IANNOTTA
dead wasps in the jam-jar (iii)
for prepared string quartet and sine waves
Score and Parts
CLARA IANNOTTA
dead wasps in the jam-jar (iii) for prepared string quartet and sine waves
(2017-18)
Commissioned by Festival d’Automne à Paris, with the support of the Ernst von Siemens Foundation, and the Proquartet Association.
World première: 9 October 2017, Festival d’Automne à Paris (France), Arditti Quartett.
World première of the new version: 9 November 2018, soundsofmusic, Groningen (The Netherlands), Quatuor Diotima.
Instrumentation
Violin 1
ordinary (rubber) mute metal mute
wooden mute preparation with 4 circular paperclips
Violin 2
ordinary (rubber) mute metal mute
wooden mute preparation with 4 circular paperclips
Viola
wooden mute preparation with 4 circular paperclips
Cello (IV string detuned one octave lower)
wooden mute preparation with 2 circular paperclips
Laptop
Performance Notes
- Accidentals apply only to those notes before which they are placed, with the exception of repeated notes.
- Phrases should aways be played legatissimo, unless marked otherwise.
Preparation:
Strings are prepared with up to 4 circular, metal paperclips, that should be positioned close to the fingerboard (AST) or to the bridge (MSP), or both, as shown in the picture below.
The bow has to pass always between the paperclips (not beyond!). Although the space between AST (very close to the paperclip), and MSP is reduced, please play where asked, since the sounds AST and MSP are very different.
The only moment in which it is asked to play beyond the paperclips (close to the left hand) is at measures 135–141, and again at 193–202 for the violin 1.
Left hand pressure: = ordinary pressure = half pressure = lightly touching, as you would when playing harmonics
Right hand pressure (bow):
Bow positions and techniques:
AST = alto sul tasto
T = al tasto
PO = posizione ordinaria
SP = sul ponticello
MSP = molto sul ponticello
c.l.t. = col legno tratto
Measures 135–141, and again at 193–202 for the violin 1. The two lines represent the bow movements (AST and T). The bow is close to the left hand (beyond the paperclips)
Laptop performer/Cello:
The laptop performer (cello) should have a laptop running a patch for Cycling 74’s Max software that produces sine waves (provided by the composer). Although a Macbook Pro’s internal speakers are powerful enough to allow the electronic sounds to blend with the string quartet, if possible, it is recommended to connect the laptop to a stereo pair of loudspeakers and to amplify the instruments.
Instructions on how to download and use the patch will be found in the package provided by the composer/publisher alongside the parts for the musicians, and explanatory audio files and videos.
www.claraiannotta.com clara.iannotta@gmail.com
Duration: 12 minutes
Clara Iannotta (2017–18)
[Wooden Mute]
[Wooden Mute] (III)
[bow changes ad libitum, trying to maintain a continuous sound] (I) (ppp)
[bow changes ad libitum, trying to maintain a continuous sound]
[Wooden Mute]
[bow changes ad libitum, trying to maintain a continuous sound] (I) (ppp)
[bow changes ad libitum, trying to maintain a continuous sound] (II) [Wooden Mute]
(II) [Wooden Mute] [Wooden Mute]
(pp) [Metal Mute] (ppp)
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