A lberto F ernández-D íaz

Iter
for flute, (B ass)-clarinet in B b, percussion
& electronics

(2025)
O bra compuesta para la E dición de 2025
del C urso de A nálisis y C omposición
de la "C atedra M anuel de F alla"
Performance N otes

G eneral

* M ake glissandi always very slow

F lute

C ircular breathing is sometimes indicated, although in those cases, breathing indications are always given
with the symbol ['] if not possible.

x: slap

scoop: a quick embouchure ascending glissando just before arriving to the note
plop: a quick embouchure descending glissando just before arriving to the note
fall: a quick embouchure descending glissando just after the note
doit: a quick embouchure descending glissando just after the note
* A ll these the glissando should be between a minor 2nd and a minor 3rd, although indetermined.
* A ll these pitch deviations or bendings must be performed always in tempo

C larinet

* A lternates with clarinet

x: slap

scoop: a quick embouchure ascending glissando just before arriving to the note
plop: a quick embouchure descending glissando just before arriving to the note
fall: a quick embouchure descending glissando just after the note
doit: a quick embouchure descending glissando just after the note
* A ll these the glissando should be between a minor 2nd and a minor 3rd, although indetermined.
* A ll these pitch deviations or bendings must be performed always in tempo

Percussion

- 2 B ongos (high.low) [bg B g]

- 2 T oms (medium-low) [t-T ]
- 1 B ass drum [B D ]
- 3 Temple B lock (high-medium-low) [T B ]
- 1 S uspended C ymbal (medium) [S C ]
- 1 Tam Tam [T T ]
- Vibraphone
- S leighbell, rain stick, triangle

(ties): l.v. = laissez vibrer

(dashed tie): bowings ad libitum; use pedal to let the resonance make the bowings imperceptible
barred stem: roll
(superball figure): with superbowl
x: on the rim

E lectronics

(dashed line): sounds acumulate

 O bra compuesta para el C urso de A nálisis y
C omposición de la C átedra M anuel de F alla 2025

I ter
for flute, B ass C larinet in B b. percussion & electronics

M oderato q = 62

µ˙™
A lberto F ernández-D íaz
non vib.
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° 4
(2025)

&4 J ‰ ∑ ∑ Ó
F l. #˙
sfp

4
B . C l. ¢& 4
circular breathing subtone

w w w w
ppp ten.

>œ
hard mallets

b œœ œ^œ
bow

4œ Œ Ó ∑ ∑ J‰Ó
Vib. &4
f o
° °

{
TRACK 1

4 œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ wææ æ
wæ
æ
wæ
keyboard 'clicks'

/4
o ppp
E l. (in the background)
4
&4
2

° µw
& <#>œ µœ n˙ ~ ~ æ
5 whistle tones ad libitum

F l. w O Ó
o pp
œ ~~~ œ ~~~
subtone
w w w ˙ œ œ
B . C l. ¢& Ó ∑ Œ
˙ o o o
ppp pppp

soft mallets

& ∑ Ó b˙ ˙ b˙ ˙ Ó ∑ ∑ ∑

{
Vib.
o mf
°
ææ
/ w ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TRACK 2
E l.

& ∑ w w w w w
ppp

µw
° <µ>w bœ œ œ
& ææ
air sound

ææ ¿ Œ Ó bœ B ˙
w ¿
11

F l. bœ
p
œ ~~~
subtone
w ˙
ord. subtone ord.
œŒ Ó
¢& ‰ bw
b ˙™
Œ
~~~

b˙
B . C l.
~~~

o
~

pppp p

with bow wood end of

w
l.v. soft mallets S usp. C ymbal

ææ
& ∑ ∑ w œ‰ Œ Ó
Vib.
J
o

{
p
°
æ æ æ æ
wæ wæ wæ wæ
TRACK 1

/ ∑

~
E l.

& ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
 <µ> w
3
œ
°
16
J‰Œ
jet whistle
Œ n˙ Œ Ó Ó
o ˜ ˙o Où ˜˙
F l. & Ϟ w

Ϫ
p p pp
˙™
¢& Ó
subtone
j
˜˙
B . C l. ‰ œ w Ó œû ‰ Œ ˙ ˙ ˙
pp o p ppp o
with bow

w l.v. with bow

& ∑
Vib.
w w w w

{
p p

glitchy sample glitchy sample

¿ ¿ ¿ ≈Œ Ó ¿ ¿ ¿ ≈Œ Ó
TRACK 3

/ ∑ ∑ ∑

∑ w w w w
&
E l.

°
A
œ ‰ 4 œ œ™ œ ˙
22
5 j 4
Bb w ‰ j Bb w
j.w.

& œj ‰ Œ Ó 4 w
>û œû Oû
F l.
>
p o mp o f
p mf

˜w >œ 4 #œ œ ™ œ ˙
slap

5 ^ ^
¢& ˜˙
j
œ>û‰ Œ 4 ˜ w # -œù J‰ 4
>œ ¿ ¿ wo
B . C l.

o mp ff p o p
pp

S uspended C ymbal t bg

ææ æ æ
wæ ˙æ
>^
soft mallets wood end of soft mallet

∑ 5
/4 w Œ Œ Œ Œ ¿¿ 4
Vib. & 4 ∑

{
ppp mf

5 4
/ 4 4

5 4
& 4 4
E l.
4
>O.
°
overblow

>œ
‰ æœ æœ 4 ææ˙
27
3 4
æ æ
F l. & ∑ Ó 4
3
ppp p

3 4
¢&
son fendu
∑ Ó ‰
3
B . C l. 4 4
œ O O™
ppp pp mf
Vibraphone

3 œ œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. >œ >œ >œ >œ. >œ.

hard mallets

ææ ææ
˙ ˙ 4
/ ∑ 4 4

{
Perc. &
6
pp p mf 3 f

3 4
/ 4 4
E l.
3 4
& 4 4

° 4 ˜e e U
overblow

& 4 œ µœ #œ ˜O O ˜œ ûœ œ
30

∑ 3 ∑ 3
F l. 2 ˙™ 8
p sff

4 3 #˙ ˜œ ùœ #œ Uœ 3
B . C l. ¢& 4 #œ
pitch bending

#œ œ œ œ œ œ ∑ 2 ∑ 8
ppp

pitch bending w/ hard mallet

4 3 U 3
Vib. &4 ∑ ∑ 2˙ Ó Œ Œ / ∑ 8

{
æ æ
wæ ™ wæ ™
TRACK 1

4 3 3
/4 2 8
E l.
4 3 ∑ ∑ 3
&4 2 8
 as if time stopped q. = 60

œ™ B œ™ bœ™ Bb œ ™ œ™
lip bending
5

° 3 ∑ æ ææ æ æ æ
34 q. = q
4 ∑
F l. &8 4
mf p dim. al niente
ord. son fendu

3 ∑ 4
¢ & 8 4 ∑
œ™ œ™ O™ O™ O™
B . C l.

ƒ
B ass drum
f with palms

4 œœœœœœœœœœœœœ ˙ææ
Aª 6
T oms

Ϫ Ϫ
T riangle
3
7

/8 ∑ æ æ
T om-t. ∑ ∑ ∑ 4
o o

{
p
dim. al niente

3 4
TRACK 1

/8 4 ∑
E l.

3 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ 4 ∑
&8 4

ææ ææ æ æ æ Uæ
˙æ ˙æ ˙æ ˙æ
until track fades out
41
3
6 7 6 7

T om-t. / 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 ˙ 2
o mp o o o o mf o o

{
p f

3
/ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ 2
E l.

∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ 3
& 2
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° 3˙ æ æ
A dagio q = 56

æ æ
˙æ ˙æ ˙æ ˙æ ææ
˙
45

Œ æ˙ œ ‰ æœ œ æœ Ó
fl g.

&2æ
æ æ æJ æ æ
F l. Ó Ó
3
sempre pp

3 Œ Œ ææ æ Œ Œ b ˙ b œ ‰ œ œ ˙ææ ˙ææ
æ æ
C larinet in B b

æ
3 3 3

C l. ¢& 2 œ˙ ææ ææJ
Œ bœ ˙ ˙
fl g. 3 ˙ w o
sempre pp

ææ Œ
R ain stick
3 w™ w™ œ
T riangle

/2 ∑ ∑

{
T om-t. 7 7
pp

3
/2 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
E l.
3
Track 3

&2 ∑ ∑

%
° ~
ææ ææ
˙ bw w
49

Ó Ó
3 6
F l. & œ œ œ œœœœœœw w bw w
o p o

˙™
legatissimo
b˙
bw™
w
¢&
Œ Ó
o b˙ ˙ ˙
C l.

p dolce
S leigh bell shake the sleighbell

œ ˙ ˙ ˙
/ Ó Œ Ó Ó Ó 7 7 Ó ∑

{
T om-t.

+ TRACK 1 SUPERIMPOSED
/
E l.

&
 7

bw w
° æ Ÿ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ææ bæ˙ ˙æ
b˙ ˙
æ
53

F l. & Ó ∑ Ó bœ w œ Œ Ó bœ œ
o mp o

Ÿ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ÿ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ÿ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

multiphonic trill

¢& w b w ∑ Ó œ bw ˙
œ b˙ w
˙ w™
C l.
œ
o p o mf

w™ w™
R ain stick
˙ ˙
T om (high) with superball

/ ∑ ∑

{
T om-t.
7 2

/
E l.

& ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑

° ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~

b˙™
~~~~~~~
58

& œ b˙ ˙ Œ bw Ó bw Ó bw Ó Œ Ó
bisb. bisb. bisb. bisb.
F l.
ppp

<Ÿ>~~ >
˙ w™ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ
˙ œ ˙ w
¢& <b>œ Œ Ó
C l. Ó
f espress.
S usp. C ymbal

w™
ææ ææ
with bow
w ˙ ˙ ˙
soft mallet with bow

/ ∑ Ó Ó Ó Ó

{
Perc.
mf

Ó
OFF

/ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
E l.

& ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
8

° bœ œ E
Œ ‰ ™™ RÔ Œ Ó ™™ Œ ‰ ™™ RÔ Œ Ó
œœ bœ œ
% E
63

F l. & Œ ‰ RÔ Œ Ó
p

~~ ~~~~nœj ~~ ~~ ~~j ord.

~~~~
¢&
son fendu ord. son fendu son fendu
nœ ~
~~~~ ~~~~~ nœ ~~ ∑
j

~~ ~ ~~
~ ~~
b˙ b˙ b˙
C l.

B ass drum
superball with superball, in circles

Œ œ7 œ7 Œ Œ œ7 œ7 Œ ˙7 ∑
T om low
/ Ó Ó Ó Ó

{
Perc.

/ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
E l. TRACK 3

& ∑ ∑ ∑

multiphonic trill

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
° E
- E -E -E E e -e -e #E e E
& E #E E E #E E e e e E e E
67

F l. Œ
3 o
3

EE EE EE #µEE µEE µee µee µee

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3

¢&
~
C l.
O O 3
mp
multiphonic trill Tam-tam

>œ Œ
slide triangle mallet on surface
œ œ Œ
/ w™ ˙ Ó Ó Ó

{
7 7
Perc.
3

/ ∑ ∑ ∑
E l.

&
 9

-œ. Uœ
° ˙ bœ œ
ææ nœ #æœ ™ b œ nœ Œ æœ œ œ ææ ææ
ææ æ æ æ æ ˙
˙
70

& æ æ æ ææJ æ
Ó Œ
æ æ3 æ æ3 æ æ
F l. -œ.
pp
o ppp

E %% œ #œ Œ Œ œ U
¢& E
Ó ˙ ‰
7
C l. b-œ. -œ.
3
p dolce nœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

-œ
superball in circles
w ˙
slide triangle mallet on surface Tam-tan

Œ Ó Œ Uœ
/ Ó Ó Ó

{
Perc. 7 7 7
p
with superball
TRACK 1

/
until end of track
E l.

&