Malte Giesen
Die Paradoxie der Sichtbarkeit
for small ensemble and electronics
2016
Instrumentation
Oboe
Bass-Clarinet
Percussion
Violoncello
Keyboard + Computer
comissioned by the Wittener Tage für Neue Kammermusik 2016
for the ensemble l'instant donnée
Explications
General
 + 1/4 tone
Accidentals:

- 1/4 tone
Accidentals are valid for the duration of one bar, if not otherwise indicated.
Except of regular meters, there are meters in which the cipher indicates the number of beats in different length.
3



Bass-Clarinet / Oboe

 





 
  



 
MF
mf


Slap-accent, but with audible pitch;
overblown, rich in harmonics;
teeth on the reed
timbral trill (in this example on D) with changing partial color,
as indicated in the graphic line

MF
choose a Multiphonic in which the square notehead pitch is most audible.
For same pitches, the same Multiphonic has to be used.
2
Percussion
The percussion-setup consists of a kickdrum (muted with cloth), two different sized metal tubes, a cake tin with structured rim, two tin boxes on two different sized
cardboard boxes (for resonance), about 15-20 small metallic pieces (screws, nuts, etc. for snare effect), two flattened metal rods for beating as well as bowing on the cake tin
guiro on cake tin, distance between the "v"s indicates speed
 
  




  

vvvv
kick
tinbox1 metaltube1
cake tin

"arco" on cake tin rim
metaltube2
tinbox2
Violoncelle
The Violoncello should be amplified through a small guitar-amplifier. A FX-Pedal with a strong reverb/delay (only ON/OFF mode) is also required. ON and OFF are indicated
throughout the score.
    

 




 
    




6

(cl.l.batt.)
mf
- exagerated vibrato.
- col legno battuto on 1st string, with dampened strings, varying position between tasto and ponticello.
- Glissando with palm of the hand on the indicated strings, no clear pitch, with enforced bow pressure.
A noisy upwards-glissando should be audible.
- Very strong bow pressure on the indicated string, no pitch audible, only scratching color/fluctuating undertones.
3
Keyboard
For the Keyboard-Part, a 88-key MIDI-Keyboard with Pitchwheel and Sustainpedal, a Computer with MaxMSP 7.x, an Audiointerface and
a local Speaker is required.
The patch provides different colors for the keyboard and a different tuning system for the piece.
The tuning system corresponds to the arabic maqam bayati, in which the e and the b are lowered by a quartertone.
This difference is notated as accidentals in brackets, but they keys can be played normally as e and b.
synth-oboe
      
f

 


  
granular
ff
     


5
3
 3 
- Indication of the color.
- granulized sound, pitch does not correspond the audible result.


- granulized sound, pitch does not correspond the audible result,
while chaning the size of the grains with the pitch wheel.
Die Paradoxie der Sichtbarkeit
für L'instant donnée
Score in C
4

Oboe 
Malte Giesen, 2016
q = 50





p

Bass Clarinet
in Bb
Percussion
Violoncello
Keyboard











Duration: ca. 14'
p

4
 

  
 
mf 
strings




p

f





mf



omar_slow-wav


f


p
 
p





     

  
f



mf


2
3


Ob. 
6



 

ff 

p
B. Cl.
Perc.
Vc.



 








f
 

 
3
3

ff

3

 
ff



   
mf
omar_slow-wav
     
      

p
mf
 
 

  
Kbd.



     
  

granular



  
f


5
p
 

 

3

Ob. 
4
10
B. Cl.
Perc.
Vc.





4










MF




  


mf


 

   


 
 


   


f
s.p.

5
granular
sinus
4

ff

 
Kbd.
    

ff 
 
   



5
m.s.p.
4



  
       
      
strings
mf


p
  


4
14

 
Ob. 

ff
B. Cl.
Perc.
Vc.




p



ff
p










Kbd.





granular
strings


f


  
  
mf


 
  


5
5

Ob.     

17
4






















f
B. Cl.
Perc.
Vc.


    
f

5


 
Kbd.


ca. 6"

sinus
p



 


4


mf


   





6
e = 110
4
4

synth-oboe
Kbd.

 
f

Kbd.

4

  

 
3
Kbd.
 
3
5
Kbd.



 









3 
3
5
   
3





            



 
      


   

3

5
3







3
3:2q

      
3


    
  


3


    
 



3
4


   
3

     
     
3
 
3
2
    


3




3










       
  



4

3

   

3
 
  
  
3:2x
    
3

3









  
 
7
q = 66
5
38
  
Ob.  

ff
B. Cl.
  

5

ff
Perc.


    

3

  
chorus
Vc.

ff



granular

ff



5
 
 

3

 
3
 




  
    
(simile)


 

5
5

5
  


 
5
   
Kbd.


3

  
ff
 

5




5
  
 
  


 



 
5
5
 
3
3
 
 

5

 

 







 








3
 
  



 

5
3

5

 

   

3
5
    

5
 
5
3
  

 

3

  
    


  

 
3
8
4
4


Ob. 
40

3 


mf
B. Cl.
Perc.



 


3
 
   
mf

2


ff


4
 
  

 
Kbd.



4

 

  

ff




mf

arco





2

     

ff


5

 
5

 
3

3
5

    


  
5

  

 


5
  
  

  

   

 
5
 

5
5
 

 
  
 
3
 
 
ff
3 
3



  

ff

 
ff
ff

 


pizz.
Vc.

  
  

5
    
  
3

5

    

3


  
     

3
3

  
9
45
  
Ob.  
B. Cl.
Perc.
Vc.

  
 

 








3
5

3

 
 
5
  

 

   

3
  
 
Kbd.


   




4



5

 
  

5
3




 
   

3
5
5

  

  

f
 



4

3


5












5
   
 

3

    
 
3

 

3



 
lead-synth
3

     


 




3



f

5

   

granular

    
  
     

3

  
3




   
10

Ob. 
3

48
3

5





5


 
 
  

3
B. Cl.





ff
Perc.
Vc.





Kbd.




 

5
ff
3


3


     
 
lead-synth

5

3






  

 


5
 


  
5

 

 
3


3


    

                 

 
 
   

5
3

 
5
ff

   
 


 
3

5





 
 

  
 
5

3

     

 
 
 
3
 
3



11

Ob. 
52
B. Cl.
Perc.
Vc.


3

 

 
 
5
  






5


 
5
  

5

  

5


  
  
5
  


3
 

  
 

3





Kbd.
 

4
  
4









     
 
 

3

       
3
            
3
 
  

3:2q

 
  





12
3

Ob. 
55




5


MF
ff
B. Cl.
Perc.
Vc.


 
  



 


(c.l. batt)
 I.     
 


  

ff


Kbd.
3

 
 


mf

5


 

f
 




ff
    

 



3



 







 
mf

 
   
  
f
 
5


 
p
f
     

5
 

p
6
granular
3
 




mf
ff

  
f




mf
      
ff




  

 
         


 

 
ff
I.

    
3
mf
5






3
3

mf


  
 
 III.
  

5

13


 




Ob.  

58
p
mf
B. Cl.
Perc.




f



p
 
p



p
     
   



  


5


p
f 


Kbd.


3
  
 

5
 

 
5


 

mf


 
mf
f
3 
 
 
mf



p
  
 
 
 
5
5



 


3

 

5
"guiro"

  

f
 

3
     





 VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV

       
     




mf
ff
PITCHBEND


mf

ff
f

ff

         

 
  


 


6
5
mf


f sempre

f


MF
f


I.
Vc.



MF

ff



 

 

 
  
5


(III.)

5
14
 MF
Ob.  

61
B. Cl.
Perc.
Vc.

 



 


VVVVVVV V V V V V VVVV 
   






MF






V V

3
3



mf
    
   



5

V V V V V V VVV V V V



V
V V V VVVVVVV
  

5

  

   
5
 
 

   
  

 
Kbd.

 
 
5




MF




 
VVVVVVV V V V V V V

 
 

 

 



5
 
MF

V V V


 


3
  

5


VVVV

      
 
 


 3


   
 

5


15
molto rit.
MF



Ob.  
 
64
B. Cl.
Perc.
Vc.

 



  
MF


 
 



VVVVVVVVVV
VVVVVVVVV
 
 

MF




VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV   

 





 
Kbd.


5
  




reverb ON
  


mf
molto rit.

 

f
f


5

  

    
 

5
3
   
5

3




only frequency audible, ca. a

 

 
5


5

            
   



5
3
5
3


16
senza Tempo

Ob. 
68
B. Cl.
Perc.







 


poco vib.



 


senza Tempo







mp


 


 







f
Kbd.

mp
non vib.
ca. 6"
Vc.




più mosso
organ







pp
non vib.


più mosso

       



lead-synth

17
e ca. 100
3


Ob. 
ff
B. Cl.
Perc.


    
 
71
5
   

ff
5






4

   
  
3
3




    
3
3


5


3
e ca. 25 "senza Tempo"

  


   



10 







5











Vc.


ff

5
3

 


Kbd.

ff
5


 



 







   






  
            
3
3
4
3




 
       

 
5
3
3
 


  
5
 
reverb ON


molto vib.

      
  

mp
10 


ff
mf
reverb OFF
 
 


  



   
"senza Tempo"





18
e ca. 100
4

Ob.  
75

ff
B. Cl.
Perc.

 


ff

 


4
 



  
3


    









3




ff


 






5

   

3
5
     
3
2
  
   

 
 
 

 
 
 

3 



5


  
 
3

 








 



 


 

 

3


3


3
5




5
ff
Kbd.

   
reverb OFF
Vc.
 
5
3 


 
 
 
5

 

2
3
   
   
5




 
 
 

3


 


3




19
4

Ob. 


78
B. Cl.
Perc.
Vc.



5





  


5
     


 



 




5











   
 
4








  
  
5

 

      

3
   



Kbd.

  
3


5

   

5

       
5

    











5








 
    



 

5




 
    





5
   
 
 






3

 
3





   

5
5


 
 
5







 






 
 

  
5
5

 
 
 



 
 
20
"senza Tempo"
e ca. 25
e = 133
3


10 
3

Ob. 
81




 

ff
B. Cl.
Perc.


ff


 
ff




 

"senza Tempo"
10 
Kbd.


PITCHBEND


granular

f





3

3



ff









reverb OFF




reverb ON
Vc.



 














 
21
5

Ob.    
84
B. Cl.
Perc.

 





 
3





  

 
    
 ff 

 

5
    
3
 
   
3
 

ff
      


 





      


3




     





3
3
    
  
    

 
 


 
3
5
 
 
 
    
MF

3
 

 
3

 
VVVVVV
3
Vc.
  





3
5
  

 
  
arco

  


5
c.l.batt.
  
   
  

3
arco




 


Kbd.
 
pizz.
I. II.
 
 
3
   
 
3

   

   

   

arco
c.l.batt.
 
3
 



3


  
5



 


 

3

  
3
3
22
4


Ob. 

86
B. Cl.
Perc.

 

MF

      
    
 
 
    
 
 
5


           
3


Kbd.
4
  




   

  
 
pizz.
Vc.
3
3


        
5

    


(c.l.batt.)
 
 








ff

        
pp



3

 
3

 
arco

 
    
  





 

II.
I.

  
 
  




  
 
3


3
 
   
f




 
 
 
 ff


f





  
5
3
3

5
ff
3



  
 5:4x

 VVVVVVVVVV




3



5




pizz.
I. II.
     

 
 
f
3


    
5

 




3

4


Ob.    
90


 
 
MF

3
    3
    
 
B. Cl. 
     
Perc.


 
 



  
VVVVVV
3
Vc.


 

arco



4

Kbd.
  
c.l.batt.
3


      
   
   

arco



   
 


3


3


 

 

  
ff
pp
IV.





ff

f
III.
      
III.
 
 
 5:4x

  VVVVVVVV

 

5
2






II.
I.

 



  

 
MF
3
    
 
     
 
 

 

arco



4



 
   

  
VVVVVV
c.l.batt.

      
   
   

3
arco

 
 

3

I.

3



 

MF
5
pizz.
II.
23

     
    
 



3
3


3

4
     

       
    

 
 


MF


 

5
pizz. I.
II.
2

5



III.
     
III.
IV.




 

24
2


 
Ob.  

95
B. Cl.
Perc.




  
pp
Vc.

2


Kbd.
 
I.

 


 
ff

f
f
 

 
   
 5:4x

  VVVVVVVV
 


3
3
ff
II.


 

ff

       
arco
3
f


 
pizz.
I. II.
 
 
f

3
piano
 




  
     
5

5
         



 

 
 

I.


3
granular
 
3
3
 
   
ff

 
III.



2




II.
I.

pizz.
I. II.

     
f


 

  



 
arco



 
VVVVVV
c.l.batt.
3



    
 
  
3
  
 

4


 
 

3
3




MF
3

f
arco




f
f
IV.


5:4x

 
   VVVVVVVV
       



5
      
III.
4




 
 
   
 ff
ff

 

pp
5
II.

     









   



2

MF
      

 

3
mf


piano
 

   
   
   

  





arco

granular
e ca. 100
2


 
 

  

101
Ob.
B. Cl.
ff


      

pp
Perc.
ff

ff
3
 
   

 
 





 

2


 
I.


f

f
II.
Kbd.


 
3

4
 5:4x
     


   VVVVVVVV 


f
Vc.

3



3
   

MF
    


    

     
f

3

orch.-hit




arco
 
 
 

4


ff
 

 
 



   
3
 
 



  
VVVVVV
3
pizz.
I. II.

MF


 



     
    


 
 
5
5




IV.

  III.
 
      







   
   
3

3




4


piano
 
 


  

c.l.batt.

 

3
arco

 
 
pizz.
II.
25

4
I.
III.
fff


 

 



6


 

 


 
26


Kbd.

Kbd.



Kbd.
4


 

3
  
  



 







4

 
     


3
 
 
3





  
    
3
 



5

 


5


 



 

 
  


 
3 

 
 
 
  
5




3
5
 
 
      
   




   
  

 





   

 
 
 


5

3




 
 



Kbd.
4
 


 
 
 
3
 
  
 




5





 
    
     
   

 





5

 


 



   
 
3

5
 

 

2
  
  
   
    
 





 
 

  



3   
   






  
 
  

  
   














3
 


 
 
 





 


  
3






 
3







  
 
 
  
  
3
 

 

 
 
3
3


119
Ob.
B. Cl.
Perc.
Vc.




3













3

 
 

3

 



 








 
3
3


f
f
5
 

 


3
 
I.
3
 


 
  


p


  
  


II.
ff




 
 

   
III.

    
      


 


 


 


4
27

3


Kbd.


4

3



  
 


f

III.
   
IV.
5
28
4



 
Ob.   

123

B. Cl.
Perc.



f
    

f



sfz



MF


 

  


    
 
      
3

 
    

VVVVVV

  
Vc.


 
 

4

 




 
    
Kbd.

3

      

  
   


5

p





pp

   
5


ff
3
ff
5
III.II.
 


 
 
5




MF
mf
pp
5
ff
ff

 
I.

f


f

 
pp
mf
3

 






 


  
 


ff





  


     

5

3
   

   
p



 

                      
     



 

 
(II.)


ff
5
3
arco

  
mf

c.l.batt.
3



5

5

       

pp



 
   
 
   

3






  

mp
  
 

3

Ob. 
4
 


127
B. Cl.
Perc.



f
  










3
Vc.



Kbd.

f


4

    


      





f



 
VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV
 
   

   
MF
  

3
sfz
ff


    

 

 
3

 
mf
 


 
  
pp
 

ff


p

4

 


f








sfz
 
 




 

3




   


3
f

3

     

  
  


VVVVVV
29
 
 


 

 
 
  

   








  

 
   

c.l.batt.
arco

 
5
p

 

 



 




4 
       
       
       
sfz



 
 

3
4
5
 

  
 



MF

4 

Ob. 
130
B. Cl.
Perc.
Vc.

 

MF











     
 
     
3
sfz

Kbd.
4
3

 

 
ff




4


pp

 


3

   
 
ff

             
5
 


3
arco




 


    
5

   5

         

 

5

 

2

 

p
 
 

  
 


3


pp
 


f
ff

3
 


mf
5
pp
 
          
          
          
mp
5
5




          V V V V 
5

mf
pp
ff
 


f 
MF
ff
3

    



5
mp

5
   
VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV
 

    
  
  




  







c.l.batt.


mf
MF

2



 


30
 

f
5
B. Cl.

mod.


mf






  
 
 
  
ff
  


 


       
5
Vc.

5 
 


 
Kbd.

fff


 
    
mf


ppp
 


6


 




3
3
pp

 

5

V V V V V VVV 

 
5
mf

 
  
  



 


 

p
ff
mf
I.

arco
mf



 
 

  



    

 
5
3


 
          

III.
pp
 

 

II.
III.
IV.





       
3

3
 
 
pizz.
I.
II.
 



mf
 
  



     
ff

31
p
mf

VVVVVV 

3





5
ff


 
 
 

  
mp
Perc.

MF
 MF
Ob.   

134
3
  

3
 



 
3



   

sfz
fff








 

5


   
 
ppp

fff

Ob. 

5
137
B. Cl.


2

         
ff

 
Perc.
Vc.


 


ff


 
5:4x
ppp


 
 

 



fff
f



I.



3
3


  
ppp


    
     
ff

  
 
  

mf
p
  
  





 
 
arco
 
 





 

p




  
 




 


VVVVVV 
3

 

3
4




 
    
c.l.batt.




arco

   

 



sfz
p






ff
5


 

   

   
III.

5
4





 
mf
5

5
II.
pizz.

2

           

mf

 
5

 
  

p


   
            
 

Kbd.


 


 

3
p

 
3

32



5
3
  
33
3
10 



Ob. 
141
B. Cl.
Perc.
Vc.


 














                    










Kbd.

5

 
mf
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5






  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 







  



5

  
 
 
 
    
5:3
ff

 
 
   
5:3


pp



ff

 






p




 



3
10 
3
p
                     
 
 









f



 

 
 

3



 
 
3

3
 



3

34
144
B. Cl.


6



      



mf




    
Vc.
V

6
V
V
V



 VVVV
3 








 
VVVV







6










 










VVVV


 


pp






c.l.batt.


 
 




2
f


3





I.

II.
pizz.

p


 

3




3

3

 



V


Kbd.
V
f





Perc.
3 
 





Ob. 
2
 

5


35
3


Ob.  
147
B. Cl.
Perc.




5




mp
 

 

 
 
  

 
mp

mp
 

mp



pp

3

 
Kbd.


 
I.
3
 



p


 

 

5

Vc.
 
II.
pizz.
 
 
 


p





36
4
150
 

  
Ob.   
B. Cl.
Perc.


  
flaut.
Vc.
mf




  
p
 













  
 
3


f






pizz.

3
3

p

  








ff
 


3




 
   


mf

  


     
II.
3




4
 
 
pp
p
mf

4




3
f



   
Kbd.
mf



 





mf

3
3

 
    
p  



flaut.



  


 
mf
4

p

37
3
5

q = 60

Ob. 
155



MF
 
mf
B. Cl.

  



MF


 
MF










3
 



 
 
f
Perc.

   
f
pizz.
 
  
II.
Vc.

arco

3
3

  
molto vib.

   
   
3
ff
 
 


 
 

 
 


3
     

     
      


3
5

strings

   
Kbd.


f
  
  
ff



    
         

3

3
3

3
38

Ob.  
158
B. Cl.
Perc.
Vc.


 
MF



 



     

 

  

 


  
     

      

    
3
3
     
       
3

3
   
       
       

     

3
3
3
3
      
        
3
     
     
3
3

 
5
ff
ff
3
Kbd.

 
MF
  
non vib.

ff

 
  

3
 

5
 
 
 

3
ff
mp
5

    
 MF
  
 

5
5

   
  
  





 
   
    
3
5


  
5
  
  
  


5

39
  


 

  
Ob.  
161
B. Cl.
Perc.
Vc.

  
 
3

 
       
5

 

  
   
   
   


5
p
ff

  
5

 


3
3

 

5
5



3
5
mp
  

    
5
5

 
           

3

ff

  
 
 
 
5
 
 
 
 

3
  



5
 
 
5

3
        
  
  
5

   
 


  

5
  
5


  


   
5
 
 


5

3
5
     
 

 

5



 

 
  
 


3
Kbd.
3
5

 
  
3


5
  5


   
    

 


3
  
   
  

  


5
5
  
    
3

5

     
      


40


164
Ob.
B. Cl.
Perc.


q = 80 rit.
accel.
    





p


 
p
fff subito
 
 
 

 

5

  


  
 
 

 

5



  pizz. 
   
I.
3


IV.


 




 
  
 3


 


 
p
accel.
 
 


  
   
5

q = 80 rit.
5
  
   

 

 




fff






           
  arco                        

 


 
mf


3
5

     
     


  
 
5
 
 


5



c.l.batt.
I.
mf
Kbd.

fff sempre
ff
Vc.
q = 45 accel.
p

 



    

q = 45 accel.
  
   

5
 



41

Ob. 
B. Cl.



 


q = 75 rit.
167

 


 



5


5
p
Vc.
  

Kbd.

 
 



     



  
mf

5
5
3

 
 




  

3
 
    

5

 



  




   





  






 



                      
 

q = 75 rit.


5
5
3


 
I.


pizz.



  

 


 


 



 


fff
fff
Perc.
q = 100
q = 55 accel.

 

(I.)
(IV.)

q = 55 accel.
  
   
5

  
 


3

5
     
      
 
  
 
5

3








 
q = 100
 
 

42
q = 45


 

rit.
170
Ob.
B. Cl.
Perc.



p
 


    
arco
Vc.





     


     



     


 
     



 












m.s.p.
ord.

ff
mf

 

5

 



5
 



 


5
ff


 
rit.
Kbd.


  
  
5
 






3

  
 
q = 45
5
  
  

 
 
 

5



3



 
 

 

5
43
preferably fine subdivions of the interval a-  b.
individual duration, irregular, number and repetitions of pitches ad lib.
end immediately, as soon as the keyboard stops playing.
senza tempo




Ob.
B. Cl.
Perc.
Vc.


 


  / / ... 


p












ca. 20"
f omar_slow.wav
p


  

p
senza tempo
(sinus)



 


individual duration, irregular, number and repetitions of pitches ad lib.
end immediately, as soon as the keyboard stops playing.


 
sinus
Kbd.

  / / ... 

p
ca. 20"
172

 

   

p


 
very long duration, at least 2'. Stop playing, when your concentration
is beginning to fade away.
