UCLA Contemporary Music Score Collection

Title The Arrow of Time

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Author Castro-Lima, Marcel

Publication Date 2020

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eScholarship.org Powered by the California Digital Library University of California THE ARROW OF TIME for Flute and ensemble

MARCEL CASTRO-LIMA 2020

Marcel Castro-Lima

The Arrow of Time (A Seta do Tempo) I. Time II. Space III. Entropy

Flute

(Concert, Piccolo, Bass)

Percussion

(Glockenspiel, Crotales, Temple Blocks, 2 Cow Bells, Triangle)

Violin 1

Oboe

Piccolo Trumpet

Violin2

Duration: 19’00”

Program Notes

This is a piece in three movements for Piccolo and ensembles of varied sizes. All three movements can be performed as independent solo pieces. If using the ensembles, all three movements should be included in performance. It can be played with the flute and only the first ensemble (plus two instruments), two ensembles (plus 5 instruments), three (plus 10 instruments), four (plus 18 instruments), or five ensembles (plus 31 instruments). The arrow of time is a concept that describes time’s directionality: its asymmetry. While most physical laws are not time-sensitive — they remain true if time is reversed — the second law of thermodynamics states that entropy always increases over time. Entropy, the tendency to disorder within a system, describes how particles tend to move through space and through time until they reach the maximum state of disorganization, or uniformity. In other words, it takes an input of energy to keep a system in an organized state. If there’s no source of energy, the system always moves toward disorder as it loses energy. In that sense, entropy becomes an evidence that time passes. Robert Smithson gives the perfect example in The Monuments of the Passaic, New Jersey:

I should now like to prove the irreversibility of eternity by using a jejune experiment for proving entropy. Picture in your mind’s eye the sand box divided in half with black sand on one side and white sand on the other. We take a child and have him run hundreds of times clockwise in the box until the sand gets mixed and begins to turn grey; after that we have him run anti-clockwise, but the result will not be a restoration of the original division but a greater degree of greyness and an increase of entropy.

The main idea of The Arrow of Time is that the ensembles are expanding the flute part in different ways in the different movements: Time, Space, and Entropy. In the first movement, Time, the gestures performed by the flute are expanded to the other instruments over time, in an imitative manner. In the second movement, Space, the gestures performed by the piccolo are expanded in space; an analogy to the spectral expansion of the sound. The third movement, entropy, acts like a conclusion combining both dimensions. The music goes from highly organized—i.e., dependable of the flute part—to complete chaos and independency.

Instrumentation

There are several ways of presenting this piece. The flute part is mandatory. Any of the three movements can be performed as a solo piece. The ensembles can be added to the performance in order, from 1 to 5. No ensemble can be skipped: Ensemble 3 can only be used along with Ensembles 1 and 2. If any ensemble is used in the performance, all three movements should be presented. This is the score for Flute + Ensemble 1 + Ensemble 2.

• Flute (Piccolo, Concert, Bass) • Ensemble 1: Violin, Percussion (Glockenspiel, Crotales, Temple Blocks, 2 Cow Bells, Triangle). • Ensemble 2: Oboe, Piccolo Trumpet, Violin

Stage Set-up

It is important that each ensemble is placed together in the stage. The instruments that are part of an ensemble have a common role in the music, so it’s important that the unity of the ensemble is noticeable visually an spatially.

Performance Notes

Winds: Flutter-Tongue Others: Tremolo

Any multiphonic involving the indicated pitch

Bisbigliando

Harmonics. Fundamentals indicated with diamond note- head

Flute pizzicati: accent-shaped note-head

Triple-Tongue

Double-Tongue

Airy Sound

Any extremely high note

Play indicated notes as fast as possible in the relative metric position

Accelerando. Duration indicated in parentheses

Very wide vibrato

Whistle tone

Jet Whistle

Tongue-Ram

Harmonic Glissando

Let the bow bounce (measured)

Trill to harmonic

Flautando (flute-like tone on by playing nearer the fingerboard)

Artificial Harmonics

Natural Harmonics (notes indicate fingering)

Let the bow bounce (unmeasured)

Sustain note and open close mute as indicated

Regular-sized notes are played in time, as grace notes are played freely like in proportional notation

The Arrow of Time

Score in C Marcel Castro-Lima 1. Time

1 = 60 Flute l.v. Glockenspiel Temple Blocks l.v. Triangle Triangle jeté Violin Oboe Picc. Trumpet jeté Violin 4 Fl. Temple Blocks Cowbell Glockenspiel

Tb. jeté pizz. arco Vln Ob. mute Picc. Tpt

Vln 2 Time

2 ( ) 6 q bisb. gl Fl. iss. Glockenspiel Triangle Tr.

sul pont. ord. . g liss liss. g Vln III Ob.

Picc. Tpt

Vln IV

10 3 Fl.

Gl. jeté pizz. arco Vln Ob. mute off

Picc. Tpt arco Vln Time 3

4 any multiphonic 14 (q ) Fl. Cowbell Triangle Tr. arco pizz. jeté Vln Ob. Picc. Tpt

pizz. Vln (q ) bisb. ( ) 16 bisb. q Fl. cre scen do Triangle Cowbell l.v. Temple Blocks Triangle Tr. jeté . liss g Vln II bisb. (q ) Ob. mute Picc. Tpt arco jeté Vln 4 Time

5 19 Fl. Glockenspiel Tb. s. . g glis s li pizz. is s l s. g Vln III Ob. bisb. mute off Picc. Tpt arco Vln 6 22 Fl. Cowbell Triangle Tr. arco jeté pizz. pizz. arco arco Vln Ob. Picc. Tpt arco pizz. arco pizz. Vln Time 5

ord. 25 aeolian Fl. Glockenspiel Gl. autando pizz. molto sul tasto arco

Vln ord. Ob. Picc. Tpt arco pizz. pizz.

Vln as fast as possible 7 27 Fl. cresc.

Temple Blocks Gl. arco jeté pizz. Vln Ob. Picc. Tpt arco arco pizz. Vln 6 Time

bisb. (q ) 29 Fl. Glockenspiel Gl. arco arco Vln bisb. (q ) Ob. mute Picc. Tpt pizz. Vln

31 bisb. (e.) (e.) Fl. Cowbell

Gl. arco arco pizz. Vln bisb. (q ) Ob. Picc. Tpt arco pizz. Vln Time 7

( ) 35 bisb. (q ) bisb. q. aeolian Fl. Cowbell Cb. autando Vln

Ob. Picc. Tpt arco autando jeté Vln as fast as possible ( ) 38 bisb. q Fl. Glockenspiel Cowbell Triangle Gl.

Vln

Ob. mute off Picc. Tpt

Vln 8 Time

( ) 41 (q ) bisb. q Fl. Glockenspiel Gl.

Vln

Ob.

Picc. Tpt

Vln

44 Fl.

Cowbell Triangle Glockenspiel Gl. jeté gliss. Vln

Ob. mute Picc. Tpt jeté

Vln Time 9

(e.) (e.) 47 bisb. Fl. Triangle Gl. arco gliss. gliss. Vln III

Ob. Picc. Tpt pizz.

Vln

49 Fl. Temple Blocks Glockenspiel Tb. pizz. arco pizz. arco

Vln Ob. mute off Picc. Tpt

Vln 10 Time

( ) 51 q bisb. (q ) Fl. Cowbell Triangle Triangle Gl. arco pizz. Vln

Ob.

Picc. Tpt

arco Vln

54 Fl. Glockenspiel Temple Blocks Triangle

Gl. arco jeté Vln Ob. mute Picc. Tpt

Vln Time 11

(h ) 58 Fl. Glockenspiel Gl. arco pizz. Vln

Ob. Picc. Tpt

pizz. Vln

( ) 60 8 bisb. e molto vib. Fl. Temple Blocks Triangle Crotales Triangle Temple Blocks Gl.

pizz. arco sul pont. Vln II Ob. mute off Picc. Tpt pizz.

Vln 12 Time

9 64 Fl.

Triangle Cowbell Temple Blocks Triangle Crotales Tb. pizz. Vln

Ob. Picc. Tpt

arco Vln

10 69 ( ) q Fl. Triangle Crotales

Crot. arco pizz. pizz. arco Vln Ob. Picc. Tpt

pizz. Vln Time 13

72 ( ) (q ) bisb. q bisb. Fl.

Triangle Cowbell Temple Blocks Triangle Tr. ( ) q pizz. arco Vln

Ob. Picc. Tpt Vln 75 11 Fl.

Cowbell Temple Blocks Triangle Cb.

arco pizz. Vln Ob. Picc. Tpt arco pizz. pizz. Vln 14 Time

78 Fl. cresc. poco a poco Glockenspiel Gl.

Vln Ob.

Picc. Tpt arco Vln (q ) 79 Fl.

Gl. Vln

Ob. Picc. Tpt arco pizz. Vln Time 15

as fast as possible 80 Fl. Gl. arco arco Vln sempre Ob. Picc. Tpt arco

pizz. Vln

82 12 Fl. Temple Blocks Glockenspiel Tb. pizz. arco Vln

Ob. Picc. Tpt arco Vln 16 Time

84 13 Fl. Temple Blocks Triangle Gl. arco pizz. arco pizz. Vln Ob.

Picc. Tpt pizz. arco

Vln

( ) 87 q Fl.

Cowbell Triangle Crotales Tr.

sul pont. pizz. g s. l s is li s g . Vln III

Ob.

Picc. Tpt

Vln Time 17

90 14 Fl. Temple Blocks Triangle Crot.

Vln

Ob. mute

Picc. Tpt

Vln

92 Fl. Glockenspiel Triangle Gl. arco pizz. Vln

Ob.

Picc. Tpt pizz.

Vln 18 Time

as fast as possible 15 95 Fl. Glockenspiel Temple Blocks Glockenspiel

Tr. pizz. arco Vln Ob. mute off Picc. Tpt arco Vln

( ) 98 bisb. q Fl.

Triangle Gl. pizz. arco pizz. ( ) arco q Vln Ob.

Picc. Tpt pizz. arco (q ) arco Vln Time 19

( ) bisb. q 100 ( ) q Fl.

Glockenspiel Temple Blocks Crotales Gl.

(q ) arco Vln (q ) bisb. (q ) Ob. Picc. Tpt ( ) sul pont. q Vln gliss. 16 ( ) 102 bisb. q Fl. Cowbell Crotales Triangle Glockenspiel

Cb. ss. pizz. gli gli ss. Vln II Ob. Picc. Tpt sub. pizz. pizz. Vln 20 Time

105 Fl.

Gl. pizz. arco arco pizz. Vln III Ob. Picc. Tpt arco pizz. arco Vln

( ) molto vib. 108 bisb. e Fl. Cowbell Cowbell Triangle Triangle Triangle Tr.

pizz. Vln (III)

Ob.

Picc. Tpt

pizz. Vln 2. Space

= 60 whistle tone any multiphonic molto vib. Piccolo Crotales

sul pont. ord. Violin III Oboe straight mute Picc. Trumpet

Violin III 1 8 Picc. cresc. Glockenspiel Gl. cresc. Vln

Ob. Picc. Tpt sul pont. ord. Vln 22 Space

2 whistle tone 11 aeolian Picc. Crotales Crotales Gl. sul pont. Vln III

Ob. (h ) harmon mute Picc. Tpt

Vln any multiphonic 16 molto vib. Picc. Glockenspiel Crot.

Vln

Ob.

straight mute Picc. Tpt

ord. Vln III Space 23

3 22 Picc. cresc. poco a poco

Gl.

ord. Vln III Ob. (q ) Picc. Tpt

sul pont. ord. arco Vln

25 Picc.

Gl.

pizz. Vln

Ob. Picc. Tpt

sul pont. ord. Vln 24 Space

4 Jet Whistle aeolian 28 aeolian Picc. Triangle Crotales Gl.

Vln II Ob. (h ) harmon mute Picc. Tpt

Vln aeolian 5 ord. 32 ord. Picc. Glockenspiel Crot. ord. sul pont. pizz. Vln

Ob.

Picc. Tpt

Vln Space 25

36 Picc.

Gl. autando molto sul tasto pizz. arco pizz. arco pizz. Vln

Ob. straight mute

Picc. Tpt pizz. Vln

39 Picc.

Gl. arco arco pizz. pizz. arco pizz. Vln Ob. mute off Picc. Tpt arco pizz. arco pizz. pizz. pizz. arco Vln 26 Space

42 6 Picc.

Gl. arco arco pizz. pizz. Vln

Ob.

Picc. Tpt

Vln

43 Picc. Gl. arco arco pizz. Vln

Ob. Picc. Tpt Vln Space 27

44 Picc. sempre

Gl.

Vln sempre Ob.

Picc. Tpt Vln

45 Picc.

Gl.

Vln Ob.

Picc. Tpt

Vln 28 Space

46 Picc.

Gl.

Vln

Ob.

Picc. Tpt

Vln

47 7 Picc. dim. poco a poco dim. poco a poco

Gl. dim. poco a poco dim. poco a poco Vln dim. poco a poco dim. poco a poco

Ob. sempre

Picc. Tpt sempre

Vln sempre Space 29

50 Picc. dim.

Gl. dim. sempre arco arco pizz. pizz. pizz. Vln sempre dim.

Ob.

Picc. Tpt

Vln

8 53 bisb. Picc. Gl. pizz. arco arco pizz. Vln

Ob. Picc. Tpt Vln 30 Space

( ) 9 56 bisb. q (e) Picc. Crotales Gl. arco arco pizz. pizz. pizz. arco arco Vln

Ob.

straight mute Picc. Tpt

pizz. arco Vln

( ) 60 bisb. q (q .) Picc. Glockenspiel

Crot. pizz. arco Vln

Ob.

Picc. Tpt

Vln Space 31

64 Picc. Triangle Crotales Gl.

Vln

Ob.

Picc. Tpt

Vln 10 67 whistle tone any multiphonic molto vib. Picc.

Crot. sul pont. Vln III

Ob.

Picc. Tpt Vln III 32 Space

11 74 Picc.

Crot.

Vln

Ob. (h ) harmon mute Picc. Tpt

Vln gliss. gliss. 12 whistle tone 78 molto vib. aeolian Picc.

Crot.

sul pont. Vln

Ob.

(harmon mute) Picc. Tpt

Vln gliss. gliss. 3. Entropy

= 60 T.R. Bass Flute

Temple Blocks pizz. pizz. pizz. arco arco Violin

Oboe mute Picc. Trumpet

pizz. pizz. arco pizz. arco Violin

7 B. Fl.

Tb. arco pizz. Vln Ob. Picc. Tpt pizz. arco Vln 34 Entropy

1 11 B. Fl. sub.

Glockenspiel Temple Blocks Glockenspiel

Gl. arco pizz. Vln

Ob. Picc. Tpt

arco pizz. Vln 16 B. Fl.

Triangle Glockenspiel Cowbell Gl. pizz. pizz. arco arco arco pizz. Vln Ob. Picc. Tpt arco pizz. arco pizz. Vln Entropy 35

20 B. Fl.

Glockenspiel Temple Blocks Glockenspiel Triangle Cowbell Temple Blocks Gl. pizz. arco arco pizz. Vln

Ob. Picc. Tpt pizz. arco pizz. arco Vln

24 B. Fl. Glockenspiel Tb. arco pizz. arco pizz. Vln Ob. Picc. Tpt arco pizz. arco pizz. Vln 36 Entropy

2 27 B. Fl.

Cowbell Glockenspiel Cb. pizz. arco arco Vln Ob.

Picc. Tpt pizz. arco Vln 32 B. Fl.

Temple Blocks Triangle Glockenspiel Gl. arco pizz. arco pizz. arco Vln Ob. Picc. Tpt arco pizz. arco pizz. arco Vln Entropy 37

35 B. Fl. Temple Blocks Triangle Cowbell Gl. pizz. arco Vln Ob. Picc. Tpt arco pizz. pizz. arco Vln

39 B. Fl.

Glockenspiel Cowbell Glockenspiel Temple Blocks Triangle Cb. arco pizz. arco pizz. pizz. Vln Ob. Picc. Tpt pizz. pizz. Vln 38 Entropy

(q ) 42 3 B. Fl.

Glockenspiel (q ) Tr. cre scen do arco arco (q ) arco Vln cre scen do (q ) Ob. cre scen do ( ) q Picc. Tpt cre scen do pizz. (q ) arco pizz. arco Vln cre scen do 46 B. Fl.

Temple Blocks Cowbell Glockenspiel Gl. arco arco arco pizz. arco pizz. Vln

Ob. Picc. Tpt pizz. arco arco arco arco pizz. Vln Entropy 39

bisb. 49 B. Fl. Temple Blocks Glockenspiel Gl. pizz. arco Vln Ob.

Picc. Tpt pizz. arco pizz. arco Vln

52 B. Fl. Cowbell Crotales Gl. arco pizz. Vln

Ob. Picc. Tpt pizz. arco gliss. Vln 40 Entropy

4

55 B. Fl.

Glockenspiel (q ) Crot. (q ) pizz. Vln (q )

Ob. (q ) Picc. Tpt ( ) arco q pizz. Vln 60 B. Fl. sempre

Gl. arco arco pizz. pizz. arco pizz. Vln Ob. Picc. Tpt pizz. arco pizz. arco Vln Entropy 41

62 B. Fl. ( ) q Gl. arco pizz. gliss. Vln Ob. Picc. Tpt arco pizz. pizz. arco Vln

(q ) 65 B. Fl. pizz. Gl. arco arco pizz. arco (q ) pizz. Vln (q ) Ob. (q ) Picc. Tpt arco pizz. ( ) arco q pizz. arco Vln 42 Entropy

68 5 B. Fl.

Gl. arco pizz. pizz. Vln Ob.

Picc. Tpt arco pizz. pizz. Vln 73 B. Fl. sempre

arco Gl. cresc. poco a poco

arco Vln cresc. poco a poco

Ob. cresc. poco a poco mute off Picc. Tpt cresc. poco a poco

arco Vln cresc. poco a poco Entropy 43

78 ord. B. Fl. cresc. poco a poco

Gl.

Vln

Ob.

Picc. Tpt

Vln (q ) 6 82 B. Fl.

(q ) Gl. (q ) Vln (q ) Ob.

(q ) Picc. Tpt (q ) Vln 44 Entropy

87 B. Fl. Glockenspiel Temple Blocks Gl. pizz. pizz. arco arco Vln Ob. Picc. Tpt gliss. Vln

90 B. Fl. Gl. arco pizz. pizz. Vln Ob. Picc. Tpt arco pizz. pizz. gliss. Vln Entropy 45

92 B. Fl.

Gl. a6 arco arco pizz. Vln Ob. Picc. Tpt arco arco pizz. Vln 94 B. Fl.

Gl. pizz. Vln iss. gl Ob. Picc. Tpt pizz. Vln 46 Entropy

96 B. Fl. Gl. pizz. arco Vln Ob. mute Picc. Tpt

arco pizz. Vln 98 B. Fl.

Gl. arco Vln

Ob.

Picc. Tpt

Vln