Professional Documents
Culture Documents
for
Hugh Livingston
Michael F. Zbyszynski
Daguerreotype
General
l.h. = left hand
r.h = right hand
n = niente (zero dynamic level)
Accidentals apply only to the not to which they are attached. In the case of a repeated pitch, no
noteheads are used after the first note. Cautionary accidentals are used in the metered sections.
When vibrato markings are not specified, players can use their usual vibrato. Molto vibrato always
means rapid and narrow vibrato, unless otherwise specified. Tremolo should always be as dense as possible.
Numbers in large boxes indicate foot pedal cues. Vertical arrows indicate the exact time the pedal
should be depressed, and should be followed precisely.
In spite of the notation’s demand for precision, this piece is meant to be interpreted. It should have a
free, improvisational character. Many of the techniques are designed to be chaotic or noisy; players should
explore this quality whenever possible. Each performance should be unique, and adjust to the particular
response of the instrument, electronics and player during the performance.
Position on string
The two line staff above the main staff is used to indicate the relative position of bowing or plucking
the string. The following abbreviations are used, listed from highest to lowest:
AST = alto sul tasto
ST = sul tasto
PST = poco sul tasto
ORD = ordinario
SP = sul ponticello
MSP = molto sul ponticello
An arrow indicates a gradual change from one position to the next. “on the bridge” signifies playing on the
bridge with little or no recognizable pitch.
Bow pressure
Flautando is notated on a continuum: normale, poco flautando, flautando, estramamente flautando.
Est. flautando should produce a soft, noisy, wind-like murmur, with only a hint of pitch. Arrows are used to
indicate a gradual transition from one state to another.
Increased bow pressure is indicated by x noteheads. At its maximum, this should produce a scratching
sound in which the audible pitch is totally replaced by noise. Usually this state is reached gradually, from
normal pressure.
for Hugh Livingston Daguerreotype Michael F. Zbyszynski
violoncello & electronics
Lento cantabile: ~ 30"/line
pizz. espress. AST same spot as l.h. pizz. PST AST ST PST AST same spot as l.h. pizz. ORD ST AST near l.h.
sempre l.v.
da lontano, non vib. da lontano, non vib.
+ + I
&œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ jœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ bœ œ œ œ
F P p ∏ #œ
F p F p p F P II
1 ∏
An extremly brief, upwards portamento at the
ST AST SP ORD end of the note. At the end of the fingerboard, SP ST ORD
the l.h. continues out, off of the strings with a
gestural flourish. marcato
poco grave fermamente slow, wide vib. lyric, molto vib.
slow, wide vib. —j
& œ nœ #œ œ b jœ œ b jœ
œ
œ b jœ œ œ œ b jœ œ
b jœ œ
jœ œ bœ œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ ?
P n f P bœ
f P f
MSP SP ORD AST same spot as l.h. pizz. ORD ST ORD ST AST
gracile, non vib. espress. l.h. only gracile, non vib.
œ œ œ œ œ œ
Jœ b jœ œ b jœ œ b jœ œ œ œ +œ -œ + + + bœ + +
bœ + +
œ œ
bœ Jœ jœ bœ
bœ œ bœ œ
? œ œ
π p P F π F∏ p ∏
P π
near l.h. SP ORD ORD AST ORD
poco grave
III - -œ œ molto vib.
o - II
œœ œ œ œ bœ œ bœ œ bœ ggg b -œœ gg œœ œo gg # œœœ œ œ b œ b œ œ. ggg # œœ œ bœ œ bœ
? æ æ æ æ æ æ gg œ &œ ? ggg b œ œ & ? gg g bœ bœ b œ jœ b œ bœ bœ
π œ- œ
jœ jœ jœ
S
p F F ff
f f F 2 P F
Più mosso, leggiero
ST AST ORD ST same spot as l.h. pizz. above l.h.
da lontano, non vib.
III + o
œ œ œ œ #œ œ #œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ I I III
? bœ œ #œ #œ #œ #œ #œ œ bœ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ
bœ œ bœ œ # œ # œ œ bœ œ
& œœ
œ œ œ œ ∏
P P P P P f IV ff II P II
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Affrettato, mercuriale
AST SP ORD
ç
molto vib. allargando
lunga
œ œ #œ œ
bœ bœ œ bœ #œ œ œ œ #œ œ nœ œ bœ œ bœ œ U
∑
&œ œ œ #œ œ ? bœ bœ œ œ
b œ- œ
P -
4 F f
5
© 2002 Michael Ferriell Zbyszynski
tempo 1
AST MSP l.h. pizz + bowing to emphasize 4th partial AST MSP ST ORD
arco accelerating trill between open string and harmonic; emphasize noise and changing timbre.
œo œo œo œo œo œo œo œo œo œo œo œo œo œo +O O Ÿ b increasing in speed ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
non vib.
I
≤
? œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ¿ & œb œ œ œ bœ œ bœ œ œ B
P f p II
n F n pitched noise
π f
SP MSP on the bridge ORD SP ST PST AST AST ORD MSP
normale est. flautando poco flautando est. flautando normale
œ- ,
rude non vib. con vib.
I
¿æ
œ
B æ bœ bœ
&œ ¿- -¿ œ œ œ œ
œ
ß Í
œ
jœ
œ #œ œ #œ œ
ff II
π p f
F p ∏
¿¿ ¿ ¿ ¿
ORD ST SP ORD ST MSP
¿ ¿ ¿ SP MSP
¿ ¿ ¿¿¿ ORD ST
P n flautando
#ä¿ œ œ b ¿ä¿
flautando est. flautando col legno battuto III f n col legno battuto da lontano, non vib.
^ œ non vib.
œ ^ b jœ œ^ œ œ II
jeté
II
œ œ œ œæ
œ
œ b jœ œ #œ
#œ
œ b œæ œ œ bœ œ bœ œ bœ
mfz f ß
? œ
p ff p n F æ f π n
6 n
n F
MSP SP ORD MSP SP ORD MSP SP
arco arco
pizz. III pizz. II
o
b œœ ¿¿ œœ ¿¿ œo # œœ œ
œ bœ
bœ œ
? æ æ & œ ? æ æ & ? æ
n Ï P n Ï P n f
ORD SP SP
flautando est. flautando
œ -œespress.
œ b -œ œ - b œ
#œ bœ bœ bœ bœ œ
? jœ bœ jœ b œ jœ b œ jœ bœ œ œ
π œ œ
p f p 7 π
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Adagio con moto q»∞¢ accel. q»¶§
same spot as l.h. pizz. AST near l.h.
+ + + sempre
l.h.: III Œ. Œ
7œ 6œ œœœœœœ 7 œ œœ œœœœœ œ 6œ K
‰ 7 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 6 œ œj œ 7
?8 8≈ 8≈ 8 Œ. ≈ 8 ≈ 8 ≈ 8
P r.h.: I
F P III
F œ œ œ œ œ œ
8 9
III III
7œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ #œ œ #œ œ 6 n œ œ #œ œ œ 7œ
Œ. 6 œ≈ œ Œ 7œ œ œ œ 6 œ œ œ #œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ 7
?8 ≈ 8 ≈ 8≈ 8 8≈ ≈ 8 8
œ œ œ I
P III
f F œ œ œ œ œ œ
p F
right hand should be moving smoothly
ORD AST same spot as l.h. pizz. upward through this whole gesture, above l.h.
ending at head level.
lyric, molto vib. poco rit.
œ B œ bœ nœ + œ +
II
7œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ #œ œ‰ 6 #œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ ‰ 7 #œ œ 6œ
+
7Œ œ
+ +
#œ ‰ 6Œ III
œ
+ o U
œ Œ 13
?8 ≈ ≈ 8 ≈ ≈ 8 # -œ 8 8 8 16
P F p f P p F p 3
10
Presto subito, furioso non legato Small notes are to be barely articulated, like transparent ghosts. If, now and
ORD again, one fails to speak or is a different pitch, it is of little consequence. ORD
bœ bœ œ bœ bœ œ bœ bœ œ bœ bœ œ
13 œ
œ
# Kœ œ œ bœ
œ
œ
# Kœ œ œ bœ
œ
œ
# Kœ œ bœ œ œ
œ
# Kœ Kœ œ
? 16 #œ
œ bœ
œ #œ
œ bœ
œ #œ
œ bœ
œ #œ
#œ œ bœ
œ
f
11 12
MSP MSP
bœ b Kœ b Kœ n œ œ bœ b Kœ b œ n Kœ œ bœ bœ b Kœ œK n œ b Kœ Kœ b œ nœ b Kœ œ œ
œ
œ œ œ
œ bœ œ œ
œ #œ œ œ
œ œ bœ
œ
œ bœ
#œ œ
#œ œ #œ œ œ #œ bœ œ œ
? #œ œ #œ #œ œ
#œ #œ
œ œ #œ œ #œ
ORD
bœ b œK œ bœ Kœ b œ bœ œ bœ bœ œ bœ b >œK U
bœ
œ
œ
# Kœ œ œ bœ
œ
œ
# Kœ œ œ bœ
œ
œ
# Kœ œ œ bœ
œ
œ
# Kœ œ œ Œ Ó
? bœ œ bœ œ bœ œ bœ œ
œ #œ œ #œ œ #œ œ #œ
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Senza misura, largo tentativo
¿ ¿ ¿ più mosso quasi danza
SP ¿ ¿ ¿¿ SP MSP SP ORD SP ORD SP ORD SP ORD SP ORD SP ORD SP ORD SP ORD
F n P n ≤ ≤ ≤.
b œ≤. b œ≤. ≥ ≤
col legno battuto ≤. ≥
III I
b œæ n œæ ≤. œ≤. ≥ b œ. œ ≥ b œ. ≥ ≤ ≤
. b œ œ. ≥
B
œ œ #œ œ ≥
b œ- b œ j— œ œ œ # œ. œ œ # œ œ #
≥ œ
œ
j—
? œ œ ? #œ œ œ œ #œ œ #œ #œ #œ œ &
π P æ πF π P fp f P f P F p f P f œ p
n F n
ST ORD MSP
molto rit.
>œ >œ >œ >œ > >œ >œ >œ œ b>œ œ # œ n œ >œ >œ >œ >œ >œ -œ b -œ - -œ œ
œ >œ œ b œ b œ >
œ œ
œ 3 œ #œ œ œ œ #œ #œ œ 5 œ #œ œ œ œ >
œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ 3 œ œ œ #œ œ œ 5 œ - b œ b œ œ #œ U
5 œ # œ #œ #œ nœ # œ
œ #œ 4 #œ #œ 7 # œ # œ # œ œ œ . b œ . 34 æ ‰
?8 8 8 #œ œ 4 #œ œ 8
Ͼ.
jO
5 œ
Ï ff 3
3 7 f π
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Senza misura, espressivo i trionfante
SP ORD
œo b œo œo b œo "
l.v.
? bœ jO JO jO JO
æ æ æ
18 p f possibile
Lento cantabile: ~ 30"/line
AST MSP
poco flautando
ORD ST ST SP ST
ORD AST
p P n
II Slowly remove l.h. entirely. est. flautando
œ œ œ stopped to harmonic O Let it rest on left knee. O
+œ +œ +œ III
?I p π
P n π n
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