PLAYING THE PULSE

PLEASE READ THE PERFOMANCE INSTRUCTONS

A q = between 130-150 A G A I N x 2 AND MARK UP YOUR SCORE
ANDREW POPPY
WITH LOTS OF ENERGY

      

x4

    
ff Piano with pedal down throughtout section

B  WITHGREAT

                     
6 INTENSITY AND VERY SUSTAINED
    
x2
                   
ff + 2 x 8ve below

C
         
  
10
               
x2

                 
   
+ 2 x 8ve below

17 D RESONANT
    
x3
                   
mf
    
E VERY EVEN ALMOST MECHANICAL x3
         
      
24

                       
       
  
ff
        
      
 also 8ve
 
above
             
     
ff      
      

    x10 
31 F

  straight on to G
mf

                                 
x4

ff
         
                   
     
x4

  
mf
39 G
    x10 

 straight on to H
mf        

                   
x4

                  

x4

                              
f
   x4

                              
f Copyright © andrewpoppy
 playing the pulse
H                  
                      
  
47 3

      
     x4
      
f               
   
x4
                       
             
   
mf                  x4
    
f

55
I         
     
x2
                 
                      
ff x2




        
          
x2
        
ff

                       
62 last 2 times TUTTI TOP LINE any 8ve, marcato
           x4
      


            
x4

                             x4

  
                x4
                     
TUTTI
J forced/hammered (piano

  play with two hands)
          x4
            
  
69

                   
ff

76 K                  
                      x4
      
mf

80L THE TWO INSTRUMENTS THAT START M SHOULD BE TACET FOR LETTER L
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

x4

         
               x4
f

          
ff
     
                
+ 8ve above x4

         
ff
                            x4
         
ff
 playing the pulse
4 2 OR 3 INSTRUMENTS ONLY. OTHERS ENTER GRADUALLY BUILDING INTENSITY TO LETTER O
M keep the stream of quaver evely weighted; dont signal the start of the loop
              x4        x4     
85
 
     
x4 x4
             
x4

mf

   quetly sustained until N (wind length of a breath)
p
 x4   x4  
         x4              x4        
x4

mf piano play with pedal down through out

 x4         

91

                    

x4 x4

  
                     x4            
x4 x4

N
97 

 sustained growing in intensity until O (wind length of a breath)

             x4              x4
p


   
f

   sustained growing in intensity until O (wind length of a breath)
p
     
                    x4
x4

 
101
       x4
         x4

     
      
x4
     
x4

     
104
            
           
 88      
x6 x5

8 
11
 

  x11
ff g r a d u a l c r e s c e n d o t o l e t t e r N

6      x8 5    
8 8
ff

   
 
O TUTTI
        
108 x3
 
             
fff
 playing the pulse
   
            
116 5

           
x3

f      
                     x3
  
f           
      
               x3

ff

P 
  mp                   
124 sustain or quiet pulsing (length of a breath) x2

mf dry and slightly staccato / strings pizz?

         x2
        
128 also 8ve below

  

    
132
               
x2

                    x2
136 REPEAT P

Q Gradual crescendo throught Q to R

sustained and resonant
       
140 x4

                             
x4
mf


mp sustain or increasingly insistant pulsing until R

             x4
144 x4

                  

            x4
148 x4

                 

      x4      
152 x4

                 

 play everything  down throughtout x4 

 with pedal    
repeat letter A
156R Piano
                           
x4

    
ff
       x4        
x4
                

ff
         
x4
     
x4

           

ff