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Yangtze River
Serenade
for
Percussion
Quintet
Player 1: haupengu
Player 2: tanggu/fanggu/paigu set of 5
Player 3: Xiao Bo, Da Bo
Player 4: Xiao Luo, Da Luo Tam Tam
Player 5: blocks and clappers/yunluo/bianzhong/
shangnao large bell/
temple and wood blocks
The exact pitch of the yunluo and bianzhong sets are not a necessary concern, as long as a majority of the notes
played don't appear to be particularly dissonant with the rest of the instruments. For each, I only seek a 12 note chromatic
set. Nothing particular about the shangnao, just need a large Chinese temple bell of a pitch that does not appear to clash with
the other instruments.
The pitched instruments are written as though C is the tonic note, though
this may or may not be the actual case.
Player 1
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right stroke
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closed/nonlift crashes
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rising te
sim
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mp
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mf cresc
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just mallet
on membrane and
nonlift or
right mallet nonlift
plain mute
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mute
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++
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7
j
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7
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mp
7
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&
+
+
j
+
+
j
7
8
cresc
& 8
cresc
+
++
j
rim
j
j
mp
j j
ff
quietly in background,
but loud enough to be
220 clearly audible
middle region
ff
214
outermost region
of membrane
w
>
ff
>
w
/
7
8
+
++
j
quietly in background,
but loud enough to be
clearly audible
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mf
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+
++
/
225
+
++
/
+
++
J
++
++
+ +
J
j
3
+ +
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quietly in background,
but loud enough to be
clearly audible
(still Xiao Luo)
&
J
+ +
/
+ +
j
230
+ +
J
&
+ + +
j
+ + +
gradual cresc
++
+ + +
+ +
+ ++
++
++
J
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20
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j
lending support to
temple blocks
++
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235
/
mp
gradual cresc
ff
q = 140
rim
> > > > > > gradual
> > cresc
>> 4
/ 4 j
241
mf
ff
f gradual cresc
still louder
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rim
ff
ff
21
247
&
Da Luo
252
3
j 3
j
j 3
/ j
ff
outer part of
membrane
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j 3 j 3 j
Da Bo
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256
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ff
mf
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mp
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3
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mf
260
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JJ
j
3
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f
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3
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3
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264
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cresc
pp
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q = 100
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j
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w
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sim
25
3
3
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w
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q = 150
mf
3
3
3
3
3
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3
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j
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3
3
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j
j >
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o +
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e = 400
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Jingbo 'pops'
++++++++++++
+++ +++++++++
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mf
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paiban
f
27
307
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ling
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mf
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44
44
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mf
Yunluo
ff
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3
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442
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dim
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pp
mp
pp
rit.
q = 140
+ + + +
Tanggu
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p
39
455
mf
461
mf
mf
+ ++++++ + ++++++
+ ++++++ + ++++++
+ ++++++
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mp
+
J
p
>j
Bianzhong
mp
mf
+ + + + + 2nd
+ +time+thru+cresc
+ + + + ++ + + + ++ + + + ++ + + + ++
/
p
mf
mp
mf
mf
+ + + + + + + 2nd
+ +time
+ +thru
+ +cresc
+ + ++++++
+ ++++++
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p
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mf
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+ + + ++ + + + ++
+ + + ++ + + + ++
+ + + ++
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#
J
p
b # #
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mp
mp
+
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mf
mp
b # #
mf
+
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b
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>j
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ff
+ ++++++ o
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+
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o
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MNL
mf
ff
473
+
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+
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+
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o
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ff
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3
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MNL
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/ j
483
to Fanggu
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mf
mf
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j
sim
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j
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j
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42
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+ +
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+ accel.
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+
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/
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/
499
+ o
+ o
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+ oq = 200+ o
+
+ +
f
Paigu
f
Da Bo
mf
mf
paiban
+
/
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+ +
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+ + o
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44
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+
/
511
+ +
+
+ +
+
+ + o + + ++ ++ ++ +
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+
+ +
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+ +
+
q = 230
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>
>
+ +
+
+ + +
+ +
+
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+ +
+
+ o + o
mf
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+
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+ +
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+ +
+
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q = 250
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crashes on every
beat throughout
+ +
o
f
.
.
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>
/
>
533
q = 275
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>
/
f
>
/
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q = 300
ff
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