Grietas (Fissures)

2007
Guitar Quartet
10' ca
Omar Fraire

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Performance Notes.

Program Notes:

Any of the two parts of Grietas (fissures) could be first or last to perform,
this decision has to be taken by the guitar players just before to play.
Guitar sounds one octave lower than written.
The 3rd and 4th guitars have a scordattura for the sixth string on D.

This piece is a disagreement that threatens the strength and unity of its own structure and evolution
over time, the proportions generated by natural earth movements are interpreted here with the sound
and rhythm infrastructure whose development is broken resulting in a process every more distinct
until rupture of the idea extends the possibilities of the instrument.

6, XIV
, XVIII...

Numbers inside a circle and roman numbers are still indicating here
the number of string and number of fret respectively.
Harmonic, the written note is the sound desired (at guitars octave lower )

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Arpeggio from the high to the low note.

Pizzicato: slightly muting the string with the side of the right hand at the
begining of the bridge.
Bartk pizzicato.

sul pont.
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Rigth hand playing near the bridge.

Right hand playing near the fingerboard.
Lasciare Vibrare. Leave the string vibrate.
Irregular Tremolo: Repeat the sound at discontinuous periods, at aleatoric
intervals (of time), with changing frecuency, uneven,
nervous.

PERCUSSION: The next simbols indicate the way of playing.

The place to strike is indicated on the score.
It is possible to use both hands where be necessary.

With the fingertip.

With the face of the nail.

With the extended hand.

Knuckles.

PLECTRUM: The next simbols are to be played with plectrum or pluck.

Play the string betwen the tuners and the nut. ( piece o string
before the nut in the headstock. )
Scratch the string from the bridge to the nut directon or viceversa.

M.I.

Hamer. Producing the sound by presing quick and hard on the fingerboard
with the left hand only.

Covering, taking little length.

Rub continously the bac of the guitar, producing either a white noise or
squeaking sound.

Greater lenght.

Gradual transition betwen two parameters.

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Allegro e = 284 ca

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END / Atacca Grietas I

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