Hellstenius BREATHINGS

051109

EDITION WILHELM HANSEN WH31103

Henrik Hellstenius

BREATHINGS for chamber orchestra

Full Score

HENRIK HELLSTENIUS

BREATHINGS

Written to the 20th anniversary of BIT20 ensemble 2009

INSTRUMENTATION FLUTE ENGLISH HORN Bb CLARINET BASSOON

HORN IN F TRUMPET BASS TROMBONE PERC: 1:

Vibraphone 2 bongos Gran Cassa

2:

2 Bongos Timpani

PIANO VLN I VLN II VLA VLC CB

SCORE IN C DURATA: CA. 2´30

PERFORMANCE NOTES VOICE

Voice

Breathe out, use vocal "a"

a

Voice

Breathe in, use vocal "e"

e

STRINGS

Tap as fast as possible on string with RH finger on fingerboard. Individual speed. Duration on top.

s.p

Tremollo on one string, play the upper note with a light fingerpressure so to produce a magnitude of overtones

Ricochet

IV

Behind bridge

Ricochet, let bow very rapidly bounce over stings before reaching the written pitch . Place fingers on strings damping them and making a random chord. The ÂŤchordÂť should be heard as a percussive effect not as a chord.

pp

sffz

III

I

II

II

III

6

Arpeggio over string behind the bridge, starting on IV string.

PP

Col legno batt.

f

Col legno batutto at damped string. Producing percussive sound, no pitch.

GENERAL

pp

Repeat pitch as fast as possible, at individual tempo. Duration indicated above system. p

Lower pitch by 1/8 note Lower pitch by 1/4 note Raise pitch by 1/4 note

s.p

Sul ponticello

s.t

Sul tasto

Fl.

Flutter tongue

Crescendo to/ from niente

BREATHINGS HENRIK HELLSTENIUS

q =68

Flute

Flutter tongue

pp

English Horn

3

pp

3

3

p

p

pp

Clarinet in Bb

pp

pp

Bass Clarinet in Bb

Bassoon

pp

Horn in F

pp

3

3

3

3

pp

Bass Trombone

pp

Violin I

Tap as fast as possible on string with RH finger on fingerboard. Individual speed

p

mf

fast bow/light finger pressure arco

s.p

p mf

ff

Tap as fast as possible on string with RH finger on fingerboard. Individual speed

Violin II

ff

mf

Tap as fast as possible on string with RH finger on fingerboard. Individual speed

Viola

s.t.

arco

mf

p

Tap as fast as possible on string with RH finger on fingerboard. Individual speed

Violoncello

arco s.p

mf

pp

Tap as fast as possible on string with RH finger on fingerboard. Individual speed

Contrabass

arco

s.t.

pp mf

p

p

pp

air sound

mf

q =68

pp

p

Piano

f

Plunger mute

f

f

pp

3

3

Trumpet in Bb

s.p

p

1

6

Fl.

pp

Eng. Hn.

Fl.

pp

Cl.

pp

Bsn.

Hn.

3

f

Breathe in, outside instrument

ord.

pp

e

f

f

Tpt.

Breathe in, outside instrument

ord. open

e

f

pp

B. Tbn.

f

Breathe in, outside instrument

Flz

ord.

e

pp

f

Subpp

f

Voice

Vib.

Play as fast as possible

Breathe out

a

pp

f

Voice

Perc.

2 Bongos

Breathe out

a

f

Voice

f

Breathe out

Play as fast as possible

a

pp

Pno.

pp

mf

mf

Vln. II

arco ss.

1 s.p.

gli

Finger tap

Vln. I

p

Finger tap

mf

Vla.

Vc.

Finger tap

mf

Finger tap

mf

Cb.

Finger tap

pp

mf

arco

s.p

pp

2 4

10

Fl.

Eng. Hn.

pp

6

Cl.

6

6

6

6

pp

Bsn.

p

5

pp

Hn.

5

5

5

pp

B. Tbn.

pp

p

p

Plunger mute

5

p

pp

Tpt.

p

p

pp

pp

p

p

Voice

Perc.

2 Bongos

p pp

pp

Vib.

Perc.

2 Bongos

pp

p

3

a

e

3

a

e

3

a

e

3

a

e

3

a

e

p

6

e

6

a

p

Voice

3

p

p

Voice

3

a

e

Vln. II

3

a

e

2

Finger tap

p

mf

Pno.

Vln. I

3

a

e

f

Finger tap

f

Vla.

Finger tap

f

Vc.

Cb.

arco

p

pp

pp

pp

p

pp

p

p

13

Fl.

3

Hn.

air sound

pp

mf

p

air sound

pp

f

Tpt.

mf

tongue stop

air sound

pp

B. Tbn.

air sound

Voice Perc.

pp

e

mf pp

pp

sfz

f

sfz

air sound

f

tongue stop

pp

5

pp

Cl.

air sound

mf

f

Voice

Perc.

6

6

e

pp

mf

f

Voice

Pno.

ff

a

Vln. I

pp

3

arco

ff

p

f

e

Breathe in

Voice

JetĂŠ

Finger tap

f

mf

ff

f

Voice

Breathe in

a

Vln. II

arco

pp

Finger tap

f

ff f

Voice

Breathe in

a

Vla.

Voice

arco

pp

Breathe in

Finger tap

ff f

f

a

Vc.

pp

Finger tap

ff f

f

Voice

Breathe in

a

flag.

Cb.

pp

ff

Finger tap

f

6

17

Fl.

Hn.

mf

ord.

Plunger mute

ord.

pp

Tpt.

Eng. Hn.

Cl.

ord.

B. Tbn.

ord.

pp

mf

mf

mf

Subpp

gliss.

p

air sound

mf

p

f

f

Voice

7

a

Vib.

p

f

f

Voice

a

Perc.

f

Voice

Pno.

Vln. I

Vln. II

p

ff

Vla.

Cb.

mf

Vc.

s.p

pp Light finger pressure, fast bow

s.p gliss

!

pp

mf

s.p

mf

x

mf

gliss.

x

Light finger pressure, fast bow

s.p

mf

pp

s.p

arco

mf

s.p

arco

arco

arco

arco

a

s.p

pp

4

Repeat note as fast as possible.

Individual tempo

20

Fl.

pp

Cl.

Hn.

B. Tbn.

p

air sound

pp

p

ord.

Cup mute

pp

p

f

p

Vib.

Perc.

p

Repeat note as fast as possible. Individual tempo

pp

pp

Tpt.

pp

p

Repeat note as fast as possible.

Individual tempo

Eng. Hn.

open

pp

f

pp

pp

p

sfz

pp

pp

f

pp

p

pp

p

Repeat note as fast as possible. Individual tempo

pp

f

Timpani

f

pp

f

air sound

Grand Cassa

air sound

pp

7

f

7

Pno.

Vln. I

mf

Vln. II

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

pp

ff

Ricochet ord.

ff

mf

Vla.

4

Ricochet ord.

Ricochet ord.

mf

ord. Ricochet

Vc.

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

ff

mf

Cb.

Repeat note as fast as possible.

Individual tempo

s.p

pp

ord.

ff p

8

22

Fl.

3

Hn.

pp

p

pp

p

Pno.

p

pp

Vln. I

3

mf # #

mf

ord.

Timp.

Voice

3

mf

Perc.

p

3

p

3

p

pp

p

pp

f

pp

p

mf

ord.

pp

B. Tbn.

pp

p

ord.

Play as fast as possible

p

Play as fast as possible

Tpt.

3

# #

mf

Bsn.

p

mf

Cl.

mf

p

Eng. Hn.

p

Finger tap

p 3

a

p

e

3

3

a

e

a

e

f p

Voice

Vln. II

f

Finger tap

p 3

a

e

3

3

a

e

a

e

p

Voice Vla.

Finger tap

Vc.

e

3

3

a

e

a

e

p

Finger tap

a

Finger tap

pp

f

Cb.

p 3

a

f

Voice

p 3

e

3

3

a

e

a

e

5

26

Fl.

p

6

% %

Bsn.

p

% %

$

$

p

%

%

Hn.

Tpt.

%

%

%

%

%

%

Vib.

secco

%

%

%

6

p

Timp.

%

p

B. Tbn.

9

6

p

secco

Cl.

6

Eng. Hn.

6

6

pp

$

p

Pno.

p

5

Vln. I

p

arco

Vln. II

arco s.p.

3

3

s.p.

3

3

arco Ricochet

Vla.

Vc.

3

p

3

3

3

3

Ricochet

3

p

arco

$

p

arco

p

ord.

3

3

3

3

p

Cb.

3

3

10

28

Fl.

6

Cl.

pp

Bsn.

Hn.

B. Tbn.

air sound

pp p

Voice

Vln. I

Ricochet

Repeat note as fast as possible

a

sffz

p

6

Singing

pp

mf

Repeat note as fast as possible

p

pp

Pno.

pp

ord.

pp

pp

mf

ord.

Vib.

pp

pp p

pp

air sound

pp

pp

Tpt.

pp

Repeat note as fast as possible

p

pp

pp

pp

pp

Eng. Hn.

s.t.

f

a a

gliss.

pp

p

f

Voice

Vln. II

Ricochet ord.

a a

sffz

pp sf

Voice

s.p.

5

5

5

e

Vla.

s.p.

pp sf

sffz

Voice

Vc.

e

s.t.

pp

sffz

Voice

sf

e

Cb.

s.p.

pp

33

Fl.

&

1-3

pp

11

f

p

p

Eng. Hn.

p

Cl.

f

f

p

pp

p

Bsn.

pp

Hn.

5

5

5

5

5

5

pp

mf

5

p

Tpt.

p

B. Tbn.

Vib.

!

f

Pno.

f

mf

mf

Voice

Vln. I

s.p.

p

f

i

p

Ric.

s.p.

5

sfz

i

p

sfz

s.p.

f

pp

Voice Vla.

!

p

f

Voice Vln. II

&

f

i

pp p

Voice

f

i

Vc.

Voice Cb.

p

i

f

12

37

Fl.

Eng. Hn.

Cl.

Bsn.

Hn.

&

p

p

air sound "tu"

B. Tbn.

sfz

pp poss.

sfz

air sound

mf

pp

pp

mf

ord.

pp

mf

pp

Fl.

pp

f

"tu"

pp

mf

f

p

f

p

p

p

air sound

p

pp

Tpt.

7

pp

Voice

Perc.

ord. p

f

p

3

3

a

a a

3

3

3

3

3

Gr. C

sim.

pp

Voice

p

f

p

3

a

Voice

a a

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

a a

Vln. I

&

ord.

!

p

Vln. II

f

s.p.

sfz

!

p

7

ord.

pp

"

f

sfz

s.p.

pp

!

p

3

s.p.

P

PP

"

s.p.

f

P

"

ord.

s.p.

!

p

3

Behind bridge

6

p

f

mf/pp

s.t.

mf/pp

s.p.

mf/pp

s.t.

mf/pp

gliss.

mf

P

P

PP

P

f

Cb.

6

f

#

IV III II I II III

P

"

ord.

f

Vc.

f

!

ord.

Behind bridge

ord.

Vla.

f

ord.

#

mf

sim.

Pno.

Timp.

sim.

3

a

3

p

f

p

3

P

f

43

Fl.

Voice

Breathe out, outside of instrument

p

a f

Voice

Eng. Hn.

Voice

mf

Hn.

p

Perc.

Timp.

mf

pp

mf

Clarinet

mf

Vln. II

3

3

PP

p

6

3

6

P

P

3

PP

p

P

6

PP

P

mf

Behind bridge

P

Vla.

6

P

Col legno batt. /damp strings

pp

mf

P

Cb.

a

Pno.

Vc.

p

Vln. I

p

p

mf

p

B. Tbn.

Singing

ord.

a

mf

p

Tpt.

mf

ord.

p

a

p

13 Singing

f

Clarinet

a

Breathe out, outside of instrument

a

Bsn.

Singing

a

a

p

f

Breathe out, outside of instrument

f

Cl.

f

a

a

Voice

Singing

pp

pp

Col legno batt. /damp strings

pp

pp

pp

14 48

Voice

f

a f

Voice

a

Voice

Cl.

f

Bsn.

f

a

pp

f

Hn.

pp

air sound

pp

f

Tpt.

f

B. Tbn.

f

Perc.

Timp.

air sound

pp

sfz f

Voice

sfz

pp

air sound

sfz

a

l.v

pp f

Voice

a

Pno.

Voice

f

a

Vln. I

Voice

f

a

Vln. II

f

Voice

Vla.

Vc.

a

f

Voice

a

Voice

f

a

Cb.

WH 31103 ISBN 978-87-598-1973-9