For

PINEPHRINE
Chamber ensemble & lIve electronIcs

C a m e r o n G r a h a m
 Pinephrine 2013/14 Conductor:
For Chamber Ensemble and Live Electronics
The score calls for the conductor to play percussion (a small bell and hand chimes).
(c.a 9”) - Score in C The chimes can be hung so as to be played easily with one hand, whilst the bell
should be picked up and rung gently.
Instrumentation
Winds:
– Clarinet (briefly doubling on bass clarinet)
– Alto Saxophone Extended techniques are clearly indicated in the score (e.g taking off mouthpiece,
– Harp (doubling on percussion-Juju shells) 'jet whistle', slap tongue etc..). The clarinet will be subtly affected by the
– Violin electronics.
– Viola
– Cello (doubling on chime) Harp:
– Conductor (playing percussion-bell and chime)
The harp will be electronically affected throughout the piece, the effects are
Notes on Electronics
graphically illustrated in the score and part.
All electronics should be controlled in maxMSP, with either a Korg USB controller
or touch OSC control surface. The score calls for the harpist to also play percussion. The percussion is a string of
Juju shells; these should be hung next to the harpist but should not be picked up by
The effects were designed primarily for use with certain techniques on the harp. any microphone. When indicated to play the shells, the performer should run their
The role of the electronics is ultimately textural and ornamental. fingers up and down the shells, achieving a consistent texture.

Two microphones should be placed near the harp (to pick up both the higher strings Strings:
and lower strings).
When indicated to blow into the sounding hole (violin and viola), vowels and/or
Microphones should also be placed in front of the clarinet and violin, though these plosives are written below the stave. The vocal effect should be a loud whisper.
are not electronically affected until later on in the piece. Any other extended techniques are indicated on the score.

Specific information on the electronics can be found in the electronics liner.
Electronics are graphically illustrated on the score and further explained in the
electronics liner.
Performance directions
The piece ends with a solo violin section. At this point the electronics will be
focussed solely on the violin, though the harp microphones could be left on. The
speed of this section is indicated, though may change depending on the performer's
interaction with the electronics.
The score also calls for the cellist to play a small chime.
Please contact camerongraham1@gmail.com for questions/queries on the score.