Seeing Things for violin and piano (2006)

Seeing Things Simple, intense

= 84-92

-for Iris-

Kurt Rohde copyright 2006

II

1 Violin

all crescendi in violin part of this nature should be abrupt, intense and shocking.

set Sost. Ped. until release @ m. 69

Piano

Sost. Ped.

I

II

6

12

I

I

16

II

II

pizz.

I

murmur, as if speeding up

1/4 Ped. 1

arco

I

20

II

I

pizz.

23

murmur, as if speeding up

1/4 Ped.

29

arco

digging

swing

a precarious timepiece

1/4 Ped. 33

2

pizz.

digging

36

swing

murmur

1/4 Ped. arco

I

40

pizz.

1/4 Ped.

pizz.

45

arco surging

secco, trace the outline of the violin

1/4 Ped. 48

3

arco

flaut.

51

to ord.

severe

an unyielding,

R.H. uneven pendulum

grad. lift Ped. ord.

56

L.H.Ped. as needed to sustain upper line, or use R.H. for lower part

digging

59

(F)

63

sotto voce warm

IV

III

(F#)

swing

sonorous

(Bb)

1/4 Ped.

(D)

(G#)

4

(B)

67

Tranquillo, but not dragging

slowly becoming unraveled

(G)

(C)

* Sost. Ped.

(Db)

(A)

73

evaporate!

1/4 Ped. 77

evaporate!

gradually release

1/4 Ped. gradually release with inner intensity, without anxiety

82

1/4 Ped.

gradually release 5

outwardly intense, but without anxiety

88

°

*

92

espress.

97

set Sost. ped.

broadly, soaring, exspansive

102

6

105

Set Sost. Ped.

arco pizz.

110

Poco meno mosso

* Sost. Ped.

= 72-80

murmur

1/4 Ped. 114

(C)

(G)

(A)

Poco a poco accel. al 121

(E)

(F#)

7

A tempo I = 84-92 I

125

arco

pizz.

digging

swing

1/4 Ped.

1/2 Ped.

129

swing

secco, trace the outline of the violin

gradually release ped.

132

swing

Accel. al

135

secco, trace the outline of the violin

gradually release Ped.

* 8

1/2 Ped.

Driving swing

137

140

exhuberant

144

Set Sost. Ped. 146

9

= 96-100

149

quasi trill

quasi trill

quasi trill

152

wild!

trem. slow to fast

quasi trill

use both hands

I

156

slowly release Sost. Ped.

II

quasi trill

Suddenly held, but not dragging

= 78-80

160

set Sost. ped. to end

10

emerging

Rit. molto al

168

174

extremely rough!

frozen

179

II

III broadening the length of notes, but with the impression of speeding up

sffz

°

11