Frej Wedlund
Morning lights (2020) for 2 violins
Dur. 3′
SCORE
Frej Wedlund
Morning lights (2020)
for 2 violins
Dur. 3′
PERFORMANCE NOTES
Instrumentation
Violin I
Violin II*
* Scordatura: tune G string to G 1⁄3 semitone flat (33 cents flat) – c. G-string = 192 Hz at A = 440 Hz. The scordatura is most appropriately tuned with a tuner.
Notation
Violin II is written as a transposing instrument, with sounding pitches indicated on an additional stave. The scordatura string (IV).
Glissandi should start immediately on the beginning of the note value affected. Stems without a notehead are used only to clarify the rhythm and duration of glissandi and should not be rearticulated, unless slurs/bow markings indicate otherwise. Vibrato should only be used sparsely throughout the piece. The work should generally be played as legato as possible, used asimperceptible-as-possible bow changes where necessary.
Symbols & techniques
1/4 tone above sharp = 1/4 tone below flat D
1/3 tone below natural (only used for Vln. II’s sounding pitch system) j
Gradual changes between two techniques ▶
s.t. sul tasto
n. naturale (only used with s.t., s.p. etc.)
s.p. sul ponticello
flaut. flautando, refers to bow speed and pressure only rather than bow position
Harmonics
Open (natural) harmonics sounding at notated pitch are indicated with a circle above the notehead. Other open harmonics are indicated with diamond noteheads at fingered pitch, with sounding pitch indicated with noteheads in parantheses (or on system above). Filled-in diamond noteheads are used for quarter notes where necessary to clarify rhythm.
The score refers to harmonics, in writing, by partial numbers. That is, the 1st partial is the fundamental (open string), the 2nd partial is the octave harmonic, the 3rd partial the harmonic sounding octave + fifth above the open string, etc.
Harmonics should always be allowed to ring/resonate as much as possible, without damping them unnecessarily.
Trill between two harmonics (“harmonic trill”).
Trill between regular harmonic and “double-node” harmonic. In the second trill fingering, the bracketed D and G (fingered pitch) are both stopped on the G-string, with the G being trilled. As both the two notes represent nodes of the 6th partial (sounding two octaves and a fifth above the open string), this partial sounds instead of the 3rd or 2nd partials.
Trill between harmonic and normal pressure.
M o r n i n g l i g h t s
O p e n , br i g ht q = 8 0
pi z z *
&
o a r c o I Io
I V ( l e t r i n g)
&
3
s c o r d a t u r a , V l n .
4 4 4
o I I I I I si m
oooo I I ooo - I I
II: t u n e G - st r i n g t o G 1 /3 - s e m i t o n e a t ( 3 3 c e n t s a t )
4 4 4
* N B ! P i z z i c a t o h a r m o n i c
* * Tr i l l b e t we e n t wo h a r m o n i c s ( s e c o n d a n d f o u r t h p a r t i a l )
* * * Tr i l l b e t we e n r e g u l a r h a r m o n i c a n d “d o u bl e - n o d e ” h a r m o n i c - s e e pr e f a c e .
* * * * Tr i l l b e t we e n h a r m o n i c a n d n o r m a l pr e s s u r e
* * * * * Tr a n s i t i o n s m o o t h ly b e t we e n h a r m o n i c a n d n o r m a l pr e s s u r e
0 ˜ ( I I )
F r e j We d l u n d ( 2 0 2 0 ) & S o u n d i n g pi tc h :
n o t t o o sh o r t
& a r c o I I I
s e m pr e l e ga t o po ssi b i l e o I V
o 3 I I I
o o ( n o n h a r m ) ( I I I ) ( n ) s . p. I V
o I I I I I 0
p
o o I I I I I I I I
3 & p
- 3 >
I I I n ( l a t e c r e s c e n d o ) ê o I V& & I V s e m pr e l e ga t o po ssi b i l e
p
I I I >
0 3 s t ( I I ) 0
s . p. ∑ U n o t t o o l o n g & & I I I
I I ê o
I V >
p o c o s p -
∑ U n o t t o o l o n g 3 & I I
n I I I > o I I o o I V I I I
a u t 0 ( n ) s p &
) s t
4 4 4 3 4 4 4
n * *
3 3
n a r c o o r d . ( n o n a u t . ) o o I I I o I V o o p o c o s p
a ( I V )
* B a r r i o l a g e e g l i s s a n d o : t h i r d s t r i n g g l i s s a n d o s a q u a r t e r- t o n e u pwa r d s f r o m A , a lt e r n a t i n g a g a i n s t o p e n s e c o n d s t r i n g A .
si m * 5 ( Œ œ œ œ w œ œ œ œ j œ # ™ ˙ œ Œ Œ ‚ ‚ œœ O Or ‰ ™ Œ O œ œ K œ K œ # œ œœ # œ œ K ˙ œ O ‚ O J ≈ O O ‚ O ™ J O R ‰ ™ O j ‚ Œ ‚ O ™ Œ ‚ O ™ ‚ œ # j ˙ ‰ œ œ ˙œ Œ Ó ˙ # ˙ w œ j ‰ Œ ˙ œ j ‰ Œ œœ œ K œ K ‰ ‚ ‚ ‰ Ó ‚ b O ™ O j ‰ ‰ ‰ œ j ˙ w œ ™ O O ™ œ ˙ ˙ œ j ‰ Œ œ J ‰ ‰ œ O ™ O J Or ≈ œ ™ ˙ J œ ˜ ™ ˙ ™ ˙ ™ Œ ~ œ K O œ # ˙ ˙ Œ œ ww B b Ó ˙ ‰ ™ œr ™ œ ˙˙ ™ œœ J ‰ œ b j œ œ O b œ œ O œ O Ó œ K œ n œ K œœ Œ Œ ≈ œ ™ j ˙ ™ Œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ F r e j We d l u n d : M o r n i n g L i g h t s - 7
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