Bára Gísladóttir: Séríslenskt vögghljóð á hörpu (+ stúss fyrir Frank) (2020)

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Bára Gísladóttir

Séríslenskt vögghljóð á hörpu (+ stúss fyrir Frank) (2020)

Special Icelandic lullaby for harp (+ props for Frank) for harp, percussion and electronics Dur. 11′

For Duo Harpverk

SCORE

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Bára Gísladóttir

Séríslenskt vögghljóð á hörpu (+ stúss fyrir Frank) (2020)

Special Icelandic lullaby for harp (+ props for Frank)

for harp, percussion and electronics

Dur. 11′

i. a murder in the mind palace :) interlude: æjæj litla skjálftakastið :(

ii. ugly melancholy fiest

iii. life goes on

iv. JK i’m sending the bees on you v. postlude: æjæjæj litla eftisjáin

INSTRUMENTATION

Harp

Percussion

1. Ridiculously tiny handbell

2. Some sort of nice bells (D6, E6)

3. Bell tree

4. Two thunder sheets

5. Crotales a. Bow b. Crotales mallet

6. Wind wand

7. The biggest tam-tam you can find a. big gong mallet

Amplification

The harp should preferably be amplified with plugs (if you have the sinfó harp), but otherwise contact mics will do. (In that case, make sure to stick them to the lower register part, two on each side should do).

The following percussion instruments need amplification:

• Ridiculously tiny handbell – contact mic.

• Bell tree – mic.

• Thunder sheets – two contact mics on each

• The biggest tam-tam you can find – mic

Electronics

The electronics are run from Ableton Live 10 Suite (Max for Live needed). They consist of live electronics as well as tape, so the piece requires a sound technician to control the electronics. The sound technician is called ELECTRONIC PERSON in the score. The PA should contain two speakers. An audio interface with 11+ inputs is needed.

GENERAL EXPLANATIONS

Explanations

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General

General

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General

Explanations

Bars within dashed barlines are free in tempo but should be performed as fast as possible. There are score of what to do.

Bars within dashed barlines are free in tempo but should be performed as fast as possible. There are a few exceptions from this (of course), but then there are clear indications in the score of what to do.

General

A tremolo of four lines should be performed as the fastest tremolo one can manage to create.

Bars within dashed barlines are free in tempo but should score of what to do.

Bars within dashed barlines are free in tempo but should be performed as fast as possible. There are score of what to do.

Bars within dashed barlines are free in tempo but should be performed as fast as possible. There are a few exemptions from this (of course), score of what to do.

Bars within dashed barlines are free in tempo but should be performed as fast as possible. There are a few exemptions from this (of course), score of what to do.

A tremolo of four lines should be performed as the fastest tremolo one can manage to create.

Explanations

Harp

Thunder glissando

Pedal buzz

Wire string hit

Bars within dashed barlines are free in tempo but should be performed as fast as possible. There are a few exemptions from this (of course), score of what to do.

A tremolo of four lines should be performed as the fastest

A tremolo of four lines should be performed as the fastest tremolo one can manage to create.

Explanations

Explanations

Harp

General

A tremolo of four lines should be performed as the fastest tremolo one can manage to create.

A tremolo of four lines should be performed as the fastest tremolo one can manage to create.

A tremolo of four lines should be performed as the fastest tremolo one can manage to create.

Harp

Harp

Harp

thunder glissando pedal buzz wire string hit

thunder glissando pedal buzz wire string hit

thunder glissando pedal buzz wire string hit

General

General

Harp

Bars within dashed barlines are free in tempo but should be performed as fast as possible. There are a few exemptions from this (of score of what to do.

thunder glissando

Harp

Bars within dashed barlines are free in tempo but should be performed as fast as possible. There are a few exemptions from this (of score of what to do.

Bars within dashed barlines are free in tempo but should be performed as fast as possible. There are a few exemptions from this (of score of what to do.

A tremolo of four lines should be performed as the fastest tremolo one can manage to create.

A tremolo of four lines should be performed as the fastest tremolo one can manage to create.

Harp

Harp

Harp

thunder glissando

thunder glissando

thunder glissando

A tremolo of four lines should be performed as the fastest tremolo one can manage to create.

pedal buzz

pedal buzz

wire string hit

thunder glissando pedal buzz wire string hit

pedal buzz wire string hit

wire string hit

thunder glissando pedal buzz wire string hit

Rub strings vertically back and forth with whole hand as shown on second five in strings.

Rub strings vertically back and forth with whole hand as shown on second five in this video: http://sites.siba.fi/web/harpnotation/manual/sliding-sounds/rubbing- strings.

Rub strings vertically back and forth with whole hand as shown on second five in this video: http://sites.siba.fi/web/harpnotat strings.

Rub strings vertically back and forth with whole hand as shown on second five in this video:

Rub strings vertically back and forth with whole hand as shown on second five in strings.

Rub strings vertically back and forth with whole hand as shown on second five in this video: http://sites.siba.fi/web/harpnotat strings.

Rub strings vertically back and forth with strings.

Rub strings vertically back and forth with whole hand as shown on second five in this video: http://sites.siba.fi/web/harpnotat strings.

http://sites.siba.fi/web/harpnotat strings.

Rub strings vertically back and forth with whole hand as shown on second five in this video: http://sites.siba.fi/web/harpnotat strings.

Rub strings vertically back and forth with whole hand as shown on second five in this video: http://sites.siba.fi/web/harpnotat strings.

A little into the piece, all control is lost. To keep the notation as simple as possible, the following images are used:

A little into the piece, all control is lost. To keep the notation as simple as possible, the following images are used: wire string hit somewhere in the low register

A little into the piece, all control is lost. To keep the notation as simple as possible, the following images are used: wire string hit somewhere in the low register

Wire string hit somewhere in the low register

A little into the piece, all control is lost. To keep the notation as simple as possible, the following images wire string hit somewhere in the low register

A little into the piece, all control is lost. To keep the notation as simple as possible, the following images are used:

A little into the piece, all control is lost. To keep the notation as simple as possible, the following images are used: wire string hit somewhere in the low register

A little into the piece, all control is lost. To keep the notation

A little into the piece, all control is lost. To keep the notation as simple as possible, the following images are used:

A little into the piece, all control is lost. To keep the notation as simple as possible, the following images are used:

A little into the piece, all control is lost. To keep the notation as simple as possible, the following images wire string hit somewhere in the low register

Pedal buzz that later becomes just Gn/G#

Flick random string in low register

Punch somewhere in the low register

wire string hit somewhere in the low register

pedal buzz that later becomes just

wire string hit somewhere in the low register

wire string hit somewhere in the low register

wire string hit somewhere in the low register

pedal buzz that later becomes just

pedal buzz that later becomes just

pedal buzz that later becomes just

flick random string in low register

Thunder glissando somewhere in the low register

flick random string in low register

flick random string in low register

These images should always be performed ffffffff possibile

pedal buzz that later becomes just

pedal buzz that later becomes just

pedal buzz that later becomes just

flick random string in low register

pedal buzz that later becomes just flick random string in low register

flick random string in low register

flick random string in low register

punch somewhere in the low register

punch somewhere in the low register

punch somewhere in the low register

flick random string in low register

thunder glissando somewhere in the low register

thunder glissando somewhere in the low register

thunder glissando somewhere in the low register

punch somewhere in the low register

These images should always be performed fffffpossibile :)))))))

These images should always be performed fffffpossibile :)))))))

punch somewhere in the low register

punch somewhere in the low register

These images should always be performed fffffpossibile :)))))))

punch somewhere in the low register

punch somewhere in the low register

pedal buzz that later becomes just

flick random string in low register

punch somewhere in the low register

thunder glissando somewhere in the low register

thunder glissando somewhere in the low register

thunder glissando somewhere in the low register

thunder glissando somewhere in the low register

thunder glissando somewhere in the low register

These images should always be performed fffffpossibile :)))))))

thunder glissando somewhere in the low register

These images should always be performed fffffpossibile :)))))))

These images should always be performed fffffpossibile :)))))))

These images should always be performed fffffpossibile :)))))))

These images should always be performed fffffpossibile :)))))))

These images should always be performed fffffpossibile :)))))))

Just to make sure that I’m being somewhat understandable, I’d like to explain the following passage (but perhaps that just makes everything worse):

Just to make sure that I’m being somewhat understandable, I’d like to explain

So what should happen here is:

1. Left hand: wire sting hit, foot: pedal buzz. When there are dashed lines between symbols it means that they happen simultaneously.

2. Right hand: punch

3. Left hand: punch

4. Foot: pedal buzz

5. Left hand: punch

6. Right hand: punch

7. Left hand: punch

8. Right hand: wire string hit

Hp. ? ? /

This should be done as fast as possible, as if you had NO CONTROL AND PERHAPS YOU IN FACT HAVE NO CONTROL I.E.:

So what should happen here is:

I’d like to stress that in the more traditionally notated passages of the piece, I most of the time write on one stave, like here:

1. Left hand: wire sting hit, foot: pedal buzz. When there are dashed lines

2. Right hand: punch

3. Left hand: punch

4. Foot: pedal buzz

5. Left hand: punch

This is obviously a two hand passage, but I don’t want to divide it for you into two staves because I want you to feel free to play it however suits you the best my friend.

6. Right hand: punch

7. Left hand: punch

8. Right hand: wire string hit

This should be done as fast as possible, as if you had NO CONTROL AND

I’d like to stress that in the more traditionally notated passages of the piece,

This is obviously a two hand passage, but I don’t want to divide it for you Percussion

I don’t know what to say Frank.

Percussion ridiculouslytinyhandbell somesortofnicebells(D6,E6) belltree twothundersheets crotales(G6) windwand thebiggesttam-tamyoucanfindFrank q=52 fff

somepeople'spalmsmightverywell looklikethisforallweknow:(

Ithinkyoushouldhidebehindaboardofsomekind andliftyourhandupasifthehandbellwasapuppet? thebarendswhenelectronicsfromharphavefadedout PShopeyuo'reaquickreader:)))

barlastsuntilharp electroniceffectsfadeout barlastsuntilpercelecetronic effectsfadeout

electroniceffectsfadeout

wildviolentimprovwithslapping punching,buzzing,thunderingetc:)))

thebiggestTam-tamyoucanfindFrank

biggongmallet createthemostextremeandintensecrescpossible (intherhythm/patternthatmakesthemostsensetoyou) thisbar

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