ØYVIND TORVUND THE EXOTICA ALBUM
for sinfonietta and modular synth/noise performers & optional improvising tenor saxophonist
Study score
Øyvind Torvund
THE EXOTICA ALBUM
for sinfonietta and modular synth/noise performers & optional improvising tenor saxophonist
2017
Study Score
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The Exotica Album for sinfonietta and modular synth/noise performers & optional improvising tenor saxophonist composed for BIT 20 Ensemble with support from Arts Council Norway © 2017
Instrumentation
Flute – also Piccolo and Bass Flute Clarinet in Bb – also Clarinet in A Bassoon Horn in F
Trumpet in C
Trombone
Percussion I
Congas(sharedwithPercussionII)
Tambourine
Maracas(small)orEggshaker
Marimba
Tam-tam
Timpani26’’and29’’(sharedwithPercussionII)
PercussionII
Glockenspiel
Congas(sharedwithPercussionI)
Tam-tam(sharedwithPercussionI)
Vibraphone
Ridecymbalwithsizzle
Xylophone
Timpani26’’and29’’(sharedwithPercussionI)
Harp
Piano
Violin1
Violin2
Viola Violoncello Contrabass
Modular Synth / Electronic Noise Performance
Performers follow a combination of verbal and graphic instructions. The setup centers on a modular synthesizer with spring reverb, delay, and distortion effects. The performance may involve multiple players, with one or more musicians dedicated to controlling and shaping the effects.
Improvising Soloist
In Wind Up Paradise Birds, Waking Up Again, Cave, and the introduction of Jungle Alarm, a jazz/improvising saxophone soloist is required. The performer can use the recorded version of the album (Hubro, 2019) as a reference point for their improvisation.
The score is in C
Sections
1.Ritual1
2.Starrynight
3.WindUpParadiseBirds
4.WakingUpAgain
5.RainforestMorning
6.RainbowCrystal
7.JungleAlarm
8.Ritual2
9.Cave
10.OutoftheJungle
= 72 Dreamy, even rhythm, held back
Freely and independent from the ensemble music: Short outbursts of various materials, changing between different characters. Vary between fast gestures (see separate text).
acoustic
continues independently
Wind Up Paradise Birds
(this timpani part is written for 3 drums, but can also be performed with only 2)