Thorvaldsdottir ILLUMINE

Anna Thorvaldsdottir

ILLUMINE for string ensemble (2016)

Chester Music

Commissioned by the Ensemble Intercontemporain with the support of the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation. The first performance was given on 30 March 2017 in Paris, France, conducted by Matthias Pintscher.

Duration: c. 11 minutes

Performance Notes Double bass needs to have pitch extension down to C on the E string or tune the E string down to C (scordatura).

Abbreviations l.b.pr. s.p. s.t. ord.

light bow pressure on the string for an airy, transparent effect. sul ponticello sul tasto takes back all special effects/performing techniques applied, including (but not limited to) sul pont., light bow pressure etc. sustained relative in brackets is indicated for airy effects and refers to the dynamics as relative to the overall texture.

sust. rel.

General

When pitches are sustained/slurred through an extended period of time, breathe/bow as necessary, not synchronised.

Accidentals apply for one measure at a time.

B I D Â

Quarter tone flat Quarter tone flat below Quarter tone sharp Quarter tone sharp above E Former effect/sound/technique/indication gradually becomes the following one.

All glissandos should be played/sung throughout the duration of the note value it is written by. For example, slow glissando that at the beginning of the note and glissandos throughout the four beats of the note value. Similar with + , faster glissando (depending on the destination of the following pitch).

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Noteheads Place left hand (not only one finger) lightly on indicated string, around given pitch area, not on harmonic. Fingers are not to be placed on exact pitches. This produces an un-pitched airy sound. The lower small note head indicates the open string to be performed on, the upper note head indicates the approximate position of the hand. When the note ( p head is indicated with a glissando, move hand up or down the string as indicated (this will produce various harmonic colors to the airy sound as hand glissandos over the string/s), for example: Two tremolo lines refer to playing quick tremolo notes but not to specific rhythmic patterns.

Notes without noteheads indicate a continuation of the previous technique, e.g. means continue playing on air, with left hand covering strings without pitch (as indicated with the initial notehead of the phrase), moving the hand (and bow) as indicated by the written rhythmic patterns.

Illumine Anna Thorvaldsdottir

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