Nina C. Young - Meditation

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Nina C. Young Meditation FOR VIOLIN AND VIOLONCELLO

[score]

Meditation Written as part of the 2013 Tanglewood Music Center “Piece-A-Day” Project July 2013 Approximate Duration: 05:15 Premiered by Matthew Leslie & Michael Dahlberg, August 17, 2013 – Seiji Ozawa Hall

Instrumentation: Violin (scordatura: F-D-A-E) Viola (scordatura: B-D-A-E)

Notes: Tuning based on A-440: Violin: F, ~176 Hz, just minor-third (6/5) with D D, 293.3 Hz A, 440 Hz E, 660 Hz Cello: B, 62 Hz, perfect 4th with violin E G, 97.8 Hz D, 146.67 Hz A 220 Hz To tune correctly, follow these steps: 1. Tune violin and cello to A-440 2. Violin tunes E and D strings with perfect fifths 3. Cello tunes D and G strings with perfect fifths 4. Violin plays B on A string (1st position) a perfect fourth from the open E string. Cello tunes the low B string to this violin B. 5. Violin tunes F a just minor-third with its D string. Sul tasto and sul ponticello positions, see diagram below.

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Score at pitch

Meditation

Violin scordatura: F-D-A-E Violoncello scordatura: B-G-D-A see instructions on tuning

Duo for Violin and Violoncello Written for 2013 New Fromm Players of the Tanglewood Music Center

Improvisatory

q = 60

sul tasto positions:

(angled bow)

1 Violin

(straight bow)

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q = 72

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(all harmonics in 1st position unless otherwise noted by string number)

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sim. (trem.)

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[do not rit. trem. rhythm in sync with violin]

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on strings behind bridge 3

Meditation

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full, rich sound

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fast bow

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fast bow

transform over 6 repetitions

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s.p.

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flautando, bring out higher partials

3

Meditation

1

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+ œ Œ

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Œ Œ π

Œ ≥

w. Í

(≤ ) w

+ œ Œ œ l.v. ƒ

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