

p  P happy 6 Î. Ï. Ï. & 8 Ï Ïj Ï. Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï

47

G.

p Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï . Ï . 88 Ï . Ï Ï . Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï 98 ú .

J J e=e

Placid (q. = 60)

and the way

-

ing

ev - 'ry - thing looks from them

af - ter all.

If

you

[ng]

ú

M7

9 8

ú

98

·

poco accel.

Ï.

Ï.

like

Î . 68

ú . ,timbral 11trill 6 ú. Ï. 8 p 68 ·

Ï.

Ï.

and

I

1111111111111111 j j j j 6 . Î Î j Ï Ï Ï & 8 ú. Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï. ú. Ï. Ï Ï P happy

47

A. B b Cl.

& Ï.

53

G.

do

K.

Ï.

like

Slower (q. = 48)

[vocoder] F p gentle, like reciting Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Î. Î. Î j Ï Ï Ï. mi - ni - a - ture

j & Ï Ï Ï Ïj ú .

F 53 · · & 53

A. B b Cl.

q. = 72

an - y - thing

Ï.

·

Î.

and things

·

j Ï

Ï

streets

or

air only, tongue slowly fluttering up and down on reed

á#á á á#á á # á á á # á á # á á á #á p Î. Î j Ï. Ï Ï Ï Ï vocoder p soft like a halo -31-

3

3

3

58

&Ï

G.

Ï

hous - es

Ï

j Ï

Ï

or

trees

or

Ï

fo

tiny, unpitched slap tongue

Ï

-

li

-

j Ï

Ï Ï

age made

of

& á b á á á b á á Å À Å Å À á á #á á # á ä ä Ï À o o

58

A. B b Cl.

& Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï.

K.

61

& Ï

G.

Ï

chil - dren

Ï

Ï

you

Ï

Ï

wood

or

Ï Ï Ï ÏÏ

ÏÏÏ Ï Ï Ï Ï

F j Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï. Ï. Ï. ,

Ï

nat' - ral - ly

do like air - plan - ing, it

is

com - plete - ly that

--------++++++1111111 ä · & ú. Ï. Ï p Ï Ï Ï ÏÏ 61 Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï 3 3 3 ? Ï. Ï. Ï. Ï. & ÏÏÏÏ Ï ÏÏÏ P3 3 3

K.

66

&

G.

·

p

 ä ä j Î. Ï

[without vocoder] still

Ï. Ï.

It

is

j jä ä Î . Ï . Ï Ï Ï

that

Ï . ú . Ï. Ï. ú. o p

M4 delicate, open

66

A.

B b Cl. .

Vox

&

66

&

· ·

Î.

·

p still Ï. ú. [ə]

ú.

it - self

ú. ú. ú.

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for

111111111 ú.

Ï.

ÏÏ p

Ï. Ï.

thing.

·

61

A. B b Cl.

met - al

timbral trill, woody

3

58

j Ï Ï Ï Ï

Ï

· Ï. p

ú.

&

accel.

3 ää j 8 Ï Ï Ï Ï ÏÏÏÏÏ Ï

and what you see

ú. ú. ú.

when

ú. ú. ú.

you are

83 83

3 &8

U

& 83

U

73

G.

.

b Cl. A.A.BVox

73

& 83

73

K.

· ·

U

·

Match sound as closely as possible (q. = 66)

6 Î.

8

P 68 ú .

68

P Ï.

look

·

[vocoder fades in]

-

vocoder

Ï.

Ï.

-

Ï.

-

#ú.

f ú.

ú.

ú.

o

f Ï.

[vocoder fades out]

in'

P

ú.

-

[n].

p ú .

ú. ú.

p  ú.

o

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Multiphonic References M1, 2. https://heatherroche.net/2014/07/02/on-close-dyad-multiphonics-for-bb-clarinet/ 3, 6. https://heatherroche.net/2019/09/06/emergent-bb-clarinet-multiphonics-part-1-overblowing/ 4. https://heatherroche.net/2020/03/17/ultra-underblow-mutiphonics-part-2-of-the-recategorisation-of-philip-rehfeldts-chart/ 5. https://heatherroche.net/2018/06/01/buzzing-noisy-and-distorted-multiphonics-for-bb-clarinet/ 7. https://heatherroche.net/2019/09/24/dyad-multiphonics-for-bb-clarinet-part-ii-a-second-look-at-philip-rehfeldts-chart/

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