Loïc Destremau: Île de Sonorité #7 (2023)

Loïc Destremau

Île de Sonorité #7 (2023) for undecet

Dur. 8′40″ SCORE

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Loïc Destremau

Île de Sonorité #7 (2023)

for undecet

Dur. 8′40″

PREFACE

Île de Sonorité is a series of one electronic and several instrumental pieces sharing the same title (#1, #2, #3...) and fundamental aesthetic, compositional and artistic approach. Île de Sonorité #1 is an electronic piece from 2012 and the Île de Sonorité #2 is the first acoustic instrumental piece in the series, also from 2012, which has been rearranged in Île de Sonorité #3-#7 for different ensemble constellations.

The piece here is thus the seventh in the series and the sixth instrumental arrangement. Île de Sonorité #7 was composed for and premiered by the Royal Danish Academy of Music Sinfonietta conductor Jean Thorell at the PULSAR Festival 2023 in Copenhagen.

Program note

Timbral and textural contractions and extensions gradually transforming one sonorous isle into another.

Notation

Dynamics: Generally global or in groups.

Decrescendi ending without a dynamic indication should be performed as a decresc. into nothing.

Winds

Fades: Should always try to fade in the sound and avoid a sudden attack (dynamics less than p)

Flutter: If not possible, frullato or growl is encouraged

Gliss-lines: should be performed as bending the pitch with embouchure technique and/or sliding on/off fingers from keys. Horn may use stopped horn technique (optional).

Percussion

Vibraphone – with motor (very slow/slow/medium/fast/very fast)

x – Use mallet

Arco – Use bow

These notes should be prepared with buzzing material (aluminum paper, coin or similar)

3 Bell plates

A-flat bell also notated as G# (same bell plate)

Timpani II

F – C (74 – 71 cm) & III, Bb-F (66 – 63.5 cm)

Page turning: No time to turn pages, thus important to pre-arrange all 4 pages.

Harp

With bow hair

Arco/bow Bow the notated string with hair from a string-bow (remember rosin).

Plucked Ordinary technique

Gliss. Glissando on strings

p.d.l.t. Près de la table / close to the soundboard, overtone rich sound Use nail to pluck for a more descant timbre attack

ord. Ordinary position and technique

Buzzing notes! These strings should be prepared with either a tuning fork, hanging paper clip, baking paper or similar to achieve a distorted timbre of this particular note (well aware that this also addresses the equivalent flats and sharps). An alternative is to position the respective pedal in the middle between flat and natural or between sharp and natural.

These strings should be prepared with a hair clip well tightened on the string (and not dropping down) to achieve a gong-like sound (well aware that this also addresses the equivalent sharps and flats).

Please see www.harpnotation.com for instructions on harp preparations in the Notation Manual.

Strings

Non vibrato Throughout the whole piece

Con sord. Wooden mutes

Clothespin Mini clothespin for violins and viola. Normal clothespin for cello and double bass. Attach the pin firmly and all the way down (instead of just the tip of the pin) through to the indicated string to create a gong-like sound when plucked. Let resonate but dampen the other strings with l.h. when played.

Positioning: Vln1 (on IV): 1 cm from bridge. Vln2 (on IV): ½ cm from finger board. Vla (on IV), Vla (on III) and Db (on III and II): 1 cm from board. Gliss. Glissando

SP Sul ponticello

xSP Extreme sul ponticello ord. Ordinary position

MST Molto sul tasto

p Whenever pianissimo or softer, lighten the bow pressure like flautando and move up the bow sul tasto thus both bowing “½ horisontally ½ vertically” to create an very airy and soft sound.

INSTRUMENTATION

Bass Flute

Bass Clarinet

Contrabassoon

Horn

Percussion

Timpani II & III

Prepared vibraphone

3 bell plates

Soft mallets and double bass bow

Harp (with bow hair)

Violin 1

Violin 2

Viola

Cello

Double Bass

Notation

Score – standard transposed

Bass flute – sounds 1 octave lower than notated

Bass clarinet – sounds 1 octave and a major second lower than notated

Contrabassoon – sounds 1 octave lower than notated

Horn in F – sounds a fifth lower than notated

Double bass – sounds 1 octave lower than notated

Île

2012/2018/2023 for undecet

Destremau

harm. gliss. plucked gliss. Senza sord. Senza sord. Senza sord. Senza sord. Senza sord. motor ~ 1.5 Hz

bend/slide finger off/on keys

& & ? ? ? ? ? & & B ? t

bend/slide finger off/on keys

bend/slide finger off/on keys

bend/slide finger off/on keys

P P P P P

xSP Vibraphone arco Bell Plate pizz. pizz. "gong" "gong"

æ .

Vibraphone

Å b ∏ ∏

Bell Plate ∑ . ˙ æ Œ ∑ ∑ ø Œ Œ Å Å b Å b Å b Œ Ó Ó

Bell Plate

π π π π

Con sord.

Con sord. w Œ Œ ˙ n ˙ 3 Ó ˙ # Ó Œ ˙ # 3 Ó Å b Œ ? ‰ Å b Œ Ó Ó Œ Å Œ 3 ∑ ∑ Å

Ó Ó ‰ Å Œ Œ Œ Å b Ó 3 Pedals: D C#, Bb | E#, F G# A M Niente poss.

Niente poss. ∏ ∏ Con sord. Niente poss. aeolian into ord. pitch Niente poss.

Niente poss. Niente poss. Con sord. π π π π Con sord. Con sord.

Timpani Vibraphone motor OFF remove clothespin remove clothespin remove clothespin w w n w w w æ ∑ ∑ ∑ Ó Œ œ Ó ˙ b Œ . ˙ w b

II (F-C) II II MST MST MST MST arco arco arco arco Niente poss.