SzyzygyS. for Vioin, Violoncello & Piano. Duration Circa 12 mins

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1 SzyzygyS or Vioin, Violoncello & Piano Duration Circa 12 mins Eoin Mulvany 2014

2 Perormance directions: Szyzygy reers to an alignment o lanetary bodies. This work, or Piano, Violin, and 'Cello, imagines this alignment as occurring between the Sun (reresented by the Piano), the Earth (by the 'Cello), and the Moon (by the Violin). It is structured in twelve 'scenes' as an allusion to the sidereal months. Where ossible, an otimum staging coniguration would see the Violin and the 'Cello erorm acing the Piano (with oen lid) so as to maintain a resonant accoustic soundscae through symathetic resonance. Throughout, the Piano is required to maximise the use o the edal For the Violin and the 'Cello, the ollowing abreviations are used in this score to denote extended or secial techniques MSP: Molto sul onticello; use the bow at, or very near the bridge SP: Sul onticello; lay with bow towards the bridge MST: Molto sul tastiero; use the bow on the ingerboard ST: Sul tastiero; use the bow towards the ingerboard PO: Position ordinaire; use the bow normally CL/HH: Col Legno Tratto/hal hair; use the bow on its side with hal hair and hal wood + : Let hand izzicato Harmonics are either oen string or touch 4th. They are notated with diamond noteheads. W.Vib: Wide Vibrato; a slow roll o the inger to vary the itch Ord.: Ordinarily; resume ordinary method o laying

3 Szyzygys Eoin Mulvany 2014 Scene 1 Scratch tone/ oint MSP e = 140 Mute on n m III MSP Mute on PO oint n n m III PO m MSP MSP Scratch tone/ oint III PO 9 SP CL/HH gliss. izz. Mute o s m PO SP CL/HH Gliss. Gliss. III MSP n PO MSP izz. m m Coyright Eoin Mulvany 2014 PO MSP PO

4 15 izz. izz. izz. izz. m Scene 2 Slower Scratch tone/ arco oint e = 10 Secco MSP W.Vib P.O. 2 n s m Mute o Scratch tone/ oint n m L.V. Una Corda m

5 29 Ord. W.Vib. gliss. izz ord. s 4 PO W.Vib. s m Secco Ord. m Ord. Secco m gliss. izz gliss. izz CL/HH m Ord. gliss. gliss. izz m m

6 5 7 CL/HH Secco Ord. gliss. izz m CL/HH Secco Ord. gliss. m izz m 42

7 6 47 m m (O Una Chorda) 52 Scene Faster e = 140 SP Gliss. ad lib. SP Gliss. ad lib. m m

8 7 60 secco Senza Ped. Ord. Point m secco m 66 Gliss. izz 4 4 m izz Gliss. 4 4 Ord. m

9 m m 76 rall. Cl/HH m Gliss. izz. Gliss. Gliss. m rall. 6 m m

10 9 Scene 4 Slower e = 10 (III) 8 Mute on m m (III) Mute on m m m secco m secco m 88 Pizz m Pizz m m s m

11 10 Mute o 96 m Mute o m m m m 104 rall. rall. m

12 Scene 5 (Slower) e = 120 rall. lh izz Gliss. (Slower) e = 110 Gliss. rall. secco II 115 Gliss. Slow gliss. III Gliss. (Wide slow vibrato) sub. sub.

13 120 m m m m 12 s 126 m m

14 1 Scene 6 Slower 14 e = 100 SP/Ord. II/III IV III/II SP/Ord. SP/Ord. II SP/Ord. III m m L.V. (Cluster) 141 stirring bow Gliss. ad lib. stirring bow Gliss. ad lib. stirring bow stirring bow Secco m m

15 147 Scene 7 (Slower) e = 90 (n) Gliss ( Gliss. IV) (n) m 14 m m 4 6 m Scene 8 e = 80 izz 154 Pizz Gliss. 5 m m izz izz Pizz m m Pizz s m m m

16 izz m I/II IV/III III/IV m II/III/IV m m m Pizz Gliss. II III 5 m

17 Scene 9 (Slower) e = m m 16 m 178 Scene 10 (Faster) e = 80 oco accel. e = 110 m m m oco accel. e = 110 m m m

18 m m 4 m m 192 m m m m m m

19 m m m m 201 Scene 11 accel. m M.S. accel.

20 rall. m m rall. 210 Scene 12 e = 60 (SP ST) to end Gliss. ad lib. n (SP ST) to end Gliss. ad lib. n L.V. (Cluster) n