R.S.

Stricklin III

Πσαύην δ᾽ οὐ δοκίμοιμ᾽ ὀράνω δύσι πάχεσιν

or "I would not think to touch the sky with two arms."
for loadbang
text by Sappho

2019
 Πσαύην δ᾽ οὐ δοκίμοιμ᾽ ὀράνω δύσι πάχεσιν
or "I would not think to touch the sky with two arms."
for loadbang

R.S. Stricklin III

text by Sappho
trey11one@gmail.com
2019
Πσαύην δ᾽ οὐ δοκίμοιμ᾽ ὀράνω δύσι πάχεσιν
or "I would not think to touch the sky with two arms."

text by Sappho

total time ca. 6:00

for loadbang:
baritone voice
trumpet in c
tenor trombone
bass clarinet

Psay'ɛːin d? oui dokʰi'moim? o?ra'noi dy'si pa'kʰesin.

Performance Notes

In this piece, breathing actions for each performer (without

their instrument, if applicable) are notated on a single-line
staff. An “up-bow” symbol indicates an audible inhale, a
“down-bow” symbol an audible exhale. In the baritone part,
exhales are replaced by whispered phonemes from the IPA
text above.

In the baritone part, falsetto is indicated by an “o” above a

pitch. Whistling is indicated by a square notehead. Vocal
fry multiphonics are written as octaves, with lower
notehead replaced by a diamond.
In each instrumental part, X noteheads indicate air sounds
made with the instrument. In the bass clarinet part, these
are accompanied by a percentage above each note,
indicating the percentage of the sound that should be
pitch instead of air noise.

In the bass clarinet part, a “+” sign above or below a note

indicates a slap tongue. Multiphonics with diamond
noteheads in the upper parts are spectral multiphonics,
produced by overblowing the written fundamental. The
pitches with diamond noteheads are individual partials
that should be brought out.
 Transposed Score
Πσαύην δ᾽ οὐ δοκίμοιμ᾽ ὀράνω δύσι πάχεσιν
or "I would not think to touch the sky with two arms."
R.S. Stricklin III
for loadbang
p ¹
Sappho

? 44 Ï .
q = 42

ä Î Ï Ï Î î. î Î ä. Ï
Baritone
J
P s 3 a
7

& 44 î î ϲ î î Î. ϳ
#y y by ny by ny y y by y y¾. J
5 5

Trumpet in C

F P ¸¹
3
7

? 44 j ä ϳ . ä î ϳ Î ä
y¾ y¾ . y Y. #y
5 3

Trombone

f p P F 0% 100%
3

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& 44 Î Î äy y y
0%

J
3
0%
y
p ¸ f
Bass Clarinet

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3 3
y' ɛː 3
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C Tpt.

p 3
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3
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J y #y Y J
3

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4

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0%

B. Cl.

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5 5
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6 Πσαύην δ᾽ οὐ δοκίµοιµ᾽ ὀράνω δύσι πάχεσιν

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Πσαύην δ᾽ οὐ δοκίµοιµ᾽ ὀράνω δύσι πάχεσιν 7

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10 Πσαύην δ᾽ οὐ δοκίµοιµ᾽ ὀράνω δύσι πάχεσιν

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Πσαύην δ᾽ οὐ δοκίµοιµ᾽ ὀράνω δύσι πάχεσιν 11

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63

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