Divertimento for Piano and Saxophone Quartet by Andrew Boss

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Divertimento

Transposed score

For Piano and Saxophone Quartet

SA L,

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FO R

Written for and Dedicated to Nathan Mertens and The Resurgence Quartet

ANDREW BOSS 2015

Transposed score

p.1 p.8 p.14 p.24 p.32

Prelude Ballade Arioso Scherzette Chorale Jubilee

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I. II. III. IV. V.

Contents

About the Piece

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This quintet consists of five movements, each movement being roughly 2-3 minutes and incorporating a specific characteristic, hence one of the reasons for the choosing of its title, Divertimento. It was written for and dedicated to Nathan Mertens and the Resurgence Quartet for their performance at the 2015 North American Saxophone Alliance Regional conference in Norman, Oklahoma. The Prelude is the shortest movement, and quickly introduces all of the main themes of the piece. The main theme of this movement is a swift, rising scalar gesture heard immediately by the saxophones in the opening measures, whose interval range encompasses a minor 9th. Thus, the 9th – along with its simplified 2nd – and the inverted 7th intervals play important roles in this work. This gesture returns in varied ways throughout the piece. The Ballade Arioso, at its most basic, is a parody of the competing schools of thought that have pervaded the saxophone world in the past and occasionally lurks today. It mocks the opposition by incorporating both elements of the European and American style into one short movement. The lurking staccato piano provides a serious aria-like feel as the saxophones sing its lyrical theme, introduced shortly in the Prelude now transformed into a “jazz ballade” style. The Scherzette is a short scherzo. Its thematic content also derives from the Prelude and is expanded on. The Trio section introduces a new theme, whose first four pitches play an important role in the Chorale. This movement borrows these four pitches and transforms it into a hymn-like theme in a “Bach-Chorale” style. Its form can be heard as a miniature “developing variations.” The Jubilee is a quick and spritely movement whose swift scalar gestures, as well as the return of nearly all the main themes from the inner movements, create strong ties with the Prelude. It encompasses an ABCBA arch form; this arch also describes to considerable extent the formal relation of each movement in the overall 5-movement work.

*An arrangement for piano and string quartet is also available* *Any movement in this work may be performed separately for any given programming need*

For more information on the composer including a full biography, list of works, and contact information, please visit andrewboss1.com.

Written for and dedicated to Nathan Mertens and the Resurgence Quartet

Divertimento for Piano and Saxophone Quartet

I. Prelude

ANDREW BOSS

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Piano

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Baritone Saxophone

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Soprano Saxophone

With Energy q=120

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

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   

 

  

  

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espress



standard slap tongue

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  

PE   

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                                





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             

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                      mp

espress

   

baritone saxophone cue

     



   

SA L,

      

        

espress



10



FO R

                       



  

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RF OR

NO T



      

 

               

                                                                          6





                



     

        

   

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



    



        

                       20

 

         

    

            

NO T

SA L,

                               

         



        

  

      ff                               

 



                                           f                                           f

 

 

FO R

             





             

         mf

   

 

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   

RF OR



 

 

  

           

      

             

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      

     

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

    

          

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 

 

 

 

 



 





PE  



standard slap tongue



 

 



standard slap tongue



 



 

   

   

      

        

   pp

 

 

  

 

 



 



 

  



   

 

         

                

            

                 

     



 

              

 

 





SA L,



               

     

 

 

       



standard slap tongue



    

 



NO T





FO R

     

 

 

       

         



        



       

 

standard slap-tongue

RF OR

   

         

23

     

          



 



 











 

    



 





      





 



 











                 

                       



                        ff



RF OR

                     



                                     ff                                 ff



  



    









 



 



 

 



 

     

 

 

 

  

 

 



 

    

 



 





    







SA L,





espress



   



 

espress

NO T

32

FO R



    espress

 29                         

espress







   



   

         mp

  p

             

 



  



  



 



    

 

 

 



 



  





   



 



  



      



SA L,

   



 

   



 

  



  



  



  



                       





   

   

  

      

 





              f



  

 

              f





 

               f

  

 



                                        



                                              mf

   

    

D                        fp

  

 

  





       

   

    p

 

  

   



          

  

  

 

FO R

 

NO T



dolce



       

 

RF OR

36

   

 

p sub

 45                                               ff p sub                                              

                                           

    

p sub

           ff

         

     

          

                    



 



                           



p sub

                        p sub                      

         

      

FO R

     

     

NO T





  

      

                                     

SA L,



 

       

 

p sub

RF OR

                                              

                      

           

p sub

    

           



   

p sub

       

     

   

   

    

   

    









        





     





        

                        f

                               f

RF OR

                              

                   



  

   



                              

51

  

                 



                                             

FO R



55

Sneaky q=70

 



  



   



SA L,



NO T

II. Ballade Arioso

            



              

                                        poco



molto

                                              

  













 

 

  











  p







RF OR





solo

  

  

59

E espress

espress





 

espress

                                           

                                                        

64

      

  

     









 

  

SA L,

    



FO R

      

  

NO T





  

  

  

 

     



 

     



     



     



                            

        mp

     

solo ends

                            



 

  

        mp

      mp

                  

                

 







   



      

   

      

   

      











     

          

         

FO R

74



      pp









     

SA L,

    



               





        3

 



 

  pp





            

cresc.



 

  



        mp

cresc.

  

           





             3

    



3          

           







    



  





                         



              

NO T

 





                   pp                         

               



   

 





RF OR





      



   

 

  

69

cresc.

                   3

cresc.

                             3



cresc.

   

 

p sub



 

cresc.

p sub

 



 

             3

       



 

   3

                            5

       3

                ff

cresc.

p sub





p sub

 





 

 

      

     

 

     

 

     

     

            



   

   

    



 





      pp





  p

   3

  



       





   



    



   

SA L,

 

   

NO T



FO R



       

          3                          6 3     3 ff  pp sub 6 3 3 3                                                           3 cresc.



RF OR

78

    

            3



       3

 

mute- press on strings p

 







 



solo

 



  p

    





  





                      

3          

 

    

 

p 

 

     

PE 3

(LH as written)



     

      3













     



             



       3

      



 





     pp

    





   

solo ends

     sim.           3 3   3     



   

SA L,

 



     

NO T



 



88





espress.

FO R

    



      





  

 



espress.

                    6

     

  



 

RF OR

85







 3

   

       mp

     

  

    

      

 

   



 



           





  



   





 

    

  



SA L,



   

    



 

   

  

  

 

 





  











    



   





   

   





   





   

   





standard slap tongue

   



standard slap tongue



standard slap tongue



standard slap tongue



                         pp

    

                               

   







      

    

   



     





NO T

 

      

  

96





FO R

 

  

            

 







  

   

 



RF OR



 

92

 

 









  



 



 

106

 















    







 

 



 













     

 



          





        

    

           

            



       

SA L,



    





 

 





FO R

 





NO T





                             



                          



 



RF OR

            



h.=54 (q=162)

100

III. Scherzette



     

       

 





 









   

   

   



 



 







   

 

  



    



 





    

  



   

    

 



RU   







    



    



   

     



     



    



   



   





     



    





    



bring out

cresc.

      

  

         p





  



   



   





  





  

   

   



     



   

 

  

    

      mp          



  

  











     



RF OR

    



 

NO T





SA L,



119



    





 

 



            

 

FO R



 





     







     

       

113









    



         

   

 



 

        

       p



    

    

    



      



   



 

     









   



 



     





              

 

 

 



          

    



         

  



            

       



     

       

 

      

      



 

    

 



  

                   

SA L,

131







           

    

  

     

                        

FO R







NO T





       

 

         

 

      

       





         

                 

     



          



              

125

RF OR

   

  

           

   

    



  

  

 

 

  

 

142





    f

    f

  





 











 



  

 

cresc.

  



          

    

      





                  

NO T

       





 

   



cresc.

3     



cresc.

 



                         

   





SA L,





     

cresc.

FO R

    

  



    





 





    







   

cresc.



            

     



   

    

RF OR

     

  

137

    

 

 

  ff

 

  







     f









                 



  



                        f           

                   









   



     

          





                      

     

   

   

                                                                 

  ff

FO R

          ff  

                           



                         



NO T

SA L,

 



 

 





 

    

                          



       

            

                           

153



 



 

            

              

        



            

 







 





RF OR



148

 

   





  



 

 

  

 



  

  

 



   

  

 



  

 

 



     

   

  

       



        



 



        



 



  

 



   



        



 

 



  

 



  



     



 

 



     



           

160







SA L,









NO T





 

     

  

   

          

FO R

     p ff                   

      

  



  











     















           







espress.



               

 

                                                                





  

  





 

  

RF OR



 

156

p espress.



espress.

 p



espress.



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

    













 













 







   



 

   

     



   



SA L,



 3



   3

  3





   



 

         

       

 

FO R



NO T

   













                           p                            



168



















RF OR

164





 



           mf

 

   



           half pedal















  



    3





 

 

  

    

           

 

 

            

 

      





















  

 





    



  



   

     

  

     



 



     pp



  

      



     

     

       

 



SA L,



  



FO R

  

















  



























                      

                





   

            









  



  



  

         

                   mp



  

NO T





                          

177

 p

  





 















RF OR

172

 

   

                

 













       



           



    

  

    

       



   



    

  



    



  

     







     



 



 



           

 

    

                       

FO R



   



 

    

  





                   





SA L,

 

NO T

          

  



                 



                   

189

 



  

     

  







 

 

 



  p



            

   

   



 

                

       

     

            



           



  











 

 



 

    

    



       

  

  

   

   

RF OR

183

  

     

 

    

 

   

    

          mp

   





     





 



   

  

202

   

  



  



  





       







    



   



   





   







    



 

     

 

 





     dim.                 







SA L,





   





   





  





   p

    



  



    



























   

 

           



      

     



    



  

 

 







        











    







   





     

   

 

FO R



   



    



NO T

196



RF OR





 

  pp

     

                     









 











  











 



 



 



















 

RF OR



Largo q=42

 

209

IV. Chorale



                              

                

                                                      

  



 







poco rit.



Cadenza



















SA L,

  

NO T

214

FO R

pp dolce

                      p pp                         



  







    

 



p freely, with expression



 



 

 p

    

 



  

 







                                                 



  







Più mosso q=60

  



 

 p

 

 

 



 



 

   

SA L,





  







 







 

 

 

 



NO T

 

FO R



220



RF OR

 





 



 

219

    

    

 

 



    3

 

  

  

 

















     3

   





  

 



  



 





 



  

 

 

   



   

cresc.





 cresc.

 







 



cresc.



 



 



 



 

 



 

RF OR

223



           3



 



 

  

cresc.

  



       

           

                                     3 3 3 3  3 3 3  3

cresc.

  

           

  

         



226

 

 

  

SA L,

          3



  

          3  3

     







          mp

 



    pp



          





              mf











NO T

Largo q=42

rit.

     

   

 

   

 

    





   

                    pp



FO R

                   

  





   

6                      6





                   



  

SA L,

    



  

 



  

 

 pp



  

 

 6



 

           



    6

 

 





               

 

       



   

   







   

     



   









NO T

233



   

FO R











   

RF OR

                    6

231





 

  

 



 

 

 





                     



                         6

      

   

  





   

   



 

   f



 

 



 



  



 

   



      6

    

 

 



  

 

      

     

   





      



 

           

        

 

SA L,





     mp

NO T

 

     



FO R



      

                 

                         

237



RF OR



     

235



   



     3



  

 3









                                    f                                     

 

     3

        3



     





      



    

    



   

    

   



     

                            

239

   

 

     

 



    







  

















 

SA L,

     p sub



p sub



p sub



FO R

  

NO T

 















 



      



 

              

                                  



                                  



     

  

    





    

RF OR

  

238

      

 





 

















 





 



  



 

 









                               ff

242

  



 





 

 

   



   



 





SA L,





molto rit.



   

 



          

  

 

FO R



dim.

NO T















240

RF OR



       





  



 

  





 

 



 

  

 







 





 



  

 

 









  



  

Largo q=42



pp desolate





 













 

NO T



      



 



 



 



 

    









 



 











 

 



 

 

 















     









       

 

SA L,







FO R



 



  





 

  



  

  

















molto rit.

   







   



RF OR

pp desolate

   





      

  

 



   





desolate

  





  

249



desolate

 

  





  

245

 

V. Jubilee ff

    

          

              ff

         

     



 p sub

p sub

   

 



     





NO T

      

SA L,

p sub



      

                

   



         

p sub

 

         

  

  

  ff



  

  





     

           

  



   

256

          

           

      

 









      

  

 



 

FO R

  



  



 

q.=80

RF OR



253

                            

                              

                         

                              

              ff

              

         ff

      

 





   p

      



    





   





      

          

             

NO T

   

SA L,

                     

                            







  

   

      



  

                                                                      



  



       



RF OR



   

 

  

  



  



 p





          

      



   



             fp        

264

   

FO R





      



   

      

260

    

  

      feroce                   f





                         feroce

  

 

                        

  

 

feroce                 f

         feroce

      

                                    

 

     

       

 



 

 

                                                  

268

                                               f

                        



  

     



    

         

                    



            

     

FO R

      

    

                   

RF OR

                                                         

    

    

        

  



            

   

       

   

  

                

  

         

   



p sub



NO T



272

p sub

    

 

    



SA L,

               

     

 

                

p sub



   

      

   

  

    

       

    

  

  

         

  

   

p sub

  



  

       p sub

 

  

 

                 

      

  

       

   

       

            

 

    





 

        

 

sfp

NO T



SA L,

 

 



 



S 



    

 

 

      

   

      p

    p

     

       

      p

 

          



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

        

 



  

          mp



  





                                                mp                                         

sfp

PE  



        

          



    

      





          



 



         

  

278

sfp



   

           



  

RF OR

 

                 



   

FO R

    

  

  

    

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 



feroce           ff

       

  

      

      

feroce

             mp



  









      

feroce         ff



feroce   





      

                   

     



                       

 

             



              

RF OR

   

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

                                     ff                                                            ff

    







   





         



           

         

 

                  

  

SA L,





FO R





NO T

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



       

       

    

   

 

   

   



 

                          

               





 





 

         p sub



        



    pp



 



 

           



   



  

     



     

   





 



 

  







     

SA L,

      





 



 

 



 

  

  

        



  

 



           

       

  

feroce        ff

feroce            ff













feroce   



                           

PE  



          

                    





feroce           

NO T





  

PE 



    

 

      







  



        

 

      

  

  

288



    

   





           

RF OR

   

              

FO R

286



    

 

            ff         

   

                                





              

     

             



              

      

        

    

     

 

  



   

  

   

   

   

  

   

  



RF OR

  

 

         

             



                   



              



  

     

        

                ff

                                      

 

                         





 

U                    

  

   

  

                 mf



   



     

          



                       

                               p                            

SA L,

293

FO R

                   



NO T





   

    



        



   

       

290

ff p





 



         



  



  



     

sfffz  

sfffz

     

sfffz  

   

sfffz  

   

sfffz

 

   

 

sfffz  

     



sfffz

                     mf

         

  

   

 

   

NO T



 

   

  



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

 

 

  



sfffz  

  

 



 

    p

sfffz

 

 



  



     

 

     

  

   

          

 

                                    p sub ff                                             

  

 

                                     

SA L,

   

      

   

sfffz

  

                        

      

sfffz

         sfffz  

300

 

sfffz

 

   



   

sfffz

    



 

 

 

FO R

                         





 





  













RF OR





296

  

 

 





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

              

             

    

              

     



 





 



    

NO T





          

         





                               



          

    

           

         

   



        

    



      



           







          

SA L,





307



FO R



                                     

             

sfp



RF OR

                            

                

sfp

304

 

  