Eivind Buene DOUBLES for
ensemble (2023)
Duration: c. 14 mins
Kompositionsauftrag des Westdeutschen Rundfunks und Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik für Klangforum Wien
FULL SCORE
Copyright © 2023 Edition Wilhelm Hansen A/S, Copenhagen WH 33596
ISBN: 9788759818763
ISMN: 9790661400295
Music engraving in Sibelius
Publisher’s editor: Katrine Gregersen Dal
Edition Wilhelm Hansen, A/S Bornholmsgade 1A 1266 København K Denmark
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Doubles forensemble
CommissionedbyWittenerTagefürneueKammermusikforKlangforumWien Firstperformance21.04.2023,KlangforumWiencond.VimbayiKaziboni
Oboe
BassClarinetinBb,dbl.clarinetinBb(tunedto435Hz)
SopranoSaxophoneinBb,dblaltosaxophoneinEb(tunedto435Hz) Basson,dbl.contrabassoon
HorninF(withpracticemute)
TrumpetinC(withstraightmuteandpracticemute)
Trombone(withpracticemute)
Percussion1:1Bellplate(e)
5Thaigongsontable(d',f',a',c",e")
4Brasssingingbowls(e'',f'',g",g#'')
2Almglocken(e',g')
2suspendedcymbals
1Timpano(forplacementofsingingbowls)
Vibraphone
Percussion2:1Thaigong(e',handheld)
1Almglocken(g',handheld)
2Dobachi(e'andg')
2crotali(e'andg',handheld)
Piano
2Violins
Viola
Cello Bass(5string)
Woodwinds
MultiphonicsaremarkedwithaboxedM.Wheretheharmoniccontentiscomplex,thedominantpitchesarenotated withsquarenoteheads.Lesscomplexmultiphonics(underblowndyadsanddoubleharmonics)arenotatedwith accuratepitches.Thefingeringsaretakenfromthefollowingsources:
Oboe(Conservatory):Veal/Mahnkopf:TheTechniquesofOboePlaying(Bärenreiter,2001)
BassClarinet(French):Roberts/Moroz:BassClarinetMultiphonics(Exploreensemble,2021) SopranoSaxophone:Weiss/Netti:TheTechniquesofSaxophonePlaying(Bärenreiter,2010) Bassoon(German):Gallois:TheTechniquesofBassoonPlaying(Bärenreiter,2009) Forotherinstrumentmodels,otherfingeringsmaybeappropriate.
Brass
Anumberoveranoteindicatesitshouldbeplayedasapartialongivenfundamental(boxedletter).Horn fundamentalsaretransposed.
Asmallverticalarrowindicatesthatthepitchislowered14cent(5thand10thpartial),accidentalwitharrowindicates 31c.lowering(7thpartial).Quarternotesindicate11thand13thpartal(approximated).
Pianoharmonics
Harmonicsarenotatedatsoundingpitchinupperstaff.Diamondnoteinlowerstaffgivesthecorrespondingkey.Two mainpartialsareused:5thand10thharmonic.
Strings
Horrisontalarrowsignifiesgradualtransformation.Naturalharmonicsarewrittenatsoundingpitch,exceptfor diamondnoteheadswhichindicatefingeredpitch.Dynamicsinquotesindicatethatplayedeffortdifferfromsounding result.
MultiphonicsaremarkedwithaboxedM,togetherwithsoundingpartialnumbersinbrackets.Thestringistouched withharmonicpressureatgivenfingeredposition.Notallpartialsspeakeasily,orspeakatthesametime; experimentationwithbowposition,pressureandspeedisrequired.Theaimisnotactualchords,butthecharacteristic frictionthatarisesinmultiphonicsound.Sources:
www.cellomap.com,www.haakonthelin.com/multiphonicsandMaurer:Saitenweise(Breitkopf&Härtel,2014)
Durata:13'30"
EivindBuene Oslo,16.12.2022
Doubles
Tuned435Hz,allnotessounding1/8th tonelow,temperedmajorthirdwithsax
MutainSoprano
MutainContrabassoon
Donotaccentuate
Donotaccentuate pitchesinparantheses gliss. gliss. gliss gliss. gliss gliss. gliss.
1-2 bisbigliando Straightmute 31-23sim
(donotcorrectpitchon3rdvalve)
