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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Located above the notes, these symbols determine the position of the mouth in relation to the embouchure.
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Mouth away from the embouchure.
Airy tone.
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Ordinario.
Tongue click inside palate through the flute at ordinary embouchure position.
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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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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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a tempo q = 60 tape
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stands up abruptly face forward
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face left 4,5"
whispered intensively and exhaustively without instrument
sim. 3"
3"
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Flute
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gjf nr gjf brjr ábótaþm smtls gjf
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key clicks
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sleepy play 11x 0,5" (5,5") ábótabm
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face up abruptly
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walk to either side of the stage
suddenly wakes up 2,5"
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Body Flute
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open/close
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as long as possible
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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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26
‰
<t> <k>
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b >œ
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walk to stage center and sit down on the chair
‰
25
Flute
pp
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closed
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