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gleb!kanasevich!(b.!1989)!
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‌she!was!but!an!apparition‌!(2014)!
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STRING$AND$BOWING$INDICATIONS$
LEGEND!
Strings!are!specified!in!two!ways:!
SCORDATURA$
!!Q!over!notes!that!are!not!harmonics!or!passages!that!include!nonQharmonic!notes!
Violin!1!!
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Cello!
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!!Q!base!notes!of!natural!harmonics!or!multiphonics!
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! 698.5!Hz!!(698)! !!!
!!631.3!Hz!!(631)!
!!!!501.1!Hz!!(501)!
233.1!Hz!!(233)!
459.5!Hz!!(460)! !!!
!!409.4!Hz!!(409)!
!!!!293.7!Hz!!(294)!
138.6!Hz!!(139)!
311.1!Hz!!(312)! !!!
!!285.3!Hz!!(285)!
!!!!207.7!Hz!!(208)!
98!Hz!!
198.9!Hz!!(199)! !!!
!!164.8!Hz!!(165)!
!!!!136.6!Hz!!(137)!
55!Hz!
Traditional!Roman!numeral!string!indications!are!substituted!with!Arabic!numerals!to!achieve!greater!positional! precision!with!bracket!extensions!for!further!clarity.! Bow!position!in!relation!to!the!bridge!is!always!indicated!below!the!staff!with!the!following!signs:! Q Q Q
sul!tasto! sul!ponticello! ordinario! Q!indicates!a!gradual!transition!from!one!bowing!style!to!another!
(frequencies$listed$top$to$bottom,$according$to$the$diagrams)$
“mezzo$c.l.$tratto”$–!bowing!with!half!hair/half!wood!(always!placed!above!the!staff)!
Using!a!tuner!with!fine!frequency!recognition!capabilities!is!preferred.!!!Maximum!possible!precision!in!tuning!is! advised,!although!pitches!higher!than!C3!may!be!allowed!with!a!+/Q!3Hz!!fluctuation.!
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Starting!with!rehearsal!letter!J!pitch!becomes!gradually!obscured,!and!as!strings!gradually!grow!out!of!tune!the! coda!(starting!at!rehearsal!letter!O)!is!to!be!tuned!by!ear,!especially!the!conclusive!1st!violin!solo.!
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INTONATION$AND$HARMONICS$ All!harmonics!used!in!the!piece!are!natural!to!aid!precision!of!intonation,!with!their!specific!string!indicated!by! the!small!solid!noteheads!in!parentheses.!
! Resulting!pitch!is!indicated!in!the!smaller,!top!line!of!each!instrument’s!double!staff!notation.!!Fingered!pitch!is! notated!in!the!larger,!bottom!line,!along!with!all!phrasing,!bowing,!articulation,!expressive,!technical,!stylistic,! nuance,!and!dynamic!markings.! Due!to!a!large!vocabulary!of!accidentals,!double!sharp,!double!flat,!3/4Qtone!sharp,!3/4Qtone!flat,!5/8Qtone! sharp,!5/8Qtone!flat,!7/8Qtone!sharp,!and!7/8Qtone!flat!accidentals!do!not!occur,!to!achieve!maximum! conciseness!and!clarity.!!Accidentals!are!broken!down!according!to!the!following!system:! !
MULTIPHONICS! Multiphonics!generally!occur!at!the!approximate!5/8Qtone!sharp!(3/8Qtone!flat)!fingered!pitch!position!with!halfQ pressed!left!hand!fingering!and!greater!bow!pressure!in!“sul!ponticello”!position.!!They!can!produce!a!variety!of! spectra,!depending!on!the!strings/pitches!combined.! A!multiphonic!in!the!fingered!pitch!staff!is!notated!as!a!regular!natural!harmonic,!with!fully!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! pressed!pitch!being!the!smaller!note!in!parentheses!and!the!harmonic!being!the!semiQpressed!!!!!!!!!!!!!! note/position.! A!multiphonic!in!the!sounding!pitch!staff!is!notated!with!square!noteheads,!with!the!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lower!pitch!being!the!fundamental!and!the!higher!pitch!being!the!most!prominent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! resulting!overtone!partial.!!
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ACCENTS$AND$MISCELLANEOUS$$ sfz (or!any!of!its!gradations)!–!a!very!sharp!explosion!in!volume!with!an!almost!immediate!drop.! >!!Q!a!heavy!lean!on!a!note,!but!less!sudden!than!a!sfz and!more!sustained.!
Q!1/2Qtone!sharp!
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Q!1/2Qtone!flat!
Q!1/4Qtone!sharp!
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Q!1/4Qtone!flat!
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Q!3/8Qtone!sharp!
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Q!3/8Qtone!flat!
When!a!string!crossing!occurs!in!the!middle!of!a!fast!running!passage,!the!player!should!not!stop!the!sound!by! lifting!the!bow,!but!quickly!play!through!the!passing!string,!making!the!least!amount!of!pitch!possible.!!Quasi! glissando/brief!careless!scratch!tone!is!optimal.!
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Q!1/8Qtone!sharp!
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Q!1/8Qtone!flat!!!
Dynamics!are!relative!and!express!the!optimal!balance!of!the!four!parts!within!the!texture.!
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From!rehearsal!letter!O!until!the!end!vibrato!should!return!to!normal.!
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Vertical!dashed!lines!align!sounding!pitches!to!played!pitches!at!pivotal!phrasing!moments,!additionally! coordinating!events!between!staves!in!moments!of!rhythmic!unison/exact!rhythmic!starting!points.!!Sounding! pitch!noteheads!appear!only!at!the!start!of!an!event.!!Duration!of!sustain!is!notated!in!the!lower!staves.!