Án skilnings (Ununderstanding)

Halldór Smárason

Án skilnings Ununderstanding for amplified flute and tape

Commissioned by Rás 1 Music Festival Dedicated to María Ösp Ómarsdóttir

score (ÁnSkilnings_RÁS1_141118_35)

Technical requirements Sound

Lights & stage

Laptop/computer

Blackout on stage

Mixer

Spotlight on performer

Appropriate cables

Chair

1 DPA microphone

2 Music stands

Stereo speakers

2 Music stand lights

The composer provides the respective tape playback upon request, email: halldorsmarason@gmail.com.

Performance notes Noteheads

The piece uses a few noteheads, representing different gestures.

They should be realized as follows: All conventional gestures and sounds.

Harmonic overtones.

Kissed or sucked tones.

Tongue click inside palate.

Tongue ram.

Key clicks.

Before the piece starts the first sample is triggered, approx. 1 minute long. While the tape plays the performer walks onto the stage in total blackout and sits on á chair facing forward. As soon as the tape stops the performer is lit by spotlight and the piece begins.

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18

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28

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38

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48

58

Located above the notes, these symbols determine the position of the mouth in relation to the embouchure.

&

Mouth away from the embouchure.

Airy tone.

68

Ordinario.

Tongue click inside palate through the flute at ordinary embouchure position.

75

Embouchure fully covered by mouth.

Kissed/sucked tone, embouchure fully covered.

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Other explanations

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Embouchure symbols

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Full Score

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0

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1

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The piece includes quarter tones. They are notated thus.

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Grace notes should always be played before the beat.

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Accidentals last throughout system.

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The performer is required to perform some acting in the piece, including facial expressions, walking on stage and breath in a certain manner.

Tones played with consonants.

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While clicking tongue inside the palate, place the respective vowels (shown above ∑ in brackets ∑ ∑ the ∑note) in the ∑ oral cavity ∑ in order ∑ to filter the clicking sound.

Dashed arrows between embouchure symbols indicate gradual ∑ changes. ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ position

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Whisper the respective words fast in the correct order.

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Dashed double arrows indicate gradual changes between two mouth positions in relation to the embouchure.

Duration: ca. 10’

Án skilnings Ununderstanding Commissioned by Rás 1 Music Festival Dedicated to María Ösp Ómarsdóttir Halldór Smárason 1. Tape starts 2. Performer walks onto stage in total blackout and sits on a chair facing forward 3. Spotlight on performer as the piece starts

q = 60

5"

1

30"

closed

Eyes Face Mouth

still closed

smile/neutral

n 2

Eyes Face Mouth

still

fast breathing

open

slowly open

open/close

narrow

open

fast breathing

open

prepare to start to play open nostrils

smile/neutral

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3

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a tempo q = 60 tape

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stands up abruptly face forward

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ï œ µ œœ ó ó œ J n‚J œ. nœ #œ ‰ 3

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‰

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face left 4,5"

whispered intensively and exhaustively without instrument

sim.

3"

3"

U Œ

Flute

b >œ. œ ‚ b œ b œ œ nœ. œ ≈ œ

gjf nr gjf brjr ábótaþm smtls gjf

n!

gjf nr gjf brjr gjf endr ábótaþm smtls gjf

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p

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19 face right

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6"

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U Œ

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ff

20 face forward

Body

key clicks

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‰

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¿ ¿ b¿ ‰

0,5" ábótabm

"mf"

‰

6

™™ gradually face down ™™

™™¿ ¿ b¿ ¿ mp ™™

sleepy play 11x 0,5" (5,5") ábótabm

"f"

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5"

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p

mf

3

p

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face up abruptly

pp

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3

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mp

walk to either side of the stage

suddenly wakes up 2,5"

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b ϕ

gjf nr brst gjf brjr gjf endr þngd frr þngd ftr gjf gr ábótabm

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mp

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Body Flute

p

f

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& Œ

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f

3

open/close

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p

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slowly close

√ Œ

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as long as possible

Flute

≈ ‰

pp

sim. alternate mouth position

í ™™

ó

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≈ ≈ bœ œ

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open/close 8"

3

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f

a tempo (short first note) headjoint gliss.

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b 16. 1. b 1. ó Œ 1.

Œ

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mp

mf

4"

26

‰

<t> <k>

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b >œ

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p

walk to stage center and sit down on the chair

‰

25

Flute

pp

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24

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ï nœ

p

5

p

slowly close

closed

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8"

sim.

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ó ï b œ. œ. œ. œ µœ ≈ ‰ >

ó nœ

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b˙ ó

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p

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p

p

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pp

open

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