adagio

doublebass quartet

João Pedro Oliveira

2001
 repeat the same pattern.

very high pitch (indeterminate).

Tremolos (or , or ) are always played as fast as possible (not measured).

Glissandi are always played proportionally to the notation.

(result)

Harmonics ( , or ) are written as they should be performed. It is possible to change the note to be played, as long as the resulting harmonic is the same.

trilling note is indicated

by the accidental

the number of notes to be played in these accell./rit. is free,

but the overall duration should be respected.

ord s. pont move progressively from ordinario to sul pont

Headless notes represent only approximate pitch. The number of notes to

be played is free, but the overall indicated duration should be respected.

Indeterminate glissando (approximate

pitch indicated by the lines)

: play between the bridge and the tailpiece. The string or strings to be played are indicated in the score (for example, measure 66, CB IV).

: press drawing of the bow so that a dry rattling of the string is heard (for example, measure 75, CB II, III).

: strike gently the string with the metallic end of the bow. In case the end of the bow is plastic, use a coin, or a tuning
fork. The glissando line indicates the approximate position where to strike (for example, measures 16 to 31, CB I).

: circular bowing (for example, measures 18, CB IV).

: vertical tremolo (for example, measures 79, 80, CB I).

strings
: insert the tip of the bow between two strings and strike them alternating, like a tremolo (for example, measure 33, CB III).

: body of instrument (for example, measure 42, CB IV).

: press the bow against the fourth string, so that it bends and touches the third string, making a metallic rattling sound (for example, measure 113, CB I).

Harmonic glissandos with trills or tremolos are not to be heard as normal glissandos. The result should be somewhat indeterminate, vaguely resembling pink noise.

all other indications are written in the score.

duration: approx. 10 minutes.

 João Pedro Oliveira

= 50 (tempo rubato) adagio 2001

3
IV II molto sul pont
I
III

1
8va
I 3

II II

3
III IV III
III

ord
III 3 arco
IV pizz molto sul pont
IV

ord molto sul pont

II
I
III

5
ord
5
molto sul pont I
II

8va molto
ord
sul pont 5
I
III
3 3

molto sul pont ord

IV
3 3

ord
ord molto sul pont ord

3
6
9
molto sul pont ord I
II
II

III (harm gliss)

II
III

molto sul pont ord

5
ord III
3 3

IV IV

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 8va
(not too fast)
I 3

13
8va

II

II pizz arco I
III

molto sul pont

pizz arco
3 IV
IV

18
8va

II

(harm gliss) 6
III
III II
3

jeté
ord II pizz arco II
IV

22
8va

II

III (harm gliss)

III

ord
molto sul pont (harm gliss)
5 II
5

IV

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 I

26
8va
arco
pizz jeté
II
II

8va (harm gliss with tremolo)

jeté
III
I II III
III

8va

I sul pont pizz

IV
6

(legno batt)
jeté I approx. same speed as measures 16-31
piú mosso II
I

31
I pizz arco
II

ord

III I
II

3 molto sul pont ord

arco ord 3 5

IV

8va
ord I
I

36 8va

III I
II
3 6 3

8va
3
I
III

loco
(play under the strings)
8va
III
legno I
IV

IV
loco

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 8va
I

I II

41
8va
jeté
molto sul pont
I ord

II

8va
II
III

batt between strings and

body of instrument legno batt
fast

IV

(harm gliss) (rall. il batt)

legno batt (not too fast)
8va
fast

46
8va
(harm gliss)
I
II

(harm gliss)

III

ord IV
IV I
II

tempo I ord IV II
3 III

50
8va
3
I IV
II

(harm gliss)
III III
III

molto sul pont

III IV ord
IV

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 molto sul pont
sul pont
arco
pizz piú mosso
I

55 sul pont
ord
3 5
ord I
II
II

III

jeté
pizz arco

IV

8va
(harm gliss)
ord I jeté
I

60 loco

(harm gliss)
III
II
3
5 3

sul pont
ord

III

(harm gliss)
II
IV

(legno batt)
approx. same speed
8va as measures 16-31

64

II IV
3
6

III
IV

III

(play between the bridge

jeté and the tailpiece)

IV
6

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 (accell. il batt.)

ord
I

69
(harm gliss)
I
II
II

III

molto sul pont (keep same pattern

pizz arco and make a gliss up)
ord
III legno
IV

tempo I
I

74

II

molto sul pont ord

3
III

8va
jeté
III
IV

molto sul pont ord

80
molto sul pont
legno pizz arco
II

molto sul pont

molto sul pont
pizz arco
III

8va

molto sul pont ord

IV

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 (slowly detune the string)

87
8va sul pont ord
(play between the bridge
ord I and the tailpiece) I
II

ord
sul pont
ord II II
III

ord
sul pont
III
IV

molto sul pont ord

92 8va
(harm gliss)

II
6
6

8va
(harm gliss)

III

7
7

(harm gliss)

IV

alternate the order

5
5 of the notes freely

molto sul pont ord

97
8va
alternate the order
I of the notes freely sul tasto
3
II

8va
alternate the order
I of the notes freely sul tasto
III

sul tasto

IV

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 I
II
II III II
III
piú mosso
I
3
5
3 3
101
molto sul pont

II

molto sul pont

III

molto sul pont

IV

(rall. the attacks)

105
ord sul pont ord

II

8va
sul tasto ord I

III

sul tasto ord II

IV

I
III
IV
111
III (slowly detune the string)
II

8va
I

III

II

IV
III

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 tempo I
8va
I

115
8va
I

II

8va
(slowly detune the string) I

III

8va

I
IV

8va

120
8va

II

pizz
jeté 8va

III

jeté pizz
8va
II
IV

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