Peter Ablinger:
OHNE TITEL / 3 X 3 INSTRUMENTALISTEN
("Der Mantel des heiligen Jakob")
(1993/94), 21',
3fl,3trp,3perc
A piece for 3 flutes, 3 trumpets and 3 percussionists. Each player plays in a separate pulse, but without click-track and without conductor.
Specification of instruments and additional instruments:
Flutes: 3 differently tempered flutes. All flutes are physically extended (by an extension piece between the mouthpiece and body of the flute), so that flute 1 divides the octave into 13 semi-tones, flute 2 divides the octave into 14, and flute 3 into 15 equidistant intervals. (Compare: "Ohne Titel/3 Flöten"). Additionally each player has a piccolo-flute and an organ pipe on d#6 (more than one octave above the highest piano-c).
Trumpets: One high trumpet for each performer (possibly natural trumpet; or piccolo trumpet) and one normal trumpet, in Bb or C. Trumpet 1 is in normal tuning; trp 2 is 1/6 of a wholetone lower, trp 3 1/3 higher. Additionally each player has a mouth organ at g#4 (about 3420Hz, one and a half octave higher than the high soprano-c).
Percussion: Each performer has 2 hammers used to hit 2 metal blocks, one vibraphone, and one triangle each (as far as possible all triangles have the same size and similar sound.
The score, additional materials and extension-pieces are available at the publisher.
Ikone 16.Jhdt. / Vibrafonstimme
> score, page 63
> score preface, deutsch/english
> listen detail 1
> listen detail 2
> listen detail 3
audio examples are from the premiere at Insel Musik Berlin 1994, Flutes: Eberhard Blum, Christiane Hellmann, Bettina Lange; Trumpets: Traugott Forschner, Stefan Meyer, Paul Brody; Percussion: Edwin Kaliga, Tan Kutay, Friedemann Werzlau
> instead of a program note, deutsch/english
Publisher:
ZEITVERTRIEB WIEN BERLIN
Bryan Eubanks, Gotzkowskystr. 15, D-10555 Berlin,
T: +49 / 176 / 47 39 29 97, zeitvertrieb@proton.me
(English notes edited by Andrew Smith)
