Bertelmann LOST QUINTET VERSION

Volker BERTELMANN

LOST excerpts arranged for prepared piano and string quartet

(2017)

Score

BOSWORTH

Lost excerpts taken from Volker Bertelmann’s eponymous cello concerto (2016)

Hostesses The Award that is no Award Funeral The Lost Time

This version for string quartet and prepared piano was given its first performances at

20 December 2017 Tilburg, The Netherlands 1 January 2018 Berlin, VolksbĂźhne 2 January 2018 Hamburg, Elbphilharmonie

Performers: Hauschka (Bertelmann), prepared piano, and the Alma Quartet

Duration: c. 20 minutes

LOST

Version for quartet and prepared piano

q = 150

2 – Hostesses

Volker Bertelmann arr. Olaf Taranczewski sim.

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   





 

3

    

f

(still muted with gaffer tape)



3

    



 

3





  







  





     

   



3

    















mf leggero arco





     

  





3

     3



3



3

3





3 3 3  3               

 3











 





3 3 3 3                    

 3



 

         

3

   

  





     3



3





















3



3

arco

 



 









mf 3

3





     



 





f 3









3 3  3           



3

 

 





3

        

  





 

 

   



   

    

   







3



 

   





 

3

3

3



 

  

   

3



   

E







































     

     

noise, no fixed pitch (play directly ON the bridge, not just near it)

   







noise, no fixed pitch (play directly ON the bridge, not just near it)

 









                            3  3  3 3 3 3 3   

remove mutes



    



  

  



  

  

67

Vc.

                 3

3

3

3

  

    3



3

p poco marcato

         p dolce e sost.    3



  

3

3

3

   

3

3

         3

3

     

3

   

3

3

     

     

3

         3

3

3

     

3

   

3

3

         3

     

3

3

     

3

3

   

3

     

3

3

3

        3                            3

3

 

3

3

 

3

3

 

3

 

con ped.

   

3

3

mf poco a poco dim.

   

3

3

   

3

3

   

3

3

   

3

3

   

3

3

   

3

3

3

3  3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3                                                                                    

   

 

 

 

mf poco a poco dim.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 77          3

     

3

3

     

3

pp sub.

3

F

     

3

3

3

     

      3

mf

3

3

     

3

3

     

3

3

     

3

3

3

3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3                                                                             

   

pp sub.

 

 

86

 

 

     

          3 3

3

3

 

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      3

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mf

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 

 

 

     

           

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3

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3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3                                                                 

   





95

3

3

3   3 3 3                3

   

 

3 3

   

 

105          3

3

   

3

 

       

3

   

 

3

3

   

3

       

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 

   

   

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3

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       3

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          3

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3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3   3 3 3                                     

 

3

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3

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                        

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3

3

           3                                                                                                                mf f                                           3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

arco poco marcato

115

   



  























p

arco poco marcato



















3

3



3



     

     

3

3

3

3





124

      



 

3

3

mp

3

   





p

 





















   









 



 





 

  

3

  



(mp) 3















3

     



   

               

             

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3



(mp)



3

3











3

      

 









   

3

3

              3





3

3

 





   















3

3

3

  

p cresc. poco a poco

 







3

          

3

3

3

       3



3



3

3





 



 

























 



3

3

3





       3

3

3

  

       3

3



   

         

      

3

3

3

       3

3

3

3



(mf)



3











 



 



 

3





3

 



3



 

p sub.

ff

p sub.

ff

 

3

3



 

p f sub.

  ff

 



 3  3  3  3 3 3 3                                 





















 

f

           3

3

  



f

3

3

3

3

(mf)





 

f

3

(mp)

   

3

          

(mf)

3

3





          

3

3

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3                                                                                 3

3

3

(mf)





3



3

3

3

 

(mp)

     

3

poco a poco cresc.

 













poco a poco cresc.

poco marcato

3

 



3

dim. poco a poco

 

 



3

poco a poco cresc.

3

3  3  3 3  3  3  3  3  3  3 3  3 3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3                                                

   



3

3 3 3 3                              



3

       

3



3

poco a poco cresc.

p poco marcato

 

3

3

f



 

 

   



4

H q = 225 134                                                            

    

mf marcato

    



   



   

mf marcato

   



   

                      

                    



   

   



     

 

      



    

   

  

 

 

 

 



 

 



         

   

                                  

f marcato

        

   

    

 

 



 





    

  

 

 



  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

146                                                                    

         

     

   

   

     

                                         

  

    







     

 

 

 



    



 

 

     

  



    





 

   

                     

                                    

    



 

   

 

 

 

 

 

    



 





 

 

   

   



 



   

  

 



 



  

5 – The Award that is no Award short portamento, just before the note

q = 96

Violoncello

   

      

3

mf

    



3

L.H.

           

Piano

   

p

sim. free rapid arpeggios



   





3

sim.

   

 

 

   





   

     3



   

 

 



    3











3









  

  3





    3



    

 

 

 





   

11

   

    

   



3



   

 



   

     3



 

 

the string A on     mf

pp mf

pp mf

pp mf

pp

on the string

  















                                mf on the string

 

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











pp mf



            

    3





     

     3





     

  3



pp mf

pp

                                    pp mf

mf

  

pp mf

                       3 3 3 3



pp mf





pp mf





pp



f

     



     



     



     



    







  







   







  







5

B

flautando

22











































   



    ppp

p

flautando



















   ppp

p

flautando

  



















ppp

   























  





 

    

       

 

       



      

 

       



       

      

 

  

mp

       

      





 



3

mp

     

35

p

       

 

 

       



 

    

                  

















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







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

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













   

      

  







    3

          

44

   

 

 

 



         

  

3



3

3

 

   

 

       



 

 

  3

mf

      







  





  









      





    





   

  



leggero e staccato







  

 3



f

3

          



            



             



3



3

                  











       3

3

   

 

3



 

       3

C

     

  

     



       3

      



  



   

3

cresc. poco a poco



 



3





leggero e staccato

     



f 3

      



             

 

 

 

 

        







mf









                         







f

 

   



      

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