RUN from FEAR for flute, clarinet, piano, cello and double bass

Steven Kemper (2007)

General Instructions:

Accelerando for indicated duration

Play the contents of the box repeatedly for the duration of the thick black line. Do not sync with other players

Play the contents of the box as fast as possible in any order for the duration of the thick black line

Flute/Clarinet:

fluttertongue

Play same pitch with dif-ferent fingerings. The performer should choose appropriate fingerings to maximize variation of sound

Slowly bend note as indicated

Piano:

Finger node on string inside piano to produce harmonic. Harmonic should be the same pitch-class as notated pitch and location should be marked on the string

During accelerando, slowly push fingers on the string so that it is fully muted on the final attack

Play a chromatic tone cluster approximately in specified range

Cello/Double Bass:

Bass sounds one octave below writ-ten pitch

s.p. sul ponticello

Increase/decrease bow pressure according to thickness of black line

Slowly move from ord. bowing position to sul ponticello

Pedaling is up to performer except where indicated

Performance Note:The title of this piece refers to a Bruce Nauman neon sculpture which contains the text “Run from Fear” above the text “Fun from Rear.” This piece is based on the minor third E-G which comes from the first song I learned to play on guitar: “About a Girl” from the Nirvana Unplugged album. As in Nauman’s sculpture, this piece strives to be both serious and light-hearted at the same time. This piece was commissioned by Bowdoin College in celebration of the opening of the Studzinski Recital Hall.

Approximate duration: 6:00

q = 60 Lightly

q = 60 Lightly

q = 60 Lightly

Transposed Score

Steven Kemper (2007)Run From Fear

© 2007 Steven Kemper

Flute

Clarinet in Bb

Piano

Cello

Double Bass

ppp

ppp

harmonic (8va or 15ma)

p

mp

pp

pizz.sul A

p

l.v.

sul G

p

mp

pp

pizz.

p

sul A

l.v.

p

mp

sul G

pp

7

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vc.

Db.

pp

��

mf

timbre trill

sfz

mf

flz

p

ord

pp

pp

mf

sfz

timbre trill

mf

flz

p

ord

pp

mf

ad lib

p

*slowly mute string

f

mp

f

p mp

no ped.

no ped.

mf

p

arco

mf

pizzsul G

3

arco

mf

p

s.p.

pp

sul Aarco

mf

pizzsul G

arco

s.p.

ord

mf

sul A

*gliss down and engage harmonic

p

3

2

A

A

A

13

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vc.

Db.

sfz

f

*repeat contents of box for duration of linefreely

f

p

flz

sfz

cl cue c. 8" cl cue

sfz

flz

f

ord

*repeat contents of box for duration of linefreely

f

p

sfz

flz

cue all

*repeat contents of box for duration of line

p

freely

f

p mf

f

no pedalfreely

f

mf

cl cue3

sfz

ord

p

*repeat contents of box for duration of line

mp

jété

ff

ord

bow pressure

s.p.

cl cue

f

*repeat contents of box for duration of line

jété

mp

ff

cl cue

3

17

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vc.

Db.

mf

c. 1"

p

c. 3"

pp

c. 3"

pp

key clack

*

*These durations should feelslightly longer than natural

c. 5"

ppp

c. 5"

mf

p

pp

pp

key clack

ppp

c. 1"

mf

p

c. 3"

pp

c. 3"

pp

muteno pedal

c. 5"

ppp

c. 5"

mf

pizz

c. 1"

p

c. 3"

pp

c. 3"

mute

pp

c. 5"

ppp

c. 5"

mf

pizz

p

pp

pp

mute

ppp

4

B

B

B

q = 96 Fluidly

q = 96 Fluidly

q = 96 Fluidly

22

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vc.

Db.

mf

f

timbre trill

mf

3

mf

ad lib

f mp

mf

mf

freely

ff

no pedal

p

ad lib

f

6

mf

arco

mp

trem.

mf

arco

mf

f

mp

f

mf

33

5

25

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vc.

Db.

mp

f

sfz

5

mp

f sfz

3 6

mp

f

mf

sf

mf

3

6

mp

f

sf

3

6

mp

f

pizz.

sf

arco

6

rit.

rit.

rit.

28 q = 72

q = 72

q = 72

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vc.

Db.

mp

mp f

mp

f

mp

mp f

5

5

p

ad lib

mf mp

jété

mf f

ord

mf

p

mp

f

sul Dsul Ajété

f

ad lib

7

30

C

C

C

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vc.

Db.

mp

sffz

flzsolo

ord

ff

mf

ff mf

mp p

ad lib

f

5

slow trill

mp

pp

mp

f

ad lib

p

mf

p

sfz

p

sfz

mf

ord

gliss.

sfz

s.p.

mp

(s.p.)

f

sul A

f

ord

jété

mf

8

37

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vc.

Db.

�

ppp

mf

pp

mp

mf

�

mp

mf

mp

pizz

3

p

sul Asul E

mf

p

p

mf

pizz.

mp

3 3

9

D

D

D

q = 96

q = 96

q = 96

42

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vc.

Db.

f

��

p

f

mf

f

mp

3

3 3 3

f

mf

��

freely

6

f

arco

mf

��

mf

f

mp

3

(pizz)

mf

10

46

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vc.

Db.

mf

f

mp

mf

�

f

mp

3 3

f

�

f mp

f

mp

sf

3

33

f

�

f

mp

arco

f

ord

gliss.

s.p.

p mp

sul A

f

3

11

49

E

E

E

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vc.

Db.

sffz

mf

sfz

p

* play as fast as possible in any order

5"

ff

cue all

mp3

* play as fast as possible in any order

flute cue

fff

flute cuefreely

*Chromatic tone cluster

sfffz

ff

* play as fast as possible in any order

flute cue

fff

mf

ord

p

* play as fast as possible in any order

flute cue

fff

12

53

F

F

F

q = 60 Thickly

q = 60 Thickly

q = 60 Thickly

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vc.

Db.

mp

piano cue

mf

pp

piano cue

mf

pp

cue all

mf

sf

fff

sfffz

piano cue

mf

pizz

sf

arco

piano cue

mf

sul Apizz.

mf

arco

sf

13

57

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vc.

Db.

mf

mp

flz

f

ord

mp

5

f mp

7

sfz

mf

flz

ff

p

ff

p

ff

p

ff

p

ff

mf

f mp

mf

l.v.

mp

no ped.

ff

mp

ff

bow pressure

ord

ff

s.p.

p

ord

ff

s.p.

p

ord

ff

s.p.

p

(s.p.)

ff

p

ff

ord

p

bow pressure

s.p.

ff

ord

p

bow pressure

s.p.

ff

ord

mp

14

62

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vc.

Db.

p f

mp

f

p

f

6 5 6 5 3

mp

ord

f

sp

flz

mf

ord

f

7

f

mp ff mf

mp

mp

pizz

f

mp

f

mf

7 3

p

pizz.

f

mp

f

mf

ff

arco

mp

5 5 5 5

15

64

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vc.

Db.

mf

fff

6 5 6 5 3

mp

f

flz

mf

fff

f

ff

freely

5

fff

3 5 3

mp

mf

f fff

5 3

ord

s.p.

f

ord

mf

s.p.

fff

16

G

G

G

66

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vc.

Db.

mp

f

p

mf mp

mf

p

3 3 3

mp

ord

mf

mp

f

mf

with bass

mp

3 33

sfffz

mp

mp

arco

mp

pizz

mf

arco

mp

ord

mp

pizz.

mf

mp

arco

mf

mp f

mf

with cl

mp

3

3

17

71

H

H

H

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vc.

Db.

ff

f

5 5

f

ff

mp f

p

f

p mf

mp

5 55

ff

f

f

p

mf

mp f

ff

pizz

p

arco

mf f

pizz.

p

3

5

f

pizz.

ff

f

5 5

18

73

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vc.

Db.

mf

flz

mp

ord

f

flz

ord

mp

ad lib

ff

fff

5 55

6

7

mf

flz

ord

flz

ord

mp

ff

ad lib

fff

5 6

7

mp

ff fff

5 5

5

mf mp

no ped.

f

f

ad lib

6 7

mf

p

arco

mf

pizz.

arco

mp

mf

s.p.

ord

mf ff

ad lib

fff

s.p.

6

7

mf

mp f

arco

f ff

s.p.

fff

gliss.

5 5

6

19

I

I

I

75

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vc.

Db.

pp

flz

ff

ord

mf

flz

p

ord

flz

pp

ff

ord

mf

flz

p

ord

mp

f

mp

l.v.

sul A

mp

pizz.

sul G

f

sul A

mp

sul D

pizz.

mp

sul A

sul G

f

sul D

mp

sul G

20

78

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vc.

Db.

pp

p

pp

*key clack

c. 5"

ppp

5

pp

p

*key clack

pp

ppp

pp

mp mf

p

ppmute with RH

ppp

pp

arco

mp

(slow gliss)

mf

s.p.

mp

pizz.

p

3

pp

col legno battuto

ppp

pp

arco

*slide into note as much as possible

s.p.

mp

p

pizz

pp

col legno battuto

ppp

21