Den som fikk høre en latterugle synge...

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1 MORTEN GAATHAUG Den som fikk høre en latterugle synge Akkordeon

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3 Til Øivind Farmen MORTEN GAATHAUG DEN SOM FIKK HØRE EN LATTERUGLE SYNGE et solostykke for akkordeon He who would hear a Laughing Owl sing a solo piece for accordion Op

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5 FORORD Min sterke interesse for fugler har også bragt meg inn på et mindre hyggelig felt: Det at menneskets stadige press på naturen fører til andre arters utryddelse Stadig må det kempes radikalt for å endre denne mekanisme, og i mange tilfelle fåfengt På begge de to store øyene som utgør New Zealand var det før forrige århundre en vanlig nattaktiv ugle, hvis karakteristiske lyd minnet om synkende staccato latter Arten ble først beskrevet av G R Gray i 1844, og den fikk etterhvert navnet Latterugle (Sceloglaux albifacies) Siste sikre funn av arten daterer seg til uli 1914 Det ble sagt at fuglen kunne lokkes frem fra sitt skulested i mørket med tonene fra et akkordeon: "Straks etter at musikken satte inn fløy den stille frem og inspiserte utøveren, hvorpå den fant seg en plass i nærheten, og forble innen hørevidde til musikken hadde stilnet" (Buller 1905) Foreliggende verk vil neppe bringe ugla tilbake, men det får stå som et uttrykk for solidaritet med naturen, som en appell til mennesket om ydmykhet i forhold til den helhet vi selv bare er en del av Lyder fra åtte andre uglearter er sitert i verket Disse er i hvert enkelt tilfelle angitt ved fotnoter PREFACE My strong interest in birds has also brought me on to a less pleasant field: The fact that Man's constant pressure on nature has caused the extinction of several spieces Still it must be fought to change this mechanism, in many cases in vain On both of the big islands constituting New Zealand there was before the 20th century a common nocturnal owl, who's distinctive sound reminded of descending staccato laughter The spieces was first described by G R Gray in 1844, and eventually it was given the name Laughing owl (Sceloglaux albifacies) The last record of the spieces dates from uly 1914 It was said that the bird could be brought from its lurking place in the dark by the strains of an accordion: "Soon after the music had commenced the bird would silently flit over and face the performer, and finally take up its station in the vicinity, and remain within easy hearing till it had ceased" (Buller 1905) The present work will hardly bring the owl back, but it might stand as a token of solidarity with nature, an appeal to human beeings to stay humble towards the great whole of which ourselves is ust a part The sounds of eight other owl species are quoted in the composition These are in each case indicated by footnotes Ski, 16 mai 2015

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9 ( ) 8 F # # # # n w # 42 # # # # n# # n# # n # # 45 n w # # # # # n # # # n b b b # n # # n ## secco b b n n nn b b b b b n n # b b b # # # 55 b b n # # Tempo I b # n # b b b b 7 #

10 58 b # n # b b # # b n 61 # n # n b poco sost Allegro ( q = 120) b # n b F b b # n nb b b 64 b # n # b # b b # b b b 67 b # n n b b b n 70 b # nnb b b # n # b # b b # b # 7 ß b b ß b n ß ß # ß ß 8

11 76 n p b cresc b b # b b 79 b f # b # b # b b n b b 82 b # b b n b n b b b n b n b b b 85 b # n b b # n nb b b # n # b n b b b b n b 88 b # b # 91 n # # n b b # n b nb b b b n # nnb b b 9

12 94 b # n b # b # # b b # 96 b b b n b b b # b b b b b b n b b b n # 98 b b n bb n b b b n b b b # b 100 b # n b F 10 b # # # b b # b b # n b nb b b b b b # b b # b # n # b bbbb nbbn b n b 106 b # b bn b b b # # ƒ # 10

13 109 1) gliss on keyboard p # n # # n n # P # # # n # # n # n # # 11 # b b n # b # b n # 115 ## n n # bn # n n # bb n bb n # 2) Bellows shake ricochet bb bb ) # b # b 120 # # n 4) b # # n b b b 12 # # n b b 5) # n # 1) Brilleugle (Pulsatrix perspicillata) Spectacled Owl 2) Andamanugle (Otus balli) Andaman Scops-Owl ) Totemugle (Megascops kennicotti) Western Screech-Owl 11 b 4) Morseugle (Megascops trichopsis) Whiskered Screech-Owl 5) Beffeugle (Ninox connivens) Barking Owl

14 126 # n # # n # n b 10 # # n # n # # n b # # n # n 1 # # n b b # # n # n b 16 # # n b b b # n n b b b # b # b n 19 b # n b b # n n b b b # # ) # b n 4 4 # f p b # f p b 6) Sulawesifalkugle (Ninox punctulata) Speckled Hawk-Owl 12

15 145 # f p b # f b c c b b b # n # 148 b b # n # b b b nn # b b b nn # b b b b b # 151 b b b # n Z # Z Z Z # Z Z 155 b # n b F b b # n nb b b b # n # b 158 b 161 # b # b b b b # n nb b b # n # b b b n # nnb b b 1

16 164 b # n # b # b # b # ß b b ß 167 # ß ß b b # b n # n 170 b f # b # b # b b n b b 17 b # b b n b n b b b b b n b ƒ 7) b S B - - cresc 7) Mayaugle (Strix fulvescens) Fulvous Owl b - b n - b 14 b n F # B B n b

17 ƒ S B f # b # # ƒ S B # b b b # b b n # c F c B B # b # b # b b b n b # p cresc b 192 b b n b n b b b 194 b ƒ # b n # r n b # # R S B B B S B B B S B B B b S B # b # B B S B B B b n n # r # r S B B B 196 F # # n b # b n # nn b # n b # # b n b 15

18 198 b b b n b b b # b b b b b b n b b b n # 200 b b n bb n b b b n b 202 b b # n # # nn # P # # n # n # n # # # ## # bbn n n # b # b n 205 b # b b cresc n n bb n b # b b b b b b # n# # 207 b # n b f b b b # n b # b nb b b # n # b b 210 b b # b b b b 16 b b b

19 ƒ 21 b n b b # nnb b b 216 b n # b # b b # b 219 b b b b b # b b # # # b b b b b b n b n b b b n 221 b # b bn b# F 8) b b b # nbb b # ƒ - - # # 8) Nordfiskeugle (Ketupa blakistoni) Blakiston's Fish-Owl c c ƒ # n bb b 17 # # #

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21 Latterugler (Sceloglaux albifacies) Håndkolorert litografi av G Keulemans fra G D Rowley s Ornithological Miscellany (1875-8)

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