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ONUR YILDIRIM
eschaton according to bēl-rēʾu-šu
for percussion trio
 Instrumentation

Percussion I Percussion II Percussion III

snare drum 1 chinese gong - descending tenor drum

2 bongos (+bucket of water) symphonic bass drum
1 boobam (A3) 1 rin (A#4) 4 bongos
3 temple blocks simantra 3 temple blocks
gong (+bucket of water) kutuwapa (D4) cabasa
1 rin (G#4) 4 round stones
simantra maracas
flexatone claves
maracas polystyrene

Beaters: reibestock, 2 triangle Beaters: reibestock, rubber mallet, Beaters: reibestock, triangle beater,
beaters, drum stick, brush, superball drum stick, gong beater, bow drum stick, brush, 2 superball
mallet, gong beater, bow mallets
 eschaton according to bēl-rēʾu-šu
onur yıldırım (2016, rev. 2021)
q=40 / e=80 (scrape the edge/rim in a snare drum maracas
horizontal motion while (snares off) snare drum
temple blocks (edge) gradually changing the w/ brush sn.dm.: w/ brush
66
% contact point of the beater) (scraping motion: follow the position and
5 6%
%
%A
% w/ mallet shaft: tip butt direction for the indicated duration) > 6"
√
6 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4
8 œ ‰ ‰ œ Œœ
3
/ 4Œ Œ ‰ Œ 5œ ‰ ∑ 3
J 8˙ œ ‰ 4
3 p mf mp mp
ç
Percussion I o > mf
(voiced)
(voiceless) 3
falsetto register (above the line) >
modal/speaking voice register >
3 ŠΠ4 5 3
4¿ ¿ œ œ ¿ 8 8 4
vocal fry register (below the line) >

(top/bottom lines: highest/lowest h ə* h

comfortable pitches)
ppp pp o
(*schwa, neutral vowel) stop bow dead
on rin
polystyrene
w/ bow (light bow pressure)
rin w/ bow .P 6"
√
3
/ 4Œ œ œ ‰ Œ 4 ∑ #œ œ œ 5
/8 œ ≈ ‰ Œ ‰ ∑ 3
J 8 & 4
Percussion II 3 o p
pp p o
(voiceless, whisper-like) (match rin's pitch and gliss.
(voiced) down about a quarter tone)
falsetto register (above the line) >
3 4¿ 5 3
modal/speaking voice register > 4Œ ‰ œ œ ¿ 8 ‰ Œ ‰ œ BÆœ
J
‰ 8 4
vocal fry register (below the line) >

(top/bottom lines: highest/lowest (*as in Turkish "gül", German "fünf") ü* i 3

comfortable pitches) i
o pp 2 mp
3
o o pp o
w/ drum stick
w/ superball w/ triangle beater w/ triangle beater
œœœ
%
bongos 5%
%
%
% œA (scraping motion: follow the position and
direction for the indicated duration) 5
6"
3 4‰ ‰ œ œ Œ 5 ‰™ œ œ œ √ 3
/ 4Œ œ œ ≈ ‰ 8 œ J ∑
‰ œ œ™ ≈ 8 4
Percussion III o p o f p
p mf pp p pp
(voiced)
(voiceless) 5
falsetto register (above the line) >
3 4 5 3
modal/speaking voice register > 4‰ ¿ ¿ œ œ ¿
‰ 8 8 4
vocal fry register (below the line) >
top/bottom lines: highest/lowest
comfortable pitches h ə* h
ppp pp o
(*schwa, neutral vowel)
2 gong 66
%
6 into the
simantra (edge) temple blocks (edge) 5 6%
%
%A
%
w/ reibestock w/ reibestock
l.v. water bucket (fast slow)
3
/ 4 ® œ œ™ œ ≈ ‰ Œ
4Œ ‰ œ Œ ∑ 5 ≈ 6™ ‰ ‰ 4 ∑ 3
4 8 8 &4
3 3
Perc. I p start from a comfortably mf 32 o p o
low pitch and gliss. down as
low as possible transitioning
into the vocal fry range (vocal fry register; creaky voice)
3
3 ≈ œ 44 5 4œ ≈ ‰ 3
4Œ Œ ‰
œ
j Œ ˙ œ œ 8 Œ ‰ 8 . Œ 4
(*as in French "jeune", ö* mɛ
Turkish "gök") ə (ʁ) r ə
pp mp o mfz
mfp f mp o

kutuwapa (edge)
(w/ reibestock)
w/ reibestock R
R W R W
3
/ 4 ∑ &4
4Œ ‰ Œ Ó 5‰ ≈ 4 ≈ ‰ Œ /4
3
œ 8 œ 8
p senza dim.
pp mf pp
Perc. II
start from a comfortably low pitch and gliss.
down as low as possible transitioning into (vocal fry register; creaky voice)
the vocal fry range
5 3
3 ™ 4 ‰ ≈ ™ ‰ Œ Ó 5‰ 3 4 3
4œ 4œ œ 8 œ ™ 8 4
gö* ö ə*
fp 2 mf
3
mp mp o mp senza dim.
(*schwa, neutral vowel)
(*as in French "jeune",
Turkish "gök") œœœ
% w/ triangle pp
bongos 5%
%
%
% œA w/ superball beater
scraping action in a zigzag
w/ superball
w/ triangle mallet
bass drum pattern at the indicated
beater
.P contact point(s)
3
/ 4Ó
w/ superball
‰
3
4 ≈ Œ ‰ œ œ
5
œ ‰ ‰ ™ œ œ 58 œ ‰ Œ ‰ 4 Œœ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
‰ œ 3
™
œ 4œ œ œ 8 4
mf
o p o o mp o p mf
p
Perc. III
(voiced) (voiceless, whisper-like)
3 4 5 4 œ™ ¿ ¿ ‰
3
4 4 8 8 4
6 mɛ
mp 3 o
2
 bongos
66
% w/ brush
rin temple blocks (edge) 5 6%
%
%A
% %
œœ A w/ mallet shaft 3
11 w/ bow l.v. w/ mallet shaft 5%
%
%
%
(light bow pressure) > butt tip tip butt tip 3
3 7œ œ ‰ 4 6 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ‰ 3 j œ œ
& 4#œ œ œ 8 ‰ Ó / 4 ‰™ 6 ~~~~~~~ ≈ 4Œ œ œ J
5 3
pp p pp mp mf f mp sfz 32 p mfz 3
Perc. I 2

(voicless, loud whispering)

3 7 4 3
4 8 4 4¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ
kʰ h x*
sfz mf p
kutuwapa (*as in German "acht")
w/ rubber mallet kutuwapa (edge)
W R W R ad lib. w/ reibestock
l.v.
R W W R W R
claves 3 5 5
>j Π3
3 .
/ 4œ ≈ ‰ Œ Œ 7
&8 Œ Œ ‰ 4‰ ≈ j Œ 3Ó
/4 Œ
œ 4 œ œ
mp : ; mf f p
mfz
Perc. II
(vocal fry register; creaky voice)
>. 3
(voiced)
3œ œ ‰ Œ Œ 7 ≈ œ 44 3 œ œ
4 8Œ Œ Œ
œ
‰
œ 4 ≈ ‰ ‰
3
i d gö ö lʲ*
pp 2 f p f (senza dim.) mf (senza dim.) mp
3
(*as in Turkish "lâle";
mf similar to Italian "gli")
tenor drum (rim) 66
%
w/ triangle
temple blocks (edge) 5 6%
%
%A
%
3
beater: tip butt w/ reibestock
3œ ≈
/ 4~~~~ ≈ ≈ ‰‰ Œ ‰ 7
œ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ‰ Œ 4Œ ‰ 6 ‰ 43 ∑
8 4
3
mf f
3 mp mf p
Perc. III o (mouth closed)

3 7 œ 4œ ≈ ‰ 3
4 8Œ ‰ J J 4 Œ Ó 4
.
11 m ʔ* (*glottal stop;
abrupt cutoff)
p 2 mfz
3
 %
bongos (2) œœœ A
5 B%
%
% w/ superball w/ triangle
4 snare drum % mallet w/ triangle beater
beater
w/ triangle beater
15
5
/ œ ‰ Œ ‰ œ 4œ ‰ ‰ ‰ Œ Ó 3 3 3
4 œ œ™ œ œ œ 4Œ ≈ œ œ 8 œ™ 4
3
o o mf f o mp ff o
pp pp mp
Perc. I

3
4Œ ≈ œ™ j ≈ ‰ Œ Ó 3 3 3
4 œ 4 8 4
ə
o f o

stones stones

/ œ ~~~~~~~~ Œ Œ 4 ¿ ~~~~~~ ≈ Œ Œ Œ ∑ 3 ∑ 3 ∑ 3
4 4 8 4
mf 5
f
Perc. II
(voiced)
(voiceless)
3
‰ œ œ ¿ 4¿ œ ¿ 3 3 3
¿ 4 R Ó 4 8‰ ≈ œ œ 4
5
lʲ r
2 f o f o pp
3 mp
66
%
temple blocks (edge) 5 6%
%
%A
%
w/ reibestock
tenor drum œœœ
%
%
w/ superball bongos 5%
%
% œA
w/ superball mp

4 ŒÓ Œ ‰ 6 3 ‰
/ ∑ 4‰ œ œ œ œ ‰ ∑ 3 3
4 œ 8 œ™ 4
3
mp ff p
Perc. III o
(voiceless) start from a comfortably low pitch and gliss. down as
p f
5 3 3 low as possible transitioning into the vocal fry range

Œ Œ r 4œ j ‰ Œ 3 3 ‰ ‰ 3
œ 4 ¿ ¿ œ œ 4 8 4
(vocal fry register; creaky voice)
15 ɫ* ə
p 2 ff
3
o pp mp o
(*as in English "call")
 66
%
temple blocks (edge) 5 6%
%
%A
% w/ reibestock snare drum
66
%
temple blocks (edge) 5 6%
%
%A
% bongos (2) %
œœœ A w/ superball
5 B%
%
%
ff p mf w/ triangle beater 5
20 snare drum % 5
w/ reibestock
j 3
3 4 ‰ 5‰ 6 ≈ ≈ 6 3œ ≈ ‰ Œ Œ 3
/ 4Œ ‰ 6 8œ œ œ 8œ œ ≈ ‰ ≈ œ 4 œ Œ
Œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ 8
3 pp f mf p
p mp 5
Perc. I
p f o p mf 5
3
4
4
8
5
8
3
4Œ Œ œ œ œ œ™ œ 3
8
œ
v a
o mp f p mf
kutuwapa
w/ rubber mallet
R W R W R W ad lib.
l.v.

3 4 5 3 > 3
/ 4 ∑ 8 ∑ 8 ∑ &4 œ ‰ Œ Œ ∑ 8
mfz : ;
Perc. II
5
3 4Œ ≈ œ 5 >œ ™ >
œ œ œ™ œ œ ≈ 43 3
4œ œ œ œ 8 8 8
5
r
f o pp 2 mfz p 2 f o bongos
3 3
w/ 2 superball
bass drum mallets
tenor drum w/ superball
w/ superball
5
3 3
3
/ 4Œ Œ œ œ 4œ
8 œ™ ≈ 58 ‰ œ œ œ œ œ
j 3
4 œj™ ≈ ‰œ œ ™ ≈ œ≈ ™ œ ™ ≈ œ œ ≈ œ œ™ ≈ 83
J
3
pp f pp pp f p f 32 o 5
mf mp mf o f 32 o
Perc. III

3 4 5 3 3
4 8 8 4 8
20
 w/ mallet shaft
6
flexatone
25 w/ bow
5 5
3 ≈ œ œj 87 œ 4≈ œ œ œ1111œ œ 4œ
/ 8 œ™ ‰ Œ Œ ‰ 8 œ œ œ œ 1111
™ œ 43 J 8 Œ 7
8
3
f pp 3 o
mf
Perc. I ppp p pp

œj
3 ≈ ¿ ¿ 7 4 œ- 3 4 7
8 8¿ ‰ Œ Œ ‰ 8 ‰ Œ 4 8 8
x* ye
pp p o p
(*as in German "acht")

stop bow
rin dead on rin
P (w/ bow)
w/ bow P 3 P l.v. 3 5
3 7 4œ 3 r ≈ 48 7
&8 Œ ‰ 8#œ œ ≈ ‰ œ œ ‰ œ 8 ≈ ‰ ‰ œ 4#œ œ ™ œ œ œ™ ∑ 8
pp 2 mp
3
pp mp o p mf/p pp o p o
Perc. II

3 7 4 3 4 7
8 8Œ Œ ‰ ¿ 8 4 8 8
ʃ*
mf o
(*as in English "shoe")
tenor drum (rim)
w/ triangle beater:
cabasa tip butt
cabasa
3
/ 8Œ ‰ 7 >œ. ‰ ≈ œ- œ ≈ Œ ‰ 4‰ œ œ 3 ∑ 4 ˙ ~~~~~~~~~~~ 7
8æ ææ æ 8 ææ æ 4 8 8
æ æ ff mp
sfz p 3 mfz pp
Perc. III
3
3 7 4≈ œ 3 œ œj 4 7
8 6™ 8 8 œ
j ≈ ‰ 4Œ ≈ ‰ 8 8
e
25 ə i
o 2 sfz 3 o
mf 3 2 pp
 bongos (2) snare drum
w/ 2 triangle beaters snare drum (rim)
snare drum w/ triangle beater 7
w/ triangle beater
30 %
œœœ A
5 B%
%
%
%
tip butt
7 4 œ 3 U 5 4
/ 8 ∑ 8œ ‰ Œ œ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ‰ ∑ ∑ 8œ œ™ 8
f mf ff o p
Perc. I
>
7 4 œ. ≈ ‰ Œ Œ Œ
3
j 58 Œ ‰ 4
8 8 œ 8
aʔ e
pp
sfz

simantra (edge)
w/ reibestock maracas
7 4 U œ ~~~~~~~~ ‰ 5 4
&8 ∑ /8 ‰ œ ≈ ‰ Œ ∑ ‰ 8 ∑ &8
3 p
p 2 f pp
Perc. II 3

7 4‰ œ œ œ ‰ 5Œ Œ ≈ 4
8 8 8 œ 8
3
hi
r
pp
fpp 23 mfz 32 o
tenor drum (skin)
w/ brush

cabasa
7 4œ ≈ U 5 4
/ 8˙ œ™ 8 ‰ Œ ∑ ∑ ® œ œ™ Œ 8 ∑ 8
ææ æ
f pp æ
Perc. III mf pp

7 4 œ ‰ œ 5œ ≈ ‰ Œ ‰ 4
8 8 8 8
(*as in English
30 ʃ* "shoe") e
f 32 o p
 %
œœ A
bongos 5%
%
%
%
boobams
w/ triangle beater w/ drumstick
8
36 rin
w/ bow 3
4 ∑
P
∑ ∑ 5 j j ? 4 >œ ≈ ‰ Œ 7
/ 8 & #˙ /8 œ œ œ œ 8 /8
pp 2 f
3 mp
mf
Perc. I

4 5 4 7
8 8 8 8

rin
w/ drum stick chinese gong
simantra (edge) into the
- 5
- w/ reibestock water bucket
4 r 5 ŠϪ 4 7
&8 Œ ‰ #œ œ #œ œ ≈ ‰ / œ ‰ Œ œ ‰ 8 œ ‰ 8 ∑ 8
pp f 3 f o p
f
Perc. II
5
4 ™ ‰ Œ œ œ
j ‰ œ œ œ
j 5 ≈ ‰ ‰ Œ 4 7
8 J œ™ 8œ 8 8
3
læ* r
pp 2 pp f/p œœœ
%
3 ff bongos 5 %
%
% œA
(*as in English "ban")
%
w/ triangle
beater
66
%
temple blocks (edge) 5 6%
%
%A
% w/ mallet shaft:
butt tip 3
w/ reibestock
4 6 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ≈ ‰ 5 4≈ 7
/ 8ΠŠ6
J
Œ ∑ 8 ∑ 8 œ œ œ 8
5 3
2 f o f mp
pp 3
Perc. III

4 5 4 7
8 8 8 8
36
 snare drum
%
œœ A
bongos 5%
%
%
% w/ triangle beater temple blocks (edge)
9
42 w/ triangle beater 66
%
w/ reibestock 5 6%
%
%A
% U
7 ≈ œ œ œ ≈ ‰ 4Œ ≈ œ 87 œ ≈ ‰ œ j 4Œ 6
/ 8Œ ‰ 4 œ œ ‰ œ ‰ ‰ 4 Œ Œ
mp
3 p mf pp mf mf 32 o
Perc. I f p

U
7 4 ≈ œ™ œ 7 4Ó
8‰ ≈ œ œ ≈ Œ ‰ 4 œ œ ≈ ‰ 8 4 ‰ œ
.
m ʔa - ʔ a
p f p o 2
sf-mf (ʔ = glottal stop; 3
senza dim.
abrupt onset/cutoff)

polystyrene stop bow

w/ bow dead on stop bow dead kutuwapa (edge)
simantra (edge) polystyrene w/ bow on polystyrene
maracas
(start bowing
start bowing at the tip
w/ reibestock WR W U
w/ reibestock at the frog) >- P7 P4 5
7
/ 8œ Œ ‰ œ ~~~~~~~~~~ 44 Ó Œ œ 8Œ ‰ œ- œ™ 4Œ &‰ ‰™ Œ /
œ
mf mf o f senza dim. 3
2 ff mf
Perc. II mf 3

7 . U
8Œ Œ ‰ ≈ œ œ 44 œ Œ Ó 7
8œ œ œ ‰ ‰ Œ 4œ
4 œ ‰ Œ Œ
J
3
(*as in English 3 ʔa
"shoe") ʃ* ʔa ʔ
f p
pp mf 32 o f senza dim. (ʔ = glottal stop;
abrupt onset/cutoff)

bass drum
w/ super ball

7 4 7 4Ó U
/ 8Œ œ œ œ ≈ ‰ 4 ∑ 8 ∑ 4 Œ Œ
o f o
Perc. III
(vocal fry register; creaky voice)

7 4 7 4‰ 3 U
8 4 8 4 œ
42 ʔa -
(ʔ = glottal stop;
mf senza dim. abrupt onset/cutoff)
 snare drum (rim) snare drum (skin)
10 w/ triangle w/ brush
46 beater: tip butt
5 3

/ ∑ 7 ∑ 3 ∑ ‰ ≈ ≈ ≈ œ œ
8 4 œ ~~~~~~~~~~~~
™
f o pp
Perc. I

7 3 œ-
œ ≈ ‰ Œ Ó 8 4 ≈ ‰ Œ Œ
.
ʔ i
f pp

kutuwapa (edge)
w/ reibestock polystyrene
polystyrene
w/ bow (light bow pressure)
w/ bow (frog) R W
>. P P
/ œ ‰ Œ Ó 7
& 8 ‰™ ‰ ‰ Œ 3 ∑ Œ œ œ ‰ Œ
œ 4
mp 3
f pp 2 p
Perc. II 3

(voiceless, whisper-like)
7 3 ‰ ¿ ¿ ‰ Œ
8 4
3
i
pp o
cabasa
-. 3

7 3 æ
/ ∑ 8 ∑ 4 ∑ Œ ‰ ≈ ≈ œæ Œ
mf
Perc. III

7 5
3 œ- ™ 3
≈ ‰ Œ Ó 8 œ™ ‰ j 4œ ‰ Œ Œ ≈ ≈ ‰ ≈ ¿ ≈ Œ
œ. œ. œ™ . .
(*as in English
46 ʔ ʔa ʔ ʔa ʔ 5 tʃ* "check")
i mp
mp senza dim. p
pp
 11
50
U U
/ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑

Perc. I

U maracas U
& ∑ / ˙ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ‰ œ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Œ Œ ∑
mf 32 p mf o
Perc. II

Œ ‰ ¿ ¿ ¿™ ¿ ≈ ‰ Œ Œ
ʃ s ʃ
pp 2 3 pp
3 f 2

U U
/ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑

Perc. III

50