Four Pieces. For Accordion and String Quartet. Aaron Gervais

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1 Four Pieces For Accordio ad Strig Quartet Aaro Gervais

2 Four Pieces For Accordio ad Strig Quartet Aaro Gervais November 200 Duratio: 20 miutes Dedicated to my gradmother Atoiette Schulte.

3 Accordio Notatio: Registratio is ot marked ad therefore left to the discretio of the erformer; it should be clear through the use of dyamics. The accordio is always otated at soudig itch. Deedig o the istrumet, the erformer may have to make adjustmets to the art i two laces i the first movemet: Rehearsal E: the left had soority may be awkward o some models; the erformer may rearrage the order of etry of the itches from m.45 oward. However, s/he should try to maitai the idea of surroudig the iitial two itches with semitoes i alteratio. Rehearsal F: the erformer may elect to lay the bottom sta with the right had ad the to sta with the left for reasos of rage. However, it should be ket i mid that the bottom sta is iteded to soud slightly quieter tha the to, which is the reaso it was writte for the freebass maual. Three staves are used o occasio for clarity or to idicate the use of the stadard/stradella maual. Hold dow A#, B, ad E util the ed of the arrow. I this measure, add F as well. Air butto Bellow chage marks. They do ot secify which directio to move the bellows, oly that a chage of directio should be made. Oly marked whe ecessary for musical reasos. Chromatic clusters betwee the to ad bottom itches. Aroximate itch cluster exadig from a sigle itch.

4 Chromatic clusters of three to five otes below the writte itches; choose the cluster that gives the easiest figerig. Pitch bed Extra log ause Strig Notatio: ot. These otatios refer exclusively to the ositio of the bow o the strig whe layed with the hair. Ordiario does ot cacel seza vibrato. It does however cacel col lego because it refers oly to the use of the bow with the hair. x Overressure bowig layed over the figerboard to create a dark, croakig subtoe. xot Overressure bowig layed ear the bridge to create a shar gritty toe. (xot) (x) To be used o the aroriate x shaed otes i assages where overressure ad ormal bowig are used i raid successio. ear LH Play high u o the figerboard ear the stoed ote of the left had. Always used izzicato i this iece. secco izz. A dry muted izzicato with almost o itch. Quartertoe shar Quartertoe flat Three quartertoes shar

5 Three quartertoes flat Highest itch Umeasured jeté or ricochet stroke. Let the bow bouce for the legth of the ote value. Play the otes i the box as a block chord with radom rhythms util the ed of the arrow. Mute the strig aroximately at writte itch, so as to roduce a itchless rubbig soud. Mute the strig quickly at the ed of the ote so that the soud is stoed immediately. Pizzicato with the figerail. I this case, also layed ear the left had. Extra log ause

6 Placeholder beams, used to idicate beats i a rhythmless assage. Overressure ote, marked either xot or x. Overressure crescedo. Start the ote at the give dyamic ad crescedo to overressure just before the rest. I additio to these, the stadard symbols for sa izzicato ad left had izzicato are used.

7 Accordio Violi I Violi II Viola Violocello Still, restless q = 60 sf i izz. izz. seza vib arco m col lego izz. izz. m Aaro Gervais 5 6 m ear LH m Coyright 200 Aaro Gervais SOCAN. All rights reserved.

8 Four Pieces i m A izz. arco arco

9 16 Four Pieces i 7 secco izz arco

10 4 20 B Four Pieces i 6 x sz x sz irregular rhythm m m irregular rhythm secco izz arco C m izz. izz. izz.

11 26 Four Pieces i 5 xot xot 29 arco m arco m arco m

12 6 0 Four Pieces i f sub. f sub. sub. jeté f l.v. f ot. ot. D 2 sfz sub. 5 x sz II sub. f izz. f f izz. IV co vib. esres.

13 4 rit. Four Pieces i E Axious, growig q = 50 7 co vib. dolce, legatissimo m arco co vib. dolce, legatissimo m arco co vib. dolce, legatissimo m 9 sfz () sfz f

14 8 4 sfz sfz m Four Pieces i sfz 45 sfz

15 46 sfz Four Pieces i sfz 9 log bows 47 sfz f sfz

16 10 48 sfz Four Pieces i sfz 49 accel. sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz log bows m

17 50 Four Pieces i 11 f 51 sfz f f f

18 12 52 Four Pieces i sfz 5 q = 55 f sub.

19 Four Pieces i 1 55 m F Paiful, usymathetic q = 40 co s ot m co s ot m m co s ot 58 seza vib. m

20 14 61 Four Pieces i m 64 m

21 Four Pieces i dim. oco a oco dim. oco a oco dim. oco a oco dim. oco a oco m m 69 m

22 Accordio Violi I Violi II Calm, without feelig q = 88 co s co s col lego battuto ii col lego battuto jeté Viola co s col lego battuto Violocello co s 8 A Reflective, imrovisatory q = 96 f m m seza vib.

23 Four Pieces ii m 25 m m 6 Agitated, exressive B q = 60 co vib. co vib. co vib. co vib. C 4

24 18 Four Pieces ii D m m m m 60 E

25 Four Pieces ii m f f Dark, broodig F q = 50 f f f 72

26 20 Four Pieces ii 82 G Motioless, tese q = 0 seza s seza s ear LH ear LH izz. seza vib. izz.

27 Accordio Violi I Violi II Viola Violocello Itese, aggresive q = 90 (xot) seza vib. seza vib. (xot) seza vib. (xot) seza vib. (xot) x x x x iii x x x x () 10 sz

28 22 Four Pieces iii 18 A q = 100 imrovisatory, violet simile 5 x x x x

29 Four Pieces iii B 28 ot. ot. xot ot. marcato II marcato marcato

30 24 Four Pieces iii 1 I II ot. xot x x x 5 C 5 5 xot stradella/stadard xot co vib. 5 esres. x xot I II

31 8 D 41 II III x Four Pieces iii 25 co vib. co vib. co vib. co vib. III IV seza vib. I II seza vib. seza vib. II III seza vib. solo esres.

32 Four Pieces iii 5 5 solo esres. 49 f

33 5 Four Pieces iii 27 57

34 28 61 Four Pieces iii ot. 64 I solo II esres. III IV IV IV III

35 E 68 Four Pieces iii 29 72

36 0 Removed, urelated F q = 60 ot. 76 col lego battuto Four Pieces iii ot. izz. col lego battuto ot. l.v. col lego battuto l.v. jeté 80 arco G Calm, reflective

37 88 HViolet, dyig f Four Pieces iii 1 molto rit. foot stom sz sz xot f sc ** gliss. adjust Gb as eeded for itoatio high-itched shout Ah! f Ah! Ah! sz sz xot f Ah! f high-itched shout xot f high-itched shout Ah! f xot sz f high-itched shout Ah! f Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! sc ** sc ** II Ah! Ah! gliss. gliss. do ot adjust if itch is overshot do ot adjust if itch is overshot ** Do ot retue at ed of movemet

38 Accordio Violi I Violi II Viola Imrovisatory, as if meterless q = 72 iv seza vib. o-legato but eve Violocello 7 m 5 (III) 1 5 m 19 A slowly adjust itoatio if ecessary seza vib.

39 Four Pieces iv 25 m m IV m 0 B m m seza vib. 6 m m m 9 C (IV) ear LH

40 4 Four Pieces iv 44 seza vib. co vib. l.v. co vib. m co vib. co vib. seza vib. seza vib. seza vib. seza vib. 49 D Cadeza ** m molto rubato accel. ** Eb otioal, deedig o accordio

41 Still, reflective E 50 q = 44 Four Pieces iv 5 59 F Exressive, calm q = 50 II III col lego battuto l.v. izz. col lego izz. izz.