Sebastian im Traum

Sebastian im Traum For Three Voices Sean Harold On a text by Georg Trakl 2009

Sebastian im Traum On a text by Georg Trakl Instrumentation:

3 Voices (each with a microphone) Amplification should be about level with the natural voice sound.

Duration: ca. 5’

Microtonal Notation:

The microtones used in this piece may be treated approximately. Relative distance is more important than exact pitch. Ì - ¾ sharp (75¢) Ø - ½ sharp (50¢)

È - ¼ sharp (25¢) É - ¼ flat (25¢) ñ - ½ flat (50¢)

Í - ¾ flat (75¢)

Performance / Other notation:

Unless indicated, all pitches should be sung senza vibrato.

All vibrato is notated graphically.

Microtonal vibrato is notated with wavy beams underneath microtonal noteheads. These should not be discreet pitches, merely markers in a continuous vibrato.

Moving from breathy to ordinario, or vice versa, is notated visually with a graphic that displays breath density.

All phonemes follow the IPA and are presented in brackets. ie: [r] Syllables are presented in forward slashes. ie: /vo/ Full words are written regularly. ie: Sebastian X shaped note heads - Pitchless vocalizations.

Triangle shaped note heads - Abrupt and exaggerated pitchless vocalization indicating an inward motion (gasps, for example).

Square shaped note heads - Abrupt and exaggerated pitchless vocalization indicating an outward motion (sighs, for example).

Theatrical Movements: Swaying to/from microphone: In movement III, m. 1-5, instructions are given to move towards or away from the microphone. This acts both theatrically and dynamically. The initial dynamic (mezzo forte) is maintained throughout these measures, allowing the movements to dictate the shifting dynamics of the section. All movements should be fluid. Distances are approximately as follows: Normal - About one foot from the microphone. This is the standard position throughout the piece unless otherwise specified.

Close - Lean forward to about one inch from the microphone.

Far - Lean back to about two feet from the microphone.

Very Far - Lean very far back to at about three feet from the microphone.

Hand movements: As with the microphone movements, the hand movements in Mvt. III are designed to have both a theatrical effect and a timbral one. Care should be taken not to rush these movements as the hand is acting as a filter and its movement dictates how that filter is heard. As such, all movements should be fluid and last the entire duration of the singer’s phrase.

Movement A: Begin with the right hand placed tightly over the mouth. Move hand over the face in an arc outwards (pass over the eye and continue up, then down in an arc).

Movement B: Begin with both hands cupped over the mouth and nose.

Move both hands symmetrically outwards to about the shoulders, and then downwards.

Movement C: Begin with both hands placed atop each other horizontally, tightly over the mouth. Move upwards to the hairline going from tight and horizontal to loose and vertical (the fingers should become gnarled as they loosen). Move hands down the face lightly pulling at the skin as they go, continue to move hands downward once past the face.

Final movements: All movements should be fluid and last the entire duration of the singer’s final phrase.

Position D: Move hands from side upward and slightly out to a slightly asymmetrical point with hands gnarled and gripping air.

Position E: Move hands from side to loosely covering the entire face.

Position F: Move hands from side to overlapping one another loosely covering the mouth.

Sebastian im Traum

I

Sean Harold

Fragile; Uneasy q = ca. 60

Voice 1

& 44 œ

f p ' È ' ñ ' Ø ' ñ ' Ø ' Í ' Ì'Í ' ‰ œ

'

È

'

É

[ ]

/mu/

P & 44 Y

Exhale

Voice 2

Senza Vibrato sempre unless noted

f & 44 ˙

(

)

P œ œ œ J

(

ñ œ)

È œ)

(

[ ]

nœ

Œ

f &È ' ñ ' Ø ' ñ' Ø 'Í'Ì ' œ

Ord.

2

F œ

Ord.

3

&˙

/lei/

[ ]

n

œ

[e]

˙

[e] [ ]

Inward Singing

Ord.

3

[ ]

7

&ɜ

p œœ J

3

/mu/

1

Br. (breathy)

œœ J

3

F ‰ ¿ 5

F œ œ œ J Ord.

œ

/te/ [i]

œ

3

[ ]

F œ œœ J Vib.

3

/vo/

[ ] /te/

[s]

Y []

Inward Singing

F ˙.

[u]

Br.

¿ œ J

3

/vo/

und stil - le

F p œ ñ ' Ø ' ñ ' Ø ˙

[u]

Br. p œ É ' È ' ñ ' Ø ' Í 'Ì ˙

[i]

œ É ' È

[ ] [i]

[ ]

molto

œ

5

P œ˙ R

Ord. sub.

' ñ ' Ø n˙

P œ

[o]

w

Br.

[o]

f Øp œ œœ œ J J

œ

/lei/

3

[e]

œ

Br.

w

œ

F œ /se/

/ei/

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F œœ J

Vib.

Ord. 3

É '

w

Nasal

[u]

'

Br.

[e]

5

[ ]

Y

3

Ord.

/vo/

[i]

Ord.

¿. ¿ ¿ ¿ J J J J

[ ]

3

[u]

Vib.

Y

Ord.

Br. (breathy)

Øp œœ œ ñ ' Ø ' ñ ' Ø J

Whisper

f Ø ' ñ ' Ø ' œ

Exhale

œ ñ ' Ø ' ñ

[ ]

Br. P œØ ' ñ ' J

˙

5

P ' Ø ' ñ Y

Senza Vibrato; sempre unless noted

Y.

[ ]

Voice 3

Øp œ

œ Jœ .

J

˙.

˙

3

É

Ord.

Br. (breathy)

Senza Vibrato; sempre unless noted

3

[i] Ord.

œ

Rapid Glottal Stops

F ‰ œ. æ [ ]

Br.

œ /ei/

Øp ¿ Y Vocal Fry

[i]

˙ æ

pF œ¿ Y J

Øp

Ord. Exhale 3

/se/[u]

[ ]

Sebastian im Traum

2 –3–

; q = q : (ca. 90)

Ord.

Br.

p & ‰ Jœ . ˙ .

Ord.

13 1

w

5

/lei/

F &œ

[e]

Ord.

2

[ ]

[e]

f &œ

P ˙.

Ord.

3

[ ]

p &œ Br.

19 1

[ ]

2

Inward Singing

3

[e] /la/

P &' É ' ˙. /ke/

Y

˙

p œ œ.

J

F œ

[ ]

f ˙.

œ œ.

J

[ ] [u]

Rapid Glottal Stops

F œ œ.

J æ

[e]

Br.

F ‰ œ ' Ø ' ñ P œ Ø

[ ]

Ord.

œ ¿.

J

¿.

[e]

œ. æ

Øp œ ˙.

J

/du/ Br.

n

œ J

[o] [ ]

œ œ J J

œ.

[ ] [ ]

Br.

P ' Ø ‰ œ ˙

Øp ' ñ ' Ø ' ñ œ Br.

[ ]

Exhale

Y.

[e]

Br. 3

[u]

/ke/

Øp œ œ

f œœ J

Ord. 3

[i]

Inward Singing

p ' Ø ' ñ ' Ø ‰ œ.

J 5

/se/

Øp œÍ ' Ì ' ñ ' Ø ' ñ ' È

˙

[ ]

[u]

F œ œ.

J Ord.

p ñ ' Ø ' ñ ' œ

Ord.

œ

n

[u]

[i]

/ke/

˙.

w

[ ]

' ñ ' Ø ' ñ ' Ø

˙

Br.

Ord.

3

Ord.

3

' Ø ' ñ ' Ø ' ñ

[ ]

œ

[i]

Ord.

Ord.

[i]

[ ]

Exhale

ñ ' Ø ' œ

p f œ œœ J J

Ord.

Br.

P œ È ' É ' Ø ' ñ

œ œ.

J

/du/

[ ] [u]

Ord.

[i]

Ord.

F f œ œ ˙.

J J

F œ ñ ' Ø ˙

[o]

Br.

[i]

Vib.

Ord.

Br.

˙

F P œ œ œ J J

Nasal

[e] [ ]

[u]

[u]

P "œ œ J

œ

Ord.

F œ œ.

J

Ord. Vib.

&w

Øp ¿ œ.

J

Exhale

n

Br.

[e]

Br.

3

œ.

œ

f ¿ J

w

P ‰ œ ñ ' Ø '

Ord.

p œ

Vib.

/la/

˙.

œ

[u] Ord.

œ

[o]

3

Sebastian im Traum

Ord.

Br.

&˙

25 1

[ ]

F ˙

w

Øp & Jœ J¿ Y .

œ

Y

&w

f ˙

˙

p & ' ñ "˙.

31

Speak

2

sub.

3

&œ

[ ]

Whisper Ord. sub.

¿ ¿ ¿ ‰ œJ JJJ

&¿ Ord.

[u]

p "œ ˙ J

Nasal

Br.

œ

/du/

3

(ɜ )

im ver- fall /du/ Br. Inward Singing

p œ œœ J 3

[e]

F œ œ ˙ J

n

3

[u]

(ñ œ )

Br.

F Œ œ ˙.

J

nœ

(È œ )

F P œœœœ ¿ ¿ JJJ J [ ][ ]

[i]

Nasal Ord. sub.

P w

3

Ord. 3

f ˙ æ

w

[e]

Exhale

3

[u]

Br.

[ ]

[u]

F Œ ¿ ¿ J

˙ F "œ

Ord.

[ ]

Øp œ œ Ord.

/lei/

F œœ J

[e]

[ ]

[ ]

/ei/

w

[ ]

f Øp œ "œ Y. J J

[]

Ord.

¿

; h = q : (ca. 45)

42ˆ42 œ

3

Ord.

œœ J

F œ.

42ˆ42 Œ

5

[ ]

[i]

[ ]

bœ /ei/ Br.

˙ /ke/

F P œ œœœ œ JJ Ord. Vib.

Br. 3

/se/ [i]

42ˆ42 ˙

Øp P œ œœ J [e]

Í œ)

(

Nasal

[i]

[ ]

[u] [u]

Br.

[s]

F ˙.

Ord. Exhale

Ord.

˙

' ñ ' Ø ' ñ ' Ø

Y

3

Vib.

Nasal 3

P "œ Br.

œ

[ ]

Rapid Glottal Stops

F nœ

/lei/

[ ]

w

5

[ ]

(ñ ˙ .)

f ˙.

F œ Ø ' ñ ' Ø

Ord.

Ord.

Inward Singing

Ord.

1

P ‰ œ ˙ J

F œ œ J

[e]

œ

[u]

F ¿

[u]

3

Øp ˙.

P œ

Nasal

Ord.

[e]

Ord. Inward Gurgle

2

Inward Singing

44 œ 44 ñ œ (

44 É ˙ (

3

3

/vo/

[u]

Br.

)

(

É œ)

(

n œ)

œ ñ /se/

)

(

ñ ˙)

Sebastian im Traum

4

p &w

37 1

Br.

[ ]

2

3

f œ

˙.

[o]

Br.

P & ' Ø n˙. f &œ

Inward Singing

[ ]

&w p &˙

Br.

Air (pitchless)

2

[ ]

Mimed

F œœ J

n

¿

3

[o]

¿

/mu/

F ‰ ¿ J

n

Y

[ ]

Ord.

Ord. Mimed 3

œœ J

[ ]

Br.

œ ñœ ' Ø 3

[ ]

Whisper

3

& Y.

[u]

lag

Œ

¿ Y. J

/la/

[i]

/te/

n

3

/la/

Ord.

‰ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ J J J J J J 4:3

des va- ters stil - le da

F Øp p ' ñ ' œ œ œ ¿ ¿ J J J 3

/te/

n

3

[i]

[ ]

Øp ¿ ¿ ¿ ‰ ¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ J J J J RRRRRRRRRR 3

er

im schlaff

5

die däh-mern-de

5

hin-ab-stieg

wen-del-trep-pe

w

[ ]

Inward Singing

f w

w

[u]

ATTACCA

P ¿.

Exhale

Mimed

Œ

w

Øp F œ ˙.

43

/vo/

Nasal

5

[i]

P œ

[e]

[ ]

Nasal

Y

[ ]

Ord.

Ord.

‰ bœ ' Ø ' ñ

Y

p f œ ñ ' Ø ' ñ ' Ø n˙.

Br.

1

˙

/mu/

F ' Ø ‰ nœ. ˙ J

Ord.

Vocal Fry

Ord.

œ

w

[i]

P ˙.

¿

Œ

5

[e]

Y

5

Sebastian im Traum

II Tempo I q = ca. 60

ß

Gasp

46 1

n

&—

[ ]

2

f œ

F j bœ

Hum

Œ

‰

[m]

ß ‰ —. Ó J Gasp

(

bœ) J

‰

Ó

5

[e]

3

ƒ –

50 1

&

(

œ) J

3

fal- ter Stag.

Ex.

fn . . ... & —R R— R– –R R– —

Gasp

3

2

[ ]

f ¿ ¿ R J

Rasp

da

n

F œ æ

F ¿ J

/je/

P ¿

3

[r]

&˙

Œ

märz

Pƒ ¿ in

Gasp

n

F ¿

/nem/

—

[ ]

Ó

Œ

5

p ¿

¿

¿

p ¿

der

P ¿

Y

Gibberish sub.

3

3

fiel

( e)

43 ¿

Gasp

n

¿ —

F ƒn ß œ — Œ æ

Roll

Gasp

3

[r]

[ ]

3

[ ]

ß

44 44 ATTACCA

Mouth Open (sing)

œ

Air (pitchless)

œ

n

[e]

5

F œ

3

(ein) blau-

Œ

3

44

43 Y

../DeHePuDaBluRaDeWunU/ ..

.. /DaBluRaDeHePuDeWunU/ ..

* Repeat the given syllables or words as fast as possible ad lib.

ver

ƒ — – — Œ J J J Œ

ƒ Ó

Roll

[r]

*Gibberish

Œ

mond

Ó

F 43 ¿ œ æ

F ƒP œ Y æ

[r]

3

[e]

(e)

Y

../DeWunUDaBluRaDeHePu/ ..

Y

Speak 3

[ ]

[e]

3

p f – — – J J J Pant

Inhale

*Gibberish sub.

P Y

[m]

F ¿

rann

n ß —Œ R

Roll

.. /DeWunUDeHePuDaBluRa/..

Ord. Whisper

3

Œ

F ¿ ¿.

R J

*Gibberish sub.

Roll

‰

Exhale

F f – — – — Œ R R R R

Gasp

/si/

ƒ bœ Aœ ‰ J J

Ó

blut

Sigh

&Ó

Ó

F œ J

p bœ.

F œ.

Hum

Pant

n

&Œ

ƒ œ

Mouth Closed

˙

‰

œ J

er

Staggered Inhale

P. — J

[u]

Sebastian im Traum

6

III (q = ca. 60)

U 4 &4 Œ

tacet

53 1

2

Œ

tacet

Œ

[e] [u] [ ]

ñœ

[i]

F

œ ñœ.

R J

[u]

U 4 &4 Œ

Œ

œ œ R J

3

œ œR R

Norm.

؜

Close

œ J

œ

œ

œ R

[ ]

3

[ ]

Norm.

ñœ

[ ] Norm.

˙

˙

[o]

nœ.

œ J Far

Far

Far

bœ.

J

r œ ˙.

Close

œ.

J

[o]

Norm.

[o]

Norm.

Close

œ.

J

œ

#œ R

œ J

[i]

˙

œ J

œ.

j #œ

Close

b˙.

Ø˙

[e]

Norm.

Close

[u]

œ

[e]

r œ 3

œ.

J

œ œJ # œJ R

[ ]

œ R

[ ]

p ‰ b˙ æ

œ.

J

Close

[i]

œ.

[ ]

nœ R

[ ]

Norm.

j œ

[i]

œ J

#œ J

Norm.

œ.

J #œ

Close

œ R

[ ]

[e]

3

œ J

[i] [o]

œ J

œ Jœ . b œ œJ . n œrœj n œ J J R

[o] [o]

[e] [ ] [u] Very Far

nœ J

œ

[u]

bœ

[ ]

œ J

nœ.

f

A˙

/ve/

Norm.

Far Norm.

Norm.

Norm.

Far

[i]

[i]

Close

[u]

Very Far

#œ J

œ.

Norm.

œœ R

j œ .

Far

Constant Gliss * Close

tacet

3

F

Ø œ . ñ œ œR n œ .

J R J

Constant Gliss * Norm.

4 UŒ

&4

F

Very Far

Constant Gliss * Norm.

Stand Perfectly Still Rapid Glottal Stops Vib. Norm.

/ne/

Stand Perfectly Still Vib. Nasal Norm.

˙

P œ ˙

3

f

/se/ /ne/ Stand Perfectly Still Vib. Inward Norm. Singing

p ˙

œ

[u]

f

˙

3

/ge/

/ne/

* Maintain a mezzo forte dynamic throughout the section.

Dynamic shifts should occur, but only due to the movements toward and away from the microphone.

F &b œ

59 1

Ord.

/si/

F &œ

Ord.

2

/si/

F &œ

Ord.

3

/si/

Hand Mvt. A Whisp/Sing Gib.

Rapid Glottal Stops

p n˙. æ

/ne/

p ˙.

Ord.

˙ æ

fP ˙

/ne/

˙.

œ

.. Da in Sebastians Schatten die Silberstimme ..

ƒ œ

Nasal

/ne/

p ˙.

f

w

w

Vib.

Hand Mvt. B Whisper Gibberish

f

Hand Mvt. C Whisp/Sing Gib.

œ

w

Hand Mvt. B Whisper Gibberish

P ¿

3

¿ ¿

.. Da in dunkler Wahnsinn von Sebastians Schatten ..

P ( e) ¿ œ w

..Daß in ein von der des da in die des ..

3

Hand Mvt. C Whisp/Sing Gib.

Y

..Wahnsinn von der Stirne des Schläfers sank ..

f

Y

.. Sebastians Schatten die Silberstimme des Engels ..

Y

Y

f Y

Y

( e)

Hand Mvt. C Whisp/Sing Gib.

(e)

.. Ein dunkler Wahnsinn von der Stirne des Schläfers..

Hand Mvt. C Whisp/Sing Gib.

œ

f

¿ œ w 3

œ

P œ ˙

3

( e)

w

f

..Daß in Schauern ein dunkler Wahnsinn von der Stirne ..

Hand Mvt. A Whisp/Sing Gib.

P œ œ œ

˙

3

(e)

Hand Mvt. B Whisper Gibberish

f œ ¿ ( e)

¿

.. Silberstimme des

Daß in Schauern die Engels erstarb

Y

3 ..Schatten . die Silberstimme des Engels erstarb .

..

7

Sebastian im Traum

f

65 1

2

&˙

œ ˙ J

œ.

˙

/ve/

/ne/

œ Pp

œ

¿

&Y

œ

[o]

Hand Mvt. C

3

œ p

Hand Mvt. A

f

&w

Hand Mvt. C

Hand Mvt. A

Hand Mvt. B sub.

œ

jœ œ œ /se/

œ

/ge/

j œœ

œ

[u]

Hand Mvt. A

œ

3

j œ ˙

/si/

Hand Pos. D Stag.

Ex.

F f P & ‰ J— —J ‰ –J Œ J– ‰ –J ‰ 3

3

Stag.

In.

3

F p & ‰ –J ‰ —J —J Œ 3

[i]

Hand Pos. E

Stag.

Ex.

2

Stand Perfectly Still

P p P F f ß tacet Ó & —J ‰ –J ‰ J– –J ‰ —J ‰ —R R— Œ

71 1

Stag.

In.

Stand Perfectly Still tacet

[u]

1 UŒ 4 14 UŒ

Hand Pos. F

Stag.

Ex.

f Pp tacet Ó — ‰ – – – Œ JJJ J

Stand Perfectly Still

[ ]

3

[o]

/ne/ Hand Mvt. B

3

3

1 UΠ4

œ

Exhale

j ¿. œ

Hand Mvt. C

Hand Mvt. B 3

p ˙.

j œ˙

[ ]

[i]

[ ]

˙.

Y

[e]

p ˙

[ ]

˙.

Ord.

Y

p #˙

[ ]

ΠAir (pitchless)

Stand Perfectly Still Ord. Exhale

Stand Perfectly Still Exhale

Y

p ˙

Ord.

˙.

poco a poco

Still Staggered Inhale

Stand Perfectly Still

Øp Œ

F — ‰ Œ J

[e]

Œ

Air (pitchless)

Øp Œ

Ó

F — ‰ Œ J

poco a poco

Still Stag.

Ex.

Stag.

In.

PF – – ‰ ‰ – ‰ — J J JJ [o]

3

Œ

Still Stag.

Ex.

poco a poco

f P – ‰ – ‰ J J

[ ]

3