Ambiences

AMBIENCES for Solo Cello

(2005)

Eric Guinivan (b. 1984)

Duration: 20 Minutes

AMBIENCES Performance Notes

Approximate Movement Duration: I. 1’58’’ II. 3’56’’ III. 9’10’’ IV. 1’58’’ V. 3’42’’ VI. 0’28’’ Movements II and III may be performed as a standalone piece.

Notation in Movement III Observe the following notation guidelines for Movement III: • On the upper staff, downward stems always indicate pizzicato while upward stems always indicate arco.

• All notes on the lower staff are arco; stem direction does not affect technique.

• The double-stop G-D on the lower staff is always played with normal technique.

• The double-stop C-E-flat on the lower staff is always played sul tasto.

• The double-stop A-B on the lower staff is always played sul

ponticello.

AMBIENCES for Solo Cello

I. Ominous Wind

Eric Guinivan

Smooth, Subtle, and Flowing, q = 152 con. sord., poco sul pont.

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II. Soaring

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             ff f

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   

   

             



   

              ffp          ffp

 

     

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                                                   

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                                     

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                                                      

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Growing              3                                   3 f

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  Driving!                        ff ffp

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        

       141                                                                p p f f    147                                                                           p

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          IV III    IV                                                   f      p ff

6                               162 I              ff f ff 159

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I  I  II                                                     f ff f ff       f p    In a violent storm!                                                     ff mp

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            pizz.                                                                 ffff f Disaster!

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                                                                                                                pp      p mf pp mp    pp f f  176                                                                     ff    p p f   mf pp 171

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                                             p sub.

Tension mounts

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                                              p p p ff

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                              p

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III IV

                                                 Increasingly Chaotic

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                                         cresc. poco a poco

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                                         

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molto!

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 ord.                     

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               211                                   sfffz

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

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                     

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 

    

 

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                      

Gradually increasing in intensity!

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                215                                         sfffz

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223

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  

 

    

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 228



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 

 

                sfffz

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         

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   

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     

  

 

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 

q=180    Disappear!                                            ff sub. pp

                  

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                        

A final burst of energy!

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         

                       

 

 

 

 

              

                                fff

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 

 

allow strings to resonate

  

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III. Raindrops

Moderato, q = 100

   l.v.   (pizz.)

   239



247



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  

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     

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





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   

255

      

262

   

   







sim.



l.v. sempre

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









  



   

  

  



See performance notes for explanation of non-standard notation in this movement.



      



   



     

         

   

 

  

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9

   

      

sim.           (pizz.)                                    (arco)

268

        

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

     

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   

283

p

         



p

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

         

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

                            ppp p

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                                                    

288

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10

298

 

     

  303





 308





 313



 

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                  (pizz.)

             arco

 

           mp

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                             

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                

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     

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           

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               

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               

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    353

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 

   

   mf                          pp mf                     mf                           pp mf                     

                     mf  pp mf



   mf         

mf

                 

                  

             

mf (sempre sul tasto)

343



   



  

  

  

12

          mf                          pp mf 363               358





               pp mf



mf

  

      

   

    

      

 



                       

  

  



 368                           

                 

   

mf

   

mf

           mf pp mf

             

               373                                           f  sempre                             sfz  sfz           (sempre sul pont.)        378                                                                            sfz  sfz  383                                                                                        sfz     

  

sfz

  

  





               388

        sfz

  393

13                                                                   sfz  sfz





  

                               sfz   

                



    

  

                                                         sfz 398

         sfz



               

                                             sfz  sfz

                                                                                                     sfz  403



sfz

                       408                                                                 sfz  sfz

    

14  



413

    

 



         

       sfz



          sfz

                                               sfz 

                                         423





  

sfz



      







   

 



      





           sfz

                                        sfz 

                                                          sfz 

         428

        





                      

sfz



    

                           

418



                       

      

sfz

                     



sfz

 433

                       

         



         



               sfz

sfz



     





              

     

  

438



      

         

443      

    



sffz







                       





        

   

                

         

            



  

    

                sffz



    

 



453

sffz

        

                                              

                     

457



              

                

 

448



sfz sfz

ff sempre



                              

            

 

15











     



sffz

       

                                  



            

sffz

  







   

    

      

sffz



attaca

                                                 

sffz

sffz

sffz

sffz

sffz

sffz sfffz

IV. Dark Wind

16

Smooth, Subtle, and Flowing, q = 152 con. sord., poco sul pont.

                                                  pppp

464



pp

                                                  p

pppp

pp

pppp

467



                                               pppp

pp

p

pppp

ppp

470



                                            ppp

p

p

p

ppp

p

ppp

473



                                              ppp

476



             pp

       pp



mp

pp

mp

                              mp

pp

pp mp

                                      mf

mf

p

p

mf

p

                                               mf

488

      mp

482

pp

mp

ppp

479



ppp

                                                p

485

p

p ppp

p

mf

p

mf

p

mf

                                               p

mf

p

mf

p

mf

17 491

   p

494



                                           mf

p

mf

                                                p

mf

497



p

mf

      

     mf

                        mf

p sub.

p

mf

p sub.

mf

p

mf

500



p

mf

mf p sub.

                                            mf p sub.

503

p

           mf

mf p sub.

                                              p

pp

mf

pp

mf

                                                

506

pp

mf

pp

mf

mf

pp

mf

                                           

509

pp

512

  

mf



pp



mf

pp

mf

                                                   pp

mf

518

pp

mf

                                               

pp mf 515

pp

mf

pp

                                             mf

pp

18                                                    

521

524



pp

mf

pp

mf

mf

                                               pp

mf

pp

pp mf

mf

p sub.

527

                     pp

ppp

                             pp

ppp

pppp

530



                                               ppp

533



pppp



attaca

                                             p

ppp

pppp

n

 

V. Thunder

Angry! q = 152 ca.

  

  

fff

fff

 539     

fff

  

541

  

fff

  

543

 

fff

  

545

  

 547       

554

  

                          

ffff

 

 

                          

ffff

 











                      

ffff

 

                   

ffff

ffff





ffff

              





                       

fff

fff

550

ffff

 

 537    

19

                             

    

fff

 



                

    

fff

ffff

           ffff

  













    

               



    

fff

    

fff

ffff

           

fff

ffff

        ffff

 



 

20

 559     

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 

 

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

                                                        ff As Fast as Possible, h = 120 ca.

571

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                                                             f   583                                                 ff f ff   ff f      588                                                          f fff  594                                                      ff 577

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                                                          ff        606                                                 f ff     f ff f 601

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                                                   ff f ff f ff     619                                                          f   624                                          ff f ff           612

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630

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                                                   ff f f    642                                                    ff ff f  647                                                       f ff f fff  653                                                       ff f ff  660                                                          ff f  666                                                               f ff   ff ff f 636

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         

   

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696

 704

 

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              

                   

                          

681

688

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II I

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Smooth and Flowing, q = 132

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                 III                             724

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