Tibrogargan

for trombone and digital delay

Robert Davidson

Performance Notes
Set the delay to result in four to five repetitions of the live sound at
a time interval of four bars (exactly 6 seconds).
The first section of the piece (bars 1-136) is played entirely on the
notes of the harmonic series. The passage should be played in
first position with F attachment.
The ending of the piece (bars 393-94) should be played as follows:
Repeat a rapid downward harmonic glissando sporadically every
second or so with a gradual accelerando. The duration of the
glissando should be short - about a quaver in the most recent tempo.
After about five to eight repeats, start to respond to the sound of
the delay by playing immediately after the sound. Gradually close
the time gap between the live and delay sound until a rhythmic
unison is reached (or something close to a unison)
Upon reaching a rhythmic unison, start to gradually slow down the
glissando, and extend its duration and downwards range with each
successive repeat. Eventually the glissando should last about
six seconds and come torest on the final low F. The final note should
be held until all delayed repetitions are also playing F.

Tibrogargan

for trombone and delay

bars 1-136 in first position (with F attachment)
Play
All notes should be in natural tuning (harmonic series)

B 2 ..
4

Trombone

B b

Robert Davidson

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13

17

B b

25

29

21

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B

b J
P

33

37

B b J
B
B

53

B b

57

B
- B b

69

65

61

49

45

41

b
3

- b - -

f
b

1998

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B b

73

B b

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77

81

85

89

93

B b

105
B

b
B

109

113

J
f

b 5

101

97

- b .
J

b
5

5 b

b
5

117

f
121 B b - -

125

129

q
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4 .

dim. poco a poco

b 5

Tibrogargan

43

133

? b.
p

? .

141

niente

137

.
. > .
?
. .
3
3
.
. 3
3
6
3

145

? b.

149

153

157

.
3

. > .

3
3
3
6
3
b.

Tibrogargan

161

P
.
165
. > .
?
. .
3
3
.
. 3
3
6
3
p
? b

169

P.
. > .
?

3
3
3
3
6
3
p
.
. > .
177

?
. .
3
3
.
. 3
3
6
3
F
181
. .
. >
?
3

3
3

3
6
3
173

. . > .

3
3
3
3
6
3

185

?
f

j
B b -

193

197

esp.

189

b.

.
.

B . . . . > . . .
6
3
3
3
3
P 3

201

Tibrogargan

B . . . >

205

B b

209

213

F
B . . . . > . . .
6
3
3
3
3
P 3

217

B b

221

225

B .
B

233

229

B c J b J J b b
J
J
J
p
sim.
241

j
B
J J

J
J
237

245

b J
cresc.

J J

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B J J b J J J
P

249

b
J

253

257

cresc.

J j

b J b

J J

B J J j J b J J J j b J b J J
F
265
B j j J J b J J
J
J J
J J
261

B b J J J
J
J
J J
J
J

269

cresc.

B J j b J J j b b J
J
J
J
J
J
f sempre
277
j

B j
J J J b J J
J J
J J
273

B b J J J
J
J
J J
J
J

281

285

j b
j b
b

J
J

B j J b J
J
J
J

289

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B b J J b J b j
J J
J
J J

293

B !

297

j b
j b b !
!
!
!
!

!
!
!

! !
!J
J
!
!

B !j ! ! !J ! ! b J
! !J
! ! !J
!
!J

301

B b!J J b J b! !j
!
!
! J J
! !J !J
! ! J

305

cresc.

B ! ! ! !j ! !
J

313
B !j
! ! ! ! !J

b ! ! ! ! !j b
!J
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
!J

309

J
!
! ! ! ! ! !J ! ! ! !J ! ! !J
!
!
!

B b!J !J b !J b! ! !j
! ! !J !J ! ! !J
! !
! ! ! !
! ! !J !J

317

321

325

329

333

b.

w
w
w

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Tibrogargan

337

341

345

353

349

357

b.
w

b.

? J j b J j
J

J
J
sim.
p
365
? J j J j b
J

J
J
P
369
? J j b J
J
J

J
J
F
373
? j b J j J
J

J
J
f
377
? j j J J j b

J
J

361

j b

J
J

j
J J j

J
J

b J J
J

J J J

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? j

381

385

gliss. on harmonics

Tibrogargan

b J j J j b
J
J

J
J
Repeat sporadically every few seconds

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389

? ..

393

See performance notes

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