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Mischa Salkind-Pearl Loess alto saxophone piano 2015 for Philipp Stäudlin and Yoko Hagino
Mischa Salkind-PearlLoess
alto saxophonepiano
2015for Philipp Stäudlin and Yoko Hagino
Loess drifts and meanders between two textures for most of the piece; a legato, canonic texturepredominates, interspersed with restless, agitated sections. The drama of the work is in the subtletransitions between these environments. The work ends with a new texture, blunt and dull.
SaxophoneQuarter-tones are used throughout, indicated as follows: = 1/4 sharp = 3/4 sharp
During long passages with no rests, breath as comfortable.
DedicationLoess was commissioned by Philipp Stäudlin for a performance with Yoko Hagino. The first performanceis scheduled for February 8th, 2015, in Boston.
notes on performance
Loess
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Copyright © Mesa Arts, ASCAP 2015
alto saxophone
piano
mp mp poco mp p ppp
p mp
q = 80 drifting 5
mp poco mp mp p mp pp mp p mp p
q = 80
[with pedal ad lib — never a wash, but enough to add body and roundness]
a. sax.
pno.
pmf p pp poco p poco p mp pp
10 15 20
mf p pp mp p poco p poco mp p mf p pp ppp
pp
a. sax.
pno.
ppoco f f mp f poco f
restless, unsettled25
p pp
poco f
3
5
3
3 3
55 5 5 5 5 5
Loessfor Philipp Stäudlin and Yoko Hagino Mischa Salkind-Pearl
(2015)
5
33
3 5
3 5
3
5
5
3
5
35 5 3
3 3 3
3
3
3
3
5 3
3 3
3 3
3
3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Ô Ô Ô
Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô
Ô
Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô
Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô
Ô Ô Ô
Ô
a. sax.
pno.
f mp poco f
3035
(always 8vb)
a. sax.
pno.
mfp p
40 45
mf poco f mp
a. sax.
pno.
mf p mp poco mp p mp pp mp p p poco p mp
50 6055
mp
mf
(mp) p
mf
3
3
3 3 3
33
3 3 3
3
3
5
5
5
5 5 5
5
5
5
5
5 5
5
5
5 3
3
33
3 33
3 3
5
5
5
5
3 5 5 5 65 5 3 3
3
5 3
3
5
3 3
3
3 3
3
5 3
3
3
3 35
3
5 3
5
Ô Ô Ô
Ô Ô Ô
Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô
Ô
Ô
Ô Ô
2
a. sax.
p poco p poco mp pp p
65 70
pno. mpmf mp
p mp p poco p mp
(always 8vb)
f
a. sax.
pno.
mfp
mfp mf p mp mf
pp
75
pp p pp
a. sax.
pno.
p ppoco mf
pmf
p
80 85
(always 8va)
(always 8va)
mf f mf f mf f mf f sim. p p
puna corda
(8vb) tre cordemp
u.c.
3
3 355
3
3
5
mf
3 5
3 5 3
5
3
3
3
mp 3
33
3 3
3 3
3
3
3
3
33
3 3 3 3 3 5
5
3 5 5
3 3 3 3 3 5
Ô Ô
Ô
Ô Ô Ô Ô
Ô
Ô Ô
Ô
3
a. sax.
mfmf mp p mp
90 95
mpf mp f mf f mf f mf f p f
pno.
t.c.
(8vb) p mf p
a. sax.
pno.
poco mp p pp
100 105
f f f
mp (mp)[inside piano: with fingernail, pull along one coil toward palm,then mute string on one coil with same nail in opposite direction]
(always 8vb)
a. sax.
pno.
mf p
110
f f f
mp
3
3 3 5
3
3
3
3
3 3 33
3
3 3 3 3
3 3
33
3 3
3
3 3
3
3
5
3
3
3
5
3 3 3
5
5
Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô
Ô
Ô
Ô
Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô
Ô Ô Ô
Ô
Ô Ô
Ô Ô
4
a. sax.
poco mp pp mp poco mp pp
115 120
pno.
loco
mp p poco mp
mp
a. sax.
ppp
p poco p pp
Drifting
125 130
pno.p pp p
(mp)
a. sax.
pno.
mp pocop
mfpp ppp p mf
135 140 145
mp mf ppp poco mp mp
[with pedal]
3
5
5
53
3
3 5
5
3
5 3 3 3 3
3 3
33 3
5
5
3
3
5 33
5 33
3
5
3 3
3
3 5
3
3
Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô
Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô
Ô Ô Ô Ô
5
a. sax.
pno.
p pp p p p pp
150 155
p p p pp
a. sax.
pno.
mpf
mf ff
160
mp f mf
ff
mp ff
a. sax.
pno.
ffmp
f
165
ffmp mp
f
3
33
3 5
3
3
3 5
5
3
5
3
3
3 5
3 3
3
53 3 3 3
3 3
3 3
3 3
3
3
5
3
3
3 3 3 3 3 3
3
3 3
Ô Ô Ô Ô
Ô
Ô Ô
Ô
6
a. sax.
pno.
poco mp ff p p pf mp
170
175
p fpoco mp
a. sax.
pno.
poco mf
3
deliberate but undirected
180
poco mf
3
a. sax.
pno.
mf
185
mf poco fff
poco fff poco f
3
3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3
5 5
3
3
3
3 3
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
3
34:3
35
Ô
Ô Ô
Ô
Ô
Ô Ô Ô Ô
Ô Ô Ô Ô
Ô Ô
Ô
7
a. sax.
poco mp mp p
[poco]
p
190 195
pno. poco mp mp p
[poco]
a. sax.
pno.
poco p pp p poco p ppp
200
poco p pp poco mp poco p ppp
mf
p poco mp
a. sax.
pno.
p poco mp ppp mf
205
p poco mp
f
ppppoco mf
p
u.c. t.c. u.c. t.c.mp
p
3
3
3
3
3 3
3
3 3
3 3
3 5
5 5 3
5
3
Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô
Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô
Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô
Ô Ô
8
a. sax.
pno.
pp poco mp ppp pmp
strained210
poco p f f ppp p
pppp mp
pp
a. sax.
pno.
fmp p
strained215
mp
f
p
mf
(p)
mp
p p
p p
mpp
mf u.c. t.c. u.c. t.c. u.c.mpt.c.
mp p
a. sax.
pno.
pp poco mp mp
220 225
[poco] mp poco mp
p (p)
mp u.c. t.c. u.c.poco mpt.c.
3 3 53 3 5
3
3
3
3
3
33 3 3 3 3
3
3
3
3
5
3
3
3
3
33 3 3
poco mf
3
3
3
Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô
Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô
Ô Ô Ô
Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô
Ô Ô Ô
9
a. sax.
pno.
q = 60interrupting — dull, blunt
230
f always
q = 60
a. sax.
pno.
[growl]
ff raspy, gritty, and abrasive — almost no discernable pitch, mostly contour
[growl]
ff sim.
235
a. sax.
pno.
[growl]
[growl]240
5
7
73 3 3
3
7
3 33
3 5
7 3
7
3
3
3
3 3 3 3 33
5 5
5 5
5 55 5
7
5:3 5:3
5:3 5:3 5:3
5:33
10
a. sax.
pno.
245 250
ff (ff)
f
a. sax.
pno.
f
[ord.]
f
255
ff
poco f (8va always) f
a. sax.
pno.
[growl]
ff as beforef
[ord.]260
ff
7
73
33 7
7
7
3 33 3
3 35 5 5 5 5
5
5 5
3
3 3 33 3
3 3 3
3 3 3
3
3
11
a. sax.
pno.
f
sim. 265
f
a. sax.
pno.
ff
(8va always)
f(loco)
a. sax.
pno.
poco f p mp
270 275
f
(loco)
p
[one hand per line — no tremolo]
7 7 7 7 7 7
3
7 7 7 7 7 7
3
3
3 3
3
3 3 3 3
3 3
3 3 3 3
3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3
ff
3 5
5
33
55
5 5
5
3
3
5 6
6 5
3 3
3
3
3
5
poco f rapid, agitated — faster than action of piano's keys
53 3 3
5 3 3 3
3
Ô Ô Ô Ô
12
a. sax.
p f
280
pno. mf sub. poco accent
(loco)
p no accent
[one hand per line — no tremolo]
f
a. sax.
[stuttering, agitated — as before, but more accented; no sense of pulse]
(f) mf
285
pno. (f)
[stuttering, agitated — not smooth; shift focus unevenly between pitches; no sense of pulse]
[as before, but louder, messier]
fff
(8vb always)fff
a. sax.
pno.
fff
[as before, but louder, messier] [growl][ord.]
f p
290
5 3 5
7 5 7 5
3 33
3
5
3 33 3 5 3 5
33
5 5 5
3
5
3 5
37
5
6
5
3 3 3 5
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