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Questo pezzo ha ricevuto una menzione del 1. concorso internazionaledi composizione per strumenti a fiato 1980 "3. PREMIO ANCONA",categoria 2.

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The whistle call hailing a friend is a motif of five notes, which at the start of the workis played in isolation, far from the stage and the audience. While approaching the flautistrepeats the motif several times at long and irregular intervals. The stage is mounted as ifby chance and the performance of the piece seems to be a casual interruption of a searchwhich afterwards is resumed.The set-up of the music-stands and the flautist's course is as follows:

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the motif is played')in walking stand w 4

the long G tLat at the ter c fpage 7 is played in one breath

for the time required to coverthe distance

At the erc c: the piece _roper the .:fi' ::5: ret:....= ct —:s way tt~0..g`_ .he audience LO the

back cf the tai:. .re_`erfi:_v —:s :etr : the a.:::er:e should be o the same level as

the stage, like in Japanese theatre (the flautist must really do his utmost to have anelevated path at his disposal), the advantage being that the audience will not interpretthe final call, when it is blown for the first time, as the end of the piece as a whole. Onthe contrary, the applause will be postponed to the moment when the flautist ahs left the hailaltogether. Thus the piece will be allowed its real length and substance.

The bottom line of page 12 is the beginning of a 'hysterical climax' culminating in theoften-repeated two-note motif ei-e or e-ei (ei= e sharpened a quarter-tone) at the topof the flute's range.During this fragment the flautist leaves the music-stand and in each bar turns hisinstrument in another direction, prey to utter tension and frenzy. Then he st'ps abruptly,as if reminded to be looking for his friend. He plays the calling motif - a minor second

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Translation of the Italian texts and annotations

page 1 : The flautist wanders in the passage outside the concert-hall. At longintervals he blows his call to reach his friend (who knows the tune).The increasing volume of the call informs the audience of the flautist'sapproach. Suddenly he mounts the stage (no applause:); the performanceof the piece is like an incidental interruption of his quest.

page 2 : Cambiamento del colore = change of colour (timbre)

ogni suona pocchissimo pizi forte = each note a fraction louder

tono più alto che = a quarter-tone higher than

page 4 : un 9 tone sotto = a quarter-tone lower than

page 5 : ...'trembling with an obsession yet controlled'A. Roland Holst: "Crystal against the Mirror" (Moscia, 1930)

Spiegazione del ritmo = explanation of the rhythm

page 12 : (con alcune licenze concernente = rhythm and tempo free to some extentit ritmo e il tempo)

page 13 : vedere pagina 14 = see page 14

page 14 : At the same time he abruptly stops his frantic ascent, as if suddenlyrecalling the search for his friend. The tune sounds once more, a minorsecond higher. Then he leaves the stage and resumes his quest.The sound (as heard by the audience) is diminishing, the five final barssound far away.

Notation

Accidentals (# , 6 4 , 61 ,, ) affect only the immediately following note. and the notes tied to them; however short the interruption, the accidentalsare repeated.To improve legibility, some natural signs have been added (invariably abovethe note in question).

X• is: the sound of the key(s) simultaneously with the normal sound

r is: the sound of the key(s) as acciaccatura

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r is: tremolo, a very fast alternation of the note written and its harmonic

Note:

The piece was conceived in August/September 1979. In the next months anintensive cooperation with Emile Biessen developed, which resulted inthe score as it is printed here.

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