Eating Clouds for String Quartet - Full Score by Bushra El

Bushra El-Turk

EATING CLOUDS String Quartet

Bushra El-Turk

EATING CLOUDS String Quartet

Violin 2

Performance Notes

= glissando descending !

= ricochet, gradually speeding up

= as fast as possible on other side of bridge

= any high note

= pizzicato Bartok snap

= any high note with glissando ascending

= rapid repetition of given figure = small notes above harmonic note indicates the actual or an octave below it. General Notes on Eating Clouds Duration: 10 minutes Eating Clouds is a baby's view from a moving carry cot. How it might familiarise the clouds and abstract shapes and prints of everyday objects into its most essential needs and desires. It is comprised of three movements. I wanted to write a moody, quick texture-changing piece that suddenly alternates between the bold and fiery, the subtle and delicate gestures to the puckish and cautious moments. First movement is based on the note sequence - B flat-E flat-B natural-A natural (of which the equivalent German designations constitute the initials of my first name.) Second movement contains two strata - long lines that gradually metamorphose into various chords in the lower stratum and natural harmonics in the stratosphere. It is tutti glissandi which means all strings glide gradually just before their next note. Third movement is highly chromatic and scuttery. It is based on a minor 2nd above and below a fundamental note.

Finalist in Aberdeen Music Prize BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra 2007

Eating Clouds Andante q=80

   

  

sul tasto non. vib. Violin I

  



  

      

       Violoncello 



sul tasto non. vib.

3         







    mf





gliss.





 



gliss.

         cresc.



     



   

ff mp sul pont.



 

p mf



  





  



         



 

          

 





    f

nat. molto vib.



 



 

   

       

 

sul pont.

                 

 gliss.

                    5 5

sul pont.

  

 

sul pont. gliss.

      

 

       

 



gliss.

   f





          

       

              ff pp

  

ricochet

sul pont.

gliss.

nat. molto vib.

liss.

      

Bushra El-Turk

f nat. molto vib

ricochet





 

gliss.



ricochet

sul pont.



              

gliss.

 





 



 

cresc. nat.



               

sul pont. ricochet

sul pont.

 

nat. molto vib

ff mp

   

>sul pont. sul tasto con. vib.

cresc.

nat.

 

  

gliss.

nat.

         



   

sul tasto con. vib.



  

nat.          3             5 mf cresc.





>sul pont.

 

 

sul tasto con. vib.









>sul pont.

gliss.

sul tasto non. vib. Viola

 

   

    

sul tasto non. vib. Violin II





sul tasto con. vib.

>sul pont.

gliss.

  

 

 





      mf

  17





    

  







 





 

  

  



      

     

  

   

  

arco



         subito ppp  nat. non-vib.         

     

subitoppp



  

nat. non-vib.

subitoppp

   



       

   

              

sul pont.





      

  

  ff

sul pont.

 

     





              

 

 

   



 

 







 

 



21 nat. non-vib                                     

nat. non-vib.

 





     

    

subitoppp

 

      

sul pont.



 

    

sul pont.

 

 

 

 

   

e=e  3 3 3 3 3 3           II                                    3

G.P

 

                                                 

  



 

  



             pizz.

 

   

  

 

     

 

   

 







  

   

non. vib.

 



non. vib.

 



     non. vib.





arco



  

 

 

   

   

   



 II   III 

 

   

      I II

 

 

    

 f



p non. vib > molto vib.

   



 

      

 

II III

I II

 

      



 

 

 



 

  





  f

 

        p 

II III

 

  ff

 

 

 





         

 

  II  



  







 



 

















             ff

                3

  

 

  ff

 



      

 

p non. vib > molto vib.

  

  

 





 



       

          non. vib > molto vib.

 



      

   ff



 

 



 



           

  

   

pp non. vib > molto vib.



     



non. vib > molto vib.



 

     

   

             32   

 

non. vib > molto vib.



 

   

  ff

gliss.

      

 ff





         

     37



 



   



           3

  

       



  

    





pp  

 



 

 

                3

     

 

 

     

 pp



                 3

       ff



   



         

pp ff





   pp

 

  

 





     

 

     

        

  

    

 

     

     

pp ff



                   

       



 

    

                  



               



 

        



     

    

 

pp ff



 

     

       

  

      

 

   



     pp

             



         

              





 

           

 

     



     

                       



         





             

 



 



 

 

            

  





          pp ff

 

 



accel.



Tempo Primo



liberamente 41 sul A

                    



liberamente sul D





pp liberamente



 

 pizz.

     ff

      ff   

     

46  3       5     3  3                                     3 3 3      5                                             

Long strident bows

  

 

                      3

                      ff

    

                     5

     



   



    

 

  

   

gliss.  

 

         

 

  

gliss.

   

   

                   arco gliss. 3  

          f



        f





   



 

   



  

 

     pp 3

            f

 3 3  3  3         3     3   gliss.  3                                             f  mf 3 3  3   3   3                                                            mf                   

                             3 3



gliss.

    

3   3                3

gliss.

f mf

  

 

             3

 3                             

   51



                                                            

   





                

 

 

 

Senza Misura 3 3                                                       3 3 3 ff 3 3  3 subito p   3                                               3 3 3 3 3  3 3  3 ff 3 subito p                                          3

    

            



                                             3 3  3 ff 3   3 3 3 pp                                                     3 3 3 3 3 ff 3 3   3 pp 3 3  arco                 pizz.                       3 3 3 56

   

                     3

 









  

subito p

3                    3

subito p



ff     g liss.                 pp

ff pp    g liss.                        ff

  

arco



 

    

arco

pizz.

  



pizz.

 



  

              3

        

           

  

        ff  



    g liss.      

pizz.              



 

   



  arco

 

   

    

     

    

  

            p espressivo  3

 



 

          p espressivo

 



p espressivo

 

pizz.



arco



        







   

    

 

                  3           3 3

 

  





 

  



    





        



p espressivo

                

Tempo Primo

 



           

        p

pizz.

arco





 



 



  

   

 pizz.      

  

pizz.









pizz.

    





pizz.

       







II Grave

        f ppp 1

con sord.arco pizz. 0II 1III

con sord. arco 0II 1III

   ppp

   

con sord. arco pizz. 0II 1I



f ppp con sord. arco 0II pizz. 1I

  

 

ppp

q=50 Tutti glissandi

  

non vib.

(gliss. just before changing notes)

non vib.



     



   

non vib.     

molto vib.



molto vib.



molto vib.



f non vib.

 



 

 non vib.    

f p

ppp

non vib.       p

molto vib.



ppp



f p

 

 

 

 

molto vib.

 

   

f molto vib.

 



  

ppp

     

non vib.

 



 



ppp non vib.

ppp







molto vib.

 

   

ppp

non vib.



 

 



molto vib.

  

  







  

              3

pp non vib.

ppp





   13

molto vib.





  

     



    



 

 



molto vib.

 



 

 

 



   

 



molto vib.



 



 

 





  p











             





  

 



 

 

  



 



  

 





  

non vib.

 



non vib.

ppp



ppp





 



non vib.





 

ppp

  



 







3



 



           3

 

          p mf p

 

vib.



  mf 

  

molto vib.

 

mf vib.



 

 

 

 



 

III

  

  



  

 



 





 

 

 

 

 





 

III    

   

  

    

q=c.120

Allegro with intensity

  

   

     

  7



   

 



   

 



      f  pp

   

   f  pp



 

  

               



         

p saltando *

    pp

             

     



     

    

   

 



   



      

          





* may play seperate spiccato bowings if desired

    III

     

    ff 

      ff pp

    pp

         

  f

pizz.



  



  



pizz. ff

  

 

sul pont. arco pp

    pp

        ff  3 1

                  

      

    

    



  



 

   

 

arco

        





   

             sul pont.

III arco sul pont.

   



   



   







sul pont.

    

col legno

       



   





     



   



   

pizz.





          pp 3

pizz.



l.battuto ricochet



      

nat.

p saltando *

l.battuto ricochet                                                                             5 5 p nat.



sul pont.

    

nat.

   

3 1

            

  

sul pont.

          

3 1

   

pizz.

  

           

arco

sul pont. arco

       

pizz.

mf saltando *



ff pp

                

sul pont.



    



 f

    sul pont.

sfzpp

         

pp 3



    

nat.

  f

sul pont.   arco      

              nat.                         3 3 12

pp 3



            3





  

 

           

 



   



        





                nat.



       f

     

                                        f

                        3 3 3 ff f             

 

  

          



              

                            

 

     



             

  p

pp 3



                        







       

 



 

              3

 





 

                           

       3                                

                           5 5 pp



                            

pp 3

           



 

3 1

 



                                    



                        

                        f

  









3                            p

  

 

3             p f

  

                                                     p f p arco

pizz.



                                                           f



                                                  3

                                                                       3

pp 3















            29               

       3

     

  

 

      3

    

 



 

     3

    5





pizz.

 

    3



  3



  



     3



                                    3

   



   

     





cresc.

                                  f

5                                          5

                                



                                                        5 5 5 5 5 5 pp f  pp pizz.   arco                 

                                                                   p   f p  

f arco bounce

  



cresc.

                   

gliss. gliss.





cresc. 5

                p

                             33

f 3



    

39     



 

                  

 

        

ricochet

  

        

           

ricochet

pp ricochet



 sul pont.

          

  pp

       



                       sul pont.

         



           

   



             sul pont.



nat.

 pp









nat. sul pont.              

  pp

   



   

                    nat.

  pp

                

nat.





nat.

   

 



 



pp sul pont.



  

               

                     

sul pont.



nat.

pp nat.

 

sul pont.

              

              

 

 pp

    

 

nat.

 

    pp

   



           

sul pont.

 



 

pp ricochet

  pp

sul pont.



 



nat.

sul pont.

             

    

 

ricochet

    





ricochet

                    5

 



ricochet

                          5 5 5 5  

  

                            3

     

ricochet

nat.



nat.



  

  



 



   

   









     









nat.



  



   p

                 nat.

sul pont.

    



    



 p





   

   sul pont.

 

   nat.

           f

nat.

sul pont.



                 

nat.

sul pont.



           p f sul pont.

        p f 

nat.

sul pont.

nat.

sul pont.



        p f 

 

    

   



nat.

     



 

sul pont.



        p 







                 p

        



sul pont.

nat.





 

 

   



 

 



 

nat.

sul pont.



   



 

sul pont.

nat.

        



   

 



  ff

 

 