Dark water

2

Written for the Abilene Chamber Players

Dark Water For Messiaen Quartet





Andrew Rodriguez (b. 1989)

On the edge of tranquility and discord (q=60)

 

Violin

  Clarinet in Bb   

p



 

 

        sul mf  pont.           

Violoncello

f

        f

Piano

4

Vln.

Cl.

 







3

5



3

5





   

 



  

 

         

    

   



3 mp

  

p



p

p

mp

Pno.

 



   

 

            

7

mf

 

5



ord.

Vc.



      

p

        

 

 

7

On the edge of tranquility and discord (q=60)



3





      mp     



 



p

 



mf

5

p

        

 sub. f              

p

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 

3 8

Vln.

Cl.

Vc.



  





              3

5



 

Cl.



mp



         

  Pno.

 



           

 



mf

7

    

3

                5

6

6



 



    

      

mp

5

 

  

  6

  

3



mp

Vc.





 

 





10

Vln.



6

    Pno.



    

    p

 

 



    

 pp

 

13

Vln.

Cl.

Vc.



 





  

sub. p







 

     

Cl.

Vc.

     



 



    Pno.

 

 

 

 





  

7

  

   p

  



7

A

  

    

 

               7   f

 

 

 

 







mp

  



mf



 

f

    

4

 



mp

 



fp



 

17

Vln.

   

                              pp

 Pno.

   

A



        



5

  

p

     



  11

p



  

 



5 Vln.

pizz.

mp 5

Cl.

Vc.

      







5

     

pp

 

Cl.

Vc.

Pno.

      

           











 

mp

mf

     

        

  

mf



        



mp



mp









   

6

 

5

 

p

       

    

mf

f

5



  

mf



5

5

              

      

mf

p

3

22

Vln.

f



5                  f fp                              



  

5

           





       arco

   



  Pno.

 

     

19

  

   

mp

 

p

 

              mp



   





p



26

Vln.

Cl.

Vc.

 

poco rit.

     



 





 



                 pp

     









31

3   3 Vln.                       Cl.                      Vc.    3

Pno.

   

 

  

                       ff

poco rit.

Pno.

Forceful (q=125)

5 3  3     3                              ff        

 

   

6

3

5

3

3

3

Forceful (q=125)





  









  





                         5

3

                    3

                       5

3









3

       

 

  

7 36

     Vln.                  Cl.    Vc.

Pno.

 

5 3     3                                         3

                                  5

3

 

 



 









  

 

 

3

 













41

3 3 3 5                                                   Cl.    

Vln.

Vc.

  

        

                                   3

Pno.

3

   

 

 

3

 

5

3

 

 

 

 

     

8 46

 Vln.                  Cl.    Vc.

3

3

Cl.

Vc.

Pno.

   

3

              f  



      5

mf

3

 



 

50

Vln.

B

                                        3

Pno.

             fp      3

 

            





3

  

 3     

    3

fp

 



3

B







f







  

3     3                            5

mp

                                 3 5 3 3

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

9 54

5                                      Cl.    11 f               Vc. 

Vln.

5

Pno.

Cl.

Vc.



            3

5



 



 

 









   

    



mf

 



p

C       

  

3

mf



arco C behind bridge                     f                             

      

    Pno.

 

 

56

Vln.

3 5           

      

6



    

3

sub. p









 3





10 59

Vln.

Cl.

Vc.



               

Pno.

    











3



Pno.



3









3



   



 

     

f





3



     

3



            

 



3



 3





 3

  



               5

 



 

  





5

61

Vc.



3

              

 



p





Cl.

sul pont.

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



mp

Vln.

 

   







 3

6





 3



 

11 63

Vln.

Cl.

Vc.

D       

   

norm.

     

6

f

 

65

Vln.

Cl.

Vc.

Pno.

 

    

mp

 

   

 

mp

D 

  

 





   

  

    

       6

  





pizz.



      Pno.





mf

      

 



                                                      mf                              









             p                 

              

   

68

Vln.

       f

Cl.

f

Vc.



arco

  



      

f

Pno.

     f

    

              





       

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

           

71

Vln.

Cl.

Vc.

Pno.

       

   

     

           

     

  

f

                

 3





                    f

      f

E          

        

            

           

       

     E     

          

    

 

  

12

    

3

  



  

        

13

 

73

Vln.

Cl.

Vc.

Pno.

 

                           



  

3

Cl.

Vc.

    

    3         

Pno.

 

  



 



 

   

F

 

      



         



7

3









 

     



     



        mp

      

  

3

  



  

    

     





75

Vln.



5 5

        



                mp

   





                                mp

F         mf



3 3

   

     ff



   

                     

78

Vln.

Cl.

Vc.

 





     

3

3

3

3

      

 

   

    

     

3

3

3

3

ff

mf

Pno.



 

 

   



                                

14

 

   

mp

     

      5 5

     

                                  sf               81

Vln.

Cl.

Vc.

   sf

3

     Pno.

ff

mp

                                  

sf



3

      

3

3

3

3

    

  



   

sf





   





  

15

3                                    sf molto cresc.             

85

Vln.

Cl.

                                         

mp

Vc.

sf

Pno.

mf



molto cresc.

       





3

3

   



G 88

Vln.

Cl.

Vc.

Pno.





    







 



 



3



7







p

 

G                                    

mp

Pedal continuously





16 90

Vln.

Cl.

Vc.

Pno.





 

Cl.

Vc.

Pno.

   

   



p

   



3

  mp 3

  mp

 

 



p



 

                                 

92

Vln.











 







3

  3

 

   

   

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





 

17 94

Vln.

Cl.

Vc.

Pno.

 

     

Cl.

Vc.

Pno.

 





 





 

3

  3



 

 

 

 3                                



96

Vln.











  













3



3









3

3





   3     

p









 3                                    









18 98

Vln.

Cl.

Vc.

Pno.

 

Cl.

Vc.

Pno.



               

 





     

3

  

3









 



             

100

Vln.







     3

p





 3



3             

  



 



  

  





                               



 



 

19 102

Vln.

Cl.

Vc.

  

   

  

3

 

3













     p



pp

5







5

      p

 3                                 3

Pno.

    



 



104

Vln.

  

ppp

Cl.

Vc.

Pno.



 



f

 



                                



20 106

Vln.

Cl.

Vc.

Pno.

  

 



ppp



Vc.



mp









3

 







          

 

 

    

3

Cl.

3

       





109

Vln.

f







pitch bend



 



3

 



   



 

   



         mp



3

 

  

 

             Pno.







 



 

21 112

Vln.

Cl.

Vc.

H

         

                     

   

pizz.

mp







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

p

                         

mf



mf

Pno.

H        

 

115

Vln.

Cl.

Vc.

Pno.

           









      

arco

                    

                                      pizz.                       mf















 

     

p



       

118

Vln.

Cl.

   



   

arco

Vc.



Pno.

Cl.

Vc.

Pno.



  

 



     



 

  



 

pp

mp

                                 

 

121

Vln.



 

pp

 

mp

 





         

  





      







             



          

 

 



 

  



22

          

23

123

Vln.

Cl.

Vc.

Pno.



Cl.

Vc.



       

    



   

      

 

   

126

Vln.

 





  

Pno.



   3









        

  



    

  

 

 





 



 



 



 



 



 

                        



3





3

 

 

5



6



6



 

6

     

24

I arco      

129

5   3                                  pp mf p mf 5             Cl.                       mp

Vln.

Vc.

      

       

pp

I   Pno.

 

mf



     











Vln.

p

Cl.

    

        

 

    

mf

                                 mp     

3

      mf

             f

3

5

  3

     

mp

mf





                       f

3

3

5

5



sub. mp

                                        3 5                              p

Pno.

    

p



p

Vc.

 

                               

133

       

5

3

 

sub. mp







25

                 

137

Vln.

 

      

Cl.

Vc.

Pno.

 



3

f



ff



    

Cl.

Vc.

Pno.

     

 

 

   3

   

   

          







                               



6





         





3

3



mp 3





3











      







   



3

3

f

141

Vln.

 

 

3

ff

 





 3          

   

 

3

              

3

fp



  

3 3 3 3                      



fp

 









  

 









  

Vln.

Cl.

Vc.

     

molto rall.

ff

3

3

3



Vc.

3

3

3

           

3

3

3

3

3

    

 

 

3

   

3

 

      

3

 3





 

3

 



 

3

 

            

3

 3





 

3

 

 3





3





  3

3

 

3

3

3

3



                                           3

3





             

(q=90)

          3





 

3

3

3

3

                      

(q=90)

3

Pno.



3



3

  

3



            f             

 

3

3

151

Cl.

3

3

molto rall.

Vln.

3



ff

Pno.

26

                                    

146

3

 



3





  3  3  3  3        

          

 









 





 

168

Vln.

Cl. (sounding pitch)

 





  

Cl. (fingered pitch)

  

Vc.

 

     

pizz.

5

p

 





3        

 

3         



 

Cl. (sounding pitch)

vib.



 

Cl. (fingered pitch)

Vc.

Pno.





 

  

3









pp



  





























   

   

















       









 











3

 

mp

mp

J   

                   3               



sul pont.



  

     

174

Vln.

pp



 

          



28



 Pno.





 J      arco



 

     

 

  







  

 













   

 





















29 179

Vln. Cl. (sounding pitch)

 



  

  



                6

Cl. (fingered pitch)

Vc.

Pno.

       

Vln. Cl. (sounding pitch)

Cl. (fingered pitch)

Vc.

Pno.

 



3                





5

3











 

 

    



 

 



 

 





pp



  

  







   



   

3

3









K  







    

 



   6   3   5    3                    

  183









   

  

  



mp













                         ord.

K                                 p

 

p

   







 

 



 





poco accel.

187

Vln. Cl. (sounding pitch)

Cl. (fingered pitch) Vc.

3



  





30

























 



 





   



mp



 



Cl. (sounding pitch)

Cl. (fingered pitch)

Vc.

Pno.



                                      

3

5

5



  

191

Vln.



pp

poco accel.

Pno.



 

mp

poco accel.

       





  







 

  



 



 

 

 



  

3

     

mp

    

3

 



 





 



3





  

poco accel.





  

  

 

 

 

p









 



 

 











p

 

               3         3





5

 

3



3

 

31

  



196

Vln. Cl. (sounding pitch)

Cl. (fingered pitch)

Vc.



  



   



Pno.

Vln. Cl. (sounding pitch)

Cl. (fingered pitch)

Vc.

Pno.





mp









* 





   

 



pp

     

L   







 

pp

        



 

201

   

mp

    

   

 

L       



   







  

  



5



p





   







 



















 







 

 

  

     





 





   

 

*Replace barrel and mouthpiece onto instrument.

  

 

5







        







 

 

3



 



  

205

Vln.

Cl. (sounding pitch)

Cl. (fingered pitch)

Vc.

Pno.









Cl.

Vc.













  



 



 



 



     



 

 



 

 

 



 208 con sord.     



   





con sord.

  



   

  





  

5













 

  

*short gliss.

 

pp





 



 





   







   

 

 

  

 

   

   

   

   

pp

     

 





*short gliss.



pp





Meno mosso (q=65)

Pno.



  

Meno mosso (q=65)

Vln.

32



   

 

33 214

Vln.

Cl.

Vc.



   

 







  



    Pno.



220

Vln.

Cl.

Vc.



      

     p 3

Pno.



 

p

  

 



 





 

  

 

 

 







 



 



 







 





 

pp











5









  

   



 

 

 

   

  







     



M  



 



















M                  



mp 3

       

3



34 225

Vln.

Cl.

 



    p

Vc.



pp

  







senza sord. pizz.

  



3

mp

 



 



3



 



        

p





p

        





Pno.

 

 

senza sord.



3

7

228 pizz.

3

Vln.

           

     

arco

mp

p

    

Cl.

Vc.

   

Pno.

 

3

  arco



 

3

p

5

 

        



     





 







 



 

     

p

pizz.

3 mp

         mp 7



        

mp



           



  

pizz.



3

35

arco

232

Vln.

   

3

p

Cl.

     arco

Vc.

   

 

3

Cl.

Vc.

Pno.

3



3

3

 

7









arco

3



    

 



 



 



 



poco rit.

  







p





pp



      



3

       

        

3

3

p

 

p

mp

              

    

3



3

arco 3

     

5

  



        

   

 



   



p

3

pizz.

3

 

236

Vln.

3

mp

    

p

      p



   



p

Pno.

 

pizz.

rubato p

    5



 

3

 3

poco rit.

        









   pp

 



 

ppp

July 30, 2015 Abilene, TX