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Highway Soundscapes
Highway Soundscapes
Highway Soundscapes
Antonio Ballestin
2
PERCUSSION QUARTET
PLAYER 2 PLAYER 3
PLAYER 1 PLAYER 4
- Suspended Cymbal prepared with chain (left) - Suspended Cymbal prepared with chain (Right), and Bow
- 5 Temple Blocks / Wood Blocks /Simantra Bloks - Snare Drum (brushes, sticks)
- Vibes (4 Mallets, bending mallet & two arcos) - Hi-hat prepared with Sleigh Bells inserted above
- Marimba (C1 to C6) (4 mallets)
TEACHERS
Hans Leenders
Chris Leenders
STUDENTS
Laura Trompoetter
Yves Popow
Oscar Alblas
Ronald Boumans
"HIGHWAY SOUNDSCAPES" 3
q = 40
(Big Ride)
brushes
Cymbal (Prepared with Chain)
Player 1 Suspended Cymbal
pp
Player 2 Tam-tam
Mallet
Bass Drum Stick Bass Drum
pp
Super Ball (prepared with chain,
inclined to get a long cue)
Bass Drum
Floor Tom pp pp p
pp
Player 3 5 Roto-toms
(Big Ride)
brushes
Cymbal (Prepared with Chain)
Player 4 Suspended Cymbal
pp
5
change to sticks
Suspended Cymbal
p mp f
Tam-tam
p mp
Bass Drum
mp mp
Snare Drum
p mf mf f
Superball p
ppp pp f
change to sticks
Suspended Cymbal
p mp f
sticks
8
Suspended Cymbal
pp p mp
Tam-tam
Bass Drum
p
mp
pp pp p
Superball
p
Roto-toms
pp p
Superball
Snare Drum
p
.
gliss
Superball
Timpani
pp p mp
sticks
Suspended Cymbal
pp p mp
4
11
Suspended Cymbal
mf
Tam-tam let it ring
mp mf f
Bass Drum
on skin edge
Superball
mp mf f
mf f
Roto-toms
mp
Snare Drum Change to Sticks
mp mf
Timpani
mf
arco
Suspended Cymbal
mf pp
e=q q = 80
14
Suspended Cymbal
Let it Ring
pp sfz pp sfz
Bass Drum
SuperBall
mp f mp f mp f mp f
Snare Drum
5 3 3 5 3 3
3 3
Sticks
X = at the Rim
(arco)
pp f mf pp f mf p f p f p
Suspended Cymbal
Let it Ring
pp sfz pp sfz
3
20
sfz
3 5 3 3
p f mp
let it ring
Tam-tam
mp
f sfz
use double headed mallets-Sticks
p Sticks 5 5 5
f sfz
3
p mf mf f sfz
Snare Drum
Sticks
5
pp sfz
Snare Drum
3
pp ppp f sfz
5
26 (Block Mallet)
Suspended Cymbal
sfz
3
3
Temple Bloks
3 5 3 5 f
mp sfz mp
Tam-tam
f
Tom-toms
Tom- tom and Bass Drum together
sfz sfz
X= at Rim and e = at low Skin
Bass Drum
mp
sfz sfz
f 3 5 5
sfz
Roto-toms
mp sfz mp
(snare stick)
Suspended Cymbal
Play Random Figures except the Sfz figure
ee exx xxe xex e x xe sfz
Snare Drum
sfz
p Add freely grace notes sfz
Play big head notes as written (Sfz)
Pedal Sleigh Bells
p sfz sfz
30
Let it ring
Suspended Cymbal
Temple Bloks
sfz 3 3 3 sfz
mp sfz f
Skin
3
grace notes at the Rim
Tom-toms
3
mp sfz
f
Pedal Bass Drum
sfz sfz
f mp sfz sfz
Let it ring
Suspended Cymbal
mp sfz sfz sfz sfz
6
34
3
Temple Bloks
mf 3
Skin
Grace notes at Rim
3
3
Tom-toms
3
f sfz mf
Pedal Bass Drum
sfz sfz sfz
3 3
3
Roto-toms
3
sfz mf sfz
f
Pedal Sleigh Bells
3
38 3
3 3
Temple Bloks
3 3
3 3 3
f f f 5 f 5
Grace notes at Rim
Tom-toms
3 3 3 5 3 5
f f f
Pedal Bass Drum
f sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz
Grace notes at Rim
3
3 3
5
3 5
f 3 3 3 3 f f
5
3 5
Snare Drum
f sfz f f
42
Suspended Cymbal
5
sfz
Temple Bloks
5 5 5
ff ff p f sfz
Tam-tam
BE PREPARED to play Tam-Tam & Bass Drum.
5
Keep sticks close to instruments, or use the same mallet for everything
ff
5
Tom-toms
5 5 Tam Tam and sfz
f
ff 5 Bass Drum
tremollando
Bass Drum
ff f sfz
Roto-toms
5 5 5
sfz
ff ff (Roto-tom mallets)
gli
ss.
5
FREE GLISSANDO
Timpani gliss. gliss.
ff
Suspended Cymbal
5 sfz
5 5 5
Snare Drum
ff ff ff p f sfz
Pedal Sleigh Bells
sfz
47
Suspended Cymbal
sfz sfz
Temple Bloks
f sfz sfz
Tom-toms
mp sfz sfz
Pedal Bass Drum
sfz sfz sfz
Roto-toms
mf sfz sfz
Suspended Cymbal
Snare Drum
Walking like before, motoric xxxx
mp sfz sfz
mf sfz sfz sfz sfz
8
51
Suspended Cymbal
Same Rhythmic figures
Random Pitch
Temple Bloks
f Same Rhythmic figures sfz sfz
Random Pitch
Tom-toms
mp sfz sfz
Pedal Bass Drum
sfz sfz
Same Rhythmic figures
Random Pitch
Roto-toms
mf sfz sfz
Suspended Cymbal
sfz
Snare Drum
sfz sfz
Random accents and grace notes
mf sfz sfz sfz
55
crash
Suspended Cymbal
sfz
Stop Random Pitch (play as written)
3
5
Temple Bloks
solo
mf f sfz mf f sfz
3 5 3 5
Tom-toms
p f p
sfz f sfz
Pedal Bass Drum
f sfz f sfz
Roto-toms
p sfz
Option: double headed sticks-mallets like thunder sound, freely ascendent glissando
Timpani gliss. gliss.
p f sfz
crash
Suspended Cymbal
sfz
p f sfz
sfz
Pedal Sleigh Bells
f
sfz sfz
9
Suspended Cymbal
mp
5 5 5
sfz mf ff sfz
Vibraphone
Vibes,
WindChimes Motor on
gliss.
or Bell Tree? f
Tam-tam
Stop Randomb Pitch (play as written) f
3
Be prepared for
Tam-Tam & BassDrum!
Tom-toms
5 5
f 5 f 5 ff f 5
Bass Drum
ff
f sfz sfz ff sfz
5 5 5
solo
prepare sticks for Snare
Timpani
Suspended Cymbal
mp
5 5 5
sfz mf ff sfz
Pedal Sleigh Bells
63
Suspended Cymbal
f
Vibraphone
Tam-tam
Bass Drum
START RAIN STICK
x = at the Rim
q = at the Skin
solo
Snare Drum
f sfz
Suspended Cymbal
f
10
Crash
67
Suspended Cymbal
gliss.
Vibraphone
sfz
Tam-tam
le it ring
le it ring sfz
Bass Drum
START RAIN STICK
sfz
5 3 5 6
Snare Drum
5 3 sfz 5 6 sfz
sfz sfz
Crash
sfz
Suspended Cymbal
Pedal Sleigh Bells
sfz
f sfz
71
Suspended Cymbal
Vibraphone
Tam-tam
Bass Drum
solo
Snare Drum
sfz sfz sfz
sfz sfz
sfz
Suspended Cymbal
Crash
75
Suspended Cymbal
sfz
Vibraphone
gliss.
ff
sfz
le it ring
Tam-tam
Bass Drum
sfz
sfz sfz sfz ff sfz
5 3 5 6
Snare Drum
sfz sfz 5 sfz
5 3 6
sfz
sfz sfz sfz
Crash
Suspended Cymbal
Pedal Sleigh Bells
sfz
f sfz
11
quadrat notehead = play on bell
little note heads = like ghost notes
79
Suspended Cymbal
f p f sfz f p f p
sfz
Vibraphone
Tam-tam
START RAIN STICK
Bass Drum
Snare Drum
play glissando from head stick to top
p dim. pp ppp
Suspended Cymbal
p f p sfz p f p sfz
quadrat notehead = play on bell
little headnotes = like ghost notes
to temple
83 blocks
Suspended Cymbal
f p f p f sfz p
Tam-tam le it ring
p pp
Suspended Cymbal
f p f p sfz p to marimba
87
Suspended Cymbal
f ff
3 5
Temple Bloks
sfz
sfz
f sfz 5 sfz 3
ff
Tam-tam
ff
Bass Drum
f
5
ff
5
3
f
Roto-toms
sfz sfz sfz 3 sfz
Snare Drum
f ff
Marimba
sfz
sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz
f ff
12
Crash
Suspended Cymbal
91
Tam-tam
sfz
sfz
ff
Bass Drum
sfz
3 3
ff
Roto-toms
3 3 3
fff sfz sfz sfz
sfz
Timpani
ff
sfz sfz
fff
93
Suspended Cymbal
f
Tam-tam
f
Bass Drum
f
Marimba
ff
let it ring
98
Suspended Cymbal
let it ring
p pp
Tam-tam
let it ring
Bass Drum
p pp
p pp
Timpani
pp
Marimba
p
f p
13
4 - Night, Village and Gas Station
q = 80
Rubato
solo
101
arco
Vibraphone
sfz
sfz
motor on f With Marimba
mf
Take Arco with each Hand
option: mallets tremollo
Tam-tam let it ring
pp pp
let it ring
take out little chain
ppp
Bass Drum
put little chain hanging from tam tam
ppp
Timpani
pp
mp
Vibraphone
mp
Tam-tam espress.
pp
Timpani
mallets
arco
arco
solo
112
mallets
Vibraphone
p Keep Arcos , take soft (melody) and hard mallet (for pitch bending)
Change Pedal with each grace note Leave arcos
Take 4 mallets
Timpani
p
give this note importance,
play it with Vibes starting melody let it ring
Glockenspiel
(With Vibes solo).
p
accel.
mallets
116
Vibraphone
cresc. p mp mf
Leave arcos
Take 4 mallets
A tempo
rit.
120
Vibraphone
take
bending mallet mf
f sfz sfz
r.h.: 2 soft mallets
l.h.: 1 soft malleta & 1 hard/bending mallet
A tempo
125
Vibraphone
(with Glockenspiel)
p mp
(with Vibes
solo)
Glockenspiel
p mp
14
q = 140 q = 180 q = 220 q = 300
129
accel.
Vibraphone
mf
Glockenspiel
p
q = e A tempo rall.
q = 140
q = 160
q = 100
133
Vibraphone
f take two arcos
Tam-tam
p f
Timpani
p pp
let it ring
Suspended Cymbal
p ppp
Tempo Rubato accel.
rit.
q = 80
136
two arcos
Vibraphone
p
Timpani
ppp
accel.
q = 100 (arco?)
143
Mallets
Vibraphone
p mp cresc.
(vibes solo)
Glockenspiel
p
q = 120 q = 140 q = 160
147
Vibraphone
Gradually Sound gets dryer
mf
using less and less pedal
Tam-tam
p Stop sound sharply
Snare (Brushes)
Stop sound sharply
p
Suspended Cymbal
p
Stop sound sharply
Glockenspiel
Stop sound sharply
15
q=e q = 160
150 Dry sound (no pedal)
153
Vibraphone
Marimba
f sfz
157
Vibraphone
cresc. mp mf
Marimba
cresc. mp mf
161
Vibraphone
f
Tam-tam
p f
Bass Drum
p
Timpani
fp
Marimba
f
165
Vibraphone
f
Brushes on snare
Snare (Brushes)
Tam-tam
Prepared with chain
p
Bass Drum
p
Brushes on snare
Snare (Brushes)
p
Marimba
mp
173
Vibraphone
mp
Tam-tam
Bass Drum
Snare (Brushes)
p
Marimba
espress.
177
Vibraphone
p subito
Brushes on snare
Snare (Brushes)
p subito
p subito
181
Vibraphone
Snare (Brushes)
17
185
Vibraphone
mp
Snare (Brushes)
mp
Marimba
mp
189
Vibraphone
Tom-toms
Snare (Brushes)
Marimba
Vibraphone
193
mf mf
Tom-toms
mf
Snare (Brushes)
mf mf
Marimba
mf
197
Vibraphone
mf dim.
Tom-toms
mf
Snare (Brushes)
mf dim.
Marimba
mf dim.
18
201
Vibraphone
p
Snare (Brushes)
p
Marimba
p
205 (vibes mallet)
Suspended Cymbal
Vibraphone
motor off
f
Tam-tam
mf sfz
Bass Drum
mf sfz
(Brushes on Rototoms) (on snare) (Brushes on Rototoms) (on snare)
Snare (Brushes)
mf
209
cabasa/shaker
Tom-toms
mp mp mp sfz
Pedal Bass Drum
mp sfz mp sfz
Snare (Brushes)
(Roto-Toms) (Roto-Toms)
(snare) (snare) (snare)
Marimba
sfz mf sfz
mf
19
213
crash
Suspended Cymbal
mp sfz
Temple Bloks
mp mp mp sfz mp mp mp
Tom-toms
mp mp mp mp sfz mp mp mp mp sfz
Pedal Bass Drum
mp sfz mp sfz
(snare)
Snare (Brushes)
(Roto-Toms) (Roto-Toms)
(snare)
(snare)
mp mp mp mp mp sfz mp mp mp mp sfz
Marimba
mf sfz mf sfz
217
Suspended Cymbal
mp mp mp sfz mp mp mp mp sfz
Temple Bloks
mp mp mp sfz mp mp mp mp
Tom-toms
mp mp mp mp sfz mp mp mp mp sfz
Pedal Bass Drum
mp sfz mp sfz
(snare) (snare)
(Roto-Toms)
(Roto-Toms)
(Roto-Toms)
(snare)
Snare (Brushes)
mp mp mp mp mp sfz mp mp mp mp sfz
221 (vibes mallet)
Vibraphone
f
sfz
Tom-toms
mf mf mf mf sfz mf mf mf mf sfz
Pedal Bass Drum
mf sfz mf sfz
(snare) (snare)
Snare (Brushes)
(Roto-Toms) (Roto-Toms)
(snare)
Marimba
sfz
f Cymbal with chain
(with Marimba mallet)
20
(Vibes Mallet)
crash
crash
225
Suspended Cymbal
Pedal Bass Drum
mf sfz mp sfz
articulate
each 8th note, and add accents
Snare (Brushes)
mf sfz mp sfz
Suspended Cymbal
sfz
Marimba
f sfz
sfz
crash
229
Suspended Cymbal
sfz
Vibraphone
x= at the rim
ff
sfz
Tom-toms
mp mp mp mp mp mp mp mp
Pedal Bass Drum
f sfz mf sfz
Snare (Brushes)
f sfz mfs sfz
Marimba
f sfz
sfz
233
Vibraphone
p
short pedaling
Pedal Bass Drum
Snare (Brushes)
p
Marimba
21
237
Vibraphone
p mf f sfz
mp
cresc.
Tam-tam
f
sfz
Tom-toms
p
mp mf
cresc.
cresc.
sfz (snare)
(Roto-toms)
Snare (Brushes)
mf f
cresc.
Marimba
p mp mf f
sfz
241
Vibraphone
f
cresc.
Tam-tam
f
with marimba
Tom-toms
f
cresc.
Pedal Bass Drum
f
Brushes on SNARE
Snare (Brushes)
Marimba
f cresc.
245
Vibraphone
ff
Tom-toms
ff
x= at Rim
Pedal Bass Drum
ff
(Roto-toms)
Snare (Brushes)
ff
248
Vibraphone
fff
Tam-tam
fff sfz
Tom-toms
Pedal Bass Drum
sfz
fff
Snare (Brushes)
fff
Also posible with Rototom tuned in E
Timpani
fff
sfz
Marimba
fff
ff
Tam-tam
ff
Tremollando Tam-tam & Bass Drum
Bass Drum
ff
Timpani
3 3 3
ff
3 3 3
Marimba
ff
rit.
255
Vibraphone
3 3 3
p motor on
Tam-tam
p
Bass Drum
p
brushes (at timpani or snare)
Timpani
p
3 3 3
p
Marimba
p
A tempo 23
q = 160
258
Vibraphone
p
Timpani
pp
espress.
p ppp
rit.
266
Vibraphone
Marimba
p
q = 160
270 A tempo
Vibraphone
p mp
keep soft sound
Tam-tam
pp
Timpani
pp p
Marimba
p mp
278
Vibraphone
Tam-tam
Timpani
Marimba
p
rit.
282
Vibraphone
(brushes at timpani or snare)
Timpani
p
Marimba
24 q = 160
Rubato
286 solo
Vibraphone
mp espress.
290
Vibraphone
mf p
294
Vibraphone
f
Tam-tam
Bass Drum
Snare Drum
p sfz p sfz
Marimba
f
rit.
298
Vibraphone
mf
Marimba
mf
302
solo
Vibraphone
mp
(vibes solo)
Glockenspiel
mp
306 rit.
Vibraphone
p
Tam-tam p
Bass Drum
p
Timpani
p
Glockenspiel
p
Marimba
p