Thomas Agerfeldt Olesen: Tonkraftwerk

Thomas Agerfeldt Olesen Tonkraftwerk (1998–99) for chamber orchestra Dur. 13′

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Thomas Agerfeldt Olesen Tonkraftwerk (1998–99) for chamber orchestra Dur. 13′

PERFORMANCE NOTES Percussion: Player 1: Jingle ribbon:

Player 1 + 2 shared: Tubular bell:

Piano: Piano must be equipped with small contact microphones inside the piano in order to obtain maximum amplification of the following notes:

The pianist must be able to turn the amplification on and off during the piece. Furthermore, he/she should be equipped with two boards, one covering 1 octave, and the other covering about 6 octaves of the keyboard. Both boards should be covered with felt underneath and have handles on them, in order to give maximum control when using them. The boards may be obtained from the composer.

Explanation of special notations in score and parts:

Conductor must give a cue, in this case to pno.

The musician must give a cue.

Repeat: A) until cue, finish, and go on, or B) until cue and go on at once.

Piano: damp string inside piano before and during playing.

Piano: cluster with indication of top note.

Trumpet: play one of the indicated notes inside the brackets.

INSTRUMENTATION Flute (doubling piccolo) Oboe Clarinet in Bb Bassoon (doubling contra bassoon) Horn in F (in bass clef sounding a 5th below) Trumpet in Bb (equipped with heavy mallet for the tam tam) Trombone Percussion (player 1): pair of cymbals slapstick metal oil drum + sandpaper old fashioned car horn sizzle cymbal + wire brush stick maracas anvil + metal hammer suspended cymbal snare drum jingle ribbon (see drawing p.3) 3 temple blocks (high, middle, low) tam (shared with trumpet) 3 beer bottles (suspended and tuned: high, middle, low) + crotchet hooks chinese opera gong timpani (lowest) Percussion (player 2): bass drum (+ piece of fabric for muting) claves old fashioned car horn Percussion (player 1 + 2 shared): tubular bell (see drawing p.3) Piano The piano must be amplified with two microphones for the lower octave and two microphones for the upper three octaves. Furthermore the pianist should be equipped with an about 11″ (29cm) board with one handle in the middle, and an about 35″ (88cm) board with two handles. Both boards should be covered with felt underneath. The pianist must be able to turn the amplification up and down during the piece.

Violin I Violin II Viola Violoncello Double bass (5 stringed) Strings in general: Quasi senza vibrato unless otherwise indicated

Transposed Score Accidentals only apply to the note they precede