Thursday, March 17, 2016

Alba Transitions & Start Pitches

Miserere - opening pitch set off stage

Bells Transition - low A pitched by altos from their final note in Miserere (four bongs); pause after first four bongs; bell cluster (D, C, A)

Kyrie - D taken from the D in the bell cluster

O Frondens Virga - carry over D from Kyrie

Virita Criosa 1 - carry over D from O Frondens Virga

La Luna Asoma - pitch whole tone up from D of the last three pieces

Virita Criosa 1 (Repeat) - pitch D down a whole tone from the Alto's last note in LLA

Las Amarillas - pitched by solo (Georgia, with tuning fork)

Cancion de jinete - pitched by solo (Nikki, with tuning fork)

Bells - Four low G# bongs (taken from Sara's last solo note in Cancion)

Virita Criosa 2 - D spread by Nikki using tuning fork at "Why did you call me?" (Amelia)

Virita Criosa 3 - D taken from VC2

Corazon de espinas - Ominous soundscape under Servant's and Poncia's last lines (begin with Altos on low E - taken from tuning fork by ?? - add A1 sliding motive ; add S2 chords; add S1 chords and disonance; add "espinas" whispers)

O Vos Omnes - pitch taken from S2 final note of Corazon

Virita Criosa 4 - lower the final S2 note in OVO by 1 semitone

El Grito - same pitch as the last note of VC4

Virita Criosa 5 D spreads (Nikki) + rapid crescendo under BERNARDA: Behave! Behave! Quiet! If only I ad a thunderbolt between my fingers! MARTIRIO: She was with him! Look at her petticoat, full of straw!

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