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! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! EQUILIBRIUM EQUILIBRIUM NIMA HAMIDI FOR STRING QUARTET FALL 2015 - JACK ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! EQUILIBRIUM A state in which, opposing forces are balanced. In other words, the condition of a system exists in such a way that all-competing influences are stabilized, in a wide variety of contexts. EQUILIBRIUM is an attempt to reconstruct a similar situation. The concept of creating a stable unit, using unstable elements, is a feature of this work. Recently I’ve been experimenting with several unstable musical elements including timbre, rhythm, and dynamics, and more specifically, the concept of timbral instability. The notion is influenced by a unique performing practice in traditional music of the Middle East, which reflects an expressive bowing system. Several features including the random positions of bowing, dynamics, and a flexible left hand finger pressure combined with drastic textural changes, range transformations, and a variety of sounds fields all provide unstable states of equilibrium. In order to balance these features, the composition is constructed carefully using proportional relationships, developmental processes, smooth transformations, and careful temporal considerations. EQUILIBRIUM is an auditory experience that tries to compare a stabilized moment along side an extreme number of unstable musical ideas. Nima HAMIDI – November 2015 PERFORMANCENOTE The piece is featuring the concept of timbral instability. To achieve this notion all the following bowing instruction and extended techniques are used to fulfill mentioned criteria. Keeping the concept in mind in order to produce the requested sounds would be extremely useful. BOW POSITION Symbol s.t. a.s.t. ord. s.p. a.s.p. Behind the bridge Rand. Rand i. Rand ii. Full Instruction sul tasto alto sul tasto ordinary sul ponticello Alto sul ponticello On the bridge Behind the Bridge Random Random Random Over Pressure Over Pressure Note close to the fingerboard close to the fingering normal position close to the bridge almost on the bridge almost no pitch produced it will activate pitch which defers accordingly Bowing vertically instead of horizontally random changes in bow positions (s.t. to s.p.) random changes in bow (a.s.t. to a.s.p.) randomness goes behind the bridge sometime functions as accent but with overpressure the pressure continues until the next indication TECHNIQUES Symbol Note Three quarter flat, the mentioned pitch should be flatter than flat note Quarter flat, the mentioned pitch should be flatter than natural note Quarter sharp, the mentioned pitch should be sharper than natural note Tremolo with random speed, speed should change irregularly Tremolo as fast as possible Wide vibrato but musical No clear pitch, it happens mostly when bowing in on or behind the bridge Pitch produced from overpressure Natural harmonic, it is Also used for touched note (described in score) Grinding with the bow irregularly very close to the bridge! Highest possible pitch, EQUILIBRIUM EQUILIBRIUM for JACK Quartet q = 90 Struggling, Expressive, Exaggerated Nima HAMIDI a.s.p. Sul A Sul A ord. - col legno tratto s.t. Punta d' arco 5 ~ Violin I W ° 4 W & 4 n>O s.p. Muted s.p. O O @ 5+4 4 Œ™ s.p. Oœ W 5 nOW 4> 5+4 4 ˙ Notes are random and conected with glissandi. Overall range can go up to 5th p è OY ™™ ÆW >O O-™™ œ ˙ J ppp f-ppp mp-ppp p Punta d' arco s.t. Sul D Sul D ord. - col legno tratto >O a.s.p rand. 4 WW & 4 nO > Violin II s.t. 5+4 4 ˙™ ˙ j‰ œ œ Œ s.t. ˜˙˙ ™™ ˙ ˙œ 2q W œ œ 45 nOW J > p Notes are random and conected with glissandi. Overall range can go up to 5th p 5+4 4 ppp mf-ppp Sul G ord. - col legno tratto Punta d' arco Sul G s.t. Muted 1 rand. W B 44 nOW > p Viola 5+4 4 µ˙˙ ™™ n ˙˙ è œ µœœ YY rand. s.t. ÆW µ˙˙ ™™ ˙˙ W 5 W j 4 2 n>O 5+4 4 4q Notes are random and conected with glissandi. Overall range can go up to 5th ppp p Sul D ord. - col legno tratto a.s.p. s.t. s.p. Punta d' arco Sul D Violoncello 5 1 5+4 ‰™ ∑ 4 r 6 W ? 44 nOW > ¢ Notes are random and conected with glissandi. sOverall range can go up to 5th p 5 1 s.t.˙ r ‰™ 6 ppp ∑ è Y™ WW 5 nO 4> rand. ÆW˙™ 5+4 4 p f f Sul A ord è è s.t. s.t. 5" 5 ° 5+4 s.t. & 4 œ nO ™ è œj ÆW ˙ U ∑ 3/2q Bb ˙ Y WW 5+5 nO 4 > 7 4 ˙ p mp ppp Sul A ord è s.t. s.p. 5" s.t. s.t. rand. s.p. 5+4 & 4 ‰ @ ˙™ 2q ˙ ˙ ˙ U ∑ j œ WW 5+5 nO 4 > 7 4 mp p ppp mp ppp è slow bow scratch tone ord 5" rand 1 B 5+4 4 )™ ÆW ˙™ p (as soft as possible) ÆWè Y ppp s.p. 5 œ™ œ U ∑ f >Sul A 5+5 nO 4 W W s.t. 7 4 p mp Sul A è s.t. è s.t 5" a.s.p rand. ? 5+4 5 ™ ¢ 4 6r ‰ Ó 1Æ J @ U ∑ W 5+5 OW & 4 > ! 7 4 ? O 2q j œ 6q p f mp è O˙ ord. 2 >O ° 7 ˙ &4 8 5 O˙s.p.™™ 5+5+5 4 rand. a.s.p. O˙ ™™ ord. Sul D @ Ó j œ 5q ppp mf-ppp 3 7 4 nO > s.t. rand. a.s.p. O˙ ™™ O˙ ™™ 3" O˙ ™™ O™ ÆW˙ ™ f- ppp p U ∑ 8+5+3+2 4 ppp mp rand presure. s.p. - jéte . BB Oœ . . . . . . n Oœ O˙ 7 &4 BBÆO˙ W è nn O˙ s.p. a.s.t. Sul G ˙ Ó™ j œ p rand. nnÆO˙ ™™ W µ~ 5+5+5 µ w 4 4q ppp ppp 3 7 4 n>O mp 5 n5O5 n˙ 55 µµ O˙ ™™ s.p. a.s.p. Oè ÆW˙ s.t. 3" Oœ ™™ J 5r œ U ∑ 8+5+3+2 4 ppp ff Sul C a.s.p. 1 5 1 ÆJ muted µ˙ ˙ w µw B 47 Œ s.t. @ ¿ ˙ ppp p Æ YW ppp 15 3 7 4 n>O mp 3" s.t. 5+5+5 4 è s.p. s.t. a.s.t. B˙ ˙ Y™ U ∑ j µœ œ 8+5+3+2 4 p rand presure. 1 5+5+5 5 4 j Y™ nœ a.s.p 1 5 ! ? 47 5r ¢ œ ‰™ ord. 1 s.t. h.t. 3 4 Ó j œ 4q ¿ Y O µ˙ ˙ 3q ˙™ 5 1 55 s.t. è Y 3" s.t. U ∑ Y 8+5+3+2 4 ˙™ Y ppp f mp f p ppp mf f ppp mp ppp Extremely Energetic Punta d' arco WW 13 ° 8+5+3+2 >O & 4 WW WW O WW 5 O4 ~ 4 rand. presssure / rand. bow position / slow bowing 2q 3q ppp 5q 8q mp ff-ppp rand. dynamic (ppp-f) mp Extremely Energetic 1 a.s.p Punta d' arco al Tallone 5 5 W 8+5+3+2 OW & 4 > 8q 1 J WW WW 4 4 @ ∑ ∑ 2q 3q ppp 5q mp mp Ó Œ ‰≈ ≈ 6 >f ∑ Ó ≈‰ Œ 6 Extremely Energetic al Tallone 3 1 5 6 ≈‰ Œ ‰ ‰ 6 Œ > s.t. Punta d' arco O > B 8+5+3+2 4 WO W WW WW 8q mp 3q ppp 5q O 44 W ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ 2q mp 1 )5 scratch tone-slow bowing s.p. 1 1 rand.(between and normal) 1 5 ? 8+5+3+2 4 Ó™ ¢ mp ˙œ R > f-mp ˙™ Y ˙™ WW O 4 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ Ó f 2q mp ppp p 3 19 ° & no movement in bow rotating to make hair noise a.s.p s.t. s.t. 5 a.s.p 5 a.s.p 5 s.t. 3 3 ∑ ≈ ‰ Œ Œ & 6 ≤ ‰ ‰ ) 6 ‰ ‰ Œ ∑ ≈ ‰ Œ 6 Ó 5 ‰ 6j Œ Œ 1 5 ‰ ‰ 6 6J ‰ Œ 5 ‰ j 6 Œ 6 f 5 ‰ 6j Œ Ó f s.t. B ∑ no movement in bow rotating to make hair noise 1 5 5 1 5 ) norm. 3 Œ 6 ≈ ‰ Œ ‰ 6 Ó 6 6 f p ≤ 6™ ‰ 1 5 ≈ j 6™ Œ ) j ‰ Œ 6 3 mp f f a.s.p no movement in bow rotating to make hair noise 5 al Tallone 1 s.t. 3 s.t. ? ∑ ≈ ‰ Œ Œ 65 ≈ ‰ Ó ‰ 6 ‰ Œ ¢ ∑ Œ ≤ ‰ 6j ) j 6 ‰ Œ 6 > f 5 ≤ 6 ‰ ‰ j J 6 6 r≈ ‰ Ó 6 f O 26 ° & ‰ 3 s.t. 1 a.s.p. 1 al Tallone 1 ≤ 5 ‰ 6 Œ 3 ≤ 3 5 3 3 3 ∑ ∑ ‰ ‰ Œ Ó ‰ ‰ & 6 > 3 Œ 6 > 6 6 > 6 ≈ ‰ ‰ ‰ Œ ‰ 6 6 > 6 ) > f-mf ‰ ‰ 6 f-mf f f-mf a.s.p. al Tallone a.s.p. 1 5 B ∑ Œ 3 ‰ Œ 6 1 ≈ 6™j 6 > ≈ ‰ Œ ) ‰ ‰ 6 Œ 6 f-mp al Tallone 3 5 ≤ ‰ 6j ) s.t. ≈ ‰ Œ ∑ >6 1 5 6 ≈ Œ 6 f f mp 6 >6 f s.t. s.t. s.t. 1 5 s.t. ? ∑ ¢ Œ 5 ‰ 6 ‰ ‰ Œ J Œ 5 )™ Ó ) ≤ ‰ 6 6 J 5 ≈ 6™j 3 3 ‰ f-mp f f ∑ ‰ ≈ Œ ‰ ≈ ‰ 6 p >6 f 6 6 Stay still for 15". bow on the strings no move until the last beat beforre next section More Energetic Punta d' arco 15" 4 33 ord. U ∑ ° & n>O W > > sfz sfz p More Energetic Stay still for 15". bow on the string same possition until the last beat beforre next section Punta d' arco ord. 15" WW nO > U ∑ & #2 2 > O 3 f-p p Stay still for 15". bow on the string same possition until the last beat beforre next section WW #O > ‰ 2 More Energetic Punta d' arco 2 15" 2 ord. U ∑ B n>O WW 2 W W Sul C O WW #@ p mf p Stay still for 15". bow on the string same possition until the last beat beforre next section 1 5 Y 15" U ∑ ? Ó ¢ rand. norm. 2 ¿ f ¿ p mf p 2¿J œ > ÆW˙ WW 5 œœ& J O 1 5 ¿ ¿ >2 norm. ¿ #2 p f p 3 f-p f-p O 39 5 4˙ 4 è Y f ppp 5 4˙ 4 è Y f ppp Sul A WW ° &W W WW 3 4W W O 4q mp Y 4 4 Y 4 4 ppp mp Sul A WW & WW W O 3 4W W ppp 4q mp mp Sul C 5 4˙ 4 O 3 4 B W W W 4q mp WW f Sul C ˙ O O >œ ˙ w~ rand. dynamic (ppp-f) 3 mf ppp mp 5 4˙ &4 rand. presssure / rand. bow position / slow bowing œ 4 4 O rand. ÆWœ Y ppp s.t. ˙ ¢& ÆW Yè p O 4 W ?3 è Y O f f-p mp ppp Y 4 4 q = 60 5 very slow bow - bow changes as smooth as possible bow changes shouldn't occur on gliss direction changes a.s.p 45 3 ° 4 s.t. &4 w j œ Bbœ ˙ Bbœ Bœ ™ #˙ ™ B˙ n˙ Bœ µ˙ œ p ppp ppp 3 very slow bow - bow changes as smooth as possible bow changes shouldn't occur on gliss direction changes a.s.p s.t. 3 4 &4 ˙ j Bbœ ™ B˙ 3 j Bœ ™ µ˙ µœ nœ ppp #œ #œ p œ œ™ œ œ™ œ ˙ µ˙ ppp mp very slow bow - bow changes as smooth as possible bow changes shouldn't occur on gliss direction changes a.s.p s.t. µœ w B 44 Bœ µœ #œ #œ ˙ #œ œ 3 ppp p ppp very slow bow - bow changes as smooth as possible bow changes shouldn't occur on gliss direction changes a.s.p s.t. 3 4 ¢& 4 ˙™ Bbœ µœ nœ 3 Bœ 3 µœ ppp b˙ ™ p nœ 53 ˙ #˙ ™ #˙ s.t. on the same bow 1 #Y ™ s.t. ° & #œ µœ ppp ord. 3 5 µ˙ œ µœ nœ œ ™ œ œ ™ œ ˙ µ¿ #˙ ™ µ˙ mp œ nœ ppp f-ppp s.t. on the same bow 1 s.t. ord. 5 nœ 3 ˙ µœ B¿ & w #˙ ™ µ˙ ppp B˙ f-ppp 3 1 s.t. ord. µ˙ ˙™ µœ w bœ ˙ ÆW B 3 µœ #˙ 3 3 p mp ppp ppp s.t. on the same bow 1 s.t. ord. 3 ¢ & µ˙ ™ Bœ #œ ™ j #œ Y™ œ bœ b˙ ™ 5 µ˙ norm. ˙ f-ppp 5 µœ 3 µœ f ppp 6 by including random dynamic, discover unexpected sounds on the same bow 1 61 s.t. 3 ° & ˙ B˙ 5 µ˙ Y #Y ™ #˙ #œ ppp rand. f-ppp by including random dynamic, discover unexpected sounds 1 5 s.t. 3 3 ˙™ & B˙ ™ µ¿ ¿ œ B¿ œ rand. ppp f by including random dynamic, discover unexpected sounds 1 #˙ >œ ™œ ™œ œ œ œ œ µœ œ œ O O ∏ ∏ s.t. #¿ #˙ µœ B ˙™ rand. ppp mf p mp by including random dynamic, discover unexpected sounds on the same bow 1 ¢& s.t. #œ5 B˙ œ œ™ œ œ™ œ œ ˙™ ˙™ b¿ œ B˙ BY mp ppp 3 ppp rand. f-ppp 69 rand. ° & #˙ ™ œ bœ œ ˙ B˙ 3 f ppp ord. s.t. rand. #˙ ™ œ™ & µœ œ œ ™nœ œ ™ œ œ 1 Y™ nœ w ppp mp ppp f bœ ™ ÆW Bœ #œ J ppp µ˙™ rand. ˙ bw ™ J bœ B B˙ ˙ 3 ppp f ppp rand. 3 ¢& bœ ˙ B˙ ˙ œ ˙ w f ppp 7 77 ° 1 & ˙5 5 ord. #œ #Y #w p ppp f-ppp f-ppp 1 ord. œ5 œ j bÆœ W >œ ™ œ ™œ œ œ œ œ µO O O O O œ w #¿ ™ & ˙ p ppp f-ppp mf p mp ppp #¿ 1 ord. B 5 #œ ÆW #œ #˙ ™ p ppp f ppp 1 ord. œ5 3 #œ 3 #Y ™ ¢& ˙ #˙ b¿ p ppp ˙ f-ppp randomly changing between s.p. and on the bridge with no pitch # œ5 s.t. 85 s.p. / è 1 ord. rand. ° & j Y ˙ 5 4 nœ #œ ™ f-ppp 1 randomly changing between s.p. and on the bridge with no pitch 5 ord. 5 œ™ J s.t. s.p. / è rand. Y 5 4 & œ w f-ppp f-ppp randomly changing between s.p. and on the bridge with no pitch s.p. / è ” #“w œ5 norm. ord. 1 s.t. rand. Y ˙ 5 4 B #w f 3 ppp randomly changing between s.p. and on the bridge with no pitch norm. 5 œ s.t. s.p. / è ord. rand. 1 5 4 ? #œ ¢& ˙™ #w #œ f ppp #Y 8 q = 90 q = 60 è OY Punta d' arco ord. > ~w > ° 5 1W &4 W 96 O ÆW˙ 4 4 s.t. norm. 5 Bœ #¿ 5 4 µ˙ ™ µœ f-ppp 3 4 µw fff ppp Notes are random and conected with glisses. Overall range can go up to 5th f è OY Punta d' arco ord. 1> 5W &4 W O ÆW˙ > ‰ Oœ J 4Œ 4 s.t. 5 norm. 3 ¿ µœ B¿ µ˙ 5 4 fff Notes are random and conected with glisses. Overall range can go up to 5th f 3 4 #w ppp f-ppp Punta d' arco ord. !> 1> 5 B 4 WW norm. 5 s.t. è ˙™ ¿ 4Œ 4 Æ ˙W 5q bœ #˙ ™ 5 4 3 4 Y 3 3 fff ppp f f-ppp Notes are random and conected with glisses. Overall range can go up to 5th 1> 5 4œ 4 ? 45 norm. Æ ˙W ˙™ è Y 5 s.t. 3 ¿ ˙™ œ 5 4 b˙ ™ bœ & ?3 µ˙ 4 ¢ ™ œ ff f ppp fff ppp f q = 90 q = 60 Punta d' arco ord. ord. >O ™ ˙™ > ° 3 1W &4 W 103 O ÆW˙ 5 4 5 s.t. è Y norm. ˙ 4 4w #˙ f-ppp > ppp fff f-ppp Punta d' arco ord. 1> 3W &4 ord. O˙ s.t. norm. 5 5 4Œ >O œ j 4œ 4 œ bœ #œ ™ è Y ppp fff ppp ppp Punta d' arco ord. 1> 3 B 4 WW #œ s.t. 5 4Œ @ ÆW ˙ s.t. 4œ 4 norm. è Y #œ 5 #œ ppp fff ppp ppp ord. s.t. 1 ? 43 rand. 5 4 ¢ 5 ÆW ˙™ s.t. > 4w &4 norm. 5 è 3 3 œ ? bœ ˙ ˙ ppp f-ppp f-ppp fff ppp Y q = 90 q = 60 9 ord. Punta d' arco 111 ° 1W & s.t. 5 4 rand. 4 ˙™ 4 µœ Bœ nœ B˙ ™ #œ ppp 3 fff ord. Punta d' arco rand. 1 &W 3 3 s.t. 5 4 4w 4 B˙ #˙ µ˙ #œ ppp fff 1 s.p. B ∑ Ó 5 4 Ó rand. s.t. 4˙ 4 1 ˙ ˙ #˙ ™ #œ ™ w 3 ppp f 1> 5 4J ‰ ∑ 5 s.t. ? ∑ rand. 3 s.t. 4 & 4 #w #œ µœ nœ ¢ w ppp fff-f q = 90 Punta d' arco Sul A s.t. 1 U Y 119 a.s.p. ° & Bb˙ Bbœ Bœ n˙ w w A grand pause at least 20" U ∑ WW nO ∑ o p 3 Punta d' arco Sul D s.t. A grand pause at least 20" a.s.p. & µ˙ ™ µœ n˙ Bbœ Bœ Bœ n˙ ™ 1 U Y U ∑ WW nO ∑ o p a.s.p. Bœ µ˙ B #œ µœ w 1 U Y Punta d' arco Sul G s.t. A grand pause at least 20" U ∑ WW nO ∑ 3 o p a.s.p a.s.p. 3 ¢ & b˙ ™ µœ B˙ µœ nœ Bb˙ w 1 U Y 5 1 A grand pause at least 20" U ∑ o ? ∑ ∑ ≈‰ Œ Ó 6 f