Serial Killer

(1)

Serial Killer

Rich Perks

(for solo Bass Clarinet)

(2)

Performance Notes & Key for extended techniques:

- Improvise around: Improvise around the provided melody with little restriction.

Refer to/ Draw influence from written material but make your own.

- Respect time indications for improvised sections.

 

Jaw Vibrato: Vibrato created by pulling jaw back and tensing.

(Technique developed by Tom Jackson).

Wide Vibrato.



 

 

^



Multiphonics: Several pitches played simultaneously.

Notes in brackets show prominant additional pitches; those with smaller head show secondary pitches which may also sound.

Fingered Multiphonics: fingerings taken from New Directions for Clarinet by Phillip Rehfeldt.

Embouchure Multiphonics: produced by fingering unbracketed written pitch and adjusting embouchure (to include odd partials).



Duration: Approx. 5 Mins.

S.T.





Slap Tongue: Produced by puffing short tones with tongue to create a pizzicato effect.

5

(3)

Serial Killer

_{Rich Perks}

q = 95 approx.







Rubato/Open

pp

 

^vib.

(Growl)

fff

 



mf

       

f



    

fp

    

3

3 3



 

mp

    

f



   

mf



S.T.



    



 

mp

 

f

     

3

           

fff



S.T.











S.T.

ppp (Breathy)

 

 

mf

              

3

 

    

f

       

Embouchure Multiphonic



^^^^^^

mp

   

^



^

Relative Prime: Play pitches whilst maintaing note proximity/ ratio; open meter.

mf

   

p



         

ff





(x 2) 6

A tempo





mp

     



     

^S.T.

  

     

f

     

Poco rall... 



     

^^^^

mp

 

^



^

pp







   

6

3 3





f

  

     

mp

       

³



sfz



^^^^

mp

 

 

^



^ ^S.T.

 

mf





S.T.



3 2

(4)



Broken Retrograde: Improvise around this melody: Free time, any register;

incorporate written multiphonics into improvisation as implied by milestones.

f 8

8

       

      

³

 

^etc. _Cont. approx. 20"

p



 

^

 

^f

Cont.

3 3

approx. 15"

p



^^

 

^f

Cont. approx. 10"

p



^

 

^



 

f

Cont. approx. 5"



8ve





^^

p



^^



Hold multiphonic to conclude improvisation

 

^ff





Rubato

mp

  

 

       

^S.T.





 

          

 



f







    



S.T.







S.T.

ppp (Breathy)

   

6

3 3



A tempo (q = 95 approx.)





mf

      

f



    

³



mp

   

 

f

          

mp



       

mf

  

3

3 3

3



Serial improvisation: Play pitches whilst maintaing note proximity/ ratio; open meter. Merge into FREE SOLO as suggested.

mp

                   

f



           

                

ff

 

Cont. Sim Merge FREE SOLO

3

(5)

Cont. approx. 30"



fff A tempo

p

 

^

 

^f



S.T.



^S.T.

  

     

mp



       

mf

  

3 3 3

                 





  







  

f



^

  

 

     

^__



__

Play multiphonics as loud as poss.



^







 

  



^^



3

6



mf

  

  

  

f



         

3

Rubato



mp

 

ppp



^(Breathy)

Let die.



3

3 4