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SAUNDERS

Nether for Soprano, 19 Soloists and Conductor

Full Score

ISSUU Version

REBECCA SAUNDERS

Nether

for Soprano, 19 Soloists and Conductor

Full Score

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Nether for Soprano, 19 soloists and conductor (2017/19)

Nether was completed in August 2019.

ISSUU Version For perusal only

M24 – Nether was module 24 of 28 modules which make up Yes (2017), a 82 minute large scale spatialised performance work. This final separate version is re-worked, revised and extended by 5 minutes.

Nether / / ME, nither, nethere, nithere. OE nithera, down, niþerian. Germ. niþer, niþra. Norse neðri, neðarri. Sanskrit

Nether, netherness, netherty, netherworld, nethermore, nethermost, netherdom, netherward.

adv.: low down and beneath.

adv.: 1. subsurface, subterranean. Lying or dwelling beneath the surface of the earth, nether regions; chthonian, chthonic, infernal, of a being of the underworld; below, beneath, downwards.

2.in an inferior position.

3.beneath a thing - nether garments

n. dialect: oppress, stress; a withering or stunting influence.

v. dialect: to suppress – constrict, straiten and confine, keep under, press in upon and oppress; to depreciate or disparage; to thrust down, abase and humble.

RS, July 2017 / August 2019

Instrumentation

Soprano Bass flute

Oboe

Bass clarinet in Bb (Boehm system) Bassoon

2 Trumpets in C Horn in F

Tenorbass trombone

Tuba

2 Percussionists

Button accordion

2 Grand pianos (with 3rd pedal)

2 Violins (with scordatura)

Viola (with scordatura)

Violoncello (with scordatura)

Double bass (5-string, with scordatura)

Technical details

The soprano and bass flute require minimal decent amplification, with speakers placed near them. The soprano needs a dpa head-s et microphone. and the bass flute requires two dpa microphones, one at her/his cheek and one inserted into the end of the instrument. The amplification is primarily for the spoken and whispered texts in the expressive duo passages throughout Nether, and also in the final expressive duo section, as well as for the loud climatic passage from bar 335 to bar 360.

Duration

31 minutes.

The score is transposed.

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Rebecca Saunders

Rebecca Saunders (b. 1967) studied with Wolfgang Rihm at the Musikhochschule in Karlsruhe, Germany, and for a doctorate in composition with Nigel Osborne at Edinburgh University. She lives in Berlin. Saunders’ numerous composition prizes include three Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards, two BASCA British Composer Awards and the 2019 Ernst von Siemens Music Prize. Her works have been performed at festivals including the Huddersfield Festival, the Berlin Biennale and the Darmstadt International Summer Course. In 2009 she became a member of the Berlin Academy of Arts. Saunders’ works include chroma, for chamber groups distributed throughout the performance space; void, a concerto for percussion duo and orchestra; and Yes, a spatial performance for soprano, 19 soloists and conductor.

Rebecca Saunders (*1967) studierte Komposition bei Wolfgang Rihm an der Musikhochschule Karlsruhe und promovierte an der Edinburgh University bei Nigel Osborne. Sie lebt in Berlin. Saunders wurde für ihr Schaffen vielfach ausgezeichnet, u. a. mit drei Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards, zwei BASCA British Composer Awards sowie mit dem Ernst von Siemens Musikpreis 2019. Ihre Werke erklangen bei zahlreichen Festivals, wie dem Huddersfield Festival, der Berliner Biennale und den Darmstädter Ferienkursen für Neue Musik. 2009 wurde sie zum Mitglied der Berliner Akademie der Künste ernannt. Zu ihren Werken zählen chroma für räumlich verteilte Kammergruppen, ein Konzert für Schlagzeugduo und Orchester mit dem Titel void sowie die Raumperformance Yes für Sopran, 19 Solisten und Dirigent.

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