Laurence Osborn - Rendering Error

Laurence Osborn

Rendering Error for Solo Violin

©Laurence Osborn 2019

Rendering Error for Solo Violin Duration: 10’ Commissioned by Fenella Humphreys.

Performance Directions Effects Notation: During Rendering Error, the player is frequently instructed to use a technique or effect for the duration of a single note. When this happens, the duration of the effect is specified by the square bracket above the stave. For longer passages that use an effect, ‘ord.’ is used to cancel the effect.

Glossary: III>IV III>IV

     III>IV 

Violin

iolin



Violin

ln.

ln.

     

       



Violin

Vln.

ln.





  

III>IV

 

Indicates that the player should alternate between thestrings specified  by the romannumerals.  The string given first is always the string that the player  should use first.   

































   

 ln.Vln.   40 Vln.  34  ln.  34 34 Vln.

ln.





Indicates use of extreme bow pressure. This is  used on open  strings,  pitchshould only   and no  be  heard.      

34 



Vln.

ln.

Vln.

40

40

Vln.

ln.



Vln.

40



  

should have a folk-like character, and should be       treated like a grace note occurring before the beat.

  

  very high note.  Indicates anunspecified,

 

 











 

©Laurence Osborn 2019

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 





 

 





   

 





 









 













 





   





                Indicates a glissando ‘scoop’ up to the given note, ln.          ln.Vln.         from between a tone and a semitone lower. These Vln.



 







 

 

 

Programme Note The title Rendering Error refers to badly rendered computer-generated images. When a rendering error occurs in a video game, the image will be warped or disfigured, but still recognisable. I began writing this piece with the idea of a badly rendered computer-generated image of a violin.

Rendering Error starts with some vaguely recognisable material that is rendered badly. Gradually, the resulting glitches and warps begin to reveal themselves as the true material of the piece. This material mutates until the final section, which is a long howl of distress. I can’t tell whether the final section is related to the preceding material or not.

©Laurence Osborn 2019

for Fenella

Rendering Error for Solo Violin

Slow, broad but glitchy q = c. 62 molto flautando IV>III

III III  3                     mp (ppp) III>IV

pp

f

 

                ord.

3

3

mf

3

3

f

mp



senza vib.

       p

mf



            p

mf

3

3

(ppp)

molto flaut.

        fmf

 (ppp)

p

mf

      3

3

molto vib.

3                   

            3

f

mf

fmf

           mf 

3                             3 s.v.

3

ord.

3

f

mf

fmf

24



    

3





   

        p

mf

f





6

   

3

3  b.p.                 f mf

 

3  3  5                                  3

                        3

28

(mf) p

 



18



ord.

molto flaut.

III>II

f



 3           





   

molto flaut.

3

3

III



 

p

3 mp

          3                              III   IV   3 ord.

     



3

senza vib.

IV

3 ord.

(ppp)

10

14

molto flaut.



5

III 3

                     



1

Violin

Laurence Osborn (molto flaut.)

IV>III

mfp

mf

mfpp

mf

 II 3                                                        3  mf 3

3

m.v.

3

II



32

p

Copyright © Laurence Osborn 2019

f

3

pp

3

mf





3

mf

mp

I

3

I

fmf

 47        

f

p

(change bow imperceptibly) 3

3



3

3

3

3 mf expressive

II 3

mf

3                     





3

6

ff

3

ff

 (II)  I                                           

 

m.v.

ffmf

   

3

3

 

With new life and momentum q = c.93 <Kq = q> 2+2+3 m.v.

             

  

   



     

3

ff





 

3



44

   

3



I

I



II



I

sffz

ff

3             

                    3 3 p

40

3                     



f

 3              

m.v.



3                           

36

p

mf

pp





3+2

mf

3

pp

mf

pp

mf

    2+3                                    

                     p

mf





56

mf



                                                                      

52



p

mf

f



                                                                    

59



fmf

p

f

mf

  3+2                                                                3 p



63

mf

f

                             

66

f

mf

                     



2

f

mf

f

p

f

mf

3

3

                                                                                  





69

f

p

p

mf

p

mf



2+3 x=x                                                         

72

mf

pp

pp

mp

2+2+3+3                              75                                         

  

mf

            

pp

mf

p

                  

     

3+2

 

pp

I>II sempre

(p) (no dim.)

                                 

83

mf

(ppp)

3+2+2

   









3+2

  

mf

  96                       



3+2

ff

mf

ff

       f





mfp

               



ppp

       

p



mf





mf

p

     p

mf

p

         



 

92





 

 

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  III II                              3+3+2

     I     



mf

                

(ppp)







mf



88

p

   





79

pp



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ff

mf

p

I II I II III II      I II I II I II I                                                 

3+2+3

101

II I

(p)

II

I

I

I

f

p

4

106

   

        

3+2                                                  4:3

f

mf f

        111                                                                 4:3

mf

4:3

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p

4:3





     

4:3

sffz

            III IV IV III III                                              4:3 4:3 4:3 4:3 4:3  f p f mf



117 3+2

f

Mechanical q = c. 124 4:3                                  4:3 4:3 4:3   p

<e. = q>



123

f

128



     

mp

pp

   3 sul pont.                                                      pp      p pp mp p pp pp

134

         p

mp

   

       

pp

 2+2+3                                          p

pp

p

mp

pp

p

3+2+2 3+2 sul pont.                                                             3 p 3 pp mp ord.

140

pp

3   

147

ord.

mf

mp

 s.p.             p

pp

p

 3  s.p.                                     mf p fp ord.

fp

      p

(p)

 s.p.    3                                          3 fp mf ord.

153

         pp

3 s.p. 2+3                                                              pp p fp (mf) mp p

159

3+2

ord.

        ord.

164

3 mf

 3        

 s.p.

3 s.p.                                   3 pp p p mp mp

            

2+3

170

pp

fp

       ord.

175

3 f

   3             f

fp

                 p

mf

 s.p.            mf

fp



   

3

f

mf

f

    

3  

                   pp  p mf

3

    

     pp

fmf

       3     3                  p f

192

 3          f

4+3+3

 

    3               f     

3

      pp

sffz

 3   3              3 p sfz f

f

4+3   3  3                                          p   3

3+3+2

           p

   4+3               p

sffz

mf



pp

  ff

                         mf

3

f

0

4+3

                3        3                      mf  mf f f

212

 



0

206

f

p

f

2+3 4+3                       3                                            p mf p  p sffz (p)

199

4+3+3                     

    (p)

3+4    186                               p 4+3+2

s.p.

f

4+3

3

ord.

3

s.p.

ord.

ord.

181

5

ord.

mf

 

 

        

sffz mf

              3                                          ff mf ff mf mf ff mf  3

218

ff

6

rall.

             

          

223

ff 3

ffmf

3

                

    

fmf

 3                               pp 3 5 pp

3 3 molto vib.

5     232                     3 ff

mf

3            

ff

228

ff

Suddenly very expressive q = 84

mp

                  5 p

ff



      mf

5

 vib.      senza                 3 3

5

mf

fff

m.v.

3         III>IV                      5              3                 3 5 3   3 3 ff p mf ff fff f mf f

235

239    

  

m.v.

3  5                                               5  5 3 5 fff ff

ff

mf

p

ff

ff

 III>IV s.v.     3 3 3                             3 pp mf

3                      5 p 3  sfffz

242

f

 246         f

5

ff

sfffz

254

 

p

pp

          3

3

sfz mp

m.v.

ff

3

    

s.v.

mf

 

3

3    III>IV3                   f 3

 s.v.                       3 3 3 mf ff mf  f

(II)

f

         

pp

3

            

250

 

sfffz

3

sfffz

3   III IV3               p f

5                3                                 5  5 s.v.

sffz

ffp

mf

5

(mf)

7 3

III>IV

257



0

             3 3

3

ff

ffmf

           

       

sffz

sfz mf

p

                  5

 

3

5

3 (mf)

ffmf

 3  III>IV        3 3                            5  5 3 3

261

f

      

264 III>IV

         3   3

p

p

3

mf

5

3

       mf

fp

        

267

3

3

3

p

  III IV3               5 f III

IV

III

       5

IV

 

5

3

f

Expansive q = c. 62

(change bow imperceptibly)

    

pp



  

mp

Sounding:

 260 (III)

   mf

   

     p

(no dim.)

molto flautando, senza vib. al fine



      

268

       

  







      mf



ppp

mf

mf

ppp

to harmonic III

(III)

  

p

   

    



  

IV

 pp

mf

      p



  

    II  

f

(pp)

272

 

       rall.



f

5               

mf

   

fmf

3

sffz mf

fp

5

 3                   3 p f 3

3

 3                       5 3   fp f pp

fpp

III>IV 3

   

   

3

rall.

270

3

  



 ppp

 