UCLA Contemporary Music Score Collection

Title Jökulsárlón (Glacial Lagoon)

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Author Hall, Nathan

Publication Date 2020

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Harp and Percussion with fixed media electronics

Nathan Hall May 2013 10 minutes PERFORMANCE NOTES

Harp requires amplification with mic, processed through a general audio program that pro- duces a long (3-5 second) reverb if possible.

Harp has a special notation at beginning of work and end, marked by glissandi. The left hand Jökulsárlón lightly mutes the strings while the right hand lightly glisses in range indicated (unmetered). for Harpverk The effect is of a distant, whispered, and uneven muffled gliss. Harp, Percussion, and fixed media electronics Percussion: Vibraphone, gong or small tam-tam, low and medium toms, suspended cymbal, by Nathan Hall sizzle cymbal, canister shaker; hard and soft yarn mallets, gong mallet, wire brushes.

Percussion also requires reverbed mics, mounted closely to toms and shaker. May 2013 Duration: 10 minutes Each system on score represents one minute of time (Whole notes usually equal roughly 5-7 seconds). Dashed lines divide the systems at approximately 30” intervals. Accidentals carry through 30-second ‘measures’ unless cancelled. When more rhythmic passages occur, sug- gested tempo is given, but does not last beyond particular passage. PERCUSSION MAP Notes are played in relation to position within time. General cues in electronics are on lowest staff. Shaker (canister, lower sound, not an egg) Electronics are a minimal backing track, prominent the most at beginning and end. Volume Sizzle Cymbal level need not be great for the backing track to be effective. Suspended cymbal Toms: low and medium PROGRAM NOTES Gong/small tam-tam

Jökulsárlón was written on request of Harpverk, Iceland’s resident duo of harp and percussion. The piece abstractly recalls the sounds of Iceland’s famous glacial lagoon, as ice- bergs calve off of the glacier and float slowly out to sea. Birds come and go and the occassion- al ocean wave is heard in the distance. The overall impression of the place is one of a mysteri- ous and timeless stillness, even though every day the scenery is different and changing. Score Jökulsárlón (Glacial Lagoon) for Harpverk Nathan Hall

30" 1' Deep, dark, oceanic p ~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~~ & LH ~mutes/dampens~~~~~~~~~ strings lightly; RH glissandi Harp up and down muted strings (unmetered) (lots of reverb) ç ? U w all notes to let ring w unless indicated. > Vibraphone & Pedal down for entire work. SUS. CYM. (let all perc. ring unless indicated) soft yarn mallet Percussion w ã π Electronics w> cue: "ocean wave" pulses

(continue timespan: one system = 1') 1'30" 2' 1' ~ w œ œ ~~~~~ ~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~ w w w œ œ & ~~ bw Hp. (l.v.) p F bw w ? w w

Vib. & SIZZLE CYM. (yarn mallet) Perc. ˙ ˙ w X ã Elect. π p P

© 2013 Nathan Hall/Works on Paper (ASCAP). 2 Jökulsárlón (Glacial Lagoon) 2' 2'30" 3'

& Hp. trem. p F P ? w bw bw w #w w w

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40 bowed (two bows) (bowed) soft yarn mallet Vib. w w œ œ œ œ & w w 40 p f p f P Perc.

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Elect. chord changes (pulses) long drone

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4 Jökulsárlón (Glacial Lagoon) closer 6' (Œ = approx 69) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 receding again 6'30" 7' distant 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

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7'30" 7' (Œ = approx 60) loco 3 8' 3 √bœ bœ œ bœ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w b w œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œœœ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ b w b w ‰ ‰ ‰ ‰ 3 bœ & w w clock-like J œœœ 3 gœœœ œ Hp. g p F 3 3 3 3 f œ œ ? bœ ˙ b˙ b˙ œ ? & r w œ œ œ œ bœœœœœœœœœ Aœœœw œ œ p œ 3 70 bowed Vib. . & g ˙ g œ g w g ˙. g œ g w wire brushes, unevenly gb˙. gbœ gbw ˙ b˙ bw 70 P f Perc. œ.œ œœœœœœœœœœœ œœ. X ã æ w GONG/LOW CYMB. 70 high string of notes F Elect. 5 Jökulsárlón (Glacial Lagoon) 8' 8'30" bisbig. 9' œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ~~ œ- ˙ œ ~ ~~ œœœ œ œ œ œ œœ œbœœ œœ œ œ œ œ g b˙ œœœ æ ~~~~~~~~ Œ Œ 3 3 3 3 3 J bœ g b ˙ œ ~ & œbœ œ œ œ g œœ ww Hp. ƒ bœ ˙ > p œ œ 3 f F ◊ bœ œ ? w ? œ & œ w w w j œ 3 œ F w w œ œ œ bœ bœ w w w w w 80 œ > ◊ Vib. & bw ˙ bœ œ 80 w F wave-like Xæ S π X Perc. X w œœ. ˙ œœ. œ 80ã æ w w p f π P p F p P Elect. w P

9' 9'30" 10' ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ & LH mutes/dampens strings lightly; RH glissandi~~~~~ Hp. up and down muted strings (unmetered) ? w w w w w w w 92 P π F bowed ◊ Vib. & w 92 P Perc. ã 92 w w w w

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