Singularity for String Quartet (2015)

Hiroya Miura

Performance Notes
Microtonal Notation

1/4-tone sharp

3/4-tone sharp

1/4-tone flat

3/4 tone flat

slightly higher

2m
slightly lower

Trills and Tremolos

Capo tasto trill

(High natural harmonics played with only one finger at capo tasto sounding like intermittent morse signals on open string.

High fluctuating multiphonics played by going in and out of the harmonic nodes by moving finger inbetween the 6th and 20th overtones.
(ie. fingering position for 6th overtone is two octaves and a fifth above the open string) close to either end of fingerboard.

They are notated with square noteheads and used at the end of the piece as part of cross-string tremolo. (However, multiphonics should be produced separately from an individual string alone.)

& c
p

Most trills and turns are executed as a semi-tone trill with the note above unless otherwise indicated,

Bow Placement
s.t. --- sul tasto
s.p. --- sul ponticello
m.s.p --- molto sul ponticello

Dampen the string vibrartion with bow

to reduce the sound almost to noise

& j

Similar technique applied as tremolo;

swift perpendicular movement of bow against
string would create a brushing noise

pizz.
(behind bridge)

Vln I

j
& 42

arco
pizz.
(behind bridge)

Vln II

Vla

Vc

& 42
F

& 42
f

&

Vln II

p "

&

> .

m >

Vc

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"

"
..

p 5 "

m >

>

>

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n

b
3

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42
42

42

42

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5

B
5

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m .

98
98
98

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..

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5
p " P5

p "

> .

5
p

> % > % % >

> % % % >
m % %
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5

&

Vla

c w

& 42 ( ) !
f

Vln I

arco

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n n

98
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n
p

F
n

5:6

m m
f

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%%

F3

43

% > % m >

n n
J

%% m m
m.s.p.

43

34 m ! !

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J

78

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n
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5:6

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5

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b m
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m m

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n >

.
P

p subito

n m >

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p subito

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m.

b b

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m !

m m
R

ord

78

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5
P
f

78

78

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11

Vln I

7
&8
f
11

Vln II

& 78 m m
f
11

Vla

n >
n >

n
B
m

. >

7:6

b .

c
5
p

5:6

m n m

c m

B 7 m ..
8
11

Vc

&

3
&4
15

Vln I

m
m
5

3
&4
f

B 43 m
f

Vc

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
15

B3
4
f

15

Vla

15

Vln II

m
p

m m n n

.
P
.
P

.....

m m

.
P

m
m

m
45 B

m
B n

m m

m
m

f
B
3

-2-

5:6

> m > m >

B >

>

>3

>

>

arco

m n
m n

7
8

m m

3
4

5:6

B m m
m
P

3
4

43

&

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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7 B B
3
8
m
4

5
m
m m
B
m

m m

>

n.

78 m

b b

B
r
m

&

5:4

arco

pizz.

7
8

pizz.

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n B
>
5:6

>
>
B

m m B B

5
4 .

m m
B
B

> > B >

5
>
f

m m n

m m

B
f

4:3

B B

5 m
4

.....

.....

n
b
m

5
m B
4

.....

m m B ( )
m B
m
5
P
5
f

.....

c m
p

5:6

..

5:6

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&

5:4

&
20

Vln II

m
f

m
5:4

24

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ord

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.

3
4

s.t.

24

Vln II

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w
IV
ord

Vc

3
4

ord

3
4

3
4
.

24

5 ord

24

Vla

B B
p

m ..
p

.....

j
..
P

m m ..

m m
p
B B
p

s.t.

j
.
p

arco
s.t.
3

s.t.
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5
4

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p

5
4

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p

arco
s.t.
3

.....

s.t.

.
J

.....

.....

c.l.

c.l.

.
r J
+
P

c.l.

pizz.

pizz.

20

Vc

20

Vla

q = 48

5:4

3 .
4 .

3 B .
4B .

ord

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3
4 .
m

q = 66

3
& 4
29

Vln I

.....

P
p

Vln II

Vla

Vc

b b O

3 O
&4
F

?3
4

j

J
P
p

II

.....

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&

34

Vln II

B b
P
.....

.
5

p
B
5

pizz.

P
I ..
arco

..
p

n

F

s.p.

q = 52

6 J
4

b.

BO
6Bw
4
p
6
4

ord

.
p

s.p.

B m

..

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
r
c
+

7:4

s.p.

ord

m
P

m
p

(B )

j
m

arco

7:6

m
P

~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
.
m.
P

B .
m
p

n.

7:5

5:4

~~~~~~~~~~~~5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
5
6

.
p
P

pizz.

n n
P
p

ord
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
6
6
n
b

mB

c
b w

ord

s.p.

m
P

q = 66

II

b.

ord
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

n 6 b . ( )

6
F subito p
p
P

6
4

& w

34

Vc

III

34

Vla

m
p

7:6
34

..

..

.....

b
P

.n
p
P

.....

B 43B

5:2

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ritard.
38

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&

& .

Vln II

IV

B .

III

46 b w

6
4

n.

B .
6
. n . n 4 .
p
P
F
3 P

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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.
B .
p
P
p

38

Vc

.
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p 6
P 6
p

B
38

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IV

38

3
6
m B n n B n 4 n n n .
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f
p
7

P
w

c B .
.

P
f p
f

m
. m. c Bw
B

F
p
p
f

III

B n
& 43 B

m c

Vln I

3
&4
43

Vln II

j
b

B 43

Vla

? 3
4 B
> >
f
43

Vc

r
B j .
.

43

arco

m B Kr

m m
> > >

f p P
F
5

c
c

s.t.

( )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3
j

( )

4
( )
fl p .
p

>

s.p.

3:5

ord

b b ..
p

accelerate to the rhythm

IV

IV

3
4 b b
p

w
p
ord

+
P

12

( )

accelerate tremolo

accelerate tremolo

( )

IV

III

( )

slow down to the rhythm

slow down to the rhythm

slow down to the rhythm

B .
. . B . .
P
F

3
4
6

B n B

43

> m >
> 3
.
m .
b
4
B .
n
f
F5
5

III

slow down to the rhythm

IV

r .

r
m
m B B
p
F
B
p

3
4

s.t.

pizz. 7

slow down to the rhythm

3
4

12

III

r
.
.
.

accelerate to the rhythm

s.p.

mw

( )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

( )
43
p
5
6
IV

43

b
B
f
F

fl
>

5:6

5:6

12

ord

3:5

. m . B
c . m . m
B R
B
B n
B
p
f
P
P
6
F 5 f

s.p.

42

j

3

2
4

m
J

c
b b

2
4

2 m
4

..

s.t.

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&
B

.
c

Vln II

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j
B B
p

Vc

B.
5

flaut.

n.

r
43
3
4

flaut.

flaut.

B B ..
.

j
..
j
m
p

54

j
&
P
B .

B B ..

pizz.

m.

n.
7

m
p
P

B
R

m.

arco
flaut.

j
m

..

b b

5
>
r

b b ..
P

norm.

.
P

n.
p

arco

flaut.

3:2

j
m .
p

ritard.

ord

m
m B

- .

pizz.

&
J

54

flaut.
7

flaut.

B.

54

flaut.

54

Vln I

50

Vc

B B ..

b b

50

Vla

.
c .

& .
.
50

Vln II

q = 60

B.

3
4 m .

c .

3
4

R m.
5

p
7

r

p

-
R

B.

- .
J
7
p

- .

norm.

m - .
p
pizz.

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7
J .

arco

m

p

b b

j
..

B.

..
I

- .
J
p

B -

m .
p
5

m
p

j
B
P

pizz.

- - .
R J
P

arco

 .
&
60

Vln I

q = 56

P
5

&
60

Vln II

B
60

Vla

?
60

Vc

& J
pizz.

B .
.
p
64

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B
?

pizz.

64

Vc

n
fl fl
P

fl
f
B.
.

arco

pizz.

>

7:4

B.
P

.6

m >

p P

m
J

j
B
F

III

.....

> >
III
>
m m n
>
7
f

n >
n

>
F

.
J

m .

f
F

arco

> m >.
f

.
p

B
p

j3

p

B > .

pizz.

m m
F

.
5

b n >

B >

m -

( )

>

>
.

m m
5

r
B
p

B >
B

J
F

pizz.

m m

7
B B

>

>

pizz. 3

arco

>

pizz.

>

>

p F

B b >
B b

arco

n
B
F
p

o
m

9:8
F p F p F

P F

5
m
& n B

B B m m

pizz.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
m m .
>
p
7
P

m
m
>
P

pizz.

j
B

ord

r
.

.
.
P

.....

>
f

.....

m
R

>

j
I ..
F

(m )

B
R

arco

( )

+
P

f7

>

>
? B >

arco
pizz.

@
m
f
pizz.

arco

B m .

BJ
arco

. . . .
B . B n
7
p
F

arco

j
m B
F
f

..

B B

B.

+J
P

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&
B . . . m
.

m
.
P
64

Vln II

s.p.
7
>
B @ @ @ @ j .
B

fl
P
f
7
F
f

5
p
F
>
5
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m .
5
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>
7
F

p
P
P
p
arco
pizz.

>
B
n

B

p
f
Fp
7
7
p
F

j
.
P

64

Vln I

>
& m
5 p

68

Vln I

m
& J
p

68

Vln II

B
68

Vla

Bw

? mw

>

>
B j B
>

arco

68

Vc

7
7

> sim.
m >
B

7
7
7

m
P

q = 60

sim.

9:8

>

F7

>
>
>
>
m
>


>
p
P
7
7

72

m
n

&

5
F
P
7

&

m.

B .
72

Vla

?
72

Vc

5:4

B
7

n > B.

p
f

B ..

B ..

j
.
.
F

5:4

m m
B
m

n f

B - m - m .
B 5

3:5

j
n
+ >
f

5:4

m.

. .
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.

. m
.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

j j
. . . . . m .

f
P
F
F P
5

.
F

5:6
p

B
p

F
m

m B

7
p
F

m.

m.

3:2

~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~
m.
m.
m.

3:2

q = 66

B.

m.

~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~
B
.
m > >
.
> > > >

f
F

m n

6

P

m m
n B
- B B >

m

f 7
F

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
nw
(B ) n

II

n.

III

> gliss

- - .

m -
f
P7

Kr b w

5:3

n n m m
>
F
f

B.

ord
7

Vln II

72

Vln I

arco
s.t.

m
3

P
.
J
p

p
7

p5:6

3m
J


& J

77

Vln I

77

Vln II

&

B.

77

Vla

?
77

Vc

Vln I

& 46
J

~~~~~~~~~~

6 J

&4
P
6
&4
81

Vla

Vc

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

m .

.
J

.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

f3

m
F

p3

5:4

m
F

m
p

p
m
p

R
p

5:4

F p

n 3

m
J

..
J

43

con sord.

con sord.

con sord.

U
.

45

3U
4 .

5
4

3U
4 .

5
4

3U
4 .

5
4

q = 52

con sord.
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p
3

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p

j m

3:2

m .
.
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.
F

p
m .

m .

n .

B.

~~~~~~~~~
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.
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F p

6
4

~~~~~~~~~~
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6
4
P

5
3

&

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

J
F
p

m m
J

gett.

sim.

sim.

sim.

I.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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4
81

P F

81

Vln II

81

5
B B ..

6
4

46

43

3
4

3
4

3
4

3 b.
&4

85

Vln I

B
3 j
& 4
p
85

Vln II

B 43 m
85

Vla

?3
4

q = 48

91

Vln I

&

m
n

m
c w
P

II

II

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

m
n

& B B

B
91

Vla

? b
91

Vc

m m n b
6

m n m n

b
B

5
4

5 b
4
p

45

5 m
4m
p

B n b

91

Vln II

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

B
p

III

85

Vc

5
4 J

m 3

m B n m

p
6

m n

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p

m
p

P
m.
.
P
m.
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10

B b

45
m
P

3
4
p

B n b 3

.
.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~
6 m
m
4
p

6
m
4 m
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
p

no cresc.

no cresc.

c
w

c bw
w

. . B . - . n . b . . . n . B
64 . . B

P
F
p

~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3
6
4 n n
4 .
p
p

P
3
4
p

45 b

5
4

B n m 3 n B. b B n b B
m n n m
4
. . .
6

P
p
p
P3
7

42

3
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2
.
4
Fp
3

B ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2
m n B m ..
4
6

Fp

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2
w
4
w
Fp

2 m .
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p

2 .
& 4 m
p

95

Vln I

95

Vln II

. .
B 42
p
95

Vla

m .

. m

n .
3

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

6 ..
n n ww ..

6 .
4
3 (sempre)

m
46
3 (sempre)

?2
4
p

6
4 b
(sempre)

95

Vc

Vln I

q = 76

&c
101

&c

m .

101

Vln II

Bc

n .

101

Vla

?c
.

101

Vc

m .
m.s.p.

.
.

.
.

bounce off the string

s.t.

r .
m
<

r .

<

bounce off the string

bounce off the string

r
m
<

<

bounce off the string

r .

<

r .

<

r .

<

r .

<

b
b

s.p.

r
m
P n
n
5

~~~~~~~

m
p

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m
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m
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5 j
4 . . <

. .

secco (muffle string with bow hair)

m.s.p.

r .

<

secco (muffle string with bow hair)

m.s.p.
3

r
j
c .

r .
m
<

r .

<

senza sord.

secco (muffle string with bow hair)

m.s.p.

w.

ord

q = 60

r .

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senza sord.

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s.p.

s.p.

c r .
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r
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4
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5
4

ord
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III

ord

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m .

r
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r .
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r

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5

ord

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5

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5

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4 r .

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m
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p
<

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r .

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4

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4
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4

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p

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