Haute tension for Piano and Percussion

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1 alingherman Haute tension or Piano and Percussion duration : ca Some rights reserved. version 1 (Jan. 2009)

Instrumentation & Accessories or the PIANIST - a lexible lastic comb (see hoto is Note) (length : or Steinway ianos, exactly 1,9 cm or 5,975 inch, or other ianos cut i necessary or take a longer comb

2 Instrumentation & Accessories or the PIANIST - a lexible lastic comb (see hoto is Note) (length : or Steinway ianos, exactly 1,9 cm or 5,975 inch, or other ianos cut i necessary or take a longer comb in order to daen and ilter harmonics in the range C4-G#4) - ost-it stickers to label the strings - textile wire to mark the harmonics osition on 2 low strings - otional: lastic (coosite) nails, secial glue kit (available in cosmetic shos) to luck the strings more owerully without damaging nails or the PERCUSSIONIST! Beore any ublic erormance a declaration must be sent to your national author s society! - Vibrahone (with bow) - Marimba (5 octaves) - Glockensiel (with edal) - Crotales; E4, F#4, A#4, B4, A5 layed with Glock. lastic mallets + triangle beater - 4 Gongs (domed); F#2, C#, A#, G#4-4 Cymbals; high susended, medium rived, low susended and high-hat - Tam-tams; medium small (with rim), medium wind (without rim), largest ossible (with rim) - Bass drum (large and resonating long) - Whi (low, very resonant) - Wood chimes (ew sets, large range rom low to high) - Music stand (big and heavy), may be reely relaced and/or sustained with an alternative similar sound (steel brake drum or instance). 2

Check the website www.gherman.yucom.be or the latest version o the iece. This coy: v.1 Program Note Haute tension (= High tension ) was coosed during a tensional eriod o my lie.

The situation o discoort gives secial alert ower and the outburst remains uncertain. The visual asect o the musicians being under ressure is very iortant and adds a second dramatic layer to the iece.

3 Check the website or the latest version o the iece. This coy: v.1 Program Note Haute tension (= High tension ) was coosed during a tensional eriod o my lie. I wanted to transose this otential energy on musical ercussive instruments and search a certain beauty and interest in the danger. The situation o discoort gives secial alert ower and the outburst remains uncertain. The visual asect o the musicians being under ressure is very iortant and adds a second dramatic layer to the iece. The music is made by the visible tensions and the sounds. Note or the PIANIST Dress : silent clothes/shoes Playing techniques inside the iano: = ercussive sound = lucked string (usually by nail) = other laying technique directly on the string(s), ad libitum Playing ositions inside the iano: on the strings Ordinario close to the tuning igs, age 2, bar 11 between onticello and ins, age 10, bar 64 + age 12, bar 84

on the case on the iron late s bars knock on the iano case, age 1, bar 1 +age 11, bar 71 On the external wood art o the case (let side), age 11, bar 68 or the PERCUSSIONIST Use only these bars

Tam-tam medium small (with rim) 4. Bamboo Chimes 5. Marimba 6. Vibrahone 7. Cymbal -low susended 8. Cymbal -rived medium 9. Cymbal -high susended 10. High-Hat 11. Glockensiel 12. Crotales 1.

4 on the case on the iron late s bars knock on the iano case, age 1, bar 1 +age 11, bar 71 On the external wood art o the case (let side), age 11, bar 68 or the PERCUSSIONIST Use only these bars whatever the iano s model. In case o trouble, choose the most resonant bars. Steinway ianos were used successully. The set-u used by Simon FORSTER (Ch): 1. Gongs 2. Bass Drum. Tam-tam medium small (with rim) 4. Bamboo Chimes 5. Marimba 6. Vibrahone 7. Cymbal -low susended 8. Cymbal -rived medium 9. Cymbal -high susended 10. High-Hat 11. Glockensiel 12. Crotales 1. Tam-tam largest ossible (with rim) 14. Stick stands 15. Music stand 16. High & Low Break Drum (on the loor) Mallets & beaters used or the recording session on November 25th 2008, H.K.B. Bern, Switzerland Gary Burton M25 VIC FIRTH 2 Pendim MM VIRTUOSO 2 SOFT 1 KOLBERG 877 or Bass Drum 1 KOLBERG 946 (small) or Bass Drum 2 KOLBERG 802 or Glockensiel and Crotales 1 thick Triangle beater 2 MUSSER M-24 or Brake Drum (eect with Music stand) 1 Cello bow or the Vibrahone not determined yet : Tam-tam medium wind (without rim) 4

Music stand s crash (age 11, bar 7) This sound may be doubled

the erormer, or instance an anvil + a hammer or a steel brake.

5 Music stand s crash (age 11, bar 7) This sound may be doubled and/or relaced with a very (hard) resonant one reely chosen by the erormer, or instance an anvil + a hammer or a steel brake. Place them as close as ossible to the iano in order to syathetically roduce resonances. initial osition turning the in osition ater the crash o the uer art = triangle beater (or Crotales) 5

6 htt:// Whi/ Wood chimes /Music* stand Bass Drum Tam-tam Cymbals Gongs (domed) Glockensiel /Crotales Marimba Vibrahone iano case Iron late's bars Piano iano case large med. small (with rim) med. wind gong (without rim) largest ossible (with rim) crotales high susended med. rived low susended high-hat Glock.: the Pedal is blocked (or the resonances) Block the Pedal on 1/2 (or the resonances) with Motor ON (slow) IN SI D E external 5 (highest, right) (lowest, let) These strings must be reared with a lastic comb in between. The E string must resonate the most and the longest o all. A A T q=67 T q=67 Whi 5 knock on the iano case** with the ingertis l.v. with the ingernails (Ordinario**) 5 Haute tension () "cat's-claw" *** 5 (alm) * May be reely relaced with an alternative similar sound. See Instrumentation note. ** See Note. *** Pluck strings like a cat clawing. **** Scratch regularly and slowly the surace to roduce irregular high harmonics. sub. Crotale Plastic Glock. mallet ingertis scratch**** thin wood Coyright 2008 by Alin GHERMAN, Bern. Some rights reserved under the Creative commons licence. htt://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ sere alin.gherman(at)yahoo.com alin Gherman (*1981) ous 75 ord.

7 2 T.-t. Cym. Gongs Glock. /Crot. 8 Pno. B B ( ) * See Note. Glock. sub. large Crotale Ped. (blocked) sub. sz sub. sub. sere sub. sub. close to the tuning egs* C low rived C sub. sz sz 9 sz

8 T.-t. Cym. Glock. /Crot. 14 med. small large Glock. high rived Crotale Pno. sub. sub. sub. () ( ) sub. close to the tuning egs* close to the tuning egs*

Reckless. Eight Percussionists. Dave Hollinden

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