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Title
Dialogue #4: Remembranzas

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Perales, Guadalupe

Publication Date
2020

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 Guadalupe Perales

Dialogue #4: Remembranzas

for guitar and electronics

2019
Dialogue #4: Remembranzas
for guitar and electronics

From contemplative melodic gestures generated by the guitar, a subtle space is born… Here, these gestures stay for a
while, only to disappear gradually…

The composition of this work was possible thanks to the scholarship granted by Mexico’s National Fund for Art and Culture
(Fondo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, FONCA), 2018-2019.
Performance notes:

The performer may use a MIDI controller/pedal to trigger the tracks at the indicated time, having, in this way, flexibility
and control for the synchronization of both parts. The triggers are indicated as follow:

and so on, ending at 20.

Techniques:

• s.t.: sul tasto. Play near the fretboard.

• m.s.p.: molto sul ponticello. Play very close to the bridge.

• P.M: Palm muting. Mute the strings with the side of the right hand, placing it almost over the bridge.

• T.H: Tap harmonics. With the right hand, hit the string over the indicated fret in order to produce an harmonic.

• slap: Hit the string with the thumb.

• tap: Hammer on or pull off over the fretboard with the right Indicated with +.

• strike: In one gesture, strum the strings quickly with all the fingers held together (except for the thumb), hitting the
strings with the low part of the palm right after. Let ring.
• t.b: Tap the bridge with the thumb. Using the right hand thumb, hit the bridge and let ring.
•
• pizz. Bartók: indicated with , strongly pull the string and let it go so that the string hits the fretboard.

• pizz. Bartók with harmonic: right after playing the pizz., touch the string gently with the thumb over the indicated
harmonic node (aproximately at the middle of the soundhole)

• Bending: Bend the string to make the note sound a quarter tone or a semitone sharp.

• Bending with vibrato:

Play an upward bending (sharp) and add vibrato at the end.

• Buzzing:

§ 1. Interfere with the vibration of the string by barely touching it with the right hand thumbnail or
with a guitar pick when indicated.

§ 2. Press the string behind the fret, so that the note doesn't ring clearly.
• Scratches:

§ slow scratch
Slow: slide the thumbnail slow and continuously over the string.

§ fast scratch
Fast: slide the thumbnail quickly over the string and let ring.

• Other:

§ Play the indicated gesture continuously.

 Remembranzas Guadalupe Perales
for guitar and electronics
2019
The time (minutes:seconds) is only written
for reference. It's not necessary to follow it strictly.

"P" indicates the event/track to be triggered 00:15 00:20

q = 65 The tempo applies to defined rhythmic values. P2

P1 tap thumb on bridge (t.b.) ¿
œ >œ œ™ œœ œ œ ™ ™
∏∏∏∏

3
œœ
& bœ ‰ b œ œ b œ ™ œ ™nœ ™ bœœœ bœœœ ™™™ œœœ œœœ ™™™œœœ ™™™œœœ
œ œœ
bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
J
mf
p
00:30 01:00

P3 P4
15-20 sec. 5 sec.
*
1/4 T
1/2 T
ad lib.
b œ1 œ continuo continuo
œ bœ œ7 2*
& 71*

mp >œ
( * upward bending, quarter tone or semitone)
‰
* buzz 1: interfere with the vibration of the string * buzz 2: press the string behind the fret,
by barely touching it with the right hand thumbnail so that the note doesn't ring clearly.

01:10 01:25
sul VII
with thumb P5 s.t.
b >œœ
b œœœ ™™™
bœ™ œ™ œ œœ œœ

∏∏∏∏
+
œœœ œœ ™™ œœ ™™ œœ (tap) .

∏∏∏∏∏∏
& J
œ
bœ œ
bœ ≈ œ œ œ bœ œ b œœ
œ bœ™ œ
Ê Â
01:30 01:45 01:50 01:55
ord. m.s.p.
¿ ord. m.s.p. P6 P7
P.M. >œ
b œœ*
∏∏∏∏
¿ œœ
∏∏∏∏

¿¿¿ œœœ b œœ b œœ b œœ bb œœ b œœ b œœ b œœ Œ
& b œœæ continuo continuo œ
bœ
æ ææ
p mf
* mute the strings gradually
by making pressure
with the side of the hand

02:00
15 sec.

3 3
, 3 3

& œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ b œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ 5 sec.
 02:20 02:40
accel.
P8 P9 P10
lento, rubato

& bb œœœ œ # œ
œ œ #œœ œœ œœ Œ Œ œœ 7 seg. œ œ œ
# œœ #œ #œ œœ # œ œ #œ nœ œ œ #œ nœ œ œ #œ nœ
œ

& # œ œ #œ œ nœ œ œ #œ >œ nœ œ œ #œ œ nœ œ œ #œ œ nœ œ œ #œ œ nœ œ œ #œ >œ nœ œ œ #œ œ nœ œ œ #œ œ nœ œ œ #œ œ nœ œ œ #œ

> > > > > > > > > >
03:05
15 sec. 15 sec.
alternate between open tremolo and palm muting
U P.M. ¿ P.M. ¿
& >œ œ ™ ˙ œ¿ œ continuo œ œ ¿ ¿ œ œ ¿ ¿
slow scratch *
‰
º
* scratch the string with the thumbnail while
playing the tremolo with the rest of the fingers

7 sec. 5 sec.

œ continuo œ continuo œ #œ continuo

& œ œ 3 sec.

q = 65
with pick 03:50 03:55 ord.
lento, rubato P11 P12 P13 P13
P.M. ¿
# œ œ #œ œ nœ Œ
& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ nœ
# œ œ #œ nœ œ œ #œ nœ œ œ #œ nœ œ œ #œ nœ œ œ #œ nœ œ œ #œ nœ # œ œ #œ
04:15

P14
30 sec.
œœœ œœœ
& œ œ continuo œ œ continuo
ææ
continuo
Ͼ continuo

æ
04:45
T.H.
tap harmonics
¿
ord.
P12
b‚ ‚ P13
# œ <#> œ slap
& bbb œœœ XVI
b ‚ ™ œ œ XVIII
VI
b œœ #œ nœ #œœ b œ œbb œœ ™™™™ ˙˙ Œ b œ œ b œ ™™ ˙ Œ
IV bœ ™ fast scratch *
b œ ™™ ˙
fast scr. fast scr.
2 œ ¿ ¿™ ¿™
º º º
* scratch the string with the thumbnail, letting it ring afterwards
 05:25

P14 Lento q = 50 P15

b‚ ‚ 20 sec. 15 sec. *
pizz. ord. pizz.
b ‚ b ‚ ™ bb ‚œ ‚œ ™™ b œ œ 1/4 T
1/2 T ad lib., going for a beating effect
1/4 T
1/2 T simile... »o » slap *
bœ ™ 1 œ1 œ œ
& bœ #œœ b œ b œ ™ #>œ.
œ ‰ ‰ bœ
bœ bœ œ
nœ b œ
>œ * right after playing the pizz., touch the string gently >œ
f with the thumb over the indicated harmonic node
* hit the
(aproximately at the middle of the soundhole)
string
with the
thumb,
06:30 let ring

ord. slap ord. P16

· œo œo œo bœ œ
b œœ bœœœ œœœ œœ bb œœ ™™ œœ b œœ ™™ œœ ™™™ œœ œœ
& b œ œ ‰ b œ b œ œnœb œ b œ Œ ‰ b œ œ œb œ ˙ bœ Ó œ™ œ œ™ œ œ
bœ b >œœ J
>œ 07:00

q = 65

¿ P17
t.b. strike * pizz. T.H.
»o o ord.

bœ bœ ‰ bœ ™
j ™ ™œ œ œ. œ œb œ 6
b œœ nœœœ ™™nœœœ ™™ œœ Ó
œ œ
& b œœ b œœ b œœ ™™ œ œ œ œb œ œ ˙
¿ ¿¿ œ œ * in one gesture, strum the strings quickly œ™ ˙ œJ œ œ ™™ 5
>. with all the fingers held together (except for
the thumb), hitting the strings with the
f low part of the palm right after. Let ring.

q = 75
ord. P18
slap s.t.
bœ Œ Œ r œ #œr œ
& œ œ b œ #œ œ œ œ nœ œ b œ #œ œ œ œ œ b œ #œ œ œ œ nœ œ b œ
b œœ #œ #œ œ œ #œ
fast scratch

>œ œ œ
º
ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ
b œ b œ œ b œ wait for the track to
& #œ œ œ œ nœ œ œ #œ œ œ œ nœ nœ #œ œ œ œ œ nœ œ #œ œ œ œ œ nœ œ #œ œ œ œ œ nœ œ stop sounding
#œ œ #œ #œ #œ
3
 07:40 07:50
Molto lento
40 sec.

P19
(T.H. optional * ) (T.H. optional)
m.s.t.
1 ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ 1 ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ œ1 ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ continuo

∏∏∏∏∏
& œ bœ
p
œ b œœ
play the notes at a free order, with upwards and downwards bendings, and adding vibrato at the end of the gesture.
œ
* The notes A and B can also be played with tap harmonics; of course, in this case there would be no room for the ending vibrato.

08:30

P20

30 sec.
ord. strike
° œ
& b œœ b œœœ bb œœœ bbb œœœ bœ bœ
b œœ b œœ
œ œ œ œ œ œ
ff fff >.
& (1)
fast scratch
œ
*
¢& (2)
œ
7 1

* For each chord: play the chord and immediately after, choose between gesture (1) (fast scratch) or (2) (use the pick to
interfere with the vibration of the string). Each chord can be played more than once, following the given sequence.