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Computer

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01• gradually transition from sparse to dense;• gradually transition from quiet to loud;• tend toward non-pitched sounds, but do not exclude pitched material entirely, and;• use plunger mute freely yet discretionally

During this section, the computer will generate trombone-like sounds. The player isencouraged to listen and react to these sounds, and to incorporate those reactions intothe improvisation.

ca. 1:00: Between Events 01 and 02, improvise on invented material or using the providedgestures as a basis. Improvisation should adhere to the following general guidelines:

The player, at his or her discretion, may depress and hold the foot pedal to record agesture. The computer will granulate the input while the pedal remains depressed.Upon release, the computer will fade the effect over approximately 6 seconds.

After approximately 1 minute, the computer will culminate in a swath of noise, at whichpoint the player should advance to Event 02 by quickly double-tapping the foot pedal.

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trombone-likegesture

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loosely q = 130

3‰ J

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FF f

02

plunger, fluttertongue & gliss.

slap tongue & gliss.

sing while playing

sudden registral changes

inhale/exhale, whisperthrough instrument

CPU triggers a three-measurenoise swell and dramatic hit

Jœ#

‰ Œ.œn

Jœ

—.

M j–>

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ƒ F

short percussive sounds

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©2012

Full Score/Study Score

for Trombone and SuperCollider

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exploratory and free, as if improvising.use plunger as desired through m. 20.

ord slap tongue

gliss

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rising tone cluster

πpercussive gesture loosely at 130 bpmbecomes arrhythmic, pontillistic texture

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kk

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¿

¿

¿

++

+ ¥

¥

¥

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–¥

¥¥

œ

¥ ‹

‹

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k k kkk

k

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�. �. �. �.�. �. �.

indefinite pitches

f PP¿¿

¿ ¿+

+ + + ++–

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k kk k k

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drop plunger

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¿

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+ + +

+

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k

kkk k kk

kkkk k k k

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deliberately

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11Ó

œb .≈ œb . ‰ Jœb

p P

over the next 12 measures, the CPU accompaniment gradually locksto a sixteenth note grid in a pseudo E-flat mixolydian mode. notatedpitches and rhythms in the CPU staff are approximate until m. 22.

strictly q = 130

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k

—

Ó Œ œb . ≈ œb .

k

kk

¿

‰ Jœb . œb œ Ó

jœb

k

k

¿

¿

Ó œb œb ‰ Jœb . ‰

œb œb

jœb

k

kk

¿–p

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15≈ .

JœN œb . œ# . œ œ .œb œb

jœb +–

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k +

¥¥

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18œb . ≈ œ œ œb ‰ Jœb . œb . œN œ

Jœb

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Œ Jœb

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k k

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Ó jœb

Œ ‰ jœb Œœb œb ‰

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aleatoric pulse withB-flat tonal center

bass hit

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24 œ .˙

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œb œ œ œ

bass hit

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pitch and timbre vary significantly, butoverall texture adheres to a strict pulse

∑ Œœb - œ. œb .

‰ œ- œ. ≈. Rœ. ‰

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31Ó Œ ‰

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f

wŒ ‰ Jœ

. œ. œb œb ≈ Rœb .

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36 .œ œb‰ Jœ

. .œ œ‰ Jœb

œb œ œ œ

f

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F

w Œ œ œ œb œ3p F

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41w

œb œ œ œ

04.˙ Jœ ‰

Ó Œ œb

PÓ Œ ‰ Jœb .

w

f

with renewed energy

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œb œ œ œ

wbƒ

œ‰ J

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mutated bass hit

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46 œ .œ œb œ œb œ .œb

œb œ œ œ

≠w ( )

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Jœb œb œb œ3

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w ˙ ÓF

œ .œb œ Jœ .œb

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51œ œb .˙

œb œ œ œ

.˙ ŒP

Œ .æp

wæƒ

œæ Œ Óp

Ó Œ ‰ œ œbp

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57‰ œ Jœb œb . œb . œN œ. œ.

œb œ œ œ

fÓ œb œb ‰ œ œb œb .

p‰ Jœ

. œb œb .œ œb œ

f

˙Œ ‰ œ œb

p

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61‰ œb . œb . ‰ Jœb . œ œN œb .

‰ Jœb .

œb œ œ œ pitches drift upward

.œN œb‰ jœb œ œ. œb œb .

f F

.œb œ .˙

f

accompaniment losessense of pulse

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64‰ j�æ

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œ. ‰ Jœb .

RÔœb

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f

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‰ Œ Óƒ

‰ j�æ�æ

�æ ‰ j�æ�æ

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69Ó

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rœ Jœ# rK

œ jœ#r

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aggressive flutter tongue

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æ ‰.œ .œb .˙

‰ Jœ

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b#

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sudden chime-like resonance

accompanimentresumes 130 bpm pulse

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wwwwww

b#

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gradual decrescendoto approx. m. 97

œN . ≈œb > œ œ œ .œ œb

w

pulse undergoes a timbral shiftand loses sense of pitch

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¿ ‹ ! ¿

w

F‰ Jœb > .˙

wπ

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77Œ .˙b >

wwwwww

b#

ø ¥ — ¿

f

P

œ jœ ‰ Ó

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ƒw

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81Ó

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b#

¿ ≠ ! ‹

p P

p

Ó Œ œ.≈ œ. ‰ Jœb > .˙

f

˙Œ

œb

F

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87 .˙ Jœ ‰,

wwwwww

b#

p

06

p

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cresc.

pitches smear randomly

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‰ Jœ ‰ Jœ.

‰ Jœ.

‰ Jœ.

œ. –. —. œ. ‡.œ.

„. ‚.

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f

pulse converges on Awith eighth noteemphasis and periodictriplet figures

f percussive hit

scattered echoes

‰ œ. œ. ‰ Jœ.

‰ Jœ.

Œ

‰ J–.

—.œ. ‡.

‚.œ.

—.œ.

–.3

FŒ ‰ Jœ

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‰ J—.

‰ j–.j–.

‰ ‚.œ.

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93‰ Jœ Œ ‰ œ. œ. ‰ œ. œ.

œ.„. ‰ J‚

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œ. ‡.

¿ � � � � � � � �� � � � � � � � � � �

ƒ f

p

recurring granular sweeps

‰ œ. œ. Œ Œ ‰ Jœ.

P F

F

‰ Jœb Œ ‰ Jœ ‰ Jœ Ó ‰ œ œ

‹>

rising/falling tone cluster

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97 œ# œ œ.

‚.œ.

—.œ. ‰ j–.

‰ J—.

‰ j–.3

Œ ‰ œ. œ. ≈ œ. œ. œ.œ˘ œ.

¿ � � � � � � � �� � � � � � � � � � �

P f

p

œ> œ#Œ Ó

f

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œæ ≈ œ. œ. œ.

p

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101

œ.œb >

—. œ. ‡.œ.

„. ‚. ‰ J–.

‹>

f

meandering gliss

œbœ# . ‰ œ. œ. ‰ Jœ

.‰ Jœ

>

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.˙æ Œ

¿ � � � � � � � �� � � � � � � � � � �

f

p

≈ �.�.

�. J�.

‰ Œ ≈ œ. œ. œ.

extremely short,indefinite pitches

F

f

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105

œ.œb .

œ# .œ. œ# .

œb . ‰ Jœ>

j–.‰ ‚.

œ.–. –.

—.œ. ‡.

‚.œ.

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f

œ œ Œ ≈�.

�.�. J

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‰ Œ �. �. ‰ ≈ �. �. �.

�.œ

ƒ

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109Ó ≈

�.�.

�. �. �. �

˘

‡.„.

œ.!.

œ.—. ‰ J

.‰ j‡.

3

ƒFŒ .˙

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flutter tongue with unusual embouchure,creating a fast double-tongue-like effect

w

¿ � � � � � � � ���� � � � � � � � �p

.œ ‰ Œ ‰ Jœ

f

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114

Jœ.

‰ —. œ. ‡.œ. J„

.‰

Ó‹>

Jœ ‰ Œ ˙

pitch rangeexpands, tone becomesmore aggressive

07

pulse graduallybecomes arrhythmic

J–.

Rœ. j—.

‡.œ

¿k

randomly interrupt fluttertongue with improvised,angular, staccato gestures

kk ‹ ¥ –

wæπ

¿ +‹ kk +æ

wæ

– ¥k k¿ m

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121Jœ ‰

�.�.

�. ≈ �. �. �.

�. �.�

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Jœ.

!.—.

R–.

jœ!. RÔ

—. J–.

wæP

‰ j�æ�æ

�æ Óƒ

normal flutter

meandering background tones

w#æ

F

˙æ Ó

wæf

˙æ Jœ ‰ Œ

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127∑U

w

synchronize withvisual metronomeif necessary

pulse recedes into background

gradual crescendo

– ¿ kk +

wb

f

strictly q = 130

‹ k–

Jœb ˘

‰ Œ Ó

&

08

— ++

+kk k k

Ó˙

Ó ˙˙

FCPU adds harmony via Event 08

Jœ ‰ Œ Œœ#

jœœ ‰ Œ Œ œœ#

f F

œ Jœ# ˘‰ Ó

œœjœœ#

fl‰ Ó

f

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133 .˙ Jœ ‰

˙˙b œœb jœœ ‰

˙ œœbjœœ ‰

w

f

rough gliss.

Œ.˙

Œ ...˙˙˙bbb

Œ..˙

Jœ ‰ Œ Ó

jœœœbbbfl

‰ Œ Ó

jœœ˘

‰ Œ Ów#

wb

ww

wwwbb

FJœ ‰ Œ ˙b >

jœœ ‰ Œ ˙˙˙˙#b

jœœœ ‰ Œ˙˙˙#

bn

ƒ f

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138 w

wwww

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09

harmonization is captured, granulated,and added to climactic texture

w

wwww

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Jœb ˘‰ Œ Ó

jœœœœ#bfl

jœœœœ#b

˘

w

ƒ

improvise freely withplunger through m. 177

œœœœ œœœœk k

∑

œœœœ#b .œœœœ.

œœœœ.œœœœ.

œœœœ.œœœœ.

w

‰ j�æ�æ

�æ Œœ

æ

œœœœ#b .œœœœ.

œœœœ.œœœœ.

œœœœ.œœœœ.

pf

˙æ J

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œœœœ#b .œœœœ.

œœœœ.œœœœ.

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144‰ j�æ

�æ�

æ ‰ .�æ

œœœœ#b .œœœœ.

œœœœ.œœœœ.

œœœœ.œœœœ.

f

noise gradually subsumes all

�æ�æ Œ Œ

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ƒ p

˙ ˙æ J

œ‰ Œ j

�æƒ F~~~~

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148

œœœœ#b .œœœœ.

œœœœ.œœœœ.

Jœ

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ƒ FJœ

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152Jœ

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CPU accompaniment explodes, improvisatorytrombone gestures are spatialized/granulated wildly

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CPU is reduced to a dull roar over ca. 20 seconds

explore random timbres and techniqueswhile following the general shape of the gesture

� � ��

� � � �� � � � �

æ ƒk

k kk

k > >deliberate andforceful descent

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153

w>

wÏ

extremely loud and intimidating:sing/growl while playing,creating beating patternsbetween voice and instrument

hold for one full breath

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whisper/mumblethrough trombone

m

F

still quite loud,but losing energy

w>

wf ca. 10" wb

,>wb

hold for one full breathƒ

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154

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,

ww#

wwww

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mm

F

dull roar fades out, atonalchords gradually fade in

π

π

subtle echo effect begins

mæ

æ

drop plunger, holdfermata as desired fordramatic purposes

P

n

p

p

œ .œ œ œ œb œ Jœ3

www#

www

b#

loosely q = 48

π

π

, dreamlike

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CPU

156œ œ œb œb .œ œ œ .œb

3

www

www

p

p

˙ ‰ Jœb œ œ œ3

wwwb

#

wwww#

bπ

œN œ œ œb œ ˙3

www

wwww

p

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159 œ Œ Ó

www#

b#

wwww

b

π

π

œ .œ œb .œ œb Jœœ3

www

wwww

π

p

œ œ œb œ œJœb

œ3 3

www

wwww

P

˙ Œ ‰ Jœ

wwwb

#b

www

#π

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3

www

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164 œ œ œ# .˙3

www

www

p

œ œ œN œ ˙3

www

www

pŒ œ Jœ

œJœb

wb

π

w

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12Jœ ‰ .˙b

wwb

wwwb

bb

strictly q = 40

π

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169Jœ ‰ Œ ˙b

wwwwbb

ww∫

b

∏

w

pitches convergeon D-flat major

‰œb - œ œ œ

‰ œb3 3

wwwbb

wwwbbb

with overflowing emotion

F

P

Rœb . .œ œ œb œ œb

www

www

f

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173 œœ œb œ œ œb œb œ

....˙˙˙# œœœœbbbb

.˙ œb

˙ œ œ œ œ

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....˙˙ œœœœb

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˙b œ œ œb œ œb3

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accel.177 œ ˙Nœ

˙˙ ˙˙˙##n

˙ ˙

pœ .œ œ œ Jœ ‰

wwww

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CPU pitches smear

f pœ œ ˙

F p˙ œ œ Œ

œœœœ## œœœœ œœœœ œœœœ œœœœ œœœœ œœœœ œœœœ œœœœ œœœœ œœœœ œœœœ œœœœ œœœœ œœœœ œœœœ

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

n

q = 140

pseudo-pitchedpercussive rhythm

ƒ

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181‰ œ

æœ

æ. ‰ Œ œb æ

‘

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p ƒ πæ ‰ œ# . �. �. �. �. �.

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Pƒ

(synchronized with CPU)

�. �. œ Œ œæ œb æ.Œ

‘

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p ƒƒŒ

�.�. �. �. �. �.

�. �. �. �.�

˘

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indefinite pitches

P ƒ

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CPU

185Œ

.œæ œ œ

æœ

æ Rœ .Jœb

æ

‘

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F

œæ Jœ ‰ Œ

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improvised aggressivegesture with optionalplunger, flutter tongue,breath, vocalization, etc.

J 

Ï

j\

¥k

k k¿¿

+‹

‹

æmk k

k¿ƒ

>

j\

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