for 16 Voices, Whips, and Ensemble
Full Score in C
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Lisa Streich
Sy. 4989/01 ISMN 979-0-2042-4989-3
Commissioned work by Bayerische Staatsoper Auftragswerk der Bayerischen Staatsoper München
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Premiere: 22nd of June, 2020 in Munich, Germany Conducted by Carl C. Bettendorf
Copyright © 2020 by G. Ricordi & Co. Bühnen- und Musikverlag GmbH, Berlin Alle Rechte vorbehalten All rights reserved - Tutti i diritti riservati
Intrumentation 4 Sopranos 4 Altos 4 Tenors 4 Basses
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Flute Oboe Clarinet in B (also Bass Clarinet in B )
Timpani Percussion 1 Percussion 2 Percussion 3
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Horn in F + Egg Slicer + bow Trumpet in C + Egg Slicer + bow Bass Trombone + Egg Slicer + bow (+ Triangle + Drum Stick) (Bass Drum, High Triangle, Cymbals, Soft Bass Drum Mallets) (Horse Whip and Horse Rod + small table or chair to hit rod on) (Horse Whip and Horse Rod + small table or chair to hit rod on)
Harp + Egg Slicer Harpsichord + Egg Slicer
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Violin I Violin II Viola Violoncello Double Bass
Score is in C
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Duration: 14–16 minutes
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Remarks
+ 1/4
1/2
+ 3/4
- 3/4
- 1/2
- 1/4
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Accidentals
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sing with airy sound
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16th-note rhythm created by touching the open mouth with the palm of the hand.
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descending quarter tone scale beginning on a freely chosen, very high note.
vib. = sing with vibrato
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m. vib. = sing with a lot of vibrato
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Singers
use technique as before
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= the dynamic for the material below this sign should be taken from the conductor / a dancer. Sing only when the conductor’s / dancer’s arm is pointing in your general direction. A is indicated with a raised arm, and a when the conductor’s/dancer’s arm is low. Listen to your neighbours and try to create a continuous sound which moves through the choir. When the conductor’s / dancer’s hand moves towards you, begin to sing softly. When the conductor’s hand moves away from you, make a decrescendo to niente.
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= dal niente and al niente
Pronunciation
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o = as in boat a = as in Mama m = as in Mama L = as in Love u = as in you i = as in feet
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= play with airy sound
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= pluck a string on the Egg Slicer
= bow on Egg Slicer “
” = dynamics in quotation marks refer to the intensity of performance technique, not the actual loudness of the resulting sound.
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Timpani = press one side of the triangle on to the skin of the Timpani while hitting another side of the Triangle with a drumstick (Hammer-like sound with resonance occurs) = hit along the side of the Triangle - a transition in sound occurs to the above described technique
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Percussion = play with drum stick
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= play with soft bass drum mallets = play on Triangle
Harp / Harpsichord = pluck string of an Egg Slicer
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= pluck two strings of an Egg Slicer simultanously
Strings = roman numerals above a note indicate the string on which to play
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I II III IV
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s.t. s.p. m.s.p. c.l. c.l.cr. c.l.b.
= play sul tasto = play sul pont = pay molto sul pont = play col legno tratto (only with the wood of the bow) = play col legno crini (both wood and hair of the bow) = col legno battuto
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= play on the rib or on the side of the bridge (white noise should occur)
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= descending quarter-tone scale beginning on a freely chosen, very high note.
= transition from one technique to another
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= indicates the velocity of the bowing: 0 = no velocity 0.5 = very very slow = approx. 60 sec. per bow (unstable tone) 1 = very slow = approx. 15 sec. per bow (stable tone) 2 = slow = approx. 3 sec. per bow 3 = medium velocity = approx. 1 bow per sec. 4 = fast = approx. 1.5 bows per sec. 5 = very fast = approx. 2 bows per sec. 6 = as fast as possible = approx. 2.5 bows per sec. all numbers lower than 1 should result in an unstable, grainy sound. No matter what the indicated speed is, the entire length of the bow should always be used. The indication “6� does not mean a normal tremolo! the dynamics indicate in this case the bow pressure:
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very very light bow pressure very light bow pressure light bow pressure medium bow pressure high bow pressure
Choreographic Notation (Conductor / Dancer) This notation is used to create waves wandering through the choir.
Disposition The ensemble can be placed freely according to space.
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Singers should be placed from left to right on stage: S A T B The depth of the position on the stage doesn't matter.
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Percussion 3 and 3 should be to the left and to the right on the stage with about 5 diameter around them. They should whip towards the singers with the back to the audience. ATTENTION! Keep enough space around Percussion 2 and 3, otherwise people can get hurt. S S
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(an example) Perc 3
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Perc 2
Audience
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= the line in the square indicates the dynamic progression of the wave. Indicate a arm and a with a lowered arm.
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= the arrow indicates the direction of the choreographic wave through the choir (here: from the right to the left)
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