whistle for a friend

per flauto solo

1980

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Questo pezzo ha ricevuto una menzione del 1. concorso internazionale

di composizione per strumenti a fiato 1980 "3. PREMIO ANCONA",
categoria 2.

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La Giuria

Presidente: Gcffredc Petrass:

fleme r i : Domenico Guaccero -
Roman Vlad - Italia
Andras Szollos y - Unoheri.c
Henrick Gorecki - 3o::;c
liarlos Robre - P? ae-.:€
Giuseppe Engler: - ç.z^r.

durata: 9'40"
(The title is purposely ambiguous)
The whistle call hailing a friend is a motif of five notes, which at the start of the work
is played in isolation, far from the stage and the audience. While approaching the flautist
repeats the motif several times at long and irregular intervals. The stage is mounted as if
by chance and the performance of the piece seems to be a casual interruption of a search
which afterwards is resumed.
The set-up of the music-stands and the flautist's course is as follows:

/', STOP AND LISTH1 (c. 4")

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page 7 is played in one breath
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back cf the tai:. .re_`erfi:_v —:s :etr : the a.:::er:e should be o the same level as
the stage, like in Japanese theatre (the flautist must really do his utmost to have an
elevated path at his disposal), the advantage being that the audience will not interpret
the final call, when it is blown for the first time, as the end of the piece as a whole. On
the contrary, the applause will be postponed to the moment when the flautist ahs left the hail
altogether. Thus the piece will be allowed its real length and substance.
The bottom line of page 12 is the beginning of a 'hysterical climax' culminating in the
often-repeated two-note motif ei-e or e-ei (ei= e sharpened a quarter-tone) at the top
of the flute's range.
During this fragment the flautist leaves the music-stand and in each bar turns his
instrument in another direction, prey to utter tension and frenzy. Then he st'ps abruptly,
as if reminded to be looking for his friend. He plays the calling motif - a minor second
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 Translation of the Italian texts and annotations

page 1 : The flautist wanders in the passage outside the concert-hall. At long
intervals he blows his call to reach his friend (who knows the tune).
The increasing volume of the call informs the audience of the flautist's
approach. Suddenly he mounts the stage (no applause:); the performance
of the piece is like an incidental interruption of his quest.

page 2 : Cambiamento del colore = change of colour (timbre)

ogni suona pocchissimo pizi forte = each note a fraction louder
tono più alto che = a quarter-tone higher than

page 4 : un 9 tone sotto = a quarter-tone lower than

page 5 : ...'trembling with an obsession yet controlled'

A. Roland Holst: "Crystal against the Mirror" (Moscia, 1930)

Spiegazione del ritmo = explanation of the rhythm

page 12 : (con alcune licenze concernente = rhythm and tempo free to some extent
it ritmo e il tempo)

page 13 : vedere pagina 14 = see page 14

page 14 : At the same time he abruptly stops his frantic ascent, as if suddenly
recalling the search for his friend. The tune sounds once more, a minor
second higher. Then he leaves the stage and resumes his quest.
The sound (as heard by the audience) is diminishing, the five final bars
sound far away.

Notation

Accidentals (# , 6 .
4 , 61,, ) affect only the immediately following note
and the notes tied to them; however short the interruption, the accidentals
are repeated.
To improve legibility, some natural signs have been added (invariably above
the note in question).
X
• is: the sound of the key(s) simultaneously with the normal sound

r is: the sound of the key(s) as acciaccatura

0o e
r is: tremolo, a very fast alternation of the note written and its harmonic

Note:

The piece was conceived in August/September 1979. In the next months an

intensive cooperation with Emile Biessen developed, which resulted in
the score as it is printed here.
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