Anna Korsun
Wehmut
M端nchen 2011
2
Instrumentation:
Picture of cover: Georgy Dorokhov (1984-2013), composer, writer, painter, friend
5 voices Violin Double bass Prepared piano
Ranges: Soprano: e1 - cis3 (high sounds have to be performed not in full voice) Voice I: fis - e1. Have to sing into kazoo Voice II: a - f3 (always full voice) Voice III: cis1 - d1 (not full voice), the rest sounds are unpiched Voice IV: d1 - b1 (not full voice), the rest sounds are whisper-tones
The idea of the piece:
Surrealistic world of co-existing parallel lives, where noise sounds are placed on the forefront, seeming thus more realistic and closer to the audience, than the melody, coming from another far illusive world. Almost all parts of voices are separate parallel lines, except duo of sopranos and quartet of sopranos, violin and piano fragments. Voice I can be treated as prolongation of Soprano, singing melody: image of radio noise. In duo of sopranos singers should react on each other. Soprano, singing melody must be hardly audible, but in duo and quartet Soprano has the same dynamics as others.
Location: Church acoustic is preferrable. Soprano must be placed far from other musicians and audience to make sound coming from afar. The best solution is to place her in front of the stage at another side of the hall.
Amplification: In case of good acoustic Soprano and Voice II are not amplified in duo and quartet fragments. In case of dry acoustic it is necessary to add reverberation. - amplified/not amplified
- sing closer to microphone
3
Additional objects: (Part of plastic bag can be performed by Soprano)
Preparation of piano:
Soprano: plastic bag, sheet of paper Voice I: kazoo Voice III: sheet of paper, empty glass bottle Voice IV: plastic bag, sheet of paper, empty glass bottle Double bass: two bags with metal stuff (screws, coins etc.) Piano: 24 bolts (screws)
place screws between following strings: controctave: b big octave: dis, e, fis, gis, a, b small octave: cis, e, gis, a, ais, b I octave: cis, dis, e, fis, g, gis, a, ais, b II octave: cis, e
Signs: voices: - sonant high sound - suck air into the mouth, pressing upper lip to teeth
- air (whisper) tone - inhale/exhale
- direction of intonation
- "constrained" sound
- gradually move from one sign to another
- "snore" strings: - "strong snore"
- Bartok pizz. - with sound of voice
- little "breathe"
- piched inhale/exhale all: - gentle whistle/rustle - "tremolo": all combinations with "rrr" are always as imitation of cat's purr - blow above bottles' neck, producing sound - "hick" - muffle kiss/smack - "sob"
- from/to silence - indication of duration - moving in different directions - 3/4 sharp - quarter sharp - quarter flat
4
Wehmut Anna Korsun - Robert Schumann Joseph von Eichendorff
steady, ascetic, equal dynamics, almost no emotions, just feel a bit nostalgic. Be inside yourself
Langsam q = 35 - 37
Soprano
p
Ich
kann
wohl manch
-
mal
"rustle" Pl. b.
Plastic bags, paper
p
Voice I
Voice II
sing into kazoo
pp
Pl. b.
kann
Contrabass gliss. gliss.
mf
f
mf
3
gliss.
-
mal
slures mean one in- or exhalation with voice
mp
simile
pizz.
mp
wohl manch
mf
all arco: sul ponticello all pizz.: ordinario, soft (jazz) arco
pp
Ich
gliss. wistle or "rustle"
all arco: sul ponticello all pizz.: ordinario arco gliss. gliss.
Violin
mp
Voice IV, Plastic bag
"constrained" sound imitate snore breathe in breathe out "strong snore"
Voice III
p
p
5
S.
4
sin
-
gen,
als
ob ich frö
-
lich sei;
Pl.b., p.
V. I
sin
-
gen,
als
ob ich frö
-
doch heim -lich Trä - nen
lich sei;
doch heim -lich Trä - nen
very close to microphone
half closed mouth mf mp
V. II
prr
V. III
tongue at palate
trr
t t t t t trr
trr
p
Vln.
Cb.
mf
mp
t t t trr t t t t t trru t t t rr
"rustle"
V. IV
mf pp
3 3 5 p
6
S. 8
da
wird das Herz
drin - gen,
mir
frei.
Es
V. I
drin - gen,
da
V. II
wird das Herz
mir
frei.
recitative, half closed mouth
mf p
V. III
V. IV
Vln.
Cb.
sharp shake by sheet of paper
p
Es
3
las - sen Nach -ti -
mp p
free gliss. up and down
rit.
p
las - sen Nach -ti -
p
P.
Pl.b., p.
mf
3
mf
pp
3
pp
f Voice
trr
7
S. 12
gal
-
V. I
gal
Vln.
-
Cb.
-
-
drau - ßen
-
-
drau - ßen
"sigh"
f
p
trr
rru
Früh - lings - luft,
der
Früh - lings - luft,
der
f
p
mf
mp
arco s.p.
pp
gliss.
f
rru
trr
"hiccup"
p
mp
rru
p
sonant high sound
mf
spielt
len,
V. III
V. IV
V. II
spielt
f
len,
Pl.b., p.
gliss.
trr
ff
8
S.
15
Sehn
-
sucht Lied
er - schal
-
len
aus
V. I
Sehn
-
sucht Lied
V. III
mf
mp
res Ker - kers
Pl. b.
len
aus
ih
-
-
res Ker - kers
"sob"
mf
suck air
-
er - schal
V. II
ih
tear
Pl.b., p.
mf
miau
mp
mp
"meow"
mf
muffle smack
V. IV
trr
Vln.
pitch is veiled mp
trr
pp
drop little bag filled with metal stuff Cb.
trr
trr
a bottle take trr
9
S. 18
Gruft.
Da
V. I
f
V. II
V. III
Cb.
-
le
Da
pensive howling, with hoarseness mf
prr
a au
Gruft.
Vln.
lau - schen al
Her - zen,
und al - les ist
er
Pl.b., p.
V. IV
lau - schen al
-
"dog's" squeak
le
playful
und al - les ist
er
Her - zen,
p
prr
au
prr
prry
f
rr
trr
trr
breathe
p
blow into bottle, producing whistle sound (without over blowing)
mf
p
pp
pp
mf
mf
pp
3
3
pp
10
S. 22
freut,
Pl.b., p.
V. I
doch
V. II
V. III
V. IV
Vln.
Cb.
kei
-
ner
freut,
doch
kei
-
ner
fühlt die
Schmer
fühlt die
Schmer
zen,
im
mf
arco
pizz.
im
arco
gliss.
zen,
gliss.
pizz.
pp
p
mp
pizz.
mp
con moto q = 55 - 60 gentle
not full voice
gentle
S.
25
Lied das tie
V. I
V. II
V. III
Vln.
Lied das tie
-
-
fe
fe
pp
I
Leid.
Leid.
arco
pp
p
ppp
gentle not full voice staccato ppp
I
3
3 3 3
S.
staccato
30
V. II
3
3
3
3
S.
ppp
p
3
3
S. 38
pp
3
3 S.
3
3
V. II
3
3
S.
V. II
3
ma
a
3
ma
ma
3
a ma
48
3
mal mal
mal
mal
3
pp
3
3
3
pp
3
ma a ma a
go to half closed mouth and vice versa
3
ma a ma
3
pp
mf
ppp
p
ma
-
3 3
3
3
ma ma ma a
S.
3
45
3
p
3
3
woh
ppp
42
3
pp mf gliss. gliss.
woh о
V. II
3 3
p
3
ann
3
p pp a
V. II
3
ka
ich
3
3
34
V. II
11
3
mal
ma
3
3
3
3
mal mal
mal
- mal
ppp
p
s
mal
ma ma
p
a ma ma ma ma manch
malmal
ma ma a
a
ma ma manch - mal pp
ma a
a
ppp
p
pp
si
s
ppp
mp
s
s
si
i
pp
3
ppp
ppp
3
gen gen gen gen gen gen
12
S.
V. II
p
pp
gen
als
gen
a
3 3 3 3
3
a
3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
o
3 S.
ob
ob
3
57
V. II
gen
3 3
o
als
ppp
pp
54 S.
V. II
p
gen gen gen gen 51
ppp
ich
p
ppp
frr
frr
ppp
p
p
frr
ppp
frr
ich
ppp
p
p
pp
frr
p
frr
S.
frr
öh
59
V. II
mp
pp
p
frru
frr
mp
3 S.
mp
s
V. II
sa
s
s
lich
3
hei
a
pp
sei
-
do
3
sa sa s
s
s
ppp
sei sa sa sa s
pp
öh
61
-
ppp
3
3
s
s
3
s
mlich
3
pp 63 pp p p mp S.
13
3
do
V. II
oh
trr
hei
3
3
a
3
3
pp
mlich
trr
ä
p
trr
ä
drr
i
drr
mp
trr
nen
-
pp
-
nen
mp S. 66
i
mp p
V. II
drr
69
S.
whisper mp
drr
i
i
ppp
pp p
p
gen
gen gen
pp
gen gen
gen
gen
gen
gen
ppp 3
3
3
3
-
gen gen gen gen gen gen gen gen gen gen gen gen
pp
Da
wird
das
Herz
mir
mp
p
frei.
Es
las
-
whisper mp V. II
Da
wird
das
Herz
mp 70
S.
sen
V. II
3
Nach
ti
- ti
gal
-
len
S.
der
Sehn
sucht
las
- sen
Nach -
p
drau - ßen
spielt
71
Es
spielt
frei
- gal - len
-
3
mir
Früh
drau - ßen
Früh
-
-
lings
lings
-
der
Sehn
sucht
Lied
er - schal - len
aus
ih
-
res
luft,
Lied er -schal -len aus ih - res Ker - kers Gruft
- luft,
3
mp
V. II
Ker -kers Gruft
14
mp
S. 73
da
V. II
mp
3
Da wird das
Herz mir frei
Es
3
las - sen
Nach - ti - gal - len 3
V. II
3
S.
V. II
aus ih - res
Ker -kers Grru
-
pp
p ppp
p ppp
lau
al
i
e
accel. gliss.
rr
doch
gliss.
mf mp
al
pp mp
(like hick) (can be multiphonic)
p
doch
p ppp
Her sh
schen
p
nice,vibr.
S. 84
ruft. a mf
Da
-
gliss.
Grrr mp
pp
Da
gl iss.
mf
78
mf
en
lings Luft, der Sehn sucht Lied er - schal -len
spielt drau -ßen Früh -
mp
3
Seh 3
pp
3 S.
75
p
3
kei
le
zen
kei
-
und sh les
ner ner fühlt fühlt
as high as possible
pp accel. p gliss. mf
V. II
st
frreut
3 S.
89
die die die
Sch
doch
doch
kei
kei
slight vibr.
-
ner
fühlt
fühlt
p
mf mp
mer
im Lieddas tie - fe
Lei
i
i
as high as possible
V. II
die die die
mf
without vibr. slight vibr. pp
pp
zen
im Lied das tie - fe
Lei
i
15
Tempo primo 97 S.
big vibr.
Pl.b., p.
without vibr.
i
V. III
105
big vibr.
V. I
Ich kann wohl manch - mal
V. II
V. III
Cb.
Pno.
p
breathe
Vln.
wistle or rustle
closed mouth
id
p
Pl.b., p.
V. IV
p
id
ppp
S.
slight vibr.
big vibr. ululation
big vibr.
slight vibr.
without vibr.
V. II
slight vibr. ululation
Pl. b.
mp
sin - gen,
als ob ich frö
arco g arco liss.
lich
f mp
pp
-
drop little bag with metal stuff
16
S. 111
breathing, open mouth pp
la
la
la
la
Pl.b., p.
mp
V. I
sei;
doch
f
V. II
heim -lich Trä
Vln.
Cb.
Pno.
mf
pp
p
wird das Herz
mir
3
t
Paper
P. shaking
da
prr
sharply
V. IV
- nen drin - gen,
mp
V. III
f
t tt
t trr
mp
fluctuation
pp
3
pp
p
17
S. 115
closed mouth
pp
Pl.b., p.
V. I
frei.
Es las
mf
V. II
pp
5
3
t
trr
t t t t tr
-
sen Nach -ti - gal
-
len,
spielt - drau -ßen
mf
5
t t t rr
t
t
t t
t trru
Whistle\rustle V. III
Vln.
mf
arco
3
3
p
pp
Pno.
pizz.
pp
Cb.
18
S. 119
gliss.
pp
V. I
Früh -lings - luft,
der Sehn - sucht Lied
er - schal
mf mp
V. II
Pl.b., p.
-
len
aus
ih
-
res Ker - kers
mrr
pp
V. IV
Vln.
Cb.
arco
mp
trr
rru
rru
f
trr
pizz. mp
gliss. pizz.
mf
Pno.
p
mp
pp
V. III
blowing into bottle, producing whistle sound without over blowing
19
S. 123
pp
Pl.b., p.
V. I
Gruft.
Da lau -schen al
mf
V. II
mp
f
mp
trr
V. III
mp
f
V. IV
le
al - les
er -
Her - zen,
f ff
rru ru
trr
trr
und
ist
f
trr
trr
muffled smack
trr
p
p
p
-
P. irregular fluctuation
rru
gliss.
Cb.
gliss.
Vln.
Pno.
arco
pp
arco
pp
pp
20
S. 127
Pl.b., p.
V. I
freut,
doch
kei
-
ner
fühlt die
Schmer
f mf V. II trr
Cb.
Vln.
f
Pno.
mf
3
gliss.
playful
prr
pizz.
im
au
zen,
"dog's" squeak
a au
prr
miau
mf
-
pensively howling hoarsely meow
p
mf
21
con moto q = 55 - 60 gentle gentle
S. 130
I
Pl.b., p.
V. I
Lied das tie
-
prr
prry
V. III
p
f
rr
trr
gentle staccato ppp
trr
Vln.
Cb.
i
3
3
3
Paper
fe Leid.
V. II
V. IV
f
3
22
S.
3
gentle non vibr.
Pno.
staccato
3
Vln.
Pl.b., p.
V. II
pp
134
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
pp
gentle repetition
pp
"floating pedal"-change
often to avoid "pad effect"
3 3 3 3 3 S.
ich
V. II
ppp
ka
p a
Vln.
p
138
Pno.
gliss.
3
3
3
3
3
3
vibr.
3
23 3 3 S.
p
143
pp
ann
V. II
3
woh
o
ooo
ppp
p
3
3
woh о
pp
ppp
Vln. Pno. 148 S.
pp
p ss. gli
3
3
3
non vibr.
vibratissimo
3
3
corde (for tremolo use something metallic)
pp
p
(key)
go to half closed mouth and vice versa
3
3
ma - a
V. II
3
Vln.
V. II
3
3
ma ma ma a
Pno. 151 S.
3
ma
a
3
3
a
ma
3
ma
Vln. p p Pno.
p
3
a
mp
p
3
a
ma a
-
a
ma ma a
ma
p p mp p
ma ma manch
p
-
-
mal
3
pp
mal
pp
3
ma ma a ma a
ma
manch
p
3
a ma ma
ma ma
a
mal mal mal
mal
mal mal mal
mal
24
S. 154
V. II
mal
V. II
ppp
mal mal mal
p
s
mp
s
s
si
pp
gen
gen
pp
gen
3
als
si
i
pp
gen
ppp
gen
3
3
3
ppp
gen
3
p
gen
3
a
3
3 3
3
a
3
V. II
p pp
gen gen gen gen gen gen
staccato Vln. non legato Pno. 3 3 3 159 3 3 S.
ppp
3
ppp
3
3
p
s
ppp
Vln. Pno. 157 S.
3
3
3
3
o
3
als
o
Vln. Pno. 3
3
3
3
3
3
ob
ppp
p
3
3
3
3
3
p
162 S.
V. II
3
3
3
ppp
3
frr
öh
-
lich
sei
ppp
pp
frr
öh
p
3
sa sa
mp
s
s
3
s
ss s
3 do
mp
ppp
3
3
3
p
3
3
3 3 3 pp p mp
oh
hei a
mlich
trr
trr
pp p
arco
3
a
3
3
3
mlich
do
3
oh
Pno. 3
3
3
p
ppp
p
frr
pizz.
pp
ppp
frru
pp
frr
3
p
p
sa
3
hei
Vln.
pp
do
V. II
frr
whisper
s s s
mp
frr
sei sa sa sa s
ppp
mp
Vln. Pno. 168 S.
ppp
p
3
S. 165
frr
ppp
3
p
3
V. II
25
ich
frr
Pno.
3
ob
ich
Vln.
3
3
3
3
trr trr
ä-
pp
ä - nen
pp
p pp
26 p pp S.
171
- nen
V. II
drr
mp p drr
Vln.
i
drr
pp
i
-
gen
176
S.
corde
3
whisper mp
ppp
Da
Da wird das Herz mir frei
mp
p
wird das Herz mir frei.
Es las -sen Nach - ti - gal -len
Es
las-
3
3
3
3
spielt
3
3
spielt drau -ßen Früh-lings - luft,
3
p
der Sehn sucht Lied er - schal -len aus ih -res Ker
kers
Gruft
mp V. II
der
Sehn sucht Lied er -schal - len
Vln. Pno. 3
3
aus ih
3
-
drau -ßen Früh -lings - luft,
mp
sen Nach -ti -gal -len
pp
gen
3
3
whisper
arco Vln. key Pno. p 3
3
ppp
gen
i gen gen gen gen gen gen
gen gen gen gen gen gen gen gen gen gen gen gen
V. II
S. mp
3
174
ppp
pp p
p
drr
3
Pno.
pp
p 3
i
3
mp
mp
res
Ker
-
3
178
S.
kers Gruft
V. II
Da wird das Herz mir frei
Es las
-
Vln. Pno. 3 3 3
S.
V. II
3
lings
pp
S. 3
182
3
en
V. II
Vln.
Luft, der Sehn sucht
Vln. Pno. 3
spielt
drau -ßen Früh -
3
Lied
er -schal
- len
arco
3
aus
3
3
3
-
ruft.
mp gliss.
ppp
mp
Ker - kers
Grr
3
3
3
Da
pp
gliss.
-
mp
mf
mp
Grrr
ih - res
Da
ppp
sen Nach -ti - gal -len
ruft.
Pno.
3
27
Seh 3
pizz.
p
180
3
da
mp
mp
28
S.
gliss.
186
V. II
gliss.
pp
gliss.
pp
p
mp
Vln.
gliss.
over pressure
mp
Pno.
p
29
Tempo primo
rit.
190 S.
im Lied das p
Pl.b., p.
V. II
im Lied das
slight vibr.
tie - fe Lei
i
big vibr.
without vibr.
tie - fe
slight vibr.
Lei
i
without vibr.
pp
whistle\rustle
V. III
V. IV
mp
p
trr
trr
trr
trr
trr
pizz.
Vln.
p
Pno.
pp
30
196
S.
without vibr.
ululation
big vibr.
V. II
id
trr
trr
ppp
id
trr
trr
arco
slight vibr.
ululation
V. III
Vln.
ppp
Pl.b., p.
V. IV
slight vibr.
slight vibr.
trr
ppp
Pno.