r Skalt Efla

Fyrir/For
Piano Trio

Efti r/By
G. Karel Msson

Copyright G. Karel Msson 2009

The performance of this piece should not be to rigid, as the overall concept relies on the acceptance of the performers to
be in a state of meditation while performing.
Prior to performing they should recite in unison a mantra to help them on their way to enlightenment.
The following words give the idea of whic h mantras are suitable;

Marana Ta
Peace
Love
Happiness
r Skalt Efla (if the performers are not proficient in Icelandic then they should try to pronounce this as they see best fit)
Jesu
Buddha
Mohammed

The length of the chanting should not exceed 25 seconds, shorter time lengths are acceptable.

Instructions regarding the notation in the piece

Gene ral;
The fermatas which are written should be approx. 10 seconds in length.

Stri ngs ;
The quarter tones are divided thus;

Notes which are written with x as their note head should only be sounded with the finger but not bowed.

ex.

Notes which are written as boxes are to be played behind the bridge;

ex.
Quasi Glissando should be executed as freely as possible, the notes should be approached with a slide, in the style of jazz
trumpet smear.

Piano
in bars 25-26 the notes in the g clef are to be held down only and not sounded.
They are notated thus;

ex.

Duration ca. 6 10

r Skalt Efla
Violin

Violoncello

e=90

sul tasto
senza vibrato

ppp

ppp

ppp

pp

mf

pp

ff

fff

pp

G. Karel

ppp

senza vibrato

y=320

molto vibrato

Piano

q = 60

ff

ff

fff

Vln.

q=60

ppp

Vc.

ord.
senza vibrato

pp

ppp

ff

fff

pp

molto vibrato

x=180

Vln.

q=100

quasi glissandi

ff

Vc.

q=80

gliss.
gliss.

pp

senza vibrato
gliss.

ff

una corda
7

pp

pp

11

13

(sost.)

sostenuto

(sost.)

11

q=120

Vln.
11

Vc.

senza vibrato
(quasi gliss.)

senza vibrato

(sost.)

(quasi gliss.)

quasi glissandi

e=100

17

q=60

13

Vln.

molto vibrato

Vc.

ff

(molto vib.)

ppp

ff

q=80

tre corde

ff

pp

mf

ff

fff

ffff

ff

fff

mf

pp

ppp

pp

mf

ff

Vln.
16

Vc.

pp

ff

(senza vib.) sul pont

IV

11

e=240

senza vibrato

ppp

h=60

ff

fff

ff

ord.

ff

sul pont.
IV

q=60

ord.

pp

ff

h=60

13

22

Vln.

Vc.

q=30

senza vibrato

fff

(molto vib.)

q=60

fff

molto vibrato

q=40

ppp

ppp

fff

ff

11

ffff

Vln.
25

Vc.

ppp

ff

Vln.

molto vibrato

28

Vc.

7:6x

7:6x

10

30

Vln.

Vc.


6

f
9
molto vibrato

7:6x

11

q=30

Vln.
32

Vc.

fff

ff

15

ff

ppp

12

sul pont.
senza vibrato

Vln.
36

Vc.

ppp

ppp

(molto vib.)

pp

15

pppp

13

Vln.

39

Vc.

ff

ppp

mf

q=120

ff

14

Vln.
42

Vc.

sul pont.
(molto vib.)

ffff

ff

ord.
(molto vib.)

ff

15

Vln.
51

Vc.

e=200

ppp

sul tasto
(molto vib.)

pp

ff

senza vibrato

mf

ff p

ord.

senza vibrato
sul pont
ff

fff

sul tasto
pp

sul pont

fff

ff

16

Vln.
60

Vc.

q=60

pppp

ppp

ord.
molto vibrato

senza vibrato

fff

13

f
pp

17

Vln.

q=30

(senza vib.)

65

Vc.

fff

ppp

poco a poco sul tasto

(molto vib.)

pppp

ffff