Heavy Metal Instructions

Duration: 18 minutes and 45 seconds

Instruments:

Piccolo Bass Clarinet Strings: 4 Violins, 1 Viola, 2 Cellos, 1 Double Bass Electric Bass 2 Electric Guitars

The Heliphon: a robotic metallophone built by Ensemble Robot The Beatbot: a robotic woodblock built by Ensemble Robot

Balinese Kebyar: 8 gangsas (4 kantilan, 4 pemade); 4 reong players on 12 or 13-pot reong; 1 ; 1 ceng-ceng; 2 jublag; 2 penyecah; 2 jegogan; 1 gong player on 2 (wadon and lanang),

First performance: January 25, 2006 at Music & The Invasion of Technology in Cahner’s Theater at the Boston Museum of Science. Gamelan Galak Tika, Ensemble Robot (Andy Cavatorta and Giles Hall), The Heliphon, The BeatBot, and The Blobot (dancing), Todd Reynolds (violin), Erik Nugent (Lyricon), Eddie Whalen (guitar), and Blake Newman (bass). Conducted by on kendang and the BeatBot.

Special thanks to LEF Foundation, the Museum of Science, NEFA, and Meet the Composer for their generous support, and to Ensemble Robot and Gamelan Galak Tika for their endless inspiration, dedication, and devotion to developing beautiful new music.

CHARTS AND NOTES FOR REHEARSAL

Part J:

Bass plays 4 bar pattern, 4x in each 16 bar cycle

Kantilan: 6x 16-bar pattern – 1 note kotekan on high 5 (with 2 bar rest after 4th time) Note: x means play for a measure, - means don’t

x x - x - x x - - x x - x x - -

Penyeceh & Pemade septuplets (cued by Kendang):

3x (coming in each cycle halfway through the bass’s second pattern) A: bass pattern 1.5 times; wait 2 bars between lines

5 1 2 3 4 5 2 | 1 5 4 3 2 1 – 5 1 2 3 4 5 2 | 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 (reong byongs) 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 | 5 4 3 2 1 5 4

B: bass pattern 1.5 times; wait 2 bars between lines

5 2 3 4 3 5 2 | 5 4 3 2 1 5 – 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 | 1 5 4 3 2 1 4 (reong byongs) 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 | 5 4 3 2 1 5 4

After second time (AB AB*), add last line 1x After third time (AB AB* AB ***), add last line 3.5x

Jegogan plays with reong, on 3.

On last time, Reong does byong pattern every other measure 5x, and then 2 measures last time during rit (one time after penyeceh drop out, alone with bass and drum).

Jublag and Gong play flute on parts 5 and 6.

Part K: Transition – long notes by everyone, short violin & guitar solo

Part L: Kantil cascades – start on high 5, down to 2 (2 bars); wait 1 bar; start on 2, down to 1 (1 bar) 5 down to 2 again (2 bars) Penyecah & Jublag: long held notes: 2x (2 – 8 beats, 1 – 6 beats, 3 – 2 beats), rest 2m. Jegogan: 8th notes: 3 – 8 beats, 5 – 8 beats, 3 – 8 beats, 5 – 8 beats, 4 – 4 beats, rest 1m. Reong, Kendang, Ceng2: 3 bar pattern begins repeating here Gong: G P T P G P T P (every measure), rest 2 bars

Part M: Gong: 4x ( P . . T G . . T G . . T G . . T ) Jublag: wait 1 gong cycle, the Sandman riff – 3x ( 1 . . 1112 . . 2221 . . 1113 . . 333 ) Penyeceh: wait 1 gong cycle, then Sandman riff – 3x (4 . . 4445 . . 5551 . . 1114 . . 444) Jegogan: wait 1 gong cycle, then 3x (1 . . 1 2 . . 2 1 . . 1 4 . . 4) : half-kotekan until last ¼ of gong cycle, then repeat for 1 bar, then rest until end of gong cycle. Then cascade kotekan 3x (1 gong cycle)

Part N: Double-time Gong: 10x ( G . . . G P . P ) Penyeceh: siren on 35 until reong reenters (when reong exits, 5 more bars), then : 4. . 3 2 . . . 4 . 3 1 2 . . 4 4 . . 3 5 . 1 4 4 . 3 1 4 . . 1 3 2 4 . Jublag: siren on 5 2 until reong reenters (when reong exits, 5 more bars), then melody: 4. . 3 2 . . . 4 . 3 1 2 . . 4 4 . . 3 5 . 1 4 4 . 3 1 4 . . 1 3 2 4 . Jegogan: 1 . . 1 2 . . 2 1 . . 1 4 . . 4 5 . . 5 2 . . 2 Wait 5 bars Melody w/ guitar: 2 . . . 3 . 4 5 2 . . . 1 . . 5 4 . . . 4 . 1 5 4 . . . 2 . . 1 5 4 2 . Polos: repeat kotekan pattern until reong cue Sangsih: enter 5 bars after reong first exits, entering with reong; repeat until reong cue Reong: see music Ceng2 & Kendang – together, with reong, see music

Tempo changes back to slow after 3rd set of reong byongs (after reong reenters with Sangsih)

Part O: slow , essentially repeats M, 1 extra cycle Gong: 5x ( P . . T G . . T G . . T G . . T ) Jublag: wait 1 gong cycle, the Sandman riff – 4x ( 1 . . 1112 . . 2221 . . 1113 . . 333 ) Penyeceh: wait 1 gong cycle, then Sandman riff – 4x (4 . . 4445 . . 5551 . . 1114 . . 444) Jegogan: wait 1 gong cycle, then 4x (1 . . 1 2 . . 2 1 . . 1 4 . . 4) Gangsa: wait 1 full gong cycle, then enter: half-kotekan until last ¼ of gong cycle, then repeat for 1 bar, then rest until end of gong cycle. Then cascade kotekan 3x (1 gong cycle) Reong, Ceng2: wait 1m., then same as before (3 bar pattern)

Part P: double-time, repeat of N, with slowdown at end (Q)

Part Q: Penyeceh, Jublag, and Jegogan: let last note ring for 1m.

Gong: G - P - G - - G P T P G P T P G - - (cue everyone at last gong) Penyeceh: after 1m., kotekan: 13x (52 . 25 . 52 . 252 . 25 . ) Reong: accelerating bouncerandos, alternating on 5 2 5 2 5 slowly Gangsa: after O (at slowdown), all gangsa switch to SANGSIH pattern, continue until 2m. after Penyeceh stop

Part R: Gong: 11x ( G P G P) T 4 cycles left (before tong) after Reong cut out for last time – this is 1 cycle after gangsas cut out and half a cycle after jublags and penyeceh cut out Jublags, Penyeceh: siren on 1 and 3; when gangsa re-enter, descend: 1&3, 1&2, 3&2, 4&1 – stay on 4&1 until 2m. after gangsas cut out again Jegogan: half-notes on 1 until after Jublags and Penyeceh begin descending, then 1m. on 5, then continue on 4 until 2m. after gangsas cut out Gangsas: Descending , sangsih first on high 1, 5, 4, 3 – polos 2 under sangsih. Wait 4 bars, then begin again, this time keep descending down to low 2 (polos) and 4 (sangsih) – stay here 5 bars, then stop. Reong: When gangsa stop, 2m. simple kotekan, 2m. descending kotekan Wait 4m., then 2m. simple kotekan, 6m. descending kotekan (stop when gangsa stop) Wait 2m., then 2m. simple kotekan Ceng2, Kempli, Kendang: sandman pattern: (o . . ccc) – start after gangsa’s first 4 bars, stop 2m. after jublag cut out, when reong stop

Part S: Melody Gong: 3x (G T G T) G - T - G - T . . P Then repeat in part T, but after 3x (G T G T) G - T - G - T - G - T . . P G Penyeceh, Gangsas: 3 bar melody: Pemade and penyeceh repeat 2x, then kantil come in, 2 more times, then stop Re-enter 7 bars later, at gong signal (Part T): same thing (2x pemade, 2x w/ kantil) Wait 1m. then Pemade enter with 2x cascading byong groove: 3 & high 1, then 2 & 5, then 4 & 2: xxxxx..x..x…x. then all on 3: x..x..x.xxxxx..x Kantil come in 1m. after pemade: 3x 2m. cascade on 5,4,3,2 Jublag, Jegogan: 4 bar melody: 1 . . 3 5 . . 2 1 . 4 . 5 . . 2 Play 3x, then stop Re-enter 7 bars later, at gong signal (when gong pattern changes, enter after pur

Reong: 4 bar byong groove Start when everyone cuts out initially (after kantil plays melody 2x), keep going until 1 bar after kantil cut out from cascades

POKOK for Heavy Metal, Second Half

Part L: after improvisatory ringing interlude, kantil come in with Cascades: Penyecah & Jublag: long held notes: 2x (2 – 8 beats, 1 – 6 beats, 3 – 2 beats), rest 2m. Jegogan: 8th notes: 3 – 8 beats, 5 – 8 beats, 3 – 8 beats, 5 – 8 beats, 4 – 4 beats, rest 1m.

Part M: Jublag: wait 1 gong cycle, the Sandman riff – 3x ( 1 . . 1112 . . 2221 . . 1113 . . 333 ) Penyeceh: wait 1 gong cycle, then Sandman riff – 3x (4 . . 4445 . . 5551 . . 1114 . . 444) Jegogan: wait 1 gong cycle, then 3x (1 . . 1 2 . . 2 1 . . 1 4 . . 4)

Part N: Double-time Penyeceh: siren on 35 until reong reenters (when reong exits, 5 more bars), then melody: 4. . 3 2 . . . 4 . 3 1 2 . . 4 4 . . 3 5 . 1 4 4 . 3 1 4 . . 1 3 2 4 . Jublag: siren on 5 2 until reong reenters (when reong exits, 5 more bars), then melody: 4. . 3 2 . . . 4 . 3 1 2 . . 4 4 . . 3 5 . 1 4 4 . 3 1 4 . . 1 3 2 4 . Jegogan: 1 . . 1 2 . . 2 1 . . 1 4 . . 4 5 . . 5 2 . . 2 Wait 5 bars Melody w/ guitar: 2 . . . 3 . 4 5 2 . . . 1 . . 5 4 . . . 4 . 1 5 4 . . . 2 . . 1 5 4 2 .

Part O: slow tempo, essentially repeats M, 1 extra cycle Jublag: wait 1 gong cycle, the Sandman riff – 4x ( 1 . . 1112 . . 2221 . . 1113 . . 333 ) Penyeceh: wait 1 gong cycle, then Sandman riff – 4x (4 . . 4445 . . 5551 . . 1114 . . 444) Jegogan: wait 1 gong cycle, then 4x (1 . . 1 2 . . 2 1 . . 1 4 . . 4)

Part P: double-time, repeat of N, with slowdown at end (Q) Penyeceh: siren on 35 until reong reenters (when reong exits, 5 more bars), then melody: 4. . 3 2 . . . 4 . 3 1 2 . . 4 4 . . 3 5 . 1 4 4 . 3 1 4 . . 1 3 2 4 . Jublag: siren on 5 2 until reong reenters (when reong exits, 5 more bars), then melody: 4. . 3 2 . . . 4 . 3 1 2 . . 4 4 . . 3 5 . 1 4 4 . 3 1 4 . . 1 3 2 4 . Jegogan: 1 . . 1 2 . . 2 1 . . 1 4 . . 4 5 . . 5 2 . . 2 Wait 5 bars Melody w/ guitar: 2 . . . 3 . 4 5 2 . . . 1 . . 5 4 . . . 4 . 1 5 4 . . . 2 . . 1 5 4 2 .

Part Q: slow-down to relaxed tempo Penyeceh, Jublag, and Jegogan: let last note ring for 1m. Penyeceh: after 1m., kotekan: 13x (52 . 25 . 52 . 252 . 25 . )

Part R: Jublags, Penyeceh: siren on 1 and 3; when gangsa re-enter, descend: 1&3, 1&2, 3&2, 4&1 – stay on 4&1 until 2m. after gangsas cut out again Jegogan: half-notes on 1 until after Jublags and Penyeceh begin descending, then 1m. on 5, then continue on 4 until 2m. after gangsas cut out

Part S: Penyeceh, Gangsas: 3 bar melody: Pemade and penyeceh repeat 2x, then kantil come in, 2 more times, then stop Re-enter 7 bars later, at gong signal (Part T): same thing (2x pemade, 2x w/ kantil) Wait 1m. then Pemade and Penyeceh enter with 2x cascading byong groove: 3 & high 1, then 2 & 5, then 4 & 2: xxxxx..x..x…x. then all on 3: x..x..x.xxxxx..x Penyeceh play 1 long note rather than the 5 repeating short notes. Jublag, Jegogan: 4 bar melody: 1 . . 3 5 . . 2 1 . 4 . 5 . . 2 Play 3x, then stop Re-enter 7 bars later, at gong signal (when gong pattern changes)

Heavy Metal Gong Part

Beginning: wait 4 bars (in ¾), then play 14 gongs A-E: 13x (. G . T | . P . T ) Stop at gangsa crazy triplets (Eddie VanHalen transition)

G: after kepak, wait until last beat of 4th m., G, then again at last beat of 4th m. G Then at last beat of every 2nd m.: P T P G P T P G P T Wait 4 bars after last tong to begin H.

H: G P T P G P T P G – G –

Then increase to playing every beat: 1m. gong, 1m. gong and pur, 1m. gong, 1m. gong and pur, 4m. gong,pur, and tong together, and then end on one last gong pur and tong on the first beat of the next section

I: after 1m. with the last Gong Pur Tong: P G P G T G P G P G T - J: G – P – G – T P G – T P G P T P G – P – G – T P G – T P G P T P G – P – G – T P G – T P G P T P G – P – G – T P G – T P G P T P T P G – P – G – T P G – T P G P T P G – P – G – T P G – T P G P T P T - - P - - - K: G – P – G – P - L: G P T P G P T P (every measure), rest 2 bars M: 4x ( P . . T G . . T G . . T G . . T ) N: double-time 10x ( G . . . G P . P ) O: slow 5x ( P . . T G . . T G . . T G . . T ) P: double-time 10x ( G . . . G P . P ) Q: slowdown G - P - G - - G P T P G P T P G - - (cue everyone at last gong)

R: 11x ( G P G P) T 4 cycles left (before tong) after Reong cut out for last time – this is 1 cycle after gangsas cut out and half a cycle after jublags and penyeceh cut out S: 3x (G T G T) G - T - G - T . . P Then repeat in part T, but after 3x (G T G T) G - T - G - T - G - T . . P G