7 for trumpet, bass trombone and clarinet with amplified resonators

Julio Zúñiga

2012

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INSTRUMENTATION AND STAGING Clarinet in B-flat (written in transposition) Piano (half-stick) Trumpet 1 cup mute, 1 SuperBall 1 small tam-tam, 1 snare drum and 1 large timpani (32'') Bass trombone 3 tam-tams: 1 small, 1 medium and 1 large —and 1 very large tam-tam between b. tbn. and tpt.

HC — e.g. AKG C 414 XLS

HC — e.g. Neumann KM 184

contact mic

AMPLIFICATION AND DISPOSITION OF SPEAKERS

ORDER AND FORM

This work consists of 7 miniatures. The order in which the first six (No. 1 - No. 6) of

these are played is variable, and it is to be decided by the performers before each

concert. The only miniature that is fixed in the work's form is number 7, which must

always be played last. At the beginning of it (i.e. No. 7), both trumpet and trombone

player must turn to the center in order to face each other, with the large tam-tam

in the middle, and then start playing.

PERFORMANCE NOTES AND NOTATION

Each player has an extra two-line staff below the conventional five-line staff indicating pitches and dynamics. Here, a

thick moving line indicates the proximity and angle of approximation to their respective resonator, whereby the

closer this line is to the upper limit of the staff, the closer the bell of the instrument should be with regards to this

resonator (5-10 cm & 90º angle), and the farther it moves from it (i.e. the closer to the lower limit), the more distant

from it (~30+ cm & 180º+ angle).

In addition to this, in some passages the trumpet and trombone parts have another extra staff above. This one

simply indicates the tightness of the embouchure: up = very tight, down = loose or normal.

Ascending quarter-tone scale, from 3/4 flat to 3/4 sharp. An arrow added to an accidental

indicates a very small inflection of the pitch (1/6 – 1/8 of a tone).

Circles above the notes indicate the amount of pitch that should be coming out of the instrument. A full

(black) circle indicates full tone and an empty circle a very airy, virtually toneless sound (no discernible pitch).

Clarinet

The clarinetist must choose two different, very dissonant multiphonics beforehand, which will

be played in miniatures 3 (m. 3) and 6 (m. 5).

Written for Eloy Neira, Felix Del Tredici and Pedro Molina

Perm, Russia - Montreal, Canada

August - December 2012

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