Kaija Saariaho Du cristal for Esa-Pekka and Alexandre (1989-90) commissioned. by the Helsinki Festival and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra w) Edition Wilhelm Hansen AS, Copenhagen Copyright © by Editon Wilhelm Hansen CopenhagenInstruments: 4 flutes in C (1 also piccolo, 12,3, 4 also piccolo ard ato fin G) Soboes 3 claines in Bb (C13 also clin Eb) bass clarinet in Bb (als cb clarinet in Bb) 2 bassoons (2. bassoon also contra bassoon) isi — i> —__— Percussions (5 musicians, marked with parenthesis (when same instrument can be used ‘among diferent players) Teaiangle Prom ons lockenepie tam-tam (large) marimba bass rum (vith a soft skin, with NO audible piteh) 2 (glockenspie) (amtam) vibraphone low gong xylophone Gromioms) 3. tubular bells a Zrom-ioms wiangie 4. ow gong) (bass deur) (amsam) (crovales) {erarieaba) (tubular bets) 5. timpant Fam syihesizer 16 frst violins 14 second violins Makes 10 violoncellos B double basses‘The score is not written in C, but all the transposing instruments are ‘written in their usual transpositions. Crotales and Glockenspiel sound two ‘octaves higher than written, ‘The harp sounds should always be allowed to ring as long as possible. ‘The sordino for the brasses is always straight. When vibrato markings are not specified, players can use their usual vibrato, "Molto vibrato” always means a rapid and large vibrato, unless otherwise specified ‘Tremolo should always be as dense as pessible. GENERAL MARKS > change very gradually from one sound or one way of playing (etc) to another = diminuendo al nieme === crescendo da niene S.V. senza vibrato L.V. let vibrate (always as long as possible) microintervals: 4 note raised a 1/4 tone (betweent ande upwards) Hf note raised a 3/4 tone (betweengand upwards) note lowered a 1/4tone (betweenhand tdownwards) & note lowered a 3/4 tone (betweent andydownwards)For glissandi there are various notations: Le or 48% this plissando should always be played Aw very evenly, without vibrato and accentuations Lease FE. plssando with much vibrato for the strings: FAS gtiesando with aiticial harmonics, in which the upper finger is constantly moving and thus erating a ich sound with vividly varying pitches, instead of one gliding pitch All the glissandi should be started immeditely atthe beginning ofthe note value. The pitches within the brackets "( )* during the glissandi are there 10 show the approximate speed of the glissandi and are not to be played with any accentuation or tenuto, ran SP. always estremamente sul ponticello S.T, sul tasto N normal (used with S.P. and S.T., otherwise ord.) always natural harmonic 2 yd Bow pressure to produce a scratching sound, in which the audible pitch is totally replaced by the noise as above but move back from noise to tone again — (© atl produced by alterating rapidly the finger pressure between light (harmonic, @) and normal ( + ). The sounding result should be a rapid alteration of a harmonic and a normal sound. ‘When playing long sustained tones the bow changes should always be made imperceptible and independently of the other players. During long slurs which include several long sustained notes a change of note should preferably not coincide with a change of bow. aELUTES 4,4 breath tone: use the fingering needed to produce the marked pitch, however, don’ produce the normal tone but just blow air through the instrument PIANO ‘The pedal is sometimes marked more precisely: PB, or P———_P (press pedal gradually down as marked) If not specified, use lightly pedale according the nature of the textures. PERCUSSION ‘The choise of the mallets is left to the musicians. Whether hard or soft, choose always mallets giving as much resonance as possible.aTrsgeel 2 3» pall 7 2 pian, 22 3 sitaande ea— ———— SS = a es = = [a | og ae 12-see a a a ee SasSpeeist—ttateialK) ——seedarunde pee oD pre -— — [ Fe ISS PAU ao Mo Ho to_opi P h l [ “Bio £ - £ Lit s¥o-p ae i po —17—eh ny INL Pore a Te Ge Ee EAS yas HS wins oa NeSE Pe SE ho ede be213 -aSaeFAB meth joEHD Sel oaAll \ LTO i a ai— 2eu, Mes sre x 4 faeS Pe Tae St cee al ae ees eee wa a a5) 28 c8 2 ACG petea a}47 SS ge Seg ee agePang