Harakiri Maiden composed by Akiko Yamane

Harakiri Maiden

for Biwa and Orchestra 2012

Akiko Yamane

INSTRUMENTATION

Solo Biwa

5 strings Satsuma Biwa [D, E, A, E, E], must be amplified with loudspeakers.

3 Flutes

Oboe

2 Clarinets in B♭ 1/4 lower prepared Contra-bassoon

4 Horns in F

2 Trumpets in C

2 Tenor Trombones

Tuba

4 Percussionists

[I] Glockenspiel, Pop Gun, (Vibraphone*)

[II] Ratchet, Bell Tree, Spring Drum, (Vibraphone*)

[III] Flexatone, Xylophone, Whip, Wind Chime

[IV] Octachime, Snare Drum, Sleigh Bells, Vibraphone (2mallets, 3bows)

*share the instrument with [IV]

**Octachime a wood drum with beater played by rotating the beater against the inside walls of the 8 wooden chimes

Harp

Piano

Celesta

Strings 14, 12, 10, 8, 6

Duration 14min.

the Score is written in C

Harakiri Maiden

Akiko YAMANE

Senza Tempo

Introduction 半 月 ƒ

*all pitches are approximately and not strictly. tone textures and expressions are the most important thing to perform.

- 3琵琶

rub vertically to the 止 P j œœ J ––––^ ƒ ç R –R –d R –d R –

v P F J œ ^ J œ ^ J œ ^ J œ ^

鯨 ß ß ß ß ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

INSTRUCTION1 1.) 琵琶の記譜にあたって、楽器本来の持つ音楽上の特徴を尊重し琵琶譜から発想、記譜している。これは奏法を記録したものであり、 その上で、おおまかな音の記譜を五線で併記している。音程など本来この楽器は非常に不安定で、そのニュアンスを五線記譜で細部 にわたって規定し表現することはここではしておらず、最低限のガイドという形にとどめている。

INSTRUCTION 2.)

この作品の演奏に際しては、オーケストラは、指揮者の示す正確なテンポに従って進行する。一方、琵琶奏者は、オーケストラの音をききながら、 見はからいによって発音する。このとき、スコアに示された縦の関係は、基本的には琵琶奏者に委ねられるが、指揮者は、原則的にテンポをキープ しながらも、長いG.P.など、微調整が可能な箇所で、琵琶との関係を維持するために、多少のテンポの伸縮を行ってもよい。

*Biwa's Tempo is independent. Biwa player has to perform by feeling good points to play "MA" between biwa and orchestra.

hit the body of the instrument

*Orchestra do not need to synchronize to Biwa from the beggining to the end besides this starting point.

*2 = Bartók pizzicato, whereby the strings are compretely damped with the left hand so that one hears only the string rebounding against the fingerboard and not a resonating string.

... the strings should be prevented from vibrating by placing the fingers lightly on them.

the body of the instrument lightly with plectrum "KARABACHI"

don't need to synchronize the harmonics line each other.

=like harmonics playing position approximately to make high pitch noise sound.

the Tip of the bow, or col legno

the Tip of the bow, or col legno 1 2 div.a7 div.a6 div.a5 div.a3

batt.with div.a4 div.a3 div.a3 div.a3

the Tip of the bow, or col legno

the Tip of the bow, or col legno "

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these ( ) notes are not strictly. "smooth gliss." is more important than these notes.