George Lewis_H. narrans_EP68719_Score_ISUU Version - For perusal only

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for voice and chamber ensemble

Written for Elaine Mitchener and Manufaktur für Aktuelle Musik

Kompositionsauftrag des SWR

Instrumentation

Voice (contralto) Clarinet/Bass Clarinet in B-Flat

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Trumpet in C (straight, harmon, plunger mutes)

Percussion (sticks, mallets, brushes, superball mallet, bow)

Large and Small Tam-tams Large and Medium cymbals Large and Small Triangles

4 nipple gongs (D4, Eb4, E5, F5) Snare drum High and Low Bongos

Timpani 29" (F2-C3) Sand blocks Maracas

Castanets (hand)

Violin Double Bass

Symbols and Nomenclature

B = quarter-tone flat

µ = quarter-tone sharp

s.t.: sul tasto (arco)

s.p.: sul ponticello (arco)

Bb = three-quarter-tone flat

˜ = three-quarter-tone sharp

m.s.t., a.s.t.: molto sul tasto (arco)

m.s.p., a.s.p.: molto sul ponticello (arco)

m.v., m.m.v.: molto (molto)vibrato (normal speed, widest pitch range possible)

bisb.: bisbigliando (timbre trill)

+ = closed plunger or harmon mute

o = open plunger or harmon mute

stable multiphonic sound on given note indicates air sound, growls, or other production of indefinite pitch

m.p.: moderately heavy bow pressure (some pitch)

h.p.: heavy pressure (with some pitch, using approximate indicated pitches)

h.p. (no pitch): heaviest, pure noise (staff position not indicative of pitch level)

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harm. arp.: Harmonic arpeggio. Rhythm and movement trajectories of the left hand are suggested by the indeterminate notation.

Glissandi:

Short, leading toward an attack: Treated like sliding grace notes.

Short, trailing a note: Analogous to a short verbal shout.

Long, trailing a note: Should not exceed the total duration of the note. Follow approximate pitch curve.

Between notes: Follow approximate pitch curve.

Vibrato: Should match the duration of the first note to which they are attached. Speed is similar to normal vibrato, but pitch range is much wider, similar to Korean sigimsae in sanjo performances. wide narrow gradually widening and narrowing pitch range fading growing

“jeonseong” (quick, grace note-like, accented rise and fall in pitch)

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air sound: Sharp, hissy breath textures are intended. smearing: play with rough texture, render pitches indistinctly block noteheads: Indeterminate pitch or cluster in indicated register slap tongue (winds): Produce percussive sounds with some pitch content, which may be indeterminate in performance with respect to the written pitches.

voice grunt, growl: Use rough-textured voice and play at the same time, creating a dissonant texture

Specifications as to instruments, bowings, mutes, articulations, etc., are maintained until superseded by a subsequent specification, or by the “ord.” instruction. Accidentals carry through the measure. Trills are always half-step, and are executed with irregular speed, as with tremolos. Specified vibrato is always irregular, unstable, and non-synchronized

The score is transposed in the customary way:

B-Flat Clarinet sounds a major 2nd lower than written.

B-Flat Bass Clarinet sounds a major 9th lower than written.

Double Bass sounds one octave lower than written.

Duration: 9-10 minutes

Words adapted from texts by Sylvia Wynter

Contralto Clarinets

growl

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rough, smearing voice grunt and play superball mallet rub

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Clars. C Tpt.

37

& & ã & ? CAlt.

5 3 6

œ . œ . œ # . œ . œ . œ . œ b . œ . œ b . œ . œ . œ . œ . œ . œ

hee hee hee hee hee yoo hoo hoo mah ah ah ah ah ah nnn ∑

œ . œ . œ b æ ‰ ≈ r œ œ œ b . œ . œ œ . ≈ œ ≈ œ œ œ ≈ ‰ Ó 5

m.v.

m.s.t. f p p f subito p W diaphragm tremolo ["human"]

38 w ≈ œ . ≈ œ b . ‰ R œ . ≈ . ≈ œ . ≈ œ œ œ . ≈ . œ . ≈ œ ≈ œ æ œ æ ‰

m.v. m.v. Ÿ~~~~~~ m.v.

. . œ œ # œ œ # æ œ œ æ ‰ œ œ . . J œ œ b æ

œ ‰ j œ ≈ ≈ ‰ R œ ≈ ≈ J œ ≈ f

CAlt.

Clars. C Tpt.

˙ . œ œ œ ngg sto ry teh

gliss. gliss. Ÿ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ÿ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 40

& & ã & ?

‰

œ œ b œ b œ b œ b œ œ n ‰ œ . œ . œ n . ‰ œ œ b œ œ b œ 7 3 3 Ó œ . ≈ ≈ œ . ≈ œ b . ≈ ≈ œ . ≈ œ 5 6 ∑

p cresc.

41 ˙ ˙ ling œ b œ œ n œ # œ b œ œ b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ b œ œ œ œ œ n œ n œ # œ œ n œ b œ œ œ b œ œ b œ # œ ≈

sul pont.

œœ . œœ . œœ . œœ . ≈ œœ . œœ . ≈ œœ . œœ . œœ . œœ . œœ . ≈ œœ . œœ .

w w b æ f

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pleading P

3 3

CAlt.

Clars.

C Tpt.

Perc. Vln.

D.B.

& & & ã & ?

œ j œ œ j œ b ˙

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I'm just tryn ta say ‰ ≈ R ¬ . Œ ¬ b . ‰ ¬ n . ¬ . ¬ . ≈ ≈ 5 5 j ¬ ‰ ≈ J ¬ b ‰ Œ ¬ ¬ ‰ 3 3 ∑ ∑

p slap tongue slap tongue p P ord. plunger half-open arco

60 Œ œ j œ b j œ ‰ Œ 3 tryn ta say ≈ r ¬ æ Œ j ¬ æ ‰ r ¬ æ ≈ ‰ Œ 3 ‰ j ¬ æ ‰ ≈ r ¬ æ Œ j ¬ æ ‰ ‰ r ¬ æ ≈ 3 3

≈ œ œ bŒ ≈ R œ ‰ ≈ œ œ b bœ œ œ œ b -

œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ ≈ œ œ ≈ œ œ œ œ 5 5 5 ∑

œ œ ≈ ≈ œ œ b . ‰ J œ œ #‰ J œ

CAlt.

83 J

Clars.

C Tpt.

Gngs.

Vln. D.B.

& & & & & ?

œ ‰ Œ ‰ œ j ¬ What wah zzz ∑ J œ ‰ œ œ œ b œ b œ b œ œ ‰ . œ 7 w

. . ¬ ¬ b # . ¬ ¬ . ≈ ≈ R ¬ ¬ . ≈ ‰ J ¬¬ Œ f rough, smearing

f pitched shouting f

f Nipple Gongs thick end of stick f slap bass straight mute

œœ . ‰ œœ . ≈ œœ . ≈ œœ . ≈ J œ œ # . ≈ ‰ J œ œ .

84 œ œ b Œ ‰ œ b œ n ‰ the cost? the cost? ∑ ‰ r œ b ≈ œ œ œ œ œ b œ œ # œ œ J œ ‰ 6 w ≈

œ œ # . ≈ œ œ . ≈ œ œ . œ œ . ≈

œœ # . œœ . ‰ œœ # . ≈ œœ . ‰ 5 3 J ¬¬ b b . ‰ J ¬¬ # n ‰

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Sm. Tam-Tam

Sm. Tam-Tam

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