Dramaticule II a nopera in two acts (transposed score)
Music by Bushra El-Turk
one
Act
Scene 1 TASK - all tasks below apply only up to 4/4 bar - 1st time round, as written - 2nd time round, each note should be played in a different octaves and improvisation on rhythm - after that, notes can be in any order
Clarinet in Bb
n Improvisation
q=104
repeat Ad lib. sul pont
Violoncello
n
Scene 2
1'15"
Improvisation Senza Misura repeat Ad lib.
mf
tremolo here
q=104
mf
slap tongue ppp ff
II p
vib. molto
nat.
col legno
ppp ff
ff
sfzp
ff
Piano
7
Cl.
Vc.
ricochet
III IV
etc.
ff
gliss.
sfzp
ricochet sul pont.
pizz.
arco nat.
p
p
pp
start gliss. downwards/upwards on long-held notes
nat.
Scene 4
ricochet sul pont.
Pno.
ff
Scene 3 12
Vc.
ff
Pno.
Cl.
f
3
3
f
2
16
Cl.
Vc.
18
Cl.
sfzp
Pno.
3
3
3
23
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
gliss.
3
3
3
arco
cresc.
3
3
3
3
3
3
cresc.
f
Pno.
3
gliss.
Pno.
Vc.
3
3
3
3
gliss.
3
gliss.
Cl.
3
Vc.
pizz.
21
Cl.
arco p
pizz.
Vc.
p
p
3
Pno.
cresc.
3
Scene 5 25
Cl.
3
f
Vc.
26
Cl.
3
Pno.
3
3
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
gliss. Vc.
gliss.
Pno.
28
Cl.
Vc.
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
fff
3
gliss.
Pno.
3
3
3
3
3
3
Vc.
fff
Pno.
3
fff
29
Cl.
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
ff
two
Act
4
Scene 1
TASK - same as 1.a) - play and hum at the same time - humming is every few notes, legato and portamento from note to note - hummed notes can sustain to produce harmony - keep an expressionless face while humming - rhythms can vary and some notes can be sustained.
Senza Misura Slow and meditative
32
Cl.
Vc.
Vc.
pp
Scene 3 -the following notes are harshly accented - humming stops
repeat Ad lib.
whispy repeat Ad lib.
1'15"
etc.
hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm
Pno.
ff
poco a poco cresc. e accel.
Vc.
Repeat 4 times q=c.100 ------->q=c.160
molto cresc. e accel.
47
ff
ff
Scene 4
Pno.
Vc.
Cl.
Cl.
42
Pno.
ff
poco a poco cresc. e accel.
etc.
hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm
sul pont
ppp
pp
- some hums can wonder outside designated pitches, some hums will be on their own - cello tremolo and clarinet flutter tongue on some notes
ppp
senza vib.
Scene 2
Senza Misura
hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm
35
Cl.
repeat Ad lib.
pp
ppp
Pno.
30"
51
Cl.
Vc.
Pno.
5
like morse-code
to enter 2nd time round
mp
where LH plays without grace notes
ff
Scene 5 TASK - the following music enters sporadically/in fragments. - they don't have to be in synchronisation, but, whatever happens should end together.
55
Cl.
Vc.
Pno.
Vc.
Pno.
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
gliss.
f
57
Cl.
3
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
fff
gliss.
fff
fff
59
Cl.
Vc.
Pno.
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3