Different Sorts, for violin and guitar (2008) by Laura M Kramer

Different Sorts for violin and guitar 2008

Laura M. Kramer commissioned by Liana Gourdjia and Guido Sรกnchez

duration: ca. 10 min.

Instrumentation Violin Guitar

Performance Notes − Noteheads with an “x” indicate to stop the sound of the strings while tapping the soundboard, creating a percussive sound. − Tambora: indicated by square noteheards. Strike the strings close to the bridge with the thumb. − Natural Harmonics: The pitch indicated is the sounding pitch. − Strumming: Chords of 4 or more notes are to be strummed.

October 2008

Different Sorts for Violin and Guitar

I. Lively, Rock-Feel q = ca. 88

Violin

          



Guitar

                 ff

 





       poco

       

 

 



    



  

  

 

           



 

pizz.



           6

sul pont.                         mf

    

  

 

  

   





 

pizz. strum





        

       



  

                      f

     



     

   

          f

pizz. strum

 

           5



gradually transform into scratch tone



     

                     

10   

        mf

stop strings while tapping soundboard, creating a percussive sound

ord.

arco

 

     

    

       

Laura M. Kramer (b. 1984)



  

  

   

   ff

  







     

 

    

   

(pizz.)



 



 





   



 5

                            mf

                mp mf mf mp f   arco                                     

 

arco, scratch tone

ord.

  

 

   

           f

arco      pizz.     5                                          6  f  mf                                                     

29   

 

32     

     



          

       

     

 

  

                   f                                        

 



     

 

        

  

    

            

   

   

  



 

        

               

 

       

  

      



      



 

45        



           

sul pont.

        

   



              

  

 

        

 

    



   

  

ord.

  

                      

  

  

 

           

          

  

    

  

  

              

  



                                        6     ff

p sub.

molto

                                                                                       

 



   

     

                  

             ord.

    

ord.

                

 

ff p sub. molto



  

tambora

   

pizz.

tambora





         f



     

II. Fragments and Nuances

q = ca. 68 Violin

 



 

    pp

fff

Guitar

ppp

                    3

         



   3

  

    



  

                         3



   





 



  

 





   

    

      





    



              

   

                pizz.

strum

ppp

   



                            

              p

     I





   

            mp

                        p       mf  mf

     f



 

   

  

strumming, sliding harmonics

arco, sul pont.

ppp



   



arco, sul pont.



7 strum

                   p f

                mp    

 

fff

molto

     

 to D

 



tune

  

con sord.







    

    

II III 3                      

   





mp 5

(continue to alternate strings)  3    5                               

poco

 

                







sul tasto

                

  p

  





 

   

 

sul pont.

              

22  

         3



          



                      

arco



  

  

 

  





 

5                                          poco poco

                            



        



  repeat for 7-10 sec.

sul pont.

                                           p n

III. Patchwork

Violin

 

q = ca. 112

        

pizz.



ord.

retune

 to E

Guitar

                     mp mf

       

  

mf ppp

tambora

  

     



sul tasto



         



mf ppp

ord.                            tambora  





ord.





             

 

 

            p sul pont.

    

strum

ord.

          

arco                    mf

  

   

  

   



  

  



    

 

  

    

    

arco sul pont.



                                

          



p smoothly

 

p ord.



  



  

      

 n

tambora

  f

         



pizz.

tambora

                      

   

ord.

    

ppp

n p

  



tambora

       mp

   

 sul pont. ord.                                                              f p      mp

                         

ord.



      

tambora

arco, sul tasto

   

pizz.





 

 



                                   

                             

   

arco



  

                 

  



strum

pizz.

         



  

gradually return to ord.

                                   

arco

ord.

     

  

   



  

  

   

 





  

  

     ff

  

   

  

   

  

  

  

    

  

  

 

    

                ff

   

  

    

  

  

 



 

sul pont.

  

   

  

   

  



   

  

  

       5

  

IV. Improvisation Freely q = ca. 52

 

Violin



    6

 

  

Guitar

   

 











p sub.

 





   

molto rubato

      6

 mf

molto rubato



A Tempo 4

 

       mf



 

legato

   

  

 

   

  

legato

 









 5    





  

 



Più mosso (q = ca. 58)

           6                                     5  3 mf mp dolce arco

pizz.

campanella

 





5            



 







       ord.

           3









         pp

 mp

       



campanella 5

arco

 5  ord.        p   poco

   3       3



 

 

ord.

       

  



 

  mf

  



 

 







     

legato



 

 



  

  mf

 







sul pont.

 

ppp

    pizz.

   



mp mf

cresc.

  



 

 

 



 5                      6                      3 5 mf

ad lib.

       sul pont.       sul pont.        5                      5  6 7 mf ord.

 

ad lib.

       



      







                               6













31          5

 



          



      

 

    

                

 

 



 

             

accel.

              5

          

arco

   

 

                                                     f 5



q = ca. 72

  







 

    

          

  

  

     



              



        









  



 

       

   



  

 

   





ord.

       

campanella

  



ord.

molto rubato

 



         legato

 

    

 



          5

 

         

sul pont.

      

mf molto rubato



 

39 q = ca. 58                mf





 

       

 

mp 5



  

V. Canonic, Streaming

                    Violin          f                Guitar                                                      f                   7                                              Rock Feel q = ca. 145

poco

                                             poco

         

14        

 

  



 

  

sul pont.

 

     

stop strings while tapping soundboard, creating a percussive sound

         

 

  

   

  



 

 

           



     

    

pizz.

   

   

  

arco pizz. arco                                                               p

  33                              

pizz. arco, sul pont.









aggressive









                           

12 36

   

                                               mf ord.

poco

                                                                     poco mf

                                   poco rit.



                                              f

50 q = ca. 116         

        

 



   

                     





    

         

             

                mf



        

   

     

    

60            mf

                 

   mf

  

                                     f    p sub. mp                            mp f p sub. 

     





           

   ord.              mf     sul pont.





     



            

75                 

  

          

sul pont.

ord.

    



     

          

    

                                                                                    

                     

                                                                        

85 q = ca. 145                 mp                      mp

            

                    

14 93

 

     mf

    96           sul pont.                             ff p sub.

                       mf

 



p sub.

       

ord.

                      

 

    

cresc.

         

  

cresc.



   

   

               

                

111                            

107

   ff



  



     

 



 

                f

             f

113





        

         

          

 

 

         fp



 



        

     ff

       

gradually lift finger off strings one at a time, end on open strings

  

  

    

pizz.

    



fff

 

fff