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sets Cello Try Andrew Norman Performance Notes indicates the highest possible pitch playable within a given passage. A roman numeral above indicates the highest possible f pitch on a particular string J insicates a non-spectied pitch, Often used when sliding around ona sting, itis meant to suggest the broadest oulins of contour, Do not take to literally indicates to finger lightly with the left hand, regardless of whether or not the note is a natural harmonic on the string indicated, Ramm indicates a scratch tone with no pitch. Use slow bow speed-and extreme pressure, sul pont. Finger lightly with the left hand. aa indicates a move from normal bow pressure to extreme bow pressure, This often ends with a sudden stop on the string. (indicates an extremely stow bow at a very soft a hhave intermittent breaks due to pressure. ie level. The sound should be soft and gritty with no pitch, and can (= Tindicates a pulling of the bow from over the fingerboard toward the bridge without changing the point of contact on the bow hair. The sound should be a soft creaking door with no pitch. Using an angled bow (not all the hair contacting the string) helps. 4 indicates a sudden stop of the bow on the string. The effect should be unnatural and jarring, like « needle pulled off a record. indicates crazy, scratchy sul pont, bowing. Lightly dampen all four strings anywhere and bow as fast as possible in random patterns, staying near the frog and the bridge. Do not follow the contours of the written notehcads. 32nd notes f are used to denote the exact length of the gesture, but are not meant to dictate the exact number of bow strokes. Think of itas a random scratchy tremolo over all four strings. Roman numerals indicate string numbers. Arabic numerals indicate finger numbers, ‘Stems above or below a glissando indicate the length of the glissando, ‘They are not meant to be pulsed or articulated in any way. Try Commissioned ty the Los Anglos Pitamonic Associaton lo 'e Royal Liverpoo! Philharmonic ‘Andrew Norman. = 144 madcap fast sixteenth notes on the sting Yoko vb. 4 sngrrnionialA] 9 - use one finger i ea ee > i > sul pont 2 = 7 Gissup and release) we” ee fF ss dowa and up withthe quadruple stop shown on he lower staff Seid pices are the pos notes in etch quagope slop the sting patter shove on the sper sat oe f rozy sul pont, seratehiness ghtly dampen all four strings ow randomly as fast as possible, staying close the frog cvary sul pont. seratebiness 21 Try - Cello 5 serateh tone slow bow speed with extreme pressure, sul pont. ‘molto sul tasto Finger lightly, a if tarmonic molto Nautando Eo — ee Try - Cello crazy sul pont seratehiness aliss up with blocked hand postion vse 1.11, and TE. Yolo wb. a Dw —- —= ‘im fortis downbeat Sa use one finger ee —— = scratch . ord G BES 7 YoYo : fee, y molto vib, > se = 7 - 81 4 cl Pott super stow bow sritty sound with no piteh SS H| 7 P Try - Cello oto vib. tote portamento play on one string if possible Intonation not so smportant as before aw molto vib. ot SSS ae P f —— ‘im for this downbeat together 4 L—, By > use one finger Try - Cello | molto sul pont, finger lightly vigorons bow pressure ‘righ, loud and diy iss of harmonies A) aliss up with blocked hand position ‘use I. IL and TH yet wb nia —— & = tr OS 5 > sul pont, > wf as before 166 ot sul pont ee Try - Cello Q ezrae one, n0 ten ‘on the string! 8 > > Dp mf ——$—$—_—— scratch tone, no pitch athe sting! ME a) serateh 193 = z = ord, reel seratel a 0. Se > od a >>> - sim for this downbest together poate SS 20 | iB L > > PP SS, molto sul taste ‘molto Mauiando Le 3 super slow bow (30-60 seconds per stroke) aritty sound with no piteh intermittent breaks in sound duc to pressure are ok 225 pice, eo 1 1 236 = 3 249. = 7 (ake a break if necessary) 260 c a am 283 ocd. PP 4 ‘poco a poco crescendo eer lowly, randomly gliss up and down Br inthe it ger ee and slow bow 13 iol il pote x SS a continue. 292 a «= mif (eoco a poco cree) ‘reeze in playing mem pW the Bow on the st St Cz shif up with the same finger pattern Stay on the same two strings pitches dont matter ato = fal cia CC ——— L 1 eon 5 , a6 Lon 2 w? sul pont. 5 ay Pf Sp te sul pont, higher > sul pont. sul pont. a= nye high Ssycihied S 3B 347 ‘fill and ound mf ie mf sul pont. sul pont. anywhere high anywhere high > > pize, arco Try - Cello 5 Stat just after Viola 1 sl — fing Le at eld as posible . (eA YD] fenton std bone, bt sedis far more important \So seats bghttsbeheart Hee > SF repeat this igure until marked ‘ond and fat 8 posable Phe 2 crazy sul pont. scratehiness add afew random accents > eliss up with blocked hand position uso I. TL an TT played without a conductor * Use the piano cues as an approximate guide fo the start of each gesture last longer than is spatially indicated by the piauo part 1 ) n

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