CAP-KO

Edition Schott Music Mainz

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2 Flutes (both also Piccolo, 2nd also Alto Flute)

2 Oboes (2nd also English Horn)

2 Clarinets in A (2nd also i Clarinets in A (2n Eh)

1 Bass Clarinet in Bb (also Double bass clarinet)

1 Soprano Saxophone (also Alto and Baritone Saxophone: is sitting beside the Bass Clarinet)

2 Bassoons (2nd also Contrabassoon)

2 Horns in F (muted)

2 Trumpets in C (both muted: straight, cup, 1. also wawa)

2 Trombones (both muted: straight, cup, 2. also soft mute)

2 Tubas (muted)

Percussion (3 players: left – middle – right; in good sight, clearly separated on an elevated podium. The percussion in the

middle has a leading role.)

1: Middle: Snare drum, medium, soloistic, con corda and senza corda

Suspended cymbal, medium, soloistic

Suspended chinese cymbal with a big dome, ca. 20-30 cm, medium range, soloistic

Bass drum

Indian harness bells, very high

Bongo, very high and sharp

Tam-tam, on a high stand, surface in the direction of the audience

2 Plate bells, Ab – d (the same pitch as the gong of Perc. ‘Left’), surface in the direction of the audience, also played with a rasping stick

3 suspended tubular bells, eb’ – bb’ – b’

Triangle, high

African bean rattle (the beans sound as a maracas, but more secco and accurately)

2: Left: Snare drum, low, soloistic, con corda and senza corda

Suspended cymbal, high, soloistic

Suspended chinese cymbal with a big dome, ca. 20-30 cm, medium range, soloistic

2 Tom-toms, medium – low

Tarnbourine (with jingles)

Gong, d (sounds as the d-string of the cello), heavy instrument with a raspy surface

2 Plate bells, G – db, surface in the direction of the audience, also played with a rasping stick

3 Crotales, bb”‘- b ‘ ” – c ” ”

Triangle, high

Ocean drum, very ! arge and very loud

African bean rattle (the beans sound as a maracas, but more secco and accurately)

3: Right: Snare drum, high, soloistic, con corda and senza corda

Suspended cymbal, low, soloistic

Suspended chinese cymbal with a big dome, ca. 20-30 cm, medium range, soloistic

2 Bongos, medium – low (as a continuation ofthe tom-toms)

Harness bells, high

Gong, c (sounds as the c-string of the viola), heavy instrument with a raspy surface

2 Plate bells, A – eb, surface in the direction of the audience, also played with a rasping stick

Crotales, f

Triangle, high

African bean rattle (the beans sound asa maracas, but more secco and accurately)

Pair of chinese cymbals (it2), very big, with a curved border, raspy surface. The cymbals are not beaten, they are rubbed against each other,

very loudly, imminently noisily

 

Celesta (also Keyboard-Control, together with the soloist) The damp pedal is locked with a rubber wedge „sempre ped.”

(the player does not touch the pedal with his foot)

Klavier solo: – Steinway „D”-Flügel:

The damp pedal is locked with a rubber wedge „sempre ped.”

(the player does not touch the pedal with his foot)

 

Keyboard Roland KR 17 or a more current midi piano

(with integrated loudspeakers and a professional keystroke)

 

10 Violins I

8 Violins II

6 Violas

6 Violoncellos

4 Double Basses (4th with four strings)

Withdrawn composition

 

CAP-KO, my first piano concerto, was written for special solo instruments. I use two grand pianos which are both played by the soloist: a normal acoustic grand piano which is used as part of the orchestra as an “echo chamber”, and a digital MIDI piano used as a solo instrument which, thanks to its electronic equipment, enables the soloist to add extra notes. The resulting parallel intervals – a reference to Bartók – lead to an unusual kind of tonal virtuosity and tonal complexity.
CAP-KO is conceptually related to Bartók’s music in another way, too, referencing the relationship between the solo instruments and percussion.
CAP-KO has been jointly commissioned by five European orchestras to mark the125th birthday of Béla Bartók (25/03/2006).

/Peter Eötvös/