MADE IN CHINA, MADE IN CALIFORNIA

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1 MADE IN CHINA, MADE IN CALIFORNIA or clarinet in b-lat, sorano saxohone, ercussion, viola, and contrabass Carolyn Chen 201

2 MADE IN CHINA, MADE IN CALIFORNIA Commissioned by Now Hear Ensemble Notes I was born in New ersey and raised in Caliornia, but grew u with eole assuming I was rom somewhere else Usually China Having never been there, I sent a air amount o time imagining what it was like This year, I am living in China or the irst time So I asked some eole in China and in Caliornia how they imagine the other lace This is a collection o small musics, moving around, listening to, redicting, or conversing with their thoughts Instruments Time Imrovising Other Clarinet in -lat Sorano saxohone in -lat Percussion: 2 woodblocks, brake drum, cymbal, hi-hat, snare, tom, vibrahone with working motor Viola Contrabass Video (with audio layback) Perormance Notated time is aroximate to video All measures take about ive seconds Time is lexible around some events that involve synchrony or resonse Video event titles are boxed above the sta, with time notated by minute, second, and rame (0 rames er second) Mid-bar events are outlined by dashed barlines Long boxes on the sta are laying at will in relation to action in the video Surace similarity or contrast to surroundings are both okay Silence is ine The main thing is a dierent sense o time rom that notated With good neighbors, no one takes over or too long trills to next diatonic note a ste u, unless articularly indicated bis bisbigliando - wobble or tremolo on one note microtonally detuned mv molto vibrato --- ast gradually turn vibrahone motor or trill seed to ast Duration 8 minutes Thanks to the kind eole o Hangzhou West Lake Park and Almaden Via Valiente Plaza Shoing Center Parking Lot, and the musicians o Now Hear or thoughts and time Carolyn Chen Hangzhou and La olla, 201

3 MADE IN CHINA, MADE IN CALIFORNIA Score in C Carolyn Chen, 201 Video ca q = 0 lute man 0:11:01 (shar) ÍÍÍÍÍÍ i # ij bis Temo aroximate to video Video event time labelled as minute:second:centisecond, starting ater 11 sec blackscreen trill 0:2:12 # Ÿ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ title avilion 0:2:9 cart horn 0::00 Clarinet in b Ÿ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ bis ÍÍÍÍ i Ÿ~~~~~~ Ÿ~~~~~ Ÿ~~ j j # # n n # # K r û m royal m # b n # # Sorano Saxohone (sla tongue) # i + + O j r r # # Ÿ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ÿ ~~~~ # Ÿ~~~~~~ Ÿ~~~~~ Ÿ~~ n n j b Kr b b n RÔ n û # # n b n m royal m n Percussion wb1 wb2 bkd sn tom wb cym æ æ wb tom Ÿ~~~~~~~~ cym æ o Vibrahone let ring b n b n n n n n # # # n n n bn # # n n * * motor on slow royal m b # Viola muted strings, not much itch izz (trem) j K r izz b # jû n n royal m m m (strum) n b # n n # n R b R R n # # Contrabass muted strings, not much itch izz b r æ æ royal m m # izz izz» # n # R j # r n

4 A 2 Vid Cl Sax Perc Vib Vla Cb 8 cart horn 0:2:2 yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah m light m light b no edal change, light let all ring izz lay any on a "like" "tall trees" 0::00 light "buy ish" 1:0:7 "yeah yeah yeah" 1:22:92 bis Ÿ~~ ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ û R j û bn # # i j ij ij bis bis ÍÍ Ÿ~~~~~~ ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ + b j j û R # b j û b j aster n o R # n b b b R yeah yeah yeah m light m + b sn rim wb bkd sn tom rim lay anything on a "like" i you like R j lay any on a "like" n n n # n b b * b j û # # # n b b jû b j R b j b j R w b û kids 1:27:82 bis + r # ij i j o n (unison) Ÿ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ # i j i j i j Vid Cl Sax Perc Vib Vla Cb 17 izz molto vib (mv) o small musics conducted by ale chewing n R R b b "no eole" 1:2:2 # i j i j "morning" 1:2:80 j j j w mor ning "construction" 1:7:1 i w i # b o + Ÿ~~~~~~ small musics conducted by ale chewing + + i # bw # i b n j b j nb # b o m o m m o m m m lonely m legato molto vib (mv) o small musics conducted by ale chewing glissy izzing to gas in seech m lonely m cho 1:9: kids chase 2:02:19 Ÿ~~~~~~ n b "ee" 2:09:1 small musics conducted by ale chewing (hihat oening) o o bkd bkd ey hihattomsnwb gestures to gas in seech - comedic j i i i i i æ æ r izz b j j b b n b b b b "villages" 2:29:8

5 Vid Cl Sax Perc Vib Vla Cb 29 i ij b n ij m "everybody has a gun" 2:8:1 ia 2:2:10 ia ia ia ia ia airmative m m airmative m m "black eole" 2:2:1 (he ren hen hao) (he ren hen hao) ia > > bis relies to talk ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ ij # ij i j i j i j i j # i j # # i j j i j j j # i j i j r # j b> r n b j j bis relies to talk ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ j j b r > n # # j r j > b j relies to talk - ree i j i j i j i j i j i j i j i j RÔ ij i j i j m > r # * izz (strum) izz > b j b j n n ûû b r R j j j j n b j # r n R # n r airmative m izz «> b û R R airmative m "Obama" 2:7:1 C car horn :12:0 exressive blackout :1:9 b ij n n # exressive "not ree" :1:1 Vid Cl Sax Perc Vib Vla Cb 8 bis bis ÍÍÍ ÍÍ # i j ij b r b j j b m sweetly m # to ootstes bis bisííí + ÍÍ n # j j b n b n b j ij j line :2:17 bench :8:2 m m m to igeons to kids in line, gradually more organized gradually sync with va, cb raucous, shouting with cym bkd to ootstes i j ij motor on slow o b # * * conducted by kids in line gradually sync with cb, erc raucous, shouting with r # m sweetly m izz conducted by kids in line gradually sync with va, erc raucous, shouting with m sweetly m D kids climb ::0 ark :7:79 lane :7:07 æ j m

6 Vid Cl Sax Perc Vib Vla Cb 8 <#> "rain" :07:1 "land" :1:9 > Ÿ~~~~~~ Ÿ~~~ (trem) Ÿ~~ Ÿ~~~~ RÔ b m m cantabile b i b n j # n let ring motor med ast slow m m gentle bus :21:7 (trem) accel trill aster Ÿ~~~~~~ Ÿ~~~ Ÿ~~ Ÿ~~~~ Ÿ~~ Ÿ~~~ aster :2:70 still "ast" :1:0 ::1 m cantabile E yeahs ::71 "blue sky" ::8 bis slow ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ j R m gentle m m izz (let all ring, running together) - - mv izz izz w b b b n i j bn i j o o o o # n j æ o o slow ast slow ast w # j # # j j b j j j izz izz Vid Cl Sax Perc Vib Vla Cb F cart ::10 b dance melody :01: n CA dreamin :0:1 m m ollowing dance music (aster than notated) slow ast jam with dance music r bb * m no edal «jam with dance music «r b R R j b m m m lush jam with dance music vibr izz «R b b m m m lush b slow vibr o let all ring izz j * "ashion" :1:88 b b j m b j j b m j # n# n j bb j b j b b j j b j j b nb # n b r b j # b n i j b ij n j n j b * n b b n j b b r n r # b j b R n b j smooth "retty ladies" :19: # n n b "cowboys" :20:9

7 Perc Cl Sax Perc Vib Vla Cb b b "highways" :22:22 # # m "drugs" :2:9 b bb n b b b b bb n b m m m m m m m bis gliss, run or ski ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ b j j b b b n # n# > æ m slow aster Ÿ~~~~ bb j j bb bb b n bb b n n j m izz «bb b n r j b j b b b b b n n # b b j b b b n b G choir :8:2 b b b # n b b b b # # Ÿ~~~~~~ Ÿ~~~~ gliss, run or ski izz shakey Cl Sax Perc Vib Vla Cb 9 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ bis "ale" :01:8 # # # Caliornia m m bis bis bis ast (oen mouth) to seech rosody, at will, lightly m m "Caliornia" :07:80 m m m m "China" :12:2 China "global emire" :12:87 China H choir :22:08 - # bis bis ast to seech rosody, at will, lightly ÍÍÍÍÍÍ ÍÍÍ ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ j # n # n j # n # b n b n b n # n # ÍÍÍÍÍÍ ÍÍÍ ÍÍÍÍÍ + + j # n# # n j j Kr j # # n# û n æ let all ring motor ast aster ast motor slow let ring aster j n# n j n# # j # * * * mv vibr mv shakey # n ~~~~~~~~~~~>mv b r b R b n b n b n j j n # mv izz j b R ~~~~~~~~~~ mv > mv > m "uses" :2: aster slower > izz to seech rosody, at will, lightly to seech rosody, at will, lightly

8 Perc Cl Sax Perc Vib Vla Cb 7 they have banks bis bis # ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ > j # # n b # n # # n# m bis bis ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ > + b n # j n b b b b nb b # b# j # j # j n# n b r m "getting rich" :0:22 bamboo slicing :: choir :9:0 I "stir-ry" :2:8 m "hamburger" ::11 b i n # b ij # m to bamboo mv izz conducted by knitting conducted by hands izz «"big ruit" :9:01 choir knit ::91 :: to bamboo + o + o + conducted by knitting conducted by hands # b ast # b * * izz mv izz mv izz conducted by knitting conducted by hands b R R R o o # "ingertis" 7:00:29 # # # n # «choir 7:0:22 # lute 7:0:09 # # b r > Cl Sax Perc Vib Vla Cb 8 i j "riends" 7:07:0 b R lute 7:1:10 i j b ij i j ij b avilion 7:1: "orange chicken" 7:21:21 n > to boy in grey, movement or seech j ij # ij # ir n # n ij b n i j b b n r # m sorty m + > to boy in mauve, movement or seech n K r # b b j b n n b j R m sorty m o + n > on slow med aster - # # # n n j j i j bb sorty * b j n b n b b n n b # # n n j izz izz to boy in black, movement or seech j b b b n # j û sorty m m izz to boy in blue, movement or seech izz bbo b b n b û sorty m m lane 7:2:9

9 Perc Cl Sax Perc Vib Vla Cb 90 title 7::72 sot bis slow sot night 7::7 bis slow # j b # slow cym æ æ n # b b n m + lutter tongue + m o m izz Ÿ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ izz j r m m berceuse Ÿ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ izz izz O O O O O b n b m berceuse m æ lutter tongue "Now" 7:7:11 j æ æ æ æ æ æ æ R b æ æ b æ æ æ æ æ R black 8:01:7 bkd æ æ æ æ æ æ æ R b 7

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