HALLDÓR SMÁRASON
Ástæða for chamber ensemble
Dedicated to the Contemporary Performance Program at the Manhattan School of Music
FULL SCORE IN C
Instrumentation Flute Clarinet in Bb Snare Drum Piano 2 Violins Viola Violoncello
Duration: ca. 10’’
Full Score in C
Ástæða Halldór Smárason
q = 82
Fl. 1
° & ‰ Œ
air, no tone <d><d>
>O O
‰ Œ
Œ
Cl. 1
pp non dim.
»3 j‰ j œ bO O
slap tongue air, no tone
Perc. 1
° ¢/
rim only (not rimshot) stick *9) scrape pp sticks
‰ O ‰ ‰ Oj Oj ‰ ™ Œ
{
3
p
◊ÿ b 6. & J Œ
j ¿≈ O ‰ ‰ gj J™
sim.
5
ppp
pp
ppp
Œ
mp
Œ
Œ
Œ
3
3
œ. ‰ Œ >
Œ
pp non dim.
middle of the skin fingertips
j gg
j rj g ≈ g g ‰ ææœ o p o ppp
3 ‰ œœœœ ‰ Œ >
Œ
Œ
Œ
Œ
Œ
Œ
Œ
~~~~~~~~~
non dim.
Œ
mp
°
° & ‰ Œ
3 ≈ 2j™ 2 ‰ Œ
*6) noise
*10) c.l.t.
5
Œ
‰ j #œ™
& ‰
pizz. *4) s.t.
œ
Œ
*5) noise III
3
B ‰ ‰¿ p
*12) c.l.b. *11) s.p. III
>. j ‰ ##œœ
Œ
Œ
Œ
Π3
pp
j bœ ™ ¿ 2 ≈J Œ pizz. *4) s.t. IV
*6) noise
3
V
p
Œ
p
ppp
pp non dim.
Œ
o
œœ ™ #œ œœ ™ J (III)
*10) c.l.t. IV
Œ #œj 3
5
#œ
3
> ‰ Œ
p
Œ
3
‰ Œ >
Œ
Ÿ~~ ≤ œ bœ Œ J
II
nœ œ ‰ J
5
III
Œ
Œ
3
> ‰ Œ
Œ
Œ
ææj œ œ œ œ ≈ ææ
pp non dim.
ø
*9) m.s.p. II
c.l.t. IV
+
VJ V
*7) body arco
œ™ œ œ
ppp
ppp
pp
Vla.
Œ
release pedal audibly
p
Vln. II
‰ Œ >
close to the rim fingertips
"mp"
Œ
3
*3) gliss.
q = 82
Vln. I
ppp
3
pp
5
‰ j ‰ œœœ œ œ œ œ œ .. . . . . . . nœ ™
swipe fingertips
*2) stopped with an eraser pizz.
Pno.
5
≈x x x x x x x x ‰ b O O#O O OOOO "f"
*1) inside piano
fingertips
subtone
7
Œ
ææ ææ 7 7™ 7 7 7 7 flutter
#7
air, with audible key clicks
p
Snare Drum swipe
7 7
≈j #7 ™
Œ
mp
¢& ‰ Œ
lip bend
whistle tone
3
3
pp
mp
*12) c.l.b. I jeté
Vc.
? ‰ Œ ¢
Œ
Œ
*4) s.t. *8)
O
ppp
*11) s.p.
5
O™ O O p
‰™ œ ˙ speak
*1) Snare drum is placed inside the piano. *2) Bb7 is stopped with an eraser. Pluck the string inside the piano. *3) Glissando the respective string section inside the piano, according to the clef. *4) Sul tasto. *5) Bow the respective string vertically, avoid producing any tones. *6) Bow on the bridge, avoid producing any notes.
5
fff...
pp
O
3
‰&
o
o
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s.p. ≥o > ≤ o o o o o o o IV ‰ j œ . . . . . . . Œ JO O ‰ Œ J #œ > 3 o 3 ppp non dim. mp *10) c.l.t.
Œ
*7) Bow the tailpiece, producing a low pitch or noise. *8) Gradual changes from sul tasto to sul ponticello. *9) Scrape a stick while simultaneously scraping the skin with the stick being scraped. *10) Col legno tratto. *11) Sul ponticello. *12) Col legno battuto. *13) Molto sul ponticello.