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Am-biwa

for amplied duo and tape Bass clarinet in B/ clarinet in Band guitar Edgar Guzmn 2007

q = 80 M.M.

AM-BIWA
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harmonics ad libitum

4 Bass Cl B & 4

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2007

Guitar

4 4 E 4 4

#E p
tt !"

X Szp X

(# ) X

E X

2 4

E
molto

j O

3 4

~~~~~~~ # X ( nX ) SZp X X SZp X SZ X SZp X SZ

E SZ

j X .

2 4 E 2 4
molto

3 4 !X X "X X !X X"X X X SZ 3 4

&

legato

# X nX nX # X

pitches in random order as faster as possible

!"

E E SZ
c r

p non cresc

n d o

SZ

X X

X X

X X SZ
X X

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j !" X w X X X X X
ii
laissez vibrer

#O E E E E E E E D
high pressure

w E E

p o c o scratch
tasto

p o c o

m o l t o

c r e s c e n d o

# $

pont

&

#X SZ non cresc SZ
j X X X E X X X
tt !"

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tt simile ( !" ) !I

n X # X ( nX ) E E E

~~~~~~~

p
gliss

molto cresc

X X nX

X X

j X X
hole bend
low pressure

E E E

X X

# $

X X X
XII

X X
z

X X

j X X

nX

laissez vibrer

Sz p

E E

" IV

E E E

" III

E E E

SZ

.....

stacc p

E X X X X

o c o
gliss *)

a XII

nX

#X
o l t XII o

nX
c r e s c e n d o

p o c o

X X X X

X X X X
p o c o m o l

X X X X

X X X X
o c r e s c e n d o

X X X X

nX X X X X
I

p o c o

*)

the four strings involved in the strum are glisseed by the left hand from the fret I to XII and back

PLAY THE TAPE 0:00


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&

X SZf

f SZ

. X X X X

O. E. p sub > X

~~~~~~ z # X ( nX ) X . X J a SZ
X

slap

SZ f

#j X nX . SZ p X f
$

nX

0:06
z

0:12

laissez vibrer

XI

(spread downward arpegio)

nX SZp X > f
l.v.

O. E. X f
$

j X

scratch

tasto

pont

f D

[ SZ

j X D

" VII % IV

bO bw X X X X X X X X X a X X X

nX

8va

lip gliss

bX
"
! XII

nX X

loco attack imperceptibly

sub X X X

SZp

X X X

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l.v.

fsub
0:24

SZ f

SZf

X X X

# **)

X X X X X X

SZ nX sub j X a

0:15
19

0:18

& w w

O w
poco cresc

D
morendo

bO bX E. f

O E

D ""I X ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(measured trill emerged from pizz bartok resonance)

" XIII

fast and irregulars up and down bridge plate strum ***)

E.

fsub
0:42

0:30
24

& # E . ( nX ) p p

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,

0:36

X
I
gliss

XI ~~~~~~~~~~

regular bridge plate strum

fsub

molto vibr.

nE . p sempre
*' )

E D
laissez vibrer

bj X X
b.p.s.

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a a J p

***)

> X SZ p

. . . . . . . X. O
XII

harmonic pressure to normal pressure

nw (p)
(not measured trill)

X ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ p **' )

$ III $IV XII O.

**) # all strings pressed down against the wood over the guitar's hole area ***) b.p.s. = bridge plate strum. The bridge plate strum must be done with the face of the indexs nail when going downwards and
with the thumbs nail face when back, hitting the part of the strings attached to the plate

*' ) open string's stroke with the palm of the right hand **' ) because of low tension the string easily hits the frets, allowing to make a
pizz alla bartok effect in p

0:45

0:48

0:51
non espressivo sempre legato breath imperceptibly when is needed

0:57

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(

p) O

a j E.
XIII

Clarinet in B

D D

nw

sempre w p
laissez vibrer

gliss

nX
ii !"

bX

bX

nX J E.
)

XIII

XIII ii !"

) Fsub

scratch tasto
pont

&

E. p
poco

w p sempre

b.p.a.

j J

XII ii !"

hole tapping ad lib, very irregular and not too fast ***'

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j X
1:09

1:03
35

&

tt !"

Szp E E E

nX

! XII % VIII

X X X X X X

nX # X X # X

gliss

nX X

bX

gliss

bX

bX

~~~~~~~ bX X(HX )
+)

gliss

nX

bX X

1:15

bX

nX

nE

very fast hole tapping

repeated and fast open string stroke

SZp

XX X XX X X X X X X X X X X X X X XX X X X X X X X X X X X X
ngerboard gliss rst fret
last fret

D X p

X
1:27

p
j X

SZ

IV

bridge plate strum

1:18
40

&

SZ
j

bX J E

1:21 molto espressivo sempre legato breath when is needed z

nj X > #X

X #X X

X # X X

nj X >X

nj X . > #X

X J X

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ nX (bX ) # X (nX ) nj X #j X X.


gliss trill

1:33

#X .

#X

X SZp

nX. X. X. X. X. X. X. X. X. [ F D

a D

***' ) The hole tapping sound, its an irregular texture with many accidental resulting sounds. It is both a percussive and a randomly pitched texture. Because of the low
strings tension due to the scordatura, its imposible not to accidentally struck the strings producing pitched sounds. Do not try to avoid the incidental struck.

+)

hit the bridge plate with the ngertips

1:36

46

&

SZ f

nX

8va

~~~~~~~~~~nX n X (b X ) b X ( nX )

1:39

SZ

#E

loco

SZ p D

SZ p

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ improvise nX # X b X # w (nX ) w 2E 4 gliss 4 4 p SZf


improvise

1:45

1:48

1:51

1:57

2:03

nX

# X nX

gliss

bX

nX

nX

gliss

#X

5 4 5 4 5 4

#X

2 4 2 4

D
high pressure

hole bend

X X X X X X

4 4 4 4

hole bending the six strings ad lib.

low pressure

58

3 a &4
#

SZf
X X X X X X

bX J X X X X X X J

2:12
gliss

8va

nX

4 4 4 4 4 4

bE . SZf D

,> nX f

bX

2:18

2:24

nX

attack very gently loco ++ )

decresc possibile

3 4a 3 4
2:30
65

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bX p a X X X f

X. D

X. Szp

nw
im !"

w w

E E

D
d o

SZ

D
laissez vibrer

l.v

p
2:42

m o r e n d o

Fsub

2:36

Bass Clarinet in B

&
b.p.s.

D X
im !"
hole tapping

D X
X XX X XX X X XX X XX X
(spread arpegio)

D
im !"

D a j X a p
b.p.s.

attack imperceptibly

ngerboard gliss

w p F
rst fret last fret

rst fret

j X

SZ p

X X

D X X X X
j X

sub

ngerboard gliss

last fret

++ ) = multiphonic sonority as complex as possible

X X X X X X XX X X X f sub

E p X X X X X X

O E X

78

2:48
71

2:54

O & X F X X X X X X

O. E.

harmonics glissando

cresc possibile

2:57

sempre hole bend

X X X X X X

b.p.s.

c
hole tapping

w
e
b.p.s.

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X X X X X X

X X X X X X

X X X X X X
j X

X XX X X XX X X X XX X X X X X X
83

X X j a X X X X
j

E ()
#

3:06
77

high pressure

bend the six strings

low pressure

SZ f
3:12

X XX

X XX X

XX

X X X XX

X
XX X XX X X X

j O

#O w p

(harmonic an 8va higher)

ossia : z

#w
(

p possibile)

(loco)

X XX X

X X XX

X . X. X. X. X. X. X. X. X. X. X. X. X. X. X. X. X X @a X X X X X

E f

nE SZf

#j X

E
#

3:03

SZf

morendo

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#

SZ

nX.

nE

E SZp

SZ p

&

nX

nX

nX

nX

bX

bX

bX

b X nE .

#X

nX
pizz alla bartok with the four strings

3:18

bX

bX

X.

nX J E
8va

3:24

lip gliss ad lib.

E E a E E E E J

j X

j X

j X

j X

X X X X X X X

accel. possibile

SZ f

... X X X ... X X X

X XX

X XX

XX X

X X XX X X
3:39

X XXXX X X

X X X X

X X X X

X X X XX XX X X X X XX X X XX XX X XX XX XX XX XX X X X Sz Sz Sz Sz

sempre

pesante

im !" XII

X X X X X X X X SZ

gradually more and more agressive nger action

SZf

3:27
(8va)
84 (

&

w)

improvise
very agressive

(XII)

^^ O O ^ OO^ O Ov v
XII

improvise plucking the strings very agressively creating a very dense texture

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#

3:33

3:45

O w

harmonics glissando ad lib.

^^X X ^ XX^ X Xv v

hole bend
high pressure

low pressure

E E E E E E SZ ad lib. E

X
#

j O

#O . #E .

^ X X ^ XX ^ X^ Xv v D D

E E E E E E SZ sim. E

w
#

j O

^ X X ^ ^ XX ^X Xv v D D

w w w w w w SZ w

6
3:48
91

3:54

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O nE Sz F
j X X X X X X

O E X > X > X > X > X > X >

O X Szp
tt

O. E.

X > X SZF

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X > > > > > > > >

tt

j n X X . ( nX ) > sub w w p

~~~~~

4:00

nO . nX .

sempre cresc e decresc ad lib.

j #j j #j bj X E. X X X X Szp Sz p "I simile w w w

E w w w

E Szp

nO nE Sz p

O E Szp
" II

w w w

O E Szp

O E Szp

laissez vibrer

4:06
97

O & E Szp p w w w

" III

O E Szp f

4:12

4:18

4:24

4:30

O E Sz p

O E Szp
" II

w w w

O E Szp

nw p

s e m p r e

#w w w w w D

d e c r e s c e n d o

#w w
e

r a l l e n t

" VIII

w w w D

" VII

t r e m o l o

w w w D

# w X # X nE . Sz a n d o w w w E. F
r a l l e n t a n d o

E w w w D

wait for tape's harmonic to stop blowing

w Sz E F D

E w w w

E Sz

wait for tape's harmonic to stop slow tremolo

X X X X

U D

E F

s e m p r e

U D

d e c r e s c e n d o

p o c o

p o c o

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