Phantasmagoria

Duet for electric guitar and cello

Ian Callen
2020

Huygens' 1659 sketches for a projection of Death taking off his head
 Program Note

“Phantasmagoria” can be defined as a sequence of real or imaginary images like those

seen in a dream. However, it can also refer to a form of early horror theatre that employed
primitive projectors called magic lanterns to show frightening images of skeletons, demons, and
other monsters. Often the images would even be projected through a cloud of smoke.
The goal of this work is to evoke the bizarre, surreal, and horrific in a brief piece
featuring quickly-changing textures and moods as if it were a score to a phantasmagoric film.
Special effects on each instrument are used as often as not in order to create an uncomfortable
sense of the unfamiliar, the alien, and the unsafe.

Performance Notes

Electric Guitar
● Phantasmagoria ​requires overdrive, distortion, and delay pedals. The specific
settings on each pedal are largely left to the taste of the performer. I have
designated in the score that the delay should be relatively long. The distortion
pedal may be substituted for a fuzz pedal if the performer wishes.
● The harmonics in m. 5 are natural harmonics. The same goes for each time they
reappear throughout the piece.
● M. 5 features a fingernail scratch. To perform this, scratch upward along the neck
starting at the bridge. This should be a quick motion.
● Mm. 8 and 54 require you to play with feedback. The amount of feedback is
notated by crescendi and decrescendi above the staff surrounding the word
“feedback”. These measures also require a pitch bend which should be performed
by pulling the string to the side.
● Mm.13-17 require you to strum once, then slide each finger up a fret. The slide
should occur directly on the beat of the new chord. For example, slide up a fret
directly on beat 3 in m. 13. These figures are connected by a slur. Strum the first
chord of each slur only.
● M. 51 contains another scratch gliss, but only on the first string.
● The piece ends with a gliss on strings 4 and 5 up to the end of the fretboard. After
the gliss, while keeping your left hand in place on the fretboard, subtly twist the
tuning pegs until the sound fades completely.
Cello
● The harmonic gliss in m. 4 should be performed by lightly touching the string and
glissing up and down according to the indicated shape. The bow should change
with each eighth-note stem.
● M. 5 requires you to gliss on the C string while flicking it from the side in
random, erratic rhythms. This will be a soft effect but more percussive than
typical pizz.
● “Scratch tone” is called for occasionally in the piece. To perform this, simply
apply too much pressure with the bow.
● The passage at m. 49 requires you to bow behind the bridge. I have used square
noteheads on the line that corresponds with the appropriate string. However This
section may be improvised with even more erratic rhythms.
● The m. 49 passage also requires you to knock on the body of the cello. This
should be done with the knuckles in a place that produces the most hollow tone
possible.
● M. 54 requires “spiccato col legno”. Simply use the wood of the bow to tap the
strings.
 Phantasmagoria
for electric guitar and cello Ian Callen
for Nathan Smith

αœ œ − α œ− œ œ œ œ
Without a pulse q=40
œ ∀˙
+ overdrive

œ œ − œ, œ
hammer off

3 œ− ‰
sim.

%3 Œ ι‰ Ι Ι‰
clean
Electric Guitar
π œ− ∀˙ œ
Ε ο
∂
∀ ∀ ∂ϖ ∂˙ −− ∂œ +
> 33 ∀ ∂ϖ
harm. gliss.

Cello
π Ε ο −

,
,∂ ,∂ ∂ ∂ ∀œ œ ˙
+ distortion - distortion

ι
L.V. bend

 ‰ Œ
fingernail scratch natural (sempre)

4
feedback

˙ ∀ ˙˙ α α ˙˙ œ µœ
5

%  3
}

œ
}}}}

 ,̇ , ε œ
E.Gtr.
ο 3
π Ε
ε 3
Ο
} } } } } —Ι ,̇ ,̇ ∀˙ ϖ
+
arco

> } 4
snap pizz.

ι‰ }} } ‰Œ
5 scratch tone lessen pressure

} } } } } 3
∀œ — }} }}}
Vc.
π Ε ε
Ρ ο
gliss on C string
while flicking string
from the side
(erratic rhythms)

Very steady q=50 + delay

4 3 4
med./long delay

∑ ∑
9

%3 3 3
(to taste)

E.Gtr.

˙− œ œ ϖ
Ο

>4 Π3 4
9 ord.

3 3 α˙− 3
˙ œœ˙ αœ œ ˙ ˙ œœ˙ œ
Vc.

Ε
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 2 Phantasmagoria

4 Œ ∀ œœœ ∀ ∀ ˙˙˙ ∀ œœ ˙˙ −−
- delay

3 œ ˙˙ ∀ ∀ œœ ˙˙ ˙˙
strum once and slide

œ ˙− Œ ∀ ∀ œœ
sim.
13

E.Gtr. %3 œ 3 œœ ˙ ∀ œ ˙ ˙
Ε Ε ε

>4 Œ ι œ ∀œ ˙ 3 ∀ϖ œœ
13

3 ∀œ 3 ˙−
∀˙ ˙ ∀œ −
Vc.

˙
∂ ∀˙
∂ ∂ ∂
+ delay Piu mosso q=60
ϖ ˙ œ ˙
% ϖϖ ∑ 34
17

œ,
E.Gtr.
π π 3
ο Ο

>
∂˙ −− ∂œ α α ∂˙ ∂˙ α α ∂ϖ
34
17 scratch tone ord.

Vc.
œœ ˙˙ œ αϖ
π Ο ο

∂∂ œ
4 3 ∀ œœœ œ Μ ˙˙ α α α ϖϖϖ 4
- delay

‰ ∀ œœ
∀ µ ∀ œœ α ˙˙
22

%3 ι 3 ∀˙ − 3
˙− œ ˙˙ −− ∀ ˙˙˙ −−− ˙˙ −− ∀ ˙˙ ϖϖ
E.Gtr.

π ο ˙−
π
α∂ − ∂ α˙− αœ µ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙− ϖ
> 4 α ˙− œ Œ 3 ∑ 4
22

Vc. 3 3 3
Ο
 Phantasmagoria 3

4 ˙ œ œ˙ 3 αœ œ ˙ 4 ˙ œ œ ∀ ˙˙˙ 3 α˙− œ
% 3 ˙˙ −− ∀ ˙˙ 3 ˙˙ −−
28

E.Gtr.
˙ 3 ϖϖ ˙ 3 ϖϖ
Ε ε

>4 3 4 3 œ ˙
3 œœ α µ ˙˙ µ œœ œœ α œœ
28

3 3 3 αœ ˙
˙− ˙ αϖ œ
Vc.

Ο ε

œ œ ∀ œ ∀ œ œ ∀ œ ˙˙ −− œœ−
œ œ
+ distortion

% ∀ ∀ ˙˙˙ −−− ‰ 32
32

E.Gtr.
Ι
ƒ ο
œ−
highest pitch
on II

> œ ∀œ œœ ˙˙ ˙˙ −− œ ‰ 32
32

Vc.
œ ∀œ ˙ Ι
ƒ ο

Animated q=140

2 ‰ ι ‰ α œ− ‰ ι 3 ‰ œ œ ‰ ‰ ‰
- distortion
œ− 2
Ι‰ 3
34

%3 œ− Ι œ− 3 − − œ− α œ ϖ ˙ −−
œœ ϖϖ ˙˙ −
E.Gtr.

œ ≥∂ ∂ϖ≤
arco

> 2 ι ‰ œ ‰ αœ ‰ 3 ‰ ‰ α œ α œΙ ‰ Œ ˙ ∂˙ 2
pizz.
34

Vc. 3 αœ Ι Ι 3 3
π ο
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−œ − − ∀ œ−
œ
2 ι‰ ‰ ‰ ι ‰ ι ‰ Œ œ Ι ‰ ‰ œ− ∀ œ ‰ Ι Œ 3 α œœœ 2
38

% 3 œ− ι αœ œ ι œ − Ι 3 ∀˙ − 3
− − œœ − ˙−
E.Gtr.

œ− − ο Ο ˙−

œ œœ ∀œ ∀œ
> 2 Œ α œ ‰ Ι ‰ ι‰ ι‰ Œ 3 α˙−
pizz. pizz. arco

Œ ‰ΙΙ‰ ‰ Ι Ι ‰ Œ αœ 2
38

3 Ι œ œ 3 3
œ
Vc.
ο Ε

α œ−
rit.

µ œ α −
œ
+ distortion Tempo I q=40

− −α œ Μ˙
% 32 ∀ ∀ œœ ˙ œ− œ− ‰ Ι ‰ œΙ ‰ œΙ Ι ‰ Œ 33 α ˙˙˙ Œ
43

˙ ˙ ˙−
hammer off

∀ ˙˙ ∀ ˙˙ µ ϖϖ
E.Gtr.

π
ε ο
œ œ + ∂˙ −− ∂œ
harm. gliss.

> 32 µ ˙ œ Œ ∀ œΙ ‰ œι ‰ Ι ‰ Ι ‰ Œ 33 ϖæ
pizz. arco
43

ϖ ϖæ
Vc.
π ε ∏Ε ο

œ œ œ œ
œ ˙ œ
- distortion

˙ œ œ ϖϖ
49
œ 1
E.Gtr. % ΠΠ3
}

π 
}}}

Ο ο
5
}}}

scratch gliss

∂− behind bridge

‰ – –
knock

– – –––– – –– ≈ – 1
on body or ad lib. similarly

> ‰ – – – – ‰
49

– – – – – – – – – –– 3
– – – –  – – – –
Vc.

π 
ο 3 3
 Phantasmagoria 5

œ ∀œ œ ˙
bend

1 3 1
feedback

%3 ˙ α˙ œ µœ
52

3 ∀ ˙˙ α˙ œ 3
,̇ ,
E.Gtr.

Ε Ο ε 3

Ο
> 1 ι ‰ œ, 3 ,̇ ∀˙ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ µœ
1
ord. scratch tone spiccato col legno

Ι ‰
52

3 – 3 æ æΙ 3
–
Vc.
Ο ε ο
Ε + distortion œœ
any pitch,
very high

˙ ˙˙ œ
% 13 ˙˙˙ 32 ˙˙
55

E.Gtr.
∀ ˙˙ ˙˙ œœ
œ
Ιι
twist tuning pegs

ε ƒ
randomly until
sound fades out

œ
‰
any pitch,

> 13 ˙˙ ˙ œ
arco

32
very high

∀˙
55

Vc.
œœ ‰ Œ œœ ‰ Œ Œ
Ι Ι
ε ƒ
 Electric Guitar Phantasmagoria
for electric guitar and cello Ian Callen
for Nathan Smith

αœ œ − α œ− œ œ œ œ
Without a pulse q=40
œ ∀˙
+ overdrive

œ œ − œ, œ
hammer off

3 clean œ− ‰
sim.

%3 Œ ι‰ Ι Ι ‰
π œ− ∀˙ œ
Ε ο

,∂ ,∂ ,∂ ∂ ∀œ œ ˙
+ distortion - distortion

ι 1
L.V.
natural (sempre) bend Very steady q=50
 ‰ Œ
fingernail scratch

34
feedback

˙
∀ ˙˙ α α ˙˙ œ µœ
5

% 
}}

,̇ œ œ
}}}

 ο 3
π Ε , ε
ε 3
Ο

+ delay

4 Œ ∀ œœœ ∀ ∀ ˙˙˙ ∀ œœœ ˙˙˙ −−−

- delay

3 Œ ∀ ∀ œœ 33 œœ ˙˙˙ ∀ ∀ ∀ œœœ ˙˙˙ ˙˙

med./long delay strum once and slide
sim.
11

% 3 3 ˙
(to taste)

œ œ
˙− œ œ ϖ Ε Ε ε
Ο

˙
Piu mosso q=60

∂ ∀˙
∂∂ ∂ ∂∂ 3
+ delay

ϖ ˙ œ ˙ 4
- delay

% ϖϖ ∑ ι‰
17

3 3
π π œ, ˙− œ
ο Ο π
3

3 ∀ œœœ œ œ Μ ˙˙˙ ˙˙ − œ œ∀ ˙˙˙

∀ ∀ œœ µ ∀ œœ α α α ϖϖϖ 4 3
23

% 3 ∀˙ − α˙ 3 ˙− 3
˙˙ −− ∀ ˙˙˙ −−− ˙˙ −−
˙− ∀ ˙˙ ϖϖ ˙
ο Ε
π
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∀ œ œ ∀ œ ˙˙ −− œœ− 2
αœ 43 ˙˙ − œ œ∀ ˙˙˙ 33 α ˙ϖ− œœ œ œ ∀ œ
+ distortion

% 33 ϖϖ œ ˙ œ ∀ ∀ ˙˙ −− ‰
29

˙− ˙ ϖ ˙− Ι 3
ƒ ο
ε

Animated q=140

2 ι α œ− ‰ ι 3 ‰ œ ‰ ‰ ‰ œ− 2 ι
Ι ‰ 3 œ ‰ ‰ ι‰ ι
- distortion

‰ ‰
% 3 œ Ι œ 3 − œ−
34

œ− α œ ϖ ˙˙ −− − α œ−
− − œœ ϖϖ ˙ −
π œ−

−œ − − ∀ œ−
œ α œ−
œ− ∀ œ ‰ Ι Œ 33 α œœœ 23 ∀ ∀µ œœœ −
‰ ι ‰ Œ œ Ι ‰ ‰ œ− œ− ‰ Ι ‰ œΙ
39

% œ ι œ− − Ι ∀ ˙˙ −−
− œœ ο ∀ ˙˙˙
− Ο ˙− π

Tempo I q=40 - distortion

œ œ œ œ œ
˙ œ œ
rit.

α −
œ
+ distortion
˙ œ œ
− α œ 33 Μ ˙˙˙
% ‰ œΙ Ι ‰ Œ Œ
45

˙ ˙−
hammer off

α˙ ∀ ˙˙ µ ϖϖ ˙
π 5
Ο
ε ο

+ distortion

œœ
any pitch,

ϖ œ ∀œ œ ˙
very high
bend

ϖ 1 ˙ 3 1 ˙˙ 2 ˙˙˙ œ
feedback

3 ∀ ˙˙ α α ˙˙ œœ µ œ
51

% 3 3 ˙˙ 3 ˙˙ œœ
Œ Œ ,̇ , ε ∀ ˙˙
}}}}}}

ο  Ε Ο ˙ œ
Ι
ε ƒ
3

Ο
scratch gliss

twist tuning pegs

randomly until
sound fades out
 Cello Phantasmagoria
for electric guitar and cello Ian Callen
for Nathan Smith

Without a pulse q=40

∂
∂˙ −− ∂œ
> 3 ∀ ∂ϖ ∀ ∀ ∂ϖ + }} }
harm. gliss.

} }
snap pizz.

3 ι‰ }}} } }
}
π Ε ο ∀ œ — }}}}}
− Ρ ο gliss on C string
while flicking string
from the side
(erratic rhythms)

— ,̇ ∀ ˙ +
Very steady q=50
,̇ ϖ
arco

> Ι‰Œ 34 Œ 33
scratch tone
6 lessen pressure ord.

œœ˙ œœ˙
}}}}}}

˙ αœ œ ˙ ˙
π Ε ε Ε

>3 4 Œ ιœ ∀ œ ˙ 3 ∀ϖ œœ
12 scratch tone ord.

3 α˙− 3 3
œ ∀˙ ˙ ∀œ − ∀œ ˙− œœ ˙
˙ œ

α˙− αœ
Piu mosso q=60

>
∂˙ −− ∂œ α α ∂˙ ∂˙ α α ∂ϖ 4 α α ∂
˙ −− ∂œ
Π33
18

3
αϖ
πΟ ο Ο

µ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙− ϖ
> ∑ 4 3 4
24

3 3 3
˙− ˙ αϖ
Ο
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 Phantasmagoria

œ−
2
highest pitch Animated q=140
on II

> 34 œœ α µ ˙˙ µ œœ œœ 33 α œœ ˙ œ œ ∀ œ œ ˙˙ œ ‰ 32 ι ‰ œΙ ‰ α œ ‰ 33
pizz.

˙˙ −−
30

˙ αœ œ ∀ œ œ Ι αœ Ι
œ ƒ ˙ π
ε ο

œ ≥∂ ∂ϖ≤ œ œœ
arco

αœ ˙ ∂˙ 23 Œ α œΙ ‰ Ι ‰ ι ‰ ι ‰ Œ
pizz. pizz.

> 33 ‰ ‰αœ Ι ‰ Œ Œ ‰ΙΙ‰

35

œ œ
ο œ ο

∀œ ∀œ œ œ
rit.

ι +
> ‰ Ι Ι ‰ Œ 33 α ˙ − α œ 32 µ ˙ œ Œ ∀ œΙ ‰ œ ‰ Ι ‰ Ι ‰ Œ 33 ϖæ
arco pizz. arco
41

ϖ ϖæ
Ε π ε ∏

Tempo I q=40
∂−
∂˙ −− ∂œ
behind bridge

– ‰ – –
knock

– – –
harm. gliss. on body or ad lib. similarly

> ‰ – – – – ‰ – – – – – ≈– 1
48

– – – – –
– – – – – –– –– –– – –– 3
Ε ο   3 3 
π ο

ι
œ
œ œ œ œ œ ‰
3 ,̇
any pitch,

> 1 ι ‰ œ, µ œ ‰ 1 ˙˙ 2 ∀ ˙˙
spiccato col legno arco

∀˙ œ ‰
very high
52
ord. scratch tone

3 – 3 æ æΙ Ι 3 œ 3 œ
– Ο ε ο œ ‰ Œ œ ‰ Œ Œ
Ε Ι Ι
ε ƒ
(guitar will fade out)