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BAUCKHOLT

Oh, I see

for Clarinet, Violoncello, Piano, Two Large Balloons and Video

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CAROLA BAUCKHOLT

Oh, I see

for Clarinet, Violoncello, Piano, Two Large Balloons and Video (2015/16, rev. 2023)

LEIP ZI G · L ONDO N · NE W YOR K

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PERFORMANCE NOTES

Accidentals apply for the rest of the bar, but not at different octaves.

Set Up:

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2 podiums (1m high, 2m wide, 1m length) for the balloon players piano without lid

Light:

music stand light

2 focussed spots (cold filter) from above/behind the balloon players

1 focussed spot (cold filter) directly over the piano

2 focussed spots (cold filter) for clarinet and cello, each from above/diagonal

Make sure no light falls on the balloons (video projection).

Video:

It is important that the moon around minute 17:25 is on the right side from the audience's point of view.

2 video beamers, c. 2-3 meters in front of the balloons on high stands (hanging if the audience sits quite high – so the projected eye looks directly at the audience (not deeper or higher)

1 laptop with a splitter to split the video into 2 beamers (e.g. Matrox dualhead2go), or use 2 outputs like HDMI and VGA

Sound:

headset microphones (wireless) for the speaking balloon players (2x DPA 4099) local amplification for the balloons (one mic under and one on top)

stereo condensers for piano; condenser for clarinet; condenser for cello (speakers closed to the player) wireless in-ear monitors with five receivers (Sennheiser or similar) for click-track

Duration: 20’45’’

The prerecorded video with the click-track is available from the publisher. Please contact electronics@editionpeters.com.

Costumes:

The balloon players should be barefoot and wear shorts and T-shirts, the other musicians white shirts. It is important that the left balloon is on the left side from the audience's point of view.

Instruments:

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2 white balloons (white, round, diameter: 120 cm)

http://www.balloni.de/ballons/ballons-aus-latex/#87

(order 4-6 balloons and 3 closures: 2 for rehearsals and 2 for the performance and one replacement behind the stage)

2 sponges

2 bowls with water (hands and sponge should be wet for playing)

1 big double stroke pump for the balloons (Doppelhubpumpe)

Inflate the balloons to the same size, about 85-93 cm in diameter (with a good eye measurement or with a string measuring the circumference). Then prepare them carefully.

Preparation of balloons (after Michael Maierhof): with gaffa tape, e.g. Advance Gaffa AT 200 (one) and grey Pattex Power Tape (three)

A: 2 cm black tape (c. 20cm long)

1 cm free

B: 2 cm black tape

1,5 cm free

C: 2 cm black tape

3 cm free

D: 4 cm black tape

5 cm free

E: 6 cm grey tape

2,5 cm free

F: 2 cm black tape

Put apple nectar on both sides where the hands are playing to create a gluey surface, which makes release sounds audible.

Piano

- knot a piece of cassette tape (about 1 m) on the string g and stroke it softly between thumb and index finger (always with pedal)

- double arco on strings d + f (threat one arco under both strings)

- arco on c’’’

- 2 rivets on c’, d’, e’, f#’ (8 rivets), nice gonglike sound >

- 1 soft marimba mallet

- deep superball (e.g. rub on the key lid)

- glass glissando (avoid rattle and let ring for as long as possible, in front of the damper if possible)

- gaffa tape: Pattex Power Tape (pull it hardly and press it again)

- card or plectrum

Clarinet in B♭

- S-piece of bass clarinet (flick in it like to a horse, and then hit with the hand on the other side)

- gaffa tape: Pattex Power Tape (pull it firmly and press it again)

Violoncello

- gaffa tape: Pattex Power Tape (pull it firmly and press it again)

Explanation of signs

Clarinet:

Piano:

Violoncello:

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pitch division within a quarter tone

flick in the S-piece of bass clarinet like to a horse, and then hit with the hand on the other side

stop-hit with a marimba mallet on the string (F or the deepest string), and then rub along the string (x) towards yourself with an accent

stop-hit with bow (legno e crini), and then rub along the string (x) towards yourself

“nailing” sound (similar to a guiro, but with a clear pitch):

Place the bow on the point of the string where the given pitch would be stopped. The pitch determines the contact point of the bow on the string. (It could be helpful to find the pitch first with the right hand in the normal manner and then place the bow there) Mute the string with the finger c. 1 cm behind the bow hair. Bow at the frog and with relatively extreme bow pressure, using as little bow as possible. To facilitate playing, it is possible to lift the string with the left hand. It helps to brace the thumb on the fingerboard. A very resonate, slow sparkling impulse with a clear pitch should be the result.

same as above – only 4 impulses

Balloons:

same as above – a quiet, loose “nailing”: bow position at the pitch B natural, the left hand stops the pitch D; the result is a multiphonic between D (quasi ord. tasto) and B (sparkling)

The hands are on the right and left side of the balloon. Lift right hand (this release sound should be loud) and put it back softly (!), without beating! Then the same with the left hand. The release sound is what I am interested in. Therefore, this area should be gluey due to dried apple nectar (but only this area). Make large movements with the arms so they are seen by the audience.

with the surface of the index finger, press on the wet balloon next to the top gaffa strip, and make the upbeat and main sound with a snappy downwards movement

every beat has two small circles (the two sixteenth notes) + one big (the eighth note); circular movement on D and E; make sure the long sound is lower than the shorter sounds

make a fist and open the hand swiftly, one finger after the other, as in a Spanish guitar rasgueado

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Texts in bar 2-30 in English

bar 02-03 huh? like „I don’t understand“

bar 04 hah! like „You are wrong, that’s bullshit“

bar 06 agh! like „Get away!“

bar 09 wha? like „What?“

bar 12 hah? like „Are you crazy? What the heck?“

bar 12-14 n-ah. like „Don’t do it.“

bar 15 huh? like „I don’t understand“

bar 15 no. like a decided no.

bar 18 hah! like „You are wrong, that’s bullshit“

bar 18 uh-huh like a quick no.

bar 23 huh? like „I don’t understand“

bar 23 no saying no in a nice way

bar 24 wha? like „What?“

bar 24 no. like a decided longer no.

bar 24 hah! like „You are wrong, that’s bullshit“

bar 29/30 nooooooo final reaction, tired of it, with a gliss up and down

bar 30 no! with a stern voice, like telling a dog „Stop biting people!“

tutti voice clarinet in B

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ord. plus mallet stop hit on the deepest string x = wipe mallet towards yourself

1.note: fingerhit, 2.note l.h.pizz

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(prepare balloon with water) "thunder" see explanation of signs

(prepare balloon with water) "thunder"

see explanation of signs

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transition from surface to the tip of the finger – high pitch

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Gaffa E, circular movement – high pressure with the index finger, much water, deep growling sound

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Gaffa E: movement ∞ with the ball of the hand, deep sound and much water. Hold sponge prepared for bar 140 (in left hand?)

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start downwards on each attack; accentuate downwards movement.

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(if a sponge is used in bar 172 the transition to sponge in bar 172 might be easier if left hand is used from 160) pull slow with fingertip

deep glass gliss. in font of the damper

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from the lower side of the balloon)

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between gaffa A and B high squeak with fingernail or the edge of the sponge

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eye looks over lower eyelid and disappears

eye looks over lower eyelid eye looks over lower eyelid

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sponge with pressure from A-F, crescendo through the movement and accent on F on second beat

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Habanera (how to play?)

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finger, D/E, start downwards movement from D on every eighth note

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r.h.

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make a kind of lower case ’g’ on 5 starting with an accentuated movement towards the left, then up and around and back to the starting point. low sound on 5.

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keep the keys pressed when poss.

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extr. vibr. tasto senza vibr.

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r.h.

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