Panayiotis KOKORAS Cymatics for cymbal
2018
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Panayiotis KOKORAS Cymatics
for cymbal
written for Nuno Aroso
Duration 9’ minutes
Denton, Texas © 2018 All Rights Reserved
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Cymatics Bouncing Droplet touch lightly the edge of the cymbal with your belly
stick 2 stick hit and sweep
Cymbal stick Sound
bl. mute
fi
Snd.
U
6 4
Cym.
Snd.
13
edge hit
don't touch the edge of the cymbal with your belly
5> 4 X edge hit f
f
resonance o999999999
U
> ¿ ¿ Ó . p mz mz
¿ ¿
4:3
¿
stick 2 stick hit and sweep
> > 3 ¿ ¿ ¿ 6 4 4 ≈‰ Œ mz
Œ
Œ
Œ
Œ
o999999999fi
> 4 ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ 4 mz Verge Twangy Scavenger
slide the stick's tip until it comes off against the stick attached to the edge thump
æ ¿ ‰.
edge hit
¿
X
‰ Œ
¿ ¿ ¿
slide one tip to the end of the other until it snaps on the cymbal's bell snap
touch on stick on the bow hit with the other tip to tip stick 2 stick hit
Snd.
Snd.
hit stick's frog at cymbal's edge and gradually flatten the stick on the bow
stick 2 stick hit and sweep
∑
10
Cym.
>
∑
99999999 fi bl. mute 7
Cym.
Œ
bl. unmute
4
Cym.
Œ
stick 2 stick hit and sweep
U
his the other stick from frog to tip
> 4 ¿¿ 4 X ¿ ¿ edge hit f
stick
q = 72
Panayiotis Kokoras
5 4 f
æ edge whoosh
t t t t t
∑
edge hit
trem at the edge of the cymbal and move from tip to frog
¿ ≈ . . æ æ 4edge whoosh j ‰ 4 9 . edge trem
move the stock from frog to tip on the cymbals edge
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM t ttt
Ó > ¿ f
¿
æ ¿ ¿ ¿Œ
edge trem
Œ
tt
MMMMMMM M M M M MMMMMMMMM M M M M M M M M M M M M MM o9999999999999999999
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2
5æ 4
16
Cym.
æ
æ
æ
æ 5æ æ æ æ æ æ 4 æ> edge hit æ 4 ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ 4¿¿ Ó Œ p pos f MMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM p posMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMM 9999999999999999999999999 rotate as you tremolo the tip of Vertiginous Cyclones the stick around cymbal's edge edge trem
tttttttttttttttt
Snd.
æ æ æ æ æ æ æ æ æ 4 æ> edge hit æ 6 4 æ Œ æ æ 4 ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿¿ 4 ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Ó 4 Ó one stick MMMMMMM M MMMMMMM MMMMMMM M MMMMMMM f MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMM MMMMMMM 99999999999999999999999999
19
Cym.
edge trem rotation
edge trem
tttttttttttt t t t
Snd.
one hand holds the stick at an adjustble pivot point the other hand rotates the stick at the top end
contine rotating with the bow rotation stick tip on the crash area
22
effort
w
Cym.
lever rotating
pivot
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Snd.
gradually reduce the perimeter of the rotation
25
Cym.
Snd.
the exact pacing of this section to the performer's discration
w
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm 9999999999999999999999999 28
Cym.
Snd.
rotate around the bell, slide closer to the tip
w
Snd.
w
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC dddddddddddd
dddd mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
9999999999999999999999999 as the rotation perimeter gets smaller rotate on the half part of the cymbal instead of around the bell
slide closer to the tip and rotate use the upper hand as the pivot
31
Cym.
w
w
w
yy
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ddddddddddddd ddddddddd ddddddddd
9999999999999999999999999
3
slide closer to the tip and trem use the upper hand as the pivot
34
increase pressure of the tip on the cymbal
lever trem
Cym.
yyyy yyyyy y y 99999999999999999999999999
ccccccccccccccccccccc C C d d mmWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW C d mm C m squeaky C m C mC d m C m Cd mC Cd d md Cd mm md mmm
Snd.
d mmmm
Chirp Beatings
U
37
tip tap chirp
3 4¿J 9
Œ
Cym.
two sticks
hold the stick at the tip with pressure move short/sharp horizontal to cymbal chirp trem
6 ‰ ¿ 4 9 æ
Œ
3 4Œ
Cym.
yy
æ 9
y
f f ff f f f f f f
apply more pressure and stiffness by holding the stick near the tip the stronger you hold the higher the pitch
40
Œ
‰.
tip tap
¿5 9 4
chirp 3
9 Ó J
slowly, steadily move along the lathing tracks of the bow hold the tip stiff and gradually release to change the pitch
4 harmonic gliss 4w
Ó
y yy y y py y y f yy 9999999999999999999999999
Snd.
chirp resonant lathing
43
3 4œ
Cym.
Ó
˙ 4 9j 9 ‰ 4 9J
slowly, steadily move along the lathing tracks of the bow hold the tip stiff with little pressure on the cymbal
6 ≈ œ. . 4
Ó
y yyy y y p f 999999999999999999999999 qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq
Snd.
9
pos
46
gradualy move from crash to ride area gradualy release stifness and pressure a shifting resonance hi to lo is desired
steadily move across the lathing tracks of the bow Shifting Resonance slowly, hold the tip stiff with little pressure on the cymbal
4 4
Cym.
squeaky
yy p yyyy y
Snd.
9999999999999999999999999 squeaky
49
Snd.
bell sweep
v f ddddddddddddd p pos f 9999999999999999999999999
WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
Snd.
Cym.
noise only
chirp
tip tap
gradually release the stiffness and pressure
6 4
slowly, steadily move across the lathing tracks of the bow hold the tip stiff with little pressure on the cymbal
4 4
p
yyyyy y y y 9999999999999999999999999
52
Cym.
5œ 4
55
Ó
‰.
r ¿ 9 ‰ ¿ 4 9 ‰. 4
Œ
Œ
chirp
9
Œ
y y y y f
o 9999999
side chirp hold the stick 45º angle move across the lathing tracks apply pressure with the stick against the cymbal
side tap
3 4Œ
Cym.
side chirp side tap
Œ
‰ ¿
9
9
9
9
Œ
9
y y y y
d c d c d c d c mz
d c z 9999999999999999999999999 d c
Snd.
d c
m
58
bell side chirp side chirp
side tap
Ó
Cym.
Œ
7 6 ‰ ¿4 7 9
9
bell side chirp side chirp
slide down the side stick from the top of the bell
Œ
9
Œ
m
61
bell side chirp side tap side chirp
9 6 ¿r7 7 9 9 4
Cym.
d c
z
d cd d cd cc
m
bell side chirp thump side tap side chirp
thump
Œ
Œ
7 7
Œ
r ¿
9
9
Œ
Œ
9
Œ
y
d c cd d cd c side tap
Œ
9
9
57 7 9 4
Œ
y z fi y 99999999 d c
Snd.
Œ
bell side chirp side chirp
9 3 ¿r7 7 Œ 9 4
y y y y y y y y y z v vy o 999999999999999999999 y y Artistic Skating d cd c
Snd.
m
64
Cym.
d cd c
d cd c d c
thump
lathing sweep
d cd c
d d c c d c
hold the sticks 35º angle alternate hands by sweeping from far to close apply pressure while the stick rubs against the lathing tracks
side tap
d c d c
d
bell side chirp lathing sweep
9 9 9 9 9 j‰ 9 9 4 7 9 ¿ 7 9 9 49 8J p f pos mz aaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa d aaaaaa a a a a a aaaaaaa v aaaaaa aaaaaa f mz 999999999999999999fi
y
y y
Snd.
lathing sweep bell side chirp
side tap lathing sweep bell side chirp
67
Snd.
Œ
4 ‰ ¿ 49 tip tap
y yyy 99999999999999fi
Snd.
Cym.
Bell Dragon Quintuplum Crouching
gradualy move from crash to ride area gradualy release stifness and pressure a shifting resonance hi to lo is desired
4
4 49 ‰ Œ
Œ
¿ 79 ‰ ≈ R
9
9
y
9
‰
79 R
9
9
y
aaaaa aaaa f posmz f pos mzaaaa 999999999999999999999 o fi aaa
aaaa
aaaa
aaaa
9
aaaaaaaaa
p
Snd.
9
¿ 79 R R
9 9 9
9
Cym.
Procedural Growth
bell side chirp side tap lathing sweep
70
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9
9
9
9
9
9
5
9
y yyyy yyyy
aaaa aaa aaaa aaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaa a a a a f posmaaaa p z o99999999999999999
73
9
Cym.
Snd.
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
aaa aaa aaaa aaa aaa aaaa aaaa a a a aaaaa aaa aaaa aa aaaa aaaa aaa a aaaa aaa aaa aaa
9999999999999999999999999 y yyyyyy repeat and increase intensity ad lib 76
thump
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 999999999999999 9 999999999999999999999999
Cym.
f pos
y yy y y yyyyy y
Snd.
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∑
Cym.
Snd.
U
friction tone
cymbal on the area around the bell
≈‰
œ
Ó.
Cym.
Œ
Ó
Ó.
‰ œ
yyyyy 9999999999999999999999999
Snd.
ffffffff mid tone
85
Snd.
∑
9999999999999999999999999 hold the stick at 2/3 from the tip and Himalayan Lasso bow with 45° angle against the 82
Cym.
∑
5 ‰. 4
U
Ó.
fff
U
4 ≈‰ Ó 4
3 ≈‰ ‰ 4 Œ
‰
yy y yyy 9999999999999999999999999 yyyy high tone
high tone
ff
fffffffff
low tone
fffff
fff
U
6 88
Cym.
7 ‰. 4
Ó.
U
4 ≈‰ ‰ 4
Ó
Ó
3 ≈‰ Œ 4
‰ œ
yyyyyy yyy y 9 999999999999999999999999 y y
Snd.
fffff
ff
91
4 ≈‰ ‰ ≈ ≈‰ ‰ 4
Cym.
≈
fffffff
mid tone
ff
low tone
hold the stick closer to the tip generates higher partials (change hand)
‰
Œ
Ó.
Ó
‰
y y yy yy y y 9999999999999999999999999 y y mid tone
Snd.
f
94
Cym.
fff
≈‰
Œ
Ó
fff
ffff
Ó.
œ
≈‰
Ó
yyyyyyy 9999999999999999999999999 y y y mid-high tone
Snd.
ff
fffffffff
ffffff
low tone
97
Cym.
Snd.
‰.
U
Ó.
∑
∑
ff
9999999999999999999999999 y yyyyy yyyyyyy Mythical Husk Bird 100
Cym.
pulsing tip move vertical the stick on the cymbal producing a jumping pulse sequence
rattling tip
hold lightly and touch vertically the tip at the edge, let it rattle from the vibrations
.
Œ
friction tone
Ó.
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Snd.
ffffff
low tone
●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
103
Cym.
Snd.
‰.
Ó.
rattling tip
pulsing tip
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ff
yyyyy
●●●●●●●●
tip tap
106
¿¿¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿
6 4
Cym.
friction tone
Œ
4 ≈‰ . Ó 4
7
rattling tip
pulsing tip
aaaaaa ●●●●●●●● 9999999999999999999999999
Snd.
fffffff
yyyy low tone
tip tap
109
¿¿ ¿ ¿
.
Cym.
Snd.
●●●●●
¿
¿
pulsing tip
¿
w
J
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Snd.
y
115
Cym.
●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
slide rolling
w
low
pivot
a
●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
mid
high
v
cc
d
●●●●●●●●●
●●●●●
●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
v
c
d
a
●●●●
●●
●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
repeat and increase intensity ad lib
Snd.
a
6 4
d
v
c
●●●●●●
a
d
v
c
œ
U
Œ
Ó
Ó
v y y y ●●● ●a ●●aa ●●
Cym.
●●●●●●●●●●●
Snd.
121
cresc.
pulsate with the effort hand, add the pivot hand as a slide move from frog to tip to produce pitch and pulse changes
Snd.
Cym.
fp
●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
effort
118
c
●●●●●●●●
Cross Inhibitor
8
7> 4¿
Cym.
effort
Snd.
slide rolling
pulsing tip
124
f
pivot
pulsing tip
v
●●●
●●●●●●●
‰
U
slide pivot hand from tip to frog, effort hand continues appling pressure slide gliss
slide rolling
Ó.
œ
.
6 . 4¿
y
a
●●● ●
Œ
3 ≈‰ Œ 4
‰.
v y v y
v
●
●
œ
‰ . Ó
c
d
U
●
Echomimetic Nagging
127
Cym.
Snd.
slide gliss
slide rolling
7 œ . . 4 f ●●●●●●● ●●●● ● v
Ó
effort pivot
v v v
Œ
Ó
vv
● ●
●
●
4 ≈‰ Ó 4
v
Snd.
y
v v
‰
v
ffffff
y
fffff
y
‰
≈ ‰ ‰ ≈ ‰ ‰ 5 ≈‰ ‰ ≈‰ Œ 4
vv
ffffff
y
v v
ff
vv
fff
v
ff
œ v v squeaky
y y yy
Reversed Flashback 4 4
Cym.
Ó
5 ‰ Ó 4
tip squeak
v 136
●●
vv
y
4 ≈‰ Œ 4
Snd.
‰.
ff
133
Cym.
‰
●●
v
fff
yyy ● ●y
Cym.
y y y
vvvvvv saturated resonance fvvv decresc. ccccccccccccccccccc aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ddd o9999999999999999999999999
Snd.
rattling tip
139
Snd.
5 4
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130
Cym.
slide gliss
slide rolling
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●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●● ddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd
142
Cym.
Snd.
Snd.
●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●● CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
dddd
ddddddd 9999999999999999999999999
U
edge rotation
145
Cym.
9
rotate softly with the tip on the bow area bow rotation
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L.V.
L.V.
∑
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