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Title Heart of darkness

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Author Kwiecień-Długosz, Katarzyna

Publication Date 2020

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Katarzyna Kwiecień-Długosz

Heart of darkness

for five performers

(2018)

Total duration: ca. 11'30'' Katarzyna Kwiecień-Długosz Heart of darkness for five performers (2018)

flauto grande / flauto piccolo trombone violino violoncello pianoforte

Explanations of symbols and instructions for the performers

General remarks:

All accidentals are notated traditionally (they apply within the measure).

Quartet-tone accidentals: quarter sharp

three-quarter sharp

quarter flat

three-quarter flat

(flute, piano) – smooth accellerando or ritenuto; rhythm values are approximate

(flute, trombone) - frullato

flute / piccolo:

In the first section (Senza misura, quasi improvisando) as well as in the last one (F, Adagio) the rhythm values are approximate.

(1/2 air) – the sound should contain a lot of air but the pitch should be still recognizable

a very rapid repetition of the indicated figure so many times that the indicated dynamics is reached

slap tongue

tongue ram

(air) – only air without any pitch play the bottom line and sing the upper line simultaneously

whistle tone effect on the harmonics of the indicated fundamental pitch (if the harmonics are not audible enough, the fundamental can be transposed one or two octaves higher) repetition of the indicated pitch staccato, with accellerando and crescendo jet whistle (or the highest possible pitch)

a possibly rapid harmonic trill; the rhythm is approximate

trombone exhale the air with frullato, without any pitch

frullato without pitch: put the mouthpiece fully to the mouth (behind the teeth) and move the tongue inside the mouthpiece rapid quarter-tone passages (sounding like micro-glissandi) in the indicated register, direction and rhythm; the indicated pitches are approximate glissando with frullato starting from the indicated pitch; the range of the glissando is random harmonic glissando; the range and rhythm are approximate

violin, cello harmonic glissando; the range is approximate

Bartók pizzicato (snap)

a quarter-tone glissando (approximately); the small note at the end of glissando is only approximate and should not be accented

open glissando from the indicated pitch; the range is random

non-rhythmicized tremolo

open glissando with non-rhythmicized tremolo; the range is random

gradual articulation change

glissando with non-rhythmicized tremolo; the bottom pitches are indicated, the upper notes are random pitches and should be accented; after reaching sul ponticello play with very aggressive, shrill sound the harmonics in the last section (F, Adagio) should possibly be played as natural harmonics

piano

Sings concerning the use of the right pedal:

full down pedal

half down pedal, depending on the context: graduation of the dynamics (A section) or catch

the reverberation (F section)

release pedal

play on the keyboard and dump the strings simultaneously with the other hand inside the instruments on the strings (if the construction of

the frame makes the dumping impossible, the figure may be transposed)

soundlessly press and hold the keys; the bass notes in those sections are to be played quite, however, loud enough to make the harmonics sound; the right pedal may be used in order to catch the reverberation

cluster on black keys in the suggested register

cluster on white keys in the suggested register

a mixed cluster of small range in the suggested register played with one hand; damp the strings simultaneously with the other hand inside on the strings

Whether he knew of this deficiency himself I can’t say. I think the knowledge came to him at last— only at the very last. But the wilderness had found him out early, and had taken on him a terrible vengeance for the fantastic invasion. I think it had whispered to him things about himself which he did not know, things of which he had no conception till he took counsel with this great solitude—and the whisper had proved irresistibly fascinating. It echoed loudly within him because he was hollow at the core.... (Joseph Conrad, Heart of darkness)

Heart of darkness zespołowi Sepia Ensemble

Katarzyna Kwiecie ń-Długosz Senza misura, quasi improvisando ( q=60) (2018) 1/2 air tranquillo vibr. molto non vibr.  non vibr. frull. ord. come un'eco   Fl.                        p  pp 

Tbn.    Vln.  

Vc.   

  Pno.    (slap tongue) air 1/2 air (z ulg ą / relieved) quasi un'eco 2 segue (tongue ram)     Fl.                                  p      f sfz pp  

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quasi un'eco 3 cantabile ed espressivo (z wahaniem / hesitating) (rado śnie / joyfully) 1/2 air        Fl.                                 mf mp pp

 quasi un'eco (rado śnie / joyfully) 4 cantabile ed espressivo cantabile, affettuoso       Fl.                                     mf p mf 2 air 5 sing molto affettuoso 1/2 air (westchnienie / sigh) play   Fl.                              mf      

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 6 segue frull.  scherzando                      Fl.                             p  ff mp

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poco rit. ______(z irytacj ą / iritated) segue 7                           Fl.           3 3 f mf

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tranquillo scherzando  8 vibr. non vibr.  vibr. frull.         Fl.                         pp    mp mf  ff   scherzando scherzando (rado śnie / joyfully) 9   vibr. frull.                               Fl.                   p pp f  ff A vibr. molto non vibr.3 10   Adagio q=50       Fl.            

mf sul pont.  s. gli con sord. lis  ss. sul D g  Vln.          p sul pont.  g con sord. .  l sul D ss is  li s  Vc.   g .      p                              Pno. 11 (stopniowanie dynamiki przy pomocy prawego pedału: mp półpedał na oznaczone miary)         

 cantabile, affettuoso

   12                   Fl.    mp mp sul tasto, flautando  sul tasto, flautando sul pont. s. gli  lis  ss.       g     Vln.     pp p pp

sul tasto, flautando sul pont.  g sul tasto, flautando .  l ss is  li s  Vc.     g .       pp p  pp                          Pno. p 9        leggierissimo ma energico, 4  scherzando    14             Fl.                 mf      senza sord.   Vln.   

senza sord. Vc.         leggierissimo, scherzando                        mf     Pno.   

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15  Fl.                                   .  glis sul A gliss  s. sul pont.    Vln.   p

g sul A  li ss.  ss sul pont.  gli . Vc.      p (stłumi ć struny r ęką wewn ątrz instrumentu) poco rit.

                         mf     Pno.    cantabile, affettuoso 5 16        Fl.      mf  sul tasto, flautando    Vln.     pp

sul tasto, flautando  Vc.       pp 11                         Pno. mp   ped. simile 

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dolce 17                        Fl.     mf dolce         Vln.     mp

dolce  Vc.            mp 9                      Pno. mf     ped. simile   6 leggierissimo ma energico, 19        scherzando     Fl.                            f f   

   Vln.   mf

Vc.       mf leggierissimo, scherzando

                                                 Pno. f   

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20         Fl.                 

pizz. poco rit. Vln.         f poco rit. pizz.     Vc.       f

               Pno. mf     cantabile, affettuoso 7 21            Fl.        mf .  g sul tasto, flautando arco, sul pont. sul G ss  li li ss   g .   Vln.              p mp  sul tasto, flautando sul G s.  gl arco, sul pont. lis is       g s.     Vc.        p mp 11                             Pno. mf ped. simile         23                      Fl.         mf    Vln.          mp 

        Vc.       mp 9   7                             mf mp Pno. ped. simile      8 25 1/2 air         Fl.                  pp ppp

con sord. (practice mute!)

Tbn.       

sul G     Vln.             pp ppp

sul D sul C     Vc.                  pp ppp

bezgło śnie wcisn ąć i zatrzyma ć 5                         p Pno.

          B tranquillo 9 28 vibr.  vibr. frull. Fl.  gliss.  glis           s.                sfz  mp  mp

non vibr.  gliss. gliss.      Tbn.              pp sfz p

        senza ped. Pno.

(uderzy ć mozliwie cicho, ale na tyle gło śno, zeby odezwały si ę flazolety)            p    



30           Fl.                    p

     Pno.              Poco più mosso q=60 10 staccatissimo  31                      Fl.          f    Tbn.        pizz.     f      Vln.         pizz. f  Vc.                f                               staccatissimo Pno. f       32  Fl.                Tbn.                   poco a poco diminuendo      Vln.                   poco a poco diminuendo   Vc.                    poco a poco diminuendo

  poco a poco diminuendo Pno.                              11 33 muta in fl. picc.

Fl.           senza sord. Tbn.                      Vln.           Vc.                          

    Pno.                                        C poco rit. Andante misterioso q=60 34 air, frull. Tbn.           pp sempre

arco, sul pont. Vln.       arco, sul pont. Vc.              gliss.         p       Pno. con ped.

                       pp 12

whistle tone 37 1 - ∞ - 1 - ∞ - 1 etc. - 1  Picc.    p  

Tbn.             

   g  sul D . g . gl . l . s  li s  is s  is s  is ss is s is s is l . gl . gl . l   g       g Vln.             pp sul D     . g . g . g s  li s  li s  li s.  is s is s is s s  l s.   l s.   l s.   li Vc. g g g g       pp      

      Pno.       whistle tone 41 1 - ∞ - 1 - ∞ - 1 etc. - 1  Picc.           p Tbn.       p    pizz.  Vln.          pizz. p    Vc.               p           

            Pno. una corda pp secco                 ppp 13

whistle tone 47 1 - ∞ - 1 - ∞ - 1 etc. poco accel.  Picc.         mp Tbn.  

p     Vln.                  Vc.                                       Pno. p secco  tre corde                                Poco più mosso q=70 51 5 5 5    Picc.                      5 mp  Tbn.       p   Vln.          Vc.                        Pno.                 14  53 5 7       Picc.                    mp   Tbn.         mf p

Vln.            poco a poco crescendo   Vc.            poco a poco crescendo                    Pno. poco a poco crescendo                         55       Picc.                     7 5 7  Tbn.      Vln.        Vc.                     Pno.             15

56 frull.    Picc.                   5 7 con sord. wah-wah Tbn.    arco    Vln.        arco         Vc.                         Pno.                 57      Picc.        5 9

Tbn.                              mp 9 5 poco a poco crescendo simile Vln.      simile   Vc.                  Pno.           16

 58     Picc.     

    Tbn.                       9  9 Vln.      Vc.                Pno.            59         Picc.        mf 5          Tbn.                     mf 9 9  9  Vln.    gliss.    gliss. mf pesante     Vc.  glis     s.   gliss.  mf pesante        Pno. mf         D 17 Più mosso q=80 60                  Picc.     6 3 7                 Tbn.       9 9   Vln.    gliss.  gliss.       Vc.  gliss.  gliss.      

         Pno.         

 61                 Picc.            6 7           Tbn.          7 7   Vln.    gliss.  gliss.       Vc.  gli   ss.    gliss.  

            Pno.        18  62                          Picc.       6 7

              Tbn.      7 7    Vln.  gliss.  gliss.        Vc.  gliss. gliss.                    Pno.           63                      Picc.              6 3 7 sempre crescendo           Tbn.          sempre crescendo 7 7    Vln.   gliss.  gliss. sempre crescendo     Vc.  gliss.  gliss.   sempre crescendo 

           Pno. sempre crescendo           19 64                           Picc.       6 7               Tbn.      7 7    Vln.  gliss.      gliss.  gliss. Vc.                   Pno.          65                                            Picc.                  f 5 5 6

frull. iss.  gliss. iss. gl  gliss. Tbn.   gl              f  pesante . iss .  . gl  liss Vln.   gliss    g   liss.   g f  

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             f   Pno. pesante con ped.                   20  67                                Picc.                         5 5 6 iss. iss. gl gliss.  gliss. gl  Tbn.                   sul pont.  gl s. gl Vln. gli ss. iss.  glis  iss.  s. gli .   ss. gli  glis  ss.  gliss    

sul pont. . glis liss. gliss . gli . gliss g  gliss  s. g  . gliss  ss.  gliss  . Vc.  liss.                                    Pno.                       69                 Picc.          6 7 gliss. senza sord. Tbn.        

 . gli . Vln.  gliss.  gliss  ss.  gliss     

g gliss.  gliss.  gliss.  liss. Vc.                      Pno.               (jet whistle) 21 70                             Picc.                cresc. molto 5 7 sfz gliss.        Tbn.            6 6 ff gliss gliss.  . gliss. glis  Vln.   s.  gliss.        cresc. molto  s. g iss. gliss. glis  liss. gl  gliss.   Vc.          cresc. molto                     Pno.  cresc. molto                 accel. 71                      Picc.                7 sfz        Tbn.          6 6

gliss.  gliss. gliss.  gliss. Vln.       g gliss. gliss. gliss.  liss.   Vc.                  Pno.            22 E   72     Alla marcia q=100                     Picc.             7 sfz ff     deciso       Tbn.           6 ff barbaro 6

gli  gli ss. ss. liss.  iss.   ss. gli  g   gl   Vln.            . s. ff gliss gliss. glis          Vc.            ff                       Pno.     ff                    75                        Picc.          Tbn.     

g . gl . gl . gl ss.  liss  gliss  iss  gliss  iss  gliss  iss  li   .   .   .   .  g Vln.          . g . g . g . g ss lis ss lis ss lis ss lis li  s.  li  s.  li  s.  li  s.  g   g   g   g   Vc.                                                Pno.                               23 79          muta in fl. grande  Picc.                 Tbn.        ff     ord.             Vln.          barbaro ff     ord.           Vc.           barbaro ff                                                    Pno.                       molto vibr.    84      Fl.      ff ma dolce e sempre tranquillo                 Tbn.        

                    Vln.                           Vc.            

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poco rit.  89        Fl.    poco a poco diminuendo grazioso      Tbn.              poco a poco diminuendo     Vln.              poco a poco diminuendo         Vc.             poco a poco diminuendo  

Pno.  poco a poco diminuendo             Meno mosso q=80 93                       Fl.      mf     Tbn.       Vln.           Vc.        Pno.    

     25 96                                     Fl.    Tbn.    mp

Vln.      mp  Vc.      mp

     Pno.  mp     

98      rit. tremolo non vibr.           Fl.        mp p   Tbn.       p

Vln.         p   Vc.        p

          senza ped. Pno.             p  26 F 102 Adagio q=50    Fl.           con sord. practice mute    Tbn.         pp tranquillo              Vln. iss.    gl     pp tranquillo pp sempre molto tranquillo

ss.  gli        Vc.            pp tranquillo pp sempre molto tranquillo

                 Pno.                  p   segue 108 vibr. molto non vibr. non vibr.    Fl.                                      mp p                    Vln. 

      Vc.     

          Pno.              27 111       Fl.                                f mp affettuoso e dolce   Tbn.       ppp          Vln.      Vc.    

       Pno.               

113     Fl.                              

   Tbn.                      Vln.        Vc.      

         Pno.                           28

116 (1/2 air) (air) al niente       Fl.                    pp  al niente Tbn.                           al niente  Vln.         al niente Vc.       l.v.           Pno.                  