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JONATHAN HARVEY Speakings for orchestra and electronics (2008) Réalisation informatique musicale Ircam: Gilbert Nouno et Arshia Cont FULL SCORE July 2008 (Electronic specification complete) FABER ff Music (© 2008 by Faber Musi Lt Published by Faber Musie Lid 5 Quesn Square Landon WCLN 3AU ‘Commissioned by the BBC and IRCAM with funds ftom Radio France ‘The first performance to be given by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ilan Volkov, at the Royal Albert Hall, London, as part of the BBC Proms, on 19 July 2008, Duration: c, 25 minutes ‘TOTAL INSTRUMENTATION (including solo ensemble) 3 flutes (solo Mlute = piecolo, alto flute + bass flute, = alto flute + piccolo, II = piccolo) 3 oboes (solo oboe 3 clarinets in Bb (1 2 bassoons (II = contrabassoon) 4 homs in F 3 trumpets in C (III piccolo trumpet ad lib.) 3 trombones (II is bass trombone) tuba percussion (4 players) se below harp piano Celesta tlectroni keyboard strings (otal sting numbers ideally: 15-13-11-9-7 players) tutti strings (14-12-10-8-6 players) solo string quartet (solo ensemble) Percussion Solo player: tabular bells 1 timpano (range F ~C), tam-tam, hi-hat eymbal, small triangle, 2 temple blocks (medium & high), 1 wood block, maracas, guero, high sand blocks Player 1: crotales (2 octaves), medium cymbal, small bongo, 5 wood blocks, cuica or talking drum, lower sandblocks Player 2: gong in A, 2 tam-tams (medium & large), small cymbal, guero, flexatone Player 3: bass drum, 5 coweells, 5 temple blocks, 2 temple bowls (medium & fairly high), cabaca ‘The score is in © (Orchestral parts available on hire from the publishers Electronics available directly from IRCAM PERFORMANCE NOTES Solo Ensemble (included in the Instrumentation list above) clarinet wombone (with F attachment) percussion (7 or 8 mics -> downix to 1) harp piano string quartet (violin 1,violin 2, viola, cello) Electronic requirements ‘The Solo Ensemble has special close mics, They are seated at the front, except for the solo percussion, the harp and piano. 11 live input instruments (close miking) (clip-on mies?) on the 11 solo instruments listed above, One stereo mix of the orchestra (mies from the radio) (or others) Loudspeaker setup: 6 or 8 depending on the hall ‘Mixing desk: DM2000 if possible 2 laptops (Macs) 2 audio interface (RME 400, 13 adat input) 2 lemur Jazzmutant graphic interfaces (one for backup) Performance note Keyboards: all clusters are chromatic ray Lede fe Tos Ube, a af woh me LF hii fy ghey Onoda oA. Fah Helle Vio 0 7 (abet Seep hace] Glee orm _ it iste Te aDiel bik Gi Tne ied) oS won, ee : . s Uo ee : ta fee wee & 2008 by Far Mase Lid Snare mares cme took ll Peet ‘Serer _ fe - : _ - - .— : ai == ‘ eo - 3 — ay ‘Snares aaa oT qa 110 = oh Kn abe (J._) (foe) = 3 vege eee _ aA 7 ' = SSS 4 7 _ £ os ars = == 1 yes Eee a] os ~ Aa a nh eects) Ermine LS oe 6 = == a= 7 _ _—; =! _ as - nF ~ a = £ S = te = = : tt wi ra {ich ab Che see tees i an w — ~ as ~ —a ; = ee gla. le fe. cle h no rp ws om oe = = = he (itlrtcsatlf = = wt wu a _ Goa, = : — 16 peepee isticbee tea Ef ee = = i + . wh be & a 3 a Ae i SEers i GD (o 2050) 23 Siaeeseet = = ease Cae] TW =m we) al Foret I seer pee rio = 5 TH FEMI tol tne AB comme ahs Gi not ah Pony gy cose (fume fngei Hel set fe Fete Ghee] ae f vr we we va : i —e—_w ae pte ee Oe Che The ew 32 elle Gh Hk de (opm) + pepthpene fb ca ae Th bet es my : bf TT ele ie va Acree concn e 35 L Senza nisore 0 ream elie nant Whe ww # al ebb we ee =e & = = Tet erg = Sey rere ype Fuster, vey Wal Ve MW i t | 3p is Le Bats by i i i | i ! Al wu —___ __ 1 Wig Sr Mena rE ee in - ————— o a : aa == - eh Soren cepa = Se a ue aa _—_ =e . er ah FiO ne = fi Fa we “ bt F t= be . _ i = a === = Fearn oon 7 je ee tie gdh yt = : ee sl “ite — 2 é fo pte OD Je Ree cal pate j poween oe ene tel eerespeel ee (0) hg at a Dimon ene Aq —y Hd Bren ay yo b= = it =F f= + Bae ‘Serene owen a Famers Tiare mnt EW 5g ss a Siar Pap ee “ee me fae the { ! } ash lp ce ‘ ee a == ul fee a te 72.) > ee 65 -e C6 a ni gly DT ae TH Kor ay = - — ; ae nyse aat - a 7 : 1b 5 on east ; Ei - mth oom “Ge i Wg (Lo [eri [wht Su eo > : = a fe ae] t _ — bo tind at pe age — : Pi Prana thee, Garner vorirveer = - ifn thn 1s geye IT stem at seen 30 DD _ a Te 120 fatopie > 4 cs z= = = z i ——— ———= e — —_ (= =i r= ; F - mmm fl —S Ss = Eye gin, Uw Samer cn om 2 I Gr) pact Bi nar He ett] are sat ie C= Fe WT FL ite 2h set al agate

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