JULIÁN________________ BRIJALDO CONGANESS for Percussion Quartet www.julianbrijaldo.com [email protected] CONGANESS 5:00 INSTRUMENTATION Percussion I: Bongos Conga drum Tumbadora Percussion II: Vibraphone Marimba 4 Tom-toms Crash cymbal, Splash cymbal & China cymbal Percussion III: Vibraphone Marimba 4 Tom-toms Crash cymbal, Splash cymbal & China cymbal* Percussion IV: Glockenspiel Vibraphone 3 Timpani: 32,'' 26,'' 23'' * The percussion sets share intruments (See the suggested stage diagram) Performance Notes: . Percussion I has the leading role throughout the piece. It should not be overpowered by the other instruments at any moment. The tempo markings in parentheses are approximated. Ideally, the rhythmic flow should feel flexible. Any fermata should not last more than 5 seconds. The individual parts include an instrumental glossary. Duration up to the performers Square fermata: Duration in seconds is notated above the symbol Roll accelerando or ritardando independentely from the tempo indications for the ensemble. Program Notes: by Catalina Villamarín What makes a conga drum what it is? What gives it its distinctive round, earthy sound? Would it be possible to turn any instrument into a conga drum? CONGANESS plays with these questions, and sets out to make a conga drum out of the combination of all the instruments in this percussion quartet. The foundation of CONGANESS was the spectrographic analysis of the four strokes found in a conga-drum salsa pattern: a tumbadora open stroke, a conga-drum open stroke, a conga-drum slap stroke and a conga-drum muffled stroke. The most prominent frequencies of each of these sounds were approximated to the closest pitches available, becoming the palette of sounds with which the piece was built. In CONGANESS , the lines of each instrument are intertwined in an imitation game, where the conga drums propose different musical ideas, which are echoed with variations by the rest of the instruments. As the imitations get closer together, patterns grow in complexity and density, progressively breaking down, spreading out through the ensemble. The four instruments converge as part of a blurred instrumental mass from which the conga drums break free, sprinting towards the end in an ostinato pattern, cheered on by every other instrument's newly attained conganess. Score CONGANESS Julián Brijaldo Moderato misterioso h = 100 accel. (h = 144 ) Conga drums œ œ œ x x œ x x x x œ Percussion 1 C > ‰ œ w w w w ^ ‰ > ‰ œ Œ‰ > ‰ w ã J J J J J roll accel. æ F cresc. Fp F Marimba œ wb & C ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ Ó ‰ œ œb æ Percussion 2 cresc. f Fp Í ? œ C Ó Œ ‰ œb J Ó ∑ œb æ wæ wæ wæ wæ ˙æ œæ œb 3 3 Vibraphone Percussion 3 œn & C ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ œœ œœ œb œ œ f Timpani Fp (Ab2, Db3, G3) ° Percussion 4 ? C Ó Œ œb w w w w w w w æ æ æ æ æ æ æ æ Fpp cresc. P 1 molto rit. (h = 80 ) Tempo I molto rit. (h = 80 ) 3'' 3'' L.V. Perc. 1 w 3 w ˙ ˙ œ œ œ>x x œ 1 x œ œ œœ œœœœœ ˙ œ ã æ 2 æ. C ∑ ‰ Œ. Œ ∑ > J J 3 5 æ æ p P F 3'' P ø 3'' 3 ˙ œ œb 3 ∑ C ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ j j Œ ∑ ∑ & æ œœ 2 œbœ œœ œ œ Perc. 2 p 3'' P p 3'' œ ˙. ? ∑ 3 w. C ˙ Ó ∑ ∑ ∑ Ó Œ œ ˙. Œ ∑ 2 æ 3'' 3'' L.V. > Perc. 3 3 œbœ œ œ œ œ & 2 C Ó ∑ ∑ œ w w ∑ ˙ ˙æ wæ . ˙ J J œ w w F p F * 3'' ° 3'' L.V. L.V. (Db3- C3) Perc. 4 ? 3 > œ œ œ œ œ w 2 wb . C ˙b ˙ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ J J œ ∑ æ æ π p π 2017 © Julián Brijaldo 2 Conganess 2 Andante h = 80 poco rit. a tempo Tempo I accel. (Œ = Œ) 1.5'' x Perc. 1 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ x œ œ œ > œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ x x œ 1 x œ œ ã 21ˆ43 > > C Ó C ‰ > ‰ Œ. 3 3 3 > > J J J P cresc. F 1.5'' Œ 1ˆ3 ∑ ∑ C ∑ Ó Œ C Ó Œ & 2 4 bœ œ wb w Perc. 2 1.5'' P cresc. ? Œ 21ˆ43 ∑ ∑ C ∑ Ó Œ C ∑ ∑ 1.5'' > Perc. 3 1 3 œœb œ œœ œœ. & Œ 2ˆ4 ∑ ∑ C ∑ Ó Œ C ∑ Œ. J J . * cresc. 1.5'' ° (G3- Ab3) (Glockenspiel) Perc. 4 ? Œ 21ˆ43 ∑ ∑ C ∑ Ó Œ C ∑ ∑ Allegro energico h = 126 œ 1 x x œ x 1 x œ œ œ 1 x x œ x 1 œ 1 x œ œ œ 1 x x œ x 1 œ 1 x 1 Perc. 1 ‰ ‰ œ ‰ ‰ > ‰ œ ‰ ‰ >œ 3 ã J J J J J J J 4 f j j œ œ œ w 3 & Ó œœœœœ œ w w œ. œ. œ œ œ. w œœ œœ œœ Ó 4 ∑ Perc. 2 f b˙ ˙ œ œ œ œbœ œ œ. œ. bw w b œ œ œ > . œ œ œ œ œ . ˙ ? ∑ Œ‰ J J ‰ œ œ 43 ˙ >œ œ ˙ w >œ œ ˙ ˙ Perc. 3 ww œœ œœ œœ ˙˙ ww œœ œœ ˙˙ ˙˙ j w œ œb œ ˙ w œb œ ˙ ˙ ‰ œ œ 3 ˙ . & J J œbœœ œœ 4 ˙˙. f > ° ° ° Glockenspiel Perc. 4 j 3 & ∑ ∑ ∑ œœ œœ ˙˙ ˙˙ ‰ œ œ 4 ˙. > œ œ ˙. f > Conganess 3 3 molto rit. (h = 60 ) Andante h = 80 molto rit. (h = 46 ) 4'' Tempo I 3 U U Perc. 1 w w >x œœœœ ˙ œ œœœ X œœ œx œ ˙ œ œ 1 3 œ œ œ >x x œ œ œ ã roll rit. ∑ 2ˆ4 ‰ C 3 3 > > J π poco f p 4'' f U 1 3 & ∑ Œ Œ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ 2ˆ4 ∑ C Perc. 2 π f 4'' Tom-toms & Cymbals Y L.V. w w œ. ? w w ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ã 1ˆ3 œ œ œ œ roll rit. 2 4 J œ. poco 4'' f U >œ ˙ U œ œ œ œ Perc. 3 w w ˙ b˙˙ ˙˙ bww 1 3 œœb œœ œœ œ & ww ww ˙˙ ˙ ww ˙˙ ˙˙ œœ œœ ˙˙ 2ˆ4 Ó. C w w ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ poco p > > f ° 4'' Timpani ° (Ab2, Db3, Ab3) U U Perc. 4 b ˙ ˙ ww ˙ ˙ ? 1 3 > & ∑ ∑ Œ Œ ˙ ˙ ˙ Ó ∑ 2ˆ4 ˙b . ˙ C p F 4 ( = ) E E 3 x œ x œ œ œ x x 11x œœœ x x x x x œ œ œ x x Perc. 1 C ‰ œ 3 >‰ œ ‰ œœ > ‰ œ œ œ ‰œj 3 > > C > ‰ œœœ 1ˆ3 ã J 2 J J 8 J J 2 4 F poco f X L.V. œ œ œ œœœœ Perc. 2 . œ 1 3 C ∑ 3 ∑ 3 . C ∑ 2ˆ4 ã 2 J Œ 8 F w ˙ w ˙ œ œ œ bœ œ œ Perc. 3 ww 3 ˙˙ œ ˙ œ b Nœœ œœœœ 3 œœb œ œ œœ œ œ œ 1 3 & C 2 œœœœœœ œ ˙ œ œœœ œœ b œ œ œ ˙ 8 œ . C ‰ œ 2ˆ4 œbœ œ œ > œbœ œ œ N˙˙ œœ. J F P poco f L.V. (Ab3- F3) Perc. 4 ? œb 3 3 > 1 3 C ˙b . 2 ∑ ∑ 8 ∑ C wb 2ˆ4 F rit. œ œ œ x œœ x œ œ œ x x œ x œ œ œ1 x x œ œ xœ œ œ 1 x x œ Perc. 1 1ˆ3 > >œ C ‰> ‰ œ Œ‰ ‰ œ Œ‰ ‰ œ ã 2 4 J J J J J J J J J J F p F p dim. X L.V. (Marimba) œœ œ œ œ œ œ œœ Perc. 2 1 3 œ ã 2ˆ4 ∑ C Ó ∑ ∑ F p F >œ œ œ œ . œ œ œ. œ œ œ Perc. 3 œ bœ ˙ ˙ bœ œ œ œ b œ. ˙ œ bœ œ œ. œ œ b œ œ ˙ j j 1ˆ3 œ œ ˙ ˙ C Ó œ œ œ œœ œœ. ˙˙ œœ œ œ œ œœ ˙˙ Œ‰ & 2 4 J œb œ œ. J bœ œ œ. œbœ œ œ. P F P F p L.V. Perc. 4 ? 1 3 2ˆ4 œb . œ œœ œ œ œ œ C wb Ó. J 3 wb œb œ œ wb P π 4 Conganess 5 (h = 40 ) Andante h = 80 accel. (h = 144 ) 3 U Perc. 1 œ x œ œ 1 3 ˙ 1 x œ œ œ œ œ œœx œœ 3 x œœ ˙ w œ œ œ œ œ ã Œ‰ 2ˆ4 ŒŒ C 4 æ C æ Œ J 3 3 π Fp f p f U ∑ 1ˆ3 Ó ŒŒŒ C ∑ 3 ∑ C ∑ Ó Œ & 2 4 4 œ œ Perc. 2 U Fp f P f ? 1 3 3 æ ˙b w ˙. ∑ 2ˆ4 Ó ŒŒŒ C œb æ 4 œæbœ. æ C æ Œ ˙b æ. æ 5 3 (L.V.) . U bœ œb œb Perc. 3 1 3 œ œ œ. 3 & 2ˆ4 bœ œ œ. C ∑ 4 ∑ C œ J œ w œ. œ œ œ. œ œ œ bw œ. J J bœ ˙ bœ œ f œ œb * Í p ° L.V. U Perc. 4 ? 1 3 > 3 2ˆ4 C wb 4 ˙. C w w b˙. œ œ æ π æ æ æ molto rit. (h = 60 ) 1.5'' Bongos Conga drums 3 ˙ x ˙ >˙ œ œ Perc. 1 œ X x œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ . 3 . U œ œj ã 4 C æ J Ó . ∑ 3 > P 1.5'' U & ∑ ∑ ∑ 43 ∑ C ∑ Ó Ó ∑ Perc. 2 1.5'' 3 P dim. p P œ bœ. ? œ 3 J œ œ bœ ˙æ wæ wæ 4 ˙æ. C œb . J ∑ ∑ 1.5'' U (Xylophone) Perc. 3 3 & 4 C Ó ∑ w w w ˙.