A Crowd Amidst the Solitudes for wind ensemble full score
Benjamin Kwok (2015)
INSTRUMENTATION Piccolo 3 Flutes Oboe 3 Clarinets in B♭ Bass Clarinet in B♭ Bassoon 4 Horns in F 2 Trumpets in B♭ 2 Trombones Bass Trombone Euphonium Tuba Timpani Percussion (4 players) Percussion 1: Marimba Triangle Suspended Cymbal (shared) Percussion 2: Bass Drum Chimes Percussion 3: Glockenspiel Suspended Cymbal (shared) Percussion 4: Vibraphone (motor off) Crash Cymbal
transposed score
Duration: ca. 6 minutes
TRANSPOSED SCORE
A Crowd Amidst the Solitudes BENJAMIN KWOK
q = 100
Piccolo
Flute 1
playfully mp
Flute 2
mf
mp
3
mf
5
mp
Bb Clarinet 1
fp
lyrically
3
Bb Clarinet 3
Bb Bass Clarinet
Bassoon
F Horn 1+2
F Horn 3+4
Trumpet in Bb
Trumpet in Bb 2
Trombone 1+2
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
1
2 Percussion 3
4
p
mfp mp petulantly, with attitude
mf
3
5
fp
mf
fp
Bb Clarinet 2
Oboe
mp
fp
Flute 3
p
mp mf
more
even more mp mf
2
Fl. 1 4
Increasingly Chaotic, Without Slowing Down
mf
Ob.
Bb B. Cl.
mp
Fl. 1
mp
Fl. 2
Fl. 3
Ob.
Bb Cl. 2
mp
mf
p
p
p
5
mp
5
pp
p p
mf
p
more softly
5
3
Bb B. Cl.
p
Perc. 2
p
Bsn.
Bb Cl. 1
Bb Cl. 3
mf
mp
3
mf
3
insistently
fp
mf
mf fp
7
mf
3
Bb Cl. 3
Bb Cl. 2
mf
Bb Cl. 1
Fl. 3
Bsn.
mp
Fl. 2
p
Chimes
pp
10
Fl. 1
Hushed
solo
Fl. 3
mf
Fl. 2
sharply syncopated, with an exotic character
5
Ob.
Bb Cl. 1
Bb Cl. 2
Bb Cl. 3
Bsn.
piercing f
piercing f
Bb Tpt. 1
Tbn. 1 + 2
B. Tbn.
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
pp
Chimes
scrape with triangle beater
Suspended Cymbal
p
p
F Hn. 3+4
Triangle
10 Perc. 1
F Hn. 1+2
Tba.
Bb B. Cl.
3
1
pp
4
Fl. 1
13
Fl. 2
Fl. 3
3
mp
F Hn. 1+2
p
p
p
mp
p solo
mf
1
mp
blend with background
blend with background
Bb B. Cl.
Bb Cl. 3
Bsn.
fp
Bb Cl. 2
fp
Bb Cl. 1
Ob.
2
mp
p
3
Tbn. 1 + 2
B. Tbn.
Perc. 1
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
F Hn. 3+4
Bb Tpt. 1
Tba.
p
p
Triangle
p
solo end Fl. 1
17
3
Bb Cl. 2
F Hn. 1+2
Bb Tpt. 2
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
mf
mp
mf
pp
1
3
3
mp 3
p
end solo
p
a2 3 p
18
mf
p
soft mallets
3
Triangle Perc. 1
B. Tbn.
a2
Tbn. 1 + 2
mp
5
p
Bb Tpt. 1
mp
F Hn. 3+4
Tba.
Bb B. Cl.
Bsn.
mp
p
p
Bb Cl. 3
Bb Cl. 1
mf
mp
Ob.
18
p
Fl. 3
mp
Fl. 2
Vibraphone
Suspended Cymbal
p
3
ppp
ppp
p
p
3
ppp
6
Fl. 1 21
Fl. 2
Fl. 3
Ob.
Bb Cl. 3
Bsn.
F Hn. 1+2
p
F Hn. 3+4
p
p
Tbn. 1 + 2
p
B. Tbn.
mp
Tba.
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
p
p
mf
echoing trumpet 1
p
p
a2
p
mf
3
mp
3
mp
Suspended Cymbal
Vibraphone
mp
p
p
mp
Chimes
p
pp
3
p
ppp
3
mf
3
2
3
pp
p
tongued
3
3
Bb Tpt. 2
pp
p
Bb Tpt. 1
Bb Cl. 2
Bb B. Cl.
3
p
Bb Cl. 1
3
ppp
p
Fl. 1 25
Fl. 2
Fl. 3
mf
mf
Quietly Rippling
p 3
mf
Ob.
mf
26
7
p
p
3
3
p
mf
3
mp
3
3
mp
3
3 3
3
3
3
mf
Bb Cl. 1
Bb Cl. 2
Bb Cl. 3
Bb B. Cl.
Bsn.
F Hn. 1+2
F Hn. 3+4
Bb Tpt. 1
mp
mp
Timp.
p
Perc. 1
Triangle
Perc. 4
pp
Chimes
Perc. 3
2
p
Perc. 2
pp
Vibraphone
p 3
Glockenspiel
pp
mp
1
1
mp
Tba.
B. Tbn.
mp
Tbn. 1 + 2
pp
2
sudden new character
mp
Bb Tpt. 2
8
Fl. 1
30 Lightly
mp
Fl. 2
mp
3
Ob.
3
p
Bb Cl. 2
Bb B. Cl.
p
mf
3
3
3
mf
mf
mp
3
mp
mp
mp
mp sub.
Bb Cl. 3
mf
Bb Cl. 1
3
3
mp
3
Fl. 3
Bsn.
mf
34
Picc.
Fl. 3
pp
Ob.
3
Bb Cl. 2
Bb B. Cl.
Bb Cl. 1
Bb Cl. 3
3
3
mp
mp
mf
3
3 3
mf
p
mp
37
mf
Fl. 2
Bsn.
Fl. 1
mf
evenly, like an organ chorale
mp
3
mf
Picc. 38
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Fl. 3
9
Chorale-like
3
Ob.
Bb Cl. 1
mp
evenly, like an organ chorale
mp
mf
mf
3
3
mp
Bb Cl. 2
5
mf
mp
mf
5
dance-like
mp evenly, like an organ chorale
Bb Cl. 3
Bb B. Cl.
mf contrasting the legato lines
Bsn.
mf contrasting the legato lines
Tbn. 1 + 2
B. Tbn.
mp
mp
Euph.
Tba.
mf
mp
42
10
Picc.
Gaining momentum
Fl. 1
mp
Fl. 2
mf
mp
mf
mp
Fl. 3
Ob.
Bb Cl. 1
Bb Cl. 3
Bb B. Cl.
F Hn. 1+2
3
mp
3
mf
42 Perc. 3
mp
mp
mp
mp
p
Gaining momentum
a2
mp
mp
mf
mp
mf
a2
mf
Euph.
B. Tbn.
mp
3
Tbn. 1 + 2
Bb Tpt. 1
Timp.
F Hn. 3+4
Tba.
Bb Cl. 2
Bsn.
3
f
mf
mp
p
11
45 Picc.
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
f
Fl. 3
Ob.
Bb Cl. 1
mp
3
slightly accent the attack of each new trill
3
cres. 3
slightly accent the attack of each new trill
Bb B. Cl.
F Hn. 3+4
mp
Bb Tpt. 1
mp
3
Tbn. 1 + 2
Euph.
mf
cres.
Perc. 2
mf
Suspended Cymbal
broad majestic quality
3
3
Chimes
cres.
mp
3
cres.
p
mp mf
3
broad majestic quality
p
mf
cres.
mf
mp
B. Tbn.
3
Bb Tpt. 2
Perc. 3
cres.
Bb Cl. 3
Tba.
cres.
cres.
F Hn. 1+2
Bb Cl. 2
Bsn.
cres.
3
3
cres.
mf
12
Picc.
f
48
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Ob.
Bb Cl. 1
Bb Cl. 2
Bb Cl. 3
Bb B. Cl.
mf
Tbn. 1 + 2
B. Tbn.
Euph.
Timp.
Perc. 2 Perc. 3
Perc. 4
mf
swooping
3
f
f
mf
3
mf
mf
Glockenspiel
Vibraphone
echoing the trumpets
mf
3
3
mf
3
3
3
p
3
3
3
mf
mp if Gb3 is unavailable, play an octave higher 3
p
mp
Chimes
p low growling
mf
mf
mf
f
f
mf
mp
mf
mf
mf
mf
mf
Bb Tpt. 2
mf
Bb Tpt. 1
F Hn. 3+4
Tba.
mf
f
mf
F Hn. 1+2
f f
Fl. 3
Bsn.
3
51 Picc.
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Fl. 3
mf
Bb Cl. 1
Bb Cl. 2
Bb Cl. 3
Bb B. Cl.
Bb Tpt. 2
B. Tbn.
Perc. 4
f
f
Vibraphone
f
pp
3
p
mp
mp
pp
p
p
1
f
3
mf
p
p
mf
3
mp
Triangle
3
Chimes
f
echoes dying away
5
f
3
mp
mf
mf
f
3
mf
Glockenspiel
Perc. 3
f
Perc. 1
3
Timp.
3
mf
3
Euph.
Perc. 2
Tbn. 1 + 2
Tba.
f
f
Bb Tpt. 1
3
F Hn. 1+2
decres.
f
mf
Bsn.
F Hn. 3+4
3
Ob.
13
14
Picc. 54
Fl. 1
Fl. 3
mf
Bb Cl. 2
Bb Cl. 3
Bsn.
Bb Tpt. 2
Tbn. 1 + 2
brilliantly
6
6
mf
mp
mf
mp
mf
mf
mf
f
3
p
3
p
mp brilliantly
f
f
f
mf
mp
mf
mp
mp
Timp.
Tba.
Euph.
3
B. Tbn.
3
Bb Tpt. 1
mp
F Hn. 1+2 F Hn. 3+4
mf
Bb B. Cl.
Bb Cl. 1
more deliberately
legato
Ob.
mf
Fl. 2
p
p
pp
mp
3
Picc.
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
15
58
Expansive, Wash of Sound
mp
mp
mf
mf
mp
mf
mf
Ob.
Bb Cl. 1
Bb Cl. 2
Bb Cl. 3
Bb B. Cl.
Fl. 3
Bsn.
mf
p
mp
Bb Tpt. 2
a2
Tbn. 1 + 2
mp
B. Tbn.
Euph.
Tba.
Timp.
mp
3
mp
mp
3
3
mp
3
p
3
mf
mp
Bb Tpt. 1
3
F Hn. 1+2 F Hn. 3+4
mp
16
Picc. 61
Fl. 1
mp
Fl. 3
mf
Bb Tpt. 1
Euph.
Timp.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
3
mp
mf
mp
mp
p
3
f
mf
mp
5
mp
3
a2
3
mf
3
B. Tbn.
mp
mf
mp
Tbn. 1 + 2
mp
Bb Tpt. 2
mf
3
F Hn. 1+2 F Hn. 3+4
3
Bb B. Cl.
Bb Cl. 3
mp
mp
Bb Cl. 2
mf
Bb Cl. 1
mf
Ob.
Tba.
Fl. 2
Bsn.
mf
Bass Drum
p
Picc.
64
Fl. 2
Fl. 3
3
Ob.
Bb Cl. 1
Bb Cl. 2
Bb B. Cl.
Tbn. 1 + 2
B. Tbn.
Euph.
Tba.
Timp.
Perc. 1
3
f
mp
mf
3
3
3
p
p
a2
mf
3
3
Perc. 2 mf
Triangle
mp
mf
3
mf
3
mp
mf
f
f
mp
mf suddenly piercing through the wash solo
f
f
5
3
f
3
mf
3
Bb Tpt. 2
mp
3
Bb Tpt. 1
F Hn. 1+2 F Hn. 3+4
mp
3
mf 3
mp
f
f
Bb Cl. 3
Bsn.
f
Fl. 1
17
p
67
18
Picc.
Fl. 1
mp
Fl. 2
Ob.
Bb Cl. 1
Bb Cl. 2
Bsn.
f
3
Tbn. 1 + 2
Perc. 4
f
f
mp
f
f
f
f
f
f
mp
f
Triangle
f
Bass Drum
f
p
f
f
3
f
p
f
mp
3
67 Perc. 1
Perc. 3
Euph.
p
p
B. Tbn.
end solo
Bb Tpt. 2
mf
Bb Tpt. 1
Perc. 2
F Hn. 3+4
Timp.
F Hn. 1+2
Tba.
Bb B. Cl.
Bb Cl. 3
Glockenspiel f
f Crash Cymbal
f
70 Picc.
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
mf
Bb Cl. 1
3
Bb Cl. 3
Bb B. Cl.
F Hn. 1+2 F Hn. 3+4
Bb Tpt. 1
Bb Tpt. 2
Tbn. 1 + 2
Timp.
f
f
f 1
3
f
3
3
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Glockenspiel
mf
mf
3
3
mf
mf
f
f
f
mf
f Suspended Cymbal
mf
mp
f
p
mf
(to Vibraphone)
p
f
Chimes
wave-like swells
mf
mf
3
mf
3
mf
f
f
f
3
mf
f
smoothly,but each note articulated
3
mf smoothly,but each note articulated
mf
f
3
mf
mf
3
3
3
3
f
3
3
mf
19
mf
mp
mf
mp
Perc. 1
Perc. 4
3
2
Euph.
Tba.
3
B. Tbn.
Bb Cl. 2
Bsn.
Ob.
With Sudden Clarity
f
20
Picc. 74
Fl. 1
Ob.
Bb Cl. 1
mf
Bb B. Cl.
Bsn.
Timp.
mp
f
mp
3
mf
mp 3
p
pp
mp
mf
mp
mf
3
mp
pp
1
p 3
p
p
mf
mp
plaintively
p
mp
p
p
mf
mp
p
pp
78
mp
mp
3
mf
mf
p
Perc. 4
3
3
mp
Perc. 1 Perc. 3
mp
3
mf
Euph.
mp
3
3
mf
mp
Tbn. 1 + 2
Bb Tpt. 2
mp
mp
Bb Tpt. 1
F Hn. 1+2 F Hn. 3+4
Murky, Uncertain
mp
3
Bb Cl. 3
mp Bb Cl. 2
mf
Fl. 2
78
Vibraphone
p
Glockenspiel
mp 3
3
21
80 Picc.
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Fl. 3
fp
mp
Ob.
mp
mf
mp
p
Bb Cl. 2
p
Bb Cl. 3
Bb Cl. 1
3
Bb B. Cl.
Bsn.
F Hn. 1+2
F Hn. 3+4
p
mute
mute
mp
p
5
p
mp
p
p
mp
mp p
st. mute
mp
mp
p
Tbn. 1 + 2
B. Tbn.
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 1
Perc. 4
pp
p
Vibraphone 3
3
p
mp
Tba.
Bb Tpt. 1
p
p
mf
3
22
Picc. 85
Broader Strokes
Fl. 2
Fl. 3
3
F Hn. 1+2
mp
p
B. Tbn.
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
f
mp shimmering
mp
p sub.
mf
p
mf
p
mf
now drift out of metric precision
cup mute pp
mp
cup mute
3
p mp
mp
mp softer than oboe
Marimba Perc. 1
mp shimmering
3 mp
Tbn. 1 + 2
mf
remain terse and precise
pp
p
Perc. 2
p mp
F Hn. 3+4
Tba.
3
p mp
p
smoothly, meterless, tumbling solo
mf
3
Bsn.
Bb B. Cl.
Bb Cl. 3
Bb Cl. 2
mp
mp Bb Cl. 1
Ob.
Fl. 1
pp
mp
3
Glockenspiel
Vibraphone
3
91
Picc.
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
brightly
Ob.
mp
p
3
3
mp
p
brightly
mp
mp
mp
fp
Fl. 3
Bb Cl. 2
Bb Cl. 3
Bb Cl. 1
Bb B. Cl.
Bsn.
p
F Hn. 1+2
legato tonguing
pp
p
legato tonguing
F Hn. 3+4
pp
p
mf
mp
pp
p
pp
p
p
pp
p
p
pp
mp
mp
mp
p
Tbn. 1 + 2
B. Tbn.
Tba.
Marimba Perc. 1
91
p
Triangle
p
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Vibraphone
bowed
pp
mp
ord.
23
24
96 Picc.
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Fl. 3
Ob.
Bb Cl. 1
Bb Cl. 2
mp
p
Bb B. Cl.
p
Bb Cl. 3
p
mp
mp
p
p
p
mp
mp
mp
3
p
F Hn. 1+2 F Hn. 3+4
Suddenly Precise
Bsn.
99
mp
mp
Tbn. 1 + 2
B. Tbn.
Tba.
Perc. 1
Glockenspiel
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Vibraphone
Perc. 4
99
p
mp
Picc. 102
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Fl. 3
Ob.
Bb Cl. 1
Bb Cl. 2
Bb Cl. 3
mf
Relaxed
3
mp
mp
mf
Bsn.
3
3
3
mp
3 3
3
3
3
3
p
mp
3
p
mp
mp
3
mf
mp
mf
mf
mf
mp
25
mp
Bb B. Cl.
rit.
q=80
mf
3
mf
3
107
mp
mf
mp
Tbn. 1 + 2
B. Tbn.
Euph.
F Hn. 1+2
F Hn. 3+4
Tba.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
107
26
Picc. 109
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Ob.
Bb Cl. 1
Bb Cl. 2
Bb Cl. 3
Bb B. Cl.
Bsn.
F Hn. 1+2
F Hn. 3+4
Fl. 3
otherworldly
otherworldly
Hyper-Sensitive
mp
otherworldly
onset with unpitched air
5
mf
mp
mp
3
flt.
3
softly, as texture
p
6 3
p
5
pp
pp
mp
pp mf onset with unpitched air
pp
3
mp 3 otherworldly
mp 3
p
mf
1
B. Tbn.
Euph.
Tba.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Tbn. 1 + 2
Timp.
Perc. 4
Triangle
p
pp
Vibraphone
pp 3
3
pp
115
Picc. Fl. 1
Moving Forward
mf
Fl. 2
Fl. 3
Ob.
Bb Cl. 2
Bb Cl. 3
Bb B. Cl.
3
3
mp
mf
mp
mp
mp
F Hn. 3+4
Tbn. 1 + 2
Tba.
115 Perc. 1
Marimba
mf
mf
p
mp
mp
3
mf
mp
mp
mf
mp
mp
3
mp
mf
3
mp
p
3
p
3
3
3
3
3
F Hn. 1+2
3
3
3
mf
Bsn.
3
3
mf
3
mf
Bb Cl. 1
27
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
28
119 Picc.
3
Fl. 1
3
3
3
mf
3
3
Fl. 3
p
3
Fl. 2
3
p
121
With Quiet Intensity
mf
mp
p
Bb Cl. 1
Bb B. Cl.
Bsn.
mp
mp
F Hn. 3+4
p
Euph.
Marimba
p
mf
pp
p
pp
mp mf p match dynamic of clarinet 1+2
mp
mp
mp
mf
p
Perc. 1
mf
p
Tba.
pp
3
F Hn. 1+2
Bb Cl. 3
pp
mp
mf
Bb Cl. 2
p
Ob.
mp
3 3 p mf
p
mp
121
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
shyly, heard just above clarinets
Vibraphone
Perc. 4
mp
3
p
3
mp
pp
29
Picc.
Fl. 2
Fl. 3
Ob.
125
Fl. 1
unpitched air
p
Bb Cl. 1
mf
molto vibrato pitched
unpitched air
mp
pp
mp
pp
pp
mp
pp
p
p
unpitched pitched
pp
pp
unpitched air
Bb Cl. 2
Tba.
mf
ppp
Marimba
p
3
5
mp
unpitched air
ppp
p
Perc. 1
p
F Hn. 3+4
Bb B. Cl.
F Hn. 1+2
Bb Cl. 3
Bsn.
mf
p
3
p
Perc. 3
3
Perc. 4
mp
pp
pp
Perc. 2
Vibraphone
30
Picc. 132
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
mp
Ob.
Bb Cl. 1
Bb Cl. 2
Bb Cl. 3
mf
p
mf
p
mf
p
p unpitched air
p
unpitched air
p
F Hn. 1+2
Tbn. 1 + 2
B. Tbn.
3
p
nostalgic solo
3
mf
5
3
as clearly and lightly as possible
5
p
as clearly and lightly as possible
as clearly and lightly as possible
p
3
5
p
mp
mp
p
mf
warm tone
a2
mp
p
warm tone
p
3
mp
Bb Tpt. 1
mf
as clearly and lightly as possible
mp
F Hn. 3+4
mf
Bsn.
Bb B. Cl.
mf
mp
Fl. 3
mp
mp
pp
pp
p
p
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
bowed
Perc. 4
Vibraphone
mp
mf
Triangle
p
3
Picc. 140
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Fl. 3
5
3
5
3
5
p
Bb Cl. 1
Ob.
31
mf
3
mp
ppp
p
Bsn.
F Hn. 1+2
pp
F Hn. 3+4
3
pp
or as long as possible in one breath
resigned, as if sighing
mp
ord.
p
pp
blend with flute and bassoon
p
ppp
Bb B. Cl.
p Bb Cl. 3
blend with clarinet and bassoon
p
Bb Cl. 2
p
or as long as possible in one breath
ppp
p
p
p
Tbn. 1 + 2
B. Tbn.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Triangle
p
3