Hiroya Miura

Kodama

for marimba and flute

Kodama () 1. a spirit living in a tree.

The piece was partially inspired by Ruth Underwood's marimba playing in Frank
Zappa's Saint Alphozo's Pancake Breakfast.

Performance Notes
Marimba
Play over the strings.

Play on 1/3rd nodal points.

Play 2nd harmonics by placing one mallet in the middle of the bar.

Play 10th harmonics by placing one mallet at 1/5th of the bar.

One hand tremolo from above and below the bar on the bottom edge of the
bar while muting the bar with hand (or mallet). In m. 5, the muted hand
should be gradually released to a positioned finger on the middle of the bar
to produce the 2nd harmonics.

Flute
Accidentals:

I B

Approximately 1/4 tone flat or sharp

Approximately 1/6 tone flat or sharp

Harmonics:
Harmonics are indicated with small circle over the notehead or with a fingered note in
diamond notehead accompanied by the sounding pitch.

Multiphonics:
All the multiphonics are produced by overblowing, where the flutist uses a normal
fingering for the root note and tries to play multiple partials simultaneously.
Multiphonics are indicated as:

or as:

Breath noise:
Flute is asked to often go between different modes of blowing. The transitions are
indicated by arrows between the three modes of playing below.

tone
breathy tone (sometimes combined with overblowing to obtain the harmonics
above the fingered note)
breath (no tone)

tongue ram (without blowing, produce a pitch 7th below the written note; it can be
played while inhaling or exhaling)

flz

flutter tongue

Score

Kodama
Hiroya Miura
|---------------------------10-12 sec.-----------------------|

q = 52

flz
2
& 4

Flute

44 r .

(ff)

44 w

Fl.

Fl.

Mrb.

& 43 t kt k t t t t
p F f

p
3

&

?
P

flz

2nd harm

j j

43

7&
P
.

? 43 j
f

Mrb.

43

|---------------------------10-12 sec.-----------------------|

? 42

Marimba

overblow

2nd harm

44

44

J
P

f
norm.

covered emb.
t.ram

10th harm

Fl.

3
3

& j

4

f
P
f
10th harm

? 43
P
F
Uo
harmonic gliss .
9
3
3
3
3
& 4 44 .
.
p

f (timbral trill)
3

Mrb.

Fl.

Mrb.

? 43
f
o .

11

Fl.

&

7:6

&

?
R

11

Mrb.

44 U
.
P

whistle tone ad lib.

freely change the point of

88

12

Fl.

&w

88

12

Mrb.

&
? w

q
o
o

44 o

o
o

p
P
q

44

5
p
44

& 88 w

14

Fl.

& 88

14

Mrb.

? 88 w

16

Fl.

&

16

Mrb.

&
?

88

Fl.

Mrb.

o
&

19

Fl.

Mrb.

&

21

Mrb.

19

&

6
5
3
f
P F
3
?
21

Fl.

o


o

o
o

&

P
p

17

&

6
F
P
?
17

&
?

#
5

b n

b b
#

# r

23

Fl.

Mrb.

& #

& #

26

Fl.

26

Mrb.

Kr

rK
b

b a n n b b A

n
b b
& #
7
6
5
F

25

Mrb.

&

f
F
b # n### n
23
# # # # # n

&
5
3
6
7
5
6
P
f
?
25

Fl.

Kr
#

N
F

& b # b n b
N
P
f
?

n o

o
o
o o
o

o
o o

&

27

&
27

Fl.

Mrb.

Mrb.

Mrb.

o

>

Kr
#

r
o
K

r
K

r o
& o #
b
f

#
# b n b b

31

#

&
#

5
5
3
6
F
6
f
P
?
31

Fl.

o
o

o
& o

F
p

29

&
3
29

Fl.

10

# n # #
#

n o
&

N
f

b #

# n N
33
b

&
7
3
5
6
f
3
?
33

Fl.

Mrb.

35

Fl.

&

36

Fl.

& b
.
.

.
P

.
.
f

Kr
b .

. b .
.

. A . b . . 42
6

3:2

b b # n b n n b b b A b
&
5
5
f
6
?

36

Mrb.

6

b

b n b n
N b
&
5
6
f
7

35

Mrb.

# >

42
42

11

& 42

37

Fl.

Kr
b

b
& 42 b b # b n b

? 42
7

& 45

39

Mrb.

q = 48-50

& 45

39

Fl.

q = 48-50

42

? 45
& 45 #
p
& 45

p
#
? 45

44

o
J

44

Bw

45
45

f P p
5
4

b
42

41

Mrb.

42

41

Fl.

37

Mrb.

45

45

43
43

45
44
44

. . .
... ... ...
# .. .. ..
44 # . . . 43 # . . . 44

12

& 44

44

Fl.

wo

& 44

44

Mrb.

? 44 #
& 45

47

Fl.

Mrb.

Fl.

? 45
& 46

50

..

#
b
P

44

..
#
# .
b.
F

45

..

44 b

3
6
& 4 # n b n

p
? 46 # n b b
3

.
.

44
.

50

Mrb.

. # # ..

& 45 b
b

47

45

45

46

46

#.

.
..
..

46
45
45
45

13

& 45

52

Fl.

& 45

52

Mrb.

? 45

& b

?
w
5
&4

56

Fl.

& 45

? 45 b

56

Mrb.

& w

54

Mrb.

44

b b # #
P
44

b b

54

Fl.

44
#w

5
j
4

4 b #

b

44

4
4

45

45

n # # n b # n n b b n
F
p

45

45

B w
p

r
45 b j .
# #

p
54

14

59

Fl.

59

Mrb.

& #

? #

Mrb.

e = 130

& 38

44

38
j
5
b b
j
b 38

j j

44 j b j

b 48

t.ram

48

#
p

48

#
F

n #

38

b
p

b b 38

3
8

48 b

b
3
4
b
&8
8

p

? 38 b 48

65

Mrb.

38

p
e = 130
62

3

b b
&8

? 38 b

65

Fl.

& 38

62

Fl.

44
w

&

38
#

38

p
b 38

b 48

P

48
b 48

15

& 48

68

Fl.

#
(ff)

F

b

b b
& 48
p

? 48

68

Mrb.

& 48

71

Mrb.

? 48

Fl.

(f )

48

38

68

#
# b
P
F
p
(ff)
b

68
p
p
P 3

b 68
b b
t

ht

flz

b
P

b b
6

&8
P3

? 68 b

74

Mrb.

38

>

& 68 #
p

74

b
48
P

b 48

>
4
N

& 8 #
f

71

Fl.

38
b
p

48

p
ht

r

t

48

p
48 b

16

76

Fl.

&
F>

76

Mrb.

e = 126

&

& 38

b >

>

& 38

b
b

? 38 b b
& 48

81

Fl.

? b

78

Mrb.

38

n #
#
p


38

b b

b 38

e = 126

78

Fl.

b >

>

>
N

A >

48

48
p
b 48

b b
P

# n #

#
ht

b
b
b
& 48

81

Mrb.

? 48

b b

b
b
b

17

Fl.

Mrb.

overblow

>

b b

>
F
84




b

b
b

&
P

?
b

b
b

& # # n # b
F
p
P

84

(f )
ht

t k

k t

overblow

Fl.

ht

& b
(f )

87

38

&

p
? b b b b

87

Mrb.

& 48

90

Fl.

& 48

90

Mrb.

#

f
t k

? 48 b

# n

38
38

# n #
P
f

b b

b
ht

tk

b # b
p

P
b

48
48
48

b b

18

&
P>

93

Fl.

93

Mrb.

&

? b

&

&
? b

overblow

Fl.

& b n
(ff)

98

&

98

Mrb.

#
n

P
f

b

38flz j
! b n # n

p
(f)

3
3
8
b
P
3
b 8 b

95

Mrb.

t. r.

b b n n b

95

Fl.

# >
>

flz
3
48
# # n b
P
F

48
# n b n j
b n
p P
p
48
b
3

38
#

3
! # # n 8
F
38

19

& 38

100

Fl.

& 38

100

Mrb.

? 38

# >
48

n
.
p p
5
#
b b 48 # b
>

p
f
# #
# > 4
8

28 n #
#
#

#
p

b b
>
p

# >

& # . n .
.
F

28
28

103

Fl.

P
3

b n

3
3
#

&
# n b # n # n b n

P
P
p
p
F
# #
?
b r

103

Mrb.

flz

Fl.

& # n # #
F
p
?

105

Mrb.

flz

& # n b n
f
p

105

38
b

#
P

b b
P
#

b b

# #

38
38

20

Fl.

& 38 b b # n
3

107

28 b 38

# #
p
F

3

3
28 b b 38

&8
#

b b # #
n #
P
p
F
p
# #
? 38
28 # 38

107

Mrb.

& 38 b R

110

Fl.

& 38

110

Mrb.

? 38

Mrb.

norm.

# n b b >.
5

#
8
3
p
F 5
P

& b b
p
? #

113

overblow

#
48 # n #
#

#
# # n #
P
F

b
b b 4 b

8
F
P
F 5

# #

&

113

Fl.

68

>

b
# #
8
# # n
3
F
P
f >
b

68
68

21

3
3
r
6
48 # # # n

& 8 #

b # n b

P3
p

115

Fl.

j
& 68 # n # n
p
? 68

115

Mrb.

Mrb.

3
3
3
3
16
& # n b b n n 8 # # # #
>

p
P

>
?
38
3
16

3
& 16

7 b b n b A n
16
p
P3
3
119
b>
>
b

3
7

& 16
R 16 # # b n
p>
P
F
>
? 16
3 b b 16
7
119

Fl.

38 3 # # n n # n 16
3
#
a
p

117

Mrb.

48 b b n # n n b b b

p
F
48
3

& # # # n a # n

117

Fl.

b b N # n b 48
F3

r
# > 3 4
b

8
b

>
>
P
P 3
b b 48
R

22

#
#

7
N
n # b
4
#

& 8 # #
16
3
p
3
F
f
P

3
122
3
b
3
N
4
7
#

#
& 8 b
16 b # # R b b n
P
F
f
F
F
p
F

7
? 48
#

16 R

38

122

Fl.

Mrb.

& 38

124

Fl.

b b

3
# >
3
b b
&8

>
3

? 38

124

Mrb.

126

Fl.

&

b
& b
>

126

Mrb.

N N b n
85
3
f

38

# b b n b

3
3
P
F

85 b b bn b n b b n b n bnb n n b b
>

P>
85

b b n 5
# #

#
16
#
3
3
3
F3
3
f 3
r r r r r

5
b
n b
b
b bn n b b > b n bn n n b b 16 b > b bn n b b
f
F
5
16

38

4
16
4
16
4
16

23

# n
4

& 16
5

128

Fl.

5
16

b # # n
F

r r r r
r r r r
r
b bb n 5 b b b n bb n b b r
4

& 16 b b n 16 b b n n

>

>
F
? 16
4
5
16

128

Mrb.

# b

r r r r
b n bb n
b b n n
>

# n
#

b b

# b

&

f
F
131
> b b n r r r
r b r r r r
r b r r r r

& b b b b n bnb n n b b b b n b n b nn b b n b b n b

R R
>
>
f
?
131

Fl.

Mrb.

& #

134

Fl.

> b b

& b b n
R R

134

Mrb.

b
#

r r
r r
r r
n b r b b > bn b n b r b b > bn b n b r


b b n
R R b b n R R b b n

24

137

Fl.

&

> b b

& b b n
R R

137

Mrb.

& 48

140

Fl.

& 48

q = 30

& 44

q = 30

& 44

142

Mrb.

? 44

? 48

o
o

N #

44

48

r r r >
r r r

n b b b bn n b 4 b r
b b n R b b n 4 b >
R

44

142

Fl.

o o o o o o

140

Mrb.

o o o o o o

|----------3-5 sec.-------|

|----------3-5 sec.-------|

w
r

.
p

48
48
44
44
44

25

144

Fl.

Mrb.

&

p
f

144

& r
j

f
?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
o

o o
o

w
p

r

P
w

timbral

147

Fl.

&

147

Mrb.

&
?

o
o o

P
q = 45

Mrb.

45
45
45

r b j b
b

2
R

b
A
& 4 B
4

5:3
p
P J 5
p
q = 45
n b
b w
150
b #
b

b
n
& 45
42

7
p

p 6
P 6
? 45
24
150

Fl.

o o o
o

timbral
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
o
w
o

26

ritard.
152

Fl.

&
P p3

152

Mrb.

155

Fl.

Mrb.

&

&

( )
e = 90

28 b

p P 3
28
o

o o

48
48

rK

48 F
o

.
.

Kr

5(sim. till m.157)

rK
o
o o . o o o o o

5:4

o o o o o
3

5:4

&

P
3
3
3
3
?
# b

158

Mrb.

o o o o o

a tempo

e = 90

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

b

155
b

&
#

b
n
#
P
3
3
?
b
158

Fl.

28

3
P R

U bU

&
P 3

?
ritard.

a tempo

27

Fl.

&

161

&
#
?

163

Fl.

&

rK

&

&

165

Mrb.

&
?

? .
165

Fl.

b
F

o

J

>

Kr
R

Kr

.
.

f
b.

# .

3
3

e = 120

#.

o
Kr
o

163

Mrb.

3
3

Mrb.

161

e = 120

b.

Kr

#.

#.
.

28

167

Fl.

&

&

? .
169

Fl.

&

169

Mrb.

&

&

171

Mrb.

# .

&
?

b
3

.
b

#.

f
Kr
#

rK

#.

# .

Kr

#. .
? .
171

Fl.

>

167

Mrb.

n
J

44

44
44

29

4
&4

173

Fl.

Mrb.

3
3
r 3 U 2

# # n b 4 # # n # r 44
P
f
p
F

173

U
4

K
r
&4

# + +
? 44

42
42

44

6
6
6
4

& 4 # n # n
b b n #
F
P
p
F
p

175

Fl.

b b

44

& 44

175

Mrb.

176

Mrb.

& # b b 42
p
P
P F

176

Fl.

Kr

? 44 b b

&

? +

p
>
w

42
42

30

6
6
6
6
5
2
4
& 4 4
p

178

Fl.

& 42

44

178

Mrb.

? 42 44
5

180

Fl.

&

180

Mrb.

&
?

182

Fl.

&

182

Mrb.

&
?