Max E.

Keller (2013)
Al borde del abismo

.

ss
gli
fast (gliss. probably
pizz.

 
with the nail of the finger)

medium slow 20"


ss.

gli
Vl. ss. gli
 
 
p

    20"

pp
p p

Pno.



D.

  D.            spD.

  
2 l.batt.
 
arco 20"
 
 ppp  ricochet   
 

ppp
battuto col mano
p (hand open, bright cluster;
   


befor or better behind

 

the dampers)
 section IV  

ss.
 gli
 
slow s. arco pizz.
.


glis

ss


3 fast fast
 
pizz. 20"

gli

  
  
gli

p
   
ss.

p f f

 
pp


simile, but sound a little bit different mf simile, but sound
 a little bit different


section IV   


section IV

sp
   it should be heard,

 
4 that the end of tone

 gliss
arco
pizz.sul G . 20"
 fast  medium 
is muted

pp
   f 
    tap 
slow
tap
20"
 simile, but sound
p a little bit different
mf simile, but sound
  a little bit different f

section IV

 
   
    pocissimo
gliss. 2  
msp it should be heard, that the end
of tone is muted

 gliss. tap
5


arco
 pizz. 
   slow
pp
     
f

20"




pp battuto as


f simile, but hand remains on bars 2 - 4

the strings as damping

 
(Ped.)
section IV   mf 

q = 120 A Tempo
  
6

arco
  
3
    
q = 120 A Tempo p
  p sempre
  
5

            
       


 
    
9

  

mf p 3

   
5   
 
5

             
  
    


 
s.
   

glis
     
  
12
     

      
5 3
  
3 mf
            
f
    
5

   

       
accel.
   
      
15

       
5 3 5

    
accel.
5

5
   
 
                   
   
                (ca. 144)

18 3

           
3 5 3

   
   

                  
5
(Ped.)

  
Tempo primo
     
 
gliss.

            
 
21

  
D.
 
5 3
ff 3
    
5 3
   
Tempo primo f
  
     
 f    ff     

battuto

 
5

           
f
 
 
 section IV

D.
tempo medium very slow
26
senza Tempo  sul tasto sp 20"
  
 
 senza Tempo
p


ord.
   

27 msp

 
D.
 
 pp p 20"

  
[photo C ]

  
[photo B]


Section IV, higher part: lay flat and at a right Section III: 5 cm-edge


angle to the strings, rub parallel to strings, very slow, senza ped. battuto
(small clusters)


ppp
 
arco
 
s.

  
msp
glis

 
pizz.
  3'08"
28 msp gliss. trem.molto rit.

    

pp mf pp

battuto   20"
Section II & I (but only strings

  with damper) 5 cm-edge,


[photo A] Section III: 5 cm-edge

 
     
Sector III: 5 cm-edge, rub the


battuto

strings in slow circlar movement

pp

29  pocissimo
gliss. 
    

gliss.
  ord.
pp

 20"

 Section I ( only strings
[photo A]

 without damper) 5 cm-edge, 
pp 
rub the strings in small circualar movements, going upwards as high as possible
 4

30
 ord.
q = 120
  arco 3

batt. pizz.

             
      
    pp 
mf
     

  
mf
 
f
q = 120
     
      
3 3

     
 pp       
 f ff
 
mf mf
          
    

3 s.
 ord.  
ord. glis arco

             
34 batt. msp
    
pizz. 3

      
pp f
 
  
mf ff p p

f
  
  
  
3
      
3

     
p pp  f
       
mf mf

    

      
3

 ord.  
ord.

sp
    
38 arco batt.
  
pizz.

         
 pp
5  3 5
f mf mf f mf ff
 
        
          
3

   
mf  3 p mf   f

   
pp
       

 3          ord.

          

41

  
   
    
5

  
3'54" mf 5 mf

p f

         
  ca. 6 sec.

mf f
   
mf pp
   
    glisiss.s.  ord.    
ord.

msp
44     
s.

  poco
3
glis

    
   
gl
     
      
5
ff p mf p f mf

 repetition, accel. till as fast as possible


   arco
    ord.5  
    
pizz.
batt.
   

48

                
5 3 pp mf
 
mf f ff f f mf


  
        
4'22"
q = 60
     
53

     

3 pp
f ff q = 60
     
3     
damped with Styropor 
     
 
p 3

59    
 
    
          
            
3 3 pp
  
D.

        
63

    
pp p
       
5 5
   
 Section II: 5 cm-
edge battuto
          
[photo B] mf

68
medium tempo
    
very slow

    
     
  
ppp
 
                
damped with Styropor
  
(remove Styropor)

3

p 3
gliss. 3  

75
q = 92
      
 
  Cluster ("chromatic") ff p 5

    
   
5.40
  fff         
with open hand (on keys)

p mf
 f
        
q = 92
      
3 7 ff

          
 
 
     6 
    
78
   gliss.
       
ff p 3 ff p ff

   
   
               
mf f fff 3
p ff p mf f 3

      3
            
          

            
ord.
 
sp
    
81

         
p 5
f ff p p ff

ff

   
3

     
     
ff mf p ff
 
    
f
         

   
     


   
5
 
3
  
84

                

  
p
 f
ff p

 
ff
 
   

 
3  
    
   
 fff p 3 f
 
 
mf ff
            
 
 3

       
 
87 msp 5

           
 p
p ff p f ff p

 
accel.

  
   
3

    


         

 
f ff fff mf f
mf p
p
    3
 
       
    
3 3

        
      

  g liss.    
7
90
      
       
 5
3 ff p ff pp p f


(accel.)     
  
  
       
     
 
ff mf
 
f
p
   p
           
3 3

 
      

 
    
   msp 
      
 
93

          
ff p 3
ff p ff

(accel.)
   
        
  
3 ff

ff 3 fff f

p mf
         
3

       
   

  
      
  
pizz. msp

arco
 
gliss.
 
96 ord.

          
3

5  
p f ff
p p ff
ff
 
  
(accel.)
   
 
 
       
         
3

  

p
  
f ff fff p mf f
 3
         
  3 
3

        
      
 
99            
        
      
p  5
f
 p 3 ff

q = 144 ff

    
              

f
     
p
   
ff mf
             
    

   pizz. 8
 q = 60 arco
  

102
           
pizz.
       

ss.


g li
pp p
 q = 60 
p

     
 
            
fis 3

 
f ff p ff
 
pp
               
 
 
   
 
 
      
107 6
   
msp
   
arco ord.

 p  

6 fpp
 
6

                
7

   

 
p  
arco

D.

111 pizz. msp
               
pizz. arco msp
 
sp
     

 
 battuo              6
 
   
Section III: 5 cm-edge

(photo B)
  
[photo C ]
Section IV, lower part: lay flat and at a right angle to
the strings, rub parallel to strings, very slow, senza ped.


   
senza Tempo

arco

D. pizz. s.

115 118

       


s
gli
   
msp

    
  f
 
fff f p f pf
7
 
   no 
senza Tempo
 coordination between pia-
no and violin, exept the end 


fff

       
mf f
  
ff p
     
f
 
      
    


 
batt.  
bar 118 & 119
 ca. 12"
ord.ss.
  
119 gli about 70"

 
repetition, accelerando till as fast as possible

  (no accel. on thirty-second notes)



l.h. 
  
ca. 14" end together on a

    
sign of the violin

f


f repetition, accelerando till as fast as possible

  
mf

ff (no accel. on thirty-seconc notes)

 
