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TitleFaces of an Unknown Object

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AuthorBolles-Beaven, William

Publication Date2020

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William Bolles-Beaven

Faces of an Unknown ObjectString Quartet

Notes on the performance of Faces of an Unknown Object:

Faces of an Unknown Object is written for string quartet in 10 movements.

Program note for Faces of an Unknown Object: Faces of an Unknown Object attempts to alter the dynamic of the string quartet by centering the work on the viola. This primarily manifests itself through the use of viola solos from the repertoire as the source material for each movement.

Tunings:

Duration: ca. 10 minutes

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Violin I Violin II Viola Violoncello

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Bow Position Abbreviations

General Techniques

Speed up to whatever the arrow is pointing to. Used going to trills and tremolos.

Slow down from whatever the arrow is pointing to. Used going from trills and tremolos.

Overpressure, where the height of the bar corresponds to the amount of pressure.

Explanation of Notations Used:

Technique 1 Technique 2

Non-standard Noteheads:

:

:

¿

1

6

2

g

Denotes percussive actions

Used when bowing the tailpiece.

Used with playing techniquesthat involve the bridge.

Denotes a lack of pitch dueto overpressure.

Denotes an indeterminate pitch in the extremes of the upper register.

Expresses specific rhythmic information while leaving the pitch content to the player

Non-standard clefs:

International Phonetic Alaphabet (IPA):

Depicts from the endpin to the top of the scroll. There are staff lines at the endpin, the middle of the waist, the top of the shoulders, and the top of the scroll.

Depicts from the endpin to the very bottom of the neck. There are staff lines at the endpin, the middle of the wasit, and the very bottom of the neck.

These clefs are used to indicate specific spots on the instrument where an action should be done.Additional text instructions may specify further if required by the situation.

Depicts the shoulder of the instrument. There are staff lines just before the waist and at the neck.

Depicts from the bottom of the fingerboard to the bottom of the tail piece. There are staff lines at the bottom of the fingerboard, the bridge, the afterlengths, and the middle of the tailpiece.

Depicts the afterlengths. The four staff lines represent the four afterlengths, where the lowest staff line is the afterlength of the lowest string and the highest staff line is the afterlength of the highest string. There can be a staff line at the bridge.Depicts the tail piece. There are staff lines at the wider top of the tail piece, the middle of the tailpiece and the narrower bottom of the tailpiece.

[ɛ]

[ʌ]

[ɪ]

[u]

[k]

[ʏ]

[t]Pronounced like the “e” in “met.”

Pronounced like the “u” in “cut.”

Pronounced like the “i” in “kit.”

Pronounced like the “oo” in “zoo.”Pronounced like the German long “ö”. To form the vowel put your tongue in the position for like “bee” and your lips in the position for like go.

Pronounced like the “t” in “mat.”

Pronounced like the “c” in “cat.”

Gradually move from the first techniqueto the second.

Unmeasured ricochet

[i] [o]

m.s.t. – molto sul tastos.t. – sul tastop.s.t. – poco sul tastop.s.p. – poco sul ponticellos.p. – sul ponticellom.s.p. – molto sul ponticello

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