Quintessential Simulacrum

String quartet and tuba

Matthew Lee Knowles
November 2011 - November 2012

q. = 52
Tuba

Violin
pp

Violin

pp

ff

fff

mf

ppp

ppp

Violoncello

pp

ff

mf

mf

pizz.

mf

senza sord.

pizz.

ppp

arco

fff

con sord.

Viola

sffz!

sffz!

ppp

arco

mp

ff

fff

ff

scratch tone (ST)

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pppp

pp

mf

f sub.
f
p

fff

pp

3
pp
mp

f
sub.
mp

fff

ff
trem.

ff

ff

pizz.

fff

mf

mp

ppp

espress.

scratch tone (ST)

pp

ff

pizz.

mf

ff

fff
trem.

fp

espress.

norm.

mf

fff

mf

ST

sub.
ff

sffz!

sul

pont.

p
f

ppp
mp

a tempo

mf

pp

tres retenu

mp

sub.

fff

20

jet

arco

sul pont.

fp

mp

mf

molto

ff

mp

f
arco

pp

sffz!

mf

Bartok Pizz.
B.P.

ff

ff

ff

sul pont.

sub.
p

mp

ff

ff
mf

scratch tone (ST)

ff

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trem.

ff 5

fff

38

mf

sub.
fff

mf

mf

mp

col legno

fp

fp

sul G

mf

Bartok Pizz.
B.P.

fff

pppp

mf

pppp

mp

Bartok Pizz.
B.P.

pizz.

fff

arco

mp

arco

ppp

mp

constant swelling and deflating

mp

norm.
pizz.

mp

5
mp sffz!

sub.
f
mf

ff

arco

pppp

mf

mp

norm.

ppp

ff

sub.
p

pizz.

3
3
f

mp

sub.
ff

fff

sub.
mp

5
norm.

pppp

fff

pppp

pppp

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mf

ff mf

sfffz!

sub.
f

pizz.

fff

fpp

fpp

fpp

arco

mp

pp sub.

fff

ff


3
col legno

3
mf
ff
fff
mf
3
pp
p

p
pp
quick random glissandi
arco
pizz.

p
pppp

ff
mf

p
ppp
f

pppp

norm.

mp

norm.
pizz.

sub.
f

mf

pizz.

ppp

norm.
pizz.

pp

arco

pizz.
ppp

pp

fff

arco

sul tasto
f

mp

sub.
f

mp

sul tasto.

fff

mf

57

ff

fp

fff

sub.
mf

mf

sub.
f

pizz.

g
arco

arco

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mf

sul tasto

sul tasto [to the end]

ff

ff

pizz.

pppp

mp

mf

ppp

sub.
f

pppp

sub.

arco

pp 5

pp

mf

pp

mf

ppp

mp

mp

sffz!
mf

pp

pppp

mf

sffz!

mf

mp

sul tasto [to the end]

mf

pppp

sffz!

10

mf

pp

arco

mf

sul pont [to the end]

pp

69

pppp

constant swelling and deflating

sul pont [to the end]

pp

sub.
f

retenu

73

fff

pp

ff
3

ff

ff

ST

ff