ANNA KORSUN
PLEXUS FOR ENSEMBLE
PARIS, JUNE-AUGUST 2014
2
ANNOTATION The idea of the piece can be compared with one chain. All instruments are building one line, every note played is one little segment of one lacework, being weaved together. That is why in most cases it is very important to feel the beginning and the end of the sound as continuation of previous or future material.
Instrumentation: Piccolo, flute, bass flute Clarinet in B, bass clarinet Percussion Grand piano, toy piano Violin Cello
Additional objects: Flute player: two rocks (whetstones), jew's harp, kazoo Clarinet player: jew's harp, little glissando flute, kazoo, two glass cans filled with coins and rice, about 13 separate coins, empty glass can, metal bucket, foil Percussionist: three glass cans with coins, about 5 equil separate coins, empty glass can, metal bucket, whistle, glissando flute, tin can with cut bottom, cover for bass drum, 6 empty wine bottles, saw (60 mm), two rocks (whetstones), glass, little hand bell, magnets (balls), piece of polystyrene, corrugated hose, little table without soft cover Pianist: glissando flute, whistle, 5 threads or strings, two sticks, rubber ball mallet, two coins or hard plectrums, bottleneck, kneaded eraser, rubber ball, toy trumpet, toy horn, kazoo, plastic bag, foil, guiro Violinist: plectrum, big (for example 5 lt.) plastic bottle with cut bottom, foil, kazoo, whistle Cellist: plectrum, piece of polystyrene, foil, little hand bell, glass, carton tube, kazoo, glissando flute Next to all performers must be situated little tables with soft cover for additional objects. For percussionist also needed chair.
Examples of sound objects
Percussion: Crotales (2 octaves) Big drum Lion roar Tam-tam or gong Suspended cymbal (preferable chinese) Chinese gong (glissando up) Metal sheet Tambourine (small without membrane) Thunder tube Kalimba Triangle Shaker Mallets: 2 metal brushes Rubber ball mallet Medium hard mallet Soft mallet Hard sticks 2 thin metal sticks (iron rods or needles) Hard bass drum sticks Bow (contrabass preferable)
corrugated hose
metal bucket
magnets
glissando flutes
bell
whistle
whetstone
toy trumpet
toy horn
3
Signs
- highest possible - air tone/muted tone (for violin it is better to use g string to produce air tone) - frullato for winds/tremolo for strings/fast stroking or tremolo for percussion
Abbr. o.p. - over pressure n.p. - normal pressure s.p. - sul ponticello m.s.p. - molto sul ponticello s.t. - sul tasto c.l. - col legno
- pitch is not precise - ricochet - key clicking - multiphonics
For percussion: all sounds, which have a sustain, have to be muted according to duration of note if there is no slur indicated
Accidentals - quarter sharp - quarter flat
Clefs - octave higher - two octaves higher - octave lower
Scordatura: Violin: string g must be detuned to f quarter flat Cello: during playing string c will be detuned down to g
Preparation of piano: following strings should be prepared with kneaded eraser: little pice should be places on the strings: muted sound: c4 percussive sound: d1, fis1, a1, c2 string c should be prepared in time of playing on following strings should be fixed strings or threads to play them when needed: D, b1, dis3, b4, c5
Dynamics - from/to nothing
Score is written in transposition. Singing and kazoo in part of clarinet is also in B
4
PLEXUS Anna Korsun q=100 or faster piccolo overblow
Flute
non vibr.
always soft attack
Percussion
throw coins from big glass can to small
f
whislte
f
f
Violoncello
crotales + bow
f
f
soft attack
mp
always soft attack
piano press the key and slide with bottleneck along the string
gliss. fl.
polystyrene + bow
f
mp
always soft attack
cluster Piano
mf
toy piano
Violin
f
3
mf
f
Clarinet in Bb
mf
s.p.
cello always soft attack
mf
5 6 Fl.
bass flute trumpet embouchure
12
playing note
9
f
sounding note
Cl.
"squeaking" with random fingering
throw coins from one glass can to another
play on barrel joint or bell of clarinet
mf
Perc.
gliss. fl.
ff
cymbal + medium hard mallet immediately mute
mf
f
tin can + bow
crotales + bow
mf
f
slow sliding with fingers by spring of thunder tube (slowly pull back the spring)
toy piano whistle
Pno.
ff
piano very slow sliding with coin along the string
f
Vln.
ff
ff
polystyrene + bow
Vc.
fast gliss.
mf
o.p.
ppp
f
p
glass + bow
f
p
f
big plastic bottle + bow
ff
carton tube + bow
6
A Fl.
15
ff
bass clarinet playing and singing
Cl.
Perc.
Pno.
Vln.
Vc.
18
key soft
mp
f
m.s.p.
cello s.p.
harmonic gliss.
lion roar
f
f
mp
shake metal sheet
playing and singing
ord. o.p.
7
Fl.
B
21
24
jew's harp
mf
Cl.
jew's harp
mf
thunder tube
thunder tube + cymbal
tam-tam soft mallet immediately mute
Perc.
slide with fingers by spring (pull back)
the end of spring touches the cymbal
f
mp
f
mf
repetition: strike by string with the coin
Pno.
mf
pluck strings
p
f
violin
Vln.
very slow bow o.p.
f
pizz.
p
a few notes are played on one bow just stop the bow
Vc.
pizz.
p
8
C Fl.
27
Cl.
Perc.
6
piccolo slap
5
30
throw coins one by one in glass can filled with other coins
mf
shake glass can with coins
take 4-5 equil coins and fast throw them down one by one on table, let them move
toy piano
Pno.
Vln.
Vc.
9
Fl. 33
D
ff
Perc.
Pno.
Vln.
Vc.
3
3
3
bass clarinet
magnets
rocks
p
39
p
arco
c.l.
mp
arco
c.l.
p
mp
c.l.
p
mp
c.l.
p
keys
p
p
arco
cymbal + bow
slide along keyboard of piano with stick or play guiro
3
f
p
tambourino
p
throw coins in from glass can into bucket
shake faster
Cl.
36
arco
mp
muted with kneaded eraser strings repetition regular play
mp
c.l.
p
mp
p
mp
p
10
E
"ric." Fl. 42
Cl.
mf
45
f
mp
f
48
p
Vln.
mp
slide with rubber ball by deck
mp
mf
mp
f
plectrum by muted strings
f
mp
mp
plectrum by muted strings
f
Vc.
slide along keyboard with stick
"ric." slide rubber ball by big drum soft
Pno.
rock
Perc.
tam-tam + rubber ball
mp
strike-repetition by strings with palm
mp
f
f
f arco ord. o.p.
mf
3
n.p. not regular vibrato
mp
11
Fl. 51
irregular vibr.
bass flute
mp
Cl.
Perc.
mf
irregular vibr.
mf
Pno.
mf
Vc.
irregular trem.
mf
mf
irregular vibrato
s.p.
irregular vibrato
take off preparation from c4 and prepare string e
irregular vibratissimo
irregular vibratissimo
mf
mf
Vln.
54
f
irregular trem.
f
irregular vibratissimo
12
57
Fl.
f
Cl.
Perc.
Pno.
F 60 63 mp
mp
shaker
pp
Vc.
press key and slide with bottleneck along the string
mp
Vln.
crotales + bow + brush
fast throwing of coins each by each on table
just slide along the string
fast movement of slide up and down key+string
irregular vibratissimo
p
p
change pedal on each note
mp irregular trem.
mp
13
Fl. 66
Cl.
Perc.
Pno.
Vln. p
Vc.
flautando non vibr.
mp simile
piccolo 69 non vibr.
clarinet non vibr.
mp
mp mp
p
flautando non vibr.
p
75
irreg. vibr.
irreg. vibr.
simile
mf
mf
flautando non vibr.
72
mf
change on each note
mp simile
flautando non vibr.
p
mp
mp
irreg. vibr.
14
G
78
Fl.
rocks
81
84
p
87
mp
random fingering
Cl.
Perc.
p f sub.p
chaotically change
p
f
sub.p
little bell
throw coins from one glass can to another
Vln.
Vc.
toy piano
p
triangle
p
f sub.p
foil
p
foil
p
pp
Pno.
stroking with stoking with brush by brush by tam-tam cymbal
tambourine
mp
hard sticks by cymbal
p
mp
mp
p
little bell
15
H Fl.
Cl.
hard sticks by tam-tam
Perc.
Pno.
Vln.
93
shaker
99
mp
p
p
3
crotales mallets
chinese gong
mf
vibratissimo irregular floating between
mp
foil
bell
pp
crotales + bow
piano play by string with string
non vibr.
p
polystyrene + bow
p
mp
whislte
p
p
mp
violin
gliss. flute
fast not long glissandi
rustle coins in glass can with hand
medium mallet by cymbal immediately mute
p
96
shake coins in glass can
metal sticks by rim of glass can
pp
Vc.
90
flute non vibr.
mp
16
Fl.
vibr.
Cl.
Perc.
102
non vibr. vibr.
non vibr.
Vln.
p
vibr-mo
non vibr.
vibr-mo
p
mallets
mf
mp
3
mp
whistle
Pno.
Vc.
108
105
whistle tone
vibr.
s.p.
bow
s.t.
non vibr.
thin metal sticks by cymbal
p
5
s.t. vibr.
s.p.
non vibr.
s.t. ord. vibr. non vibr.
I Fl. 111
vibr.-simo
17
117
flute non vibr.
114
f
q = 80 kazoo
pp
f
Cl.
clarinet
f
non vibr.
f
Perc.
cymbal + bow
gliss. fl.
Pno.
f
o.p. vibr.-simo
f
pp
ff
f
cello o.p.
ff
pp
kazoo
f
play with string by string
piano
f
Vln.
Vc.
weak accents
mf
f
kazoo
thunder tube by cymbal
120
pp
p
p
kazoo
p p p
p
kazoo
pp
18
J Fl.
Cl.
f
strike with strike with metal brushes metal brushes by tam-tam by cymbal
pp
p
thin metal sticks by tam-tam
pp
f
p
129
mp
clarinet
f ff
thin metal sticks by cymbal
ff
throw coins
126
p
saw + bow
throw coins on cymbal
p
mp
piccolo 123
thin metal sticks by cymbal
Perc.
q = 100
mp
p
mp-mf for whole fragment with saw
p
f
mp sub.p
Vln. p
gliss. fl. Pno.
pp
132
f
violin o.p.
n.p.
mp
pp
p mp
light bow pressure
pp
cello
Vc. foil
f
o.p.
non vibr. n.p.
pp
light bow pressure
p mp
polystyrene + bow
p
19
Fl.
Cl.
Perc.
Vln.
cresc. always to pp
Pno.
135
vibr.
vibr. cresc. always to pp
mp
cello light bow pressure Vc.
mp
vibr. cresc. always to pp
141
simile
simile
flute
vibr. cresc. always to pp
K
138
20
Fl.
Cl.
Perc.
Pno.
Vln.
mp
Vc.
144
147
pp
150
pp
p
p
high squeaking random fingering
piccolo
p
p
p
polystyrene + bow
p
3
3
vibr.
p
vibr.-mo
21
Fl.
Cl.
Perc.
153
156
bass flute
159
p
high squeaking random fingering
bass clarinet
pp
p
Vln.
Vc.
stroke with brush by cymbal
Pno.
L
play frullato only in case, if it doesn't cause losing of clear high sound
p
whistle
p
3
3
rocks
fast gliss. up and down
pp p
cello
p
p
s.p.
stroke with brush by big drum
stroke with brush by tam-tam
22
M
Fl.
162
mp
Pno.
mp
mp
plectrum
mp
Vc.
stroke along glass bottles with metal stick
f
p
bass clarinet
p
vibr.
non vibr.
vibr.
non vibr.
cymbal middle hard mallet immediately mute
arco o.p. n.p.
mp
toy piano
plectrum
rocks
gliss. by keyboard with stick or guiro
Vln.
stroke with brush by big drum
rocks
165
throw coins in glass can
Perc.
mp
Cl.
168
non vibr.
p
arco o.p. n.p.
p
vibr.
non vibr.
vibr.
pitch deviations
non vibr.
vibr.
23
Fl.
171
vibr. non vibr.
vibr.
vibr.-mo
N
174
mf
vibr.
mf
Pno.
Vc.
crotales bow
non vibr.
p
vibr.
non vibr.
mf
f
very slow bow non vibr. detune string
vibr.
toy piano
vibr.
mf
vibr.
kalimba lion roar
vibr.- mo
p
mf
piano play by string with string
Vln.
mp
Cl.
Perc.
non vibr.
p
p
mp
vibr.
pizz.
mp
pizz.
24
Fl. 177
Cl.
Perc.
Vln.
5
non vibr.
vibr.
slap
pp
5
5
5
5
pp
unregular plucking
vibr.-mo
5
Pno.
vibr.-mo
O 180
3
mp
piano: the strings are prepared by kneaded eraser the sound must be note totally muted, but shold become more close to percussion
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
mp
Vc.
mp
5
5
25
Fl. ppp mp 183
Cl.
Perc.
pp mp
mf
mp
mf
mp
189
mf
mp
stroke by cymbal with metal brush
p
Vln.
mp
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
3
3
5
3
3
5
3
3
5
p mp
5
p
mp
5
5
take off preparation from d1
p
p
p mp
p
3
5
3
5
mp
stroke by tam-tam with metal brush
3
Vc.
Pno.
mf
186
3
3
3
3
p
5
p
26
Fl.
Perc.
Pno.
Vc.
3
3
5
5
5
5
3
5
ruslte coins in glass can with hand
throw coins in glass can
195
5
5
shake glass can with coins
thin metal stick by cymbal
tambourine
5
5
shake glass can with coins
short gliss.
coins
stroke by tam-tam with metal brush
3
3
3
coins
p
strike by tam-tam with metal brushes
stroke by cymbal with metal brush
192
foil
strike by cymbal with metal brush
foil
pp
Vln.
mf
rustle coins with finger
Cl.
jew's harp
P
3
3
3
3
5
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
27
Q
f
f
f
Vln.
rocks
toy piano
m.s./m.d.
piano
rocks
slide along keyboard with stick
f
mute string with finger
3
3
mf
ff
f
p
p
f
3
3
3
3
3
f
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
p
3
slide along keyboard with stick
plectrum
plectrum
f
Vc.
mf
mf
mp
friction with hands
f
slowly stroke with brush by big drum
slowly rustle plastic bag
p
p
Pno.
foil
thin metal stick by rim of glass can
throw coins in bucket
Perc.
ff
bass clarinet
201
Cl.
throw coins in glass can
Fl.
flute
198
arco
mp
arco
mp
28
Fl. 204
bass clarinet Cl.
Perc.
mp
pp
210
Vc.
s.p. non vibr.
pp
pp
toy horn mute with hand
p
Vln.
saw
p
friction
R
corrugated hose approximate pitch
Pno.
207
s.t.
p
ord.
p
pp
p
pp
vibr.
vibr.-mo
vibr.-mo vibr.
29
S Fl. 213
vibr.
Cl. pp
Perc.
pp
clarinet
vibr.-mo
mp
non vibr.
Vln.
pp
219
pp
pp
ppp
ppp
triangle
vibr. vibr.-mo
pp
hand bell
piano
Vc.
ppp
toy trumpet
Pno.
216
throw down separate coins on table, let them roll
30
Fl.
Cl.
Perc.
Pno.
222
T
kazoo
mf
225
kazoo
mf
228
p
pitch can be not exact because of detuned string o.p.
mf
lion roar
toy horn
keys
p
Vln.
polystyrene + bow
pp
clarinet
pp
play with string by string
mp
mp
pp
thunder tube by cymbal
flute 231 non vibr.
o.p. Vc.
31
Fl.
Pno.
234
p
p
Cl.
Perc.
piccolo
piano
p
pp
rocks
240
237
kalimba
rocks
pp
hose
p
toy piano
kalimba
rocks
piano play string by string
p
pp
Vln.
n.p. Vc.
p
n.p.
p
p
o.p.
s.t.
pizz.
arco
non vibr. flautando
32
Fl. 243
Cl.
Perc.
Pno.
flute
p
246
keys
ppp
ppp
p
pp
f
keys
pp
q = 60 accel.
252
unregular throwing coins from one can to another without stops
mp
f
muted with material or arm bass drum hand irregular
pp
crotales mallet
string by string
q = 30
gradually to air tone
249
pp
pp
rock
polystyrene + bow
U
ppp
ff
very soft
PPP
Vln. f
f
n.p.
ppp
s.p. pizz.
p
arco
ppp
pizz. Vc.
polystyrene + bow
arco
f
cello
pp
p
p
very slow bow
ppp
separate
separate
fast gliss.
f
mp
accelerate gliss.
ff
33
V q = 100
Fl.
258
trumpet embouchure playing note
255
f
mf
sounding note f
shake
Cl.
mf
Vln.
thin metal sticks bucket cymbal
mp
f mf
f mf
mf mp
mf mp
ff
f mf
bucket tam-tam
bucket
mp
ff
lion roar
mf mp
ff
ff
behind the bridge o.p.
f
o.p.
piano strings gliss. with stick
mp
behind the bridge
mp
ff mp
ff mp
ff
mp
ff
mp
ff mp
ff
ff
n.p.
p
ff
o.p.
s.p. slow gliss. up and back
very fast gliss.
(multiphonic sound)
s.p. slow gliss. up and back
ff
without cymbal
mp
mp
sub. p
ff
toy horn
mf
very fast, irregular m.d./m.s.
thunder tube by cymbal
f
mp
f
f
Vc.
Pno.
kazoo
metal sheet
tambourine
Perc.
mf
clarinet play on barrel joint or bell
261
n.p. o.p.
mf
very fast gliss.
n.p.
p
34
Fl.
Cl.
Perc.
Pno.
Vln.
Vc.
264
p
267
f
kazoo
piccolo
3
p
3
3
f
3
3
3
3
mf
trem. between fast asynchron moving of two bottle necks thin metals sticks along bottles in different directions
f
toy piano
kazoo
p
keys
gliss. up and down
kazoo
kazoo
p
gliss. fl.
mp
f toy piano fast unregular gliss. down
up and down
p
p
3
ff
f
3
high squeaking random fingering clarinet
throw coins in glass can shake them
violin n.p.
p
p
f
f
f
n.p.
o.p.
p
o.p.
o.p.
f
polystyrene + bow
hand bell
n.p.
35
W
273 Fl. with air (until the end)
270
p3
Cl.
3
3
3
3
gliss. fl.
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
mp
3
whistle
3
3
3
3
3
3
mp muted with material or arm bass drum hand irregular trem.
3
mp
Perc.
Pno.
pp
Vln.
whistle
n.p.
Vc.
pp
gliss. fl.
mp
3
p
mp
3
3
3
3
mp
3
violin pizz s.t. irregular
36
X 276 Fl. 3
Cl.
Perc.
Pno.
Vln.
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
279
pp
p
clarinet
p
p
pp
flute
282
p
throw coins into glass can
pp
rocks
pp
3
chinese cymbal mute each note
3
flute
mechanically
mp
p
mf
kalimba irregular plucking
piano
p
pp
guiro or stick along keyboard
rocks
mp
muted tone p
cello pizz s.t. irregular
muted tone Vc. mp
mf
p
pp
Cl. p
Perc.
Pno.
Vln.
pp
arco s.p.
pp
guiro or stick along keyboard
p
ppp
throw coins into glass can
p
bottles
pp
mp
p
p
pp
Vc.
285
ppp
ppp
shaker
rocks
clarinet
288
pp
ppp
kalimba
ppp
toy piano
plectrum
arco
shaker
p
foil
cello arco
pp
pizz. muted
ord. arco
p
arco s.p.
mp
pp
flautando
tam-tam metal brush
Fl.
37
flautando arco
ppp
Pno.
ppp
throw coins into glass can
guiro or stick along keyboard
p
big drum stroke with brush
foil
tam-tam stroke with brush
rocks
ord.
ppp
pp
guiro or stick along keyboard
plectrum
arco
tam-tam cymbal stroke with stroke with brush brush
p
big drum stroke with brush
mp
pizz. muted
plectrum
mp
Vc.
p
shaker
throw coins into glass can
clarinet
ppp
3
p
mp
flautando
Vln.
pp
pp
Perc.
rocks
p
foil
plectrum
Cl.
Fl.
291
38
mp