VIOLIN I

Angélica Negrón
Marejada (2020)
Composed for Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire

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 Violin I

Marejada
Commissioned by Kronos Performing Arts Association
as part of “Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire”

“Seven Seas Beach, Puerto Rico” by Justin Favela

Angélica Negrón
2020
Marejada
About the piece
“Marejada” is a piece written for Kronos Quartet inspired by the pixelated landscapes
of artist Justin Favela and the desire to escape to a place that feels and sounds like
home. The piece combines field recordings from the waves in Seven Seas Beach in
Fajardo, and birds from La Jungla Beach in Guánica, both located in Puerto Rico,
along with undulating gestures in the strings reminiscent of the sound of waves.

I wanted to capture the feeling of joy and calmness I feel when I’m in Puerto Rico in
these beautiful places while also expressing the complexity of the diaspora
experience for those who like me cannot be physically present in those places and
close to their friends and family most of the time.

When Kronos approached me in March 2020 to write a piece for them to rehearse and
perform together during this difficult moment of social isolation, I wanted to create
something playful and rhythmic yet flexible and malleable that would be fun to put
together. Something that responded directly to the challenges during this time of
performing music together while not being able to be together in the same room. But
also, something that took into consideration the limitations of the video
communications platforms and use those challenges as compositional material and
creative impulse. The natural delay, the canceling of sound frequencies and the
inability for everyone to fully play together at the same time and in perfect
synchronization, are all challenges that I decided to embrace as unique
elements that make this piece thrive even within the limitations of the medium.

“Marejada” is an invitation to sonically escape from your room and to actively

imagine and immerse yourself in a different place and time.

Performance Notes
This piece is intended to be performed over Zoom video communications platform
but could also be performed through any medium the performers feel most
comfortable with.

The piece is purposefully written to not be performed with a click track but rather by
listening and responding to each other during the performance. The temporal
notation is meant to be indicative of the general pacing of the music and the position
of the gestures in time as well as their relationship with each other. The timings are
flexible and will be different every time it’s performed but you should always aim to
sound like a unity and push forward as much as possible even within the elastic and
malleable nature of the piece.
Ambient Soundscape
“Marejada” is meant to be played along with a background Ambient Soundscape
which serves as the environment this piece lives in. Audiences are encouraged to
play this Ambient Soundscape either in their homes (through their phone, computer
or speakers) or at the performance site for the duration of the piece to immerse
themselves in the environment of the piece and be together in the same space with
the performers.

Additionally, the string quartet members can each play this track on their
headphones while they’re rehearsing and performing via Zoom or any video
conference platform. For live performances the track can be played through the
speakers in the space along with the audience.

The field recordings from Puerto Rico used in this soundscape come from
Audiopuerto, a sound library of sounds from Puerto Rico created by Ariel Alvarado
& Manuel Vázquez.

The Ambient Soundscape for “Marejada” is available for streaming and download in
the following link: https://tinyurl.com/yclmsgef

This track lasts 10 min. so that performers and audiences can fade it out when
they wish.



Found Sound Objects

At the end of the piece, each performer is asked to play a found sound from an object
found in their home. I recommend finding resonant sounds that you feel work well
within the Ambient Soundscape and general tone and environment of the piece.
Additionally, I suggest a more resonating found sound object for the first violin
which has the recurring long tones that interact with the other found sound objects.
Besides this, it’s up to the performers imagination to determine the objects and
sounds they’d like to use for this last section of the piece.

Audiences are encouraged to join in during the duration of the piece by playing any
found sound objects from their homes that make soft and gentle wave-like gestures
(ex. flipping through the pages of a book, crumpling plastic or paper, etc.)

Additionally, performers are invited to embrace all non-intentional sounds

happening in the space they’re playing in as part of the piece.

Technical Notes
If using Zoom for rehearsals and performances, make sure all performers have
Original Sound enabled in their advanced audio settings. More information about
this here:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/115003279466-Enabling-option-to-
preserve-original-sound

For recording, if you’re using Zoom or any other video communication platforms, I
highly recommend doing supplementary audio recording via your phone or any
other recording device available while you’re recording on Zoom to mix this in later
with the Zoom audio for a better overall sound quality.

Artist Justin Favela created a piñata painting specifically for this piece titled “Seven
Seas Beach, Puerto Rico”. While performing via Zoom, each performer should use an
image from this piñata painting as their Zoom Virtual Background. You can
download various images from Justin Favela’s piñata painting in the following link:
https://tinyurl.com/ydcg8a23

More information about setting up a Virtual Background via Zoom here:

https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/210707503-Virtual-Background
 Marejada
Violin I

Commissioned by Kronos Performing Arts Association

as part of “Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire”
Angélica Negrón
2020

Always undulating and pushing forward

q = 82

####
AMBIENT SOUNDSCAPE A

—w —˙ —
pizz. like a guitar

& —w
Wait 8 sec. to start playing

ggg w gg w ggg ˙ g ˙˙
ggg F ggg gg P ggg
ggg gg
#### ggg w ggg
&
ggg w ggg ww ggg ˙˙ ggg ˙˙
B #### ggg w ggg ww ggg ˙ ggg
ggg ww ggg w ggg ˙ ggg ˙˙
? #### ggg ww gg ww ggg ˙˙ ggg ˙˙
g g ggg ˙ g ˙

#### — —w — œ —gg ˙˙ ..
7

& — œ — ˙. —˙ —˙ —˙ —˙
ggg ww ggg w ggg œ gg ˙ . ggg œ gg ˙ . ggg ˙ gg ˙ ggg ˙ ggg ˙
g
g F ggg w ggg ggg ggg ggg ggg p ggg ggg ggg
# # # gg
gg ww ggg w ggg œ ggg ˙ . ggg œœ ggg ˙˙˙ ... ggg ˙ ggg gg ˙
ggg ˙ gg ˙
& #
ggg ggg ww ggg œ ggg ˙ . ggg ggg ˙ . gg ˙ ggg ˙˙
ggg ˙
ggg ˙
B # # gg w
# # ggg ww ggg œœ ggg ˙ . ggg œœ ggg ˙˙ .. ggg ˙˙ ggg ˙˙
ggg ˙
ggg ˙˙
gg w
g ggg w ggg œ ggg ˙˙ .. ggg œ ggg ˙˙ .. ggg ggg
ggg ˙˙
ggg
? # # # # gg www
g ggg www ggg œ ggg ˙ . g œ ggg ˙ . ggg ˙˙ ggg ˙˙ ggg ˙˙
ggg g g gg

# # # # ‰ bright œ œ œ
‰ œ œ œ.
13 B

œœœ œ ‰ œ ‰ J œ ‰ œœ ‰ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ. ‰ œ œ
and sunny

& J
#
f
## # —˙ —˙ —˙
& —˙ —˙ —œ —œ
gg gg ggg ggg gg gg gg
gg gg gg gg ggg ggg ggg
# ggg ggg
B ## # gg ˙ gg ˙ ggg ˙
gg
ggg ˙
gg
gg œ
ggg
gg
ggg ˙ gg œ
ggg
ggg ggg ggg ggg gg gg gg
gg gg gg ˙ gg ˙ gg œ gg gg œ
? #### gg ˙
gg gg ˙
gg gg gg gg ggg ˙ gg
g gg gg g g g

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#### ‰ œ œ œ —˙ —˙ — ˙.
16

& —˙ ggg ggg ggg —œ

ggg 
ggg œ gg
g œ ggg œ ggg œ
#### — ggg ‰ ggg ‰ J gg ‰ ggg ‰ œ ‰ œ gg ‰
œœ‰
gg œœ œ œ œ
gg œ
bright and sunny

œœœ œ
& gg ˙ ggg gg ggg ggg ggg
##
gg
ggg gg ˙ ggg ˙ ggg ˙ .
#
B # gg ˙ ggg ggg ˙ ggg œ
g gg
gg ggg ˙ ggg ˙ ggg ggg œ
? #### ggg ˙
g
˙
g gg ˙ . g

#### —˙
19

& —˙ ggg —˙ —˙ —˙ —˙
ggg ggg ggg ggg gg gg
ggg ‰ œ gg gg ggg ggg
œ . gg ggg
####
& ggg
œ
J gg ˙ ggg ˙ ggg ˙ ggg ˙
ggg ˙ ggg ggg ˙ jg ggg ggg ‰
ggg ‰ œ . ggg ‰
#
ggg ‰ ggg ‰ ggg
j
B ## #
ggg œ œœ œ œ
ggg œ œ gg œ œ œ œ œ j œ œœ‰ œ
ggg ˙ ggg ˙˙
œ
ggg ˙˙ ggg ˙ ggg ˙
? ####
g gg ˙ g g g˙

arco, light, swim into the sound

Start together but go on your own journey

#### — œœœ œœœ

22 C

& ggg w œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
ggg
gg ˙ f
? #### g
œ. œ œ œ w

continue repeating this pattern and gradually fading

out until you hear the 1st note of the cello
poco a poco rit.

####
a tempo
œœœ œœœ œœœ œœœ
24

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œœ œœ œ œ œ
? #### œ œ. ‰ œ .
œ œœ R œ œ

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continue repeating this pattern and gradually fading
poco a poco rit.
œœœœœœœœœœœœ œœœœœœœœœœœœ
out until you hear the 1st note of the cello

####
26
a tempo

&
f 6 6 6 6

? #### w ‰ j j
œ œ. œ ˙.
poco a poco rit.

#### œœ œœ œœ œœ
29

& œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ
œœ œœœ œœœ œœœ œ
f continue repeating this pattern and gradually fading
out until you hear the 1st note of the cello
gradually move towards sul tasto

####
a tempo
œœœ œœœ œœœ œœœ
30

& œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œœ œœ
œ
? #### ‰ œ œ œ œ .. œ œ œ ..
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œœ œ œ œœ œ
poco a poco rit.

#### œœ œœ
gradually move in and out of poco sul tasto
32

& œœœœ œœœœ œœœœ œœœœ œœ œœ œœ œœ

f 6 6 6 6 6 6

? #### w
w

34
#### œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
6 6 6 6

#### œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
getting tired of swimming

œ œ œ œ œ
35

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
6 6 6 6

œœ
#### œ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ
36 a tempo

& œ œœ œœ œœ œ
6 6 6 6
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œ œ
ord., like a wave

#### œ œ œ œ œœœœœœœœœœœœ
38 D

&
p
3 3 6 6

#### œ œœœœœ œœœœœœœœœœœœ

&
6 6 6

B #### œ œ œ œœœ œœœ

6 6

œ
œœœ œœ œœœ
6

? #### œœœœœœœœ œœœ

6 6

œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ
6

#### œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
40

&
6 6 6

B #### œ œ œ œ
œ œ
6

? #### œ œ œ œ œ œ
6 6

œ œ œ œ
œ œ

œ œ
#### œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
42

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
f 3 3
6
6
6 6 6

#### œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ
&
6 6 6

œ œœ œœ œœ œ
#### œœœœ œœœœ œœ œ œ œœ œ œ
44

&
F 6 6 6 6

# œ œ œ œ
## # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
46

&
6 6

? ####
œ œ œ œ
6 6

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
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####
47

&

w
#### ˙ w  w

 
E
˙

49

˙
& 
P poco a poco cresc. f p f
# ##
& # w
B #### ˙

w

w
? #### 

œ ˙. œ œ w
####    J  J 
55
œ œ ˙
&
#
p f
## # ˙ w
&  
B #### œ œ ˙.

w

œ w
? ####  

####
61 F

&
#### j j j
& Œ ‰ œ ˙ Œ ‰ œ ˙ ‰ œ œ
—w —w —œ — ˙.
? #### gg w gg w gg œ
ggg œ
gg ˙ .
ggg ˙ .
gg w gg w
gg w gg w gg œ gg ˙ .
g

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#### œ œ
like a coquí frog
œ œ œ œ
64 pizz.

&
j j j j j j
œ œ œ œ œ œ
f
#### —œ —œ j j
& gg œ ggg œ Œ ‰ œ ˙ Œ ‰ œ
gg œ
—œ gg gg œ — œ
—œ ˙. — œ
B #### ggg œ
gg œœ gg œ
ggg œ Œ gg œ
gg œ ˙.
˙.
gg
ggg œ
œ
gg ggg  œ ˙. g œ
—œ —˙. ˙ —˙ ˙ —˙
? #### ggg œ gg ˙ . ˙˙ ggg ˙ ˙˙ ggg ˙
gg œ gg ˙ . ggg ˙ gg ˙
g g gg ˙
g˙ ˙
f

67
#### œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ —œ—œ
& ggg œ gg œ
j j j j j j j j j j j j
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
gg œ ggg œ
#### —œ —œ
& ˙ ‰ œj œ gg œ gg œ
ggg œ gg œ
˙. —œ — ˙. —œ — ˙.
# ggg œ
B ## # ˙.
˙˙ .
gg œ
gg œ gg ˙ .
ggg ˙ . gg œ ggg ˙˙ ..
gg Œ
.  gg  œ  g ˙ .  g
—g œ —
? #### ˙
˙˙
—œ
ggg œ ggg œ ˙
˙˙ ggg œœ —gg œœ w
ww
w
ww
gg œœ gg œ gg œ gg œ
˙ gg gg œ ˙

#### Œ ‰ j œ . j œ . j œ. j œ. j ˙ ˙
Œ —gg œœ .. —g œœ
71

& œ œ œ œ œ gg œ . gg œ
ƒ g g
—˙ —˙ —˙ —œ —˙ p
#### gg ˙ ggg ˙ gg ˙ ggg œœ ggg ˙ —œ —œ —œ —œ
& ggg ˙ gg ˙ ggg ˙ Œ gg œ gg œ gg œ gg œ
gg ˙ gg ˙ gg œ gg ˙˙ ggg œ gg œ gg œ gg œ
gg ˙ g g g
—˙ —œ ƒ —œ —˙. —œ —œ —œ —P
œ —œ
B ####
g
Œ gggg ˙˙ gg œœ
ggg œœ ggg œœ Œ ggg œ gg ˙ .
gg ˙ .
ggg œ gg œœ ggg œ gg ˙˙˙
gg ˙ gg œ ggg ˙ . gg œ ggg gg œ ggg
gg œ g
ƒ F
—˙ —˙ —˙ —œ —œ —œ — œ
? #### gg ˙ gg ˙ gg ˙ ˙ gg œ g œ ˙˙
ggg ˙ gg ˙ gg ˙ gg œ gg œ ˙ ggg œ gg œ ˙
gg ˙ ggg ˙ g ggg œ ggg œ ˙ g gg
gœ gœ ˙
ƒ F

# # # # .  andr enjoy the process of failing

75 G start together, attempt to play at unison

& œœ . œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œj. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œœœœœœœœœ

œ. P poco a poco cresc.
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####
78
j j
& 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 Ó
arco, light, swim into the sound f
H Start together but go on your own journey

####
œœœœœ œœœœœ œœœœœ œœœœœ
81

& œ œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ œ
f continue repeating this pattern and gradually fading
out until you hear the 1st note of the cello

#### œœ œœ œœ œœ
82

& œ œ œœ œ œ œœ œ œ œœ œ œ œœ
œ œœ œœ œœ œ

####
83

&
? #### œ œ œ œ œ œœ 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

gradually move towards and

away from poco sul pont.

#### œœœ œœœ œœœ œœœ

86

& œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ
œ œœ œœ œœ œ
f
#### œœ œœ
87

& œœ œœ œœ œœ
œ œœ œ
I

####
88

&
out until you hear the cello change pitch to G #
continue repeating this pattern and gradually fading

j
#
B ## # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ ‰ œ ˙
œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ
? #### w œ œ. ˙. œ. œ ˙
J

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####
91

&
####  j œ .
& Ó ˙ ˙ œ

#    ˙ œ œ . ˙ ˙ œ
B ## # œ ˙. ˙ ˙ œ œ. œ ˙ œ ˙ J ‰

˙ .
ord., very expressive, very slow gliss.

œ
after clearly establishing the pitch,
like you’re trying to reach something
w w
w œ
####
97

& Œ
f
œ w œ
#### ˙.
&

102 J put your instrument down and pick up your

ã
found sound object (approx. 10 sec.)

FOUND SOUND
103 Distant, like a memory

ã w w w w w w w
of a memory

P
j j
ã œ œ
j j j j
ã œ œ œ œ
j
㠜

110

ã w w w w w w w w Let the Ambient Soundscape

fade out naturally.
Enjoy the soundscape.
j
㠜
j j j j j
ã œ œ œ œ œ
j j
ã œ œ

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