Rendition

Description

Bass Clarinet, Piano — Rendition is imagined as divorced from the prevailing performance practices ofcontemporary Western music. Therefore, the performers should not attempt to shapeindividual lines into traditional "phrases" but should instead maintain a stable dynamicand tempo throughout. Slurs in the clarinet part are indications of breathing patternsappropriate to the music.The texture of mm. 1-58 is not intended to sound contrapuntal. The parts should beinterwoven into one complex whole. Trills in the piano part are not to be played overlyfast and should be blended into the texture.The rhythmic notation of the piano chords in mm. 59-97 conveys only the attack point.The performer should not differentiate the durations of these chords, but rather play themuniformly, at approximately a thirty-second note value, throughout the section. sfffzmarkings denote very loud accented chords and do not correspond with a pre-existingdynamic. The sound of the chords should emulate a large primitive drum.Quarter tones in the bass clarinet part are tempered and should be produced using specificfingerings whenever possible.The clarinetist should play without vibrato throughout.Accidentals apply only to the notes that they immediately precede, although courtesyaccidentals are occasionally supplied for clarity.This is a transposed score.