Towards A Poorer Light

Towards a Poorer Light For solo percussion and large orchestra [2007] This piece was written for and premiered by David Skidmore with the Royal Academy of Music Orchestra (Christopher Austin conducting) on 27 September 2007

Aaron Holloway-Nahum aaronholloway1@hotmail.com +44 (0)7876.504072

Duration: Approximately 10 minutes

Orchestration Piccolo 2 Flutes 2 Oboes English Horn 1 Clarinet in B-flat 1 Clarinet in A Bass Clarinet in B-flat Bassoon 1,2,3 (3rd doubling contra) 4 Horns in F 3 Trumpets in B-flat 2 Trombones Bass Trombone Tuba Solo Percussion (Vibraphone, pedal washtub, pedal bass drum, orchestral bass drum, tam-tam, congas, tom, snare, and 4 metallic instruments [low to high]) [read as follows]

Timpani (4 drums = II, II, III, III) Percussion 1: Bass Drum, Large Triangle, Wood Block, Bongos Percussion 2: Bass Drum, Small Triangle, Wood Block, Crotales (2 octaves) Harp Strings (desired size: 16.14.12.10.8)

Cover photograph by the Composer

Towards a Poorer Light Lord, our strength has gone now. perhaps we have been home too long and the time has come for a restless year in a wide bed we folded down or a single dream where it is constantly midnight and each of those people we failed lines the battlefields of our hearts. Here, in the quiet dark, with my life collecting against me, I sharpen my swords and string my bow— preparing your morning sacrifice— waiting for one of your greater angels to turn me away towards a poorer light. Aaron Holloway-Nahum [2007]

Program Note Towards A Poorer Light is effectively a single melodic line obsessively trying to emerge from the infecting and driving pulse of a solo percussionist. This linear goal is frustrated over and over again by the circular nature of the structure, harmony, and musical materials. As time passes the efforts of the orchestra become more and more desperate, pushing forward through metric modulations, higher levels of dissonance, and stronger and longer attempts at melody. The final push drives us into a wild climax that is very quickly and suddenly cut off by a solo cello that just as quickly gives way to the solo violin. The short coda gives the melody a single, unfulfilling iteration before the cellos pull the entire piece to a decidedly tonal conclusion in A-flat major.

for David Skidmore

Towards a Poorer Light

SCORE in C and steady  =96 constant, relaxed,  Piccolo  

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

Aaron Holloway-Nahum Summer 2007

 

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 

   

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 

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 

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

 

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Oboe 1,2

 

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

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

English Horn

 

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





 

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 

1 Clarinet in Bb

 

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 

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 

1 Clarinet in A

 

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





  



        

Bass Clarinet in Bb

 

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





 

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 

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Bassoon 1,2,3

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    

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 

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 

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 

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 

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Flute 1,2

Horn in F 1,2



1.



 



pp

 

  

pp

  

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



3

pp espressivo

1. con sord.

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n





1.



pp espressivo

  

n

3

  

 

  



n

  

    p

echo





pp sempre

molto legato, cantabile

p espressivo

 

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 

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 

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 

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Trombone 1,2

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 

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 

take straight mute

Bass Trombone

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

 

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 

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  

take mute

Tuba

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 

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 

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Horn in F 3,4

Trumpet in Bb 1,2

Trumpet in Bb 3

Percussion Solo

Viola

Violoncello

Contrabass

ppp poss.

1. with cup mute (very tight)







pp sub.

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  

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 Harp   

Violin II

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n



  

    



mf

with drum sticks

(III) - (III) - (II) - (II)

Violin I

p

pp

                                                                                         n

Percussion 2



p (sounding)

tuned to...)  (drums Timpani      

Percussion 1

3. con sord.





D§C§B§/E§F#G§A§

 



 



 





con sord.





 

mp

   



 

              

 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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vib. molto 0       



n

 

pizz.

Small Triangle

0



    

 



pp

l.v. sempre

p

 





pp sempre

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

 

    

pp



     

     

Bass Drum

   



         n





Large Triangle

Bass Drum

pp sempre

and steady  =96 constant, relaxed,  

  



ppp poss. (strike only once) gliss.

     

pizz. l.v. sempre

p

 

  

 



(molto vib.) p

  0

p

2

 Picc.    7



A  



p dolce



    









mp

   

 

 p



n

  

   





 





 





 

Ob.





 





 

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





 

Eng. Hn.





 





 









 

Cl. in Bb

       

 



        







 

 

   





 









 











 





Fl.

Cl. in A



poco

B. Cl.



 

Bsn.





 





 



a2 stopped   Hn.   fp

  



ff

3

p dolce

p



Cbsn.

a2

 

echo



   poco p



echoing the harp



      

pp sempre

pp poss.

poco

 

p

 









 









 





 







  

Tbn.





 





 

B. Tbn.





 









 





with straight mute, a distant echo

       

  

mf

pp (sounding)









 

 









 

 









 

                                                                                              

 Timp.

 



     pp

 

b.dr

  

 

      l.v. sempre

  

pp

  Vln. I     pizz.

  

 



    



      



A l.v.    



p

    l.v. sempre



   

 



p



 

mf



 

       





 



 



 

 



  





        

















Crotales



l.v. sempre

   

pp



mf



remove mutes





     



 

   



 



   

con sord. (pizz.)

 

  

mp

 







 

      

p

               





pp sempre

                                   pp sempre      

arco (con sord.)

arco (senza sord)



 



p













 

take mutes

 



            

0

pizz.

pp

mp

p

tri

pp





 

 

Cb.







Vc.







 

Vla.

 





Vln. II







Hp.



 

 

Perc. 2

 

f





Perc. 1

  





Solo Perc.

p

   

 

Tpt.



 

 





Tba.





Hn.

Tpt.





    





n

f

                

pp

 

    n

 





 







 







 

take mutes

   

pp

pp



arco

    pp

     n



3

B 14   Picc.  





     

3

1. molto legato

rhythmic



     

rhythmically





 



   

 





p

   



Ob.

 









 





Eng. Hn.

 









 



Cl. in Bb

 







   



     







 

Cl. in A

  Bsn.  



a2 rhythmic



    3.

Hn.

f

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tbn.

B. Tbn.

  



p

               



p



 





 





 



with straight mute    







   

p

p



   

  



 

pp



pp

 n

    pp

p

p

mute       remove  





     

1. rhythmically

p





 



 

mf

            sfz f:sfz 4. stopped            

(2.) stopped

 





 





 

    

f

  

  

mf

 



n

a2

 

 



 

       

sffz a2

     



sffz



 







 







 







 





open



 





open



 



mp a2



sfz

f:sfz

 remove mute  

f:sfz

(accent w/breath)

p

  

sffz



mf

a2

n

  



take cup mutes



     



cantabile

    

  

p

f



1. open





p

molto!

1. (w/cup mute)



mf

 

Perc. 1



 





B   Vln. I         

 Cb.  

 

   



 Crot.   

pp

p

pp

p

Vc.

grace note before the beat  

                 p  accent w/breath                          sffz molto!                    

p

con sord.

p

Vla.

 

pp



drums tuned to D, alternate...   two Timp.    

Vln. II

(3.)

p

   

   



 



 

a2, with cup mutes

fp

 

   

 

 p

 

(rimshot)                                                                                             

Solo Perc.

Hp.



pp

 

 Tba.  

  

p

 2.                                    f (stopped)

Hn.







pp sempre

n

 

B. Cl.





   

pp

 

Fl.

C



 



(Tri)



(Tri)





mf

 

mf

gliss.

pp

 

gliss.

mp

   

mf





p



             p

 





  

C#/G#



     mp

   





(con sord.) pizz. secco

  







3

  

 

 

C§/FbA§





 

n

p

          mp (mf) mf       C#                        

 

  



          f p

  

n rhythmically





p



pizz. l.v.



  

0

p



pizz., misterioso

   p

                  

  

(pizz.)

   p

C

remove mutes



 

 

    

 

    

 

vib molto    

 

vib molto          

 



f:sffz

(tutti)



f

n

molto



f

Woodblock

molto

inside desks add in ad lib.



secco

mf

pp



  

Bass Drum

pp sempre



   



                                                          



   

Bass Drum

distant and light



   

outside desks add in ad lib.

f

molto!

Bongos



pp

 con sord. solo 1





 



 

p



p

 

f:sfz

     

III

sffz

f

f

4

   21

Picc.

Fl.

Ob.

  



   

p a2









 

pp

p







p











 



Cl. in Bb

 





 



 





  



 





 

         p 



  



  Hn.   Hn.

 



Tpt.

 



Tpt.

  

Tbn.

B. Tbn.

Tba.

Solo Perc.

Timp.

Perc. 1

Perc.

Hp.

Vln. I

 



 



n

(open) pp

 





molto!



n

molto!

mf



  

 

  

  





 





 



 







                                gliss.          p

  p

poco



w.b.             

p

  pp

p





 

n



mp

          

 





D§C#B§/E§F#G#A§



Vln. II

 



Vla.

 





 



 





 



  





 



p

 



  



 



 

 



          

p



(from the top E)  glissando            pp



                     





pp

 

poco

        

p

let all strings vibrate



 

  

 

    mf

 

Sul D

  



n





mfpp

  

p



slow bow



 



mp

mp

(p)





mp

p

F#Gb

p

tri

tri

1.



1. (with cup mute)





Cb.

 



 

Vc.







 

 



b.dr.              

f

ff

 

b.dr.

molto





w.b.

mp

 player 3 take contrabassoon        

n



p



pp

mp

pp

          

(accent w/breath)

 



  



p



 Woodblock



     





    n 

                                    pp sub.



      

 



 



pp



pp sempre

  

  

poco



 



p



pp

   

 (accent w/breath)     



p

f

 



   

f

 f    

      

f

(accent w/breath)             n   

mf:sfz

distant



 f  

1. w/str. mute                        3  mf-p



mf





              

  



2. open

        

(open) pp





 

 

 mf:sfz

pp poss.

 









Bsn.

         





pp

div.

f

(p) sempre

 

B. Cl.

 

mf-p (a2)

Eng. Hn.

Cl. in A

 



                 

n

 

 

 





 



pp



IV

 

   n



      mf





mp





n

 



n

    



f

p





p

f

   



 

   



 



(all harmonics indicated at sounding pitch)

pp



p

n





 f

n

n

n

5

       27

Picc.

Fl.

D



p

 

    n







  

1.     p





a2 senza vib.



   n

mf













Ob.

 





 











Eng. Hn.

 





 











Cl. in Bb

 



                     p mf









Cl. in A

B. Cl.

     

  

  









   

               









 Bsn.   Hn.

Hn.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tbn.

 

a2

 

pp







poco

  



  





p

       tri

        w.b.

pp

 

b.dr.

n

  



  Vln. I  



Hp.



mp

   







n

 





2. with cup mute

 

   p



molto!

Vln. II

 



Vla.

 



D



p



f sempre



















  



p



 



 



    p

   

  

pp

  

p

mp







  

     



   



                                  

mf

mf

D§C#B§/E§F#G#A§





gliss.



pp



          molto



3





pp

3

   





 



1. open

n





 

sfffz









 take mutes       

take mutes

 



 



   

mp

n







 



mf



 

poco

p







n

  



  

mf



    



take straight mute



n



n

mf

with cup mute

    

   stopped p        fp

  



  



(1.)

p

                                                              

pp

Perc.

p

p





pp

1. rhythmically             

mf





 

n

   





Tba.

Perc. 1





pp

mf

mf

 

Timp.





  

 

  

B. Tbn.

Solo Perc.





outside desks only



outside desks only



III



  n    

mf cresc.













   



mf



p













    mf

   

mf

p

n











f

Vc.

 





 











Cb.

  





 











6

 Picc. 

















Ob.











Eng. Hn.













34

Fl.

Cl. in Bb

B. Cl.

Bsn.

Hn.







 

n



 (accent w/breath) pp sempre     

f

p

 

























 









pp sempre



 



 

p







 

Tpt.

 





 







 



 

                

1.

pp sempre

a2 con sord

 







 

con sord







take straight mutes









 

 



p







p

Hn.

 









 

3

pp

n





 

                  



1. solo

               



 



f

 

Cl. in A

E

(non cresc/decresc.)













 

Tbn.













 

B. Tbn.











Tba.











Tpt.



 

Solo Perc.

Timp.



Hp.

Vln. I

f



molto

pp

p



















 



Perc. 1

Perc.

                             

 

Vla.



Vc.



    







       



Bongos

   

pizz. l.v. 0

pp sempre



     

p

D#/EbG§Ab





 







 



E



 

 

 

mf

 



n



n

gliss.





 



 

                  

                   

   

               

   

n

mf

mp









pizz.









l.v. sempre

   0

                              div.

mfp

p



 



 



pp sempre

 

 

gliss.

arco



p



 

                    mp



mf

                  

                                   



   





mp

Cb.

 

mf



Vln. II

 

 

(open)



pp sempre

pp



mf

   



pp



0



mf





    0

p

III

   

      0 pizz. secco mp

7

   39

Picc.

Fl.

 

Ob.

 

Eng. Hn.

 

Cl. in Bb

 

Cl. in A

 

B. Cl.

 

Bsn.

Cbsn.





 a2            

Hn.

3

   

mp

  

mp

  







mp

 













 









  





 



  



p

             

p



  



 









 





 







 

   



 

pp



  

mp



  

f

pp

 

mp





Tpt.

 







Tbn.

 



a2 with cup mutes

B. Tbn.

Tba.

Solo Perc.

Timp.

Perc. 1

      

 







fp non cresc.





      

 

  

p

 Perc.   

     Hp.    

 



3

  mf



 

   



 





 

ff

 



 



w.b.

p





Vln. II

tutti full bow



slow bow     fp

 

   slow bow 

full bow

Vla.

 

Vc.

 

Cb.

  

molto tutti full bow



  

fp

fp





poco





fp

   

arco

n





    n

mf





 take straight mutes

   



n





  

gliss.

 

   













         



   

        

  

decresc...

p

  

 

mf



          









   









   n

n



 



n

  

 





  

   



 

n





f

molto







F          

f

mutes  remove 



5

mp





 

p





n

 





   

ff



b.dr.

pp



f

     

n



 molto

   



mfp

n

n



p

mf sub.



n

 

f

         

fp

fp

l.v.

 



f

a2   



remove mutes

  

         



   

tri



sim...



f:sffz

            

(bongos)

f

mf

  



ff

  Vln. I  

fp 4.

       

                        



 

  



cresc. molto

remove mutes

  

   



 

a2 with straight mutes

accent w/breath

molto!



2.

n



pp

    

    

p sempre



mp



                      

   





 





 





    n







mp

p

  





        

fpp

mp

 

Tpt.



mf



 

 



p

pp

Hn.

 

F    

 pp sempre

n



arco



I

0

0

n

p sempre

0 

full bow - slow bow (non harm) II



   

sub. fp

8

 





  









  

a2

Ob.







Eng. Hn.







Cl. in Bb







46

Picc.

Fl.

Cl. in A

B. Cl.





 





      f:sfz     

 

sffz

f

mf

  Hn. 









    

a2

      f:sfz open







Tpt.

B. Tbn.

Tba.

Solo Perc.

















Tbn.





Perc. 1

  



 

sffz

sffz



 

sffz

   

1.

 

 



  

 

  

 







 



 







    

p



f

4. take mute       



take cup mute     







1. solo (open): crying out

 f 3. solo (open): crying out

 f

 

p

 





Hp.

pp sempre

  

(two drums tuned to D) march-like, steady; l.v. sempre











mp







 



  







 



  





Vln. I

 



Vln. II

 

 



molto

 



f:sfz

sfz

Vc.



(non harm)

gliss.



                    



sfz

sfz

 

gliss.



f:sfz

sfz

sfz

f:sfz Cb.

 









sfz

 

very hard (brass) mallets





pp cresc. molto





p

   l.v. sffz

sfz

     sim...                      

f:sfz

Sul D



 





  

                                                 mp p sempre p       sim...  l.v.                        mf p     sfz

Sul C Vla.





Bb/F§GbA§





                

Crotales

Perc.



open, distant

  



pp poss.



 





 

 







     

           mp pp 2. take mute         

1.

pp









 

                                               Retune F§ -> D§









pp sempre



f sempre

 

                                  

 

p

1. open









 Timp.

   sffz   



3. f sempre





  

f:sffz

 

     

(both) open 4.

f sempre

Tpt.







f sempre



Hn.

           present from the start



Bsn.



f:sfz

 

f:sffz



a2       f:sfz      f:sfz     

 

  



sfz

  



sfz

sfz

  



sfz

sfz

sfz

sfz

  



       p



       

 





n

p

pp



  

 

pizz., l.v. sempre

 

pizz., l.v. sempre



  

0

mf



0

mf

 

 

9

   50

Picc.

 

Fl.



Ob.

               

 



 



 

3





mp



   

Tpt.



(a2)



Tbn.



B. Tbn.



mf





3



1.  



    pp





         

fp

 

  

pp







mp















 







    mf



 

mf

      p





(a2)



poco f









  











  

pp





 

 

 

2. (open)



 p

   p





















  

1. w/str. mute



n

Tba.

Solo Perc.

Timp.







take harmon mute, stem removed



pp

 

Perc. 1



Perc. 2











 Vln. I  



               

 

pp



f



sfz (pp sempre)





    

w.b.

sfz



  

p

   

b.dr.

p



Retune C§ -> E§





mp









 l.v.   







 



    





 



 



p



 



0

0

p

  

mp

 

  

mp

  

mp











  

mf



                     fp        



 

mf





III (vib. molto)





0



 

 

mf

  



 

f



n

arco, con sord.



mp

     

   

  

fp

take mutes

p sempre

    

D§Bb/E§F§G§





3

           III



mf

mf pizz. secco

 

p cresc. molto





ffp

mp



 

G

III vib molto (sempre)

Cb.



sfffz

   

Vc.



with harmon mute stem removed

mf

                                                                  

 

 







 

Vla.







Vln. II



                  p

Hp.

 

 



 

   

 

   

pp

   

 

mp

mp

p

 

 



  

with straight mute

















fp





mp

p

     pp     

p





n



     



     n                 

p

poco

  





 3

              

        





p



 

 

f

 

Tpt.

  







Hn.



pp



 

Bsn.



pp poss.

 

B. Cl.



 



Cl. in A



mf

   

Cl. in Bb

Hn.



 

Eng. Hn.

Cbsn.

3



G

   



n

flautando



          



p

 



 

 

arco

 

mp



 



 



10

   

 Picc.   55

f:sffz

      

(a2)

 

Fl.

Ob.



Eng. Hn.



Cl. in Bb

 



B. Cl.

Hn.





 



sffz



Tpt.

 

f:sffz

  

mf

p

       



  

mf



f:sffz

p



   

Perc.



  



f



Vla.

Vc.

Cb.











































 

              mp          p



mp

 





   

       

p

(a2 (div.))



      

 

p









 



























 









 

mf



     mf



   



   





  

mp

   

div.

 flautando                        sim...

         

pp

  



H

     

tutti: unis.

(outside desks)

3

mf

0

           

     

cresc. poco a poco

pp

sffz

         





      

secco





   0

mp



Sul La  3  







Sul La  3  

     



n





   





mf

0

mf

 

 



  

 



  

 



 

(pizz.)

 



   

 



3

   

 

 

p sempre





 

   

secco





 

    

f molto espressivo, bold and passionate

                        

 

p sempre

f molto espressivo, bold and passionate tutti: unis.

fpp

p





sfz

   [  R 

(inside desks)

p

f:sffz



  

   

mfpp

f



      

  



        

mp

f:sffz



3

f

mf

p

mf

sffz

   

   

mf

(pizz.) III



p

       pp                                                                        

      

    



pp



p

1. with whispa mute



pp

   

poco f





b.dr.

  



 



f

 

Vln. II



 

   

unis.







 Vln. I  





w.b.

 Hp.  





                   





 

p

  take whispa mute     

 





f:sffz

Perc. 1





with cup mute







f:sffz

Timp.







with straight mutes

 

 

sffz

f:sffz







(breath accent)

poco f

1.



sffz









accent) (breath     

poco f

 (breath accent)      B. Tbn. sffz       Tba.   Solo Perc.

  

p

      

take mutes



Tbn.

2.

H







Hn.

Tpt.

p

mf



 (breath accent)     

Bsn.

Cbsn.

f:sffz

 

Cl. in A

  



   

arco        p

p

   

n

11

   61

Picc.



  



I  





 











 







  





Fl.

 



Ob.

 



Eng. Hn.

 









Cl. in Bb

 









Cl. in A

 









 







 







 



B. Cl.

Bsn.

Cbsn.

            

Tpt.

n







f

p sub.

     

    n

breath accent

   

p

f



n playful and agitated

 

f

   

2. con sord.



 

  



    



 





 



   pp

    



 

           



pp

  

    

(con sord.)

 

 



 

 





 





 







 





 









 





 



n

n

   

mf

p

n

p





p

 mf          p

 

p 4. con sord.





 

 



                                             







    

mp

solo espressivo

mf

  Hn.   Hn.

p

 

  



take straight mute



Tpt.

 



Tbn.

 









 





 



B. Tbn.

 









 





 







  



   

 



     



 



p

 



mf



 





 





      

Tba.

Solo Perc.

Timp.

Perc. 1

   

   

               p

    

 

     



gliss.

  molto

      Perc.      b.dr.

Hp.

Vln. I

  



 

molto

 

   n

                      

f pp sub.

 

ppp poss.

   



f

tri

f

Vc.

Cb.

  

pp



  

p

     



pp

Vla.

pp

 

    

 

pp

         

w.b.          

pp

Vln. II

     

 











  



   

  

     

                      

n

   

pizz. 0

mf

  

p



arco





pp sempre

mp

       

            mf

mf

    



I   

   





   





  





 



  



   

mf

mf





pp

pizz., vib molto sempre

pizz., vib molto

mf

Retune D#->F§

pp





pp

   



p

 

  





n

p



  



                                         

arco, flautando, non vib.

 



arco   



p sempre

     



n

p

   



        



pizz., vib molto



mp

pizz., vib molto sempre pp

p



  

pizz. l.v. 0

p



  

arco

 

n

 



 



12

  Picc.      68







pp

Fl.

Ob.

 





   









Cl. in Bb

Cl. in A









 

B. Cl.



p espressivo



pp











pp

  n



Bsn.

Cbsn.



         





 



 



3

p

  

 

pp

   p    



 



 



              

1. lightly



J  

n





 

Eng. Hn.

n

  

    



   



 

3

f espressivo

 



  



  

n



mf espressivo







 

  









           p

mp



p non cresc.





  



    p

                      p mf 1.        



  





   

  

p

   

 



 





 





 





 





mf

                      pp p

 

 



mp

 

f



      

n







  



 









 



 





 



Hn.











 



 





 



Tpt.





 





 











 





 



Tbn.









 



B. Tbn.



 





 



Hn.

Tpt.

Tba.

Solo Perc.

Timp.



Hp.

Vln. I





Cb.



 



  

  



pp











 



 









 



  











 



  





p







      

   

pp

  

E§Fb

con sord.



Vc.

p

 

 

     

Vla.

 







Vln. II





sempre  l.v.     

Perc. 1

1. with straight mute

                                 pp

Perc.



   

pp

p



      

p



p

      p

      

arco

      

pizz. 0

  

 

  

vib molto

 

mp



  

       

     n

p

n

  



mp

    

 

 



p

                           pp

  



      p   

  



 



 



gliss.

mp



p







f

       



  



 





 



molto

  

mp

                  sffz

D§C#Bb/EbF§G§A§

pp

J   

  

n

mp





p

 

mf

p



mf

f

w/harmon mute stem removed

 

mf arco

  

pp

 



  



 

 

take mutes     

  

  

   n





 



   



  

n

n

       p

 











  

sfz

n

 

  

p

  

n (pizz)

     p

  

  

    f:sffz    

molto

   

sffz

sffz

molto





  





 

pizz. molto vib.

  

f:sffz



13

  76

Picc.



     

Fl.

Ob.

 

Eng. Hn.

 

   

pp

Cl. in Bb





Cl. in A





mp



 





    

pp

 

p





                    p mf

cantabile

 mf

 a2









       





 



 



 



K

mf

div.

f







 







 



 p





     legato

B. Cl.





Bsn.





Cbsn.





a2

     p ff                 pp   

 Hn. 

molto

 







 







 









 













 













 



Hn.



Tpt.



























Tbn.













B. Tbn.











Tba.











 

               

Tpt.

Solo Perc.





f

p



   

1. with straight mute p





 





 

Vc.

Cb.













 



solo 1 arco





mp espressivo

 arco          

(l.h.)

sfz



p intensioso





  



  

pp

mf



mf

f aggressivo

 



K



  



 

con sord.



 

pp sempre





       

(con sord.)

   

tutti

f

pp sempre



   

mf

    n

sffz   

sffz





 

 

    

 



 



 

pp sempre

mp

slow bow, non vib.

       

    











 





mf



n

con sord.





p

 

 



 

(w/harmon mute, stem removed)

  

 





 















 



 Vln. I 





 





 

   

      

Vla.







flautando

 









n

mf









  



   

  



 





 



   

Vln. II

p







n

 

 

p pp f                                                     



p

f











 









Hp.

p

 

 













 

f

2. con sord., molto legato







f









secco                                     







 

mf

 



Perc.











Perc. 1



p

 





Timp.



 

   

n

mf (sub.)





   

          mf  



mf rhythmically

 

p sempre



n









 

 



(a2)

 

   





                   sim...

ff

p

sub. ffp

14

  Picc.   85

Fl.

Ob.

Eng. Hn.

Cl. in Bb

 



    



  

 

 



 



p



 



     

   

pp





                        p pp light and delicate

Cl. in A

B. Cl.

Bsn.

Cbsn.

 

 



    

      



  Hn.    pp



 

   

n









 







 







 







 









 











 



























 













 













 









 

 



 









    



 











remove mutes

n

Hn.

 



 



 









Tpt.

 



 



 









remove mutes

L



 



 

 

n

           mfpp 



 

p

p

mfp    

   mfp

2. (senza sord)

   





 



n



1.

 

molto

 



 

   

 

molto

molto

n

(senza sord) mfpp

 

  molto



 

Tpt.

 



 



 















 

Tbn.

 



 



 















 

 















 

 















 

B. Tbn.

  

 Tba.   Solo Perc.

Timp.

Perc. 1

  

mf



  

  

   

       echo

p

      mf    Hp.    

Perc.

mf











 div.  inside desks Vln. I                 

(pp sempre) (ord)

   

     Cb.   full bow

ppp poss.



 



 



   

n





 

  

p

Vc.

                    

  

    

 









 







 





 





       

       

 

 

f

 

                       p



































         

L                                                                 

                                                        

(pp sempre) outside desks div. inside desks

Vla.



                    

outside desks

Vln. II

pp

 

 



   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

     

  



 



 

                                                             mf

 

pp

 

 









 









 pizz.

pizz.

       p mf III

   

III

0

p

IV

     mf IV

III

0

p

15

   94

Picc.

Fl.

 



     mf

Ob.

Eng. Hn.

Cl. in Bb

  

Cl. in A

  

B. Cl.

     



  



n

     mf  



 



Cbsn.

mp

Hn.

p

    n

              



f

  f 1. take mute     

   



        1.                                                 pp cresc.   (mp cresc.)               p (poss.)               p

                     

mf

  

  

 p

p

 

 molto!  

  



ff

mp



 



 





 



 

 





 



  



  

a2



molto!

 



  

mf



 





 







fp





  



fp

 1. con sord 2. stopped

mp

   

 

        mf  

 

 

 

 



 

 remove mute    

 

   

pp

n



p



p remove mute

    

     

  

 





 

fp

 



 

 





 



f

Bsn.



M  

sffz

      

3. take mute

Hn.

 







 



 

3. con sord 4. stopped



  



    

f

Tpt.

 

 





Tpt.

 



 

Tbn.

 



  

B. Tbn.

 



 



  



 



Tba.

Solo Perc.

Perc. Hp.

pp poss.

Vla.

Vc.

pp

1. (open)    

 



   

(open) con sord.





 



  

(pp)





 



 



  



 



b.dr



pp sempre

  

 



               0

 

   

f

gliss.

pp

pp sempre

mp

 

arco, flautando



p

 



p sempre





  



  

       

w.b.

pp

    





     

tri



    

                          

    

   

non vib.                     

 

mf



arco



n

            

    f

pp

  



 



 



 

mp

mfpp open

  

 p



f

Player 2 take straight mute





 

 





 

f

                      f:sffz p sub.

  



  

            



bongos

 

    



ff

unis.

 

 

p

    f

  

(div.)                                                           

                                 

       pp

 

pp

p



III

Cb.



2. open

 

     Vln. I         Vln. II



 



pp

sffz with straight mutes

                                                       

  Timp.  Perc. 1



     

ff ff

ppp

 

M  



 



  

 



     



 





   







 

p

    p  

 non  vib.                        pp     solo 1



pp sub.

         mf

pp



     

  gliss.        p





           

 

              

16

   100

Picc.

Fl.



 



Ob.

 



Eng. Hn.

 

Cl. in Bb

Cl. in A B. Cl.

Bsn.

Cbsn.

Hn.



 



 

  





 



 





 



 





 



 

pp

         



 

 

mp

  









 

 



mf espressivo

  





 



  

  





a2

        stopped

 

 







 

 













           mf



f



mf

       unis.                            p



 



                



  

a2







 mf espressivo



 



  

f div.



  



p

 

mf espressivo









 1. molto legato

 

  



 3







  

pp



p



 

3





  



mf



f:sffz

Hn.

 



       stopped

  





















f:sffz Tpt. Tpt.

Tbn.

B. Tbn. Tba.

Solo Perc.

   









 



 





 



  

                        



   



  



Cb.



   

mf

  

 



     

             

  

 

  

w.b.





elegant, legato 1. open

 







                                 fp

    

 l.v.     

pp

p

  

pp sempre G# (l.v.)

 



          



 

pp sempre

             (div.)          

                      

   

          

unis.











             









   







                      

mp

p

   

     

      

     

  

   

      

p

       

                         p

                                      p           p



    

    

           

   

   

      

    







mf

            unis.

  



p

poco

   

l.v.

   

mp



tri



p

p

   Vln. I    div.      Vln. II      

Vc.





 Perc.   

Vla.

 



mfpp

Hp.



 

  Timp.   Perc. 1

 



                               

mf

   

  

  

        

    

                          mp

     

  

  

  

   

   

   

   

   

17

 







106

Picc.

Fl.

   

Ob.



mp



Eng. Hn.



Cl. in Bb



Cl. in A



  Hn. 

Bsn.

3

 

   



 



 



  

 

mf

2. with straight mute



Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.

  

Vc.

    

  



   

pp sempre

b.dr.

w.b.

pp sempre







3

p





p

mf



pp sempre







f espressivo

 





 





 



 

1. open





 

 





 







 



 

  



f espressivo



 





  

   tri





  

  



                                            





  

 



 











 

 







 





  

 

    

f

mf

   







  



 

f

 

mf





Retune D§ -> E§



 

div. N        



mf



















mf

     

   

   

mf



      

            



       

 

 





   

 



mp

           

 

 







 



3 3        



n

 

   

f



 

 



   

 





   

          0 0                                   

  Cb.  

 





   

pp sempre

           mp





pp

  

mf





p





con sord.





3

 

   

mp

mp

  



 

mf



   



mf





                       



f

 

n



  

 mf

 



mp





 



      f

open

 









 











 





p



1. with straight mute



 



  

mf espressivo

  Timp.

Hp.

 



      

mf

mp

Perc.







mfpp

Perc. 1

n

p



 

Solo Perc.









 



pp

 

Tba.





p

    



Tpt.

B. Tbn.





ff



Tbn.

echo



 

Hn.

Tpt.



p





B. Cl.

    

N

    

    

    

   

    





(mf)

                  f



  

  



  

       



 

18

   111

Picc.

Fl.

Ob.

Eng. Hn.



  

  





1.

    





          

 

Cl. in A

 

Hn.

   



Cl. in Bb

Bsn.





  

f

B. Cl.

 



    

f

(f)

   

mp



  

 



Tpt.

 



Tpt.

 

Tbn.

 

B. Tbn.

 

 Tba.   Solo Perc.

Timp.

 Perc.       w.b.

Hp.

  

mp

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

 

 



 

ff

 





 





 



 

      



 



 



      

          



       





 



molto!

pp non cresc....



     

molto!



      

       

      



 

p ...hold back...



 

ff

 

 





 



 



 











 

 

 



f



     

   



 



 







 

  

  molto



   



f:sfz





tri

pp

   

as distant as possible

non cresc.



 



      

 



 

mf

pp

p

 

         



    



   ff

   f

 

(p)



  



 



 

molto

  

molto

 

     

f



ff

f

  

    



 

  



 



f

f

 



extremely violent stay on the string! lots of noise!!!

           

fff

extremely violent stay on the string! lots of noise!!!

           

fff

extremely violent stay on the string! lots of noise!!!

          

fff

       

(open)

 

f:sffz ( f )

  

 



      

   

  

ff



 

 

div.

f

 

  

unis.

div.



n

 

with bucket mute



 

 





                                                 

f

 

  ff

    



 

      



  

f espressivo



f

div.      

f

3



    

 





  



 

 









 

 

    

f







   div.         

  



 

unis.

    

 

ff



      



 



 





 

     

     Vln. I  

 



 

f











 

 

mf

  

 

 

 

    

 

 





b.dr.

Perc. 1

  



n

 

 



  

   



                       

  

 





both open

  



  

 

 



 

both open



  

 





pp non cresc....

Hn.

 





 







p (echo)

     

  



 

 

f





          





1.





   

=

. = 128 pushing forward, growing more and more agitated

   117

Picc.

Fl.

Ob.



 

 

 

Cl. in Bb



 

Cl. in A



 

B. Cl.



     

pp sempre

 1.     

pp sempre

       

    

   

           

        











 

     

a2





1. (w/basses)       

   

 



 



 



 

mp espressivo

mp espressivo





  

      

    1.      1.     



  

 



  

 

  

 

  

 





Hn.

Tpt.

 

 

Tpt.



 

Tbn.



   Tba.     Solo Perc.         B. Tbn.

Timp.

  



 

Perc. 1



 Perc.    Hp.





 





   

     



n

    b.dr

 

pp

 1. w/str. mute









 







n









mp

  

     

 





 

 

3. con sord.

   



 1. con sord. mf

p sempre



 



remove mute











































take harmon mute, stem removed

   



take mute

    

   p    

pp

    

    

mf

                        

  



p

  



   



   

  

    





 





 



mp



ffp

  



n







            





 







p sempre

 

  





p

n

2. open



 





    









   



  



      



   

  

    





1. (w/basses)

19

                   

   

    

Bsn.

Hn.

 

 

Eng. Hn.

Cbsn.



O       pp sempre      





                      

pp sempre

Retune A§ -> B§

   





 

  

 

f



  

p

p







 







    



tri

pp



  





           

  

p



pp







  

mp

   

p

  

mf







=

. = 128 pushing forward, growing more and more agitated

O        Vln. I               Vln. II

Vla.

                     

         

















pizz.









pizz.





extremely violent stay on the string! lots of noise!!!

      Vc.               fff  cantabile yespressivo    Cb.         fffp

   

 

con sord.

    

 0         p sempre



   

    

p sempre





 

  





pp sempre

  0

     





 





vib. molto

 

mf



 

   



   

 

 





solo 1 , molto espressivo



f



  

n

20

  Picc.  



 



124

Fl.

 

Ob.



Cl. in A



B. Cl.



  

    Hn.    

Tba.

 



 



Perc.

Hp.

  

   

 Vln. I  

Vln. II



Vla.





  

  

    

    

      



mp



















p











p

         





  

w.b.

 

tri



pp sempre

  

   



     

p

    









  

 

      

p open

   

f:sffz

p

 



f

            

 





pp

bongos

  

  



    





 

 



  

 





 





  









  

f

  mf

f sub.

gliss.      

gliss.





Bb

molto!

              







sudden and aggressive

p

  

molto!

molto!

 p



ffp

  

p con sord.



  



 

1.

gliss.

 



ffp



 



3. (w/straight mute)



ff

  



mf



     



f:sffz

  









  









mf

 

  



mf



f:sffz

 



  



ffp









     

  



p

w/harmon mute stem removed

    

molto!

a2 (2nd open)



  

a2

mp



3. w/str. mute

f:sffz





f 1. solo, with plunger mute, growl

 





    

     pp



 





mfpp



    f:sffz f:sffz        f:sffz



n

f

 

    







  



p

n

pp sempre





    







   p    







  

b.dr



  



  pp

p espressivo

 

       

a2



pp







mp



pp



    

      2.  1.     

 





   

pp sempre





   

1.

    



  

B§





retune B§ -> Bb



    



       

Vc.

Cb.

n





1.  a2        

n

fp

f





   Timp.

  





    



      



   n     

(1.)

 



n

mf

n

  

    





 





a2      



           

Solo Perc.

Perc. 1



a2

P    

    

 





B. Tbn.



    



Tbn.



(a2)



   



mf



Tpt.

(pp)





Tpt.

    

  

  

    



Cbsn.

Hn.

   (pp) (1)    

  



Bsn.

(pp)



 

Cl. in Bb

   

(1)





Eng. Hn.

 

   

 

     



















 





 

 

P    

     

al punta

  

p

pizz.

tutti pizz.



p

    

arco al punta

   

p

  

mp

       

f:sffz

        

f:sffz

f:sffz

0 (l.v.)

  sfffz  



   













sffz pizz.







sffz arco









   



 

pizz.

   

 

  

sfffz



solo 1 arco



   

ff

 

p

0





take mutes

  

 

 

21

  130

Picc.

Fl.

Ob.

 

     

 

      

 

Eng. Hn.





Cl. in A





  

Bsn.



  Hn. 

Cbsn.

  p

   

   







       

sffz breath accent

   

Tbn.

sffz

 

B. Tbn.





Solo Perc.



   

secco     2

 Timp. 

Perc. 1

Perc.

Hp.



       p



f

   

p

   

   



     n

mf







  

     f  



Vc.

Cb.





 

  

 

mf









 

   n

 







 

 



take bassoon







3. open









pp sempre

fp 



2. open

fp

 

  



both open









mf

  n





f





fpp



   n             





     mp











  

tutti

n

  

(tutti)

n

con sord, non vib.; slow bow













con sord, non vib.; slow bow



     



pp sempre

sffz







open

mp cresc.



    



open     fp



  



 grace notes before the beat    







mfp





 

  

1. w/plunger mute, growl







f

 









pp

Retune F§ -> B§

  



 

 







f

pp

fp



espressivo

f





pp sempre

    



 

p

n

fp



                               f 

Q           Vln. I        mf p     arco       Vln. II       sffz Vla.





     p

pp



 

 







mute out







p



n





mf

fp





 



 

mute out       





 a2   p  accent w/breath         sffz



 

2

 take mutes  

  

f



                ff 

    



 

 



 





fp



 

(a2)



 

 

mfp

 





a2    







 

  

  





   2





 

pp

Tba.

 

             



   



f



sffz breath accent

Tpt.



  

breath accent

Tpt.

p





pp poss.

  

 

  







Hn.

1.

    



Cl. in Bb

B. Cl.





Q  



 



22

 Picc.  135

 

   

Fl.

f

R





















Ob.













Eng. Hn.













Cl. in Bb







 

Cl. in A

B. Cl.



Bsn.



Hn.



    n

        

Hn.

Tpt.

f

  

Tpt.

f

    

Tbn.

n

B. Tbn.

Tba.

Solo Perc.

Timp.

Perc. 1

Perc.

Hp.

Vln. I



   

f

 



f

  







 



  









 

     































































 

p espressivo

                



  

 



grace notes before the beat

 



  

p

  

b.dr

p



 

p





        

 

      

pizz.   

f sempre

     

 





mf

Cb.















     













  

pp

    















p

   



   

  

 

 



  

  



   

  

 

 



  

  

  

  

0     l.v.



  

      l.v.

  0

 





 

  









   



pp











  





    

                

Retune D# -> D§

R









 



f

Vc.

     



take straight mutes

p sempre

 





 





take straight mutes





p espressivo

take straight mutes



  





f

Vla.













f

Vln. II



f

    

pp



p espressivo



  

  

     

pp



        

arco

 

sul D

p

gliss.

 

23

  140

Picc.



    

molto legato

1.

Fl.



   

f



 



S

 



       

       



    p

1.

 

p rhythmically







 





Eng. Hn.











Cl. in Bb

 

  









 

  































mf

Cl. in A



B. Cl.

n

mf

n



  

mf Bsn.



n



 Hn. 

p

2.



   p

3.





(p)

Hn.











Tpt.











Tpt.











Tbn.











B. Tbn.





















       

  

Tba.



Solo Perc.

Timp.



  

Perc. 1

Perc.



  

 

 

w.b.       tri

 Hp.   



p

    

Vc.

Cb.



 



 



  0

pp poss.

   

   n

   n

 

       

mf



molto

sffz







  

    

 

 



 



ff molto legato

  

n





  pp

  

gliss.





  0

  p



    

p espressivo

 0

 

(gliss from first D)



 





  

gliss.

f

 



 

mp

 



  

 

1.

 

(p)

                     







2

  

  

 gliss.               p sempre

pp



f

  

Vla.

p

 liss.  g           p

solo 1 , molto espressivo

Vln. II

   

D§C§B§/E§F#G#A§ (gliss from G#)

  

  Vln. I  





    





Ob.



mp



sffz

 

mf

  



   

sffz

tutti, rhythmically p

rhythmically

  



p sub. rhythmically

  

 p







 (l.v. sempre)    

S

  



        



C#

        

 

24

 Picc.    144



Fl.

   

Ob.

mp

   

 



 

mfp

   

 





























Cl. in Bb



















B. Cl.

Bsn.

Hn.



 

 

n

Tpt.

Tpt.



Perc.









