8/12/2019 Quadruple Bass (work in progress)
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I 1
II 3
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Fundamental
5 7 11
Partial number:
3
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5 7 11 16
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9 13 19 31
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8 10 17 25
Quadruple bass
The pitch material of this piece is based on the overtones of
the pitches E0 and A0. This gives the name to the piece, since
these
pitches are one octave below than the two lowest strings of the
double bass. In achievieng the exact intonation of these
overtones
- especially the higher and more irrational harmonics - the
strings are retuned and, for the most part, the piece consists of
natural
harmonics. The accidental notation follows the principles
suggested by Marc Sabat in The Extended Helmholtz-Ellis JI
PitchNotation. Scordatura for this piece is:
Score is in actual pitch. Parts are transposed; i. e., the
pitches are written as if the instrumens were regularly tuned.
Therefore,
parts - for most of the piece - use regular accidentals only. In
the score, notes have an indication of string number and
partial
number. Ex: IV 5 meaning fifth partial on the fourth string.
These appear only the first time a pitch is called per passage.
In phrases involving rhythmical repetition of pitches,
prolongued lines mean repetition of the given pitch following the
rhythm
shown by notehead-less stems, as in:
Other symbols or noteheads are explained as they appear for the
first time in each of the instruments.
violin Icello viola violin II
