Brandenburg Ádám: Distances

Alter Ego

Distances

Instruments: Violin I. Violin II. Viola Violoncello

Duration: 6 min.

Abbrevations: ord.

ordinario

s.p.

sul ponticello

sim.

simile

trem.

tremolo

vibr.

vibrato

col legno batt.

col legno battuto

gliss.

glissando

ord.

s.p.

continuous change between the two playing modes

In memoriam Béla Bartók

Distances

Violin I

 

        molto vibr.

s. glis

   

3

ppp



3

   

 





ppp

f

Violoncello

 



molto vibr.

IV.

mp 5

Vln. II





III.

 

5



III.

3

fp

mf

  p

III.

3

fp

               I. II.

3

mf

I.

II. I.



I.

p

II.

I.



      

3

Vln. II

  

gliss.



               ord.

Vla.

6

6





    

gliss.   



mf

p

               ord.

p

 molto vibr.                 I.

5

II.

I.

II.

I.

mf



II.

3

I.

II.

I.

fp

 

  



gliss.

gliss.





(III.)

          ord.

   ord.           

(I.)

II.

I.

II.

I.

p 5

fp

mf

3

         IV.

5

mp

III.

II.

p

          s.p.      

 

(III.)

    (III.)

     

 

p

ord.

mf

mf

     

            

II.



pp

s.p.

ord.

 

II.

5

III.

              s.p.  (II.)

I. II. I.

  

III. IV. III.

ord.

mf 5

6                                3

p sul pont.



(IV.)

IV.

        

I. II.

sul pont.

III. IV.

6

II. III.

5

6

mf

ord.

II.

p 5

ord.             5

           

II.

II. I.

fp

          mf

fp

6

mf

pp

s.p.

II. I.

       

IV.

ord.





s.p.

III. II. III. IV. III. II.

IV.



mf

mf

Vc.

IV.



fp

mf

                 III. IV.



pp

 

II.

3

mf

s.p.

 

mp

II. I.

fp

III. IV. III.

3

         molto  vibr.             

p

III. IV. (IV.)

10

Vln. I

 

ord. molto vibr.

(s.p.)

   

p



I. II. I. II.

                    III.

Vc.

II.



(s.p.)

Vla.

II. I.

III.

mf

pp

      

3

IV. IV.

  

 3    

(IV.)

IV.

3

                  3 III. IV. III. IV.

III.

s.p. molto vibr.

5

3



p

II.

III.



3

p

fp

pp

pp

    6

Vln. I



I. II. I. II. I.

III. IV.

s.p.

6

                  



III. IV. III. IV.

 

              

II. III. IV. III. II. III. IV. III.

ord.



mf

III. IV. III. IV. III. IV. (IV.)

           



5

ord.

                

pp

   

gliss.

s.p.

5

IV.



ord.



f

molto vibr.

Viola



ppp

molto vibr.

ppp



sul pont.

f

            

Violin II

Alter Ego

q = 107

p3

 

3            

f

subp

3                   

f

subp

               

f

3

subp

              f subp 3

 

2

 

14

  14

Vln. I

Vc.

Vln. I

 

 

       



 

II.

  

22



Vln. II

 



3



 







  

       

Vc.





 











 



6

3

p

 

             II.

p 3

sul pont.





II.

3

 

 





      

3

mf

   

        

3

                  3

 

        

subp

 

 



           

 







   

 

subp

   

              II.

I.

II.

II.

I.

I.

 

glis

s.

3

5

mf

I.

subp

                     

        

f

                   gliss.           3 5

mf

f

3             gliss.          5

mf

f

 



   

ord.

 

 

f

23   



sim.

sul pont.

 



5

s.p.

3

                       p

subp

p

3

   

s.p.

                              p

sul pont.

sim.

subp

p

sim.         



5



f

p

III.

    



subp

                   3 III.

 

   gliss.  gliss.  

III.





3

 

       

mf

 

 

5

  

p

gliss.



      

                

3

   

  

f

 gliss.  



3

        

I.

3

  

f

p

 

3

f

5

p

3

3



 

5

6

3





       



I.

gliss.

 



sul pont.

Vla.

II.

   

        

  

         



 Vln. I 



 

5

3

Vc.

 



 

p



   

I.

     



Vla.

    3



Vln. II





5

               



18



  





Vla.

 



Vln. II



subp 3

p

sul pont.

sim.

     

subp

p

3



 

     



3

     s.p.

p





s.p.



3

            p



3

           25

Vln. I

ord.

Vln. II

Vla.

              

6

ord.

6

3

            

 

 Vln. I  28

3



   f

    

 

 II.

3

 I.

I.

 II.

3

  

Vln. II







Vla.





II.

3

f

f

Vc.



f

 Vln. I  32

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.



 

  

sim.



29  3

sim.

 



 

ff



  

 

  

 



   

 



II.

III.

 

   



5

 

 



       

 

mf

5

 

3

sim.

I.



 



 

           

              

  

3

mf

5

  

 

     

II.



6

 

II.

III.

II.

                 3



6

mf

3

    



mf

 



 

 

    

  













    







 



   



    





   

 



 

    

ff

       



 

III.

3



  

ff I.

I.

II.



      II.

             5

       

 

III.

5

6

Vc.

3

6



 



ff

 

 



       

  

       

II.

I.

II.

 

     

 

 

 

 

  

  





 

I.

   

 









sim.



 

  



 

 



sul pont.



fff



 

sul pont.





 

 



  

 



 

 

 

 



   

  











  









fff



     

    

  

 

 

   

 

  





 



 





 

 

 

  



 

sul pont.





fff



 

sul pont.



 

fff

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 



 





ff



  

gliss.



Vla.

Vc.





sf

ff

 

 

  

3



I.

ff

   

pizz.

II.

ff



ord.







Vln. I

 

 

    I.

3



risoluto ord.

 

 

risoluto ord.

 



  

  





3



44

Vln. II



Vla.



Vc.





 

  





     

                 

  





fff

arco ord.

 



gliss.

  



 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 



 

     



 

  



   

 

     

  



 gliss.    

ord.

   



 

ord.

s.p.

   

3 



  

 



  (s.p.)

s.p.



3 





    

 

 

s.p.



   



 







 



 

 



 

  

 

   

3

3

 

 

gliss.

  



  3   

3

              

   

 





  

  





 



   fffp





fffp







fffp

 

 



fffp

  

 

 

  

ord.

    

  



gliss.

 



 

 



3 

gliss.

ord.

 

 

 



      

 



  

     



  

    

  3

  





   



           3  3   

s. glis

 

sul pont.

    

 

gliss.

  

 

        

gliss.



(s.p.)

sul pont.

  



   

3

    

 

  

  

 

 

3

gliss.



 

 

3

  

 

 



ord.                         



s.p.

risoluto ord.

 

 

fff

  

3

f

 Vln. I 

 

 



arco

risoluto ord.

f

Vc.

3



f

Vla.

 

 

fff

f

Vln. II

gliss.

 

 

fff

40

40



   

3

II.

pizz.

    

 

arco ord.

 



   

  



Vln. II

 



Vln. I

  

pizz.



  36





4





   

 

 Vln. I  48

  



3

     



      3

 

 

        



arco ord. espress.



3

f arco ord. espress.

      p

   





 

    

f

ord.

   gliss.   

   p

f

      p

 

s.p.

56 56    Vln. I 

gliss.

ord.

  f

   

  

 gliss.



3

    gliss.    fff

 

 

  

    

sf

                    6

3

  

3

molto sul pont.

sf

  gliss. 

f

pizz.

3

s.p.

ord.

5

  gliss.      fff 

    

gliss.

  gliss. 

         6

molto sul pont.

s.p.

   

III. IV.



gliss.



6

      

    

6

3

 

5



  





    

 

3



   gliss.  

(III.)



gliss.

                                           

mf

f

mf

f

                                                     3

Vla.

3

 

      

gliss.

ord.

     

s.p.

Vln. II



ff

pizz.

Vc.



f





ff espress. poco s.p. gliss.

p

Vla.

       3

fp

52

Vln. II

 

  

3

fp

Vln. I

espress. poco s.p.

    

  



Vla.

gliss.

     



Vln. II

Vc.

 



mf

f

mf

f

                                                   f

mf

f

mf

                                   Vc.                 mf

f

mf

f

6

     Vln. I                 59

mp 3



                           



                           

                  3

Vln. II

mp

Vla.

             

                 



mp 3

p

             3

Vc.

            



mp

 gliss. 

 

p









 gliss.     



poco vibr.

p

Vla.

Vc.



 



Vln. I

  

subp





 

 

 

 3



  

Vla.

Vc.







      

 



p

gliss.

    



p

          3

3

subp

miserioso senza vibr. poco s.p.



3

  

   





3

 



3

miserioso senza vibr. poco s.p.

      



3

subp





           

p

6



 

    



gliss.

II.

   



        





3

subp

gliss.

3

subp

         3

  

p

p



     



subp



    

 

   p

p



gliss.

 

miserioso senza vibr. poco s.p.

subp

3

Vln. II



 

6

subp

subp

 



    

p

 gliss.         

  



67





poco vibr.

miserioso senza vibr. poco s.p.

q = 72

subp

Vln. II



p

3

subp

poco vibr.



gliss.

65 62 poco vibr.   Vln. I 





 

     



   



gliss.





3

  3



    3

 

  





gliss.

 

 Vln. I  72

   

Vla.

 

  

    



Vln. II

Vc.

 

      pp

mf





     



mf

3

pp

mf

     

mp

 

ord. molto vibr.

 Vln. I   77

 





ppp

    

p

gliss.

   

p

 

  gliss.    

      

 3   

trem.

 

      

  



     

mf

  

3

p



Vln. II

mf



Vla.



ord. molto vibr.

 



mf

Vc.

  

  81

Vln. I



Vln. II



Vla.

Vc.





  

pp



pp

   3

        

pp



pp 3





3

 3







mf





   

pp

  







     pp

  

  



      

      

3

      

       



3

       

mf



 3

 

 

mf



       

      

gliss.

mp

 

pp

3

 

  

sim.



p

   pp

pp



3



sim.

 

        



pp

      

            





molto vibr.

mf

            







3

sim.



mp

   

  

IV.

3

3



IV.

ord. molto vibr.



 gliss.     

3

3

   

   gliss.  

mf



 

      

      

 

 

 

p

dolce poco vibr. ord.

77

 

trem.

trem.

     

pp

3

   



3



     

3

7

    



    





 

             

3

 

pp

        6

5

5

     

8

Vln. I

pp

 

Vln. II

   

   IV.



f

con sord. non vibr.

   



  

III.

pp

mf



Vla.

Vc.

3

   

 



II.

  

 

 

  Vln. I    

molto vibr. s.p.



Vc.





 Vln. I  92

Vc.





III.

   





  

 

  

3

p





mf

3

p

mf

      sul pont.





pp

7



pp

fp

     

ord.

3

IV.



pp

      

6



      



      



3

5



3

* Harmony quote from Bartók's V. String Quartet - IV. movement







III.



 



 II.

I.





 



3





  









6





 









sempre p

6



   

6





sempre p





ppp

  



3





   3





3

   



 



6



6

   

3

 

7

sempre p

fp

6

gliss.

3

fp

ord.

sempre p

gliss.

 



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

   

p





f

p



I.

ord.

     gliss. 



II.

III.

  

 

I.

            p



   

 

s.t.

f

p

pp

II.

p

5



Vla.

IV.

       



Vln. II

*

mp

   



IV.

pp

    

   



   ord.

(s.p.)



 

f

  mp 3

  

III.

 

   







p

ppp



 p

 

90

sul pont.

Vla.

IV.

molto sul pont. molto vibr.





mf







p

ff

p

Vln. II

    

pp



89





f

senza sord.

 

  



p

pp

sul tasto molto vibr.

 

     



sul tasto poco vibr.



  

molto sul pont. molto vibr.

84

 









gliss.



6



 

3

    

6



  

  



    6





  gliss. 

  

 





 



9

6 3            

94

Vln. I

 

Vln. II



Vla.

Vc.





6



 gliss.  



 

6















  



  









         3

















 



 

 





















3









  Vln. I   99

ord.



 

3











 

 









Vln. II

Vc.





mp





 3

   mf

 6



 





  6

 

3

3

 



6

 



7

          





 

ord.      3

 

 

   (s.p.)            

 



gliss.

3

3

6



glis s.

3

  3

 







3

 6

3

      3



 

 

III.





  

6

  

5

         3



 

















subp



 









6

    

subp







3

3





5

f subp







(s.p.)

mf

 





  

6

3



subp

mf

ord.

 

pp



 

 

(s.p.)



3                         7 pp 5



mp





  

3

 



Vla.





sul pont.

mf



ord.

 



gliss.



        

mp

 



sul pont.







 

(s.p.)

  

3



 

pp

pp

3





6

 





  

6









6







  









Vla.

Vc.

  



   

sul pont.

6

    



mf



 

Vln. II





sul pont.

6





96   5                   Vln. I       3

3

6









 

 

102

10

  101



Vln. II

 



 



 Vln. I  105



Vln. II



    



ppp



sim.

arco sul pont.

ppp

ppp

     arco sul pont.



gliss.

 

 

 

 

      ppp

mp

ord.

pizz.

     



 



3

ord.



pp

sul pont.



f

pp

3       

ppp



pppp



p



3

3



3          ppp pppp





pppp

ord.

3

3

mp



ppp

    ppp

      3

   

col legno batt.

         gliss. 

ppp

ord.

 

 

   

ff

p

poco vibr. sostenuto

p

    



  

col legno batt.

pizz.

ff

ppp

   

ff

ord.

     

p

pizz.

ff

f

col legno batt.

   

    

3          



p

ff

3        

ord.

 

   mp

  ppp



      

3

mp

arco sul pont.

sim.

       

 

col legno batt.

ff

3            ff

sul pont.

sul pont.

pp

3

 

 





 

mp

IV. III.

3

          f



     pizz.

ff

 

3



ord.

sul pont.

f

pp

IV.

Vc.









arco poco vibr. sostenuto

 

sim.



6



      gliss.  ppp ppp

Vla.

   

5



sim.



    

 gliss. 

 

7



   

3



7







Vla.

Vc.

      



Vln. I

5

110                                                                                Vln. I  5

 

Vln. II

3



ppp

      poco vibr. sostenuto

Vla.

pp

Vc.





3

5

6

6

5

sempre ppp

                        3

5





5

                6

sempre ppp

       mp



    3





  gliss. 



pp





poco vibr. sostenuto

 

pp



3

  3

 

         

ppp

 mp

 gliss.  

3

 

pp

114 113                                            ord.              Vln. I  6

6

mf

7

6

III.

mf

6

6

s.p.

II. III.

  



Vln. II

ff

                   

6

6

  

p

Vln. II

f

   

 p

 

Vla.



 

f

  

   

  

                

          5

ord.

5

                   

 

   

 

3

 

  

3

  

    

 



   

 

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

                       

3



fff

 

   gliss.    

 

fff

                    

3

ord.

           

   

 gliss.  

                                                      

   

3          

pizz.



f

    pizz.



3

f

  

   

    





5

  

3



  

q = 107

 

  

6

f

5

6

6

119  Vln. I 

  

s.p.

ff

119

  

           



                   ord.

ord.

           

ff



6

s.p.



Vla.

  

6

 

                    





               

I. II.



     3



mf

ord.



s.p.

3



ppp

6

f

            

     ff

6



  115



3

ord.

                              

mf

 Vc.  

3

f

5

            

Vla.

Vc.

3

ord.



Vln. II

Vc.

11

6                                                                          6

Vln. I

6

f

 





 

    

p

f

fff



                               



molto sul pont.





 

pp

ord.

fff mf



  

mf

            

12

   123

Vln. I

    

mf



Vln. II

arco

        mf

Vc.



Vln. I

 



Vln. II



Vla.

                           

           

                               



           

Vln. I

 



Vln. II



Vla.

Vc.





 

             p



    p

3



 

     3

3

             p 

       p



            sul pont.



 ord.      Vc. 

130

  

                              

     

126

           

                       

        

Vla.

   

                       

arco

3

    

          

   

   

 

   

   

  ff

 

 

128



sul pont.

          p 

 

5

sul pont.

   

           p        

    ff

5



 

ff

ord.                     



ord. sul pont.

          p

 

5

   



   

          p 5

             



ff

    ord.

sul pont.

ff

3

  





 



            

ff

              

ff

                ff



             

ord.

  

ff

            

  

            

ff



 

p

f

3

  



 

ff

3

              

 

   

  Vln. I  133

 

    

3

      

13

                                                            5

3

fff

5                                                               fff 3

3

Vln. II



           

Vla.



       

        

3

        Vc.        3

  137

Vln. I

 



 





 

pp

 

mf

pp

IV.

Vc.



  140

Vln. I



Vln. II



Vla.

Vc.





 

IV.

pp mf pp molto sul pont. senza vibr.

 



 

pp

mf



mf

pp

 





 

mf

pp

mf











5

   







pp

mf

3



 



 



6

p



5

    





p

pp

             

p



ord.        

          



ord.

f



 

6

     



6

   

6

   

 

 

6

            



    5

p

5

 

           

mf

       

            

                  

            

 

 

 

   

6

  5

  3

 

6

5

gliss.

 





 

 

       

3

3

f

3

   

3

  

 



  



 

       

pp









                  

  



mf







mf

5

3

     

               

  





 



pp

   5



ord.

ord.

mf

 

III.

 

fff

molto sul pont.

 senza vibr.     

3

 



gliss.

138



   



 

   

3

 

gliss.

III.

3

pp mf molto sul pont. senza vibr.

Vla.

 

molto sul pont. senza vibr.



Vln. II

  

espress.

3 5                                              fff



gliss.

5

mf

mf

3

 

  



    5

 

14

  143

Vln. I

 

3



gliss.



f

5

6 5                                     f



Vla.

gliss.

6



Vln. II



                                                     5 3 3

                 5

3

f

Vc.



5

  146

Vln. I



Vln. II



Vla.

Vc.





 

 

 Vln. I  

    ff 5

6

5

Vc.

3

6                            

                                                          5

            

f

 

            

 

3

fff

               

                 

                

           

               

              

   

               

ff

3

ff

      

                                

3

3

fff

fff

        

   

 



  

       

               

fff

 



 

ppp



  

ppp

Vla.

   

           

ff

149

Vln. II

        



             



               5

                                  

       



  ppp

        



p







ff

 

fff





ff

   ff



ppp

              fff



         fff

       

fff

 