Matthew Whiteside

Three Pieces for Bass Clarinet and Electronics

2014
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Matthew Whiteside

Three Pieces for Bass Clarinet and Electronics

2014
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Three Pieces for Bass Clarinet and Electronics

2014

Three Pieces for Bass Clarinet and Electronics was premiered September 2014 in the Contemporary Music Centre, Dublin
by Joanna Nicholson.

Electronics available to download from www.matthewwhiteside.co.uk

Matthew Whiteside is a composer originally form Northern Ireland currently based in Glasgow. He writes
music for concert, film and collaborative installations often using live electornics within his work. He
completed his Masters in Composition at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 2012.

Catalog No. MW - 0022

Copyright 2014 by Matthew Whiteside. All rights reserved.

Unauthorised photocopying or reproduction of any part
of this material is prohibited.

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 Matthew Whiteside
Piece One
for bass clarinet and electronics
2014

short pause

long pause

move gradually to/from dirty unspecified multiphonic

audible key click

Suggested Fingering

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Piece One
for bass clarinet and electronics

M. Whiteside, 2014

q=50

Bass Clarinet


in Bb
pp

Unpitched exhalation Wait for electronics

to finish

mf pp

sub f
mf p mf p sub f p mp

Flutter tongue exhalation


Finger tapping key clicks

(as if tapping fingers on No key click

the desk)

Unpitched flz Mouth bend down

exhalation

mp dim. poco a poco al fine Glasgow, March 2014
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Piece Two
for bass clarinet and electronics
2014

Note groupings imply phrases and natural accents

Boxed X's are electronic hit-points

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Piece Two
q=120
for bass clarinet and electronics
Non Vib. M. Whiteside, 2014
Slightly Legato


Bass Clarinet
in Bb
mf

10

B. Cl.



19

B. Cl.



29

B. Cl.

38

B. Cl.

47

B. Cl.


57
B. Cl.

Furiously
70

B. Cl.






 3

80






B. Cl.

Slightly Legato

91



B. Cl.

mf poco a poco cresc.

103

B. Cl.

115


B. Cl.
fff
ff


Glasgow, May 2014
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Piece Three
for bass clarinet and electronics
2014

The piece should be performed at a moderate tempo but with

relative freedom to enable the multiphonics to speak.

All information on multiphonics from Harry Sparnaay, 2010

The Bass Clarinet A Personal History, Barcelona, Periferia.
The multiphonics used in this piece are below with the numbers
refering to Sparnaay's numbering system.

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