Clarinet Quintet: Frenetic Memories

Vivian Fung

Clarinet Quintet: Frenetic Memories for Clarinet in Bb and String Quartet

Commissioned by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, and Chamber Music Northwest with the support of the CMNW Commissioning Fund

Program Note Duration: around 14 minutes "Clarinet Quintet: Frenetic Memories" is inspired both by the music of minority groups in Southwest China and by my travels to that region in 2012. My memories of the trip are simultaneously vivid and scattered--we heard many different groups and stayed with local families and farmers, taking in many new sounds, sights, and experiences, and at times it was a bit overwhelming. This quintet uses the sounds I heard as a departure for my own original music, with paraphrases here and there from different sources. Overall, the music is quite intense and evocative and especially features the clarinet in a virtuosic way. At the very end, I request that a recording of an Yi minority folk singer singing “Five Mountain Song” be played as a paean to this extraordinary and little known music.

To listen to excerpt of “Five Mountain Song,” please go to: http://vivianfung.ca/music/clarinet-quintet-frenetic-memories/

Transposed Score Commissioned by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, and Chamber Music Northwest with the support of the CMNW Commissioning Fund

Clarinet Quintet: Frenetic Memories Vivian Fung (2017) ca. 3 sec.

ca. 3 sec.

Clarinet in Bb n

ppp poco repeat notes

accel.

Violin I ppp possible repeat notes

accel.

Violin II ppp possible repeat notes

accel.

Viola ppp possible Violoncello

3

Lento

ca. 7 sec.

accel. molto

Prestissimo

repeat notes in random order

3 4 fff

3 4

repeat notes in random order

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3 4

repeat notes in random order

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3 4 fff

repeat notes in random order

3 4 ppp

fff

Copyright Š 2017 Vivian Fung Music All Rights Reserved ASCAP/SOCAN

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4

q = 69–72

3 growl 4

1 8

ffpp

3 4

6

repeat sextuplet - approximate pitches 6

6

6

6

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1 8

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p sub.

3 4

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repeat sextuplet - approximate pitches 6

6

3 2

4 4

3 2

gliss.

4 4

3 2

gliss.

4 4

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1 8

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ord.

repeat sextuplet - approximate pitches 6

6

6

6

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1 8

3 4

1 8 6

6

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gliss.

4 4

3 2

gliss.

4 4

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repeat sextuplet - approximate pitches

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3 2

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breathe as needed

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4 4

gl.

gl.

gl.

gl.

gl.

pp change bow as needed

gliss.

4 4 ppp possible

4 4 4 4

ppp possible

pp

change bow as needed gliss.

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gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

change bow as needed gliss.

ppp possible

pp

4 4

ppp possible

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gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

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gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

change bow as needed

gliss. pp

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18 gliss.

gliss.

indiscriminate scurrying

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

20

double trill

mf

gliss.

gliss. unmeas.

unmeas.

gliss.

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6

6

6

6

gliss.

mf

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indiscriminate scurrying

pp indiscriminate scurrying

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mf

25

gliss.

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mf

mf

gliss.

p

5

26

gliss.

mf

gliss.

gliss.

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gliss.

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f 6

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gliss. unmeas.

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pizz.

unmeas.

f

f

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col legno - throw bow against string

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f

col legno - throw bow against string unmeas. f

f

f

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A Piacere 34

alternate fingerings

4 4 pp

fp

fff

4 4 4 4

f

4 4 f

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4 4

A Tempo q = 60

4 4

3

3

ff 3

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3

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3

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3 4 3 4

4 4 gliss.

4 4 ppp

ff arco

3 4

gliss.

ff

gliss.

arco

4 4

3 4

gliss.

4 4 4 4

sff

4 4

3arco 4 sff

gliss.

ppp

ppp

4 4 ppp

4q alternate fingerings

38 6

pp

f

pp

f vib. molto

f vib. molto

f

pp

vib. molto

pp

f

pp

8

44

unmeas.

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pp

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

pp f

alternate strings

4q

f

alternate strings

4q

f

tremolo start slower and accel.

f

pp

47

alternate fingerings

f

alternate fingerings

9e

p

p

f

tremolo start slower and accel.

alternate strings

4q

f

pp

f

pp

50

3q

f

ff

p

f

tremolo start slower and accel.

alternate strings

p

4q

f

p

f

tremolo start slower and accel.

f

p

p

9

53 6

6

6

3

tremolo start slower and accel.

f

f

mp

mp

3

3

3

3

3

3

f

3q

tremolo start slower and accel.

f

55

3

3

3

f

f

56

f

3q

tremolo start slower and accel.

p sub.

3

3

3

mp

10

57

tremolo start slower and accel.

tremolo start slower and accel.

p sub.

p sub.

f

f

3

3

3

3

3

f

3q

3

p sub.

f

59

ord.

p

p

f

ord.

p

p

f

p

60

f

f

f

p

f

f

f

f

p

f

f

p

11 approximate pitches

61

f

p

f

f

f

f

f

f

f

p

p

f

f

f

p

p

f

f

f

p

p

f

62

3

ff

ff

ff

ff

63

6

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3

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12

65

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66

6

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6

ppp 6

6

6

6

ppp 6

6

6

repeat notes in random order

6

ppp 6

6

6

6

repeat notes in random order

2q

ppp

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repeat notes in random order 2q

f

ppp repeat notes in random order 2q

f

ppp

f 2q

2q

f

ppp 2q

2q

2q

ppp

2q

f 2q

2q

2q

ppp

f

ppp 2q

2q

f

2q

2q

2q

f

2q

ppp

13

69

p 2q

ppp

f

ppp

2q

2q

ppp

2q

cresc. poco a poco

ppp

f 2q ppp

f

cresc. poco a poco

2q

ppp

f

cresc. poco a poco

71

(cresc.)

(cresc.)

ff (cresc.)

14

72

ff

ff

ff

ff

rit.

73

p

p

p

p

p

75

q = 56 rumbling effect - effect more important than exact pitches throughout sul tasto6 6 6 6 ppp rumbling effect - effect more important than exact pitches throughout sul tasto 6

6

6

6

ppp rumbling effect - effect more important than exact pitches throughout sul tasto 6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

ppp rumbling effect - effect more important than exact pitches throughout sul tasto 6 6 6 6

ppp

15

76

6

repeat notes in random order 6

6

6

6

6

6

sf

ppp sotto voce

77

6

6

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6

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sf

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sf

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16

79

6

6

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6

6

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6

80

6

f

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6

6

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6 6

f

6

6

6

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6 6

f

6

6

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f

6

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6 6

6

81

p 6

6

6

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ppp

ppp

6

6

6

ppp 6

6

ppp

17

82 growl

f 6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

sul pont. poco a poco 6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

sul pont. poco a poco

83

6

sul pont. poco a poco 6

sul pont. poco a poco 6

repeat notes in random order

pp

sul pont.

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

sul pont. 6

6

6

6

6

6

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6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

sul pont.

sul pont.

6

84

sf 6

6

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6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

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18

85 repeat notes in random order sf pp 6

6

6

6

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6

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6

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6

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6

6

6

6

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6

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f ppp

86

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

sf

sf

f 6

6

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f 6

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f 6

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87

6

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sf

sf 6

6

6

6

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sf

6

ppp 6

6

f ppp 6

f

6

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pp

6

f

6

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19 6

88

6

sf

6

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sf

sf

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sf

6

sf

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sf

sf

f f

f

f

6

f

f

pp

f

f

89

6

3

sf

3

3

3

3

3

ord.

f

f

ord.

f 3

ord.

f

f

f

90

ord.

3

3 3

3

3 3

f unmeas.

ff 6

6

6

3

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

20

91

6

6

6

6

unmeas.

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

unmeas.

6

unmeas.

6

6

6

92

6

6

6

6

6

3 4 6

3 4 6

3 4

6

6

6

6

6

3 4 6

6

6

3 4

unmeas.

6

6

94

p

6

6

6

21

rit. poco

95

4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

96

4 4 4 4 p

4 4 p

4 4 p

4 4 p

a tempo

97

6

6

6

6

6

6

f

pp 6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

pp pizz.

p pizz. p

6

6

arco

6

sf 6

6

6

6

pp arco

pp

6

6

6

6

f

22

98

6

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sf 6 6

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6

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sf

f

6 6

arco

pizz.

6

6

6

f

6

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sf

f 6

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6

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6

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sf

6

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f

sf

100

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6

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pp

pp

23

101

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mf

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102

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mf

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6

24

104

6

6

6

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f

6

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f

sf 6

arco

6

6

6

sf

6

f 6

6

6

f

6

sf

6

6

6

pizz.

6

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f

6

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sf

105

pizz.

6

arco

6

sf 6

arco

6

f

6

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6

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6

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6

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sf

6 6

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arco

pizz. sf

sf

f

106

6

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mf

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4 4 ff

2 4 sf 6

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p 6

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sf

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4 4

pp

f

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sf

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112

6

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pizz.

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glis

arco

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sf 6

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pizz .

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6

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6

glis s

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arco 6 6

6

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6

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sf

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sf

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sf

113

pizz. arco sf 6

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pizz.

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arco glis

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f meno 6

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115

gliss.

quasi-gliss.

6

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gliss. mf

quasi-gliss.

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dim. poco a poco 6

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gliss.

dim. poco a poco

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gliss.

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dim. poco a poco

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gliss.

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dim. poco a poco

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gliss. ppp 6

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gliss.

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gliss.

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gliss.

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gliss.

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gliss.

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gliss.

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gliss.

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3 4 6

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gliss.

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no bow; tap on fingerboard 6

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gliss.

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ppp no bow; tap on fingerboard 6

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gliss.

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gliss.

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ppp 6

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gliss.

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gliss. ppp

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no bow; tap on fingerboard

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6

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gliss.

gliss.

ppp

3 4

no bow; tap on fingerboard 6

6

3 4

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118

3 4

4 4

3 4

soft tapping

4 4

3 4

soft tapping

4 4

3 4

soft tapping

4 4

3 4

soft tapping

4 4

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6 6

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3 4 pp

3 4 pp

3 4 pp

6

6

3 4 pp unmeas.

6 6

6

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pp

3 4

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129

3 4

4 4

unmeas.

3 4

4 4

pppp unmeas.

3 4

4 4 pp

pppp unmeas.

3 4

4 4

pppp unmeas.

3 4

4 4 pp

pppp

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pp

mp

pp

mp

pp

mp

pp

mp

pp

mp

mp

pp

mp

mp

pp

mp

pp

mp

pp

mp

pp

mp

pp

mp

pp

pp

137

3

3

3

3

3

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3

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pp

mp

mp

3

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32

accel.

139

3

3

3

3

pp

pp

pp

141

(accel.)

poco

poco

poco

poco

142

q = 94

ppp

ppp

ppp

ppp

mp

mp

mp

mp

33

143

3 4

1 8

3 2

3 4

1 8

3 2

gliss.

6 8

3 2

gliss.

6 8

3 2

. gliss

6 8

fff

3 4 fff

3 4 3 4

6 8

pp

e = 90 f

accel. poco a poco

mf

6 8 ppp possible

6 8 ppp possible

mf

mf

6 8 ppp possible

6 8 ppp possible

152

(accel.)

mf

mf

sffff

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possible

sffff

1 8 fff

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sffff

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sffff

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6 8

34

156

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160

3 2 pp

6 8

ff

3 2 pp

pp

pp

ff

e = 90

6 8

pluck

6 8

pluck

6 8

pluck

gliss.

6 8

gliss.

6 8

ff

pp

6 8

6 8

pizz.

3pizz.

2

pluck

gliss.

ff

3 2

6 8

6 8

ff

3 pizz.

2

164

gliss.

pizz.

f

mf

mf

mf

mf

arco

pizz.

p

mf

35

accel. poco a poco

168

arco

slightly slower than tempo; do not accel. arco

f

mf espr.

arco

arco

p

172

p

pizz.

. gliss

mf

pizz.

arco

p

mf

mf

(accel.)

arco

176

pizz.

(accel.)

glis s.

q. = 66

gliss

.

accel. poco a poco

slightly slower than tempo; do not accel. gliss.

mf molto espr. e vib.

glis s.

pizz.

arco

glis s.

gliss.

gliss .

36

180

q. = 72

(accel.)

gliss.

gliss .

gliss.

pizz.

gliss.

gliss.

183

gliss.

gl.

ord.

f

gliss.

187

6

ff

arco f arco

f

6

6

6

37

190

ff

gliss .

192

6

6

6

gliss.

195

6

6

6

6

6

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

6

38

gliss.

197

gliss.

gliss.

200

mf

mf

6

6

6

gliss. mf

gliss. mf

203

6

6

6

6

6

6

205

39

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

208

fff

fff

fff

fff

fff

211

. quasi- gliss 6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

ss. quasi- gli 6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

ss. quasi-gli 6

6 6

6 6

6 6

6 6

6 6

6

6 6

6

6

quasgi-liss.

6

6

40

if this note not available, choose another high pitch

214

4 4 ffff

approximate pitches; intense gestures gliss. gliss. gliss. gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

approximate pitches; intense gestures gliss. gliss. gliss. gliss.

gliss

.

gliss.

gliss.

glis

fff approximate pitches; intense gestures gliss. gliss. gliss. gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

4 4 fff

4 4 4 4

s.

fff approximate pitches; intense gestures gliss. gliss. gliss. gliss.

4 4

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

fff

218

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

221

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

ss . gli

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

224

41

q = 69 continue up and down harmonic series freely

ppp

continue up and down harmonic series freely

gliss. ppp continue up and down harmonic series freely

gliss.

gliss. ppp

continue up and down harmonic series freely

gliss.

gliss.

ppp

226

228

Optional recording: start recording ca. 17 sec. repeat for duration of recording and then cue exit

42

230

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

232

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

pp

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

pp

pp

gliss. pp

gliss. pp

236 gliss.

gliss.

gliss. n

gliss.

gliss.

pppp

gliss.

gliss.

pppp

gliss.

gliss. pppp

gliss.

gliss. pppp