Under the Influence for bass clarinet and string quartet (2003)

Under The Influence Kurt Rohde copyright 2003

Restless, but not heavy

= 84/

= 168

Bs. Cl.

IV

IV

Vln. I fp

fp

fp IV

Vln. II fp

fp

IV

Vla.

strum pizz.

arco

pizz.

arco

pizz.

Cello

3

(ord.)

Bs. Cl. I arco

pizz./strum

Vln. I play as if all harmonics are the highest overtone partial produced above written bass

II

Vln. II play as if a harmonics are the highest overtone partial produced above written bass

crushed to ord.

ord. tr. to 1/4 tr.

1/4 tr.

arco/s.p.

Vla.

arco

arco/s.p. pizz.

Cello

1

7 Bs. Cl. fp

fp II

Vln. I

Vln. II fp ord.

ord.

s.p.

Vla.

pizz. ord.

Cello

10 Bs. Cl. fp

ffp

II

Vln. I

arco I

pizz.

Vln. II

Vla.

arco

Cello

2

13 Bs. Cl.

I

Vln. I arco I

snap pizz.

Vln. II

IV

Vla.

Cello

16 Bs. Cl. fp Vl. I voice predominates

s.p.

Vln. I

ord.

(ord.)

s.p.

Vln. II Vl. II voice is an ‘overtone’ of Vl. I voice

pizz. arco/s.p.

to ord.

ord.

s.p.

Vla.

s.p.

s.p. to ord.

Cello

3

ord.

20 Bs. Cl.

Vln. I

Vln. II

to ord.

ord.

Vla.

ord.

to ord.

pizz.

Cello

23 Bs. Cl.

fp

ord.

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.

arco

arco

pizz.

Cello

4

arco pizz.

25 Bs. Cl.

Vln. I

Vln. II

blurry!

II, III, IV

Vla.

pizz.

blurry!

III, II, I arco

Cello

27 Bs. Cl.

Vln. I fp

Vln. II fp II, III, IV

Vla.

I, II, III

snap pizz. arco

Cello

5

30 Bs. Cl.

III, II, I

Vln. I msfz II, III, IV

Vln. II msfz ord.

s.p.

Vla.

snap pizz.

arco

Cello

sim.

33 Bs. Cl.

harm. gliss. s.p./IV

ord.

harm. gliss. s.p./IV

Vln. I

crushed

crushed

ord.

Vln. II

sim.

Vla.

arco

pizz.

Cello

6

pizz.

36 Bs. Cl. ffp s.p.

ord.

Vln. I

ord.

crushed

Vln. II

Vla.

snap

snap pizz.

arco

ord. ord.

Cello

39 Bs. Cl.

ord.

Vln. I

ord.

Vln. II

Vla.

snap

arco

Cello

7

42 Bs. Cl.

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.

arco

snap pizz.

snap pizz.

Cello

45 Bs. Cl.

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.

arco

snap pizz.

arco

Cello

8

marc.

48 Bs. Cl.

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.

Cello fp 50 Bs. Cl.

III

Vln. I

crushed

Vln. II

Vla.

pizz.

Cello fp

9

marc.

53 Bs. Cl.

Vln. I

ord.

Vln. II

III

III

Vla.

to wide vib.

ord. pizz.

Cello

57 Bs. Cl.

Vln. I

Vln. II

IV

Vla.

II

arco

Cello

10

60

marc.

Bs. Cl. I

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.

arco

I

pizz.

Cello

62 Bs. Cl. highest possible note arco

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.

pizz. behind bdg./ I

highest possible

Cello

11

64 Bs. Cl.

Vln. I

highest possible note

Vln. II

highest possible note

Vla.

arco

snap pizz.

arco

Cello

68 Bs. Cl. ffp III

Vln. I I ord.

s.p.

Vln. II ord. arco s.p.

Vla.

Cello ffp

12

snap pizz.

71 Bs. Cl.

ord.

s.p.

Vln. I

ord. s.p.

Vln. II

Vla.

pizz.

III arco

II

Cello

74 Bs. Cl.

Vln. I

Vln. II

poco espress.

Vla.

pizz. sim.

Cello

13

77 Bs. Cl.

IV

Vln. I fp

Vln. II fp

Vla.

crushed arco

ord.

Cello

80

abrupt!

Bs. Cl.

Vln. I

Vln. II

IV

Vla.

I

Cello

14

84 Bs. Cl.

sim.

Vln. I

sim.

Vln. II

sim.

Vla.

Cello

88 Bs. Cl.

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.

pizz.

Cello

15

91 Bs. Cl.

IV

Vln. I

pizz.

Vln. II

wide tr. vib. to ord. tr. ord. tr. to 1/4 tr.

Vla. 1/4 tr. to non tr.

snap

arco

Cello

96 Bs. Cl.

IV

Vln. I

arco

IV

Vln. II

wide tr. vib. to ord. tr. ord. tr. to 1/4 tr.

non vib.

Vla.

pizz.

snap

Cello

16

ord. pizz.

1/4 tr. to non tr. non tr. to non vib.

100 Bs. Cl.

use fast, full bow

Vln. I

use fast, full bow

Vln. II

non vib.

III

Vla.

arco

pizz.

Cello

105 Bs. Cl.

ord.

Vln. I

ord.

pizz.

Vln. II

to 1/4 tone tr.

Vla.

arco 1/4 tone tr.

ord. snap pizz.

Cello

17

to wide tr.

108 Bs. Cl.

Vln. I

arco

crushed

s.p.

II

s.p.

Vln. II

Vla.

pizz.

Cello

111 Bs. Cl.

Vln. I ord. crushed

Vln. II

ord.

Vla.

arco

pizz.

Cello

18

heavy!

allow upper line in cl. to get louder as lower line gets softer

115 Bs. Cl.

molto s.p.

pizz.

ord.

to molto s.p.

Vln. I

snap pizz.

arco/II, III

Vln. II cresc. to molto s.p.

molto s.p.

ord.

Vla.

snap arco

Cello cresc.

Feb. 24, 2003 American Academy in Berlin Berlin, Germany

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