Boucourechliev, André_Tombeau
This edition consists of parts for clarinet, percussion, and piano. The work is scored for either clarinet + percussion, or clarinet + piano. Since some of the text is printed at a very small size (and to assist English speakers who aren't familiar with the French language), CAMco provides a complete set of enlarged translations here. Paraphrased selections from the included performance instructions:The order and combination of the components proposed by the score: pitches, durations, intensities, sound qualities, attacks and phrasing, will be freely chosen on the spur of the moment. The decisions of the players depend on a steady musical interplay and some almost imperceptible signals. The clarinet part includes a central stave of pitches and a circular diagram of phrases, durations and nuances to articulate them. The clarinetist starts reading the central material from a note of their own choice and goes on normally, from left to right, returning da capo as often as necessary. The