Niels Rønsholdt – Wir I

Niels Rønsholdt Wir I (2005) for guitar & audio playback Dur. c. 8′

Commissioned by Frederik Munk Larsen

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Niels Rønsholdt Wir I (2005) for guitar & audio playback

WIR I WIR I for guitar and audio playback for guitar and audio playback by niels rønsholdt 2005 by niels rønsholdt 2005 commissioned by Frederik Munk Larsen commissioned

by Frederik Munk Larsen

Dur. c. 8′ PERFORMANCE NOTES PERFORMANCE NOTES

STRINGS / PREPARATION STRINGS / PREPARATION Only strings 1-3 (e, h, Only g) arestrings active.1-3 The(e, low (4-6) must must be completely damped (bycompletely right handdamped or damping arrangement). h, strings g) are active.

The low strings (4-6) must must be (by right hand or damping arrangement).

K K

K K

Scordatura: far down (fx minor 7th). relationship three strings must the be as follows: a,must c, f be as follows: a, c, f Scordatura: farThe down (fx minor between 7th). Thethe relationship between three strings Naturally, the tuning must be identical on the tape live part.

Naturally, the tuning must beand identical on the tape and live part.

PERFORMANCE NOTES

WIR I

Strings /forpreparation guitar and audio playback by niels rønsholdt 2005 commissioned by Frederik Munk Larsen

Only strings 1-3 (E, B, G) are used in the piece. The low strings (4-6) must be completely damped (by the right hand or a damping arrangement).

Scordatura: far down (eg. minor 7th). The relationship between the three strings must PERFORMANCE NOTES be as follows: KA, KC, F. PERFORMANCE NOTES Naturally, the tuning must be identical on the tape and live part.

Strings 1-3 are tied together anare elastic Leftby hand places cord. the elastic cord places on a given position (fret written(fret in roman numbers) and the Strings by 1-3 tied cord. together an elastic Left hand the elastic cord onnumber a given is position number is written inperform roman num glissandos by pulling straightly outwards (not partly downor upwards). glissandos by pulling straightly outwards (not partly down- or upwards).

The elastic cord must be 5-10 mmmust (stretched the strings - closer willthe dampen Theheld elastic cord be heldcondition) 5-10 mmfrom (stretched condition) from stringsunwantedly.

- closer will dampen unwantedly. ord: as described above ord: as described above full sound: the elastic cord is pulled downwards (notpartly entirely), creating (not a much richercreating sound a much richer sound full sound: thepartly elastic cord is pulled downwards entirely),

Breathing

BREATHING

Inhale (audibly):

Inhale (audibly):

BREATHING Exhale (audibly): Exhale (audibly):

Exhale (audibly): Inhale (audibly):

The breathing part canThe be amplified breathing (microphone) part can be amplified (microphone)

AUDIO PLAYBACK AUDIO PLAYBACK

Audio playback The tape part is made The fromtape guitar sounds very simular those in thesimular live part, the difference they aredifference reversed.that they are reversed. part is made from guitartosounds very to with those in important the live part, with thethat important

The same scordatura isThe used until p. 7, fromiswhere the artificial harmonics areartificial written harmonics as played on normally preparation. same scordatura used until p. 7, from where the area written astuned playedguitar on a without normallycord tuned guitar without cord The striking (ending a The tapestriking sound and beginning live sound) must be simultaneous, i.e the ending i.e a tape sound isending precisely ON the beat not ON (ending a tape asound and beginning a live sound) must bestriking simultaneous, the striking a tape sound is (and precisely shortly before) shortly before)

The tape part is made from guitar sounds very similar to those in the live part, with the important difference that they are reversed.

Only strings 1-3 (e, h, g) are active. The low strings (4-6) must must be completely damped (by right hand or damping arrangement).

The same scordatura is used until p. 7, from where the artificial harmonics are written Strings 1-3 are tied together by an elastic cord. Left hand places the elastic cord on a as played on a normally tuned guitar without cord preparation. given position (fret number is written in roman numerals) and performs the glissandos far or down (fx minor 7th). The relationship between the three strings must be as follows: Ka, Kc, f ust must be completely damped Scordatura: (by right hand damping arrangement). the tuning must be identical on the tape and live part. by pullingNaturally, straightly outwards (not partly down- or upwards).

Ka, Kmust n the three stringsThe must elastic be as follows: c, f The striking (ending a tape sound and beginning a live sound) must be simultaneous, i.e cord be held 5-10 mm (stretched condition) from the strings – closer Strings 1-3 are tied together by an elastic cord. Left hand places the elastic cord on a given position (fret number is written in roman numbers) and perform the art. glissandos by pulling straightly outwards (not partly down- or upwards). the striking ending a tape sound is precisely ON the beat (and not shortly before). will dampen unwantedly.

The elastic cord must be held 5-10 mm (stretched condition) from the strings - closer will dampen unwantedly.

STRINGS / PREPARATION

aces the elastic cord on a given position (fret number is written in roman numbers) and perform the or upwards). ord: as unwantedly. described above ) from the strings - closer will dampen full sound: the elastic cord is pulled partly downwards (not entirely), creating a much richer sound

ord: as described above full sound: the elastic cord is pulled partly downwards (not entirely), creating a much sound ntirely), creating aricher much richer sound BREATHING Inhale (audibly):

Exhale (audibly):

The breathing part can be amplified (microphone)

AUDIO PLAYBACK

The tape part is made from guitar sounds very simular to those in the live part, with the important difference that they are reversed.

The same scordatura is used until p. 7, from where the artificial harmonics are written as played on a normally tuned guitar without cord preparation.

The striking (ending a tape sound and beginning a live sound) must be simultaneous, i.e the striking ending a tape sound is precisely ON the beat (and not shortlydifference before) that they are reversed. ose in the live part, with the important cial harmonics are written as played on a normally tuned guitar without cord preparation. d) must be simultaneous, i.e the striking ending a tape sound is precisely ON the beat (and not