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Hushers for Vocal Quartet (SSMA) hushers for vocal quartet (SSMA) Written for Quince Contemporary Vocal Ensemble by Warren Enström Program Notes: Hushers are four consonants in the Russian language characterized by their noisiness. In the Russian alphabet, these sounds are mostly tied to specific letters. In English, however, this noisy sounds are not tied specifically to letters, but to word and context. Think of the sh in sheep, the ch in chip, the ge in garage. In Russian, each of these sounds are represented by single letters: Щ (shcha), Ч (che), and Ж (zhe), respectively. Russian has one additional husher: Ш (sha). Sha is a fuller noise sound, similar to the sh in sharp. Because the English alphabet doesn’t foreground these sonic differences as clearly as the Russian alphabet does, it can be hard for English-speakers beginning to learn Russian to hear these letters (especially sha and shcha) apart. As I’ve been learning Russian, it’s been interesting to discover and practice these nuances. The human vocal tract provides astoundingly precise control over the sounds we produce, and in hushers, I explore these noisy consonants, their pitched counterparts, and the spaces in-between them. Performance Notes: hushers utilizes quarter tones, which are represented by the appropriate accidentals seen below. Three-quarter-tone flats are not be used. Quarter Tone Accidentals Second, measures that do not contain pitched material use a single line staff with x noteheads designating the rhythm to be performed. Third, phonemes are designated with three different markings. Lines that end with a bracket indicate that the phoneme ends at the end of the bracket. A new phoneme is supplied for the next note. Lines that do not have a bracket indicate that the phoneme is to continue, without the presence of a line, until a line reappears and ends the phoneme with a bracket. Dashed lines, present on pages 8 and 9 of the score, indicate a phoneme morph, in which the first phoneme morphs into the second phoneme. At the beginning of each line, a courtesy phoneme in parentheses is supplied to remind the performers of the current phoneme. Once syllables appear on page 9, each note sung is given a specific syllable with a typical extension marking, as in standard practice. Rhythmic notation example with phoneme extension markings. Phoneme morph extension marking. Finally, glissandi are used in the second half of the piece and are indicated with black lines moving from one notehead to another. When a glissando begins in a prior measure and moves through the first beats of the following measure, stems are provided for ease of counting. Glissando with stems indicating duration. Phonemes and Syllables Used (using the International Phonetic Alphabet): [ɕ] (voiceless alveolo-palatal sibilant) – represents Russian щ (shcha) – like sh as in sheep [ʂ] (voiceless retroflex sibilant) – represents Russian ш (sha) – like sh as in sheer [ʑ] (voiced alveolo-palatal sibilant) – represents Russian зж – like s as in Asia [ʐ] (voiced retroflex sibilant) – represents Russian ж (zhe) – like s as in pleasure [ɨ] (close central unrounded vowel) – represents Russian ы, which is produced by sounding [i], then drawing the tongue back. If one sounds [ʐ] and attempts to make an [i] sound without moving the tongue, the vowel should be correct. [i] (close front unrounded vowel) – represents Russian и – like ee in free [ʐɨ] – spelled ши in Russian, but in this case only, и sounds like ы – follow the IPA! [ʑi] – spelled зжи in Russian [ɕi] – spelled щи in Russian Part Ranges hushers for Quince Contemporary Vocal Ensemble Warren Enström urgent; with energy Sz p Soprano 1 7 X x x x x x x x ã 8 . 48 > > > > [ ] Sz p Soprano 2 7 X x x x x x x x ã 8 . 48 > > > > [ ] Sz p Mezzo-Soprano 7 X x x x x x x x ã 8 . 48 > > > > [ ] Sz p Alto 7 X x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x ã 8 . 48 [ ] 4 F S 1 x >x x >x x >x x >x >x ã 83 85 ([ ]) F S 2 x x x x x x x x x- x- x- 5 ã > > > > > > 83 8 ([ ]) F M >x >x x >x x >x >x >x x >x x >x >x 5 ã 83 8 ([ ]) F A x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 5 ã > > > > > > 83 > 8 ([ ]) © 2015 2 hushers 8 S 1 5 ≈ c, ≈ c, ≈ c, ≈ c, ≈ c, 2 =c ≈ ≈ c. 7 c ≈ c ≈ c ≈ c ≈ ≈ c ≈ c ≈ c ã 8 8 ‰ 8 ([ɕ]) S 2 c. c. c c. c c c c c c c ã 85 ≈ ‰ Œ ≈ 82 = ≈ ‰ ≈ 78 ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ([ɕ]) M c. c. c. c c c c c c c c ã 85 ‰ ≈ ‰ ≈ ‰ 82 ≈ ≈ = ‰ 78 ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ([ɕ]) A c. c. c c c c c c c c ã 85 Œ ≈ Œ 82 ‰ = ‰ 78 ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ([ɕ]) 11 ß p S 1 H c 3 c ≈ =c ≈ c =c =c ≈ ≈ =c c ≈ =c ≈ c =c 7 ã . 8 Œ ‰ ‰ 8 [ʂ] [ɕ] ß p S 2 H c 3 c c c ≈ ≈ c c ≈ c ≈ c c c ≈ ≈ c 7 ã . 8 Œ = ‰ = = = = ‰ = = 8 [ʂ] [ɕ] ß p M H c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c ã . 38 ‰ 78 [ʂ] [ɕ] ß p A H c c c c c c c c c c c ã . 38 ‰ ‰ = ≈ ≈ = ≈ = ≈ = ‰ = ≈ ≈ = ≈ = ≈ 78 [ʂ] [ɕ] hushers 3 15 ƒ ç S 1 7 c c c c c c c c c c c c c c 5 c c c c c c c c 2 c ã 8 8 ‰ 8 . ([ɕ]) [ʂ] ç p ƒ S 2 H c c c c c c c c c c c c c ã 78 . 85 ‰ ‰ 82 [ʂ] [ɕ] ç p ç M H c c ã 78 . 85 ∑ 82 . [ʂ] ç p ç A H c c ã 78 . 85 ∑ 82 . [ʂ] 18 p ç p S 1 c 5 3 H 5 ã . 8 ∑ 8 8 ([ʂ]) ç p S 2 c c c c c c 5 c c c c c c c c 3 H 5 ã 8 ‰ 8 8 ([ɕ]) [ʂ] p ƒ M c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c ã . 85 ‰ ‰ 38 85 ([ʂ]) [ɕ] p ç p A c H ã . 85 ∑ 38 85 ([ʂ]) 4 hushers 21 ç p S 1 5 2 c 7 2 ã 8 ∑ 8 . 8 ∑ 8 ([ʂ]) ç p S 2 c c c c c c c c c ã 85 ∑ 82 . 78 Œ. 82 ([ʂ]) [ɕ] ç p M c c c c c c c c c c c ã 85 ‰ 82 . 78 Œ. Œ ‰ 82 ([ɕ]) [ʂ] [ɕ] ƒ p A c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c ã 85 ‰ ‰ 82 78 ‰ Œ 82 [ɕ] 24 p S 1 2 c c 3 c c c c c c 5 c c c c ã 8 Œ 8 ‰ 8 Œ. ‰ [ɕ] p S 2 2 3 5 c c c c c c c ≈ ã 8 ∑ 8 ∑ 8 ‰ ‰ ([ɕ]) p M c c c c c c c c c c c c c ã 82 38 ∑ 85 ‰ ‰ ≈ ([ɕ]) A c c c c c c c ã 82 ∑ 38 Œ 85 ≈ ‰ Œ. ([ɕ]) hushers 5 27 F p F p F S 1 c c c ≈ =c c c =c c c 5 =c c c =c c ≈ =c c c =c c ≈ =c c c ã ‰ 15 ‰. ([ɕ]) F p F p F p S 2 c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c ã ‰ = = 155 = = ≈ = = ≈ = = ≈ ([ɕ]) F p F p F M c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c ã ‰ ‰ = = 155 ‰. = = ≈ = = ≈ = ([ɕ]) p F p F p F p A c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c ã = = = = 155 = = ≈ = = ≈ = = ≈ ([ɕ]) 31 p F p F p F p F S 1 =c c ≈ =c c c =c c ≈ =c c c =c c ≈ =c c c =c c ≈ =c c c 8 ã 15 ([ɕ]) F p F p F p F p S 2 c c c c c ≈ c c c c c ≈ c c c c c ≈ c c c c c ≈ 8 ã = = = = = = = = 15 ([ɕ]) p F p F p F p F M c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c ã = ≈ = = ≈ = = ≈ = = ≈ = 185 ([ɕ]) F p F p F p F p A c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c ã = = ≈ = = ≈ = = ≈ = = ≈ 185 ([ɕ]) 6 hushers 35 π P π f S 1 8 c c c c c c c, c, c c c c c c c c c ã 15 ‰. ‰. ([ɕ]) [Jʂ] J [ɕ] P π S 2 c, c, c, c, c, c, c, c c c c c c ã 185 . [Jʂ] J J J J J J [ɕ] π f P M c c c c c c c c c c, c, c, c, ã 185 ‰.
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