3 - Jukka Tiensuu

Sheng
Teoton
for sheng and orchestra
1. Fever
Jukka Tiensuu 2015
1
I ~ 88-96
shortly glance at woodwinds,
expecting...turning back
Fervente
(carefree)
ca. 6"
S.
6
toward the woodwind section
more vehemently
(stronger accents)
turning back again
ca. 4"
back to normal position
12
17
23
29
6
33
5
5
6
8
toward the woodwind section
2
41
6
3
3
45
6
3
6
6
48
6
6
51
3
55
3
60
3
Brassy
3
6
6
3
(ord.)
3
66
Brassy
3
3
6
playfully
70
3
3
75
3
3
3
3
3
(in bars 78-98 small
note-heads are optional)
79
3
83
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
89
3
3
3
3
94
3
3
8va
3
99
3
3
(p. a p. rall. ad lib.)
possible
short cadenza
104
( )
(high notes only)
3
110
I ~ 88-96
sempre fervente
116
121
125
128
131
( R ~ 160)
155 rall. poco a poco
6
( R ~ 138)
14
( R ~ 104)
( R ~ 80)
( R ~ 64)
( R ~ 54)
R ~ 40
attacca
Sheng
Teoton
2. Adrift
R ~ 108
R ~ 48 alla deriva
1
quasi accel. molto
4
Jukka Tiensuu 2015
a tempo
piú tranquillo
3
piú tranquillo
(con vibr.)
S.
3
3
R ~ 40
a tempo
11
passionato
varying cross-glissandi ad lib. on all notes
( F ~ 80)
L.V. poco 6
16
ord.
L.V. poco
6
ord.
L.V.
cross-glissandi as before
rall.
21
accel.
R ~ 108
L.V. poco
cantabile
31
R ~ 60
passionato, warm (slow) vibr. ad lib.
legatissimo
R ~ 40
39
R ~ 30
quasi gliss: chrom. scale, let notes overlap
40
R ~ quasi
gliss: chrom. scale, let notes overlap
change color, vibr., flz, sing along etc. ad lib.
(poco più mosso ad lib.)
46ord.
L.V. poco
7
3
passionato
6
ord.
58
L.V. poco
6
ord.
L.V.
3
più lento
62
accel.
R ~ 60 rall.
L.V. poco
cantabile
R ~ 30
cross-glissandi as before
Cadenza
tranquillo
p. a p. vibrato molto
attacca
Sheng
Teoton
3. Game
1
Jukka Tiensuu 2015
R = 132-144 Giocoso
3
S.
cresc. poco a poco
meno
(microtonal variations and
dynamic swells ad lib.)
ca.15"
13
5
23
29
35
("eruption")
simile
42
simile
48
53
60
65
5
2
74
78
82
87
92
101 ugualissimo
108
4
103
Cadenza
3
(start tremolo while
building up chord)
( )
R = 132-144
3
L.V.
117
8
129
10
simile
142
151
3
4
R ~108 rall.
(subito)
( R ~ 40)
attacca
Sheng
Teoton
4. Bliss
R ~ 48 Sereno
1
9
Jukka Tiensuu 2015
3
S.
3
3
6
R ~ 80 Scintillante
L.V. poco
16
(ord.)
L.V. poco
(ord.)
3
20
(ord.)
L.V. poco
(ord.)
L.V. poco
3
3
3
3
25
R ~ 36(vibrato excessivo)
3
R ~ 108
cantando
3
with warm vibrato
32
44
3
3
R ~ 48 Sereno
R ~ 72 più passionato
Soft attacks, excessive slow vibr.
R ~ 80 Blissfully
51
L.V. poco
L.V. poco
(ord.)
(ord.)
3
56
L.V. poco
3
3
3
61
3
3
3
(ord.)
L.V. poco
(ord.)
R ~ 48
3
3
3
poco a poco rall.
3
67
3
3
3
R ~ 30 accel.
73 with warm vibrato
( R ~ 42 ) accel.
R ~ 60
rall. al fine
3
3
( R ~ 30 )
Jukka Tiensuu:
Teoton (2015)
a concerto for sheng and orchestra
1. Fever
2. Adrift
3. Game
4. Bliss
Orchestra:
2 Flutes
2 Oboes
2 Clarinets in Bb
2 Bassoons
2 Horns in F
2 Trumpets in C
2 (Tenor-Bass) Trombones
2 Percussions: 1.Vibraphone (also bowed with two contrabass bows)
2. Tubular bells
Strings
Performance note:
All movements are played attacca, without any pause between them.
.
traditional staccato, relative to the note length and to the musical character
'
staccatissimo, always very short regardless of the written note length
─
tenuto, play the note to the full written length (only, no accent is intended).
o
al niente, let the sound die away completely.
The glissandi are played continuously during the indicated time (not portamento). Note-stems without head
in the middle of a glissando are for orientation only, they are not to be articulated.
Accidentals apply to the remainder of the measure, as usual, but are sometimes repeated to facilitate reading.
xz
A quarter-tone sharp and flat, respectively.
ut
A sixth-tone sharp and flat, respectively. (
tr
All trills start on the main note. They continue till the end of the note even when this is tied over several bars.
t corresponds to the sixth over-tone, available on brass and strings).
Specific:
Percussion: The dynamics for the tubular bells are often written a grade lower than thoise for the vibraphone, but balance
between the two is intended.
In order to bow the faster passages in time, the vibraphone player needs two contrabass bows.
Sheng:
The ff-notes may occasionally be doubled in octaves for more sound. This is left to the player's discretion.
L.V.
Lasciare vibrare. Leave holes closed as long as (conveniently) possible. When releasing, release the tones in the
same order as they were started. Cancelled with a written pause, caesura (,), staccato dot, or ord.
L.V. poco
Lasciare vibrare poco. Leave keys down/holes closed for 1-2 seconds, giving each note the same length of time.
The length depends on the tempo and the number of notes, and is left to the player's discretion.. Cancellation as
above.
Adrift bars 14, 20, 60: gliss. notes an octave higher may be added for more effect. This is left to the player's discretion.
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Teoton was jointly commissioned by: the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra for its Ars Nova series, the NTR ZaterdagMatinee Amsterdam, the
Norwegian Radio Orchestra, the Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, and the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra.