Teach the Torches to Burn Bright by alexburtzos

teach the torches to burn bright for violin, clarinet in Bb, and piano

Alex Burtzos (ASCAP) ÂŠ 2013

“O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night Like a rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear; Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear! So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows, As yonder lady o'er her fellows shows. The measure done, I'll watch her place of stand, And, touching hers, make blessed my rude hand. Did my heart love till now? forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night.” – Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act I scene v

Duration: ca. 7 minutes NOTE: In this score a comma [ ' ] denotes a pause the length of a normal breath. Commas in parentheses [ ( ' ) ] denote an actual breath with little or no pause in tempo.

TRANSPOSED SCORE

Written for the 2013 Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, CO.

teach the torches to burn bright molto adagio     

 

                 

molto rubato

Violin

Clarinet in Bb

 

  Piano

 



Vln.

Cl.







 

 

poco a poco rit.



  



 



      

   



             



ppp

 



ppp

     



ordinario

Pno.

pizz.

      9           mf

poco a poco rit.





agitato

 

                            

poco piu mosso

 

 

     

  

    

     



 

   



      



no change in tempo - molto adagio

      

Vln.

  



ppp

           







  Pno.



 





         



 









 



                             



 



boxed section concludes around rehearsal B

 

una corda



     



  

         

Pno.

   

          

  

        

 

    

      

        as needed

        





              ff tre corde



          

B q = 144; vivace    

                    3                                           

 

 

 

  

ppp

Cl.



poco a poco accel.

 



 



 

 



slowly

Vln.

     



 

ppp



 

    



poco piu mosso Cl.

 

                                      

3 29

Vln.

Cl.

   











 sfp

    Pno.

    

              















       ff



sfp

                                            

 



                                                             p subito  







   

          

 



    

    

    p

Vln.

   



         

   

 





               

 



Cl.







    p

   

 f

      

 

     3

    3

 3           3

 



mp subito

                      ff                                    

Pno.

 



    

  

   

  

   

 

   

       

 

       

   

 





4 38

Vln.

Cl.

 

 

   

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

 

 



  

C  

       

fff



 



                  



  









  

  

  

  

  

Pno.

   

    

  

   

 

 



Cl.

  





              

Pno.

 

  

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



  

  







  



 



              

  

 3                   3

      

              

                     

Vln.

                            







            

        

        

    

  





         





            



                                              3

Vln.

Cl.

 



 









                3

      

   

  

   





           



 

    

   





  f



Pno.



         





  

     



Cl.

                     3   3                               





                      Pno.

 

   





            





  

       





  

 

                 

    

 

     





 

 

 

   

 

   

   



 



     





                                

ff p subito



     

p subito



            

  

Vln.

                             as needed

  







sfp





     

  



        

                                               poco spicc.



Vln.

 



       3

Cl.

   

 







  

 



 

  

 

 

 

  

  

ordinario

  

    





     

        

   

                        

  



              

   

 

Cl.

 



Pno.

Vln.

 



  





  

 E         

     



 

    

    

                                  



 



 





     3

    

      3

  

     3

      











       as needed

 

 

   

                                     

Pno.



 

 

  

   

  

       

 

   

 

 

Vln.



     

sfzp Cl.



 

 

 

 

  

 



Vln.

Cl.

Pno.

     

    3

   

                                         



   



  

     

 

    



    

      3



     3 mf          

    

p subito

    3



  

 

  ff



  

 

   3







  3

         

sfzp

      ff        

   3

  

mp subito

Pno.









 

      p      

  

 

 

 

                   

mf subito

    

               3

   

  



      

 

 

     

     

     

  

  







  3



 

    

    

     

  



                                                        poco

        

    

Vln.

   

 

Cl.

       fff

Pno.

 

Vln.

   

fff

 

   

 

         

 

 

   

        

            

     

  

 

  

 

 

lunga

 

F             



 ( )   

 

               

       

    

    

p subito



      

   

       

ordinario                

pizz.

allow to die away

 



  



          

    3        

    

       

     

p subito

3                                                                   

 

          

    

                                   



p subito

Pno.

 

               

p subito

Cl.

 

p subito

fff

            

  



   

p subito

 

 



 

  mf



              f

         

      

 

             

         

          



 

  

  

                       

                       

   

  mf

Pno.

 

Vln.

Cl.



 

 



    

       

    

  

      

   



G adagio (q = ca. 68)  101    

  

     

  

       



  

       

   

 

   

 

    

        

Pno.

   

 poco to end

   



      





   

     

            

       



   



   







 

 



   

 

    

a tempo - vivace (q = ca. 144) una corda

 

                              

       

 

  



Cl.

              

         



Vln.

poco rit.

     



 

   

 



   

Cl.

 

 Pno.

Vln.

Cl.

 

 Pno.

  



   







  





   



  

   



   

  

  

   



  



   

  

   

  

109







    





   





  



  



   







   

 









   





Vln.



  



  



 



105



 





Cl.





 Pno.

very distantly

   

117

Vln.

Cl.

 

 Pno.



  

 



   

   



 

   



  

   

     

  



   



  



 



    3



   

   

  

   

    3



     









mp 3

   







  

    

   



 



               

 



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



Vln.

   



113

   

 



12 121

Vln.







 pp

Cl.



concludes at rehearsal H

 



            poco a poco                                  

125

 Pno.



    

  



             

  



   



Pno.

        



        







ppp

H tempo I; molto adagio e rubato                     

129

 Pno.







        



   

tempo I; molto adagio e rubato





 

 

             

 



           

 

poco piu mosso

 



     

pizz.

wait for vln & cl

rit.                          ppp

poco agitato

          

136

Vln.

rit.

rit. Cl.

  

 Pno.





   

poco piu mosso

 

                    poco agitato

 

 

  

rit.

 

 

  



 

ppp

  

  

 

ordinario



      

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