Tao Teh Ching I

fast, quiet

Matt Smiley
1

4
& 4 .. @

.. .. @

(quiet) (brushes on snare)

.. .. @

of the middle)
(going up/down)
(waves, long tones)
? 4 (out
.
.
.
.
.
4 . . . . .
stirring

&@
?

4
9

w
w

flowering

w
w

& ..

return to the root

w
w

(sparse, slowly grows, fast)

slowly grows, fast)

? .. (sparse

run blindly into disaster

(get louder, noise)

(get louder, noise)

5
13

(coils, stabs)

&
?

(long decrescendo)

(coils, stabs)

decays

(long decrescendo)

w
w

..
..

..
..
!

(nothing)

(nothing)

Tao Teh Ching II

Matt Smiley
1

4 ..
&4

only return

&

& .. w

become weak

bw

bw

& ..

born from being

4
22

&

born from nothingness

>

bw

17

bw

b
b

..
bw

..

..

>

>

>

>

(get louder)

>

> >

Tao Teh Ching III

Matt Smiley
1

4
& 4 ..
fountain never dies

& .. .

entrance...root

& .. w

(wispy)

..

frail...hardly existing

& .. w

13

touch it

&

16

it will never run dry

..

(large)

..

..

!
!

Tao Teh Ching IV

Matt Smiley
1

4
& 4 .. .. .. ..
formless yet complete

& ..
3

silent empty

..

|
J
J

changless...unending

& .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
J J
J
(accelerate)

all things

go forward

travel far

return

8
14

(man)

&
four great things

18

(1BR, 2ST, 3WW)

&

22

&

(circle)

(overlap)

(block)

(1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 3) (1, 1, 2, 1, 3, 1) (2, 1, 3, 1, 2, 3) (2, 3, 3, 1, 3)

(4 LARGE CIRCLES)

(inkblot)

(6 INKBLOTS)

(3 LARGE BLOCKS)

Tao Teh Ching V

Matt Smiley
1

4
& 4 .. .. .. ..
(play nothing "academic")

(make these vocalizations, long tones)

away with learning

wei and o

& .. .. .. ..

(two seperate and opposite ideas)

(randomness)
pure idiocy

where is the difference

& ..

(high freq long tones)

beaming

.. .. ..
(ascend in pitch)

climbing

& .. .. .. ..

13

(one person stops playing)

(free)

i alone am silent

no sign

w
w

& ..

17

(free from one another)

abandoned

10

w
& .. w

21

ww

i alone am dark

..

11

..

ww
ww

w
www

everywhere men shine

..

nervous...drifting, never ceasing

w
w

12

(abrupt ending)
taking no part

..

Tao Teh Ching VI

Matt Smiley

w
w w
w
w
w
w
w
w w w w w w w ..
4 ..
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
&4
2

# w b w . . ww b w . . ! ! !
4 .. !
!
. .
. .
bw bw !
&4
#w bw

.
w.

? 4 .. w w w w w w .. .. w w .. .. w w w
b w ..
4
w w w
beyond vision

w w

w w w w w

without substance

.. .. w w w .. .. w

w w w

? .. w b w .. .. w w b w w w .. .. w
w w .. .. w

w w w

& ..

16

& .. !

.. ..

w w.
.

w
! ! .. .. ! b w w ! b w ! ..
w .. .. ! w w b w ! .. ..

three...one

beyond sound

revealed

w w ..

endless, return, nothing

hidden

w . .w
. .

w . .w
. .

& .. !

! b w .. .. !

w .. .. ! b w b w .. .. w

? .. w

w .. .. w

b w b w .. .. w

w
& ..

32

without form

10

11

.. ..

..

w ..

w .. ..
b w b w ..

follow ancient way, follow the thread

shadows, emblems

Tao Teh Ching VII

Matt Smiley
1

4
& 4 .. w

be...whole

& .. ww

hollow

& ..

13

ww
ww

filled

ww
ww

ww
ww

w
.
& .w

w
w

25

shines

w
w
.. .. b

w
w

handiwork

he alone

..

11

.. w
w

..
..

.. ..

b .. ..
&

..

w
9

10

31

broken

hold to the one

..

w
w

bend

.. .. .

possess little

w ~~~~~~~~~~~..~~~~~..~~ww

w
w

& .. w

20

w
w

b b
w
w

one must return

..

Tao Teh Ching VIII

1

? .. ..

4 ..
&4

lay seige

all beneath

Matt Smiley

& ..

& .. J .. .. ..

time...advancing...withdrawl

tamper

..

(breath sounds)

inhaling...exhaling

..

13

destruction

(accelerate, slow down)

..

.. ..

(get louder, get quieter)

growing strong...decay

.. ..
..

extremes

Tao Teh Ching IX

Matt Smiley
1

4
& 4 ..

4
& 4 .. ..
J
J

..

galloping horses

2
6

ww ~~
~~~~
~~~~
~~~~
.
~~~~
~~~~
~~ ww ~~
~~~~
~~~~
~~~~
~~~~
~~~~
~~~~
~~~~
~~~~
.
~~~~
~~~~
~~~~
&
~~~~
~~~~
~~ ww
~~~~
~~~~
~~ ww ~~
~~~~
~~~~
~~~~
~~~~

..

w ~~~~~~~~
~~~~
~~~~
~~~~
~~~~
~~~~
~~~~
~~~~
~~~~
~~~~
~~~~
~~~~
~~ ww ~~
~~~~
~~~~
& .. w ~~~~~~
~~~~
~~~~
~~ ww
~~~~
~~~~
~~ ww ~~
~~~~
~~~~
~~~~
~~~~

..

disaster

# www
.
b
.
&
w

10

# www
.
b
.
&
w
evil

b www
bw
b www
bw

bw
b www
bw
b www

b wwww
b wwww

b b wwwww
b b wwwww

b ww
# www
b wwww
# w

b wwww
bw
b wwww
bw

..
..

Tao Teh Ching X

Matt Smiley
1

4 .. .. .. b b b J b b ..
&4
J.
J 3 J
2

uncarved block 3

& ..

little moment

.. .. b

(all fast whispering quietly)

10,000 people

in harmony

& ..

11

(light)
rain

b b b
6

..

www

..

knowing when to stop

Tao Teh Ching XI

Matt Smiley
1

? 4 .. b b b
4
3

shrunk

? .. b

b b

stretched

? (slow)
..

? 6 ..
4

b b

weak

4 (MF, med tempo)

10

b
..
b

strong

? 44 ..
b b

12

(slow, speed up)

leap from deep

& .. #

18

(free, overlapping)
sharp

b
#

b bb

..

34

..

b
b

.. 46

(drum solo)
.. .. .. 44
set up

&

#w

..
..

Tao Teh Ching XII

Matt Smiley

4
& 4 ..

# b b b
b b ..

# b # # n #
hold...form

b ?.
b

.
.
.

# .
& . . . #

(improv using
material from A)

(get faster)

go all over

12

..

U
.

no harm in your going

#U .

peace and very quietness

U
.

j
.

J
&
#

18

bU .

music

& ..

23

(as if about to play)

nothing

U
.

b.

b b b
3

& ..
..

.. .. b b b # # # # ..

use it, it is never ending

Tao Teh Ching XIII

Matt Smiley
1

4
& 4 .. .. .. .. .. ..

& ..

follows

& ..

becomes

& ..

11

b b
&
fail

n b b
3

..

b .. .. ..
6

loss

15

pelting rain

whirlwind

silent

power

n b

b b

U
b

b b # #
3

..

Tao Teh Ching XIV

Matt Smiley
1

4 ..
&4

water

& 44 ..
all

& ..

depth

3
4

.. 44

..

..

. . 5
. 4
.

.
.
.

&
4
. 4

12

gentleness

b
& 44 ..
b b

17

mistakes

order

b b b b

64 b b b

..

Tao Teh Ching XV

Matt Smiley
1

b
? 4 .. b b j 5 # .. 4 .. b b b
w
4
4 J
& 4
2

first

last

..

(repeat, asterisk, repeat, asterisk, rest)

6
4
.
.

& . b
4 b b . 4 .. ..

outside

no...aims

Tao Teh Ching XVI

Matt Smiley
1

(snare - march rhythm)

(horns - calls like ram's horns)

(noise, danger)
4 ..
& 4 ..
ancient...commanders

U U

U U

& .

(slow)

delicate, subtle

.. .. b b

b b

(slow)

mysterious

&
b

b
b

b b

U
w

& .. w
ww
melt

12

(improv)

short sounds)
? (quick

16

pitch set)
? (free
.. b

19

dark...muddy

(get quieter)

(light breath)
vacant

b b n & .. .. w

clear

(glisses)

stream

(slow)

.. ..

b b

b
b

.. .. ..
U

.. ..

(scratching sounds)

empty

10

..

.. 46 .. b b b ..
(free pitch set)

seeds

Tao Teh Ching XVII

Matt Smiley
(timbre/articulation)
(free)
(clear)

(short)
4
6 (delicate)
4 (noisy)
& 4 4 4
5 colors

(pitch)
4 w
&4

5 tones

4 (rhythm)
&4
5 flavors

bw
| |
@ @

bw

6
4 bw.

4
4 w

6 . . 4 U U
4
4
J
J

(pointilistic
sporadic)

Tao Teh Ching XVIII

Matt Smiley
1

(one person whispers quietly)

4 .. (everyone whisper quietly)
.
.
& 4 . . ..
oneself

people

& .. .. .. ..

(all hum high freq long tones quietly)

(all sing high freq long tones loudly)

illumined

others...strength

& .. .. .. ..

(solo voice cadenza)

(one full breath long tone any pitch)

oneself...power

stay...to die

Tao Teh Ching XIX

for flute
each note = one full breath
1

Matt Smiley

4
& 4 .

one hold

& .

no trace

& .

hold

light breath

opening
9

subdue

controlled

mysterious

mysterious

11

power

nothing

10

closing all

Tao Teh Ching XX

Matt Smiley
1

4 .. b b
&4
away

& b b

b b b

U
.. .. b w
3

few

.. ..
b b

a hundred fold

bw

..

Tao Teh Ching XXI

Matt Smiley
1

4x
4 .. j b j
?
&4
..


hundred families

? ..

b( )

b( )

& ..

..

blacksmith's bellows

& .. b

10

vacant

& ..

15

inexhaustible

.. ..
(accelerate)
move it

& ..

20

..

(improvise cell ideas)

plenty come forth

.. ..

(all talk fast)

many words

..

Tao Teh Ching XXII

Matt Smiley
1

4
& 4 ..

.. .. .. 45
(noise)

highest

& 45 ..

cry

far away

A min7

& ..

F #m in7b5

despise

.. 44 ..
4

few...words

E m in7b5

D b 7sus 4

F # min7

..

..

Tao Teh Ching XXIII

Matt Smiley
1

4
& 4 ..
thirty spokes

& b

(free durations, open repeats)

b
43

..

Tao Teh Ching XXIV

Matt Smiley
1

4 .. (1 sound event)
&4

hears

(1 sound, overtones) (1 muddy sound)

bright

& ..

dark

smooth...rugged

.. .. .. .. .. .. ..
(imitate sound)
pursues

& ..

.. ..

mediocre

..

highest...deepest

annihilation

uproariosly

forward seems backwards

(1 big noise)

(1 unstable sound) (1 loud sound)

(play 1-6 in reverse fast)

12
13

& .. .. .. .. ..

.. ww
w

10

..

13

11

white

.. .. b b ww
bw

black

silent

..
..

Tao Teh Ching XXV

Matt Smiley
1

4
& 4 .. w

w
.
& . b ww

all...dark...bright

.. .. www

.. .. ww

one

one...two

w
ww

two...three

harmony

bw
& .. ww

..

increases

.. ..

(any chord)

three...all

.. .. wwww

U
w>

.. ww

strong death

.. .. b wwww

diminishes

..
..
..

Tao Teh Ching XXVI

Matt Smiley

4
& 4 .. w

(with quiet improv)

&w

w
w

..

Tao Teh Ching XXVII

Matt Smiley
1

(repeat cell idea)

(repeat idea with dissonance)
4 .. (improv 1 cell idea)
.
.
.
& 4 . . . .. ..
armed

& ..

(repeat idea louder)

power

thorns

turn back

.. .. ..
(expand on idea)
go further

& .. .. .. ..

(minimize idea)

(cell idea fades into nothing)

perish

decay

Tao Teh Ching XXVIII

Matt Smiley
1

b b ? .. 6
4 .. 5 .. 4 .. b b
&4
4
4

female

male

? 46 ..
w.

abyss

b
.
.
&

follow

& ..

w.

? 2 ..
4

13

? ..

..
fountain

44 .. w

.. .. b w

.. 2
4

white

& .. 43 ..
leader

uncarved

b n

black

j
b n

..

..