Clarinet in B b. Kalaasi. for. flute, clarinet, trombone and contrabass

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1 Clarinet in B b Kalaasi for flute, clarinet, trombone and contrabass Jukka Tiensuu 2012

2 Clarinet in B b Kalaasi for flute, clarinet, trombone and contrabass Jukka Tiensuu 2012 Enter on contrabass' third pizzicato bar Walk hastily, bewildered, errand Look around and change direction at fermati (piuttosto isterica) breathy shouts into the flute () (spit) (overblow) cb ~ 60 carrying the instrument walk in rhythm (one step a note) (interrupt walking) arco (excessive pressure) fl SA! sibilant and puffy sounds, spit tones (till bar 7) to get to your seat HA! TU! 4 SHA! TU! PRR TSHU! to get to your seat Start right after any voice-phrases of flute. After 1st run-through of the two bars repeat phrases in free order, swank about (multiphone) (quasi accelerando) (arriving at your seat) TSHU! breathy shouts into the flute HA! SA! TU! cl 6 (take your seat) poco pont. poco pont. 7 sit down abruptly! SHA! TU! PRR to get close to your seat sync with flute walk in rhythm sync with flute () 9 SA! KO! KRR walk in rhythm (take your seat) tn While playing, walk leisurely (but in music's rhythm) toward your seat (b-flat or lower) poco pont. pont.

3 11 sing in unison with playing (repeat only if tn needs more time to reach his seat) 1 (optional: triple feel) sing in unison with playing (repeat only if trombone needs more time to reach his seat) to get to your seat (optionally continue) sync with others (end trill) (repeat only if tn needs more time to reach his seat) 14 sing in unison with playing (as before) () SA! HA! TU! (optional: triple feel) sing in unison with playing 6 talk through the instrument and simultaneously play imitating your talk PAL JUON NE LA UL TI 17 vehemently fu tu fu tu fu tu fu tu fu tu A NI NO VE LU SU GI TA () (with exaggerated 21 quickly turn to look at cb key noise) turn to look at cl quickly turn to look at cb (key noise with each note) stand up con s quickly turn to look at cb senza s (hit mouthpiece with palm) turn to look at cl stand up briskly col legno battuto II I sit down and turn to look at cl

4 4 25 (with exaggerated key noise) Jump up! stay motionless in as-if-playing position for two bars sit down TSHU! HA! SA! TU! Improvise a two-bar dazzling/beautiful passage using rare/exotic sounds bell up -> down ->up sit down turn quickly to look at fl (hit mouthpiece with palm) take playing position turn quickly to look at fl (keep lips on mouthpiece) talk melodically to the flutist through the instrument with a pleading voice play () sing in unison while playing blow air through instrument NO RAN TI TE LI OR (A_) SHU_T! s pont. meno pont. turn quickly to look at fl 1 poco a poco cresc. al forte poco pont. l. v. on string (non spicc.) arco poco a poco cresc. al forte 4 () (non troppo) l. v. arco s. pont. arco s. pont arco (harm. gliss.) arco 7 arco s. pont. arco s. pont arco

5 9 5 poco a poco dim. arco l. v. arco s. pont. arco s. pont poco a poco dim. sing in unison 41 while playing dreaming (lowest note possible) con s dreaming arco s. pont. arco s. pont arco s. pont limp in rhythm (one step a note) toward your exit door stuttering bow(stutter continues) pont. piu meno piu etc. (stand up) sing in unison 46 flz while playing fu tu fu tu fu HURR Start walking toward your entrance door (stand up) to return to your seat at the audience (interrupt walking) arco with stuttering bow to get to the exit to limp to the exit door 1st time: then: 51 Leave, hastily etc. like in the beginning TSHU! sibilant and puffy sounds sempre SHA! TU! HURR to get (zigzaging) to the exit door at the exit door stop playing and turn around to face the trombonist at hearing the trombone ff stop playing and turn to look at the trombonist for the next 6 bars follow the flutist at close distance and try to imitate whatever the flutist plays, but piu piano near the exit door: senza s bell up to herald the end poco a poco dim. subito at the exit door, hearing the trombone ff stop playing and turn to look at the trombonist

6 Jukka Tiensuu Kalaasi (2012) for flute, clarinet, trombone and contrabass Entering the stage. The contrabassist plays already while entering through the left stage door and walks between the seating setup and the audience to his/her seat. The flutist also plays already while entering from the right stage door and zigzags to his/her seat. The clarinetist and the trombonist arrive (playing) from behind (or the rear part of) the audience space. Their entry points and approximate entering schedule is as follows: Contrabass (starts at 0'00) stage Flute (starts at ca. 0'0) (main) audience Clarinet (starts at ca. 0'45-0'50) Trombone (starts at ca. 1'00-1'10) Setup during the middle section. All players proceed (continuously playing) to their respective seats and sit down, facing each other (as if around a table): (main) audience End section. Leaving the stage (while playing). The contrabassist returns limping to his/her entry door, but does not exit. The clarinetist returns to (or near) his/her seat behind (or at the rear part of) the audience. The flutist goes (zigzaging) toward his/her entry door keenly followed (chased) by the trombonist. Contrabass stage Flute and Trombone Clarinet (main) audience These 60 bars were written in tribute to Kaija Saariaho, for her 60th anniversary.