Short Circuits
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<strong>Short</strong> <strong>Circuits</strong><br />
for alto flute, tenor saxophone and percussion<br />
Tristan Coelho<br />
(2016)
<strong>Short</strong> <strong>Circuits</strong><br />
performance notes<br />
General notes:<br />
– Instruments should be amplified where available.<br />
– Score is in C.<br />
– All tremolos are unmeasured.<br />
– There are text-guided improvised sections in the work.<br />
winds<br />
– Rapid tonguing / staccato (pitch ad lib if combined with<br />
gliss).<br />
– Rapid legato runs (pitch ad lib if combined with gliss).<br />
– Overblow – fl.<br />
– Semi-random run/gliss.<br />
percussion<br />
– A vibraphone and simple stand-up drum kit setup is<br />
used.<br />
– Drum kit legend:<br />
– Required equipment: 4 x hard vibraphone mallets, drum<br />
stick, bow.<br />
– At bar 105, there is an extended improvised section<br />
involving arco vibraphone and delicate drumstick<br />
suspended cymbal scrapes. Two types of scrapes are<br />
possible by holding the stick at a 90 degree angle to the<br />
suspended cymbal: following a smooth line for a<br />
sustained sound or quickly moving the drumstick for a<br />
shimmering effect. This video clip roughly demonstrates<br />
the idea: https://goo.gl/V2YB9Y<br />
– Gradually get faster or slower.
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