Konturen I

Trio for violin, cello & piano

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PERFORMANCE NOTES

GENERAL

Acciaccature: always right before the main note or the chord following them (in levare)

crescendo from-to complete silence

gradual change from one playing technique to another

quarter tones

Accelerando within a determinate tempo

Highest possible note

PIANO

Symbols for sticks, mallets and other percussive objects:

Glass

Hard xylophone stick

Soft timpani mallets

Pick

Soft rubber tube

Ebow

SB

Palm

Superball

Every numeral indicates a region inside the piano. See tablature on score.

- “x” headed notes indicate to hit the frame with a hard mallet on the corresponding area:

- Normal noteheads indicate to play on the strings within the corresponding area:

Damped string. Before the performance the three lower

strings (A0, Bb0 & B0) must be damped by using blu-

tack adhesive or alike.

Chromatic cluster

Glissando on the strings

Harmonics: touch the appropriate node of the given string

inside the piano lightly before touching the key (change

the fundamental if necessary in order to get the harmonic)

Glissando with one/two soft rubber tubes along the

approx. indicated strings. Change pressure as indicated

Place an Ebow on the indicated string. Use the superball

to distort the pitch by bouncing the rubber head on

different nodes of the string.

STRINGS

ST Sul tasto

SP Sul ponticello

MST Molto sul tasto

MSP Molto sul ponticello (almost on the bridge)

ord. Ordinario

NV non vibrare

NP

Overpressure (sudden)

Heavy pressure

Light pressure

Normal pressure

Tremolo alternating normal and harmonic

pressure

Bowing on top of the bridge

Bowing behind the bridge

q = 46

q = 46

Konturen I

Violin

Violoncello

Piano

6

Vln.

Vc.

Pno.

Quasi liberamente

ST

p

NPord

ppp3

ST

p

NPord

ppp

3

* Place an overturned crash cymbal on the strings

VIVIV

pp

*Hit the frame with a hard mallet

Inside the piano

p

3* remove the cymbal

Inside the piano

p

*

gliss.3

IIIIIIppp pp

ppp

On the Keys

ppp

Inside the piano

�mf�

III

mf ppp

ord.NP ST

pppp

mf

SP

ppp

ST

mf

SP

NP f

ord. ST

ppp

III

ppp

ST

mf

ord.NP

p

NP

mf

p

NP

mf

l.v.

*

mf

l.v.

Gp

l.v.

Gpp

l.v.

ppp

l.v.

*) Harmonics: touch the appropriate node of the given string inside the piano lightly before pressing the key (change the fundamental if necessary in order to get the harmonic)

f

Inside the piano

l.v.

11

Vln.

Vc.

Pno.

Più mosso q = 60

Più mosso q = 60

17

Vln.

Vc.

Pno.

mf

NPMSP

f

ord.

p

NP ST

f

ord.

p

NP

mf

SP ST

p

p

ord.

mf

NP ST

MSP

f

NPord.

mf

SP

p

ord.

mf

NP p

SP ST

ppp

MSPf

ord.NP

p

Inside the piano

ppp

l.v.

ppp

MSP

f

3NPord.

p

pp

NP

mf

p f

MSP

f

NP ord.

p

ord.

mf

NP sfz

NP

p

ff

5 7

l.v.

mf3

l.v.

mf

p

pp ppp

5

p

p

3 3

2

21

Vln.

Vc.

Pno.

25

Vln.

Vc.

Pno.

pp f p ppp

3

pp

NP

f pp ppp

III II

p

3

pppp p

pp ppp pp ppp

3 7 5 5

ff pp f

p

ppp

3 3

p

fff

MSP

ord

p

ST

pppp

fff

MSP

ord

p

ST

pppp

3

p

fff

depresssilently

ton. ped

3

3

29

Vln.

Vc.

Pno.

32

Vln.

Vc.

Pno.

ord.

mf

NP

ord.

ppp f

5

p mf f

ton. ped

depress silently

ppp p

pp

5

p

mf p

IIIII

ppp ff

I

ppp

mf

NP

p ppp

IIIII

ff

NP

ppp

IV

mf

ppp f

ppp ff

p ppp

5

ppp

ff

depress silently

ton. ped

mf p5

4

35

Vln.

Vc.

Pno.

37

Vln.

Vc.

Pno.

III

mf p

jeté

ff

NP

p mf

ppp

ff

III

mf

pppp ff

5 6 3

depress silently

ton. ped

5 6 3

pp

III

f p

IIIII

f

sfz

pp

IIIII

ff

NP

p f

sfz

p pp p pp

p mf

p

mf

ppp p

3 3

5

39

Vln.

Vc.

Pno.

41

Vln.

Vc.

Pno.

NP

ppp

NP

p pp mf pp mf pp

pp

ppp

mfppp

5

p

5

ppp p pp

f mf ff

sfz

IIIIV

NP

ppp

f

33 3

f mf ff

sfz

NP

pp ppp pp

col legnomf

ord

f5

l.v.

pppp

3 3

3

p

h

f

mf

f

33 3

3

6

43

Vln.

Vc.

Pno.

45

Vln.

Vc.

Pno.

mf

NP

mf

fff

NP

p

IIIII

pp

ff

sfz

3

mf fff p

III II I II

ff

sfz

6 6

fff pp p f

3 3 3 3 3 6

p

p ff

3 3 3

NP

pp f

sfz p

NP

ppp mf

ordNP

NP

pp f

IV sfz

III

p

NP

ppp p

ppp p

ppp mf

pp

pppp

p

SB(sweep the rubber head along the indicated strings)

7

50

Vln.

Vc.

Pno.

54

Vln.

Vc.

Pno.

ST

pppp

f

SP

pppp

ST

MSP

f

VIVIV

* hard xiliphone stick

hit the frame

f

l.v.

mf

l.v.

* soft timpani sticks

IIIIII

f

l.v.

l.v.

mf

ST

p

f

MSP

ST

p

f

SP

ord.

p

f

SP

l.v.IIIIII

* hard xiliphone stick

hit the frame

f

pp

f

8

57

molto rall.

molto rall.

Vln.

Vc.

Pno.

60

Tempo primo q = 46

Tempo primo q = 46

Vln.

Vc.

Pno.

ST

p

MSP

f

ST

p

SP

f

ord.

p

VIVIV

pp f p

IIIIII

SB

p

ord. MSP

f

NP

p

IIIII

ordNP

mf

SP

MSP

f

ST

ordNPIII

IV

mf

SP

mf p

* sweep the rubber head along the metal frame in the indicated area

f

IIIIII

ff

SB *

f p mf p

9

64

Vln.

Vc.

Pno.

68

Vln.

Vc.

Pno.

ordNP

p

SP

ordNP

p

pp

SP

IIIII

ordNP

mf

SP

IIIII ord

NP

p

SP

pp

ordNP

pp

p pp p pp

mf p p pp pp

pp

ordNP SP

ppp

MSP (almost on the bridge)

p

NPbowing on top of the bridge

pp

ppp

SP MSP (almost on the bridge)

p

NPbowing on top of the bridge

pp

Gppp

pp

ppp

VIVIV

pp

IIIIII

* soft timpani sticks

pp

10

73

molto accel.

molto accel.

Vln.

Vc.

Pno.

77

Vln.

Vc.

Pno.

IIIIIST

mf

NP

pp

ppp

SP

III ST

mf

NP

pp

* Gliss. with one soft rubber tube along the approx. indicated strings. Change pressure as indicated

mf pp

NP l.v. mf pp

NP

Inside the piano

mf pp

NP l.v.

mf pp

NP

SP

mf

NP

pp ppp

ST

III

mf

SP

NP

pp

ST

SP

ppp

ST

mf

NP

pp

ppp

SP ord

pp

l.v.

mf p

NP

l.v.

mf pp

NP

l.v.

mf p

NP

11

81

Vln.

Vc.

Pno.

84

Vln.

Vc.

Pno.

f

SP

NP

p

ST

mf

SP

NPST

p

SP

mf

NP

p

ST

SP

f

NP

p

pp

ST

l.v.

f

NP

p

f

l.v.

f

NP

p

l.v.

f

ST

f

p

NPSP

pp

f

SP

ST

f

NP

p

SP

pp

SPIII

f

NP

p

ord

NP

mf

l.v.

f

NP

p

l.v.

NP

mf

l.v.

sfz

f

NP

p

l.v.

12

87

Vln.

Vc.

Pno.

90

Vln.

Vc.

Pno.

p

STNP

q = 82

ff

SP

p

NPST SP

ff

p

NPST

ST

IIISP

ff

NPord

p ppp

ST SP

ff

NPord

p

q = 82

ff

NP

p

l.v. ff

NP

p

ff

ff

ppp

ff

SP

NP

p

ST

ppp

III ST

ff

ordNP

p

ppp

ST ST

ff

ord

p

NP ppp

SP III ST

ff

ordNP

p

ff p

NP

l.v.

ff

NP

p

l.v.ff

ff

l.v.

ff

13

93

Vln.

Vc.

Pno.

96

Vln.

Vc.

Pno.

SP

ppp

SP

f

p

ordNP SP

ff

ordpp

ff

SP

ppp

SP

III SP

f

p

ordNP

SP

ff

pp

ord SP

ff

ppp

NP

p

IIIII

VIVIV

*short and rapid upwards and dowwards gliss. very close to the tunning pins within the indicated area. (Use a pick)

pp

NP

p ff

ff

ppp

ord

SP

ff

ordNP

p

SP

ff

pp

ord NP

mf

I

SP

ff

IINP

ord

p

SP

ff

pp

ordNP

mf

ff

pp f

On the Keys

pp

Inside the piano

ff

depress silently

ton. ped

14

99

Vln.

Vc.

Pno.

102

q = 82

q = 82

poco accel.

poco accel.

Vln.

Vc.

Pno.

ppp

IISP

ff

IIINP

p

ST SP

f

ppp

ord

IIIII

ord

p

NP

ppp

ST SP

f

p

SP

ff

ppp

NPord

p

ff

SP

ST

p

SP

ff

ppp

VI

VIV

pp ff

ff p

NP

ff

SP

pp

ord

IIIII

fff

ST

ordNP

p

SP MSP

sfffz

pp

ord

ff

SPNP

p

III

ST

fff

NPord

p

SP MSP

sfffz

ordNP

Isffz

II

p

NP

ff

pp p

*short and rapid upwards and dowwards gliss with the palms

ff

gliss. VI

VIV

p

Gliss. on the strings with the fingers

ff

gliss.

15

105

Vln.

Vc.

Pno.

108

q = 110

q = 110

Vln.

Vc.

Pno.

fff

pp

NPIIIII MSP

ff

pp

NPord SP

f

ST

pp

SP

fff

p

ordNP SP

fff

pp

IVfff

MSP

III

pp

ord

fff

MSP

pp

ord

SP

sfz

NP

pp

ST

pp ff

fff p

NP

NP

p

ppp

ST

IIIII

fff

MSP

NPord

pp

SP

ff

III

ST

pp

SP MSP

sfffz

II

I

fff

MSP

pp

ordNP ST SP

ff

STp

SP MSP

sfffz

pp

fff

fff p

NP

16

111

rall.

rall.

Vln.

Vc.

Pno.

114

Vln.

Vc.

Pno.

ordNP

ST

p ff

ordNP

p

SP

ff

ST

p

MSP

ff

STNP

p

SP

f

ord

p

NP SP

ff

ST

ord

p

NP SP

ff

ST

MSP

ff

ff

VIVIV

IIIIII

SB

p ff

pp

SB* * Two SB mallets

MSP

ff

NPST

p

SP

f

MSP

ff

STNP

p

SP

f

MSP

ff

STNP

pp

ord

mf

NPST

MSP

ff

ordNP

mf

ST

MSP

ff

ordNP

mf

ST

MSP

ff

SB

ff p

SB

ff p

ff

SB

pp ff

17

117

Vln.

Vc.

Pno.

q = 60

q = 60

120

Vln.

Vc.

Pno.

MSP

ff

ordNP ST

pp

MSP

ff

ordNP ST

pp

ordNP

pp

ST

MSP

ff

ord

p

NP SP

f

ST

p

MSP

ff

ppp

SB*

ff

MSP

f

ord

pp

NP

ord

f

pp

NPST ord

mf

pp

STNP

ST

mf

ordNP

pp

ordNP

p

ord

mf

pp

NPST ord

mf

pp

STNP ST

mf

pp

ordNP ST

mf

ordNP

pp

SB

f p

mf p f p mf p f p mf p

18

124

molto rall.

molto rall.

Vln.

Vc.

Pno.

127

Vln.

Vc.

Pno.

ST

q = 82ST

mf

p

ordNP SP

ST

mf

ord

p

NP SP

q = 82

* Use the superball to distort the pitch by bouncing the rubber head on different nodes of the string.

Ebow on the indicated string

SB*

ST

mf

p

ordNP SP

ST

mf

ord

p

NP SP

19

130

q = 46

q = 46

Tempo primo

Tempo primo

Vln.

Vc.

Pno.

134

Vln.

Vc.

Pno.

ST

mf

pp

ordNP SP

III

SP

f

IordNP

ST

mf

ordNP

pp

SP

III

SP

f

II

ordNP

SP

ppp

III

ST

pppp

MSP

ppp

SPIII ST

pppp

MSP

* Damp gradually with a cloth

20

138

Vln.

Vc.

Pno.

141

Vln.

Vc.

Pno.

bowing on top of the bridge

III

bowing behind the bridgeMSP

pppp

bowing on top of the bridge

III

bowing behind the bridgeMSP

pppp

fff

sfffz

fff

sfffz

* Undamp gradually

* Damp gradually

l.v. until the sound completely fades out

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