Kaija Saariaho sept Papillons for solo cello Chester Music‘This work was commissioned by the Rudolf Steiner Foundation. It is dedicated to Anssi Karttunen, who gave the first performance in Helsinki on 10th September 2000. Duration: ¢. 11 minutes Score available on sale: Order No. CH 62150 NOTATION Tiills should always be played up a semitone, unless otherwise specified. + change very gradually from one sound or one way of playing (etc.) to another. ————-diminnendo al niente os crescendo dal niente All glissandi should be started at the beginning of the note value. SP. sul ponticello ST. sul tasto N normal (used with S.P. and S.T., otherwise ord.). ESP. estremamente sul ponticello: as close to the bridge as possible. —egs— dd bow pressure to produce a distorted sound, in which the audible pitch is totally replaced by noise, then back to tone again. ; natural harmonic © ———46 move gradually from normal to harmonic sound (less and less pressure with the left hand), _ a till produced by alternating the finger pressure between normal (o) and light (harmonic, ¢ ). The result should be alternating normal and harmonic sounds.2 for Anssi Karttunen SEPT PAPILLONS for solo cello Kaija Saariaho Papillon I Dolce, leggiero, libero N spR———N eS Gunman eee pos pao fae = | _——— mp —=— ppp wml t mp ot © Copyright 2002 Chester Music Ltd. CH62150 A\ll rights reserved Printed in EnglandPapillon II Leggiero, molto espressivo J =c.58 s+ sp. 4 ° . en In ‘repeat ad lib. = ee mp ott aS 3 03 4 AL AG Aa SN rim se—————, , zi le gale peG pete we RS 4 a —~fe Nf NEON EN ES repeat ad lib., poco a poco al nientePapillon DI Calmo, con tristeza J = 0.48 bes om A tempo sf, st. ———___+sp. mo eee ODD a Re 3 ‘Eee e eee niente fp ——— —"Papillon IV | Dolce, tranquillo | bho ————— ST. ——+ SP SRN st. ——+ 5h NSP a f —— p PP =f —— ppp * None of the tremolandos in this movement is very fast. They may be played freely, but always slowing the speed towards the end.Papillon V Lento, misterioso nN? sp, + N sR ————-N Gi) 0. . _— ———~ Lento, misterioso ba ——— ml N SP.Papillon VI ‘Sempre poco nervaso, senza tempo (each ‘bar’ should last at least 5 seconds) percussive ~ setiza arco. mp a i W arco = ESP. : noise only LH. : gliss. grass the strings (arco) 1 yy ree aw mp ee E.SP. noise only ———+ SP. percussive -~ LA.oly <= —————————_ 13 pee renee Pmsennsoossconocccocooeced ‘lie, across all strings SP. ESP. ‘In these harmonic tills, let the open strings resonate with the tillsPapillon VII Molto espressivo, energico (4 =c.66-72) SP , rnmy Sys.» 7m pee eee RE Poco grave SP. ST ON 18 toe Sw of SS + Sp F subito SP F subito col legno =p repeat ad lib. repeat ad lib. —