Friedrich Heinrich Kern

Ellipses
for violin and piano

Commissioned by BASF The Chemical Company

Metronome speeds indicate just an approximate tempo.

Violin:
p.
m.
x.
s.t.
s.p.
ord.

poco
molto
extreme
sul tasto
sul ponticello
ordinario

Piano:
+

Dampen strings with your hand between the pin block and the felt mutes.
Sostenuto pedal

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friedrich heinrich kern (2007/9)

fr Michael

ord. pizz.

3
3
3 5

q = 92

ritenuto molto

pizz. 3

Violin

ff

Piano

q = 92

arco

mf

a tempo

mf

5
5
accel.

decresc. al...

q = 108

pp

q = 108

13

m.s.p.

x.s.p.

poco a poco cresc. al...

trem. p.s.p.

mf
3

3 5

pp

ritenuto molto

ff

sffz

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sffz


16

sfz

stop sudd. rest min. 3

ord.

fff

poco a poco fff

acc. al trem.

mp

a tempo q = 108

mp

a tempo q = 108
22

poco ritenuto

poco ritenuto

mp

fff

20

pp

pp

24

legato
3

mf

30

pizz.

mf

a tempo

poco ritard.

poco ritard.

mp

arco

27

mf

mf

a tempo

mf

37

p.s.p.

pi mosso

m.s.p.

ff

41

33

ord., flautato

pi mosso

pp

44

ord.

pp

p.s.p.

mf

pp

ord.

pp

pp

molto ritenuto

x.s.p

ff

pp

molto ritenuto

ord.

ord.

ff

fff

47

49

pizz.

mf

mp

arco, p.s.p.

pizz.

arco

faster q = 120
51

faster q = 120

5
5
mp

54

mf

mp

gettato

mf

3 3

pp

mp

56

ord.

m.s.p.

mf

poco ritenuto

ord., s.t.
p

poco ritenuto

59

a tempo
dtach

gettato 3

3
f
3

a tempo

61

x.s.p.

(press silent)

pp

pp
mf
3
3

5
pp
p
pp 3
sfz

64

s.t.
3

p
pp

ff

66

ord.

p.s.p

pp

free

free

pp
f

ord.

sffz

mf

3



3

ord.

ff

pp

m.s.p.
pizz. ord.

col legno
x.s.p.
3

3
3
f
p
mp
ff

not too fast

at least 20
the pianist plays short, damped,
unsustained tones in-between the
shown ambitus in irregular consecution,
permanently increasing and decreasing
in tempo. there should be a gradual
fade until bar 78; though the dynamic
should go up and down in volume.
starting in bar 75 the music freezes
gradually to a virtual standstill in bar 78.

not too fast

69

ff

f
ord.

76

m.s.p.

arco, ord.

sfz

(hold middle sust. ped. always until next sign)

p
ff
p
f

sfz
sfz

73

s.t.

mf

x.s.p.

freeze until

79

andante q = 66 pizz.

pp

arco, p.s.p

andante q = 66

83

pp

3 3

86

sempre p

sempre pp ord. 3

pizz., ord.

arco

meno mosso

89

molto espress.
3

91

94

sfz

sfz

pi mosso

mf

mp

3

3

ord.

ff
detach

pi mosso

mf

meno mosso

mp

mf
5

97

quasi cadenza - free

no vibr.

mp

104

ff

107

mp

5
3

p.s.p.

mp

ff
5

mf

ord.

ord.

mp

f
ord.

100

mp

m.s.p.

q = 108

q = 108

ff

110

ff

115

q = 66

senza vibr.

rit al...

decresc al...

3
legato
sempre pp

q = 66 pp

112

rit al...

ord.

120

q = 112

124

p
cresc. al fine
sempre stacc.

122

q = 112

ff

ff