ADAM JENKINS THE FLOATING BRIDGE OF DREAMS for Orchestra
(2011)
Composed for the Jazz Composers Orchestra Institute New Music Readings, June 4-6, 2011, a program of American Composers Orchestra and the Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University, made possible with lead support of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Instrumentation: 2 Flutes (2. doubling on piccolo) 2 Oboes 2 Clarinets in B-flat 2 Bassoons 2 Horns in F 2 Trumpets in Bb 2 Trombones Tuba Timpani Percussion (2 players) marimba, vibraphone, tam tam, antique cymbal, 3 susp. Cymbals (hi,med, low),triangle, glockenspiel, bass drum Piano Violin I (7) Violin II (6) Viola (5) Violoncello (4) Double Bass (2) Abbreviations used in score: o = niente l.v = let vibrate
Score is written in C as sounding except piccolo,antique cymbal, glockenspiel and double bass
Duration: 5 min
The Floating Bridge of Dreams Ephemerally
Adam Jenkins
Tempo I Flute 1
Flute 2
Oboe 1
Oboe 2
Clarinet in B 1
Clarinet in B 2
Bassoon 1
Bassoon 2
Horn in F 1
Horn in F 2
3 3 3 3 3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3 3 3 3 3
3
3 3 3
3
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
3
Trumpet in B 2
Trombone 1
Trombone 2
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion 1
Percussion 2
Piano
div.
Violin 1
div.
Violin 2
Viola
Cello
Double Bass
3 unis. 3
3 unis. 3
3
Triangle
Glsp.
O
O
O
3
poco
poco
poco
poco
poco
Trumpet in B 1
poco
3
3
5
5
3
3 3
con sord.
3 3
5
5
3
3
3
3
3
poco
poco
poco
poco
3
poco
4 Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Ob. 1
Ob. 2
B Cl. 1
B Cl. 2
Bsn. 1
slight rit.
O
O
a tempo
5
O
O
O
stopped
stopped
Hn. 2
B Tpt. 1
B Tpt. 2
senza sord.
Bsn. 2
4 Hn. 1
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Tuba
Timp.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
poco
3 3
3
3
open
3
3
3
3
3
3
open 3
3
3
poco
accel.
3
3
O
4
4
4
O
5
slight rit.
O
O
O
D.B.
Pno.
Vln. 1
O
a tempo
3
3
3
3
3
4
accel.
3
3
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Ob. 1
Ob. 2
B Cl. 1
B Cl. 2
Bsn. 1
Tempo II
8
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
B Tpt. 1
B Tpt. 2
Hn. 2
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Tuba
3
8 Timp.
3
Mid Sus Cymbal Yarn Mallets
Perc. 1
Low Sus Cymbal
Perc. 2
Pno.
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
D.B.
l.v.
sord.
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
grad. rit.
3
3
3
3
3
3
3 3 3 3 3
5
l.v.
l.v.
Mid Sus. Cymbal
Low Sus Cymbal
8va bassa if available¬
Tempo I
Antique Cymbal
3
3
3
Tempo II
l.v.
8
8 Vln. 1
Yarn Mallets
3
3
Hn. 1
8
3
3
fluttertongue
3
3
3
3
3
Flute
3
3
Tempo I
grad. rit.
Bsn. 2
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Ob. 1
Ob. 2
B Cl. 1
B Cl. 2
Bsn. 1
16 Tempo III
13
slight rit.
a tempo
13
B Tpt. 1
B Tpt. 2
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Tuba
Timp.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Pno.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
13
13
13
3
slight rit.
3 3
a tempo
Vc.
D.B.
8va bassa if available¬ Bass Drum
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3 3
3
16 Tempo III 3 tutti 3 3 3
solo
Vla.
cresc
Hn. 2
Hn. 1
open 3 3
Bsn. 2
3
3
6
cresc
3
3
3
17 Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Ob. 1
Ob. 2
B Cl. 1
B Cl. 2
Bsn. 1
Bsn. 2
ritenuto
Hn. 2
B Tpt. 2
subito
subito
subito
subito
subito
3
al sord.
al sord.
To Bucket Mute
To Bucket Mute
Vibraphone As Soon As Possible
3
17 Timp.
B Tpt. 1
Tuba
subito
Hn. 1
Tbn. 2
17
Tbn. 1
Tempo I
Tam Tam
Perc. 1
Scrape w/ Triangle Beater let ring
Marimba
Perc. 2
17
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
D.B.
O
subito
subito
unis.
subito
subito
subito
7
3
ritenuto Tempo I
Pno.
17
3
3
3
20 Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Ob. 1
Ob. 2
3
3
Bsn. 1
Bsn. 2
Hn. 1
Hn. 2
3
3
20
3 3
3
Change to Pic.
stopped 3
3
3
B Cl. 2
3
3
B Cl. 1
3 3
3
3
O
stopped con sord. stopped
20
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
D.B.
20
20
Pno.
Vln. 1
Triangle
Glsp.
Bass Drum
3
l.v.
High Sus Cymbal wire brush
23
8
Timp.
Tuba
B Tpt. 2
Tbn. 2
O
sul tasto
sul tasto
sempre
sul tasto
con sord.
O
B Tpt. 1
Tbn. 1
3
sul tasto
3
sul tasto
3
24 Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Ob. 1
O
Ob. 2
B Cl. 1
B Cl. 2
Bsn. 1
O
O
O
O
Hn. 2
open
B Tpt. 1
B Tpt. 2
Bsn. 2
24 Hn. 1
O
open
O
Tbn. 1
Bucket Mute
Bucket Mute
Tbn. 2
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Vla.
Vc.
D.B.
O
O
24
Vln. 2
O
6
6
Antique Cymbals
6
6
9
6
l.v.
l.v.
naturale
6
3
6
Marimba
3
Vln. 1
O
24
Pno.
24 Timp.
O
Tuba
O
sul pont.
naturale
pizz.
poco.
sul pont.
arco
28 Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Pic.
Ob. 2
B Cl. 1
B Cl. 2
3
28 Hn. 1
Hn. 2
B Tpt. 1
al sord.
B Tpt. 2
al sord.
Tuba
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Vc.
D.B.
via sord.
via sord.
Marimba
28
naturale
Vla.
28
Vln. 2
Pno.
Vln. 1
28 Timp.
Tbn. 2
Tbn. 1
Bsn. 2
Bsn. 1
3
O
Ob. 1
Vibraphone soft mallets motor-med slow
3
naturale
O sul tasto
naturale
sul tasto
3
poco
10
34 Fl. 1
Fl. 2
3
37 grad. accel. 3
3
Ob. 2
B Cl. 1
B Cl. 2
34 Hn. 1
Hn. 2
Bsn. 1
Bsn. 2
B Tpt. 2
Tuba
34 Timp.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
34
Pno.
34 Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
D.B.
Marimba
grad. cresc
grad. cresc
grad. cresc
3
con sord.
Tbn. 2
con sord.
via sord.
3
3
3
3
Low Sus Cymbal High Sus Cymbal strike edge of cymbal with stick l.v. sim. l.v.
senza sord.
via sord.
senza sord.
Triangle
B Tpt. 1
Tbn. 1
Ob. 1
Change to Flute
3
pizz.
solo a3
3 3 3
11
tutti
normal 3 3 3 normal 3
normal
normal
div.
normal
3
3
3 3
3 3
3
40 Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Ob. 1
Ob. 2
B Cl. 1
B Cl. 2
Bsn. 1
Bsn. 2
3
3
3
3 3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
40
40
Pno.
40
unis.
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Tempo II
accel.
D.B.
Vc.
Vla.
3
Vln. 2
Vln. 1
B Tpt. 2
Perc. 2
3 3
3
3
Perc. 1
43
3
Tempo II
3
3
Timp.
3
Tuba
3
3
Tbn. 2
B Tpt. 1
Tbn. 1
Flute
3
3
3
open
Hn. 2
3
3
3
3
40 Hn. 1
accel.
3
12
unis.
Tam Tam
3
3
3
43
3
3
3
3
3
Bass Drum
3
div.
3
3
div.
3
3
3
3 3
3 3
3
44 Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Ob. 1
Ob. 2
B Cl. 2
Hn. 2
B Tpt. 2
Tbn. 2
Tuba
3
3
Pno.
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
D.B.
3
3 3 3
3
3
3
3
3 3 3
grad. ..........................................................................cresc..........
3
3
3
3
grad. ..........................................................................cresc..........
grad. ..........................................................................cresc..........
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
44
44 Vln. 1
3
Tam Tam
Perc. 2
Bass Drum
Perc. 1
3
44 Timp.
B Tpt. 1
Tbn. 1
44 Hn. 1
3 3
3
B Cl. 1
Bsn. 2
3
Bsn. 1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
13
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
47 Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Ob. 1
3
3
3
3
49
Broadly
unis.
B Tpt. 1
B Tpt. 2
Ob. 2
B Cl. 1
B Cl. 2
Bsn. 1
Bsn. 2
47 Hn. 1
Hn. 2
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Tuba
47 Timp.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
47 Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
D.B.
3
unis.
49
Broadly
14
Bass Drum
l.v.
High Sus Cymbal
3
unis.
senza sord.
senza sord.
47
Pno.
Marimba
51 Fl. 1
Fl. 2
54
51
B Tpt. 1
B Tpt. 2
Ob. 1
Ob. 2
B Cl. 1
B Cl. 2
Bsn. 1
Bsn. 2
Hn. 1
Hn. 2
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Tuba
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Pno.
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
D.B.
51
51 Vln. 1
51 Timp.
Bass Drum
15
54
Gently
B Cl. 1
B Cl. 2
55 Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Ob. 1
Ob. 2
Bsn. 1
Bsn. 2
Hn. 2
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Pno.
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
D.B.
3
3
3
55
55
55 Vln. 1
3
Timp.
B Tpt. 2
Tuba
3
Tbn. 2
B Tpt. 1
Tbn. 1
55 Hn. 1
58 3
non div.
solo -expressivley
58
16
Gently
non div.
69
a tempo
B Cl. 1
B Cl. 2
61
3
61
Fl. 2
Ob. 1
Ob. 2
Fl. 1
Bsn. 1
Bsn. 2
Hn. 1
3
3
3
Hn. 2
B Tpt. 1
B Tpt. 2
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Tuba
61 Timp.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
61
Pno.
61 Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
D.B.
3
3
non div.
non div.
non div.
17
tutti
66 Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Ob. 1
Ob. 2
B Cl. 1
B Cl. 2
Bsn. 1
Bsn. 2
3 3
3
3
66
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Hn. 2
B Tpt. 1
Hn. 1
B Tpt. 2
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Tuba
Timp.
Vla.
Vc.
D.B.
3
3
3
3
66
66
Vln. 2
3
Pno.
Vln. 1
3
3 stopped
stopped
66
3
div.
pizz.
arco
div.
3
3
3
div.
div.
3
18
73
Fl. 2
Ob. 1
Ob. 2
B Cl. 1
Fl. 1
B Cl. 2
Bsn. 1
Bsn. 2
73 Hn. 1
Hn. 2
B Tpt. 1
al sord.
al sord.
3
73
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Tuba
Timp.
Vc.
D.B.
3
con sord.
con sord.
To Bucket Mute
Bucket Mute
73
unis. unis.
Vla.
3
73
Vln. 2
3
Pno.
Vln. 1
3
B Tpt. 2
unis.
3
pizz. div.
arco
div. 3
div.
3
3
3
19
unis.
unis.
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O