Sankaram | 60 Words

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60 Words

SC O

for string quartet

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U SA L

Kamala Sankaram 2014

PE R U SA L SC O

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R E

SC O

60 Words

U SA L

for string quartet

Kamala Sankaram

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2014

Performance Note This piece consists of 12 sections (A-L). Sections A-K are meant to be looped. For these sections, each instrument should play their part with their own sense of of time– do not match each other. Players can vary the rate of tremolo.

Violin 1 cues when to move on to the next sections. The duration of each section is left to the performers to decide, but should probably not be less than 20 seconds.

At section L, the performers should be in rhythmic unison. This section does not loops

R E

= Change gradually

Text

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This text is known as the “Authorization for the Use of Military Force.” It is the legal justification for every covert military operation engaged in by the United States military since 9/11.

That the President is authorized to use all necessary and appropriate force against those nations, organizations, or persons he determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, or harbored such organizations or persons in order to prevent any future acts of international terrorism against the United States by such nations, organizations or persons.

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Violin I Violin II Viola Cello

U SA L

Instrumentation

Duration: 5'30"

First printing, March 2024

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60 Words Kamala Sankaram While playing, whisper the boxed text at your own pace. Repeat the text until cued to move on to the next section.

A

Air noise

° Pæ Violin I & æ ~

R E

pp

SC O

That the President is authorized to use all necessary and appropriate force against those nations, organizations, or persons he determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, or harbored such organizations or persons in order to prevent any future acts of international terrorism against the United States by such nations, organizations or persons.

P Air noise

Violin II

& ææ ~ pp Air noise

P

Air noise

pp

U SA L

Viola B ~ ææ pp P~ ? æ Violoncello ¢ æ

Continue to whisper the boxed text. When you are cued to section C, finish the sentence you are on and stop whispering.

BP 2

Air noise

P

ord.

Air noise

Sul pont.

ææ w

ææ ~

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° ™æ Vln. I & ™ æ ~

Air noise

Air noise

Air noise

P

P

P

& ™™ ææ ~

ææ w

sul pont.

ææ ~

Vla.

w ææ

™™ ™™ ææ bw w p sul pont.

ord.

B ™™ ~ ææ

sul pont.

ææ bw w

™™

P

ord.

Air noise

Vln. II

C Play either of these pitches. ord. sul pont. æ æ ™™ ™™ æ æ bw bw w w p

~ ææ

æ ™™ ™™ wæw

ord.

sul pont.

ææ bw w

ææ bw w

ææ ord. ww

ææ ww

™™ sul pont.

™™

p

P Air noise

ord.

ord. sul pont. sul pont.

P

~ ? ™ ™ ææ Vc. ¢

w æ æ

~Air noise æ æ

w ™™ ™™ ææ

w æ æ

p

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w æ æ

™™

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Play either of these pitches.

Play either of these pitches.

F 8 D sul pont. ° ™ ææ Vln. I & ™ ww

E sul pont. æ ™™ ™™ bwæw

ord.

ææ ww

ææ ww

ææ ord. ww

ææ sul pont. Ord. ææ n˙ ww

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œ- œ- œ- ™™

sul pont.

Vln. II

æ & ™™ bwæw

ord.

sul pont.

sul pont.

ææ ww

ææ ww

™™ ™™ ææ bww

ææord. ww

mp

Vla.

ord.

sul pont.

w w ææ

bw w ææ

sul pont.

ord.

ææ ææ sul pont. Ord. ææ œ œ ˙ w bœ w

sul pont.

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sul pont.

B ™™ bw w ææ

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mp

™™ ™™bww ææ

ww ææ

bww ææ

™™

Ord.

™™

œ ˙™ ææ

mp

sul pont.

ord.

ww ? ™ ææ ™ Vc. ¢

ww ææ

w pont. sul pont. w wsul ™™ ™™ wæ ææ æ

ord.

sul pont.

w w ææ

w w ææ

Ord.

w

™™

G 15

U SA L

mp

H Play either of these pitches.

ord.

sul pont.

w ææ

w ææ

ord.

sul pont.

w æ æ

w æ æ

Vln. II

ord.

sul pont.

nw ææ

bw ææ

sul pont.

Vla.

B ™™bwæ æ

™™ ™™ nww ææ

sul pont.

ww ææ

ww ææ

sul pont.

sul pont.

& ™™bwæ æ

ord.

sul pont.

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° ™ Vln. I & ™bw ææ

sul pont.

™™

sul pont. ord.

æ ™™ ™™ bwæ

ææ w

ææ w

ord.

sul pont.

w w ææ

w w ææ

™™

sul pont.

™™ ™™ w w ææ

™™

sul pont.

sul pont. sul pont. ord.

? ™™bwæ Vc. ¢ æ

w ææ

ord.

w ææ

™™ ™™#wwæ æ

#ww ææ

sul pont.

#ww ææ

™™

5 21 ord. I ° ™ œœœœœœœœœœœ Vln. I & ™

œ

œ œ œ

œ

˙

œ œ œ œ œ œ ™™ 3

3

3

3

3

mf ord.

3

& ™™bœ

Vln. II

œ

bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ

bœ œ œ œ œ œ bœ

b˙

œ

mf ord.

B ™™ œ œ œ œ

œ

3

3

œ

œœœœœœœœœ

œ

˙

? ™™ ˙

œœœœœ œ œ

œ

œ

œ

œœœœ œ œ

¢ 3

3

3

3

J Play either of these pitches.

24 sul pont. ord. ° ™ ww w w ææ Vln. I & ™ æ æ

sul pont.

B ™™ ww ææ f

sul pont.

29 ˙ ° ææ Vln. I &

Vln. II

#˙ & ææ

B bæ˙ æ ? ˙˙ Vc. ¢ æ æ

Vla.

w ææ

3

ff

sul pont.

ææ ww

ææ ww

ord.

sul pont.

ww ææ

ww ææ

ord.

sul pont.

w w æ æ

w w æ æ

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f

™™ ™™

#œ œ#œ#œ

Ord.

™™ ™™

b˙ ææ

bœ bœbœbœ

U SA L

f

L q=100 ˙ œœœœœ œ œ æ æ ™™

Ord.

sul pont.

ww ææ

ord.

ææ ™ b & ™b ww

? ™™bbw w Vc. ¢ æ æ

™™

3

K

f sul pont.

Vla.

˙

œœœœœœœœœ œ œ

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mf

Vln. II

™™

3

mf ord.

Vc.

˙

R E

Vla.

œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ æ æ 3

™™ #æ˙ æ

˙

œœœœœ œ œ 3

ff

Ord.

™™ ™™

˙™ ææ

œ œbœbœ

™™ b˙ ææ

œœœœœ œ œ 3

ff

Ord. nœ bœ œ œ

œ

™™ ™™

œ

˙™ æ æ

™™ ˙˙ ææ

œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ 3

ff

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ 3

3

3

3

3

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #˙ ææ 3

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ b˙ æ æ 3 œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ ˙˙ ææ 3

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3 3

œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ 3

3

3

3

3

™™

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