CHANGES ELLIOTT CARTER

edited by David Starobin J = ca. 100

f poco

espr. vibr. 7 5 7

0x11 (pont.) verso ................................ ord.

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legato >

meno f - "!f -f

mormorando I

- poco ===- I

-3- P legato

pont. z

@VII @v @VII @ 0 @ v11

o 2, tarto ord. 0 - z - ~ i t n - - j - - ~ 2-- 7 -

L 1- I

1 I

-?- leaaero

53 espr.

fir- -P- -.

esnr.

espr. md.- -

subito leggero e scherzando -

100 1/2 pont. 0 r d . n

108 marc. >

tornando a tempo

i t t t 1 1 t t t t t t 1 t t t t t I t i t t i

ntarcatiss. 5- 3 7

.~ r . . : -

molt0 espr.

119 vibr.

legato, ma agitato -

., ff ------- mf cresc. poco a poco

126 marc.

128 7 5 - marc. . 7-

Lento tranquillo J = 67 0 rx -5-

@ IX

tas to ord.

1/2 Dont. ord.

CIIANCES, for guitar solo, is music of mercurial co~ltr:ists of ch:ir;icter ant1 ~nood, unifietl Ily its harnioliic ant1 rhythmic structure. V:irious :~sl)ccts of the I~asic harmony are Ilrought out ill the course ot' the work, s o ~ ~ ~ e w l l : ~ t like the 1)attenis usetl Ily l~ell-ringers in ringing ch:~nges.

Tlie score was written tluring tlie sunlnier of 1983 ant1 is tlctlic;~tctl to D:~vitl Starobin wlio comniissioned it ant1 generously g:ive me atlvice : ~ l ~ o r ~ t tlie guitar. He performet1 ils premikre ill New York at a concert g i \ w on niy - - i l)irtlitlay, Dcceml)er 11, 1983.

Elliott C:~rter

All notes, inclutling h:~rlnollics, :)re written an octave al~ove their actu:il soulid. Three ty1)es of h:~rlnonics ;ire e~np lo~c t l :

1. NATURAL HARhIONICS (circle al~ove the note- 1ie:itl): Fret :111d jtring :Ire intlic;itetl.

2. ARTIFICIAL HARhlOhIICS (tliamontI-\h:11)etl note1le:~l): Tlie lett Il:ultl tinge]-\ an octave lower thii~) the 11ot;ltetl ~)itcli, \chile tlic riglit Iiantl to~rclle\ lightly : ~ t the ~lotutcd ])itch t r ~ i t l l)lr~ck\.

*3. ARTIFICIAI, I-IARklONICS (tli:imontI-sli:11)etl notehe:irl t r t i t l circle iil~ove ~loteheatl): The left 11;untl fingers thc ~lotes in ])arentl~eses 0 #& - -the lower pitch witli the first finger, ant1 the ul)l)er note lightly touched with tlie ti)urtli fingel-. The right Iiaiitl plticlts i l l the usr~:il ni:ulllcr.

-.-'-'.- is rlsetl to ilitlicate a left liantl slr~r

P i \ usctl to indicate s1ia1)-pizxicato. Davit] St:~robin