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sun propeller for violin and electronics

Nina C. Young

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Sun Propeller for violin and electronics written for Emily Westell duration: ~10 minutes

Poetics: The term “sun propeller” refers to the propeller-like rays of light that occur when sunbeams pierce through openings in the clouds. Crepuscular rays is scientific name for these columns of light that radiate from a single point in the sky. This phrase is the literal translation of the Tuvan word for these special sunbeams, Huun-Huur-Tu. This also happens to be the name of a famous Tuvan folk group that I was introduced to in college and have been obsessed with ever since. The Tuvan folk tradition is perhaps best known for the practice of throat singing – a vocal technique that produces multiple tones at the same time. A singer begins with a low drone-tone and then accentuates the different overtones of the harmonic series to create radically beautiful timbres. The changing emphasis of the harmonic series allows for some quasi-melodies to pierce through, but the music really values timbre (tone color) and vertical relationships rather than traditional western melody and harmony. As a fan of electronic music, I was intrigued by this sound world and immediately began to draw relationships to different studio filtering and synthesis techniques. My piece is not trying to emulate Tuvan music in any direct way, but it draws inspiration from the physical and poetic principles behind the Tuvan sound world. I call for the violin to be scordatura – the final tuning of the violin is D-D-A-D (rather than G-DA-E) and this completely changes the way the instrument resonates. The lowest string now provides a textured, low, growling D drone upon which the rest of the music emerges.

Notation: Violin scordatura:

Bow placement key:

When bowing at points 1 to 4, the possibility of evoking subtones exists – the violinist should try and achieve this during the performance.

Notation Legend: m

sharp

quarter-tone sharp

natural

quarter-tone flat

flat

¾-tone flat

diamond note-heads for harmonics

x-note-heads represent left-hand placement along the fingerboard during scratch tone; the pitch is secondary to the scratch tone. Fermata lunga – with specified duration in seconds

non vib. vib. m. vib. ord. (fast bow)

non vibrato vibrato Molto vibrato ord. vibrato use more bow than usual

Electronics: The electronics consist of live processing and triggered samples. The performer triggers events with a food pedal. The electronics consist of a drone based on the overtone spectrum of D, the A, then D again (the drone gradually manipulates timbres throughout the piece), and timbre manipulations of the live violin sound (adjusting overtone spectra, harmonizers, ring modulation, etc.). The electronics are controlled using a MaxMSP patch. Quadraphonic, 5-channel, and Stereo versions are available. Please contact Nina C. Young at ninacyoung.composer@gmail.com for complete instructions and an updated version of the patch. Technical Requirements:

• • •

• •

1 Macbook Pro running Max6 1 microphone for amplification and processing of violin. (Preferably a DPA headset microphone or similar, however, a good quality condenser microphone above the player would also work.) 1 midi foot pedal 1 midi interface (to receive foot pedal information) speakers: o 4: quadraphonic + optional center channel for live sound reinforcement o Stereo version is available audio interface: o minimum: 1 input, 4 outputs stage monitor (optional, output 6)

Mixer connections for:

Sun Propeller Nina C. Young DPA headset mic (input 1) MIDI foot pedal

Violinist

6 monitor stage

audience

Mac OSX 10.6.8 MaxMSP 6

ins

• •

Audio Interface 1 2 3 4

6 to speakers 1-5, stage monitor (6)

ins aux

speaker assignments

1 2 3 4 5 6 1

1 2 3 4 5 6

aux send 11

1 2 3 4 5 6

(pre)

INS: ins 1 - 4: electronics (sf + live processing) in 5: violin mic (with eq + reverb from mixer) in 6: electronic mix-down for stage monitor AUX: aux 1: violin input (pre fx) to computer OUTS: outs 1 - 4: soundfiles + live processing out 5: violin reinforcement* (with eq + verb) out6: performer stage monitor

MIXER *violin sound reinforcement may not be necessary

outs

Sun Propeller for violin and electronics

Score Violin scordatura: D-D-A-D

Nina C. Young Natural and improvisatory ( q = 54 - 62 )

∑

Scordatura

≤

≥ 2

ú.

w p

n Violin (at pitch)

Electronics

‹

∑

ú.

~ 4 sec.

j Ï

Î Î Î j Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï úú êp

j Ï f

3 3

SF01 (drone), fade out of Cue00

Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï

j Ï

ú ú

m.s.p.

ord.

Ï Ï >

ord.

Î ä ä ä Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï IÏ Ï . Ï ú. F

ÏÏ >f

ú.

ä Ï Ï IÏ Ï .

Ï Ï

spdrone.1 fades in

SF00a & SF00b: quiet pink noise soundfile. Trigger this while you are setting up on stage; it will loop until you press 1 and begin the piece.

≥

s.p.

Scord.

Violin

Electr.

Ï & Ï Ï f &

Ï ≈⋲ IÏ Ï

Ï Ï Ï

Ï IÏ Ï

≈⋲

‹

≤ (at frog) m.s.p.

j BÏ

1 0

IÏ Ï Ï IÏ

Ï π

Ï Ï IÏ Ï IÏ

m.s.p.

~ 2 sec.

ww I Ï ( b Ï )b Ï ( ) Ù ~~~~~~~~~~~~~

n Î

w ( bÏ) bÏ w (I Ï ) Ù ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

j BÏ

≥

≤

ord.

Violin

Electr.

‹

IÏ Ï . . Ï bÏ . ú π F IÏ Ï . .

Ï bÏ .

ä Ï Ï ÏÏ ..

j BÏ

Ù ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (B Ï )

≈⋲

bÏ

ä Ï

Violin

Electr.

& &

j Ï Ï Ï AÏ Ï Ï â j #l Ï Ï #â

IÏ

Ï J

b >Ï

Violin

Electr.

‹

s.p.

IV.

nÏ Ï π 2

nÏ

IÏ

â.

m. vib.

vib.

bÏ Ï bÏ Ï

#I.â â . II. â â #â â â ââ

(Ï )

III.

â â

(Ï )

II.

8va

I.(# Ï )

â â #â â .

8va II.(# Ï )

#â

Ï ú

ord. non. vib.

Ï µÏ Ï mÏ

µÏ

vib.

III.

Ï mâ Ï Ï ä

nÏ

Ï Ï

Ï p

bÏ

b ÏÏ

bÏ Ï

Ï BÏ p

III.

m.s.p.

ord.

ÏÏ 6

Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ïj BÏ Ï P f

Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï

Ï BÏ

Ù~~~~ ≈⋲ ä Ï mÏ mÏ BÏ nÏ Ï bÏ IÏ Ï Ï Ï Ï I Ï . Ï B Ïj Ï (B Ï ) B Ï¾ P f Ï mÏ mÏ BÏ nÏ Ï bÏ IÏ Ï

s.p.

ord.

nÏ

Ï J 0

≈⋲ Ï IÏ .

Ï Ï

j BÏ

Î n

Ù~~~~~~~~~ Ï ¾ BÏ Ï (B Ï )

UÏ F

UÏ

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SF07

non arpeg.

ÏÏ 0 Ï Ï ÏÏ Ï Ï 1 bÏ 0 Ï b Ï 2Ï Ï 1 f

Ï 0 1

j Ï Ï

m.s.p.

0 1 1 0 bÏ bÏ Ï nÏ Ï Ï

spdrone.1 comb-filter-level + filter-fundamental change

SF06

ÏÏ Ï

s.p.

nÏ I. Ï ord. 1 0 3 1 0 13 Ï Ï#Ï Ï Ï 0 J Ï b Ï b Ï Ï bÏ bÏ Ï Ï J 3 Ï Ï 3 π P bÏ Ï

0 0

â.

s.p.

m. vib.

Ï J

Ï Ï mâ Ï ä Ï 3

mú

ÏÏ b Ï π

q = 66 s.t. ~ 2 sec. 10

III.

Ï Ï

j Ï

Ï nÏ ú P F

Ï Ï p

a tempo ( q = 66 )

II.

III.

Ï Ï

s.p.

Iú

j Ï ÏÏ P

IÏ π

3 IV.

Ï AÏ

U ¾ Ï

SF04

s.p. vib.

Scord.

U Ï¾ p

Iú

ord.

‹

≥

ord.

ä I Ï b >Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï J F f ä

Ï. Ï.

≤ ≥ non. vib.

rit.

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≤

s.p.

SF03 spdrone.1 brightness change

s.p.

Scord.

≥

s.p.

≥ m.s.p. s.p. ≥ ≤ ≥ s.p. m.s.p. 6 Ù ~~~~~~~~ ≈⋲ j B Ï Ï (B Ï ) bÏ Ï P n f

b ÏÏ bÏ

0 2

ÏÏ Ï

Ï bÏ Ï Ï

Ï 0 # Ï2 0 1 3 Ï Ï Ïb Ï Ï 5

Ï Ï

Ï 0

n Ï2

0 3 1 Ï bÏ Ï 5

Scord.

Violin

Electr.

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(# œ )

r œ

(# œ )

Violin

Electr.

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m˚œ n œ

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#œ

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( œ)

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nœ

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s.p.

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n œœ

II.

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m ˚œ œ

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mœ

& &

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mœ J

(fast bow)

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j Oœ Oœ

m m ˙˙

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mœ œ œ & œ œ œ

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bœ œ œ

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œ.

Bœ .

q = 80

B ˙˙

œ nœ mœ

ord.

œ nœ

≈⋲

≈⋲ ‰

œ œ

≈⋲

œ mœ

‰

SF10 spdrone.1 fade-out spdrone.2 fade-in spgran.1 fade-in

œ m. œ ~~

. mœ œ œ œ 3 œ œ 1 œ œ 1 œ œ Iœ nœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 3 6 p F p

mœ œ 22 B œ . . mœ ≈⋲ n œ œ f p

m.s.p.

B ˙˙

s.p.

m ˙˙

Violin

œ.

œ J

II. # ‚I. ‚ ‚II. ‚ III. U ‰. ‚ ‚ ‰ . #‚ ‚ . ‚ P

m œ n œ œ œ ˚œ œ mœ œ nœ œ nœ p

Iœ mœ œ

ord.

Scord.

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Violin

nœ

bœ

accel.

Scord.

ord.

3 œ œœ œ œ œ œ # œ œ & œ œ bœ œb œ n œ P f 0

Scord.

nœ œ

#œ

SF09 spdrone.1 gain-level increase

Electr.

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œ œ..

mœ œ œ œ œ ˚ œ & œ œ œ- B œ- œœ nœ œ p f &

Violin

bœ œ

Scord.

œ > > > µ >œ

œ œ..

bUœ

#œ œ

Sun Propeller

≈⋲ ≈⋲ ≈⋲ ≈⋲

˚œ œ

‰

n. œ.

‰

< .̄ œ̄ # œ 3

< . œ̄ œ̄ 3

ord. ~~~~ Ÿ > III. # œœ. ≈⋲ # œ œ œœ. m.s.p.

II.

# œœ.

Ÿ ~~~~~~~ > œœ. ≈⋲ œ œ

SF11 spgran.1 bin-shift

m ˚œ ˚œ ˚œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˚œ œ

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œ œ

œ P œ œ

b< œ ~~~~~~~~ œ œ

m. œ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ œ œ

U Œ U Œ