Wearehere (2021) fortenorsaxophone,electricguitar,percussionandpiano Commissioned by and dedicated to Hypercube Seong Ae Kim www.seongaekim.com seongaekim@gmail.com © 2021 Seong Ae Kim
forAndrea,Chris,ErinandJay Wearehere (2021)
CommissionedbyanddedicatedtoHypercube
INSTRUMENTATION
TenorsaxophoneinBb
Electricguitar
Piano
PercussionVibraphone
1Suspendedcymbal
1Almglocken
2smallhungThainipplegongsofanypitch
1Aircan/dustspray
PERCUSSIONINSTRUMENTS
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ELECTRICGUITAR
Distortionpedal
Reverbpedal
Slider
Dime
PIANO
2mediumsofttimpanimallets
Cleaningscrubbrush(plasticbristle)
Plasticguitarpick
1Suspendedcymbal
1Almglocken
2Gongs
1Aircan/dustspray
1bow
DURATION
Approm.8'30"
MALLETLIST
4med.softvibraphonemallets (2med.softmalletsforsus.cymbal) 2malletshafts (ormedthinwoodendowels)
1gongmallet
Tenor saxophone
PERFORMANCENOTE mostly air (ca. 70% air and 30% pitch)
play key click trill with air
inhale/ exhale air
play any multiphonics approximately in given range
flutter tongue/ air flutter tongue
open slap tongue/ closed slap tongue
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sing and play simultaneously glissando up and down
speak and play key clicks at the same time speaking pitch and rhythm ad libitum
bartok pizzicato & l.v.
let vibrate & jklJKL 1/4 tone higher and 1/4 lower
glissando with dime (coin) from the highest note to the lowest note play as slowly as possible & Pecussion
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speak and play at the same time speaking pitch and rhythm ad libitum & l.v.
let vibrate &
Piano play cluster in given range (with sharp: any black keys and white keys)
play tremolo in given range with medium soft timpani mallets
brush with bristle (quasi tremolo action) the strings of the given range
speak and play at the same time strum with plastic pick in the given range with rhythm ad libitum speaking pitch ad libitum
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ForAndrea,Chris,ErinandJay
We are here
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Seong Ae Kim
q = 88 with high energy
q = 88 with high energy
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2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 & Tenor saxophone in Bb ∑ ca. 15" E G le u c it tr a i r c Scordatura ∑ Ê=D / ⁄A⁄A¥ Percussion solo ca. 15" o & Piano ∑ ? ∑ & flz f , sfz keyclicks+air f > key~~~~~~~~~ & distortion ped mf f » ∑ / f l.v. 6A6Aw/ mallet shafts (dowels) ∑ mp > 3 33 & å f å å å ∑∑ ∑ ? ∑∑ å f ∑ Ped æ æ æ W æ æ æ w æ æ æ ˙™ œ 1 J‰ŒÓ O) Ó œ œn ˙™ ∑ œ j‰ŒÓ œ J ‰ŒÓ ŒŒŒ œœœœœœ œœœœœœœœœœœœœœ ŒÓ j‰ŒÓ &
° ¢ ° ¢ ° ¢ ° ¢ 6 9 & ∑ f > key~~~~~~~~~ ∑ & mf ∑ mf / mf mp > mf p 3 3 3 & å f å å å å ∑ å å å å å ? å ∑ å f Ped Ped & f . > key~~~~~~~ ∑ . > . > & mf / ∑ ⁄ A ∑ ⁄ A o & å å mf å å å å ‰™ å å å å å ∑ ? ∑ å å f Ped Æ ‚‚‚O) Ó bœJ‰œ b#œ‰‰œ # œnœj‰ bœJ‰‰œ#j‰œ # œ‰œ nœ œ J‰Œ Œ œœœœœœ œœœœœœœœœœœœœœ œ J‰ æ æ æ ˙ Œ J‰ ‰‰ Œ Œ ‰ j‰ ‰ Œ Œ ‰‰ J ‰ j‰Œ Ó Æ ‚‚‚O) Ó Œ Æ ‚‚‚‚6 j‰ Œ Æ ‚‚‚‚6 j‰ bœ J ‰ Œ Œ ‰™ bœ Rbœ#œ ‰ #œ œ œ ‰™ œ Rœ b#œ œ œn˙ Ó æ æ æ w J ‰ Œ Œ ‰™ R ‰ R ∑ j‰ Œ Ó 4
° ¢ ° ¢ ° ¢ ° ¢ 12 16 & slapandkeyclick > + sf > + > > f flz , sfz & ∑ mf » f / f l.v. 6 A6Aw/malletshafts(dowels) ∑ mp > 3 & ∑ #å å å #å ∑ ∑ ? ∑ f ∑ ∑ å f Ped & f + > openslap key~~~~~~~~ mf + closedslap x x x + mf exin exinexin mf o + & ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ / mp mp dustspray (canair) mp 3 3 & ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ? ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ Æ ‚‚‚‚œj‰ Æ ‚‚‚‚6 ‚6 ‚6 j‰Œ æ æ æ w æ æ æ ˙™ œ 1 J ‰Ó Œ bœ#œ œ nœ˙™ ∑ œ j‰Œ Ó æ æ æ w œ J ‰ Œ Ó Œ Œ Œ œœœœœœ Œ Ó j‰Œ Ó Æ œ JO) ‰ œj ‰ œ J bœ œ œj ‰ ‰ 6j 6# 6 6 6# 6 )# #˙ #œj‰Œ œœœœœœœœœœœœœœ œœœœœœœœœJ‰ Œ Œ Œ ˙ œ Œ Œ œœœœ 5
Start each measure together then play your part independently, reconnecting after fermatas.
with slide, E-bow and reverb pedal all dynamic should be
play tremolo ad libitum with soft/medium timpani mallet on the strings inside of piano in given range
° ¢ ° ¢ ° ¢ ° ¢ 20 25 25 Unsynchronized q = ca. 45
(tempo molto rubato) "Underwater" Unsynchronized q = ca. 45
(tempo molto rubato) "Underwater" & mf x xx f + mf ex in ex inexin ex in f > mp in mf ex mp mf in & ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ / mp mp mp mp mp mp mp & ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ? ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ &
in f > air flz. p ≈ o o &
p-mp K o l o o L o ≈ / > Œ–mp mp mp mp mp ≈ & ! A!A
∑ ? p-mp ≈ Ped ‰ œ Jbœœ n œj ‰ 6 )# 6 6 œ )# 6 6 #j‰ Œ ‰ 6 #j 6 6™ 6 ) 6 6# ™6 œœœœœJ‰‰ œ™ œ™ œ™ Œ æ æ æ œ Œ ‰ œ™ œœ™ œ™ œjœ™ ˙ 6 #j ‰Œ Ó ∑ Ó Œ æ æ æ )™ æ æ æ ) Œ ˙ Œ ˙ Œ Œ ˙ Œ ˙ Œ Ó œj ‰Œ Ó œ Œ Œ œ Œ ˙ Œ œ Œ ˙ æ æ æ w w 6
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° ¢ ° ¢ ° ¢ ° ¢ 26 27 & k p o k mp ≈ o o & J o K o l o o K k o K o ≈ / ⁄ A ˝ mf mf mf ⁄ A⁄A⁄A⁄A√slowmotor & mp ≈ o o Ped & o mf ≈ o ? p-mp o o & p o k mp o chooseany2multiphonics(M1 andM2)intheapp.givenrange. ≈ : ÷ % M1 o ; o mf o & j mp-mf j J k k K ≈ & o mf mp ≈ o & ∑ ≈ ? mp-mf p ∑ ∑ ∑ æ æ æ )™ Œ Œ æ æ æ ) æ æ æ )™ æ æ æ )# Œ Œ ˙ Œ ˙ Œ Œ ˙ ˙ Œ ˙ œ Œ ˙™ ˙ ∑ œ Œ Œ ˙™ Œ ˙ ˙ Œ Œ Œ ∑ æ æ æ w æ æ æ w æ æ æ w w æ æ æ ) æ æ æ ) æ æ æ ) ˙ œ ˙™ ˙™ œ ˙ ∑ æ æ æ w w æ æ æ ˙ #˙ æ æ æ ˙ ˙ #˙ # n æ æ æ œ œ œ ™ ™ ™ æ æ œ œ œ j æ æ æ ˙ ˙ ˙ æ æ æ w w _ æ æ æ w 7
° ¢ ° ¢ ° ¢ ° ¢ 28 gliss. gliss 29 29 Movingforward q = ca 50-60 Movingforward q = ca. 50-60 & : ÷ % M2 ; o p o :% ÷ M2 ; o mp o & o l l & p & ∑ ? p-mp p & :% ÷ M1 ; o mf :% ÷ M1 flz ; :% ÷ M1 ; o ≈ & increasefeedback L k k K ≈ & mf ≈ o / & ∑ ? p-mp ≈ mf Œ Œ #œ #œ œ #œ ˙™ æ æ æ w w æ æ æ w w nw # æ æ æ w #w æ æ æ Œ Œ ˙™ #œ w œ ˙ Œ æ æ æ w ww#w # n ™ ™ ™ ™ æ æ æ nw™ Œ æ æ æ w w 8
° ¢ ° ¢ ° ¢ ° ¢ 30 31 & p o o mp ≈ & j K j J ≈ 3 / ⁄ A⁄A¥ o mp ≈ & ≈ ? ≈ & : ÷ % M2 mp ; :% ÷ M1 ; : ≈ ÷ M2 mf q ; & j J k K ≈ / mf o ≈ o & p withbristlebrushthestringsofthegivenrange ? Ped æ æ æ ) æ æ æ ) æ æ æ )™ æ æ æ 6# Œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙™ œ ˙ Œ æ æ æ w æ æ æ w æ æ æ ˙™ æ æ æ œ ∑ ∑ Ó™ Œ ∑ ∑ Ó™ Œ Œ ˙ œ nœ bœ œ œ œ nœ Œ æ æ æ w æ æ æ w æ æ æ œ 9
° ¢ ° ¢ ° ¢ ° ¢ 32 33 33 q = 88 withhighenergy q = 88 withhighenergy gliss. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 & :% ÷ M1 p ; √ ca.8" & J k K E-bowoff √ / ppp solo √ ca8" f & sfz ? & singandplay f , sfz f , & distortionped mf » f / lv 6 A6Aw/malletshafts(dowels) ∑ mf ... > 3 & #å f å å å ∑ ? å #å ∑ #å f Ped ∑ Œ Œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ Œ æ æ æ W æ æ æ w wG ˙G ™ ™ œg 1 J ‰ ˙G œg bœbœ œ œ bœ œ ˙ Œ Œ Ó œ j ‰ Œ Ó œ J ‰ Œ Ó œœœœ œ œ æ æ æ ˙™ Ó ∑ ∑ j ‰ Œ Ó 10
° ¢ ° ¢ ° ¢ ° ¢ 36 38 &sfz f > + key~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ & » f / 3 3 3 3 & ∑ ?#å f ∑ & f & mf ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ mf / ⁄ A⁄ A pp p mfp & #å mf å å å å mf å å å ? å #å å Ped å å å å å 5 Ped 1 J ‰ Œ Ó ‰ Æ ‚‚‚‚œ j O) Œ bœ j ‰ Œ Ó ∑ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ J æ æ æ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ æ æ æ œ ∑ j ‰ Œ Ó ∑ ∑ wG bœbœ œ œ bœ œ bœ ˙ ∑ bœbœ œ œ œ bœ n œ bœ ˙ ˙ Œ Œ æ æ æ ˙ æ æ æ w æ æ æ w Ó ∑ Œ Ó ∑ ∑ ∑ Ó 11
° ¢ ° ¢ ° ¢ ° ¢ 41 ~~~~~~~~~ 45 45 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ & f , > > ∑ reverb ped gliss. with dime as slowly as possible ∑ & mf » f ∑ › Ê (p-mp) / p mfp mfp fp fp f l.v. > 6 A6Aw/ mallet shafts (dowels) ∑ & å f åå å å ∑ ∑ 5 ? å åå å å å f ∑ ∑ Ped 5 & í™ ™ mp key clicks, rhythm ad libitum ™î ™ 8-9" 2-3" & & í™ ™ quasi guero, rhythm ad libitum, no pedal p ™î ™ 8-9" 2-3" & strum with plastic pick in the given range rhythm ad libitum ∑ 2-3" ? í™ ™ mf ™î ™ 8-9" ˙G œg 1 ! ™ 1 Œ Œ Œ bœœ b œ œ œ bœ n œ œ bœ œ nœ˙ ˙ nœ j‰ ! æ æ æ w æ æ æ w æ æ æ œ œ J ‰ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ ∑ ∑ Œ Œ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ œ œ œ œ œ 12
° ¢ ° ¢ ° ¢ ° ¢ 47 49 & chi í™ ™ mp speakandplaykeyclicksatthesametime speakingpitchadlibitum kicha ka choko choko ™î ™ 6-7" 3-4" & 6-7" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ & a í™ ™ p playandspeakatthesametime speakingpitchadlibitum ka ra ka chi ™î ™ 3-4" & playandspeakatthesametime speakingpitchadlibitum ∑ 6-7" 3-4" ? ti í™ ™ mf ki ta ka ti ki ta ka ™î ™ &í™ ™ mp continuetospeak andplaytiltheend ™î ™ 5-6" 4-5" í™ ™ mp ™î ™ 4" &~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ &í™ ™ mf continuetospeak andplaytiltheend ™î ™ 5-6" 4-5" í™ ™ mp ™î ™ 4" & continuetospeak andplaytiltheend ∑ 5-6" ∑ ?í™ ™ mp ™î ™ 4-5" mp í™ ™ ™î ™ 4" ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ œ œ œ œ œ ‚ ‚‚ ‚ ‚‚ ‚‚ ‚ ‚‚ ‚ ‚‚ ‚‚ œ œœ œ œ œ œœ œ œ 13
° ¢ ° ¢ ° ¢ ° ¢ 52 56 & 5-6" p 3" 6-7" pp 2" & ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ & 5-6" pp 3" 6-7" pp 2" & 5-6" ∑ 3" ∑ 2" ? p 6-7" pp & 7-8" ppp 1" ∑ √ & ≈~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ & 7-8" ppp 1" ∑ √ & 7-8" ∑ 1" ∑ √ ? ppp ∑ √ ‚‚‚ ‚ ‚‚‚‚ ‚‚‚ ‚ ‚ œœœ œ œ œœœ œ œ ‚‚‚ _ œœœœ 14