Spellbound, for alto saxophone and marimba (2011)

Spellbound for alto saxophone and marimba 2010-11

Laura M. Kramer ca. 8 min.

Performance Notes Saxophone: noteheads with slashes: B-flat: use the fingering for E-flat and add the “side B-flat” key. This will produce an airy and slightly flat B-flat. During the tremolo, vary lip pressure or voicing so that several overtones sound in an uncontrolled way. The effect is similar to overtones produced by playing sul ponticello on a cello.

B natural: use the fingering for E and add the “side C” key. This will also produce a slightly flat “B”. The effect during the tremolo is the same as above. harmonics: diamond notehead indicates the fingering to be used, and the above note indicates the sounding pitch.

Marimba: combo mallets: Mike Balter 42R mallet placed inside of a hot rod drumstick. The band should be placed near the tip of the mallet for a dry setting. diamond noteheads: indicate to strike the side of the bar with the shaft of the mallet “+” indicates a dead stroke square note heads: indicate to strike the bar with hand “x” noteheads: indicate to mute the sound with the hand marimshot: strike the bar with both the head and the shaft of the mallet simultaneously.

Program Note Spellbound explores a pallet of timbres. It begins with airy, enchanting washes of sound, progresses to trancelike marimba rhythms with a hovering saxophone melody, and then wanders through jazz-like riffs and rock-like grooves. A few extended techniques accent the work. In the saxophone, harmonics and tremolos that produce a spectrum of overtones are used, and in the marimba, muting techniques and modified mallets are featured. The title is reminiscent of that of a jazz-tune, and it also originates from the mysterious quality of the extended techniques.

- Laura M. Kramer

Completed November 2010 Revised January 2011

Transposed Score

Spellbound for alto saxophone and marimba (2010) Laura M. Kramer (b. 1984)

Mysterioso, Freely q = ca. 58 Alto Saxophone

7 Alto Sax.



 

 

p

         

 

   

       ord.









 pp

f sub.





     

 

      3





abruptly

        f abruptly



ppp

 

Slightly Faster

f

pp whisper



3

  

    

    

 



12

3



p

 



     

p

       



ppp

5

p

  

with vib.

 



on sides of bars with shaft of mallet

 

In Tempo



p

on the beat

f



pp

 

medium soft cord mallets

p legato

Mar.



ppp

    

generate overtones, uncontrolled, like sul pont. on a cello

standard fingering

 





Marimba

non vib. side fingering





p tranquil



p tranquil  



 

3













  

f sub.

15

Alto Sax.





   



 



3

mf

ppp

  

ripple roll

 

Mar.





 

    

21

Alto Sax.

Mar.

5

   





      

p









  

 22

    



3

  



  



        

  

 p





 

 



          3

 

 

p

 



     



        

     



© 2010 Laura M. Kramer (ASCAP) LMK Publishing



  





mf

 

Dream-like e = ca. 92



 

6

p

ppp

mf

     



   

18

 

mf







     



  

           

 







p

mf



            

  

 

2

Alto Sax.

        

  

 

25

       

Mar.



 



 



 

Mar.



 

Mar.

    



     



ppp

   

  





p

       

 

q = ca. 58





5



 



  



           f like a jazz combo rhythm section

  

 





    





  



 

 

3

p





             (B)

3

p



ppp

poco





  

 

  

    



     

7

f like a Coltrane solo

Mar.

 

5

             3

mp

      







 

  

3

pp

    







                  

 

3

                       

Alto Sax.

  

35

 



     

  

    



p

40



 



pp



 

30

6

           

  



 

       

mp

 



mp

32

Alto Sax.





  

 

 

          

     

   





      

 

 

    

28

Alto Sax.

 

 





 p   

ppp







mp

               



5

3



 

   3

7

 



 5

           

 

mf





 

   



3

     

44

Alto Sax.



   



 







                    3







     











mp

                



  



  

           

  

f

55

3

   







       





   



 







                        

                     



3





                         sfz



p

sfz

    

 

f

f

f

                                        

             



mp





         







sfz

       

      

f 3

      

56

Mar.



Driving, Rock-Feel e = ca. 112

     

Alto Sax.

 

sfz

 

Mar.

   

sfz

52

Alto Sax.

sfz

                                                       

mf

Mar.

  



           

sfz

48

Alto Sax.



f

mf

sfz

Mar.

       



   

 

        

4

          



60

Alto Sax.

Mar.



fp

    





  

 





 

pp



f





3

               

  

62

     

p

   

    

              

                                                         

    

64

Alto Sax.

3

 

Mar.



3

3

mp ppp

p

5

mp

   







                     





                                  

 



           

 

f





pp

mp

pp

            f



     

p

(Cb) side fingering 74                       



ff



 

mf

deliberately



    

pp sub.

                   



      

71

Mar.

   

                               



p 3

ff

Alto Sax.



ppp

3

Mar.

3

Mike Balter 42R/hot rod combo mallets



67

Alto Sax.

3

f







    

pp





        mf

   



  

       

5

        

77

Alto Sax.

Mar.

   

      

     

       



 



      

ff                                         ff p f sub.                   

3

f sub.

p





 



82 Alto Sax.



  



3

  

Mar.







    



 

   

   

   



 



 

          







mf

mf



                 pp

mp





 

       

 

p sub.

 

mf





mf



           







 

  



         3  f                                                

95

Mar.



                                                    

 

Alto Sax.

pp

91

p sub.

Mar.

     

      



                                              

 

  





deliberately

     

90

Alto Sax.







86

Alto Sax.



                                                          p    pp          p

Mar.





pp





f

 

  





 





 

6

99 Alto Sax.

Mar.

 

   p

  

 

 

  



                                  p    

   



103 Alto Sax.

                 



 

n

 

Blurry q = ca. 88

   





   



    



p



ppp

very soft latex mallet

 

Mar.

Alto Sax.



hand mute on "x" noteheads



pp

Mar.

110      





Mar.











         mp 









              











     







  

 

   



  



mf









 

  

     





        

                         



ppp



  



mf

                      123         





                   

mp





            



                            





p



strike bars with hands on square noteheads

122

Alto Sax.

                 

n

116 Alto Sax.



                      



Mar.











  



 

p

mp

                        ppp

 



mf





                  mp

pp

7

       

128

Alto Sax.

 

130             



f 3

mp





Mar.



        

     





p3











      mp



           





mp





f

         

mp

                                               ppp  rit. rit.

133

Alto Sax.

 

Mar.





     5























pp

q = ca. 76

   



 

 



   

    



pp

                               mp

medium soft cord mallets

Mar.

switch to medium soft cord mallets

                            

139 Alto Sax.

mp

     

mp

p



  



 



f

p

f

    

   

 

     (Gb)

      

pp

mp 145

Alto Sax.

Mar.

 



150





mp



mp





 151

 

 

f

            

Mar.





                                                           

Alto Sax.

147                     







mf



     

poco



(ff)

poco





(ff)

 

         

     

    

         

      f

poco

(ff)

poco



  

                   

mf



 

ff sub.

f 3







   

f poco



8

155

Alto Sax.

Mar.

 





159



                              





f







   





    

  





 

Mar.



    

171

Alto Sax.







Mar.



    

177

Alto Sax.

 



   

       









168

     3



  





 

         f

     

 



ppp



 

  f sub.



 



         

        



  

poco

       

p



p poco

 

 

       

ppp





         



ord.

                  

playful

  





                     



f sub. playful









p



      

175









n



   

Mar.

   







ppp

            

     

        

       

mp

  





 

 

pp

  

f sub.

3



3

p

       

 

                  

subtone

  

                 

165

Alto Sax.

 

ppp



 



     

  

Mar.

     



pp

160

Alto Sax.



  

 



    

 

mf

 

mf





   





9

181

Alto Sax.



  3

 

  

Mar.





 

5



 

 

 



 

  

 



  

189

Alto Sax.

  

p



 

 

p



sfz



 ff



Mar.









      





  

 

192

 

    

    

     







 





  

 

  

mf

  



 

                 

p

sfz

    

   

f

   





   



 

   

   

      

           3

    sfz                                      



e = ca. 112

mf





abruptly

  

 

  



 











f





    3



           ff



 

mf

       



mf

   

     



199 Alto Sax.

 



p

  

Mar.

     mp

pp

 

      3

         



mf

pp

    

194

Alto Sax.



     



Mar.

   



 

mf

       

            mp

 

 

abruptly

 

 

 





 

mf

f

mp

Mar.

 



3

 

    

183

f

185

Alto Sax.

               

poco

p









       f



            



                      f

f

poco

   

  

        

10

203

Alto Sax.



   





 





Mar.

          mp 3

  



 

f

              

poco

   

  



      





                                     mp

  



    

f



     

                                                         

207

Alto Sax.

3

Mar.





  



    

     







        

    

211 Alto Sax.



   



3

 

Mar.







              

Mar.



 



     

   

f

   

  

       



 

   

 

  

    



   f               

sfz









poco

              

   



  

  



ff



                  

     

mp



  

7

                            

f

sfz

215

Alto Sax.

          



ff



               





                



              

11

 

219

Alto Sax.

    3

mp



 

222

Alto Sax.



   

p

7

p

   

 

220

        



 

 













       

 



228

Alto Sax.

  

  

Mar.



          







 





             

   











dim. poco a poco....



 





 











   

  



          







  

      

  

 



         

     



   

    



 



    

          

         



 



                       



 

      

             

   

 



     



          

               

 

Mar.



  

ff

225

Alto Sax.



     

ff



Mar.

   

    

  

Mar.

 

       

   

   



 

12

231

Alto Sax.













ppp

235 q = ca. 60

      



p

 

Mar.





  

 



    





         

   

 

(dim.)...



               

 

3

3

    

Mar.





 p

niente

 





  





    mp

  

   

 p



  

pp

 



 

with jazz vibrato



 



mp

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