Edward Bell

Synergy
for Piano Trio

Performance notes
The sound of Synergy should be intense throughout. This is particularly important at lower dynamic
levels, where the effect should be of an intense sound veiled or muted, as if heard from a distance.
This will be achieved primarily through a rich, strong tone at all dynamic levels.
Throughout the score hairpins without an indicated final or goal dynamic indicate expressive rises
and falls relative to the prevailing dynamic. Significant and structural changes of dynamic are usually
indicated with crescendo and diminuendo .
Piano pedalling should aid the production of an indistinct sound, where appropriate, but not to the
extent of unpleasant blurring. Regular half-pedalling will achieve the desired effect. The una corda
pedal is used to create the intended veiled but intense sound, but not a reduction in the marked
dynamic. It will therefore be necessary to compensate finger weight accordingly: for example, at the
opening finger weight should be more like mezzo-forte, though the resultant sound will be piano.
Another aspect of the pieces intensity is its near-constant dynamism, even when the material appears
relatively static. This specifically concerns glissandi (piano) and portamenti (violin and cello) in that
their rate of pitch change should be constant - that is, pitch motion should cover the entirity of the
notated glissando or portamento line.
All pizzicati are performed laissez vibre.

Guide to Notation
Quarter sharp
Three-quarter flat

Highest note possible on given string (no particular pitch is indended)

Portamento as if to bracketed note, but dont actually play it

Repeat sequence of notes as quickly as possible, for as long as marked

March 2011

Synergy
Edward Bell

Violin

Con moto: sempre intenso (q = 180)

pizz.

Violoncello

Piano

ff

Con moto: sempre intenso (q = 180)

p indistinto, meccanico

con molto Ped.

una corda

(l.v. sim.)

(l.v. sim.)

12

pizz.

ff

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18

24

arco

pizz.

30

arco

pizz.

36

arco

42

47

arco

pizz.

pizz.

arco

pizz.

arco

pizz.

arco

pizz.

crescendo poco a poco
f

53

arco II

arco sul pont.

poco p

p semplice

pp

f secco

tre corde

59

65

norm.

p secco

trem.

pp

mf

meno f

71

mp

pp cresc.

mp

pp cresc.

f
f
pp molto cresc.
pp cresc.

77

pp cresc.

82

ff

ff

IV

pp

pp

pizz.

sempre ff

molto cresc.

arco

mf

pizz.

arco

mf

sempre ff

molto cresc.

ff

mp

87

ff

ff

99

pizz.

arco

mf

p ff

pizz.

arco

mf

p ff

pizz.

ff

p ff

ff

ff

93

p ff

pizz.

arco

arco

ff

pp

pp

105

mp

111

ff

pizz.

pizz.

116

pizz.

arco

pizz.

arco

arco

ff

ff

ff

pp p

pp p

mp

arco

ff

ff

ff

ff

cresc. molto

ff

121

E

pp sempre

pp indistinto

pp indistinto

pp sempre

sff

138

sff

arco

mp

marcato

(staccato sim.)

pizz.

ff

pizz.

130

ff

pizz.

arco

mp

ff

144

pi f

arco

IV

marcato

mp

ff

G

150

fp

molto cresc.

155

fp molto cresc.

ff

fp molto cresc.

ff

ff

ff

sub. pp

sub. pp

pp

molto cresc.

fp

ff

p cresc. molto

pp

pp

pp

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160

fp molto cresc.

ff

pp

pp

166

poco f

pp

mp

mp

f
pp cresc.

pp cresc.

(norm.)

pp cresc.

174

non-espress.

ppp

pp

ff

ppp

fp molto cresc.

pp cresc.

180

pp

ff

185

molto cresc.

pp

molto cresc.

ff

m.s.

pp molto cresc.

III
quasi lontano all'inizio

ff

(norm.)

p
pizz.

11

f ma non-pesante

191

f (meccanico)

pizz.

ff

arco

arco

ff

12

197

203

ff

IV

209

III

ff

ff

dim.

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215

trem. sul pont.

mf

mf

221

mp

trem. sul pont.

mf

227

tre

corde

una corda

mp cantabile

mp

una corda

tre
corde

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239

245

5:4e

mf

norm.
quasi lontano all'inizio

(norm.)

ff marcato

f espress.

pizz.
III

(marcato applies only to

first note of group)

233

5:6e

5:4e

5:4e

5:6e

251

15

arco
trem. sul pont.

5:4e

sub. p

sfp

molto dim.

257

molto pesante

pp

262

pp

(loco)

16

268

arco
trem. sul pont.

p molto cresc.

mp
molto cresc.

(loco)

272

norm.

ff

norm.

ff

277

ff intenso

marcato

ff

pp

marcato

ff

pp

II
pizz.
" "

ff sub. pp

ff

IV

pizz.

ff

fff

ff

fff

percussivo

una
tre
(raise gradually)
corda

corde

" "