Slacken tired shrouds

For Arditti Quartet

February 2021
Buffalo N.Y.

john aulich
Performance Notes
Special symbols
Barlines

Special time signatures

18 M
16
7:5
Accidentals

Bowing directions
mst = molto sul tasto
st = sul tasto 1/2 clt clt

msp

mst sempre
MSP

ST

5:6

sfffz sfffz sfffz

1
ACocytus, river of mournfulness
5 5 5 7 4 7 3 7
= 40 5
16mst sempre 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
1
Vln. 1

pppp
MSP

ST
+ 1/2 clt sempre

Vln. 2

ppp ppp ppp ppp

Pulsing, wide, slow vibrato - wavering, insecure, unstable

Vla.

ppp ppp ppp ppp ppp

Lament-like, exhausted and resigned but nontheless continuing.
, (Detache)

Vc.

5:4 3:2 5:6 5:6 11:8 4:3 7:5 4:3

sffz sffz sffz
pp fp ffp ffp pp p ffp ffp

5
16
6
16
11:8
=
9
16
= 55
B 7
16
4
16
5
16
9

Vln. 1

Vln. 2

ppp ppp ppp

mst
clt

Vla.

ppp pp pp p
ord. msp ord. msp msp
(Detache) 1/2 clt clt 1/2 clt clt clt 1/2 clt 1/2 clt clt
,
Vc.
tr.

5:6 11:8 5:6 7:5 9:8

sffz sffz
ffp ppp pp ppp p ppp p
 Tenuously, nervously; grasping. 4 9 8 4 2
st sempre 16 16 16 16
5 8
16 16
14
Vln. 1

3:2 10:9 6:7 3:2 3:2 5:6 6:7 3:2

p mp pp mp mf p

Vln. 2

7:5
p mp ord. msp mf
msp msp msp

Vla.

3:2 3:2
mp pp mp f p
(msp) (ord.) ord.
msp msp ord. msp ord. msp
(clt)
(ord.)

Vc.

2 7:6 5:6 4:3 5:6 9:8 6:7 5:4

mp p mf fp fp fp
4 5
16 16 6 5 4 7
all ord. 16 16 16 16
(ord.) (to clt poco a poco)
19
Vln. 1

3:2 5:6 7:6 5:4 3:2 7:8

f ppp
all ord.
(ord.) (to c.l.b. poco a poco)

Vln. 2

4:3 3:2 3:2 3:2

f ppp

Vla.

7:5
f mp sffz

msp ord. sp ord. sp

Vc.

9:7 7:5 9:8 9:8 5:6

fp f ppp
3
= 72

7 9 10 9 6
24 16 16 (clt) 16 16 16
clt ord.
, ,
Vln. 1

5:4 7:6 5:6 4:3 7:6 7:6 7:6 5:4 3:2

fffp f

(clb)
clb ord.
Vln. 2

5:6 8:7 7:6 7:6 4:3 5:6

fffp f

Vla.

3:2 7:6 7:6 5:4 5:6

fp fffp f

Vc.

5:4 3:2 7:6 7:6 7:6 7:6 7:6

fffp

13 15 M
18
16 M 8

28
6
16 C Impatient, turbulent, fragile. 16 M
6
16
8
16 8ve
4
16 7
16
6
7
16
16

Vln. 1

4:3 7:6 5:6 7:6 5:6 3:2 5:4 5:6 7:6

ppp f p f mp mf
5 9 4
16 16 16 4 5 4 7
16 16 16 16

Vln. 2

5:4 4:3 5:4 8:10 5:4 3:2 3:2 3:2 8:10 3:2

ppp f mp f mp f
11
7 5 5 5 5 3
16
16 16 16 16 16 16

Vla.

7:6 5:4 5:6 3:2 5:4 8:10 3:2 3:2 3:2

7:6
pp f mp f mp f mf 3
6 5 5 5 7
7 16 16 16
16 16 16
16

Vc.

6:5 8:7 7:6 3:2 5:4 3:2 4:5 3:2 3:2

7:6
fp mf p mf mp f p
 15 M 4
8 17
16 M
4 3
7 16 16
16 7
9
31 16 16

Vln. 1

6:7 5:6 7:6 5:4

f pp f
9 7 4
7 16 16 16 3
16 16

Vln. 2

3:2 5:4 8:10 3:2 7:6 5:4 5:4

mf f pp f
8
8 3
11 16
16 16
16

Vla.

7:6 5:6 7:6 5:4 4:3 7:6 5:6

f pp mf f
7
16 6
3
16 6 8 16
16 16

Vc.

3:2 3:2 5:6 7:6 6:7 3:2 5:6

f pp
17 9 8
16 M 7 16 16
7 7 3 9 mst sempre
16 8ve
* Il più legato possibile
16 16 16
16
32
Vln. 1

5:6 5:6 5:6

7:6 4:3 5:6 4:3 7:6 5:6 7:6
p mp p mf f mf
7 mst sempre 2 3
5 16 16 16
16
Vln. 2

8:10 5:4 3:2 7:6 7:6 7:6 7:6 7:6 7:6 7:6
pp p mf f mf
5
16
7 5
16 mst sempre 16

Vla.

7:6 3:2 5:4 8:10 3:2 3:2 3:2 3:2 3:2 3:2 3:2 3:2
7:6
pp mp p mp p mf f mf
7 5
16 16
tr. 5
16
Vc.

M M M M M M M
sffz sffz IV sffz sffz sffz
f pp p mp p mf p f p f
5

36
8 D Increasingly measured; clouds, static, gasses.
16

Vln. 1

5:6 5:6 5:6 5:6 5:6 5:6 5:6 5:6

f mf f mf f mf f mf f mf f mf f mf f mf

Vln. 2

7:6 7:6 7:6 7:6 7:6 7:6 7:6 7:6

f mf f mf f mf f mf f mf f mf f mf f mf

Vla.

3:2 3:2 3:2 3:2 3:2 3:2 3:2 3:2 3:2 3:2 3:2 3:2

f mf f mf f mf f mf f mf f

Vc.

M M M M M M M M M M
sffz sffz sffz
f mf f p f p f p
= 54 = 90
3:2 5:6
4
7
16
= 5
16 E Codetta =
16
8
16
40
Vln. 1

5:6 5:6 5:6 5:6 5:6 5:6 5:6

f mf f mf f mf f mp mf p mp mf p mp mf p mf p
MSP

ST

Vln. 2

7:6 7:6 7:6

f mf f mf f mf fp mf p
pizz. ord. 5:4

Vla.

3:2 3:2 3:2 3:2 3:2

mp mp mf mp

Vc.

M M M M M
sffz sffz 5:4 9:7 5:4 5:4
f p f mp sffz sffz sffz sffz sffz mp
 6
7
8
16 F Twisted, noisey, brittle. 6
16
(ord.) msp ord.
8
16 16
5
16
sp
7
16
46 ord.
Vln. 1

3:2
f mp fff
ord. sp
ord. m.s.p.

Vln. 2
(no gliss)

5:6 3:2
4:5
mf p fp mp fff
ORD
ord. msp ord. msp
(ord.) msp 3:2 5:6 ST
, (Detache)

Vla.

fp fp mp f 5:6 11:8
ff fff
msp msp ord. msp ORD
ord. msp
, (Detache) ST

Vc.

3:2 5:6 5:6 11:8

mp fp mp f mf ff fff

7
16 (sp) 6
51 16
Vln. 1

5:6 8:7
p fff
(sp)

Vln. 2

5:6
p fff
tr.

Vla.

mp fff

Vc.
7
6 8 5 2 3

53
16 G Lethe, the river of forgetting 16
*
7
16 16 16 16

Vln. 1

ppp mf p mf p mf p mf p mf p mf p f mf
*

Vln. 2

ppp mf p mf p mf p mf p mf p f mf
(to mst)
pizz. 5:4 (ord.)
, (Detache)

Vla.
tr.

5:6 5:6 11:8 9:8 9:8

sffz sffz sffz
mp mf mp mf mp mf mp mf

Vc.
tr.

5:6 7:5 9:8 9:8 6:7

sfz
mp mf fff mp mf p fff mp mf fff mp f
*Although the harmonics are ostensibly at the unison, the difference in temperament that arises between the just third of one and the octave of the other, should not be adjusted for.
3 5
16 16
61
Vln. 1

ff p mf p mf p mf p mf p mf p mf p mf

Vln. 2

ff p mf p mf p mf p mf p mf p mf p mf

mst. , pizz.
clb
IV/III IV/III
Vla.

sffz 3:2 3:2 sfz sfz

ff mf p mp mp fp mf mp fp mf p mf p mf
5:6 clb
mst.

Vc.

III/IV sfffz sfffz

sffz 3:2 sfz sfz

mf mp ff mp fp fp p f mf fp fp sfz
 8
4 4
16 16
69

Vln. 1

p mf p mf p mf p mf p mf

Intervention / Some dyads for Joel.

Vln. 2 H
p mf p mf p mf p mf p mf
3
8
clt clb Slowly depress
clb

Vla.

II
9:8 sfz
p f fp mf p fff f

clb clb clb , (Detache)

,
Vc.

5:6 11:8
sfz sfz
fp fp mf fp ff

7 3 4 9 9 2 3
hold for no less than 10 seconds 16 16 16 32 32 16 8
5:4
hold for no less than 10 seconds ord. msp
5:4
77
Vla.

6:5 10:9
sfffz
f fff sub. pp mf ffff f

6 6 2
16 16 16
5:6 7:5

85 II
Vla.

I
sub pp. mf

Vc.

6:5
ppp. mf
9
5 10 5
16 I Lethe (slight return) 16 16
88
Vln. 1

p f mf ff p mf p mf p mf p mf

Vln. 2

p f mf ff p mf p mf p mf p mf
ORD

ST (Detache)
pizz. , pizz.
Vla.

5:6 11:8
p mf ff fff mf

pizz. 5:6 (Detache) tr.

, pizz.
Vc.

sfffz sfffz
I/II I/II 5:6 11:8 IV/III
mp ff mf fff mf

93

Vln. 1

p mf p mf p mf p mf p mf p mf

Vln. 2

p mf p mf p mf p mf p mf p mf
5:6
clb clt clb
IV/III IV/III
Vla.

3:2 8:10 sfz sfz 9:8

mp fp mf p fmf p mf p f fp

5:6 5:6
clb clb clb clb
I/II I/II
Vc.

sfffz sfffz sfffz sfffz

sfz sfz sfz sfz
p f mp ff mf fp fp mp ff fp fp

11
 6 6 6 5:6 = 75 10
J
=
Phlegethon, river of fire 16 16 16 5 6 3
5:6 16 16 8
99
Vln. 1

5:6 5:6 5:6 5:6 5:6

p mf p ff f ff f ff mf f mf f mf f mf f
5:6 5:6
8ve

Vln. 2

5:6 5:6 5:6 5:6 5:6

p mf p ff f ff f ff mf f mf f mf f mf f mf f

5:6

Vla.

sfz mf ff
5:6 5:6 5:6 5:6 5:6 5:6

5:6

Vc.

sfffz sfffz sfffz

III/IV sempre 5:6 5:6 5:6 5:6 5:6 5:6
sfz
mf ff

3 9 9
8 16 8
ord. msp
106

Vln. 1

7:6 6:5 3:2 9:7 5:4 5:4 3:2

mf f p f mp ff

Vln. 2

5:4 6:5 3:2 5:6 10:9

mf f p f mp mp f
pizz clb sempre

Vla.

4:5 4:3 8:7 8:7

mp

Vc.

mp
11 3 11 7
5 7 8 16 32 32
16 16 16
109

Vln. 1

3:2 3:2 6:5 3:2 3:2 10:9

f ff mp f

Vln. 2

5:4 6:5 3:2

ff mp f

Vla.

ff mp

Vc.

ff mp

7 4 6 4 10 8 7
32 16 16 16 16 16 16

114

Vln. 1

6:7 4:3 5:6 9:8 6:7 6:5 6:5 6:5 6:5

p mf

Vln. 2

7:6 5:6 4:3 5:6 9:8 3:2 5:4 6:5 6:5 6:5 6:5
p mf

, , , , , , , ,
Vla.

Vc.
 4 7

121
16 16
KStain
Vln. 1

ff sub p
MSP

ST
1/2 clt

Vln. 2

ff sub p

1/2 clt
Vla.

ff sub p

on the bridge
Vc.

sub p
ff