Still Sky Bells. For large ensemble. Stef Conner 2010

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1 Still Sky Bells For large ensemble Ste Conner 1

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3 Ste Conner Still Sky Bells 1 For large ensemble lutealto lute oboecor anglais clarinetbass clarinet ercussion vibrahonetam-tamglockensielrin C - CChinese war drumthai gongs C - Cbamboo sticks and newsaer in a wooden bowl har iano mandolin guitar violin viola violoncello and contrabass Premiered at Huddersield Contemorary Music Festival in November 1, by The Nieuw nsemble Comosed as art o the HCMF Yorkshire Young Comosers Proessional eveloment Programme uration c minutes

4 eneral Notation Key Senza Misura Senza Misura assages in this iece use aroximate sacial notation and are not strictly roortional Conductor cues are given, within which erormers judge the duration o their material individually aroximate timings are sometimes indicated Accidentals aly only to the notes they recede When individuals lay un-metered material, barlines are shown i it is necessary to continue to ollow the conductor in order to resume metered material at a articular oint barlines are hidden when it is ossible or the layer to ignore the conductor or a signiicant eriod o time Aoggiatura lay the grace notes on the beat, thus within the duration o the note they recede Acciaccatura lay the grace notes beore the beat, thus within the duration o the note or rest beore the note they recede As highlow as ossible radual change rom one state to another Thus, i an arrow aears between two notes, erormers should arrive at the new state by the second, having transitioned gradually xtender sacial reresentation o note length In measured assages, duration is indicated by the number o bars the extender covers, unless it is extended by a duration o less than a bar, in which case note values are shown above the stave In senza misura assages, durations are sacial and aroximate As above, but indicates the length o time taken by a motive, rhythm andor itch collection Perormers reeat given notation in their own indeendent temo Required arameters eg itch in this examle are given and others are let to erormers discretion xtenders are used to show duration Accidentals aly only to the note they immediately recede ach layer is given a bell and stick When this grahic is shown, layers strike their bell in any irregular rhythm, beginning with dense, requent hits and gradually subsiding Usually, these gestures ollow ercussion events, which the bells should seem to rebound rom Players should listen to each-other, assing gestures around the ensemble and resonding to ideas

5 Piano INSI Play inside iano, striking or lucking the strings as directed Play iano strings with ercussion sticks Percussion amed, un-resonant stroke Scrunched u newsaer, maniulated to create a rustling sound uration o eect is shown on a hidden stave And seed is indicated by moderate, ast or slow As above, but combined with bamboo sticks, laced in any non-metallic bowl and moved around, to create a rustling, clicking texture As above, but without the newsaer

6 Plucked Strings Alies to har only All notes should sound or their written duration only and are damed immediately aterwards, with whichever hand is available Continues to aly until the direction ord is given, although reminders are sometimes used String is damed to created a semi-itched note String is damed comletely Rustling texture, with as little audible itch as ossible, created by scraing multile wound strings with ingernails in ast, erratic and interruted movements uration o eect is shown on a hidden stave And seed is indicated by moderate, ast or slow Pitched, rustling texture, created by scraing indicated string with ingernail in ast, erratic and interruted movements move inger u rets to create a textured glissando Bowed Strings xaggerated vibrato, distorting the itch by a microtonal interval Natural harmonic glissandi on indicated string Lines indicated rough seed o glissandi and whether to begin on a harmonic or oen string Otherwise, this notation is very aroximate and detail o itch and seed is let to erormers discretion

7 Artiicial harmonic glissando, maintaining th interval rather than distance between ingers and thus creating a itch bend rom one note to another o not rearticulate the inal itch Artiicial harmonic glissando, maintaining the same sace between ingers on the string, creating a seagull eect in which itch slides and leas Bow indicated strings behind the bridge Bowed, non-measured tremolo, which accelerates rom relatively slow reeated notes to a tremolo layed as ast as ossible Bowed, non-measured tremolo, which begins as ast as ossible then decelerates dramatically Bowed, non-measured tremolo, which begins slowly, accelerates and then decelerates Bowed, non-measured tremolo, which begins ast, decelerates and then accelerates

8 radually aly more bow ressure to create an increasingly coarse tone Abbreviations lucked and bowed strings s oco sul onticello dlt Prés de la table s sul onticello bn lay with bottle neck ms multo sul onticello bisb bisbigliando st sul tasto Woodwind Breathy but itched notes Un-itched breath sounds into instrument without any leakage, unless directed Pitches indicate reerred ingering, which changes the timbre o the breath sound Mouthiece comletely sealed by mouth Mouthiece hal oen, allowing some leakage

9 Mouthiece oen normal laying osition xaggerated vibrato combined with either li vib or creating a raid alternation between a note and a quarter-tone higher or lower Breath glissando, created by adding or removing ingers as ast as ossible Nb all itched glissandi involve bending notes and are never ingered in this way Change ingering raidly and randomly Strong attack without tonguing Abbreviations da lb li vib l l nt mouth iece bend diahragm accent li bend li vibrato lutter tongue li tremolo not tongued Phonetic Symbols [] [i] [u] [] [] [] a as in ather ee as in see oo as in boot oor as in door sh as in shoe blowing - lis ursed

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11 Still Sky Bells For The Nieuw nsemble Ste Conner Flute q = c + -,+,+ - +,+ - Clarinet in Bb -, m 1 Vibrahone Play vib art with one hand hold t-t beater ready in the other Har - uitar - m Violin q = c Senza vib unless marked, + m m m 8 m Viola Senza vib unless marked jeté m - - m 8-1 m Violoncello Senza vib unless marked,, < < < < < < < <,+- < 1 1 < - < 1 m Contrabass Senza vib unless marked +,+, , +, ====================================== m Coyright Ste Conner 1

12 Fl Ob Cl Vib H Pno tr Mand Vln Vla Vc Cb A nt tr rall 8====================================================================================================================================================================================================================== m li vib li vib m m m - m m 1 Tam-tam m 1 A A < C, q = rim, sluggish and evil [] - []- [u] Bass Clarinet in Bb q = rim, sluggish and evil C, + ord m m, m sost ed 1 m m 1 m m - 1 B 1 m, + -, m m m ===================================== m 1 C sub < C sub Ord vib n < < Ord vib + ms

13 Fl C C [] - ast [u] - [] m slow [u] ast slow B ast slow ast slow very slow ast slow Ob B Cl Remove reed F m m very slow ast 1 slow slow ast slow m Perc A Bamboo Sticks and aer in non-metallic bowl m Tam-tam m H m Pno INSI 18 - m ad lib scrae with nail =========== m m tr m m Mand Vln Vla Vc Cb < norm,,, C C n ms C F m m Ord vib Ord vib st norm F F m 1 1 bn m B m m

14 Fl Ob B Cl Perc Relace reed A Thai ongs m Remove reed m ast [i] very ast ast - F 1 C middle C ingering with shar key - [] m Bamboo Sticks and aer in non-metallic bowl Rin m moderate H Pno - INSI m tr Mand Vln Vla Vc Cb m m m n m m bn n ms Harmonic glissandi ad lib sul, norm C F 1 F ms norm m F m C F m m

15 Fl Ob B Cl - [] - [] [] m ======= ast [ua] Alto Flute Begin with conductor then rall into indeendent only slightly slower temo Senza Misura c -1 m Flute Perc A m Tam-tam Thai ongs m H untuate with soradic accents Pno INSI 18 tr - ad lib s Mand Vln Vla Vc Cb 1 s ms Senza Misura c -1 F s ms + norm Begin with conductor then accel into m indeendent only slightly aster temo m m m - - Begin with conductor then accel into indeendent temo m F m F F s

16 Fl m [] [] + [] -, +,+ - C A Cor Anglais Oboe relace reed B Cl 1 F F F F F F 1 1 F Clarinet in Bb T-t A m m Vibrahone + H dlt m Pno m sost ed tr m Mand m Vln norm m n n m s s s s < < < norm norm C ms ms, + m +++ m m 8 m Vla Vc Cb ms m + F + F C < < Accel into indeendent temo H

17 Fl Ob Cl Vib 1 H Pno nt tr rall 8================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================ - 1 m li vib + - A - + < m m ord m m, q = Hideously indulgent m m m m 1 1 m - m li vib 1 Tam-tam Alto Flute Cor Anglais lockensiel B tr Mand Vln Vla Vc Cb norm -, + - m m 8========= 1 m m,+ - 1 m ======================================================== rall 1 1 C m F F F q = Hideously indulgent

18 8 A Fl m - da 1 rit C A Cl + 1 F F F alternate ingering H H F F F + lb F F F F F F F F F lock < + Rin H sec + m sec - unctuate trem with soradic grace notes ord,+ m ord dlt m Mand - I - m J - K insert grace-note soradically throughout gesture m I + - m Vln st m rit norm Vla st m Vc st m norm F F F m Cb m

19 A Fl C A Cl Rin H Pno tr Mand sec sec ord ord L - L + - L = = + L A temo q = - 1 A m da + Bass Clarinet in Bb F l 1 L L L Tam-tam L m = F F m Rin lv m m Vln + L = A temo q = n m s norm m L F Vla norm m L m Vc L m Cb norm m L +

20 1 A Fl C A l F m [u] - [] - [u] l C m m B Cl Rin 1 Tam-tam arco 1 F 1 F Rin m H Pno tr Mand Vln Vla Vc Cb 1 - < C s < < < < m dlt sz + sz st sz F ord + + < m norm < norm 1 s m m norm < Harmonic glissandi ad lib sul C C C m < C, sec -,+ + dlt + -, C m

21 A Fl C A B Cl sz + M M M m F F F F + m F F F rit Rin H Pno tr M A dlt sec ord m M Chinese rum M senza ed M 18 lv, as long as oss M F 1 m + m m Thai ongs m Mand, + M Vln m m M < n < C m s < st + norm rit F Vla m m M st + norm Vc m m M m Cb m M m

22 1 A Fl A temo q = M H C A B Cl K [] - [i] - [] - [i] - [] M m F M F F F F F sz ongs M A Chinese rum H Pno tr Mand Vln Vla Vc Cb M M m A temo q = s - s s M + = + M M M M M norm norm norm m m m H m sz

23 1 A Fl 81 M Flute C A B Cl F M M m Oboe C A + Rin M A Tam-tam H sec ord M = + Pno -,+ - M M tr M = Mand, M Vln F M Vla F m M Vc Cb M M I I

24 1 Fl 8 I q = c Languid F F m Ob m B Cl Clarinet in Bb m T-t A etc m lockensiel A Tam-tam Pno INSI 1 m B sim m I q = c Languid Vln F F N Vla m Vc C C m Cb m

25 Fl J m - 1 Ob alternate ingering m Remove reed Cl Vib H Pno tr Mand Vln Vla Vc Cb m m m - J Vibrahone ord m dlt ord - B arco < lockensiel - - m ad lib -, + Imrovise with given itches, in order Retain rhythmic character o revious bars m, C < < < n ms norm Harmonic glissandi < J J J J O O O,, < sul C C m I sub < C C, dlt m Begin to incororate occasional, subtle unctuations F s - n sub n m m s s norm norm

26 1 Fl ast slow ast []- [i] m Ob m in eg in Cl + lb Vib H Pno tr Mand Vln Vla Vc Cb - Vibrahone ord C, n C + ms arco < lockensiel ord m m n s,, C,, C C m < dlt + ord m m K - ad lib B + < norm < < C, < F < C m norm < m m K alternate ad lib ord m m m

27 Fl K ast + m + 1 Ob Relace reed Cl Perc H Pno tr Mand < Vibrahone + + m m m + + m + m B do not lit + + m m m m m + m m m m m + m m Vln K n ms Vla s norm s ms Cb < norm C, < n < C s norm, ms

28 18 Fl Ob Cl Perc H Pno tr Mand + < m m ast sz m m m + m m + m + m + + F m m + m m m m + Vln < <, Vla - < < < Vc ms < < norm C < < ms < < < < < <

29 Fl Cl alternate ingering l 18 8========================== 1 lb F l m l 1 Perc H < m m m m + m + m Pno + + m m m tr m + m + m Mand Vln < m < < < sz Vla < < m < < < < m Vc C m 1 < < < + m sz

30 Fl 1 l L Ob m l - ast Cl Perc H Pno < m A m Rin l Chinese War rum rim centre + -,+ - + m,+ + tr Mand Vln m < sz L + mst - + m Vla F m Vc Cb + m sz izz = + - =

31 1 Fl 1 M rit q = < e = e q = c 1 q = + Ob Perc lockensiel Vibrahone + + H + + m Pno + B o not lit P tr + + m Mand m F Vln rit q = < e = e M F q = c q = Vla st Cb st

32 Fl 1 - ingering with shar key tr accel - 8===================================== l l m Ob Cl + m - + Perc lock Chinese War rum A rim centre m + Bamboo sticks and aer H m Pno tr luck string + Mand Vln + m ms Vla Vc Cb < < ms izz arco C < < + < <+ m

33 Fl 1 m F m N m - l m F l 1 m ast Ob Remove reed Cl [] [] moderate ast moderate very slow ast slow Perc - ad lib H m 1 8 Pno 1 8 tr m Mand s m Vla norm N F m st Vc F m st Cb norm F m

34 Fl F F O l m ast q = <e=e Cl moderate ast slow ast moderate Perc H Pno dlt ord Q bisb A gradually lit damer edal B bisb rall m m 1-1 tr Mand Vla Vc F norm F m s s norm s O m q = <e=e s s norm norm F m ms Cb arco s s norm F

35 Fl Ob R R rall q = c [] - ast q = [u] - [] m slow [u] ast P slow =============== Cl m R very slow ast slow slow ast slow Perc m Tam-tam m Vibrahone H R Pno m m H R tr R Mand Vln Vla Vc Cb R R R R R rall q = c m q = F m m F F m P F Senza vib unless marked C F m

36 Fl ,+,+ - +,+ - Cl m -, m 1 Perc Vibrahone Play vib art with one hand hold t-t stick in the other H m - Pno m tr - m Mand m Vln Senza vib unless marked, + m m m 8 m Vla Vc Cb Senza vib unless marked jeté,, < < < Senza vib unless marked m < < < ,+, , +,+ - - < <, < 1 1 < - < - - m m 8 - m ======================================= m

37 Fl Ob Cl Perc H Pno tr Mand Vln Vla Vc Cb 18 - tr rall 8============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== - m m 8 1 sost ed li vib m m L L li vib L m m L L + L - 1 L < L < < < < L L L L L L 1 1 m m + 1 m m 1 m m m - - B 1 m, ,+ 1 m Tam-tam - li vib m, + Vibrahone m ============================================== m 1 m

38 8 Fl Ob Cl Vib H Pno 188 Q tr accel 8=================================================================================================================================================================================================== m m +, + - m m 1 m m m 1 m m 1 1 m , + - -, + -, tr Mand Vln Vla Vc Cb Q < m m,+ - 1, + m m m m m 1 8=== m m - m 8======= - 1 m m =================================================== 1 - m -

39 Fl Vln, + m m Vla jeté Vc - < < < - <,+ < < < < < < <,, Cb === , , , + -,+ - +