Music for Unicorns
Duo für eine Sängerin mit Live-Elektronik und einen Analog-Synthesizer Spieler
Text: Anne-May Krüger
Mike Svoboda (*1960)
Music for Unicorns (2022)
Duo für eine Sängerin mit Live-Elektronik und einen AnalogSynthesizer Spieler
Text: Anne-May Krüger
Dauer ca. 15 Minuten
Die Komposition wurde ermöglicht durch die Unterstützung der Fachausschuss Musik Kanton Basel-Stadt, Kultur und Kulturelles Baselland.
Music for Unicor ns
w r itten for the Duo Anne-May Kr üger and Andreas Eduardo Frank
with a text by Anne-May Krüger Mike Svob o da {@projectyear@}
40 days and 40 nig hts
flowing ( c 96) The general dynamic is quiet but full scrape * tap scrape * tap Mezzo-soprano Amplified Surface 1 Amplified Surface 2 Surf 1 Surf 2 5 --"sh" ** [u i u i "sh" ** [i u i u M-S Surf 1 V 2 Surf 2 10
©Mike Svoboda 2022
- - -- - - -u i u i u i u i u u i M-S Surf 1 V. 2 Surf. 2 15 - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - -u i u u i u u u i u u i M-S Surf 1 V 2 Surf 2 20 - - - - -- - - - -u i u pi whistle c3 * u pi u u u i u pi whistle e3 * u M-S Surf 1 V 2 Surf 2 24 3 40 days and 40 nights 20230104 *) The whistling comes out of the "sh" air sound
loop cont loop cont -loop #1a pi u (pi) pi u loop #1b pi u (pi) M-S Surf 1 V 2 Surf 2 loop loop 28 hit (mp) hit (mp) loop #2b M-S Surf 1 V 2 Surf 2 loop 32 loop cont loop cont much slower ( c 48) -(loop #1a cont ) Swi m, loop #2a add resonace at 1052k to loop #1a and at 1324k to loop #1b M-S Surf 1 V 2 Surf. 2 loop loop 37 4 40 days and 40 nights 20230104
M-S Surf 1 V 2 Surf. 2
Four ty day s an d four ty nigh ts Swi
Swim M-S Surf 1 V 2 Surf 2
56
whisper (voiceless) whisperd voice with the same resonace as loops #1a&b (1052k and 1324k)
poco a poco al niente poco a poco al niente
bu t to li ve trea d tho se wa ters
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(loop #1b cont )
(loop #1b cont ) No t to la st an d 51
(loop #1a cont ) bu t to li ve threa d tho se wa ter s
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- - soar, drea m (loop #1a cont ) (loop #1b cont ) M-S Surf 1 V 2 Surf 2 44 di mi nuen do di mi nuen do = 144 - - - - - - - -- - - - - - -sotto voce
m (loop #1a cont ) No
st
t to la
Four ty day s an d four ty nigh ts fade both loops #2a&b
di mi nuen do poco a poco al di mi nuen do poco a poco al slower ( c 72) [m] [m] (loop #1a cont ) [m] hit with fist (mp) fade both loops #1a&b [m] [m] (loop #1b cont ) [m] hit with fist (mp) M-S Surf 1 V 2 Surf 2 61 niente niente [m] scrape (circular) [m] scrape (circular) M-S Surf 1 V 2 Surf 2 67 loop cont = 96 - - -- - - -For ty days and four ty nights Four ty days and four ty nights Sample 1 Four ty days and four ty nights Four ty Sample 2 Four ty days and four ty nights M-S. Surf. 1 Surf 2 Samp.1-3 loop loop 73 6 40 days and 40 nights 20230104
di mi nuen do al niente di mi nuen do al niente loop cont loop cont -- -Four ty days and and four ty nights Four ty days Sample 3 Four ty days and and four ty nights Four M-S Surf 1 Surf 2 Samp 1-3 loop 76 senza misura, freely and slow S oar, swim, dream Samples detune M-S Samp 1-3 79 a bit faster = 72 Ride the waves, [m] trick the tides Samples Samples detune M-S Samp.1-3 83 7 40 days and 40 nights 20230104
- - [m] tos sing sea shells Samples detune M-S Samp 1-3 87 freely and slow ( c 48) Swim, swim, dream M-S Samp 1-3 90 cresc dim al niente - - - - - - [m a] attacca 221Hz [“a”] 32,8Hz ca 20-30 seconds 8,2Hz 4,8Hz * = Pulse M-S Synth Samp 1-3 93 8 40 days and 40 nights 20230104
Fish musing cold-blo o dedly
repeat ad lib = 288 Why the stir? Fish mu sing cold Mezzo-soprano Harmonizer Key board Harmonization Voice 1 Vocoder Pulse - - - - -Why the stir? bloo ded ly S ea de vils ga zing M-S. HKey Harm Voice 1 Vcdr Pulse 5
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- --Why the stir? O y up blank ly Fish mu sing M-S HKey Harm Voice 1 Vcdr Pulse A 9 - - - --sters wise crack ing Jel ly fish cold bloo ded ly M-S HKey Harm Voice 1 Vcdr Pulse 13 10
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- - - - - -- - - -yawn ing S ea de vils S ea de vils ga zing up blank ly M-S HKey Harm Voice 1 Vcdr Pulse 17 cresc poco a poco cresc poco a poco - - -gaz ing up blank ly Fish mu sing cold M-S HKey Harm Voice 1 Vcdr Pulse B 21 11 Fish musing cold-bloodedly 20230104
- - - - -Why the stir? bloo ded ly S ea de vils ga zing M-S HKey Harm Voice 1 Vcdr Pulse 25 -- -Why the stir? O y sters up blank ly mu sing ga zing M-S HKey Harm Voice 1 Vcdr Pulse C 29 12 Fish musing cold-bloodedly 20230104
- - - -Fish S ea de vils cold bloo up cold blank ly up M-S HKey Harm Voice 1 Vcdr Pulse 33 - -ded ly Why the stir? the Why up cold almost yelling up cold ga M-S HKey Harm Voice 1 Vcdr Pulse D 37 13 Fish
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musing
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random pitches, inflections ad lib.
circa zing cold up Fish Fish Fish up M-S HKey Harm Voice 1 Vcdr Pulse 41 the Why stir? the Why stir? the Why the Why stir? the Why the stir? M-S HKey Harm Voice 1 Vcdr Pulse 46 14 Fish musing cold-bloodedly 20230104
Why the Why the Why the
Why stir?
cre scen [a i a "why " a i a i a i a i a i a i a Transition Pulse to B harmonic spectrum Spectral Pulse M-S HKey Harm Pulse E 51 repeat ad lib. do poco a poco ( = 144) From free pitches, portamento sempre M-S HKey Harm Sp Pulse F 56 From black P -+ / T = / S= Synthesizer M-S HKey Synth Sp Pulse 60 15 Fish musing cold-bloodedly 20230104
- - From black gap ing gap ing depths T + M-S HKey. Synth Sp Pulse 63 repeat ad lib repeat ad lib From black gap ing depths Let ad lib poco a poco glissando up M-S HKey Synth Sp Pulse 66 16 Fish musing cold-bloodedly 20230104
depths Let P++ / T = / S = T + M-S HKey. Synth Sp Pulse 69 Let the the rain S + poco a poco gliss up M-S HKey Synth Sp Pulse 72 17
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repeat ad lib repeat ad lib Let the rain fall ad lib Ppoco a poco gliss up M-S HKey Synth Sp Pulse 75 rain fall in in long STpoco a poco gliss up M-S HKey Synth Sp Pulse 79 18 Fish musing cold-bloodedly 20230104
repeat ad lib repeat ad lib - - long silv’ r y In long silv’ r y streaks Let it ad lib the C# harmonic pulse remains as is until letter H M-S HKey Synth Sp Pulse 83 silv’ r y streaks Let it Let it Let it swell P = / T = / S = P + / T + / S + P + / T + / S + M-S HKey Synth Sp Pulse 87 19 Fish musing cold-bloodedly 20230104
- Let it swell ri vers lakes lakes S + S + S + M-S HKey Synth Sp Pulse 92 - lakes ri vers lakes lakes S + P -+ / T + / S - P -+ / T + / SM-S HKey Synth Sp Pulse 98 20 Fish musing cold-bloodedly 20230104
Fish musing cold-bloodedly
- - - - - - - - - lakes Li qui da ting, li que f y ing Li qui da ting, P -+ / T + / SM-S HKey Synth Sp Pulse 105 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - li que
gliss
Li
f
ing M-S HKey Synth Sp Pulse G 110 21
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f y ing
up slowly
qui da ting, li que f y ing Li qui da ting, li que
y
Li qui da ting, li que f y ing Li qui da ting, li que f y ing the
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ad lib M-S HKey Harm Synth Sp Pulse 115 the the the the the M-S. HKey Harm Synth Sp Pulse 121 22 Fish musing cold-bloodedly 20230104
decresc poco a poco the the the [a] etc Vocoder M-S HKey Harm Synth Sp Pulse H 130 [a] Transition from C# harmonic spectrum back to Pulse M-S HKey Harm Vcdr Sp Pulse 137 23 Fish musing cold-bloodedly 20230104
repeat ad lib repeat ad lib. Pulse M-S HKey Harm Vcdr Sp Pulse 146 - - - - - -- - - - - -wo r etc wo rl d worl d worl d wo r l Vocoder M-S HKey Harm Voice 1 Vcdr Pulse I 155 24 Fish musing cold-bloodedly 20230104
Fish musing cold-blo o dedly
teeth chattering, voiceless, gradually move towards microphone
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - -l d wor l d wo r l M-S HKey Voice 1 Vcdr Pulse 160 di mi nuen do al niente - - - - - - -d
[u d M-S HKey Voice 1 Vcdr Pulse 164 repeat ad lib. di mi nuen do al niente molto ritardando - a] M-S Vcdr 168 25
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In the stars’ light-hearted fall
In the stars’ lig ht-hear ted fall
= 108 tapping Amplified Surface 1 Amplified Surface 2 Surf 1 Surf 2 7 record loop of both surfaces Surf 1 Surf 2 loop loop 14 loop cont loop cont = 43 2
to letter B – A&B are played simultaneously but not synchronously (loop) start loop of Surface 1 and 2 M-S Surf 1 Loop Surf 2 Synth. loop loop 21
jump
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legato, quasi glissando
The upper note, actually a timbre change, is created with a hand movement towards the Theramin
( ) = 108
sempre
Synth A 28 Synth 33 Synth 40 Synth 49 Synth 55 jump to letter D (A&B are played simulteanously but not sychronously Synth 63 27 In the stars’ light-hearted fall 20230104
= 43 - - -- - - - - - -Drea m, Drea m, Delay Drea m Drea m, M-S Delay 1 Loop B 68 - - - -- - - - - - -Drea m, Drea m, Drea Drea m, Drea m, M-S Delay 1 Loop 76 - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -m, Drea m, Drea m, Drea m Drea m Drea M-S Delay 1 Loop 85 repeat ad lib dim a n ente - - - -- - - - - - - - -Drea m m, Drea m M-S Delay 1 Loop 94 = 108 - - - -- -I n I n I n the stars’ the stars’ light the stars’ light heart ed I n I n I n the stars’ the stars’ light the M-S Delay 1 102 28 In the stars’ light-hearted fall 20230104
- -fall fall fall stars’ light heart ed fall fall fall M-S Delay 1 Delay 2 108 - --C
Drown Drown your your your hum ming your hum ming “ your hum the pitch, mime the text hum ming” fall Drown Drown your your your hum ming your hum ming fall fall Drown Drown your your your hum ming fall fall fall Drown Drown your your M-S Delay 1 Delay 2 Delay 3 C 111 dim al niente dim a n ente dim a n ente dim a n ente - - - - --“ your hum ming” “ your hum ming” “ your hum ming” “ your hum ming” “ your hum ming” “ your hum ming” your hum ming your hum ming your hum ming M-S Delay 1 Delay 2 Delay 3 118 29 In the stars’ light-hearted fall 20230104
and D are played simultaneously but not synchronously
C and D are played simultaneously but not synchronously
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( = 108)
Synth D 124 Synth 129 di Synth 135 mi nuen do rit repeat ad lib Synth 141 30
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move playback device with "Forty days " collage towards and away from mic
legato repeat ad lib. = 72 S eq 1A fade out surface loop M-S Synth E 145 move playback device with "Forty days " collage towards and away from mic
Seq 1A * cont Seq 1B * Seq 1A Seq 1C* Surf 1 Surf 2 Seq1 Seq2 Seq3 147 Surf 1 Surf. 2 Seq1 Seq2 Seq3 155 31
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Wide eyes Sun light Bird song the "delay" is actually pre-recorded
= 96
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Wide eyes Sun light Bird song
M-S Delay 1 Surf 2 Seq1 Seq2 Seq3 F 160 Wide eyes Wide light Sun song Bird eyes Light wide Wide eyes Wide light Sun song Bird eyes Sun wide Wide eyes Wide light Sun song Bird eyes eyes wide Seq 2B * Seq 2A * Seq 2c * M-S Delay 1 Delay 2 Surf 2 Seq1 Seq2 Seq3 167 -- -Bird light song eyes Sun song Dream Song light Light eyes light song Bird light Sun light Wide eyes Bird song song light eyes song Sun light Seq 3A * Seq 3B * M-S HKey Harm Delay 1 Delay 2 Delay 3 Seq1 Seq2 Seq3 173 32
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overall diminuendo
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Dream Green Blue Black S oar Wide eyes Sun song Wide eyes Sun song Light eyes Bird song Light eyes Bird song song eyes light song song eyes light song Seq 4C * M-S HKey. Harm Delay 1 Delay 2 Delay 3 Seq1 Seq2 Seq3 179 ( = 96)-- - - - -Swim Wide eyes simile Sun light Wide eyes simile Sun light Wide eyes simile Sun light Four ty days and four ty nights Four ty days and four ty nights Four ty days and four ty nights Seq 4B* Seq 4A* Vocoder M-S HKey Harm. Delay 1 Delay 2 Delay 3 Speak Vcdr Seq1 Seq2 Seq3 G 183 33 In the stars’ light-hearted fall 20230104
-- - - - -Black Dream Green Wide eyes Wide eyes Sun light Wide eyes Wide eyes Sun light Wide eyes Wide eyes Sun light Four ty days and four ty nights Four ty days and four ty nights Four ty days and four ty nights M-S HKey Harm Delay 1 Delay 2 Delay 3 Speak Vcdr Seq1 Seq2 Seq3 186 -- - - - -S oar Swim Wide eyes Wide eyes Sun light Wide eyes Wide eyes Sun light Wide eyes Wide eyes Sun light Four ty days and four ty nights Four ty days and four ty nights Four ty days and four ty nights M-S HKey Harm Delay 1 Delay 2 Delay 3 Speak. Vcdr Seq1 Seq2 Seq3 189 34 In the stars’ light-hearted fall 20230104
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-- - - - -Dream S oar Wide eyes Wide eyes Sun light Wide eyes Wide eyes Sun light Wide eyes Wide eyes Sun light Four ty days and four ty nights Four ty days and four ty nights Four ty days and four ty nights M-S HKey Harm Delay 1 Delay 2 Delay 3 Speak Vcdr Seq1 Seq2 Seq3 192 - -- -- -- - -Swim Bird song Green Wide eyes Sun light Bird song Green Wide eyes Sun light Bird song Green Wide eyes Sun light Four ty days and four ty nights Four ty days and four ty nights M-S HKey Harm Delay 1 Delay 2 Delay 3 Speak Vcdr Seq1 Seq2 Seq3 195 35
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Four ty days and four ty nights Four ty days and four ty nights
= 126 -- - -Dream Blue Bird song Wide eyes Black Four ty days Blue Bird song Wide eyes Black Four ty days Blue Bird song Wide eyes Black Four ty days (pre-recorded) hit surface with fist (bass drum)
Sequences on
end M-S HKey Harm Delay 1 Delay 2 Delay 3 Loop Speak Vcdr Seq1 Seq2 Seq3 H 197 - - - -- - - -- - - -Four ty nights Four ty days Four ty nights Four ty days Four ty nights Four ty nights Four ty days Four ty nights Four ty days Four ty nights Four ty nights Four ty days Four ty nights Four ty days Four ty nights Green Blue M-S. Delay 1 Delay 2 Delay 3 Loop Speak. Vcdr Seq1 Seq2 Seq3 200 36
hold to
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- - - -- - - -- - - -Not to last, but to live Ride the waves, trick the tides Four ty days Four ty nights Four ty days Four ty nights Four ty days Four ty days Four ty nights Four ty days Four ty nights Four ty days Four ty days Four ty nights Four ty days Four ty nights Four ty days Black Green Blue Green Blue M-S Delay 1 Delay 2 Delay 3 Loop Speak. Vcdr Seq1 Seq2 Seq3 205 -- - - -- - - -- - - -but to live Light hear ted Ride the waves, Four ty nights Four ty days Four ty nights Four ty days Four ty nights Four ty nights Four ty days Four ty nights Four ty days Four ty nights Four ty nights Four ty days Four ty nights Four ty days Four ty nights Black Blue Green Black Green M-S Delay 1 Delay 2 Delay 3 Loop Speak Vcdr Seq1 Seq2 Seq3 210 37 In the stars’ light-hearted fall 20230104
In the stars’ light-hearted fall
-- - - -- - - -- - - -Not to last, trick the tides Light hear ted fall Tread Four ty days Four ty nights Four ty days Four ty nights Four ty days Four ty days Four ty nights Four ty days Four ty nights Four ty days Four ty days Four ty nights Four ty days Four ty nights Four ty days Blue Black Green Black Blue M-S Delay 1 Delay 2 Delay 3 Loop Speak. Vcdr Seq1 Seq2 Seq3 215 - - -- - -- - -- - -those wa ters [a] Four ty nights Four ty days Four ty nights Four ty days Four ty nights Four ty days Four ty nights Four ty days Four ty nights Four ty days Four ty nights Four ty days Black Green Blue Black M-S Delay 1 Delay 2 Delay 3 Loop Speak Vcdr Seq1 Seq2 Seq3 220 38
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- -- -- -Four ty nights Four ty days Four ty nights Four ty nights Four ty days Four ty nights Four ty nights Four ty days Four ty nights Blue Green Black M-S Delay 1 Delay 2 Delay 3 Loop Speak. Vcdr Seq1 Seq2 Seq3 224 - -- -- -- --Green Blue Bla ck Four ty days Four ty nights Four ty days Four ty days Four ty nights Four ty days Four ty days Four ty nights Four ty days Green Blue Bla ck M-S Delay 1 Delay 2 Delay 3 Loop Speak Vcdr Seq1 Seq2 Seq3 227 39 In the stars’ light-hearted fall 20230104
Appendix: S equences 1-4 A-C App endix: S equences 1-4 A-C
= 72 S eq 1B S eq 1B S eq 1A S equencer 1 S equencer 2 S equencer 3 S eq 2C S eq 2B S eq 2A S eq 1 S eq 2 S eq 3 2 S eq 3C S eq 3B S eq 3A S eq 1 S eq 2 S eq 3 3 S eq 4C S eq 4B S eq 4A S eq 1 S eq 2 S eq. 3 4
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