Monsters, cold and warm

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1 Mnsters, cld and arm r 2 srans, clarinet, bass clarinet, French n, susahne, ercussin, vilin, cell, cntrabass, and vices n tae Carlyn Chen 2013

2 Mnsters, cld and arm Prgram Nte What is the scariest Caitalism and eelings. Mnsters, cld and arm uses the ensemble Luigi Nn s We t Cld Mnsters t reassemble a dissected scream rm Kanye West s Mnster, siting tugh bth rks ersectives n caitalism and emtin. as articularly interested in Nicki Minaj s verse in Mnster, ith its verabundance character inlectin and emtinal exressin, her vices alays alling ut at the seams. This iece is nt sund in the abstract, but eeling, a stretching and turning ver a eeling. The irst sectin cnsists acustic instrumental and vcal sunds recnstructing a sled scream; the secnd, live instrumental resnses t recrded vcal sunds the eeling in the scream; the third, music singing t samles the sng. nstruments 2 Srans 2 Clarinets in B-lat, 1 dubling Bass Clarinet French n Susahne ussin: cymbal, scra metal, snare, tm, bass drum, grved stick, suerball, sandaer blcks, triangle Vilin Cell Cntrabass Audi layback Perrmance Ntes Time is elastic nt ne music, but Rmantic rubat. Text instructins trace areas energy and eeling. Wrds abve a nte carry ver until the next instructin. Diamnd nteheads are vcal sunds. Timbre is individual - everyne makes their n versin a sund. - juicy araching juiciness (r ther trait) ver the given duratin glissand begin subtly and mve mre at the end mv mlt vibrat trill t next diatnic nte a ste u, unless articularly indicated. bis bisbigliand bble r treml n ne nte micrtnally detuned cymbal cry stick ressure rictin against surace Duratin 2 minutes Carlyn Chen La Jlla and Hangzhu,

3 SCRE N C Mnsters, cld and arm Carlyn Chen 2013 Clarinet A Clarinet B Hrn Susahne Sran A Sran B ussin Vilin Vilncell Cntrabass q = 2 Vicecl 1 û 1 û the desert ater back tat, lindarthlike exhale q = 8 inside turning q = 50 q = 2 the desert ater q = 8 inside turning strangle scream q = 50 strangle scream 1 û strangle scream Vicecym cry back tat, lindarthlike exhale Viceinstr strangle scream strangle scream strangle scream Vicecl 1 û strangle scream 1 û 1 û A ù itchless () 1 û Viceinstr strangle scream back tat, darthlinlike exhale back tat, darthlinlike exhale back tat, lindarthlike exhale back tat, darthlinlike exhale j ù - n ù back tat, darthlinlike exhale itchless 1 û Viceinstr strangle scream 1 tailiece itchless û 8 sec. j - n BD inger ta j (subtle heartbeat) - n m j - j j - j - J J A - n - n BD sl trace inger

4 2 Cl. A 18 hiser, dra ut cnsnants, scraggly in-beteen areas q = 5 juicy ù light gasy ingress yu yu yu yu yu hiser, dra ut cnsnants, scraggly in-beteen areas juicy light gasy ingress ù yu yu yu yu yu hiser, dra ut cnsnants, scraggly in-beteen areas hlegmier lightly grained ingress ù ù ù ù ù yu yu ill yu yu yu yu yu Susa hiser, dra ut cnsnants, scraggly in-beteen areas hlegmier lightly grained ingress ù ù ù ù ù yu yu ill yu yu yu yu yu Sr. A hiser, dra ut cnsnants, scraggly in-beteen areas q = 5 J ù airy gas - juicy inhale hiser yu yu yu yu yu yu yu ill Sr. B hiser, dra ut cnsnants, scraggly in-beteen areas airy gas J ù J J ù airy gas - juicy inhale hiser yu yu yu yu yu yu yu ill ù J æ (VCE) airy gas BD inger mallt rll suerball æ æ j æ ù Vln. (alling itch t ut ccasinally) ù Vc. j j (alling itch t ut ccasinally) Cb. j j (alling itch t ut ccasinally)

5 C Cl. A 31 B absence (men mss) q = 50 grainy gas breath q = 0 q = 5 q = 50 gas gas s. darth (exhale) ' ' ù ù ù J J the little nises in the scream q = 0 3 darth (exhale) ' ' ù ù ù J J grainy gas gas skeletn teeth gas s. Susa Sr. A Sr. B B absence (men mss) q = 50 gas ingress ù J ù ù gas yu yu ill ingress ù J ù ù yu yu ill breath q = 0 yu airy gas darth inhale gas l inhale heeze scraey gas s. darth l lin inhale scraey gas s. yu darth (exhale) ' ' j darth (exhale) ' ' j ù l lin inhale scraey gas s. gas gas l inhale heeze scraey gas s. darth (exhale) ' ' ù ù J ù ù û (exhale) ' ' ù J J ù ù û ù q = 5 q = 50 the little nises in the scream q = 0 C mallt r j s. tm m breath darth (exhale) BD sandaer ' ' Vln. darth (exhale) ' ' û ù Vc. Cb. v V, sl t grains ing darth (exhale) ' ' v n V sl, tast gran brighter û ù darth (exhale) ' '

6 Cl. A 5 heezy ingress, little itch scraier, mre rictin ù ù ù mre rictin darthlin (exhale) ' ' ' dra m heezy ingress, little itch scraier, mre rictin ù ù ù dra mre rictin darthlin (exhale) ' ' ' dra m dra Susa dra heezy ingress, little itch ù dra bld heezy ingress, little itch ù ù ù bld scraier, mre rictin scrae alarm elngate int hlegm-hcking situatin dra scraier, mre rictin ù ù dra m m ù m bld dra dra dkrraa l rar scrae alarm elngate int hlegm-hcking situatin ' bld j ù j ù dra dra dkrraa ù ù m dra dra bld dra bld dra dra bld Sr. A Sr. B heezy ingress, little itch inhale ù j J ù ù dra bld dra bld mre alarm gas darthlin m dra bld dra bld dra heezy ingress, little itch inhale gas darthlin ù j J J ù ù mre alarm m dra bld dra bld dra (exhale) ' ' ' J ù ù J ù ù (exhale) ' ' ' triangle scrae beater BD inger - ressure tm rim BD BD trace inger (- ressure) Lin's Rar BD inger(- ressure) r j m m Vn. n J ù ù û gas n m light û ù behind Vc. inger - ressure tailiece (near ) - itchier m - tard endin û ù Cb. ing tailiece (near ) - itchier m m inding - ù

7 Cl. A 55 D itchy heezing q = ' ' ingress all kiss inard heeze ichless ingress crustier û û û û û ù ' ' ingress all skeletn teeth (... rit.) heeze ichless ingress crustier û û û û û ù rit. q = 0 5 dra dra bld dra dra dra dra dra dra dra dra bld dra bld ichless ingress ù J J J J ù j j j ù crustier m Susa dra bld dra dra bld dra dra dra dra dra dra bld dra ichless ingress j Sr. A dra bld bld D itchy heezing q = heezing gas, aint, airy ascent tard E (vilin) ' ù ù ù gas sing ' j # j gas j n rit. sing gas ' # j n # # n # q = 0 heeze mre l ingress ù Sr. B heezing gas, aint, airy ascent tard E (vilin) ' ù ù ù dra bld bld sl bble ù gas sing ' # gas sing ' # gas # sing hand-muted j sht l ingress j ù mallt LR heezing gas, aint, airy ascent tard E (vilin) LR cym rll crustier J ù ù ù æ æ ù Vn. Vc. û behind bubbly û ù hal-harmnic ressure, mre b sund than itch # hal-harmnic ressure n # J # # # J # # # J J # J # Cb., brighter û ù û û # #

8 Cl. A 5 q = 3 thin gas rit. q = 0 gas û û û + E quiet rar isy gas û intermittent seagull 5 s. thin gas lights gas seagulls û û lights ut cicada rainrest high crackly squeakchat m 5 s. isy gas û m m m Susa thin gas hiser rced air squeal lz 5 s. û lest æ æ æ J æ J æ J j ut yu ut drra hiser æ æ lz 5 s. yu dra yu ut neverrr drra æ æ æ l rar hlegmy lz l rar l rar l rar hlegmy m m m j drra drra eyes l rar j drra m Sr. A Sr. B q = 3 thin gas û ut thin gas û ut E û - 5 s. light ingress glemmy gas gas ù ù J J ù rit. q = 0 quiet rar reeat thin gas rugher gasy inhale dra bld cld yu ill bld veins cld ut dra reeat thin gas 5 s. light ingress glemmy gas û dra bld yu ill cld bld the veins cld J ù ù dra lights dra dra gas ù Vln thin gas thin gas BD sl grved stick n rim û () (rit.) () rd 5 s. û J # j j - v - rd v 5 s. trace - ressure J m m - v - rd ù J ù triangle û Vc. # J behind tailiece squeal û v n inding v 5 s. dee j û û m m Cb. v 5 s. dee # J û û J m m ing ù

9 Cl. A 77 q = q = 9 gas - heeze - cal seagulls histle at reed ù à + û û # û à + m bble, all seagulls 5 s. 7 skeletn cicada + ingress bble, all Clarinet à + û m # n û skeletn 5 s. (...rit) à + ingress lz inhale ù my æ J ingress l gass hiser l grl eyes dra mre drra 5 s. Susa ingress lz ùæ my m inhale gas breathy cavern - tea-kettle hiser l rar û my dra drra m 5 s. Sr. A Sr. B q = q = 9 ingress inhale exhale gas gas l rar ù eyes ù eyes my sht the lights inhale exhale gas gas l rar gasing, tem libre, trailing ater Sran A û ù û ù my eyes hand-muted rubat # # sht the lights 5 s. 5 s. grved stick n rim (...) (...rit.) LR inger ressure m Vn squeakalling rm û # 5 s. Vc. squeal behind tailiece m J 5 s. Cb. v behind tailiece - endin glissing, ishing r creaky teakettle, tast 5 s. m

10 8 Cl. A 89 F l rar, aves rugess q = 72 lz lz æ æ lz æ æ æ æ lz æ reeatedly hiser unsyncnized æ j æ æ j æ ù dra cld reeatedly hiser unsyncnized cld cld cld cld cld cld lz murdermurdermurder murdermurdermurder G reeat as ast as ssible æ æ æ æ æ æ j æ dra cld æ j æ murdermurdermurder lz murdermurdermurder reeat as ast as ssible skeletns indistinct itch ingress crackly - cigarette baby l hiser reeat gas reeat gas gas gas lz J ù J ù ù æ my eyes my eyes drra reeatedly hiser, unsyncnized - æ æ - æ j æ æ bld cld veins bld cld rced air squeal hiser grl rar ingress gas gravel ingress j cld mur der mre J ù ù Susa l rar gas rar gas rar gas dra J ù J ù ù reeatedly hiser, unsyncnized j j hiser hiser crackly ingress gravel itchier rster gas rar bld cld veins bld cld drra drra drra mre my cld cld mre mre J ù ù cld Sr. A Sr. B Vln. Vc. Cb. F l rar, aves rugess q = 72 darthlin (exhale) reeatedly hiser, unsyncnized airy gas reeat as ast as ssible ' ' ' J ù h m h m h m h darthlin dra bld cld bld veins cld dra veins cld h m h m h m h cld cld dra bld cld bld veins cld murdermurdermurder trytdrabld trytdracld G indistinct itch ingress crackly - cigarette baby # j (exhale) reeatedly hiser, unsyncnized hiser reeat rm bel, as ast as ssible ' ' ' j j # j LR BD trace inger, reeatedly hiser, unsyncnized trytdra trytdrabld trytdracld trytdrabld trytdracld indistinct itch ingress crackly - cigarette baby dra bld cld bld veins cld dra cld cld cld cld û û bristly gliss c sul nt. dusky squealall rm æ æ æ æ æ æ æ æ æ æ æ æ æ æ æ J J û J æ æ æ æ æ æ æ æ æ æ æ æ æ æ æ æ æ J æ æ ù tailiece æ æ J æ æ gliss t ù aster grved stick v sul nt # ù # ù rugh J J j û b v sul nt glisten # ù # ù rugh J J J û b

11 Cl. A 99 lrd raiths + + lrd raiths H 2 h = 15 sl vacuum us t yur leader q = as lng as it can be cicadas skeletns cicadas skeletns cicadas darth inhale darth inhales stt vce small, lst, grainy ander tard big singing sund bble ithin hal ste 9 Susa. glttal grl rar ingress l grl rar unveil darth inhale 2 ù ù murrderrr murrr derrr murrr derrr drrra mre and mre slistic ingress ù # rster ingress ù tea-kettle - rster alsett bubbling # ù m stt vce 2 darth inhale small, lst, grainy ingress ander tard big singing sund # bble ithin hal ste stt vce small, lst, grainy ingress ander tard big singing sund Sr. A Sr. B gas lean all cracks, breaks gas lean all cracks, breaks ' ' ' ' n # n # H m m giant, arm, bright m gas lean all ' darth inhale ' 2 # b b h = 15 sl vacuum us t yur leader q = as lng as it can be m m stt vce 2 darth inhale small, lst, grainy ingress ander tard big singing sund m bble ithin hal ste bble ithin hal ste tm j J j hi-hat X tm, X, X X X, X, X,,, J J R m darth inhale 2 inger n BD trace ta sl slide metal beater n triangle m + yarn n cymbal Vn Vc Cb. - mre itch - v rd-v # # stt vce n b # n - v rd-v # stt vce n # darth inhale darth inhale darth inhale small, lst, grainy ander tard big singing sund m stt vce m bble ithin hal ste scraggly grain ander tard big singing sund scraggly grain ander tard big singing sund

12 10 Cl. A 115 J sler sl descent reeat at n ace c a c grainier, cracklier dim. ver 1 min. sl descent reeat at n ace c a c grainier, cracklier dim. ver 1 min. K sund is subliminal q = 2 ut time: Quietly extend any cried sund r a hle breath, subtly shiting at the end (bending itch, bbling, ging ragged) - like an elngated ech that starts t drit rm the riginal image. ut time: Quietly extend any cried sund r a hle breath, subtly shiting at the end (bending itch, bbling, ging ragged) - like an elngated ech that starts t drit rm the riginal image. reeat reely reeat reely. # # sl descent reeat at n ace c a c grainier, cracklier dim. ver 1 min. ut time: Quietly extend any cried sund r a hle breath, subtly shiting at the end (bending itch, bbling, ging ragged) - like an elngated ech that starts t drit rm the riginal image. reeat reely Susa. sl descent reeat at n ace c a c grainier, cracklier dim. ver 1 min. ut time: Quietly extend any cried sund r a hle breath, subtly shiting at the end (bending itch, bbling, ging ragged) - like an elngated ech that starts t drit rm the riginal image. reeat reely Sr. A Sr. B û J û sl descent reeat at n ace c a c grainier, cracklier dim. ver 1 min. sl descent reeat at n ace c a c grainier, cracklier dim. ver 1 min. K [Event: 30s sb n tae - jagged, suressed, chking nt in need sund - ccasinal gas, himer, unlattering, uncntrlled, as ugly as ssible - abject. Slly instruments take u sunds:] ut time: Quietly extend any cried sund r a hle breath, subtly shiting at the end (bending itch, bbling, ging ragged) - like an elngated ech that starts t drit rm the riginal image. ut time: Quietly extend any cried sund r a hle breath, subtly shiting at the end (bending itch, bbling, ging ragged) - like an elngated ech that starts t drit rm the riginal image. reeat reely reeat reely Vln Vc.. æ (trem) sler bble ithin hal ste # # m m sler sl bble ithin hal ste æ # sl descent reeat at n ace c a c grainier, cracklier dim. ver 1 min. sl descent reeat at n ace c a c grainier, cracklier dim. ver 1 min. sl descent reeat at n ace c a c grainier, cracklier dim. ver 1 min. # J J bble behind, c dim. ver a c 1 min. grainer, cracklier, shakier Ȯ ## Ȯ stt vce sund is subliminal q = 2 stt vce ut time: Quietly extend any cried sund r a hle breath, subtly shiting at the end (bending itch, bbling, ging ragged) - like an elngated ech that starts t drit rm the riginal image. # stt vce # reeat reely # # # # # J J Ȯ Ȯ Ȯ J ## ## Ȯ #

13 Cl. A 127 L q = 50 gas gas - nisy gas - nisy m M smeared makeu q = 5 (reeat, mre brken detuned, jagged, nisy - i ut air, ingressgas the memry it - untethering rm the image hat haened) # # j j û û # û 11 gas - nisy gas - nisy # # j j # n m 3 3 # # n # n # # b n J gas gas - nisy gas - nisy # bble sl - # sl bble Susa gas - nisy gas - nisy # bble sl - sl bble # Sr. A Sr. B q = 50 smeared makeu L M gas gas - nisy gas nisy q = 5 # j # # # J sb itchier gas # nisy my m j # mre m my cld mre cld my eyes my eyes eyes # # n# n # n# # n# J J J gas gas - nisy gas - nisy cymb BD æ j æ æ Vn Vc # # # j # # # # # J # -ví Cb # # # ## J # Ȯ n Ȯ J ## Ȯ # # Ȯ

14 12 Cl. A 137 N cuts q = 50 û û 5 û this is a sng q = 0 q = Bass Clarinet - is it rht it û M M M û û # J bble accel bble accel M - û M b û û 5 # # - m ù û sing ( it u) sing bble accel bble accel ù # û # J m ù û sing b Susa sl bble # sl bble # accel - rit glttal buzz # - # - accel - rit - sing heeze, jagged gas, sb at ill sler Ȯ # + + # + + # + + j m m m slit slit slit slit slit b # # J m # # n Sr. A # cuts q = 50 N gass 5 - n ù this is a sng q = q = 0 my m - ney my sht the lights ut ut m un til it's bright ut Sr. B # # 5 jagged gass heeze sb at ill - grainy gravel # Ã + + Ã + + # + + # + + # J # J J # n J mre cld m m un til it's un til un til b Vn Vc Cb cymbal cry æ 5 j j í # 5 # # M 5 # bȯ # Ȯ # - 5 # - Ȯ # - v - rd cym cry - v - rd - - v - rd - v - rd m # # Ȯ M V cym cry m m - v - rd - v - rd # J # # m m rd n # J - v - rd - v - rd multihnic (M) M # æ J æ M M M M # J # n b- # J

15 Cl. A 18 nû ee, all q = û û û q = 72 - bble sl, - bble sl, # û µ û û n ù # J 13 # # n ingress scraey - bble sl, # # J û # n# ù # # n n ingress crackle T. - bble sl, # sl bble # gas ingress shakey grainy nise ingress scraey shakey alls ù kh û # û gas scraggly Susa sl bble # ù ingress scraey ù ingress scraey iercing alsett gas scraggly Sr. A # n ee, all q = # q = 72 - mlt vibr. n # J J # lights ut it's bright ut bright ut bright ut un - - til it's bright un - til Sr. B n # # # n # # n # n # j 3 i sht cn - science c - lr cm - - mn cn-quer mre my eyes mre sht # n Vn æ j n í (rd) # cymbal cry jagged inhale cymbal cry j ù # n # # shakey vibr. jagged inhale BD ù # æ æ æ # æ æ ingress cigarette baby all treml cigarette baby - mv mv Vc # û ingers squeak n instrument - v í J # J æ # # - mv Cb gle # Ȯ # j # shakey shakey - mv - mv - mv æ æ # # # n

16 1 Cl. A 15 ingress crackle CL ù q = 50 J beating - ast sl ast sl -ast sl rugh gas cld, still q = 0 beating - ast sl ast sl -ast sl P rugh gas bis # n # # bis # # # # #. Susa. dee gravel dee gravel s s rugh gas ù rugh gas ù rced air J sing # # this -mlt vibrat slit -mlt vibrat b b dearthlin inhale exhale dearthlin inhale exhale creaky craky all ' creaky craky all Sr. A Sr. B chking inhale <# # it's bright sht q = 50 cld, still P q = 0 chking inhale gas ù rugh gas rugh gas -mlt vibrat -mlt vibrat dearthlin inhale exhale ' ' dearthlin inhale exhale ' ' # m # m Vn # æ HH sandaer blcks BD inger trace J j - b sund rugh gas æ æ æ - v subtne -mlt vibrat R b # BD inger trace # æ æ # # Vc # # strings behind tailiece - v -mlt vibrat J J Cb. æ æ æ strings behind tailiece # - v -mlt vibrat # # J # M subtle, bubbly #

17 Cl. A 17 # J # # J bble sl - ast -sl Q q = 72 b b m b b n nû rit. hiser yu 15 bble sl - ast -sl # J # # J # b # b b b m û hiser yu. Sus J b bble sl - ast -sl slit b slit # n crackly rster ingress hiser yu b b Sr. A <# # # bble sl - ast -sl Q q = 72 # # # b rit. gas b b û Sr. B <# mre n mre # mre bble sl - ast -sl al eal # n b - ays mre ays b mre al - ays b b j al my ays lights bright mre mre eyes lights light bb b nb b n shk # gas the lights light b û æ LR J æ J J sandaer Vn Vc b # b n ẇ bb n b M # Ȯ Ȯ # Ȯ Cb <# # endin itchless

18 1 Cl. A 178 last q = 0 R lz l bubbling darthinhale ' æ m cicada rainrest darthinhale ' J q =. darthinhale ' yu yu Susa. Sr. A Sr. B R last q = 0 gllummy darthinhale ' dra hiser darthinhale ' yu hiser darthinhale ' yu q = BD inger grved stick sl, accel, rit j darthinhale j Vn n inding J Vc Cb J n inding endin ing J n inding endin ing j J J

19 Cl. A 18 lz l bubbling æ q = 72 q = 8 bble accel rit 17 cicada rainrest. itchless grainy inhale - itchy grainy ingress Susa. - teakettle cavern itchless grainy inhale alsett bubbling Sr. A q = 72 q = 8 my Sr. B X hihat tm X, X mallts, X,, X X, X,, sa Vn - v, creaky grany brightest m Vc ing - M n, creaky grany # brightest m Cb ing - M n creaky grany m # brightest