Minotaur/Miniature

C.M.Champi
(2020)
 Performance Notes:

The piece is written for Flute, Tenor Saxophone, two Violins, and Piano. Duration circa 4´. The score is in C. Parts are transposed. Multiphonics fingering charts on parts.

The piece is a representation of the Minotaur and Theseus myth. The winds represent the Minotaur, the strings represent Theseus, and the Piano represents the Labyrinth.

Flute:

w.t. = whistle tone

[M] = multiphonic. In this case, blow very strongly to produce a high pitched cluster.
tonlos = air/breath sound. No pitch.
o.b. = over blow.
hum = hum at the same time as you play. It can be in unison or at the octave. Or out of tune, it doesn´t matter.

Tenor Sax:

Mouthpiece OFF = take off the mouthpiece. Pitches will be somewhat higher. Adjust intonation to get written pitches.
Mouthpiece ON = put on mouthpiece.
tonlos = air/breath sound. No pitch.
growl = growl with throat while playing. Very low pitch sound. Noisy.

Violins:

play with sordina throughout.

n.v. = non vibrato
m.v. = molto vibrato
Diamond shaped notes are to be fingered with harmonic finger pressure.
X shaped notes are to be tapped very stringly. When slured with ordinary notes, the slured note is to be played as a Left Hand pizz.
Chords starting at bar 58 are the be performed with one finger over all four strings.

Piano:

Read clefs carefully. The piece uses five different clefs: G clef sounding a 15th above, an 8ve above, and normal clef. F clef sounding an 8ve below, and loco pitches.
Keep the Pedal down ALL THE TIME.

For any questions, please contact the composer at champicanreadit@gmail.com

 Minotaur/Miniature

Dizzy q = 80 C.M.Champi

[whistle tones] [M] w.t. [M] w.t.

[M] w.t.

 
Flute        
 
  
p   sfp
sfp sfp

[mouthpiece OFF]
    
    
tonlos

Tenor Saxophone
           
"p" "mf" "ff"

con sord.
     
ord m.v. n.v. pont.
     
 
Violin I 
pp cresc. mf f p

con sord.
        
m.v. n.v. pont. m.v.
Violin II    
 ord
   

pp cresc. mf f p f

   


        

   
Piano sffz
     
     
       
 f sf
mf calmo
 A
[M] w.t. [M] w.t. [M] w.t.
3


8 
   
 
  

Fl.        
sfp  
sfp sfp
    

ord. growl
     
Ten. Sax.
          
"p"
ppp sffz


tasto pont. [always use portamento
     
n.v.
                 
m.v.
     
n.v. m.v. to get to next pitch]
     
Vln. I           
f p cresc. mf espress. cantabile 
pont. [always use portamento
  
tasto

               

m.v. n.v. to get to next pitch]
         
n.v.
  
             

Vln. II
 
p mf
  
espress. cantabile
       
                        
 
      
     
                
                

    



Pno.
          p misterioso e fluido, sempre cresc.
  
              
              
 sffz
mf sf mf

[Cover embouchure hole with tongue. [key clicks], breath heavil y on each accent.
16 5:4x 5:4q 5: 4q
   
Resulting pitch sounds a major 7th lower] 5:4q 5 :4 q

                                  

                                      

          
Fl.

"p"
    
cresc. "f"

    
ord. [pitch+growl], heavy breathing
            
Ten. Sax.
           
ppp mf espress. p mf p
  
                               
Vln. I             

mf


               
      
 
 
     

             
Vln. II
   
mf
                     
                          


                            



 
                                 
   
               

          
 
Pno.

  f
    
  
mf legato
                 
 4
[tonlos]
22 5 :4 q 5:4q 5 :4 q 5:4q 5:4q

                                   
5:4q
                        

                   
      
               
Fl.
cresc.    
"p" "f" p subito cresc.


             
              
Ten. Sax.
  
f p mf sf p cresc. f p f

                

                                       
m.v.
     
Vln. I       
             

      
sffz

                        

                     
m.v.

      
        
Vln. II
          

         
  sffz
                    
       


                                                      

     

                               
             

           
    
Pno.

  

mf
  
 
  
 
   
   
                  

28 ord. [o.b.+ hum] 6 :4 q 6:4q

      
(ord.)
   

Fl.
       
p
mf sffz

                        7:8e

    
3 7:8e
              
 
Ten. Sax.
 
3 3 3
p sf p sffz f sffz f espress. f
               
                                       
   
 
                 
Vln. I                   
          
sf
     
sf

                  

Vln. II      
                                      

                            
          
sf sf
                
      
                                                   
                                
           
 
                  
        



 
    
Pno. 3
  
   
               
      

   
    
3 
f cresc.
3
5
34

6:4q 3 :2q

            
Fl.
    
6:4q

7: 8e 7:8e
  
7:8e
 
     
7:8e

           
Ten. Sax.
   
sffz f
  
        
              
Vln. I        
         
   
      
            

 
         
mf sf  

sf sf sf sffz
 
     
              
Vln. II           

     
   
      
                    
 
   
mf sf sf sf sf sffz

        
            
loco
 
        
             


     
sfp subito 
p

    
Pno.

          7:8e

       
3
     
   
 
 

    
 mf
3 3
3
sffz sffz

 
            
38
       
           

Fl. 
6 :4 q 3:2q 6:4q 6 :4 q 6:4q
sffz p

  
7:8e 7: 8e 7 :8 e

  
7:8e 7:8e

Ten. Sax.           
   
            
   


sffz p f sf
 
                       

                 
 
             
Vln. I                              

     
      
    
 
sf sf mf sf

sf sf sf sffz sffz
    
sf
                        
Vln. II 
   
   
    


                               

      
sf
    
sf mf sf
sf sf sf sffz sf sffz

             


       

Pno.
7: 8e 7:8e 7: 8e
  
7:8e

7:8e

       
     

  
  
          

    
B    
 
            6
                  
     
             
          

        
43 6 :4 q
         
Fl.              
 
 
   
f pp
7 :8 e 7 : 8e f furioso!
 7:8e 7:8e
                   
[Mouthpiece ON]
Ten. Sax.                   
  
       
    
     

 

 
 
       
 

    
  
Vln. I  
   

          
p subito
          
     
 

             
Vln. II 
p subito

   


         
   
   
   
   

Pno. segue p cresc.

   7 : 8e
7 :8 e 7:8e

7:8e

                            

            

cresc. sffz

    
 
 
         
    
 
 

           


    
  

 

  
 

       

     

                    
            
51

             
   

 
    

Fl.
 
p posible sffz

       
Ten. Sax.
   
ppp sffz

 
 

                                   

            
         
Vln. I 
  
mf f cresc. sffz pp sffz

                    

          

            
   
    
 
Vln. II 
mf f cresc. sffz pp sffz


  
   
   
   
         
Pno. f p f p

 
3 3
 
3


              
sffz

sffz sffz
7
                       
     
    
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Fl.

             
p f sf p sf p f sf p sf p

   
         
      
  

     
 
            
 
  


      
Ten. Sax.
         

p sf p sf p sf p sf p sf p sf p

     
    
   
  
 
               
                   
arco (for chords)
       
Vln. I         
                        
                               
 
                              
      
 arco (for chords)   
sf [tapping + L.H.pizz] sf sf sf sf sf sf sf sf simile
     
           
         
 


  

Vln. II   
 
        
                  
         
                       
   sf                                                  
 
sf [tapping + L.H.pizz]
sf sf sf sf sf sf sf simile


                 
Pno. cresc. mf

                                                                                       
  
              
sffz mf    

                     
             
   
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     
Fl.       
sffz sf sf sf sf sf

     
          

 


         
      
Ten. Sax.
     sf 
    
sffz sf sf sf
    
sf
     




 

 

     
       
 
  
 
  
                     
                         

     
        
Vln. I
                                
   
         
       
                         
               
      
Vln. II                       
                                          
                                        
   
sffz


              
Pno. cresc. f ff

         
                

   
                                                            

   

   cresc.   
f ff
 C
   8

    
69

               
Fl.

sf sf sffz

  
      
Ten. Sax.               
    
 
sf sffz

     
    
             
                pont.
sul D & A

      
                       
 
Vln. I      
         
   
     
     pp subito
sffz        f p f p

    
      
                               
               
(portamento with vibrato)

             

   
    
(l.v.) sempre sul A
Vln. II                       
      
       

        pp f mf cantabile, dolce


       

 


        


Pno. ffff p

 
                        
           
    
 f
ffff sffz sffz sffffz p