Alphabet Iv-V

AlphAbet: IV & V
for Soprano, Clarinet (Eb/Bb), Harp, and Double Bass
Score
Jon Paul Mayse

Performance Notes
Double Bass:
- Indicates Bow-Above-Finger Multiphonic: Finger the harmonics indicated, but place the bow such
that it is above the note(s) in the bracket. Resulting sound shoud be a cloud of pitches near the
normally sounding note.
Two bracketed notes mean the bow is behind the hand entirely.
This technique is from the double bassist Hakon Thelin. More information can be found on his
website, hakonthelin.com.
- Double Harmonic: While playing a standard artificial harmonic at the fourth, place another
finger exactly halfway in between the stopped and the harmonic nodes, at about a 1/2-flat
minor third or a 1/2-sharp major second. (1/2-flat minor thirds are used here for ease of reading)
The resulting sound should be three octaves higher than the stopped note.
- Two Hand Harmonic Pizz.: Place the thumb at the indicated harmonic and pluck with the 1st and 2nd
fingers. Result should be bell-like tone.
Clarinet:
Multiphonic Fingerings (from Gregory Oakes Multiphonic Index):
1: 2. 3. 4.
Oakes, #45 Oakes, #44 Oakes, #21 Oakes, #65
5. 6. 7. 8.
Oakes, #19 Oakes, #84 Oakes, #91 Oakes, #88

Score
AlphAbet: IV & V
for Soprano, Clarinet (Eb/Bb), Harp, and Double Bass
Jon Paul Mayse
Soprano
E Clarinet
Harp
Double Bass
S.
E Cl.
Hp.
D.B.
3
10''
10''
10''
10''
10''
Peaceful, Spacious, Resonant
3
Doves ex - ist,
l.v. sempre
3
dream - (m) - ers,
8
IV: Doves Exist
8
sim.
©2019 Jon Paul Mayse
8
and
3
5
dolls;
3

S.
5
Alphabet: IV & V
3
E Cl.
Hp.
5 5
8
5
5 5
8
6
D.B.
S.
A
7
3
E Cl.
Hp.
ossia
D.B.
Kil - lers ex - ist,
( )
sub.
pizz.
pizz.
8
arco
0
arco let ring
pizz.
and doves, and doves;
3 3 3
8

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S.
9
E Cl.
3
Hp.
D.B.
3
3
light, airy
arco
B
S.
E Cl.
Hp.
D.B.
11
notes bloom,
like in beginning
3
3
sim. 3
3
haze,
3
3

S.
E Cl.
Hp.
D.B.
15
Alphabet: IV & V
di-ox
- ins,
and days;
days ex-ist, days
3
3
3
3 3
3 3
3
3
3
3
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
C
S.
18
and
death,
E Cl.
3
3
Hp.
3
3 6
3
D.B.
3
3
3
6
6
6
3
3
3

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S.
21
and
po - e(m) (m)s ex - ist;
E Cl.
3
3
Hp.
3
3
D.B.
3
3
3
3
3
3
D
S.
23
po - ems, days,
death
E Cl.
to Bb Clarinet
Hp.
D.B.
3
3 3 3
3 3
3
3

Alphabet: IV & V
7
B Clarinet
Double Bass
S.
A
33
Still, dry, with restrained emotions
sempre
sempre
sempre
whispered around pitch
< >
IV: Early Fall Exists
< >
< > <
3
Early fall ex-ists, af - ter - taste
af - ter-touch
< <
B Cl.
D.B.
S.
B
36
se-clu-sion
se - clu - sion - and an- gels ex-ist;
3
B Cl.
< >
D.B.
II
III
III (
)
0
3 3 let ring
Allow open string III to sound occasionally

S.
C
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39
widows
and elk ex
3
5
- ist;
ev-er-y
de - ta(y) - il ex-ists;
B Cl.
bloom
6
Hp.
D.B.
3
3
D
S.
42
3
mem-or-y
mem-or - y's light
af-ter-glow
3
B Cl.
Hp.
D.B.
3
3

S.
45
E
accel.
Alphabet: IV & V
a tempo
oaks, elms, jun - i - pers, same - ness lone - li - ness ex - ist,
3
9
B Cl.
D.B.
sub.
sub.
S.
B Cl.
D.B.
F
47
accel.
a tempo
3
ei - der ducks, spi-ders and vin - e - gar ex - ist; and the fut - ure,
the fut-ure
sub.
sub.