Simon Steen-Andersen – Study for Alto Saxophone and Percussion

Simon Steen-Andersen Study for Alto Saxophone and Percussion (1998) Dur. c. 7′30″

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Simon Steen-Andersen Study for Alto Saxophone and Percussion (1998) Dur. c. 7′30″

PERFORMANCE NOTES

OPFØRELSESNOTER

Saxophone

Saxofon

Multiphonics: ad lib.

A fingering with a softer sound (as soft as possible) than standard fingering Sfz – only applies to the individual note Staccato – always as short as possible

Multiphonics: ad lib.

Greb med blødere klang (så blød som muligt) end standardgreb Sfz – gælder kun den enkelte node Staccato – altid så kort som muligt

Percussion

Slagtøj

Arsenal: 12-step scale with no “significant pitch” + medium tamtam and cymbal:

Arsenal: Skala m. 12 trin uden ”betydende tonehøjde” + medium tam-tam og bækken:

cymbal, China cymbal, woodblock, very highpitched conga 7 congas and toms, preferably as different as possible, but sorted according to “pitch”

bækken, kinabækken, woodblock, meget lys conga 7 congas og toms, gerne så forskellige som muligt, men ordnet i ”tonehøjde”

medium low tom, bass drum, medium tam-tam

medium dyb tom, stortromme, medium tam-tam

7 crotales (15va)

7 crotales (15va)

1 metal plate suspended by two pieces of string. Used only in the penultimate bar, where the string is twisted a number of times in order to make the plate rotate on its own after the “attack”, with increasing and decreasing speed until the sound dies out...

1 metalplade hængende i to snore. Bruges kun i næstsidste takt, hvor det er meningen, at snoren skal snos et antal gange, så pladen kan rotere af sig selv efter ansats, skiftevis tiltagende og aftagende i svingningshastighed indtil lyden dør ud...

When playing the cymbal with hands, a ring must be worn or a piece of metal taped to a finger

Fingerring tages på, eller metalstykke tapes på finger til bækken m.m., når der spilles m. hænder

Damped (for a softer sound) Sfz – only applies to the individual note Rim shot on the wood/metal with the ring 3 different sound qualities of the same instrument, from “soft” to “sharp”: Cymbal for example: hit on the bell, hit between the bell and the rim, hit on the rim.

Wood block (w. mallets): the bottom of the shaft, the midpoint of the shaft, ord. (w. hands / e.g. ord./w. ring) Accidentals apply until a new accidental is introduced.

Flam

Dæmpet (for blødere klang) Sfz – gælder kun den enkelte node Kantslag på træet/metallet m. ringen 3 forskellige klanggrader af samme instrument fra ”blød” til ”skarp”: F.eks. bækken: på klokken, midt mellem klokke og kant, på kanten.

Wood block (m. køller): nederst på køllen, midt på, ord. (m. hænder / f.eks. ord./m. ring) Fortegn gælder indtil et nyt fortegn introduceres.

Flam

Dynamics: f sax. = f perc.

Dynamik: f sax. = f perc.

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