Clarinet Trumpet Accordion

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Duration c.12

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vcomposers note

Of the three wind instruments in Through a Glass Darkly, it is the accordion and its physical construction that shapes the drama of the piece. The stage choreography and the stark, forceful instrumental lines are designed in such a way that the clarinet and trumpet musically pierce through the box-like shape that is the accordion. Towards the end, trumpet and clarinet are both effectively absorbed by the accordions box as all instruments combine in pitch and timbre. This piece is a journey where three instruments shatter the glass darkly in order to bring about a unification of the trio.

notiz des komponisten

Unter den drei Blasinstrumenten im Stck Through a Glass Darkly ist die Ziehharmonika die dramatische Prima Donna. Die Bh-nenchoreographie und der karge, kraftvolle, instrumentale Text sind so bestimmt, dass Klarinette und Trompete musikalisch ein Loch in den schachtelfrmigen Krper der Ziehharmonikas bohren. Gegen das Ende zu sind Trompete und die Klarinette praktisch von der Ziehhar-monika absorbiert, wenn sich alle Instrumente in Tonhhe und Klangfarbe vereinen. Dieses Werk symbolisiert einen Weg, in dem drei Instrumente den blinden Spiegel sprengen, um eine Vereinigung des Trios zustande zu bringen.

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performance notes

Performance Notes

Trills

All trills are uppersemitone, unlessstated otherwise

Colour trills,do not changepitch, but timbre

c.t.

BEAMSFEATHERED BEAMS

Accelerando of notes Deaccelerando of notes

Repeat chord with accelerando, playedwithin the time of a e

( e)

repeat chord ( e.+e+q )

Repeat this pair of notes,similar to a trill, with accelerando

very fast

SCORE IS NON-TRANSPOSED

staging

BEGINNING ONLY

note heads

Play into the bell of other instrument, resume normal playing with normal noteheads

Stage door

Play with fist, hear several notesat the same time any pitches

CLARINET

ACCORDION

Note isunpitched

Stage door

Fluttertonguing

Flt.

TRUMPET

BACK STAGE

FRONT STAGE

staging

Performance Notes

Trills

All trills are uppersemitone, unlessstated otherwise

Colour trills,do not changepitch, but timbre

c.t.

BEAMSFEATHERED BEAMS

Accelerando of notes Deaccelerando of notes

Repeat chord with accelerando, playedwithin the time of a e

( e)

repeat chord ( e.+e+q )

Repeat this pair of notes,similar to a trill, with accelerando

very fast

SCORE IS NON-TRANSPOSED

staging

BEGINNING ONLY

note heads

Play into the bell of other instrument, resume normal playing with normal noteheads

Stage door

Play with fist, hear several notesat the same time any pitches

CLARINET

ACCORDION

Note isunpitched

Stage door

Fluttertonguing

Flt.

TRUMPET

BACK STAGE

FRONT STAGE

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Trumpet

Accordion

Clarinet

Score is at sounding pitch

Clarinet in Eb non vib.

off stage

sffz

ff

gradually move onto stage

on stage

sffz

ff

niente

bellows shake ppp

ppp

sim.

mf

air sound

sfz

pp

bellows shake

8

pick up Bb Clarinet

Clarinet in Bbcon vib.

pppp

f

mp

f

Trumpet in D

non vib.off stage

sffp

ff

gradually move onto stage

on stage

sffp

f

ppp

ppp

mp

Score in C

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play into the bell of trumpet

fff

lip bend ( e.+h )

mp

( x )very fast

f

lip bend

p

norm.

sfppp

play into the clarinet bell

Flt.

fff

norm.

mp

Flt.f p

C#BA#GF#

CAG#FD#

sfz

fff

C#A#E bD

f

p

sfppp

norm.

sfz

fff

BAbG

f

20

c.t.

mf

p

sfppp

p

sfppp

f

sfz

sfz

fff

q=84

25

q=54

con aggressionewith brutal energy

f

3

mp

3

mf

3

norm.

f

3

gradually bring straight mute towards bell end

con sord.

ff

gradually take mute away from bell end

senza sord.

f

mf pp

sub. f

bring harmon mute towards bell end

3

f

ff

5

sfffz

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ff

con sord.jammed intobell

pick up trumpet in Bb

ff

f ff

f

( e ) ( h. ) ( h. )

ffff

repeat chord

sffppp

( h. )

f sub. pp

( h. ) ( h. )

ffff

repeat chord

34

sfz

mf

f

mf

Trumpet in Bbsenza sord.

sfz

f

mf

sfz

36

f

sffz

sub. pp

( e.+e+q )slow

very fast

mp

f

( h ) ( h+e. )

fffrepeat chord

( e.+x )

pp

repeatmp

p

( e. ) ( h. ) ( h. ) ( h+e. )

fffrepeat chord

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40

f

sfz

( q )

pp

slow

( h. )very fast

( e )

f

repeat

sffz fff

3

43

fff

f ff

mf

mf sfz

48

ff

f

mf

f

3

BA#GF#

sffz

( h )

f

( e )

fffrepeat chord

( h. )

mf

( h ) ( e )

fffrepeat chord

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sffz

Flt.

fff sub. mp

non flt.mf

f

fff

f

p sfz

sub. p

very fast

f

f

ff

3 3

56

sfz

mf

ff

mf

3 3

( e.+e )

pp mp

( e)

mp

( q. )

mfrepeat chord

( q )

mf ff

60

fff

sffz

Pick up Clarinet in Eb

3

ff

mf

( e)

pp

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fff

( q )

f

( h. )

ffff

repeat chord

( h. )

f sub. pp

( h. )

ffff

repeat chord

66 Xwith extreme brutal energy

(senza misura)Cadenza

sub. mp

ffff

Threatingly, sinisterWith menace

Clarinet in Eb

pppp

non vib.

con sord.Harmon mutetake out stem

ppp

fast wide vib. (G-A)similar in sound to a growlimitate accordion from the beginning

p

C#BG#FE

fff

fff

sfz

3

fffff

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p

Pick up Clarinet in Bb

Clarinet in Bb

sempre ppp

variable speed wide vib. (A-Bb)do not synchronise with trumpet

slow wide vib.(G-A)

ppp

mp

sempre ppp

variable speed wide vib.do not synchronise with clarinet

like soft menacing whispers

sempre ppp

73

fast wide vib.

variable speed wide vib. (slow-med.)

fast wide vib.

fast wide vib.

variable speed wide vib. (slow-med.)

sigh-like trill bend.

3

pppp

sigh-like trill bend3

sempre ppp

3

3 3

77

variable speed wide vib.

c.t.(+A)

fast wide vib.

variable speed wide vib.

ppp

ppp

3 3 3 3

ppp

3

pppp

trill bend

ppp

5 3 3 3 3 3

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c.t.(A )

ppp

f

con forza

sfz

7

sfz

sfz

7

sfz

sfz sfz

very fast wide vib.

ppp

Flt. slow Flt. fast

f

f

sfz

sfz

sfz

sfz

sfz

sfz

sfz

sfz

f

3 3

tenuto

3

f

f

3

84

sfz

7

sfz

sfz sfz

sfz

7

ff f

ff

f

85

sfz

sfz7

sfz

sfz

sfz sfz7

sfz

sfz

sfz

7

sfz

sfz

ff f

ff

ff

f

ff

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sfz

sfz 7 sfz

sfz

7

6 5

3

fff

sfffz

BA#G#A

89 With a lot of restraint

sffz

fvery slow gliss.

ppvery slow gliss.

c.t.(-B)

pp

sffp

gradually bring harmon mute towards bell end con sord.

fist clusters

ffffrepeat bass chord as fast poss.

93

f

con sord.jammed into bell

f

sfz

air sound

niente

bellows shake f

sempre ppp

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97

niente

very slow gliss.

f

v.s. gliss.

sub. p

gradually take straight mute from bell end

sffp

senza sord. very slow gliss. v.s. gliss.

norm.

sub. sfz

CX

ppp

101

f

f

c.t.( C#)

sub. pp

1/12/2 3

f

sfpp

Flt.

f

Pick up Trumpet in D

sub. sfz

sfz

mf

With ferocious force105

f ff8:6

f 8:6

9

Trumpet in D

sfz

7

sfz

sfz

7

sfz

sfz sfz

sfz

sfz

sfz

sfz

sfz

10

norm.

sfz

sfz

sfz sfz

sfz

10

ff

6

11

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9

9

ff mf

10

sfz

7

sfz

sfz

sfz sfz

sfz

7

sfz

ff sffz

107

f mf9:7

mf f mf

8:7

mf f8:7

sfz

sfz 7 sfz

f 8:6

sfz

sfz

sfz

sfz

sfz mf

sfz mf

5

66

f sfz

sfz

6 sfz

sfz

5

108

f

8:7

mf6:5

f mf f ff mf

3

f

9

4:3y

8:6

ff mf8:6

mf

Flt.

8:6

6

sfz

ff sffz

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mf

9

mf 3

10

ff 10

ff

norm.

f ff

mf f

mf

Flt.

ff3

3 9

5 5 ff

6

f ff

sffz

5

mf

6

110

mf

8:6 8:6

ff mf

9

5

9

sempre ff 8:7

5 4:3

7:6

3

5:3y

ff

fff

ff fff

111

fff 10

11 fff poss.

8:6

fff poss.

3 4:3y

6:5

10

ff

6:5

10

13

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sempre fff poss.

sempre fff poss.

9

9

9

AFEDB

9

9

9

3

ffff

sempre fff poss.

AG#F#E#

115 q=42

Pick up Trumpet in Bb

sub. mp

Player stands up, play remainingbars to the end with back to audience

p

120

Clarinet and trumpet players start moving into position,facing accordion player, bells ready to play against bellows

breathe ad lib. non vib.

Play into the accordion bellows

3

Bellows as far as out as poss.

mf

3

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125

mf

c.t. norm.

f

bell touches bellows. sempre

Trumpet in Bb

Play into the accordion bellows

f

pitch bend

non 8va

sub. pppp

pp

mf

p

pitch bend

pppp

pp

130

ff

mp

bell touches bellows. sempre

ff

Bellows open as far as poss.

f

sffpp

f

p

mf

mp

p

f 3

mf

sffpp mf

137

pp

mp

p

c.t.(-D#)

mf

pp

mp

p mf

mp

p

mf

p

mf

p

mf

p

mf

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