anna korsun
TOLLERS ZELLE
for e-guitar and soprano
commissioned by aDevantgarde-festival
wiepersdorf 2017
2 Annotation Notation is free. Guitar: be expressive, build phrases as by speaking. Never mute resonance. Soprano: non-classical manner of singing, find your own way to be closer to guitar. Pitch is floating and approximate and is always in a range of guitar. High notes can be the highest possible of your range. Duo of Guitar and Soprano: breathe together, you build one organism. Try to make be your intonations close to each other.
Objects: Glass Plectrum
Toy metal musical box
Signs: - from/to silence - possible fermata - arpeggiato, can be slow, medium, fast and very fast
- repeat arpeggiato, variate directiones, tempo
- chaotically plunk - by each pluck glass makes micro-movement up or down, keeping the main line of direction - gradually change to
Do not hesitate to ask author for sound examples! The text at the end of the piece is the poem “Pfade zur Welt� by Ernst Toller.
3
Tollers Zelle Die blankliegenden Nerven reagieren überempfindlich, verkrampft auf die geringste Berührung mit der Außenwelt. Dämmerdunkle Schatten und Reflexionen des Sonnenuntergangs beleben die Gefängniszelle mit wildem Tanz. Alles wird mit Leben und Bewegung gefüllt; das ganze Universum wird in den engen Raum der Zelle gerissen. Romain Rolland über "Gedichte der Gefangenen" von Ernst Toller
Anna Korsun
q = 50 ad libitum light pressure
glass
light pressure
2
4
Glass / Musical Box Position and movement
Electric Guitar
finger
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
p
0
pp
6 8
0 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
pp
p
10
0
0
0
6
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
p
mp
12
0 0
slow arpeggiato
E. Gtr.
0
0 0
0 0
0 0
mp
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
3
0
E. Gtr.
p
0 0
mp
0
0
3 0
0
0
0 0
p
4 14 16
0
0
0
5
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
E. Gtr.
0
0 0
0
18
0
0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0
0
0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
slow
fast arp. variate
0 0 0 0
0
0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
mp
22
24
26
normal pressure
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
fast
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
a bit faster medium
very slow
E. Gtr.
0 0 0 0
0
0
0 0
0
0
(can be used plectrum) slow arpeggiati slow variate arp.
0
00
p
a tempo
rit.
0 0
20
strong pressure
E. Gtr.
0 0
mp
p
mf
0 0
mf
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
5 28
E. Gtr.
0 0
slow
3 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0
0 0 0 0
32
3 0 0 0
0
0
0
0
mf
mp
musical box medium speed
Soprano
30
34
slow, variate slow and fast
36
mp
hand over
strong pressure
3
0 0 0 0
0
0 0 0 0
0
0
0
0 0 X 0 0 XX 0 0
slow, variate slow and fast
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0
0
X
mf mp
mp
glass
38
E. Gtr.
strike with slow musical box
E. Gtr.
variate medium speed arpp.
X X X X
finger 00 X X 0 X X
pp
p
40
0
0
0
0 0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0 0 0
p
0
0
0
0
46
0
0 0
slow 0 0
p
u(o)
0 0
0 0
p
0
0
p
legatissimo mf
3
0
0 0
3
0 0
0
0 0
0
0
0 0
0
0
0
mf
48
mp
p
a
change a pressure to very light sometimes
E. Gtr.
0
rit.
chaotically
0
44
o(a)
E. Gtr.
Soprano
0
a(o)
E. Gtr.
Soprano
voice
Soprano
42
0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
0
0
a tempo
3 0
0 0 0
mp
0
0
0
0 0 0
0
0
Soprano
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
mp
u(o)
E. Gtr.
Soprano
pp
mf
50
7
52
0
0 0 0
mf
mf
54
f
56
p
m
musical box
Soprano
0 0 0
0
0 0 0
0
0
0
58
mf
mp
0 0
0 0
mp
0 0
0 0
0 0
chaotically 0 0
0
0 0
0
0 0 0 0
0 0
0
mf
0
0
0
0 0
mp
mf
u
a
0
0
0 0
0
0
p
o(u)
E. Gtr.
0
E. Gtr.
slow 0
0
8 60 62
0
0
X X X X X X
pp
66
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
mf
70
Soprano
auaau (variate)
E. Gtr.
0 0 0 0 0
0 00
0 0 0 0 0
0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
72
auaau (variate)
0 0
0
0 0 0 0 0
chaotically, change speed of arpp.
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
chaotically 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
slow
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0
chaotically, change speed of arpp.
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
auaau (variate) Expressive as by speaking movings of musical box imitate intonations of voice (until B.73)
0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
very slow fast
medium fast 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
Expressive as by speaking mp
68
0 0 0 0 0
mp
strong pressure
E. Gtr.
0 0 0 0 0
0
0
slow
0
very slow
0
0
slower
0
rit.
Soprano
(plectrum) a tempo medium
E. Gtr.
64
Soprano
9
74
76
glass
fast gliss. (until B.87)
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
0
0
0
0
p
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
82
au
E. Gtr.
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
mf
mf Soprano
0 0 0 0
80
mp
78
E. Gtr.
plectrum very fast
0 0 0 0 0 0
finger repetition
E. Gtr.
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
au
au
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
au
0
0 0 0 0
au
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
legatissimo
au
a
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
au a(u)
0 0 0 0
0 0
00 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0
finger
0 0 0
a
E. Gtr.
0 0
0 0 0 0
au
0 0
0 0 0 0
au
Soprano
au
86
au au
au
E. Gtr.
au
Soprano
84
10
0
p 88
0
0
0
0
0
0 0
0
0
p
90
by each pluck glass makes micro-movement up or down, keeping the main line of direction
0
0 0 0 0
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Gtr.
92
E. Gtr.
0
u
E. Gtr.
0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
au
a(u)
a
96 3
a (variate)
ua
0 0
a
00 00 00
musical box
00 00 00 00 00
slow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0
mp
98
Soprano
legatissimo
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
94
Soprano
p
Soprano
11
100 p
m
0
0
0 0
0
0 0
0
0
X
0
3 0 0
0
0 0
0
0
0 0 0 0 0
E. Gtr.
play musical box
0
0 0
0 0
0
0
12 102
0
0
0 0
0
0 0 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
medium
0
0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0
104
0 0 0
0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0
0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0
0
X
0 0 0 0
0 0
p glass
108
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0
0
fast 0 0
0 0
110
0 0 0 0 0 0
fast
slower 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
fast
E. Gtr.
112
0 0 0 0 0
0
0
a tempo medium fast medium fast slower 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
rit.
0 0 0 0 0
medium
0 0 0 0 0
slow
E. Gtr.
0 0
slow
0
fast
0
0 0 0 0 0
play musical very slower box fast
chaotical gentle plunk fast slower
106
E. Gtr.
0
0
0 0
0
very slow
E. Gtr.
13 114
E. Gtr.
0
fast
0 0 0 0 0
slow
0 0 0 0 0
0
0
0
116
E. Gtr.
rit.
0 0 0 0
0
0
0
0 0
0
0
0 0
0
Soprano (read calmy): Wir leben fremd den lauten Dingen, Die um die Menge fiebernd kreisen, Wir wandern in den stilleren Geleisen Und lauschen dem Verborgnen, dem Geringen. Wir sind dem letzten Regentropfen hingegeben, Den Farbentupfer rundgeschliffner Kieselsteine, Ein guter Blick des Wächters auslöscht das Gemeine, Wir fühlen noch im rohen Worte brüderliches Leben. Ein Grashalm offenbart des Kosmos reiche Fülle, Die welke Blume rührt uns wie ein krankes Kind, Der bunte Kot der Vögel ist nur eine Hülle Des namenlosen Alls, dem wir verwoben sind. Ein Wind weht menschlich Lachen aus der Ferne, Und uns berauscht die hymnische Musik der Sterne.
0
0
leave resonance
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
slow
0
fast
slower