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Thorvaldsdottir, Anna Scape
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Written for Tinna Þorsteinsdóttir and funded in part by Musica Nova – Music Innovation Fund. The first performance was given on 28 January 2012 at the Dark Music Days Festival at Harpa Concert Hall, Reykjavik, Iceland. Duration: c. 7 minutes
Performance Notes Objects Aluminum thimble, ebow, & screws for preparation. Techniques Three-line tremolo indicates fast tremolo, but should not be performed rhythmically accurate with regards to the note value it is written on. Preparation should be applied to the following strings with screws for a ringing metallic sound (a ‘gong-like’ quality) – the type of screw is up to the performer.
In mm. 4-18: if the ebow does not resonate on the FE or if it starts to create a noise when the keyboard is played (because of movement on the strings), then leave the ebow out for these measures. Atmosphere Ideally, the performance space is dark and lights are placed inside the piano – so that the inside of the piano is reflected on the inside of the lid of the instrument, and the performer’s shadow is cast on the walls of the performance space.
Scape Listen to the dark
Anna Thorvaldsdottir
q = 40 with tranquility press the base of the string with finger and release on attack of F# in left hand.
paper-clip in tremolo strokes over strings
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paper-clip in tremolo strokes over strings
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