Knell (2015)

Jeremy Corren
knell
(2015)
for flute, clarinet, percussion, piano, soprano, violin and cello
written for the TAK Ensemble
knell written for the TAK Ensemble

Notes
General
Just Intonation
Specific sonorities in this piece ask for the performance of intervals based on the harmonic series. These sonorities ask for 3 kinds of microtones
in particular, to approximate:
5th partial: lowered by a 1/12th of a tone, or ~16 cents
Winds
Timbral changes
The flute part asks for tone-production on the following spectrum: air aeolian
(mixed air-pitch) ord
(normal tone quality)
The marking f.t. indicates flutter tongue.
The marking tongue roll indicates a rolled tongue effect, without air, that produces a non-pitched trill of sorts
The marking bisb. tr. indicates bisbigliando trill, or tone-color trill
The marking beating vib. indicates vibrato and asks for a relatively quick and subtle vibrato that mimics the sound of beatings that result from
close frequencial dissonances
Piano
Muted strings
Plus-signs ( + ) above a pitch ask for the pianist to mute the string in front of the damper and strike the key with force. This should
produce a thud-like, bell-like sonority, though perfectly clear in pitch.
Harmonics
The piece asks for specific piano harmonics, most of which relate to ensemble sonorities. These sonorities are based on harmonic
series intervals of the fundamentals A0, Bb0, C2, E1, and Ab1 (in order of appearance. Strive for a sound that resembles most
closely the isolated partial, as devoid of the fundamental as possible (though not completely). Let ring with the assistance of sustain
pedal.
Percussion
All of the material is performed on a ride cymbal. The primary techniques are:
Mallets
Roll on any part of the cymbal under the bell, unless otherwise indicated (i.e. Roll on Bell)
> Bell Roll asks the percussionist to begin rolling on the lower part of the cymbal and then move up to the bell
Soft hit either on the bell or the lower part of the cymbal
Brushes:
Slide: use the metal end of the brush-stick to scrape the cymbal in a sweeping gesture
Soprano
The piece asks for both sung material and timbral extensions thereof, based on the following syllables:
[ ah ] : basic sung syllable
[ f ] : indicates air-sweep, which mimics a wind-like sound that often accompanies air-sound from flute/clarinet and rolled cymbal texture
produced by an O-shaped mouth
con vib. and senza vib. ask for vibrato or straight-tone respectively
Strings
Timbral changes
sul pont, indicated by s.p., should produce a mixed sonority of a pitchs fundamental and upper partials.
molto sul pont, indicated by m.s.p., should produce a sonority that is predominantly the upper partials of a pitch.
sul tasto, indicated by s.t., asks for bowing towards the fingerboard to mute higher partials.
molto sul tasto, indicated by m.s.t., asks for bowing high up on the fingerboard to produce an extremely hollow sound.
on the bridge, indicated by o.b., should produce an audible but pitchless sonority similar to white noise.
NOTE: When playing on the bridge, increase in dynamics should be accompanied by an increase in bow pressure to give more presence
to the sound.
knell
jeremy corren
Timeless q = 57
A
6
Flute & 4
6
Clarinet in Bb & 4
Cymbal
Piano
Soprano
6
/ 4
Mallets
6
&4
44
sf
44
+
>
6
& 4bw
6
&4
44
+
44 b
>
sf
44
*
44
air
air sweep
p
roll
6
Violoncello & 4
44
44
b

s.t.
ppp
air-sweep
[f]
p
b b O
ord
sf
46
46
46
Timeless q = 57
A
6
Violin & 4
mp
46
44 >
aeolian
ppp
46
46
+
44 b
>
w
w
44
*
sf
air
44
pppp
44
43
43
O O
J
ppp
ord
s.p.
46
ord
mf
44
pppp
44
b

s.t.
ppp
b
f
43
43
roll: into wind trill
air-sweep
64 O
pppp
44
w
mp
mp
air
[f]
p
b b O
ord
43
43
43
sf ppp
43
3
&4
5
3
& 4
3
/ 4
<>
& 43
pp
& 43
mp

& 43
mf
44
+
44 b
>
b
*
44
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3

44
J
43
58 _
pp
sf
58 _
58 Y
roll
58
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
44

43
J
44
mp
44
44
44
3 
& 4
s.p.
44
p.s.p.
sf
ord
b b O
44
b

s.t.
ppp
58 O
O
J
ord
pp
58
ord
mp
44
pppp
s.t.
water-sound
mp
3O
&4
43
58
pppp
mf
58
pppp
mf
pp
ord
aeolian
pppp
44
pppp
pppp
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ord
44 b >

ord
aeolian
mf
pp
air
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
44
ord
aeolian
[ sh ]
p
o.b.
?4
pppp
o.b.
43
43
43
43
p
43
p
B
9
3
&4
aeolian
? 43
o 3 o
+ +
mf
bO O O O
3
&4
45
mp
mf
- - -
air
pppp
b
b
38
43
38
43
p
'beating
vib.'
pppp
air
- - -
38
38
Y
43 p

ppp
38
*
45
38
45
ord
con vib.
? 43
>
pppp
senza vib.
mp
pppp
38 j

II
3
III III
IV
mf
pppp
45
44
45
44
45
Mallets
54
mp
43 b
_
43
s.t.
ord
38
45
44
bO
b
ord
ppppp
o.b.
pppp
44
j
43
)
43
44
sf
45
[s]
44
hiss
sub ppp
pppp
45
pp
roll on bell
slide w/ pppp
metal end of brush
43
mf
soft hit w/ mallet
B
3
&4
ppppp
45
mp
45
air
Mallets and Brush-stick
5
& 4b
mf
ord
45
soft hits on bell
3
/ 4
? 43
breathy
45
3
& 4
ord
45
f
44
44
air
C
14
4
& 4
4
& 4
4
4
41 b
aeolian
41
& 44
mp
? 4
4
4
& 4
ppp
pppp
44
44
+
44 b
>
41
s.p.
p.s.p.
ppp
? 4
4
44
sf
44
44 O
O
41
p.s.p.
pp
41
pp
mf
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
44

43
J
58 _
&4
ord
58 Y
air-sweep
[f]
4O
& 4
58 _
roll
pppp
air
ord
pp
1
4
41
mp
41
J
44
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~5
4

J
4
43
aeolian
b b O
ord
58
b

s.t.
ppp
44
mp
58
58 _
44
s.p.
mp
58
water-sound
ord
44
pppp
?3
[ sh ]
p
o.b.
ord
s.t.
mp
pppp
mp
44
?3
mp
58 O
43
44 n
b
sf
pppp
mf
?4
o.b.
43
43
43
ord
3
&4
19
aeolian
pppp
3
& 4
pppp
/ 43
? 43
3 o
+
mf
bO
? 43
3
&4
mf
mp
soft hits on bell
ord
aeolian
mf
pp
? 43
pppp
>
senza vib.
mp
ppp
roll: into wind tr.
mp
&
mf
p.s.p.
O
J
pp
ppppp
ppp
s.p.
mf
+
44 b
>
sf
b b O
ord
s.p.
mf
41
f
41
44
pppp
ord
44
pp
pppp
mf
pppp
sf
ord
con vib.
aeolian
pppp
& b
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
44
44
ord
44
roll
41
41
III
pppp
ord
44
pppp
41
41
II
?
f
41
D
1
# #
&4
23
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
#
44 #
1
& 4
1
/ 4
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
44
mf sub p
pppp
mf sub pp
7:4
# #
1
&4 >
p
f sub pp
o
1 III II
& 4 #
44
mf
mp
mf
pppp
pppp
mf
~~~~~~~
44
p
pppp
Y
43
44
~~~~~~~~~ sim.
~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ sweeping
#
# #
n
n

43 #
44
f sub pp
mp
*
ord
s.t.
mf
s.t.
mf
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ O
?
ord
&
ord
ord
O
mp
ppp
43
*
ppp
44
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
# #
34
44
s.p.
mp
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
# #

O O
f sub pp
mp
44
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

43
pppp
mp
pppp
44
44
?1
4 O
mf
44 Y
mf
pppp
roll on bell
mp
? 41
mf
~~~~~~~ 7
n 4
4
p
7:4
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
# #
43
aeolian
43
pppp
pppp
44
<>~~~
~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
27
~~~~~~~~~~~~~

4 J ~~~~~~

J J
&4
ord
ord
pppp
pppp
/ 44
n n
4
& 4 n n b
b
3
?4
4
4
&4
4
&4
mp
*
-
[ sh ]
p
o.b.
? 44
6

p
mp
*
-
water-sound
[ sh ]
p
6

p
43
o 3 o
mf
5
4
mp
& 4b
- - -
air
41
pppp
b b

pppp
air
41
- - -
41
41
mp
45
45

ppp
41
*
41
E
34
+ mf
+
mf
ord
bO O O O
43
soft hits on bell
43
43
45
breathy
pppp
p
o.b.
water-sound
43
ord
45
pppp
<>~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

4
b
b
J J
& 4 J
f
aeolian
43
45
ord
con vib.
43
>
pppp
senza vib.
mp
pppp
pppp
45
41

s.t.
41
f
1
&4
31
1
& 4
/ 41
1
&4
? 41
& 41
43
43
p
'beating
vib.'
ppppp
Y
43
Bow
soft hit
43
44

pppp
_
43
hiss
[s]
p
III III
IV
mf
4
4
)
43
44
44
43
3
4
ord
breathy
[ah]
sub ppp
43
43
o 3 o
44
pppp
45
mp
44
&
45 b ww
44
mf
45
*
45
9th partial of C2
unmeasured tremolo
s.t.
43
3b
mf
F
45
44 3 b w
?
f
44
f
3 b b 44
II
pppp
ppp
ord
con vib.
43
>
pppp
senza vib.
mp
senza vib.
&
45 3 b
pppp
44
[ah]
pp
pppp
7th partial of C2 ord

-33
+ +
bO O O O
43
pppp
ppppp
soft hits on bell

while rolling
44
3b
pppp
45
mf
mf
7th partial of C2
-33
&
45
7th partial of C2
-33
Mallets
7th partial of C2
pppp
ord
aeolian
pppp
mf
bowed: mute bell for lower partials
o.b.
44
sub ppp
mf
ppppp
o
44 3 b
43 b
43
9th partial of C2
ppp
mf
1 j3 3
& 4 4
II
?1
4
44
air
air
f.t.

mp
ppp
mf
ppp
44
4
&4
10
36
3#
41
4
4
& 4
41
roll
+
4
& 4 b >
41
41
4
&4
I
II
pppp
41
bell roll
ppp
mp
mf sub pp
ppp
43
mf
7:4
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
#
n n 43 # n
41 n
ppp
41
43
II
41
4
& 4
pppp
mp
41
ppp
43
III
pppp
~~~
n 4
4
~~~
44
41 O
mf
Y
43
44
f
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
#
43
43
pp
44
ppp
34
mf
II
III
43
pppp
f sub pp
II
III
o
14
pppp
mp
pppp
mp
pppp
Y
43
ppp
7:4
41
mp
41
6
sf
?4
4
pppp
43
ppp
4
/ 4
mp
# 3
41 n
4
aeolian
O
43
pp
44
44
44
pppp
O
pppp
ord
<>~~~
41
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
4
&4
41
<>~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
4
41
& 4
43
mf
43
G
_
44
45

air
f.t.
air
'beating
vib.'
ppppp
mf
mf
/ 44
n
4
& 4 n n
b
3
41
Y
43
soft hit
41
41
pppp
?4
4
44 3 b o
44
43 b
hiss
34 _
[s]
41 j
II
43
41
)
43
s.t.
III III
IV
mf
sub ppp
mf
b
mf
44
[ah]
sub ppp
pppp
mf
45 b w
w
45
45
[ah]
pp
pppp
44 3 b w
ppppp
5
4
45 3 b
7th partial of C2
-33
mf
9th partial of C2
?
mp
45
pppp
mp
pp
s.t.
j ord

mf
7th partial of C2
-33
&
7th partial of C2
pppp
44
o.b.
pppp
mp
&
4
&4
ppppp
ppp
pppp
45
9th partial of C2
3b
mf
4 Y
4
Bow
43
44
mp
?4
4
& 44
41
pppp
11
7th partial of C2
-33
pppp
III

mf
mf

mp
pppp
o
pppp

&
12
46
aeolian
f.t.
pppp
11th partial of E1
+50
&
pppp
mf
ppp
&
44
44 b w
roll
mp
L
J
5th partial of E1
-16
pppp
pppp
4th partial of Ab1
mp
pppp
pppp
&
44
#
41
44
*
b
siempre [ah]
pppp
II
41 44
f
# www
pppp
w
p
ppp
#
#
mp
H
41 44
pp
41
44 w
mf
ppp
41 44
41 44
44 3 b w
44
14th partial of Ab1

-33
7th partial of E1
-33
pppp
41
ppp
pppp
mf
pp
&
3
44 #
pp
44
41
44 b w
bw
wo
f
Mallets
mp
11th partial of E1
+50
44
pppp
&
pppp
mp
6th partial of Ab1

44
b
9th partial of Ab1
ord
&
III
pppp
ppp
<#>
&
pppp
51
45 #
pppp
&
pp
5th partial of C2
-16
O
*
45
pppp
45
45
mp
mp
roll
mp
&
pppp
o
pp
ord
#

pppp
con vib.
pp
pppp
pppp
s.p.
pp
pp
senza vib.
s.p.
pppp
O O
*
&
pppp
ppp
pppp
soft hits on bell
p
ord
mp
# www
pppp
n #
ppp
ppp
45
IV
pppp
45
pp
& #
&
5
4
soft hits on bell
ppp
&
45
&
/
13
pppp
o
pp
<#>
&
14
55
44 #
n
pppp
&
#w
7:4
mf
44
pppp
o
pppp
~~~~~~~~~~~~
n
aeolian
44
roll
44
b
&
&
mp
ppp
o
44
#
III
II
o
w
&
pppp
bell roll
b
sf
pp
?4
f
4O
mf
pp
O O
pp
mf sub pp
sf
pppp
bO O
b
p.s.p.
pp
pppp
pppp
mf
3 >+
b
J
b
bO
b
sf
pppp
bisb. trill
pppp
pppp
sf
pppp
pppp
mf
roll
3 >+
n b
J
b
III
~~~~~~~~~
b
J
p
pppp
~~~~~~~~~~
#
44
pppp
f sub pp
44
*
mf sub pp
7:4
mp
ord
pppp
bell roll
ppp
#
#
& <#>
f
pppp
&
~~~~~~~~~~~~
n
~~~~~~~~~

aeolian
ord
pppp
s.p.
pppp
O
J
p.s.p.
f sub pp
bO O
b
pppp
ord
s.p.
O

p
pppp
&
#
&
60
pppp
&
pppp
~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~
n #
43
43
mp
& n#
pp

p

&
pppp
o
n
I
pppp
43
43
pppp
43
ppp
IV
pppp
43
pp
ord
n

pppp
mp
44
41 n
44 #
#
41
mp
mp
pp
p
3
# ? 44
6
41
con vib.
44
41
p
pppp
44
pppp
s.p.
44

pppp
pppp
s.p.
2nd time: with more intensity
41
mp
15
pppp
1
4
p
ord
&
44 #
44
ppp
O O
roll
mp
mp
41
43 #
pppp
pppp
ppp
&
ppp
pp
41

2nd time: with more intensity
pppp
soft hits on bell
pppp
mp
&
~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~
# # 3
#
4
mp

&
I
<#>1.
&
pppp
16
65
(ppp)
&
<#>
&
1.
pp
mp
#
pppp
pppp
ppp
(con vib.)
senza vib.
pp
pppp
mf
senza vib.
3b w
[ah]
14th partial of Ab1

-33
?
pppp
ppp
44 3 b o
7th partial of C2
43 O
*
44
pp
43 3
mp
43
44
44
3b
pppp
7th partial of E1
-33
pppp
mf
4th partial of Ab1
mp
44 Y
43
pppp
11th partial of E1
+50
9th partial of C2
pppp
43
pppp
(p)
ord
IV
pp
pp
44
34 Bow

O
O
*
*
bO
43
pppp
mp
2.
11th partial of E1
+50
44
pppp
o
b
9th partial of Ab1
(p)
ord
#
43
mp
9th partial of Ab1
ppp
&
6th partial of Ab1
roll w/ mallets
2.
& w
& #
11th partial of C2
+50
s.t.
pppp
pppp
5th partial of E1
-16
pppp
44
f
mf
<>
&
70
5th partial of C2
mf
45
pppp
mf
45
5 Y
4
pppp
L.H.
pppp
9th partial of C2
&
b
&3
ord
7th partial of C2
-33
mf
pppp
3rd partial of C2
o

IV
mf
s.t.
>
R.H.
>
#
#

mf
>
>
#
#
pppp
mp
mp
mf
pppp
mp
II
45
pppp
ord
s.p.
mf
pppp
II
pppp
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ord
mf
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

45
ord
pppp
pppp
mf
pppp
mf
R.H.
45
ord
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
45 w
w
b w
b w
pppp
pppp
mf
45
pp
roll
mf
pppp
hit on cymbal: let wash
Mallets
&
pppp
mf
&
17
s.p.
ord
mf
pppp
mf
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ord
s.p.
mf

&
74
44
&
44
18
Y
/
pppp
&
>
# >
#
pppp
>
# >
#
mp
mf
bell roll
pppp
mp
mf
mp
&
# >
#
w
w
pp
pppp
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
4

4
pppp
pp
pppp
44
44
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
w
4
4
II

&
44
pppp
ppp
# >
#
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
? w
pppp
44 Y
let wash
pppp
<ord
>
?
pppp
mp
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ord
s.p.
mp
ord
pppp
ord
s.p.
ord
pppp

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for flute, clarinet, percussion, piano, soprano, violin and cello

written for the TAK Ensemble

knell written for the TAK Ensemble

roll: into wind trill

soft hit w/ mallet

Mallets and Brush-stick

soft hits on bell

soft hits on bell

roll: into wind tr.

soft hits on bell

<>~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

7th partial of C2 ord

soft hits on bell

bowed: mute bell for lower partials

bowed: mute bell for lower partials

4th partial of Ab1

14th partial of Ab1

bowed: mute bell for lower partials

6th partial of Ab1

9th partial of Ab1

soft hits on bell

soft hits on bell

2nd time: with more intensity

2nd time: with more intensity

soft hits on bell

14th partial of Ab1

bowed: mute bell for lower partials

4th partial of Ab1

9th partial of Ab1

6th partial of Ab1

hit on cymbal: let wash

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