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QUATRE FANTAISIES / FOUR FANTASIES

Réveil / Waking-up
Gymnastique / Gymnastics
Météo / Wheather report
Soirée / Evening

SOLO GUITAR

These four Fantasies require a simple technique, they are clearly set out and the symbols of the
different effects are well described. The music is exciting in its simplicity. /.../ For players around
grade 4 - 5 standard who want a humorous look into the world of contemporary guitar music,
this work is quite rewarding. (Oyvin Lyslo, Classical Guitar Dec. 1990)
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Quatre Fantaisies
(1989, rév. 2015))

Foreword

These four pieces share with the Renaissance Fantasies a free form in which short basic patterns
are presented which are then transformed in various ways to re-appear more or less obviously all
along their development - thus being the cement of the piece and giving it a structural consistency.

In Waking up, for example, it is easy to locate the first pattern based on the three notes E - F# - C,
that will be transposed (A - B - F), and generate other phrases.
The famous jazz chord sequence "Rhythm change" (C - Am - Dm - G) will be used as a recurring
pattern in Weather Report, as well as some special sound effects and clusters.
Finally, the bulk of these elements will be happily united in the last Fantasy, Evening ,where the basic
opening phrase of Waking up, after having been used for a lively motif in its normal shape and its
inversion (as the descending suite E - D - G#), will close the whole set.

These four pieces aim at offering the guitar students a set of modern sketches with tonal and atonal
passages, clusters, percussions and also some non-conventional techniques requiring somewhat
beneficial "gymnastics", especially when one hand or the other must leave the standard position
and then quickly return to it.

Technical and musical explanations appear at the beginning of each piece. The short accompanying
stories help focus expression and give an interpretative guideline. The words do not follow the music
as song lyrics, and are not intended to be spoken when performing - but if the guitarist or a narrator
feels like doing it, a try can be worthwhile.

Publisher Robert Martin offered these Four Fantasies in his catalogue until 2015, and they are now
newly engraved and on free download. This set was lucky enough to be used as national exam pieces
in France, to appear on selected modern pedagogic music lists, and is present amongst the reference
pieces used by Mr Gilles Defoin in his dissertation La musique contemporaine et son implication dans
l'enseignement musical.

Quatre Fantaisies © Gérard Rebours 2015

Original versions published at Robert Martin Editions, Macon, from 1989 to 2015
More compositions and articles to download freely on www.GerarRebours.com

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Réveil Gérard Rebours
Waking-up
œ
œ œ #œ #œ
This piece uses quite a lot of notes. Here they are, from low to high:

V b œ n œ œ # œ
œ œ # œ b œ n œ bœ œ œ
œ #œ #œ b œ n œ
u
B ± 54
P
2 Ó Œ œ
V2 ˙ ˙
#˙ ˙ ˙ b ww
˙ œ #œ œ #œ
I open one eye.... ..... and I close it.

F Œ
Poco rall.
œ
Ó w
Poco animato
V ˙ ˙ b ww
˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ
What time is it?...

Pi m
V # œw œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w
i m

w #˙ .
#˙ . œ #œ
Anyway, back to my lovely dream....

Fa m ß>
#m˙ œ # œ i˙ # œ
B ± 70a
˙ œ œ œ bw œ œ œ bw œ œ œ
a m m
a

V
i

‰œ œ œ œ ‰œ œ œ œ
w ˙. œ w NO!!!
It's Sunday, isn't it?...

f >
œ œ w œ-
V b˙ ˙ bœ œ Œ b œ- œ-
Get up, quick, quick!
œ œ and run, run, run!

>aœ #> ˙
m

#œ œ
Più agitato

V œw œ œ œ œ œ œ
i m

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

˙
> Rall. molto#>˙
Or I will miss the bus!

>aœ #>œ >i ˙ >œ #>œ >

m

V œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙.
Go faster, here it is! Got it..... Phew...
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Gymnastique Gérard Rebours
Gymnastics

‹
V Tap on the side of the guitar, near the heel, with the ‹ Percussion on the soundboard, with
side of the thumb, the finger tips or the knuckles, the flat of one finger

u
N ± 120
4 ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹
V4 œœ œœ œœ œœ ‘ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ
œ‰œ‰œ‰œ‰ w w ‰œ‰œ‰œ‰œ ‰œ‰œ‰œŒ
J. J. J. J. w> w J. J. J. J. J. J. J.
Let's go! I'm feeling a little rusty, today...

Œ Œ
‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ œŒ f‹ ‹ ‹ œ ‹ ‹ ‹ œ Œ ‹ Ó
Vw ˙. ˙ ˙ œ Œ ˙
Œ Œ
w> ˙. ˙> ˙> œ> ˙>
Here we go: touching your toes...

p ponticello Fcantato œ ˙
Ó Œ œ ˙ .. œœ ˙˙ .. œ
tasto

‹‹‹‹ ‹w ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ Ó
V # www # ww Œ œ #˙ #œ œ # ˙ œ œ ˙ œ
w w . body twisting...
small jumps.... .
.j U , fœ
˙. œ ˙. œ ˙˙ .. œœ ˙˙ .. œœ ˙˙ ..
V ˙œ . œ ˙ œ ˙œ . œ # ˙ œ œœ ‰ Œ ˙˙ Œ
œ œ b˙ œ œ #˙ œ œ #˙ œ ˙ . ˙
. . .
‹ ‹ ‹ œŒ Œ ‹ Ó
m
‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ œ #œ œ œ œ
a i m

V˙ œœ œœ œœ œœ ww
Œ œ Œ Ó œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ w
˙> œ J. J. J. J.
>
and back to the beginning... ...while singing !

‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ œ #œ œ œ œ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ œ #œ œ œ œ
V œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ ww
œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ ww œ
œ œ œ œ w œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ w That's much more fun !
J. J. J. J. J. J. J. J.
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 P N ± 100 crescendo e accel. molto
‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ œ œ œ œ #œ .. ˙ ‹i # ˙ ‹ ‹ ‹
V œœ ‰ œœ œœ œœ ww ˙ #˙ ˙ ˙
m a

œ œ‰ œ‰ œ‰ w Œ ˙ . Œ ˙ . Œ ˙ œ
J. J. J. J. ˙. ˙. ˙ œ
And finally, abdominal exercices...

Π> p .
‹ ‹
rall. a tempo

V ˙Œ ˙ . # ˙ .. ˙ # œ œ bw ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ Œ Ó
1 2 Grave e sonoro

œœ

~~~~~~
Œ ˙. ww Œ œ #˙
˙. ˙.
Ouch....

. U
V ˙˙ .. œœ ˙. œœ ˙˙ .. œ ww
#œ œ # ˙ œ˙ . # œ ˙ . œ œ ˙ œ œ œ #˙
That hurts ! I give up.

u
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Météo Gérard Rebours
Weather report

œ œ
V #n œœ Fast glissando with no specific ending pitch .
Fast glissando with no specific ending pitch,
beginning at the second quarter-note.

i, m Quickly slide i and m alternatively

Kr #œ #œ
V #œ œ
Slap the three strings with the flat of
œœ
œœ œœ œ nœ
➢➣➤➢➣➤➢➣➤➢➣➤➢➣➤
a, m and i: it will produce a rattling sound.
Play the set of notes several times

1, 2, 3

œ œ
V œœ
✳ ✳ ✳ ✳✳ ✳
Quickly slide 1 and 2 or 3 alternatively near the head nut while making percussive sounds above and

œœ
➢➣➤➢➣➤➢➣➤under the rose, with the fingernails and flesh of p, i, m and a, in a non repetitive, random rhythm.
✳ ✳ ✳✳

Music p. 6 ➢➣➤

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 FŒ œ 4œ œ œ œ 3˙ Œ 4œ 1œ 3œ œ 3œ 1˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
B ± 88
2
V2 w w w w
w w
2

3
Bright and sunny wheather...

Œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œw œ œ œ œw œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Vw ˙ ˙ w w n˙ .
w w Œ 4# ˙ .
then, a few clouds appear... 2

Œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ .œ œ˙ . œ Œ
Vw w n œ.œ Œ œ˙ œ w œ
œ w
˙.
w w #œ Œ œ n˙ ˙ #œ œ œ ˙ œ
#˙ ˙ #˙ œ œ
. . . ,
ominous sky...

Œ œ œ œ Ó
> œ Œ œ #œ Œ
Œ
V œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ n ww n ww
w w #w # w # w
w temperature falling... first rain drops...

nw ƒ Kr w #œ #œ
Libero i, m

V # # www œ œ œ www œ œ
accel. e cresc.
œ œ œ
~~~~~~
~~~~~~~

ww œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ ww œœ œ nœ
➢➣➤➢➣➤➢➣➤➢➣➤

rain squalls. !
thunder !

#œ#œ #œ #œ
i, m

œœ
1, 2, 3
irregolare rall.

V œœ œœ œ œ ➢➣➤➢➣➤
✳ ✳ ✳ ✳✳ ✳ ✳✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳

œœ œ nœ
➢➣➤➢➣➤➢➣➤➢➣➤➢➣➤➢ ➢➣➤➢➣➤➢➣
✳ ✳ ✳✳ ✳ ✳ ✳✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳
hail !!

#œ #œ #œ #œ # œ ˙ U̇.
➢➣➤➢➣➤ V œ ➢➣➤➢➣➤➢➣➤➢➣ ➢➣➤➢➣➤➢➣➤➢➣

finally, lull by the end of the afternoon...

P Rubato
#œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ Œ #œ ˙ Œ Œ œ #œ œ
B ± 72
2
V2 œ #˙ œ œ #˙
˙. œ ˙. œ ˙. œ
w

Ó. ‚
Œ Fœ œ œ
h. XII

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ ˙
B ± 88 rall. molto - - - - - - - - -

œ ww
V nw w ˙
w ˙ w
blue sky is back again.
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Soirée Gérard Rebours
Evening
This last Fantasie uses elements and symbols from the three previous ones.

B ± 50 B ± 66 N=N )
3 2 b œ˙a mœ aœ mœ i œ œ 3 i
accel. e poco cresc.
a m (

V2 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 2 3 4 # œ1 4 #œ œ œ œ œ
Fœ # œ œ œ ‰ œ. ‰ œ ˙
This long day is drawing to a close. J
- -j - -
mj 2 aj
j
2 œ # œ œ œ #œ œ œ
V 2 .. 2 œ # œ œ ..
i

˙ #œ ˙ ˙œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙œ œ œ œ ˙
Fœ 1 œ œ 3
Shall we go dancing?

fsecco
‰‹ ‹ ‹ ‰ Œ
4 >˙
V 4 œœ œœ œœ œœ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ 22 œ bœ œ œ œ œ # ˙
œ‰œ‰œ‰œ‰ w œ œ œ œ œ œ
w>
.J .J .J .J Oh no! the gymnastics have worn me out... and the storm is still threatening...

U F a tempo
˙ # œ# œ ˙
Libero 6 m i m a

V # # ˙˙˙ ‰ œ œ
rall. molto

œœ n˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œœœœ
˙˙ œ nœ œ # ˙˙ Tambora, Ó # ˙œ # œ œ œ ˙
i

sordo

-
But we have the radio set !

-
œ œ œ œ# œ œ
V b ˙ œ œ # œ œŒ œ # œ œ œ œ œ .. œ œ # œ œ .. ˙ ˙
œ œ Œ Œ œœ ˙œ # œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ

- - cantato
I'm searching for the wheather channel...

œ #œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ 1
˙ 3œ ˙ bœ ˙
4 2

V˙ ˙ Œ ˙ œ Œ ˙. Œ ˙. Œ ˙. ˙
œ
œ œ œ . 3

3
Got it: excellent report for tomorrow !

Œ # rall. Uœ
Œ ˙
œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ w ˙ 3 œ 2 œw # ˙
Più calmo

V 4 ẇ œ
˙ ˙ ˙
#2 ˙ #˙ œ #œ œ #œ w w
But for now it's time to go... ...to sleep.
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