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Muhly, Nico How About Now
Score for sale (North America): https://www.halleonard.com/product/viewproduct.action?itemid=14037532 Score for sale (UK, Europe and other territories): http://www.musicroom.com/se/id_no/00705309/details.html?kbid=1296 Information about the work and materials for hire: http://www.musicsalesclassical.com/composer/work/35892
Chester Music Limited Part of the Music Sales Group
INSTRUMENTATION Flute Clarinet in B Electric Guitar Double Bass Piano
COMPOSER’S NOTE I wrote How About Now for the wonderful NOW Ensemble as a challenge to myself – how to write ultimately idiomatic music for each individual instrument as well as for the ensemble as an organism. I wanted the piece to feel like it comes from their pre-existing pantry of musical devices – a sort of thrown-together meal with close friends: a can of chick peas here, this mysterious dried mushroom, that jar of cocktail onions, and somehow, dinner happens. Structurally and harmonically, the piece is a comfortable, communal one, and lasts seven minutes. Nico Muhly 2006
for NOW Ensemble
HOW ABOUT NOW Fast q = 128–132
Flute
15 16
5 4
G.P.
15 16
4 4
G.P.
Nico Muhly (2006)
15 16
3 4
f Clarinet in Bb
15 16
5 4
15 16
4 4
15 16
3 4
15 16
5 4
15 16
4 4
15 16
3 4
15 16
5 4
15 16
4 4
15 16
3 4
15 16
5 4
15 16
4 4
15 16
3 4
4 4
15 16
3 4
mf Electric Guitar
Double Bass
mf
Piano
15 16
6
Fl.
3 4
5 4
G.P.
G.P.
15 16
2 4
G.P.
3 4
15 16 pp
Cl.
3 4
(click)
2 4
3 4
mf
15 16 p
Gtr.
3 4
2 4
3 4
3 4
3 4 mf
15 16
3 4
p
Db.
3 4
2 4
3 4
15 16
3 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
15 16
3 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
15 16
3 4
Pno.
Copyright © 2006 St Rose Music Publishing Co. and Chester Music Limited.
5
50
Fl.
6 16
9 16
6 16 f
mf
6 16
Cl.
9 16 f
6 16
9 16
6 16
Db.
9 16
arco
9 16
Fl.
9 16
6 16
9 16
x1 only
11 16
6 16
11 16 mf
11 16
6 16
Cl.
x1 only
6 16
5 8
9 16
11 16
6 16
sf
Gtr.
9 16
p
sf
9 16
9 16 f
6 16
5 8
9 16 f
f
6 16
9 16 f
6 16
mf
58
11 16
ff
6 16
9 16 f
mf
ff
f
Pno.
11 16
6 16
f
9 16 f
mf
6 16
mf
Gtr.
11 16
11 16 p
6 16
5 8
6 16
11 16
9 16
6 16
5 8
6 16
11 16
9 16
6 16
5 8
6 16
11 16
f - dim. over 12 bars
Db.
sff l.v.
Pno.
9 16
sf
6 16
5 8
6 16
11 16
7
72
3 4
Fl.
G.P.
3 8
4 4
ff
3 4
Cl.
3 8
4 4
3 8
4 4
3 8
4 4
3 4
3 8
4 4
3 4
3 8
4 4
ff x1 only
3 4
Gtr.
arco
3 4
Db.
f
p
Pno.
77
Fl.
Cl.
Gtr.
4 4 p
sff
p
sff
4 4 4 4 mp - dolce
Db.
4 4 mp - dolce
4 4 p
Pno.
4 4
sff
12
130
clicks only (don't say "Hut")
Fl.
6 4
15 16 sff
clicks only
6 4
Cl.
15 16 sff
6 4
Gtr.
random crunched cluster
15 16
sff
Db.
angular
6 4
15 16
6 4
15 16 sff
f
Pno.
6 4
135
Fl.
always short notes, "hyperventilated"
15 16
3 4 ff
Cl.
15 16
always short notes, "hyperventilated"
3 4 ff
Gtr.
15 16
3 4 ff
Db.
15 16
pizz.
3 4
sf
15 16
3 4 ff
Pno.
15 16
3 4
sf
15 16
15
154
Fl.
ff
Cl.
ff
fff
Gtr.
ff
Db.
ff
5
ff
Pno.
159
3 4
Fl.
4 4 ff
3 4
Cl.
4 4 ff
p cresc. molto
3 4
Gtr.
4 4 ff
3 4
Db.
4 4 ff
f
3 4
4 4 ff
Pno.
3 4
4 4
16
165
3 4
Fl.
p
3 4
Cl.
p
3 4
Gtr.
p pochiss. cresc.
3 4
Db.
f
3 4 p
Pno.
3 4
170
Fl.
sff
Cl.
sff
Gtr.
f
Db.
Pno.
sff
20
205
Fl.
9 16
G.P.
3 4
11 16
f
9 16
Cl.
3 4
9 16
11 16
3 4
9 16
2 4
9 16
2 4
9 16
11 16
2 4
9 16
2 4
9 16
2 4
9 16
p
11 16
3 4
11 16
p
3 4
G.P.
p
p
f
9 16
3 4
11 16
3 4
Pno.
11 16
p
f
2 4
p
11 16
3 4
9 16
3 4 p
3 4
9 16
11 16 p
11 16
f
Db.
G.P.
p
f
Gtr.
3 4
p
11 16
3 4
11 16
3 TIMES 211
Fl.
9 16
11 16 f
Cl.
9 16
11 16
Db.
9 16
11 16
9 16
ff
9 16
p
3 4
11 16
p
3 4 p
11 16
p
3 4
11 16
2 4 p
3 8
sf
11 16
2 4 p
f
3 8
sf
11 16
mf
11 16
2 4 p
3 8
sf
11 16
mf
11 16
2 4 p
3 8
sf
11 16
mf
11 16
p
f
Pno.
3 4
2 4 p
3 8 p
11 16
mf
11 16
p
ff
3 8 p
3 4
11 16
f
11 16
p
9 16 f
G.P.
p
f
Gtr.
3 4
11 16
sf
2 4
22
230
Fl.
Cl.
pp
n
p
mf
Gtr.
mp
p
mf
sempre mf
Db.
mp
sempre mf
sempre mf
Pno.
235
Fl.
2 4
3 8
G.P.
3 4
ff
Cl.
2 4
3 8
3 4
2 4
3 8
3 4
2 4
3 8
3 4
2 4
3 8
3 4
2 4
3 8
3 4
ff
Gtr.
Db.
Pno.
rinf