— ml Edition Harrison Birtwistle Silbury Air for chamber ensemble (1977, rev. 2003) Study score UE 21223For tho Sorgo Kaussoviaky Music Foundaton in The Library of Congocs, and dosicatod to me memary of Ssrgo and Netave Koussawtzcy mhancurof te 100" anniversary ofthe bith of Serge Koussevtey.Programme Noto Sbury Airis narod ater Sibury Hi a prohictrc mound in Witshito, the bigest aia mound in Eurepo, beng 125 {eet high and covering more han ive acres. is use ard purpose, aller cenues speculation, sil remain a ysl, “The musi of he Aris notin any way eat to bea romantic ellecon ol he his egraticalon noe aga wih ‘any ofits evident gsemety. Seen am a detance he i presents sa as an aca but organic tue of he landscape ave often allude io my music of landscape presening musiealidee tough te jucapestion and repetion of satis Docks of pofrablo fr my terminology, objects, These object hameules beng cubjocted 10a vigorous wanted ge ‘via modes of utapostin, moses of faption, rods of change. The sum fot of hese processes beng a compound erica landscape ot"iaghay landscape, touse Paul Klasse “The Pulse Labyrinth shown athe start of he scores notions as condcting ad. Rather it gives an necation of ‘he compostonl ge behing teintrelatonsipsoffemp used in he piace. Thisis based ona prececs of continuous rmete mocuaton. Havison Biawiso Anmerkung Sieur Aire rach dom Situry Hil beans, ener prahisiorschen Erdatschatung in Wits, ie mene Hehe von 125 Fu und einer Ausdetnung Uber meh als nf Morgen Land da e6te Klfcheerhebungin Euorais. Wadham Zweck "scent at nach avhunderttangen Spalalatonsn immer noch sn Gehainis Das Arist ksinesial als ine omantische Spiegelung ds atsshaten Geis in Mesum der Music atzfassen, aber ‘uch rich ale on Analogen zu wgondeinam sancr offonkundiger gocmatiechen Formaspokco. 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This is achieved by pressing a §5% salen of wor eos ne mone ot te sting, pomicng anata mir tomato Re = Marimba. Percussion “The crum's@ tendnch,single-neaded,nad-skinned um. Ast of seven hgh-ithed deans, csnetn sound rom he _abovo, also requis. They ehould ange in pt, to largaet boing sma pich ta bong dun, Footnotes Bar 45 (Contrabass) and bar 83 (Viloncet) ‘The player's gen a cnoie of “teh toutes” as indicate bythe res. The player to vary the route eon eras0 [inecatee a poi fromm whieh repoase may beg) ince a pont fom mich one may skip back toa bracket. Bo- firming rom tne est vacke, he player lays tough wo | Bracket. He then skips back af bracket ar plays to ‘ortho same or anoinar brackot Ho procoode inthis manor throughout tre eaquonce,praualy including now “sb-sectons and repoaing rom te ater brackets. 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