forgotten butterfly

(dedicated to Yumi Suehiro)

for (slightly) Prepared Piano

& Pianist's Voice

Haiku by Antonio Celso Ribeiro with

Japanese Translation by kaho Sato


Antonio Celso Ribeiro
MMXIII
 forgotten butterfly - performance's instructions
Piano:

Some simple preparation inside the piano is required: the pianist will need 4 sharpened pencils to be inserted between the 2nd and the 3rd
strings.The pencil's tip faces down making easier its insertion between the strings.The pianist must slide the pencil lenghtwise until find
the (approximate) corresponding harmonic notated at the score.Before inserting the pencil is recommended to hold down the dump pedal to avoid
damaging the strings dampers.
 prep. note  prep. note  prep. note  prep. note

      
 sounded harm. sounded harm. sounded harm. sounded harm.

Voice:

The pianist must sing the haiku in a traditional or folksong style, adding lot of small glissandi, portamentos, short screamings and even
some Sprechgesang. Following the non-orthodox staff, the pianist should choose three pitches (2 treble, 1 low). The pitches can be taken from
ordinary diatonic scale or simply to be consisted of three different sounds. The western transliteration of Japanese letters is given next
to the haiku, as well its English equivalent. The rhythm should be free and the synchronization with the piano part should isn't necessary.
The space between 'notes' should give the performer a vague notion of duration, i.e. the wider the space the longer the duration.

散歩道
命尽き た り
蝶一羽 forgotten butterfly

lies dead
Sampomichi
Inochi tsukitari at the sidewalk
Cho ichiwa

© www.antoniocelsoribeiro.com - 2014
 dedicated to Yumi Suehiro
Antonio Celso Ribeiro
forgotten butterfly lies dead on the sidewalk
 = 78
Dec. 2013
    
Pianist's voice          
  mournful
Sam__ po mi chi I_ no_____ mi_____________ chi tsu ki ta ri

             
3:2
                 
 
       
  harsh and ugly
       
   
             
3:2

Piano

 with tender sweetness

           
3:2

          
con 

           
     
5

 
cho____________ i chi_______ wa__________ sampo_mi__________chi i_________ no________ chi

   3     5   3:2
         3  

        

          


    
3:2

      

 
         
  
3:2

        

© by the composer - 2012 - www.antoniocelsoribeiro.com

 2
  
forgotten butterfly...

   
8

 
tsu__ki ta ri cho i chi wa_____

                 3   3           

5 5
5 3:2
3:2

      
          
8

 
  
   
 
  
       
 
3:2

     
8


 come prima


   
       
         
 
3:2

  
 
(sust. Ped.) let ring

12
          
  
sampomichi i no chi tsu ki ta ri cho i chi wa.

               3

     
5 3:2

    
      
12

      
  
         
rit.............................................

        
12 3:2

rit.............................................

      
3:2

         
        
Fine