JONATHAN HARVEY Curve with Plateaux FOR SOLO CELLO (1982) Faber Music Limited London Birenreiter-Verlag, Kassel: Boosey & Hawkes (Australia) Pty. Ltd., Sydney Boosey & Hawkes (Canada) Ltd., Willowdale: G. Schirmer Inc., New York Roderick Biss (Music) Ltd., AucklandCurve with Plateasx was commissioned by Gemini with funds provided by the South East Arts Association The first performance was given by Helen Verney at the Priory Church, Smithfield, on 22 June 1982, as part of the St Bartholomew's Festival Duration: 12 minutes © 1983 by Faber Music Ltd First published in 1983 by Faber Music Ltd 3 Queen Square, London WCIN 3AU Music drawn by Elaine Gould Cover design by Shirley Tucker Printed in England by Caligraving Ltd All rights reservedFor Helen Verney CURVE WITH PLATEAUX JONATHAN HARVEY LH.pizz) ae ‘pizz) jetée rough A ma VV vibmolto _____ ig Se Het Ss sf -. —= Sr _ _(vib) ath Se neret = sfp——= = HH sh Pp + —— > ht OF ee sf Vo (iby eV > | pene, Subpont, ——> nat. a = $$ 71 —e * Sa ae Se 2 Se ——— sf =F ——_—_==_F for sul ae ° SAly , = a = f——fF pPP Glissando L.H.chord as indicated by thin lines. Pick out segments of it with the bow as indicated by thick Lines, (Only thick lines sound.) © 198 by Faber Music LadSolemn, intense. Vv ° of 7 d. =a: si rattle fingernail against Vibosity Soe (from side) + [| prea Cas, aliss BAL ais ee f= —= | — =F Ff ~(as before) a (arco/LH.pizz) nat. Teg Vibmolto A we —— = SF sul (LH. pizz, ne tpren Aaah don't oft 134 3W)----- ok change bow! ores > Ee = ee move forward ove fo met tN FD ata’ 4g aie 2 Fs =e — = <> <> = PPPvib, .,_(deregular trem) Se moito Ste =the He top = = —= > (very rapid energetic whole dewnbow) vib, . 4 eomickie) a Font. nat. —_ (vib.melte) mV bs. pS an 5 e c b) —— v PS = gz —=f po o—= <= move forward ZN vk te of he —— = > > a~ 3 Partial gissandi ; / rie —ép DDBL ay sh den bh be ng a Se ODO eS Zzalte sul pont, ao ns, ar a Debs pred, —b P gve sempre — — - vit. - - - i fa 1 —2 fa vn ’ tee f: a6 =——vit. _ a tempo gva Sempre _ a a very sweet (vib) 23 9A tt 4 1 2 rye 1—i EAP) £3 Of ~ 0B f » te tts ~ +—¢—, “= SS é i = PP = — = 7 ass. 15 (two octayeshigher) — — — he Le vee Slower = == _? Ea = = eee te —_ —— = =— 2 1 vB. a ib. andi A>vib =~ . 1 AN a ee 7 a sok yn poe as yp 2, gin, BS SS = > = Titmico Loco > »p ————_ MV igs pS I Bac vib molto a = : 5b pee — f ¢ p ——— FF > > accented bowechanges- fast and irregularTy vibmelt _ YS ———————— a — * S ga > tl gn be s$—— — y—— —— ¢ # fron yer fast anyorder —_eltn sul pont. put on mute Large) (nt alideup mute! 3 bow touching the mute — ASIF bao OF ; E 3 FT Sopot SEP PP SS make the string sound both the open A and the high harmonieis), fe the Fingee onthe harmonic Rust tong enough for this. ---> be. 36 Bh, pee cere Ot (bow still. touching the rnutey—§> of 2 4. Ta x 8 ——S = ——— + —— PPP ae . a :but maintain high harmonic rough, frenetic (9) “ senza Sord, a Gro auhing matey) nat. > sulpont.nat. (ig) See pe oS: — CE tee FF. letring % 7 ee ate ef # vib-molto - E Sto SS =o aS ae ; wre ee Ef i gta 3 0 ip ? _ —3-54735 za + eS eS mietée 9) ——_ > A> Sut pont, nat, Ste ¢— —— # Po ST ie > (robreak) allow bow to lide down towards bridge oo SESS en oe EE == =S go eS > FS > > tt B PP Pp P Pp n SF mn $(LHpiz) 9. + Vy ~ = = — = : er 0 wT tL EL per se —— — §——— ————_ —er + ¥ g 4 S D ”, a increase comma's re CA | th each time. 2 —— i r= o throw the bow with So Much weight that the string strikes the fingerboard,