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Title PriMiTivo

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Author Rivera Bénard, Miguel Ángel

Publication Date 2020

eScholarship.org Powered by the California Digital Library University of California priMiTivo for Prepared Ampliﬁed Piano by Miguel Angel Rivera Benard

Mexico City 2017

Performance Notes

The piece is based on a continuous micro-percussive texture. The texture is created performing a constant tremolo with both hands, using all the ﬁngers of both hands on the piano strings. The notation is as shown below:

This letters (which affect both hands always) indicate how the tremolo is articulated, F for Fingertips, K for Knuckles, and N for Nails: The ﬁrst staff is for the rhythm. At the beginning the rhythm is presented with Time Signatures and ordinary rhythm ﬁgures, showing with precision the events´ The bars are limited with dotted lines to shifts, but in page 4 the time becomes an avoid confusion with the extensions of the approximation in seconds, leaving the rhythm lines, to indicate in a precise way performer to decide how actions change how events´ shifts. within a frame of time.

The second staff is for the Tremolo Speed. The upper part shows the tremolo speed for the right hand, and the lower part shows the tremolo speed for the left. If the graph is at the center, the speed is very slow, and farther from the center faster. The comas indicate small gaps on the The limit is very fast. The tremolo speed is texture made when turning the hands NOT attached to the dynamics, they work before and after the K articulation is used. independently. Only when the graph disappears the tremolo stops. When turning the hands, sometimes it is indicated to do a strum with nails. It is a natural movement when you come back The third staff is for the register. This from K position to the F or N. This action shows where the tremolo is going to be can be made by left hand, right hand, both, performed. The cluster symbol is for a or not made at all. ﬁfth, which is an approximate register for each hand. The register of each hand could The 1st segment is the lowest section of the change because of the size of them, piano, the 2nd is the middle register nevertheless, try to keep the register static. section, the 3rd is the high register section, The upper symbol is always for right and the 4th is the highest register section. hand, and the lower symbol y always for The segments are delimited by the piano´s Dynamics affect both hands, and are always left hand. The hands never cross, but they structure. Try to follow the register as presented between 2nd and 3rd staff. could share the same register, performing much as the piano let you. The piece is with one hand in front of the other. based in a Steinway & Sons piano.

The arrow indicates to maintain whatever it is before it. Could be an articulation letter, a dynamic or the use of pedal. Keep doing the action as long as it doesn't change.

Place isolating tape in all the 2nd segment. Try to put it in the middle of the strings. The intention is to mute a little bit the resonance of the natural sounds of strings in this register.

Use a piece of wood (doesn’t has to be circular) to hit the Plate Ribs. At the beginning put in out of the actions space, and when it starts to be used put it on the strings as shown. The The 4th staff which appears in page 6, it is only for the piece of wood register is planned in a way the piece of wood interaction. The ﬁrst notehead is squared meaning the dragging until the doesn’t affect the tremolo actions. In fact, there hit of the Plate Rib occur, the last rhythm is for the come back after hitting are two strum attacks that have to be done the piano´s structure, is for repositioning the wood. Upper interactions where the wood interfere (bars 94 and 97). means right hand (right-center Plate Rib), and lower interactions means left hand (left-center Plate Rib). There´s a reference for counting, as in this part there is no time signature, but a frame of time.

The 5th staff which appears in page 7 (last page), it is only for a voice action. The principle is always the same: growl with the mouth closed. Lower line is for lowest note possible, always pronouncing inside “o”. The upper line is for a ﬁfth higher starting from the lowest note, pronouncing inside “i”. The general intention is quite expressive, crude and subtly surprising.

priMiTivoPprimitivorimitivo for ampliﬁed prepared piano to Ermis Theodorakis Miguel Angel Rivera Benard Play with both hands inside the piano strings, as continuous and homogeneous as possible, as a constant tremolo without accentuation, always with ﬁngering 5-4-3-2-1 (except for knuckes: 5-4-3-2). Change tremolo speed (graphic), dynamics (ordinary notation), and the articulation as following:

F= ﬁngers K= knuckles N= nails

q = 49 5 5 3 j 3j j j 3 j 5 5 5 r j 5r 3 j 3 4 ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ Œ Œ ‰ ‰ Œ Œ Œ 5 ‰ Œ Œ Œ Œ 4 ‰ ‰ Œ Œ ‰ ≈ ≈ ≈ Œ Œ ≈ ≈ ≈ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ ‰ Œ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ Œ Œ Œ 5 ‰ Œ Œ Œ Œ 4 ÷ 4 4 4 4 4 F

FAST R.H. TREMOLO SLOW SPEED SLOW Piano L.H. FAST ‹ mp ff ppp f p f p mf ppp f { 4 5 4 5 4 &4 4 4 4 4 „ CICLED NUMBER ° 1/3 ø 1/3 INDICATES THE SEGMENT WHERE THE EVENTS OCCUR

= q = 42 6 7 5 r r7 6r 5 r 5 5 7 r 7 3j r7 7 r 5 3 j j j 10 4 ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ Œ Œ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ Œ ≈ ≈ Œ Œ ‰™ ≈ ≈ Œ Œ Œ ‰™ Œ Œ Œ ‰™ 5 Œ™ ‰™ ≈ ≈ Œ ‰ ‰ ≈ ≈ Œ Œ ‰™ ‰™ ‰ ‰ ‰ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ 4 1 ‰ Œ ‰ Œ™ 3 ÷ 4 4 4+8 4

‹ p f mf ff p f pp f p f mf ff pp mp ppp { 4 5 4+ 1 3 &4 4 4 8 4

ø 1/3

= * The coma indicates that, when turning the hands to articulate with knuckles and ** When turining the hands, come back, there´s a small gap in the make a fast strum (ﬁngering 5-4-3-2) q = 53 texture´s continuity. on strings, it can be on one hand or both. Both hands at the same time. Follow always the dynamic in course. (No strum with R.H.) j j 5 6 5 r 3j 5 r j r6 7 r7 7 r 5 r 18 ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ™ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ™ ÷ 3 ‰ Œ Œ ‰ Œ Œ Œ Œ 5 ‰ Œ Œ Œ 4 ‰ ‰ Œ ‰ ‰ ‰ Œ Œ Œ Œ 5 Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ 4 4 4 , 4 , , 4 , 4 N F * K N K N F

∏

∏ (no strum)

** ∏

∏

(no strum) ∏

∏

‹ mf (No strum with L.H.) { 3 5 4 5 4 &4 4 4 4 4

ø 1/3 2 q = 42 j 7r 7 6 3 r 5 3 j 3j 5r 3j j 5r 5r 6r 5 r 6 j 26 4 ‰ Œ Œ ≈ ≈ Œ ≈ ≈ ≈ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ ≈ ≈ Œ Œ ‰ ≈ ‰™ ‰ ‰ Œ 3 ‰™ 4 ≈ ‰™ Œ Œ Œ 3 1 ≈ Œ Œ Œ 5 ÷ 4 4 4 4+ 8 4 N F N F N Œ ‰ ‰™ ≈ ≈ Œ ‰ ‰ Œ ≈ ‰

‹ mp (loco) “” “” “” { 4 3 4 3+ 1 5 &4 & 4 4 4 8 4 ‚ „ ‚ „ „ ø 1/3 ‚

= q = 37 5 7 6 6 5 5 5 3 r r r 5r r r 34 5 ‰ Œ Œ ‰™ ‰ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ Œ Œ ‰™ Œ Œ Œ Œ ‰ Œ Œ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ Œ ≈ ‰™ Œ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ Œ 4 ÷ 4 4 F N ,K ,F N F

∏ ≈ Œ Œ ≈ ∏ ∏

∏

p fff subito mf p fff p fff mp f mf ff ppp “” { 5 4 &4 4 ‚ ø 1/3 „ ‚ ø Full

= q = 58 j 7 r 5 r 5 5 j 3 j 7 r 7 r 3 39 4 ‰ Œ Œ™ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ 3 ≈ ‰ Œ Œ 5 Œ Œ Œ Œ ≈ ≈ ≈ Œ ‰ Œ Œ 3 ‰ ‰ Œ 5 ‰™ ‰™ Œ Œ ‰™ ‰™ ‰ Œ Œ Œ 4 ÷ 4 4 4 4 4 4 N ,K ,F N

∏

∏ Ó

∏

f ppp f ppp f mp f ppp f o { 4 3 5 subito 3 5 4 &4 4 4 4 4 & 4 ‹ ø Full ø Full …

= q = 50 j 3j 5 5r j 5 7 r j 3 j 5 r 3j 5 5 r 7 47 4 ‰ Œ Œ ‰ ‰ Œ ≈ ≈ ≈ Œ ≈ ‰™ 3 ‰ Œ ≈ ≈ ≈ Œ Œ Œ™ 4 Œ Œ Œ Œ ‰ Œ Œ Œ 3 Œ Œ ‰ ‰ Œ Œ Œ ≈ ≈ Œ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ 4 ÷ 4 4 4 4 4 F N F ,K ,N ,K

(no strum)

(no strum) p

{ 4 3 4 3 4 & 4 4 4 4 4 ‹ ‚ ° Full ø Full ø Full q = 57 3 j j 7 r 7 r 5 r j r 6 r 5 r j 5 r 5r 6r 56 4 ‰ ‰ Œ™ Œ™ ≈ ‰ Œ Œ Œ 3 ≈ ‰ Œ ‰ 5 Œ Œ Œ Œ ‰™ 4 Œ Œ Œ ≈ ‰™ ≈ ‰ Œ Œ Œ Œ ≈ ‰™ Œ 2 1Œ ≈ Œ ‰ 4 ÷ 4 4 4 4 4+ 8 4 ,N ,K ,F N F

∏

mf { 4 3 5 4 2+ 1 4 &4 4 4 4 4 8 4 ‹ ø 2/3 ø 2/3

= q = 64 j j 6 j r 5j j 5 r 5 r 3j 3 5 5r 64 4 ‰ Œ ‰ Œ 5 ≈ ≈ ‰ Œ Œ Œ 3 Œ ≈ ‰ ‰ Œ™ Œ ‰ Œ Œ Œ ‰™ ≈ Œ ‰ ‰ ‰ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ‰™ Œ Œ 4 ÷ 4 4 4 4

∑

f ppp subito f mp ff p subito fff p subito fff { 4 5 3 4 &4 4 4 4 ‹ ø 2/3 ø 2/3 subito

= q = 68 j 5 3 5r 6r j r 6 r 6r 5r 5 r 3j 5 r 73 4 ‰ ≈ ≈ ≈ Œ Œ ‰ Œ ≈ ‰™ ≈ Œ 5 ‰ Œ ≈ ‰ Œ Œ 3 Œ ≈ ≈ Œ Œ 5 Œ Œ Œ Œ 4 ≈ ‰™ Œ ≈ ≈ ‰ Œ 5 ‰ ‰ Œ 3 ÷ 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 N Ó™

f ppp f ppp f p subito ppp fff subito ppp mf { 4 5 3 5 4 5 3 &4 4 4 4 4 4 4 ‹ ‚ (pedal down) ° 1/3

= q = 47 3 3 r 5r 5 6 j 5 r r 5 5 r 6r 7 r 80 3 ‰ Œ Œ ‰™ ≈ ≈ ≈ 4 Œ Œ Œ ≈ ‰ ≈ ≈ Œ ≈ Œ Œ ÷ 4 4 K ≈ ≈ ‰™ Œ Œ ‰ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ™

p { 3 ? 4 ? ? &4 ‹ & 4 ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‚ · ø 1/3 ‚ · subito 4 12" 2.8" 0.4" 3.1" 0.3" 5.4" 86 ÷ ,N ,K F N

∏

‰ ‰ ∏

∏

f p fff p f pp ff pp mf ff subito p {? ? ‹ & ‹ · ‹ ‚ · ° 1/3 Full …

= 13"

87 4.1" 3.8" 3.2" 1.9" ÷ F N F N ,K

f subito p subito mf ff subito pp ff mp mf p f {? ‹ ° 1/3 Full 1/3 subito

= 15"

88 3.9" 1.6" 0.9" 3.7" 4.9" ÷ ,F

∏

ff mp f mp subito f ppp f {? ‹

° Full … ° Full …

= 17"

89 4" 0.8" 1.5" 3.2" 2.1" 5.4" ÷ ,K

ppp subito mf mp subito ff pp subito ff mp {?

‹

° 1/3 ° 2/3 1/3 Full … 14" 5

90 2.9" 3.9" 4.6" 2.6" ÷ , , F ,K N F ,K ,N F

∏

fff mp {? ?

‹ (loco) · Full … ° ° 1/3 Full subito = 12" 5.7" 6.3" 91 ÷ N ,K ,F N ,K ,F N

∏

≈ ∏

∏

∏ ∏

f ‚ {? ‚ & , loco · Fast jump ° Full … ° 1/3 Full … =

17" 92 ÷ , , F K F N

∏

∏ mp mf p subito ff mp fff Fast jump ppp f { „ ‚ ‹ & , ,„ & ,„ ‚ ° 1/3 … ° 1/3 Full … =

13" 93 ÷ F K N F N K ≈ Œ Œ ‰ ‰

f ppp ‹ mp ff ppp f p p mf { ‹ › & & & & „ „ ‚ ø Full subito ° 1/3 ø 2/3 6 15" 94 ÷ F L.H. with index nail, precisely where the wood interferes ppp › mf ‹ pp f p f r

∏

∏ & & & ∏ ‡

„ ‹ ‚ ‚ ≈6 sfffz mp mf mp Hit the Plate Ribs of the piano with a @ @ @ piece of wood, in the center-right ¿ ¿ ¿ with the right hand, and in the Q 5 j Q Q { ≈ ≈≈ ≈ ÷R.H. center-left with the left hand. 6™ 6 6 6 L.H. J ™ 5 5 5 g ¿ g ¿ 2 q @ 1 q @ 1 q pp ° 1/3 subito 2 q sfz ° Full … = 1 q

17" 95 ÷ N

only L.H. erase line!!!! only R.H. mf ◊ÿ &

◊Ÿ „ · mf @¿ 3 Q 5 { 3 ≈≈ j 3 6™ ÷ ‰ 6 ‰ 6 ≈ 6 7 g ¿ g ¿ @ 1 q @ 1 q 2 q sffz 2 q p … Full subito =

21" 96 ÷ K F only L.H. erase line!!!! only R.H. ◊ÿ mp @ & Play on the right Plate Rib @ Play on the left Plate Rib ‰

ppp @¿ Q { 5 r 5 ≈ j Œ 6 ‰ ÷ 6 ™ 6 6 ‰ 6 7 g ¿ ¿ g ¿ ¿ @ g @ 1 q @ g @ ppp mf ppp 1 q 1 q 2 q sfz ° 2/3 subito °1/3 ø 2/3 7 25" 97 ÷ N K only L.H. only L.H. R.H. with index nail, p precisely where fff the wood interferes r & Play on the left Plate Rib ∏ @

∏

∏ ‡ ‚ ppp p mf @¿ f @¿ @¿ Q Q Q 5 6 ‰™ 6™ 6 ≈ ÷ R 6 7 5 3 g ¿ @ irregular and random sfz alterations on voice, as gliss. / continuous a desconﬁgurated vibrato drastic change 6 { 5 6 ˘ÍÍmÍ˘ Í˘ÍÍ˘Í m˘mÍ˘Ím 3 r >4 4 r ™ 4 v v ÷ "i" 8 ™ ‰ 8 8 ‰ ‰ 8 ‰ Ó "o" > J 3 5 5 7 p mf mp f mf pp mf ff ppp

Growl with the mouth closed. Lower line with "o" the lowest note possible, the upper line with "i", approx. a ﬁfth higher from the lowest note.

ø Full

q = 42 23" 98 4 1 ÷ 4+8

Take out the tape! 4 1 + ∑ ~ & 4 8 ~~ ~~ ~~ sf ~ pp sfffz g @¿ @¿ Q Q 5 ≈ 3 4 1 ÷ 6™ 6 6 6 4 + 8 ‰ ‰ ‰ ‰ ‰ 3 9 ¿ ¿ 6 ¿ ¿ Move the wood up and down g @ g @ g @ g @ vertically rubbing the strings sffz mf mp sfz speaking indiﬀerently with mouth closed, dynamics change freely { ˘ ÍÍm Í ˘ Í˘ ÍÍÍ˘ Í m˘ m ÍÍm˘ over pressure on throat v v > ÷ ‰™™ 4 ‰ ‰ ‰™ 4 4 ‰ ‰ ≈ 4™ ‰ ‰ 4 + 1 7´30´´ca. ÔR 8 8 8 J J J 4 8 6 3 3 7 7 mf mf pp mf fff subito