Art You Talking to Me? for Chamber Orchestra

Art You Talking to Me? for Chamber Orchestra

Bryan Schumann

Boreal Bard Music

Art You Talking to Me? for Chamber Orchestra

Duration: 5 Min

Composer’s Notes: This music was written for MNKINO’s 2019 Film Score Fest and was premiered by the MNKINO Orchestra during a live screening of the film, Art You Talking to Me?

by Audrey Parry.

Copyright © 2019 Boreal Bard Music (ASCAP). All rights reserved.

Art You Talking to Me?

Trumpet in Bb

Trombone

Tuba

Percussion

4 4

mp

4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Piano

4 4

q = 80

Violin

Viola

Violoncello

Double Bass

p

re

Horn in F

mf

4 4 4 4

pizz.

mf pizz. mf

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,

co

Bassoon

4 4

Bassoon enters on beat one

,

Solo

lS

Clarinet in Bb

4 4

sa

Oboe

q = 80

4 4

ru

Flute

Bassoon & string pizz are meant to be equal in volume in the hall.

Pe

Two bars of click prior to this downbeat

2

Three Empty Bars @ q = 69

10

Fl.

Ob.

, Cl.

Bsn.

re

Hn.

co

Tpt.

lS

Tbn.

sa

Tba.

Pno.

Pe

ru

Perc.

Three Empty Bars @ q = 69 Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

Two Empty Bars 21 for count in q = 126

3 q = 126

Fl. mp

mf

Ob. mp Cl. mf Bsn. mf

re

Hn.

co

Tpt.

lS

Tbn.

sa

Tba.

Pe

Playfully

ru

Perc.

mf

Pno.

simile

simile (detached articulation but with pedal)

Two Empty Bars for count in q = 126

q = 126

Vln. f

Vla. f pizz.

Vc. mf pizz.

Db. mf

4 31

5 4

Fl. mp

mf

5 4

Ob.

5 4

Cl.

5 4

Bsn.

5 4

re

Hn.

5 4

co

Tpt.

5 4

lS

Tbn.

5 4

sa

Tba.

5 4

Pno.

Pe

ru

Perc.

mp

5 4 arco

Vln. mp arco Vla. mp

Vc.

Db.

5 4

5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4

Tpt.

Tbn.

Tba.

Perc.

5 4

4 4

5 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

5 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

5 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

5 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

5 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

5 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

5 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

Pno.

5 4

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

5

3 4

Longingly

mp

re

Hn.

4 4

q = 108

co

Bsn.

5 4

q = 104

lS

Cl.

4 4

q = 114

sa

Ob.

5 4

q = 108

ru

Fl.

q = 118

rit.

simile

Pe

40

mp

4 4

Continue Ped simile

rit.

q = 118

q = 108

q = 114

q = 104

q = 108

5 4

4 4

5 4

4 4

5 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

5 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

mp

mp

6

Hn.

Tpt.

Tbn.

Tba.

Perc.

4 4 4 4 4 4

re

Bsn.

4 4

4 4

co

Cl.

4 4 4 4 4 4

Pe

4 4 Pno.

4 4

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

q = 98

rit.

lS

Ob.

q = 110

sa

Fl.

4 4

ru

51

4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Meant to sound disorienting.

Aim for written pitches here, but rhythms can be hurky-jurkey.

mp

Hold Ped down throughout this section.

q = 110

rit.

3

q = 98

3

7 59

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Bsn.

re

Hn.

co

Tpt.

lS

Tbn.

sa

Tba.

Pno.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

mf

Pe

ru

Perc.

8 63

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Bsn.

re

Hn.

co

Tpt.

lS

Tbn.

sa

Tba.

Pno.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

f

Pe

Starting here the exact pitches and rhythms matter less.

Going for wild guestures and clusters.

ru

Perc.

5

3

9

9

9 65

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Bsn.

re

Hn.

co

Tpt.

lS

Tbn.

sa

Tba.

ru

Perc.

Pno.

Pe

Continue wild ad lib guestures and clusters.

9

3

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

5

3

3

3 3

5

5

10 67

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Bsn.

to flutter

Tpt.

Tbn.

Bass Drum Rumble

Perc.

5

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

9

Pe

ff

ru

p

Pno.

*off on 1

ff

sa

Tba.

9

ff

lS

p

Just go nuts! Ad lib.

*off on 1

co

p

re

Hn.

5

*off on 1

f

9

9

*off on 1

fff 5

9

9

Two Empty Bars

11

69 for count in q = 128

q = 128

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Bsn. f

Hn.

re

mf

co

Tpt.

Tbn.

lS

mf

mf

sa

Tba.

Pe

Playfully

ru

Perc.

mf

Pno.

simile

simile (detached articulation but with pedal)

Two Empty Bars for count in q = 128

pizz. q = 128

Vln. ff pizz.

Vla. ff

Vc. f

Db. f

12 78

Fl. mf

Ob. mf

Cl. f

Bsn.

Hn. mf

re

f

mf

co

Tpt. f

lS

Tbn.

sa

Tba.

Pe

ru

Perc.

f

Pno.

mf

pizz.

arco Vln. f

ff

mf

f

Vla. f

Vc.

Db.

13 87

Fl. mf

Ob. mf

Cl. mf

Bsn.

re

Hn.

co

Tpt.

lS

Tbn.

sa

Tba.

Pe

ru

Perc.

No Pedal

Pno.

mf

No Pedal

Vln. ff

Vla. ff

Vc.

Db.

14 94

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Bsn.

re

Hn.

co

Tpt.

lS

Tbn.

sa

Tba.

Pno.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

Pe

ru

Perc.

Bassoon & string pizz are meant to be equal in volume in the hall.

q = 80

101

Fl.

Ob. Bassoon enters on beat one

,

Solo

Cl. mf

p

Bsn. mp

re

Hn.

co

Tpt.

lS

Tbn.

sa

Tba.

Pno.

f

Pe

ru

Perc.

q = 80 Vln. ff

mf

ff

mf

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

15

16

One Empty Bar @ q = 58

110

Fl.

Ob.

,

,

Cl.

Bsn.

re

Hn.

co

Tpt.

lS

Tbn.

sa

Tba.

Pno.

Pe

ru

Perc.

One Empty Bar @ q = 58 Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

120

Two Empty Bars for count in q = 124

rit.

q = 124

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Bsn.

re

Hn.

co

Tpt.

lS

Tbn.

sa

Tba.

Pe

ru

Perc.

mf

Pno.

simile

simile (detached articulation but with pedal)

Two Empty Bars for count in q = 124 Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

q = 124

rit.

17

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