Mathew Arrellin
Metasomatic V f o r s a x o p h o n e q u a r t e t
©2020-21
PERFORMANCE NOTES ACCIDENTALS ¾ flat, equal tempered flat, ¼ flat ¾ sharp, equal tempered sharp, ¼ sharp
minus ~10-15c, equal tempered flat, plus ~10-15c
minus ~10-15c, equal tempered natural, plus ~10-15c
minus ~10-15c, equal tempered sharp, plus ~10-15c
GENERAL Fluttertongue (flz.)
Pitch bend with the embouchure, within a semitone
Quarter tone glissandi should generally be accomplished with the embouchure
The “trill Tc” indication is a placeholder for a wide trill. Seek comfortable alternatives for wide trills.
A wide trill accompanied by an embouchure glissando
A flurry of random notes. They should follow the general trajectory of the contour but need not necessarily by completely linear. It is also essential that these gestures are not repetitive after successive appearances. Vary as much as possible.
A single fundamental or harmonic that gradually transitions to a multiphonic
A spectral multiphonic with no fingering indication
Bisb.
Bisbigliandi should be as audible as possible. Choose a fingering that contrasts the main one.
16th rest
16th rest
16th rest
16th rest
16th rest
improvise solo starting here
start crazy shit here
no rearticulations in this section, breathe as needed
sop: don’t go down to F# until last note of 86
sffz and staccato here
Text
improvise from here
hard cut-off
10 beats of improv improvise from here
8 beats of improv
trill multiphonic fingering in next measure
downbeat in unison
don’t go up the octave
add repeat bar
add repeat bar