Gabriel Mﾄネﾄハcioiu
for flute, prepared piano and percussion
Performance notes Bass Flute (flute) Piano preparation 1 gong sound undetermined pitches A#3, D#4, G4 and Bb4 have a coin placed at the middle of the strings
preparation 2 drum sound undetermined pitches left on piano player’s choice (cloth, rubber)
preparation 3 woodblock sound undetermined pitches left on piano player’s choice (plastic)
Percussion (must have a bow) 2 Timpani Glockenspiel sounds two octaves higher. Vibrafono place a tin foil over the resonator of C5 note
C - center N - node
Tubular bells prepare C#4, D#4, F4 with tin foil Small Tam-Tam Wind chimes Marimba 2 Wood blocks Bongos Duration 22 min. This score is protected by S.A.C.E.M. and U.C.M.R.- A.D.A. Before any public performance a declaration must be sent to your national author’s society. © Gabriel Mãlãncioiu www.gabrielmalancioiu.org
ansamblului Trio Contraste
Tamas
Flute
Lento
Piano
cover the embouchure hole completely with the mouth, and blow as forcefully as possible directly into the instrument
whistle jet
f
Gabriel Mălăncioiu 2010
ff
3
Percussion
Pno.
wood mallets
Glockenspiel
f resonant
Timp.
ff
3
3
3
Glk. Perc.
3
3
© Gabriel Mălăncioiu 2010
whistle jet
f
3
3
3
7
Fl.
f
Timpano
3
2 14
with voice
u 13
Pno.
p
mp
p
3
3
whistle jet 21
Fl.
Pno.
f
p
13
Perc.
3
3
f
Fl.
f
ff
with voice
u
3
p
p
mp
p
13
13
13
Perc.
mf
p 13
3
3
3
3
quasi gliss.
f
f
p
3
3
Timp.
Glk.
27
Fl.
f
Pno.
with voice
3
ff
f
13
mf
p f
ff
pp
mf
34
13
pp f
3
quasi gliss.
f
f
p
p
13
13
p
as dense as possible 3 Perc.
u
Fl.
p
whistle jet
3
3
Perc.
Glk.
3
mf
. . . .
. .
. 3
. pp
3
ff
f
3
Pno.
Timp.
whistle jet
p
. . . . . . . .
3
f 13
3
f
3
4
air sound 40
Fl.
ff
Pno.
3
3
p
ff
Perc.
Timp.
whistle jet
47
Fl.
f
with voice
Glk.
ff
3
p
ff
3
p
fff
Pno.
p
mf
p 13
Perc.
f
3
p
13
f
ff
.
.
p 13
13
3
u
f
13
3
p
mf
3
. . . 3
. . .
. . pp
whistle jet
51
Fl.
Pno.
3
f
Perc. 3
58
Fl.
ord.
f
Pno.
with voice
u
mf
3
ord.
f
13
ff
p
3
f
mf
p
Glk.
p
13
p
ff
13
p
Perc.
frull.
3
Timp.
13
ff
f
5
p
3
f
13
pp
mf
pp f
p
ff
6 63
Fl.
Pno.
Fl.
p
13
13
3
3
Timp.
Glk.
3 3
3
ff
3
f
p
Perc.
ff
3
Pno.
13
air sound
ff
f
p
f
mp
whistle jet
p
Perc.
68
13
13
quasi gliss.
p
p
ff
fff
ff
p
3
3
3
p
f
3
3
sweep of harmonics 75
3
Fl.
p
Pno.
mp
3
7
3
3
Perc.
3
3
3
sweep of harmonics 82
Fl. Pno.
p
mp
3
Perc.
pp
3
8
Rajas Lento Bass Flute
Stay still, without making any movements
Piano
Stay still, without making any movements
Timpani rubber hard sympathetic resonance Vibrafono motor off
Percussion
ff
on other timpani
mallets
gliss.
damp
pp
whistling voice blend with Vibrafono
Timp. sympathetic resonance Vibr.
ff
on other timpani
gliss.
Wind chimes
pp
blow towards Wind chimes
pp
pp
press a finger against the drumhead about halfway between the center and edge, then strike towards the edge Timp.
Perc. ff
Vibr.
Timp.
C
pp
N
C
ff
mp
f
gliss.
C
pp
Perc. ff
gliss.
ff
N
C
Wind chimes
mp
Vibr.
Timp.
ff
gliss.
pp
blow towards Wind chimes
pp
sympathetic resonance on other timpani
Vibr. C
C
mp
sympathetic resonance on other timpani Timp.
N
pp
pp
Vibr.
harmonics
pp
9
Perc. ff
sympathetic resonance on other timpani
Timp.
ff
gliss.
ff
Vibr.
Perc.
Timp.
ff
ff
ff
ff
ff
ff
pp
ff
p
gliss.
Timp.
Wind chimes
on other timpani
blow towards Wind chimes
Vibr.
ff
C
mp
Timp.
ff
N
pp
gliss.
Timp. sympathetic resonance
pp
f
pp
C
Perc.
Vibr.
f
ff
Vibr.
harmonics
bouncing mallet
pp
pp
Timp.
ff
pp
ff
ff
Vibr.
ff
pp
pp
poco a poco accel.
Perc.
Timp.
ff
ff
ff
sympathetic resonance on other timpani
gliss.
ff
ff
Vibr.
pp
pp
Timp.
ff mp
ff
ff
10
Perc.
Perc.
bouncing mallet
f
Perc.
f
Vibr.
Timp.
f
p
Vibr.
Wind chimes Timp.
f
Timp.
pp
f
Timp.
Vibr.
ff
Vibr.
Timp.
f
mp
Timp.
pp
f
gliss.
Timp.
Vibr.
sympathetic resonance on other timpani
Vibr.
Timp.
f
Vibr.
Timp.
p
f
Timp.
Vibr.
f
poco a poco accel.
Perc.
pp
pp
Vibr.
Timp.
Vibr.
Vibr.
Timp.
mp
f
Vibr.
Timp.
mf
f
Vibr.
Timp.
ff
sympathetic resonance on other timpani
Timp.
Vibr.
Timp.
W. bl.
gliss.
Vibr.
Timp.
Timp.
Perc.
blow towards Wind chimes
Vibr.
Timp.
pp
Perc.
Vibr.
Andante
Vibr.
Timp.
Vibr.
Vibr.
p
Timp.
11
Moderato Perc.
W. bl.
mf
W. bl.
Timp.
Perc.
mf
W. bl.
W. bl. Vibr.
Timp.
Vibr.
W. bl.
f as fast as possible
Vibr.
Perc.
p
W. bl.
Perc.
mf
Vibr.
mf
Timp.
mp
Vibr.
mf
Vibr.
Timp.
Vibr.
W. bl. Vibr.
Timp.
Vibr.
Vibr.
Timp.
Vibr.
Timp.
W. bl.
W. bl.
Vibr.
Glk.
f as fast as possible
Vibr.
improvvisando
W. bl.
Vibr.
Timp.
Timp.
W. bl. Timp.
Timp.
W. bl.
mp
W. bl.
Glk.
improvvisando
f as fast as possible
Timp.
Vibr.
Timp.
W. bl.
W. bl.
W. bl.
W. bl.
mf
f as fast as possible
Timp.
W. bl.
Timp.
improvvisando
mf
Glk.
Perc.
Timp.
Timp.
improvvisando
W. bl.
Vibr.
Glockenspiel
Perc.
Vibr.
W. bl.
Timp.
mf
12
poco a poco accel. W. bl. Timp.
Perc.
W. bl.
Timp.
Vibr.
Timp.
Vibr.
Timp.
W. bl.
Glk.
Timp.
improvvisando
Vibr.
Timp.
mf
f
A Allegro Pno.
Piano player starts to make slow gestures in accord with the music as if playing (pantomime), gradually involving in the musical process, until finally starts to play at rehearsal mark B
W. bl. Vibr.
Perc.
W. bl. Vibr.
W. bl.
Timp.
W. bl.
mp
Glk.
Perc.
improvvisando
f as fast as possible
Perc.
Vibr.
Perc.
W. bl. Timp.
Timp.
Timp. Vibr. Timp. Vibr.
W. bl.
Vibr.
mp
W. bl.
W. bl. Timp.
f as fast as possible
W. bl.
W. bl.
Timp.
improvvisando
Glk.
W. bl.
Vibr.
W. bl.
Timp.
Vibr.
W. bl. Timp.
mp
Vibr. W. bl.
Vibr.
improvvisando
W. bl. Timp.
Timp.
Vibr.
Glk.
W. bl.
Vibr.
Vibr.
mp
Vibr.
f as fast as possible
W. bl.
Vibr.
Timp.
13 Glk.
f as fast as possible
mp
Vibr.
f as fast as possible
Glk.
Timp.
improvvisando
W. bl. Timp.
Perc.
Glk.
Timp.
improvvisando
Perc.
W. bl.
Timp.
mp
Timp. Vibr.
improvvisando
W. bl.
W. bl.
W. bl.
Timp.
mp
f
Vibr.
Vibr.
Glk.
Vibr.
improvvisando
W. bl.
Timp.
f as fast as possible
mp
poco a poco accel.
W. bl. Vibr. W. bl.
Perc.
W. bl. Vibr.
Vibr.
W. bl.
Glk.
W. bl. Timp.
Timp.
improvvisando
f as fast as possible
mp
Glk.
Timp.
improvvisando
f as fast as possible
mp
B Presto B. Fl. Flute player starts to make slow gestures in accord with the music as if playing (pantomime), gradually involving in the musical process, until finally starts to play at rehearsal mark C continue improvising in the same manner in the range Pno. p
W. bl. Timp.
Perc.
p
Pno.
Vibr.
W. bl.
Bgs.
Timp.
W. bl.
Bongos
Timp.
continue improvising in the same manner
Vibr.
Perc.
W. bl. Timp.
W. bl.
Vibr.
W. bl.
Timp.
Bgs.
Bgs.
W. bl.
Vibr.
14
Pno.
continue improvising in the same manner W. bl.
Perc.
Pno.
Timp.
Bgs.
W. bl.
Pno.
Timp.
Pno.
improvvisando
f as fast as possible
Pno.
W. bl.
p
W. bl. Bgs.
W. bl. Bgs.
Timp.
Bgs.
Vibr.
Vibr.
Bgs.
Glk.
Bgs.
Timp.
improvvisando
f as fast as possible
p
mp improvvisando
Vibr.
W. bl.
Timp.
Bgs.
Bgs.
p
Timp.
p
f as fast as possible
W. bl.
Vibr.
Bgs.
continue improvising in the same manner
Timp.
Vibr.
Bgs.
W. bl.
Vibr.
W. bl.
Timp.
Bgs.
continue improvising in the same manner mf W. bl. Timp.
Perc.
Vibr.
continue improvising in the same manner
W. bl.
Perc.
Bgs.
Glk.
Perc.
continue improvising in the same manner Glk.
Perc.
Vibr.
W. bl. Timp.
W. bl. Timp.
Vibr.
Vibr.
Bgs.
p
W. bl.
Vibr.
W. bl.
Bgs.
15 Pno.
continue improvising in the same manner Timp.
Perc.
Pno.
W. bl.
Bgs.
Vibr.
Timp.
Bgs.
W. bl. Bgs.
W. bl. Bgs.
Vibr.
Vibr.
Bgs.
Glk.
Bgs.
Pno.
Pno.
Perc.
Timp.
W. bl.
Vibr.
Timp. Vibr.
p
Vibr.
Bgs.
Vibr.
Bgs.
Vibr.
Bgs.
W. bl.
Bgs.
W. bl. Timp.
W. bl. Timp.
Vibr.
Timp. Vibr.
W. bl.
Vibr.
continue improvising in the same manner W. bl.
Perc.
continue improvising in the same manner Timp.
Perc.
Timp.
improvvisando
f as fast as possible Pno.
Vibr.
continue improvising in the same manner Bgs.
Perc.
Vibr.
Bgs.
W. bl.
Vibr.
Timp.
Timp.
Bgs.
Bgs.
W. bl.
Timp.
W. bl.
Timp.
Timp. Vibr.
Timp. Vibr.
continue improvising in the same manner p
f
Glk.
Timp.
f as fast as possible
Vibr.
improvvisando
W. bl.
Bgs.
Timp.
p
16
poco a poco accel.
Pno.
continue improvising in the same manner W. bl.
Perc.
C B. Fl. Pno.
Pno. B. Fl.
Vibr.
Bgs. Timp.
W. bl.
Prestissimo air sound slap
mp
p
mp
air sound slap
p
Bgs.
Perc.
Bgs.
mp
W. bl.
slap
mp
mp
continue improvising in the same manner using the following rhythmic patterns: e. , e in any order use any percussive sounds without definite pitch (air sound, whistle jet, slap, tongue-ram, etc.) in the dynamic range p - mp with some playing techniques, a definite pitch is audible; in this case, use always the same pitch
W. bl.
Bgs.
> > continue improvising in the same manner using the following rhythmic patterns: jq , jjq in any order in the range
Vibr.
W. bl. W. bl.
Vibr.
W. bl.
Bgs.
Bgs.
Vibr.
continue improvising in the same manner
continue improvising in the same manner
W. bl. W. bl. Vibr. Vibr. W. bl. Bgs. Bgs. Bgs. W. bl. Perc.
Pno. B. Fl.
continue improvising in the same manner
continue improvising in the same manner Bgs.
Perc.
W. bl.
Bgs.
W. bl.
Vibr.
Bgs.
Vibr.
Bgs.
W. bl.
Vibr.
stop all movements 17 for 3-4 sec. B. Fl.
Pno.
continue improvising in the same manner, repeating the same pattern
ff frozen stop all movements for 3-4 sec.
continue improvising in the same manner, repeating the same pattern
ff frozen
Perc. W. bl.
Bgs.
W. bl.
Bgs.
continue improvising in the same manner p - mp Pno. continue improvising in the same manner
Vibr.
W. bl.
Vibr.
W. bl.
repeat pattern 3 times
stop all movements for 3-4 sec.
ff frozen
B. Fl.
> > > using the following rhythmic patterns: o x jjq , jq , jjq in any order in the same range
mp
Bgs. W. bl. Perc. mp W. bl.
Bgs.
Pno. B. Fl.
Vibr.
W. bl.
W. bl.
Bgs.
Vibr.
continue improvising in the same manner p - mp
mp - mf
continue improvising in the same manner
W. bl. W. bl. Vibr. Vibr. Bgs. Bgs. Bgs. W. bl. Perc. Vibr.
Pno. B. Fl.
Bgs.
Vibr.
continue improvising in the same manner continue improvising in the same manner mp
f
Perc. W. bl.
Bgs.
W. bl.
Vibr.
W. bl. Vibr.
W. bl. Bgs. W. bl. Vibr.
18 B. Fl.
Pno.
Perc.
continue improvising in the same manner, repeating the same pattern
continue improvising in the same manner, repeating the same pattern ff
W. bl.
Bgs.
Vibr.
B. Fl.
continue improvising in the same manner
Pno.
continue improvising in the same manner Bgs.
W. bl.
B. Fl.
continue improvising in the same manner
Pno.
continue improvising in the same manner
repeat pattern 4 times
repeat pattern 4 times
ff
mp
Vibr.
W. bl. Vibr. Bgs. Bgs. W. bl. Vibr.
Perc.
mp
W. bl.
W. bl. Vibr. W. bl. W. bl. W. bl. Bgs. Bgs. Bgs. W. bl.
Perc.
p - mp
f - ff
19
stop all movements for 3-4 sec. B. Fl.
continue improvising in the same manner, repeating the same pattern
ff frozen
stop all movements for 3-4 sec. Pno.
Bgs.
Perc.
B. Fl.
Pno.
continue improvising in the same manner, repeating the same pattern Vibr.
ff frozen stop all movement for 3-4 sec.
W. bl.
repeat pattern 6 times
ff frozen
continue improvising in the same manner p - mp
continue improvising in the same manner mp
W. bl. Vibr. W. bl. W. bl. Bgs. Perc. mp Bgs.
B. Fl.
Pno.
W. bl.
Vibr.
continue improvising in the same manner mf - f
p - mp
continue improvising in the same manner
W. bl. Vibr. Vibr. W. bl. W. bl. Bgs. Bgs. Perc. Vibr.
20
B. Fl.
Pno.
continue improvising in the same manner
continue improvising in the same manner mp
f
Vibr. W. bl. Vibr. W. bl. Bgs. Bgs. W. bl. Vibr. W. bl. Vibr. Perc.
B. Fl.
Pno.
Perc.
continue improvising in the same manner for 20 seconds
> > > continue improvising in the same manner using the following rhythmic patterns: jq , jjq , jjjq in any order for 20 seconds
> > > improvise in the same manner using the following rhythmic patterns: jq , jjq , jjjq in any order for 20 seconds use Wood blocks, Bongos and Vibrafone (just C5 and C6)
stop all movements for 1 sec. B. Fl.
Pno.
Perc.
continue improvising in the same manner, repeating the same pattern for 10 seconds
ff frozen stop all movements for 1 sec.
continue improvising in the same manner, repeating the same pattern for 10 seconds
remove preparation 2 and 3
ff frozen stop all movements Glk. for 1 sec. improvvisando
continue improvising in the same manner, repeating the same pattern for 10 seconds
ff frozen
f as fast as possible
Timp.
ff
Sattva Bass Flute
Lentissimo
Piano
let vibrate
21
air sound
p
3
3
p
p
p
p
p
3
p Pedal pressed Tubular Bells
Percussion
with soft yarn mallets
let vibrate
p with Pedal
diffuse tone quality -- breathy, normal
11
B. Fl.
7
p
mp
p
noisy
sweep of harmonics
pp p pp
3
Pno.
3
3
p
sf p
pp
sfp
pp
7
pp
mp
Timpani
with soft yarn mallets Perc.
pp
gliss.
T. B.
3
p
3
sweep of harmonics
22
18
B. Fl.
Pno.
whistle tone
3
. . more air than sound
try to find harmonics of Piano's resonance
p
Timp.
gliss.
pp
with bow
Pno.
Perc.
ff
sf p sf
sf
pp
p
pp
Timp.
sf
3
pp
T. B.
p
sf
p
.
p
p
f
3
pp
p
f
pp
p
more air than sound
6
6
with bow
1234 2345#
p
p
3
pp
with bow
p
Mar.
B. Fl.
Perc.
sf p
mp
23
p
noisy
gl g gliss. iss. liss. mp pp pp
Release Pedal
mp without Pedal Improvise following the melodic contour suggested by the graphic (any rhythm, any register) Mar. accel. towards C# with wire brushes
pp given pitches
mp
with bow
with bow
p
23
29
B. Fl.
p
pp
sf p
pp
p
mp
pp
air and whistle tone
mp
p
3
. more air than sound gliss.
gliss.
pp
pp try to find harmonics of Piano's resonance 3 p
Timp.
Glk.
pp
with wire brushes gliss.
3
pp
sf
1234 2345# 6
ff
p
pp
3
T. B.
try to find harmonics of Piano's resonance
sf
mp Pedal pressed
mp
7
1234 B
12345 A
sweep of harmonics
with bow
sfp
6 6 p
1 2 3 B4 36 B. Fl.
Pno.
Pno.
Perc.
noisy
f
p
pp
3
p
Small Tam-Tam Mar.
Perc.
with bow
p
with bow
p
with fingers
3
pp
hold in one hand and strike with the other
6
f
24
42
B. Fl.
noisy
sf p
pp
whistle tone
sf p
try to find harmonics of Piano's resonance
p
Pno.
Timp.
Perc.
gliss.
p
3
Pno.
gliss. p
48
B. Fl.
pp given pitches Pedal pressed
mp without Pedal
Vibr.
6 6 6
34 234
mp
p
sf p
sf
sf
mp without Pedal
Timp.
noisy
mp
mf
pp with Pedal
Improvise following the melodic mp without Pedal contour suggested by the graphic (any rhythm, any register) Vibr. accel. towards D with wire brushes Perc.
1 22 33 44 5 #
p
p
sweep of harmonics
7
sf
pp
sfp
pp
p Pedal pressed
p
mp
Small Tam-Tam
with mallet
pp with Pedal
hold in one hand and strike with the other 6
6
mp
T. B.
3
p
whistle tone
1234 B45
54 B. Fl. mf Pno.
Perc.
60
B. Fl.
Glk.
with brushes
gliss .
pp
6
more air than sound
6
p
p
3
pp
p
pp
mp
6 6
p
p
7
f
Timp.
7
3
sf
p
25
sf p sf
3
sf p
sweep of harmonics
f
mp
mp
Pno.
noisy
try to find harmonics of Piano's resonance
1234 2345#
ff
Timp.
3
pp
mp
5
mp 5 Pedal pressed
p
Vibr.
try to find harmonics of Piano's resonance
with wire brushes
air and whistle tone
pp
3
Small Tam-Tam
Perc.
hold in one hand and strike with the other
6
6
f
6
6
mp
6
6
p
6
6
pp
26
64
B. Fl.
Pno.
gradually change mouthpiece position
soft sound
Release Pedal
34
p
pp given pitches
B. Fl.
with bow
p
soft sound
simile
1234 2345#
mp
Pno.
Perc.
gradually change mouthpiece position
accel. towards C#
Perc.
69
34 234
Improvise following the melodic contour suggested by the graphic (any rhythm, any register)
with brushes
mp without Pedal
Mar.
34
45 23 234
timbral tril
timbral tril
mf
with bow
p
34 2345
p
3
3
3
p
3
pp
Chord 1
3
3
pp
Small Tam-Tam
hold in one hand and strike with the other
p
with bow
p
with bow
p
gradually change mouthpiece position
34 234
3
3
soft sound
B. Fl.
75
Chord 2
Pno.
Perc.
80
B. Fl. Pno.
Perc.
pp
p
Chord 3
27
ppp
start pattern in Piano's tempo, then gradually slow down, independent of Piano's steady tempo
ppp
air sound
gradually change mouthpiece position
senza rall. play chords 1, 2, 3 (in the same way) in any order as long as you feel that the audience is still involved in the musical process; finish the piece on chord 1
senza diminuendo