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quadruple bass

a work in progress for string quartet by federico llach


score


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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 Pitch
Notation. 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 I cello viola violin II
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&
&
&
Violin I
Violin II
Viola
Cello
o
o
o
o
o
o
o

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B
&
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5
q = 67
1
2
4
t
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F p
[ !] F
p [ "!]
p
n
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#u
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<u
#<
IV 6
I 1
II 3
bow on
body
III 4
II 5 III 4
scratch
II 5
I 7

5
!

3
J

-
3
8
p
F p
p F
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u
#u
t
III 3
II 4
IV 8
III
harm.
gliss.
III 10

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5
B
&

3 5
1
4
2
4
F p
[ ] F
[ " ]
p
n
t
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<u
#<

3 3

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-
3
8
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F p
F F
$
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#u
t
pizz.
IV
gliss. arco
highest note on string

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3
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1
4
F
[ ]
p
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<
<u
#<
quadruple bass
Federico Llach Score
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&
&
&
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
o
o
o
o
o
o
o

o
o
o
o
o
o
o

6
!

-
!

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5

-
3
8
[ "!]
p
p
F
p F
!o
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$
"v
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t
scratch
III

3
5

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5
3
2
4
p
F [ "!]
[ !] F
p
t
!o
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u
#<
<u
scratch
bow on
body

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-
3

-
j

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3
8
[ ]
p F
F [ "!]
p
$
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#u
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t
scratch

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&
9
2
4
F p
p
f p
F
n
!o
t
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<
#u
m
Hammer-on
P4Up from
open string
III
III
.
!

3
5
J

>

-
J

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!

[ " ]
[ ] F
F p
p
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2
quadruple bass
&
&
&
&
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
o
o
o
o
o
o
o

o
o
o
o
o
o
o

o
o
o
o
o
o
o

11

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5
2
4
F p
p
F
p
!o
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n
"v
<
#u
#
I 6
III
j

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J

3
8
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F
p
[ ] F
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t

3
1
4
F
p
p
n
#
<u
Hammer-on
harm.
gliss.
IV
j

3
J

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5

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-
3
8
f p
F
F p
F p
!o
t
j
"v
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t
highest note
on string
IV

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3
!

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2
4
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p [ " ]
[ ] F
F p
u
"v
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<
#u
<u
#
molto
sul pont.
III
3
quadruple bass
&
&
&
?
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
o
o
o
o
o
o
o

o
o
o
o
o
o
o

16

-
&
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3
8
F
p
F
"v
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t

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17
2
4
F p
F F
[ ] p
f p
!o
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m
IV 4
III 5
III 5
(or IV 7)
IV 8
III
H-on
III

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3
8
p
[ ] F
F
"v
<
#u
t

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j

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5
3
2
4
F [ !]
F p
f F
F
n
j
"v
<m
<
#u
#
<u
bow on
body
Hammer-on
A4Up from
open string
III 5
!

5
j

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-
R
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-
3
8
p
F p
f p
F
!o
t
j
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z
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&
III
II 7
4
quadruple bass
&
&
&
&
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
o
o
o
o
o
o
o

21

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-
B
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1
4
F
F
[ ]
p
<
<m
#
<u
IV 7
!

-
&
j

-
&
3
8
p
[ " ]
F
f F
!o
t
$
m
t
H-on
III

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3
!

5
3
2
4
[ ] p
p
!o
t
"v
&
t
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#
<u
F [ " ]
III 7
IV 5
j

-
5

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3
8
[ " ]
F p
F
p
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t
<u
#
III
( F )

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B

25
1
4
p
F
[ ]
F
!o
t
<m
pizz.
IV
gliss.
5
quadruple bass
&
&
B
&
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
o o o o o o o
26
J

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5
J

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5
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3
8
p
F
F p
f p
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&
t
&
IV
harm.
gliss.
Hammer-on
P4Up from
open string

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-
2
4
F [ ]
f "
f p
F
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m
molto
sul pont.
III
H-on

J
.
3
j

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&
3
8
p
F
F
p
u
"v
&
t
t
molto
sul pont.
III
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5
1
4
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p
[ ]
F
!o
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#
<u

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3
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p
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&
III 5
II 3
6
quadruple bass
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&
&
&
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
o
o
o
o
o
o
o

31
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B
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1
4
p
F
p
F
l
t
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<u
#
harm.
gliss.
II
3

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&
J

>

-
3
8
[ ] F
F
[ " ]
$
&
bow on
body
3

3
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5
2
4
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p
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3
8
7
quadruple bass
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&
&
&
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
o
o
o
o
o
o
o

36

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3 5
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5 3
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3
3
4
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p
p
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IV 4

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2
4
p
p
p p
p f
l
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H-on

-
40
F
F
"v
<m
III 4
( e )
III 5
8
quadruple bass
&
&
&
&
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
41

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3
8
F
F
v
u
IV 6
IV 8

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1
4
F
<
II 8

-
3
8
F
F
n
#u
I 5

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2
4
F
F
"v
<m
J

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3
8
F
F
v
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9
quadruple bass
&
&
&
&
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
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1
4
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J

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3
8
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F
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1
4
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3
8
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F
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III 10

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50
3
8
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10
quadruple bass

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