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Philip Rousiamanis

A PALMFUL OF STARS

For Percussion quartet and cassette tape recorders

2019
SET UP

Percussion 1: Pedal Glockenspiel, Crotales, Wind chimes, Voice


Percussion 2: Vibraphone, Tape recorder, Voice
Percussion 3: Marimba, Tape recorder, Voice
Percussion 4: Marimba, Tape recorder, Voice

wind chimes

Percussion 2
ne

percussion 1
Pe
ho

da
rap

lG
cro
vib

loc
tal

k
es

Percussion 3

marimba

Percussion 4
PERFORMANCE NOTES

All instruments are played with the hands. No mallets needed.

T - with the tips of the fingers

N - with the nails

Boxed material is to be played ad lib. Until indicated

When bars are counted in seconds, they timings are approximate.

When tempo and time signature are given the music is strictly in time.

Vocal Part:

The voice part at the top of the score is sung by all players, in the range most comfortable to
them.

Whistle

Tape Recorder notations:


Play

Record

Rewind

Stop

All tapes will be provided by the composer.

Email: philiprousiamanis@gmail.com
A Palmful of Stars
Philip Rousiamanis

10''
Voice ° ™ ppp (weak, stagger breathing freely)
(tutti)
in any octave
¢& ™ w
Mm

To Glock.

q = 92 approx.
To Glock.
œN œ œ œ œ œ To
° ™ To Crot.
& ™ Ó
f Bright, rippling
Glockenspiel
To Glock.
Add one or more of these notes to the texture ad lib. To
™ -˙N -˙
¢& ™ ˙-
p

To Vib. 2 - 4''

° ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ U,
Tape ¢ / ™™

œ
To ° ™ Brush with fingertips freely and softly
& ™œ
p
Vibraphone
T Add one or more of these notes to the texture ad lib. To To Vib.
™ -˙
¢& ™ ˙-
b ˙-
p

Tape
°
¢ / ™™

° ™
¢& ™
Marimba 1 ∑

°
Tape ¢ / ™™ ∑

T N T
1 2 2''
°? ™
¢ ™œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ
Marimba 2 Ó

2 1
p f p
3
12''
2
° ™™
Voice ¢& w
° ™™
Glock. &

™™
Glock. ¢&

° ™™
Tape ¢/
° ™™
Vib. &

™™
Vib. ¢&

Tape
°
¢/ ™™

Tape
°
¢/ ™™
T N T 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3

°? œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 2''
œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ œœœ œœœ œœœ œœœ œœœ œœœ œœœ œœœ Ó ™™
Mar. ¢
p f p

=
8''
°
Voice ¢& w

°
Glock. &

Glock. ¢&

°
Tape ¢/

°
Vib. &

Vib. ¢&

Tape
°
¢/

°
Tape ¢/
T N T
°?
Mar. ¢ œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ
p f p
4 10''
To Voice
To
°
Voice ¢& w
°
Glock. &

Glock. ¢&

°
Tape ¢/

°
Vib. &

Vib. ¢&

°
Tape ¢/

°
Tape ¢/
T N 3 3
3
3 3 3 3 T 3
3

°? œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ToœTo Mar.
œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ œœœ œœœ œœœ œœœ œœœ œœœ œœœ œœœ
Mar. ¢
p f p

6'' 4
°
62'' 4
Voice

Voice ¢&
Glockenspiel
° ∑
EVERYONE PLAY ALONG TO THE
Glock. & RECORDING.
Glockenspiel


Glock. ¢&
MINIMAL SOUND.
Tape
Tape
°
¢/ ∑

3''
, AS IF YOU ARE HUMMING ALONG TO IT. Vibraphone
°
Vib. &
Vibraphone

Vib. ¢& ∑

° to beginning ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
Tape ¢/
Occasionaly play with the speed control. Bend pitch max quarter tone down or up.

Tape
°
Tape ¢/ ∑
4
°?
4
Marimba

Mar. ¢
4 q = 60
5 4 5

°
4
4 slightly stronger 4 4
™™#w ™™
p
w œ
Voice ¢&
Nn
Crotales
° ™™ ™™
Glock. & ∑ ∑
N q = 1 00 approx.
œœ œœ œœ œœ
™™ ™™
Glock. ¢&
f

° ™™#œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
3 3 3 3
œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ™™
3

Vib. ¢& œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ
mf f mf

Tape
°
¢/ ™™ ™™

Tape
°
¢/ ™™ ∑ ∑ ™™
4 5 4
°?
4 q = 60 4 N
4
™™ ∑ #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ™™
Mar. ¢ &
f p

=
4
6
4 X3
™™ ~ Bœ µœ0 n~
f
° /œ nœ ™™
Voice ¢&
overblow and under blow to change
pitch as indicated, ad lib.
N
° ™™#œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ ™™
Crot. &
ff
N
™™ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ™™
Glock. ¢&
ff 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
°
N
œ Frantic and impulsive
° ™™ œ ™™
Vib. ¢&
ff

° ™™ ™™
Tape ¢/
#N˙ #˙
° ™™ ææ ææ ™™
Mar. ¢&
ff

To Vib. 2 - 4''

° ™™ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ U,
™™
Tape ¢/ 4
°
4 wN
™™ æ ™™
Mar. ¢&
ff
6
Beginning and end cued by Marimba 1
8
° ~
f
∑ #w
Voice ¢& w
N As fast as possible To Glock. Glockenspiel
° ∑ #œ œ œ œ #œ
œ
œ
œ
Crot. &
ff
N
œ As fast as possible
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Glock. ¢&
ff 6 6 6 6
°
N As fast as possible
° 3 3
Vib. ¢& #œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
#œ œ
ff

° to beginning
Tape ¢/ ∑

Tape
°
¢/ Ú

N As fast as possible
° ? æ æ æ æ æ æ æ æ æ æ æ æ æ æ æ æ

Mar. ¢& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
ff

=
10''
10
° ppp (weak)
Voice ¢& w
Mm

œN q = 92 approx.
œ œ œ œ œ To To Glock.
To Crot.
° To Glock.
Glock. &
f Bright, rippling
To Glock.
N Add one or more of these notes to the texture ad lib. To

˙-
Glock. ¢& ˙-
p
To Vib. 2 - 4''

° ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ U
Tape ¢/
œ
To ° Brush with fingertips freely and softly
Vib. & œ
p
To
T Add one or more of these notes to the texture ad lib. To To Vib.

Vib. ¢& ˙-
p b ˙-
° ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
Tape ¢/
T
°? ##˙˙ n˙˙
Mar. ¢ #˙ &
mf

T N T
2''
°?
Ó
Mar. ¢ œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ
p f p
8'' 7
11
°
Voice ¢& w

°
Glock. &

Glock. ¢&

Tape
°
¢/

°
Vib. &

Vib. ¢&

° ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
Tape ¢/
°
Mar. ¢&
T N 3 3 3 3 3 3
T 3

°? œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ œ œ œœœ œ œ œœœ œ œ œœœ œ œ œœœ œ œ œœœ œ œ œœœ œ œ


Mar. ¢
p f

=
6''
12
°
Voice ¢& w

°
Glock. &

Glock. ¢&

°
Tape ¢/

°
Vib. &

Vib. ¢&

° ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
Tape ¢/

°
Mar. ¢&
T N T
°?
Mar. ¢ œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ
p f p
8
5 3
13
°
4''
4 p
2
Voice ¢& w #˙ ™ ˙
Nn
N
œ œ œœ œœ Crotales
°
Glock. &
f Bright, rippling

Glock. ¢& ∑

Tape
°
¢/ ∑
° 3 3 3
Vib. & #œ#œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ
mf f


Vib. ¢&
° ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
Tape ¢/
° ∑
Mar. ¢&
5 3
N 3 3

°? œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
4 N
2
Mar. ¢ & Ó #œ œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ
f p f

= 3
15
2 ~™ To Voice
Cued by Glock. and Marimba 1. Approx 10''.

/œ Bœ nœ µœ 0
To
°
f

Voice ¢& ∑
To Glockenspiel
° #œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ∑

Crot. ¢&
ffœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Toœ To Glock. Glockenspiel

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Pick up the wind chimes slowly. Make no noise. Adjust the angle you hold it so
the tips of the chimes are in a straight line.
ff 6 6 6 6 6 6
° Adjust volume to high
°
Tape ¢/ ∑ ∑
N To
œ Frantic and impulsive
° œ ∑

Vib. &
ff

Ó™ Ó™


Vib. ¢&

° ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Change to tape 2 and adjust volume to high.


Tape ¢/ ∑
#N˙ # ˙ To
° æ æ
Mar. ¢& ∑
ff

To Vib. 2''

° ¯¯¯¯¯¯ Adjust volume to high


Tape ¢/ 3 ∑

°
2 wæN
To
æ ∑

Mar. ¢&
ff
9
1 minute approx.

q = 1 20 Vib., Marimba 1 , Marimba play together at this register or octave up. Hum along if you want.
17 Synchronized with Marimba 1 tape part shown in the osia staff. Fade in ad lib. one by one
° ∑ #œ ™#œ ™ #œ œ œ#œ#œ ˙ #œ ™#œ ™ #œ #œ ™#œ ™ #œ œ œ#œ#œ ˙ #œ ™#œ ™ #œ
¢&
p
Mar 1 tape:piano œœ ™™
Ϫ
œ™ œ™ œ™ œ™ œ œ œ™ œ™ œ™ œ™ œ œ œ™ œœ ™™ œœ ™™ œœ ™™ œœ
&
œ™ œ™ œ™ œ™ œ™ œ

accel rit.
bash with wind chimes, diatonic clusters
˙˙ œ continue improvising in this manner
° ˙˙˙ œœœœ œœœœ œœœ œœ œœ œœ ˙˙ w
w
Glock. ¢& œ œœ œœœ œœœ œœœ ˙˙˙ w
w
w
p

° ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
Tape ¢/

° ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
Tape ¢/ ∑

° ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
Tape ¢/ ∑

= 26
° U

Voice ¢&
o

° U
Glock. ¢& ∑
o

°
Tape ¢ / ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ U

¯

° ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
Tape ¢/

° ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
Tape ¢/
¯

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