Playing The Pulse

PLAYING THE PULSE A  

q = between 130-150

PLEASE READ THE PERFOMANCE INSTRUCTONS A G A I N x 2 AND MARK UP YOUR SCORE

WITH LOTS OF ENERGY

 

 

ff Piano with pedal down throughtout section

 

ANDREW POPPY

 

 

x4

INTENSITY AND VERY SUSTAINED B  WITHGREAT x2                                                

6

ff + 2 x 8ve below

C

x2                                                   

10

+ 2 x 8ve below

D RESONANT           mf

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           

E VERY EVEN ALMOST MECHANICAL                        ff above  also 8ve            ff      31 F x10         24

  

  

  

  

  

  

                   

  

  

              

  

x3

x3

  

  

straight on to G

mf

                              ff                   mf 39 G x10       straight on to H   mf                           f      f

       

f

x4               x4           

 

   

                                                   Copyright © andrewpoppy

 

 

                   

x4

x4

 x4

H          f     mf    

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f

            

      

              

   

playing the pulse

            

          

                   

  

                          

           

3

 

x4

x4

 x4 

x2 I                                         

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  

    

ff

      ff

     

            

   

    



          

x2

x2

                                x4            

62 last 2 times TUTTI TOP LINE any 8ve, marcato

  

 



                    





                       

 

   



 



x4

     x4            x4     

TUTTI

J forced/hammered (piano  play with two hands)            x4 69                                      ff

              K                                 

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x4

mf

L THE TWO INSTRUMENTS THAT START M SHOULD BE TACET FOR LETTER L x4                                  f                x4            

80

ff + 8ve above

       ff         ff

                        

                          x4     

x4

playing the pulse 4

2 OR 3 INSTRUMENTS ONLY. OTHERS ENTER GRADUALLY BUILDING INTENSITY TO LETTER O

weighted; dont signal the start of the loop M keep the stream of quaver evely x4 x4 x4               x4        x4                            mf     quetly sustained until N (wind length of a breath) p  x4   x4   x4          x4              x4        

85

mf piano play with pedal down through out

         

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x4        



x4

         

x4  

x4 x4                         x4            

N   

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sustained growing in intensity until O (wind length of a breath)

             x4              x4      f     sustained growing in intensity until O (wind length of a breath) p       x4                     x4 p

f

  



 

  





101



















            88      

104

6

8 ff

      x8

ff

  O TUTTI       

108

fff

g r a d u a l



  

x6

x4

x4

 



 

 







 





x4

 





x4

                     11   8   x11    

c r e s c e n d o 5 8



t o

        

l e t t e r



x5

N

x3       

 



      f          f        

116

playing the pulse

  

ff

                       



               



 

        

x3   x3

5

   

      x3

P  sustain or quiet pulsing (length of a breath)   mp            

      

     

124

128

mf dry and slightly staccato / strings pizz? also 8ve below



    

132

     

136

x2

  

   

  x2     



   

   

x2       

   

      x2



  

REPEAT P

crescendo throught Q to R sustained and resonant Q Gradual x4 x4 mf                                        mp sustain or increasingly insistant pulsing until R

140

              

    x4             

x4

144

148

 











 











x4



 



     x4       

      x4                        

152

x4

R Piano  play everything  with pedal  down throughtout x4                  ff            x4         

156

ff

  

            

ff

x4



        

   

     

   

repeat letter A x4

      

      

x4    

   

x4