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Broken Cello 1.0

 A piece for solo cello for performance with a recording of itself, playing in 1-2 devicesset on continuous random play. The piece may also be performed by 2-4 players, with or 

without the recording(s).

Instructions

1. Record each phrase and save into separate sound les (WAV). (Play each phrase smoothly and

leave 1-2 seconds in the front and back of the les. Feel free to extend each track with silence.

Added silence to each phrase will increase the probability of more space in the music)

2. File naming: phrase#_last_rst.wav (20_jones_david.wav)

3. Transfer les to CD or other media or device. (It is optional to include the loop phrases in the

randomization. Loop phrases will not be in sync in the shufe order and will result in a cacophony

of rhythms. It is recommended that only the single notes and phrases be included in the random

shufe of tracks.

4. Connect outputs of devices into a mixing board and set on continuous shufe, or in normal

sequence a few seconds apart, i.e. start one, then start the other)

5. In performance, play phrases in any order against the tracks playing in random order in the

background. A typical conguration is to shufe the single-notes and phrases and play the loops

against the background.

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Other Ideas:

1. Connect the outputs of each system to a mixing board and record the output.

(Effects and other processing can also be added.)

2. Make a set of discs with 3-5 sounds on it and random loop them, recording

the output. (Instant lm music, with lots of variations!) These discs can alsobe used in live performances using portable players and controlled at the

mixing board.

3. Apply treatments and effects, transfer to media, then incorporate the new

sounds back to the mix.

4. Use with visuals: Multiple projectors on one screen, dissolving into

each other. Another approach would be to use contextual information, for

example, pastoral scenes placed against war scenes. (This would be an

ironic juxtaposition with soft music.)

5. Use for soundtracks in multimedia and lms, as they create endless variation based upon a well-

dened set of diegetic and non-diegetic sounds.

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? c p 

1

5-7 seconds Rest 3 seconds Repeat opt ional 

wU , p 

1.1

5-7 seconds Rest 3 seconds Repeat optional 

wU , p 

2

5-7 seconds Rest 3 seconds Repeat opt ional 

wU ,

?

 p 

35-7 seconds Rest 3 seconds Repeat opt ional 

wU , 4

 P  rallentando

w wwb w

? p 

5

5-7 seconds Rest 3 seconds Repeat opt ional ww

6

F 

Slowœ œ ˙̇ ww

?7

 P

Slowœ .˙b w8

F 

Slow

œb œ ˙ w w

? .. ..9

F 

Slow

Jœ .œ ˙ w10 Adagio q = 72-80

 pizz.F œ œ œb œ œ œ œ œ

? .. ..

Slow11

Sirens!

 glissando

 p 

ww

ww

? .. ..12

 PJœ .œ ˙ ww#U 13

F  rallentando

˙ ˙ ˙ ˙# w14 Moderato q = 108-116

 alternate pizz/arcoF œ. œ. œ. œ. ∑ p 15

wU&

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& .. .. .. ..16 Andante q = 84-92

 f œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ œ. œ. œ. œ.

17

 f 

Andante q = 84-92

œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ œ. œ. œ. œ. œ.?

? .. .. pizz. f 

18

Adagio q = 72-80

œœœœ œœ

œœ œœœœ œœ

œœ19

 P(artificial harmonic sounding 15va)wOU& ?

? 20

∑UAdagio q = 72-80

 P

21

œœ œ œ œ œ œ# œ œ œ .˙

? .. .. 43 .. .. 2222 Andante q = 84-92

 f  pizz.

œœ œœ œ ‰ jœœ œ œœ œœ œ ‰ jœœœ 23 Presto {q = c 168}

 f œ œ œ. œ. œ.

? 22 .. .. 44

24

 P

Largo {h = 66}

˙ ˙,& F 

25 Andante q = 84-92

œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ?

? .. .. .. ..Moderato {q = 100}

26

 f œb≤œ œ œ œ œ ≈ Œ œœ œ‰

27

 f   pizz.

Moderato q = 108-116

œ> œœb

>jœbœœ jœ

œœb œbœœ ‰ jœ

œœ

?28

 P

Slow

œ œ œb œ ˙ wF 

29 Slow

˙ ˙b& w

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& .. ..30

Adagio q = 72-80

 Pjœ .œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w

&31

(artificial harmonic sounding 15va)

 p  sul ponticello 5-7 seconds Rest 3 seconds Repeat opt ional 

wOU ∑ ∑

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? c4

 P rallentando

w w wb w

?

F 

Slow65 œ œ ˙̇ ww

? P

Slow7œ .˙b wF 

Slow8

œb œ ˙ w w

?F 

Slow9

Jœ .œ ˙ w12

 PJœ .œ ˙ ww#U

?13

F  rallentando

16  ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙# w

? 2220

∑UAdagio q = 72-80

 P

21

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ# œ œ œ .˙

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? 22 .. .. 4424

 PLargo {h = 66}

˙ ˙,&

F 

25 Andante q = 84-92

œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ?

?Slow

28

 Pœ œ œb œ ˙ w Slow

F 

29

˙ ˙b& w

& .. ..

30 Adagio q = 72-80

 Pjœ .œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w

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? c .. .. .. ..F 

10 Adagio q = 72-80

 pizz.œ œ œb œ œ œ œ œ  p 

Slow11

Sirens!

 glissandow

w

w

w

? .. ..14 Moderato q = 108-116

 alternate pizz/arcoF 

6 

œ. œ. œ. œ. ∑ p 

15

wU&

& .. .. .. ..16 Andante q = 84-92

 f œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ œ. œ. œ. œ.

17

 f 

Andante q = 84-92

œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ œ. œ. œ. œ. œ.?

? .. .. .. .. 43 pizz. f 

18

Adagio q = 72-80

œœœœ œœ

œœ œœœœ œœ

œœ22 Andante q = 84-92

 f pizz.

œœ œœ œ ‰ jœœ œ œœ œœ œ ‰ jœœœ

? 43 .. .. 22 .. .. 44 .. ..23 Presto {q = c 168}

 f 

14 œ œ œ. œ. œ. 24

 P

Largo {h = 66}

˙ ˙ ,Moderato {q = 100}

26

 f œb ≤œ œ œ œ œ ≈ Œ œœ œ‰

? .. ..Moderato q = 108-11627

 f  pizz.

17 

œ> œœb

>jœb

œœ jœœœb œb

œœ ‰ jœœœ

&

& .. ..30 Adagio q = 72-80

 Pjœ .œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w

Broken Cello 1.0(Loops)

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