TSAO
Plus Minus for Ensemble Score
MING TSAO
Plus Minus
for Ensemble (2013)
Commissioned by Ensemble Ascolta, funded by the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation Score
Plus Minus is a full realization of Stockhausen’s Plus Minus from 1963. All seven symbol pages are realized with two layers, where layer 1 is represented by the trio clarinet, cello and piano and layer 2 is represented by the remaining instruments. The occurrences of the seven symbol pages are notated in the score as [Page 1], [Page 2], etc.
performed on 26
First
April 2013 at Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik by Ensemble Ascolta.
crotales or trumpet
Instrumentation
Clarinet in B b (also Bass clarinet in B b )
Trumpet in C (straight, plunger and cup mutes, one thick metal wire clothes hanger and a cello or bass bow) Plus 2 crotales suspended in front of the performer for ease of striking.
piano detuning
The crotales are tuned to the following pitches
crotales or trumpet
Trombone (with straight, plunger and cup mutes, one thick metal wire clothes hanger and a cello or bass bow) Plus 2 crotales suspended in front of the performer for ease of striking.
Violoncello — Scordatura: Cello scordatura
Accordion (one thick metal wire clothes hanger, cello or bass bow)
Percussion — four players
Percussion 1 (2 players)
Celesta *)
Vibraphone (with functioning motor)
Crotales (a full set) *)
Timpani (four drums)
thick metal wire coat hanger
large Tam-Tam
Marimba
Steel-string guitar, laid level on a table (with glass slide and plectrum)
2 Bass bows
2 superball mallets and 1 metal rod of medium thickness
2 Reibstocks (threaded wooden dowels)
Percussion 2 (2 players)
Vibraphone (with functioning motor)
Crotales (a full set) *)
Glockenspiel *)
Timpani (one large drum)
Marimba
The crotales are tuned to the following pitches
piano crotales
or tbn
Piano (with sostenuto pedal, plectrum and rubber hammer)
Four strings detuned by one quarter-tone
guitar crotales
detuning
Guitar – Classical guitar and electric guitar with Whammy Bar, volume pedal, tremolo, distortion and delay effects, (all independently controlled with a footswitch), glass slide, ebow. The classical guitar may require amplification.
crotales
– Scordatura for both electric and classical guitars
Plus 11 crotales mounted on a board and suspended in front of the performer for ease of striking. The crotales are tuned to the following pitches
thick metal wire coat hanger
Two Tom-toms (1 large and 1 small)
snare drum
Triangle large Tam-Tam
Steel-string guitar, laid level on a table (with glass slide and plectrum)
2 Bass bows
2 superball mallets and 1 metal rod of medium thickness
2 Reibstocks (threaded wooden dowels)
*) Celesta and Glockenspiel sound one octave higher than written, crotales sound two octaves higher than written. A separate celesta performer may be used.
Celesta may be played by an extra player. If needed, then a further copy of the Percussion 1 part should be provided for the Ensemble.
Note: the score is in C, except for the violoncello and guitars which are transposed to standard tuning.
Duration: approx. 30 minutes
Cello scordatura
Cello scordatura
Cello scordatura
Cello scordatura
Cello scordatura
Cello scordatura
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