Bird Toy for Orchestra by Bryan Schumann

for Orchestra

Boreal Bard Music

www.bryanschumann.com

Bird Toy Duration: 6 minutes Instrumentation: ‐‐ 2 Flutes 2 Oboes 2 Clarinets in Bb 2 Bassoons ‐‐ 2 Horns in F 2 Trumpets in C 2 Trombones ‐‐ Timpani (A, D, A) ‐‐ 2 Percussionists Bass Drum, Crash Cymbal, Triangle ‐‐ Harp ‐‐ Strings

The Story: Bird Toy Bird Toy is a programmatic piece about an encounter between my deranged cat, Siegfried, and his catnip‐filled bird toy. When struck, (mm 1‐2) the bird toy makes a tweet‐tweet sound (mm 3‐4). Siegfried’s anticipation and excitement builds, (mm 5‐16) then, as the catnip takes effect the simple tweet‐tweet develops into a complete melody (mm 17‐34). After being bludgeoned once more (mm 35‐36) the bird toy repeats itself (mm 37‐52); however, this time the use of the borrowed minor iv (m 36), and the further development of the melody demonstrates just how unhinged the cat has become. As Siegfried lies on his back, stoned to the bone from too much catnip, he imagines little birds flying circles round his head, taunting and teasing him (mm 53‐60). Done playing games, Siegfried leaps to his feet (m 61) and carefully plans his next attack (mm 62‐78). He slowly approaches, then waits…approaches once more, then waits again. The kinetic energy builds and builds (mm 79‐85) until it is too much to hold inside. Siegfried pounces with all his might (m 86), and the great fight is underway. The bird toy cries out at the top of its lungs as Siegfried thuds, smashes, and crashes around the kitchen (mm 87‐ 94). Siegfried emerges triumphant and parades his victory dance (mm 95‐100) before getting in another barrage of attacks on the bird toy (mm 101‐102). What Siegfried has forgotten is that all actions have consequences. Siegfried has taken in far too much catnip, and after striking the bird toy this time, it clears its throat (mm 103‐111) and sings a lament (mm 103‐153). Siegfried, exasperated and too dazed to act, can only stumble aimlessly about, (mm 128‐129) fall to the floor, (mm 136‐137) and let out a pathetic, little chortle (m 145). Siegfried dreams he is regaining consciousness (mm 154‐166). Suddenly, he realizes he is tied to a cookie sheet, and an army of bird toys are feeding him into the flaming hot oven (mm 167‐ 182). In a panic, Siegfried struggles to break free. Just as the birds are about to close the oven door and cook Siegfried alive, his constraints break and he narrowly escapes his firry tomb (m 182). In a rage, Siegfried tares across the living room carpet with plans to destroy the bird toy army as quickly as he can (mm 183‐186). Two down at first (m 186)…then two more (m 189)…three in the corner (m 192)…the two hiding behind the couch (m 195). Then, in one fell swoop, Siegfried obliterates all but one (mm 198‐200). Siegfried leaps to his feet (m 201) and carefully plans his attack (mm 202‐118). He slowly approaches, then waits…approaches once more, then waits again. With a quick left hook, right hook combo, Siegfried shows the bird toy who is boss (m 119‐120). Recalling the bird toy’s melody from earlier that day, Siegfried rests safe and sound (mm 219‐ 239), but not without a few lasting memories of the day’s battle (mm 231‐232). In this story however, it is the bird toy that gets in the last word, for every time the bird toy is struck, (m 236) it can’t help but tweet back (mm 237‐239).

Bird Toy Bryan Schumann

Andante q = 80

Flute 1

2 4

Flute 2

2 4

Oboe 1

2 4

Oboe 2

2 4

Clarinet in Bb 1

Clarinet in Bb 2

Bassoon 1

Bassoon 2

2 4 2 4

2 4 mf

2 4

Trumpet in C 1

2 4

Trumpet in C 2

2 4

e or

2 4

Trombone 2

2 4

Timpani (A, D, A)

2 4

Trombone 1

Horn in F 2

2 4

sa l

Horn in F 1

2 4 f

Percussion

42 2 4

Harp

2 4

MMMOMNMM

MMLOMMMM

MNMOMNMM

Andante q = 80 Violin I

2 4 f

Violin II

2 4 f

Viola

pizz.

2 4

mf arco

pizz.

arco

pizz.

2 4

f Contrabass

pizz.

f Cello

arco

2 4 f

A 10

Fl. 1 ff

Fl. 2

soli Ob. 1 f

Ob. 2 f

Bb Cl. 1 ff

sfz

Bb Cl. 2 ff

Bsn. 1 mf

Bsn. 2 sfz

Hn. 1 mf

Sc or e

Hn. 2

C Tpt. 1 ff

sa l

C Tpt. 2

sfz

Tbn. 1 f

Tbn. 2 mp

sfz

Timp. f

Perc.

Hp.

A Vln. I ff

Vln. II ff

Vla. ff

pizz.

Vc. ff

f pizz.

Cb. ff 2

B 22

28 soli

Fl. 1 mp

Fl. 2

Ob. 1 mf

Ob. 2 f

Bb Cl. 1 mp Bb Cl. 2 mp

Bsn. 1 mf

Bsn. 2 sfz

Hn. 1

Sc or e

mf Hn. 2

solo C Tpt. 1 f

sa l

C Tpt. 2

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Timp. mp

Perc.

Hp.

pizz.

arco

Vln. I f

pizz.

arco

Vln. II f

pizz.

arco

Vla. f

arco

pizz.

arco

Vc. mf

arco

f pizz.

mf arco

Cb. mf

soli

3 4

Fl. 1

3 4

Fl. 2

3 4 mf

Ob. 2

2 4 mf

3 4 3 4

Bb Cl. 1 mf soli

2 4

3 4

Bsn. 1 mf

Bsn. 2 sfz

mf soli

2 4 mf

3 4

2 4 sfz

3 4

2 4

Hn. 2

3 4

2 4

3 4

2 4

Sc or e

Hn. 1

C Tpt. 1

2 4

3 4

2 4

3 4

2 4

Timp.

3 4

2 4

Perc.

3 4

2 4

3 4

2 4

3 4

2 4

pizz.

3 4

2 4

pizz.

3 4

2 4

pizz.

sa l

3 4

C Tpt. 2

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Hp.

Vln. I mf

Vla. f

f pizz.

arco

pizz.

arco

3 4

2 4

pizz.

arco

2 4

pizz.

arco

3 4

Cb.

Vc. mf

Vln. II

2 4

3 4

soli

Bb Cl. 2

2 4 mp

soli

2 4

Ob. 1

2 4

mf soli

rit. 50

a tempo 52

3 4

Fl. 1

3 4 f

Ob. 2

3 4

2 4

3 4

Bsn. 1 f

Bsn. 2 f

2 4 f

3 4

2 4 f

3 4

Hn. 1

2 4 f

Sc or e

Hn. 2

3 4

C Tpt. 1

2 4

3 4

Tbn. 2

2 4

Tbn. 1

2 4

3 4

sa l

mf C Tpt. 2

2 4

3 4

Bb Cl. 2

2 4

3 4 f

2 4

Bb Cl. 1

2 4

Ob. 1

Broaden

2 4

mp Fl. 2

2 4

3 4

Timp.

2 4 mp

3 4

Perc.

2 4

triangle (let ring)

mp MMLOMMMM

3 4 Hp.

3 4 rit.

Vln. I

3 4

2 4

arco

a tempo

3arco 4

Vln. II

C 2 4 2 4

3 4

Vla.

arco

2 4

3 4

Vc. f Cb. f

MMMOMMMM

2 4

Broaden

3 4

2 4 mf 5

D 58

5 8

Fl. 1 mf

5 8

Fl. 2 mf

5 8

Ob. 1 f

5 8

Ob. 2 f

5 8

Bb Cl. 1 f

5 8

Bb Cl. 2 mf

5 8

Bsn. 1 mf

5 8

Bsn. 2 mf

5 8

Hn. 1 mp

C Tpt. 1

C Tpt. 2

mf Tbn. 2

Tbn. 1

5 8 mp

5 8

sa l

5 8

Sc or e

Hn. 2

5 8

Timp. crash cymbal & bass drum

triangle (let ring)

5 8

Perc. f MMLOMMMM

5 8 f

Hp.

5 8

D 5 8

Vln. I f

Vln. II f

5 8

Vla. mp

5 8

Vc. f

Cb. f 6

5 8

E 69

Fl. 1

5 8

3 4 f

3 4 mf

5 8

2 4

3 4

2 4

3 4

2 4

2 4 f

2 4

2 4 f

Bb Cl. 2

2 4

5 8

2 4

3 4

Bb Cl. 1

2 4

5 8

2 4

f Ob. 2

3 4

Ob. 1

2 4 f

Fl. 2

Bsn. 1

5 8

2 4

3 4

2 4

Bsn. 2

5 8

2 4

3 4

2 4

Hn. 1

5 8

2 4

3 4

2 4

5 8

2 4

Sc or e

Hn. 2

C Tpt. 1

5 8 f

5 8

2 4 f

Tbn. 2

5 8

2 4

5 8

3 4

Hp.

Vln. I

2 4

5 8

2 4

5 8

2 4

5 8 5 8

5 8

sfz f

5 8

2 4 f

crash cymbal

3 4

E 2 4

3 4

2 4

2 4 mf

3 4 p

2 4 2 4

2 4

3 4

2 4 f

Cb.

2 4 f

Vc.

bass drum

3 4

mf Vla.

2 4

3 4

triangle (let ring)

mf Vln. II

crash cymbal

2 4

3 4

bass drum

5 8

42 mp

2 4 mf

Perc.

5 8

2 4

Timp.

2 4

3 4

Tbn. 1

2 4

3 4

sa l

C Tpt. 2

3 4

2 4

2 4 mf

3 4

2 4 mf 7

Fl. 1 f

Fl. 2 ff

Ob. 1 f

Ob. 2

Bb Cl. 1

Bb Cl. 2

Bsn. 1

Bsn. 2

Hn. 1

Sc or e

f Hn. 2

f C Tpt. 1 f

sa l

C Tpt. 2

mf Tbn. 2 mf

Tbn. 1

Timp. mf crash cymbal & bass drum

Perc. f

Hp.

Vln. I f

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

F 90

3 8

Fl. 1

2 4 f

3 8

Fl. 2

2 4 f

3 8

Ob. 1

2 4

simile

sfz

3 8

Ob. 2

2 4

simile

sfz

3 8

Bb Cl. 1

sfz

3 8

2 4 sfz

simile

Bsn. 1

3 8

2 4

Bsn. 2

3 8

2 4

Hn. 1

3 8

2 4

3 8

Tbn. 1 p

Tbn. 2 p

2 4

3 8

sa l

C Tpt. 2

sfz

2 4

sfz

3 8

2 4

3 8

2 4

Perc.

3 8

2 4

Vln. I

2 4

Timp.

Hp.

2 4

C Tpt. 1

Sc or e

3 8

Hn. 2

2 4

simile Bb Cl. 2

3 8

2 4

3 8

2 4

3 8

F 2 4

f Vln. II

3 8

2 4 f

Vla.

3 8

2 4 f

Vc.

3 8

2 4 f

Cb.

3 8

2 4 f 9

G 100

101

102

103

104

105

106

107

108

109

Fl. 1 ff

Fl. 2

Ob. 1 ff

Ob. 2

Bb Cl. 1 mp

Bb Cl. 2

Bsn. 1 p Bsn. 2 p

Hn. 1 mp

Sc or e

Hn. 2 mp

C Tpt. 1 ff

sa l

C Tpt. 2

Tbn. 1

mp Tbn. 2

Timp. ff

Perc.

Hp.

G Vln. I ff

Vln. II ff

mf pizz.

Vla. ff

pizz.

Vc. ff

mf pizz.

Cb. ff 10

110

Fl. 1

111

112

3 4

113

2 4

114

115

116

117

118

119

120

121

f Fl. 2

3 4

2 4 f

Ob. 1

3 4

2 4 mf

mf Ob. 2

3 4

2 4 mf

Bb Cl. 1

3 4

2 4 pp

Bb Cl. 2

3 4

2 4 pp

Bsn. 1

3 4

2 4 pp

Bsn. 2

3 4

2 4 mf

Hn. 1

3 4

2 4 pp

3 4

2 4

Sc or e

Hn. 2

2 4

C Tpt. 2

3 4

2 4

Tbn. 1

3 4

2 4

Tbn. 2

3 4

2 4

Timp.

3 4

2 4

Perc.

3 4

2 4

3 4

2 4

3 4

2 4

3 4

2 4

Hp.

Vln. I

3 4

C Tpt. 1

sa l

mf Vln. II

Vla.

3 4 3 4

2 4 2 4

arco

mf Vc.

3 4

2 4

arco

mf Cb.

3 4

pizz.

2 4 11

H 122

123

124

125

126

127

128

129

130

131

Fl. 1

Fl. 2

Ob. 1 mf Ob. 2

Bb Cl. 1

Bb Cl. 2

Bsn. 1

Bsn. 2

Sc or e

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

soli

C Tpt. 1

sa l

C Tpt. 2

Tbn. 2

Tbn. 1

Timp.

Perc.

Hp.

pizz.

arco

Vln. I mf

arco

pizz.

Vln. II f

arco

pizz.

Vla. arco

Vc. f arco

Cb. f 12

132

133

134

I 135

136

137

138

139

140

141

142

143

144

145

146

Fl. 1 ff

Fl. 2 f

Ob. 1 mf Ob. 2 mf

Bb Cl. 1 mp

Bb Cl. 2 mp

Bsn. 1

Bsn. 2

Sc or e

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

C Tpt. 1

mf Tbn. 1

C Tpt. 2

soli

sa l

Tbn. 2

Timp. mf 3

Perc. mf MMLOMMMM

MMMOMMMM

Hp.

MMLOMMML

MMLOMMMM

I Vln. I mf

Vln. II

Vla. mf Vc. mf Cb.

J 147

148

149

150

151

152

153

154

155

156

157

158

Fl. 1 mp Fl. 2 mp

Ob. 1 f

Ob. 2 mf

Bb Cl. 1 mf Bb Cl. 2 mf

Bsn. 1 mp Bsn. 2 mp

Sc or e

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

sa l

C Tpt. 1

C Tpt. 2

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Timp.

bass drum

Perc. MMLOLMMM

LMLOLMML

p MMMOMMMM

LMLOMMMM

Hp.

pizz.

Vln. I mp pizz.

Vln. II mp pizz.

Vla. f

Vc. f

Cb. mp 14

K 159

160

161

162

163

164

165

166

167

168

169

170

171

172

Fl. 1 p

Fl. 2

Ob. 1 mp

Ob. 2 mf

Bb Cl. 1 mp

Bb Cl. 2 mp

Bsn. 1 mf

p subito

Bsn. 2 p subito

Hn. 1 mf

Hn. 2

mf Tbn. 2

Tbn. 1

C Tpt. 2

sa l

C Tpt. 1

Sc or e

Timp.

Perc. MMLOMMMM

p MNMOMMMM

MMLOMMMM

Hp.

arco

Vln. I mp

arco

Vln. II p

arco

Vla.

Vc. mf

subito

Cb. subito

mp 15

173

174

175 b

176

177

178

179

3 4

2 4

Fl. 1 f

3 4 3 4

2 4

3 4

2 4

3 4 ff

3 4

Bb Cl. 1

2 4

3 4

2 4

3 4

2 4

f Bsn. 2

3 4 ff

Bsn. 1

3 4 ff

3 4

Bb Cl. 2

3 4 ff

3 4

Hn. 1

2 4

3 4 fp

Sc or e

3 4

Hn. 2 mf

3 4

C Tpt. 1

sa l

mf C Tpt. 2

f Tbn. 2

Tbn. 1

3 4

2 4 2 4

3 4

2 4

2 4 2 4

3 4 mf

3 4 ff

Vln. I

MMLOLMMM

3 4

2 4

3 4

2 4

3 4 ff

2 4

3 4 ff

3 4

2 4

3 4

2 4

3 4 f

3 4

2 4

3 4

Vln. II

Cb.

3 4 3 4

2 4

Vc.

Perc.

3 4

Vla.

3 4

2 4

3 4

Timp.

3 4 fp

3 4 ff

Ob. 2

3 4 ff

Ob. 1

3 4

2 4

181

Fl. 2

Hp.

180

2 4

3 4 ff

3 4 3 4

L 182

Fl. 1

accel. poco a poco (ma non troppo) al rit.

183

3 4

184

185

186

187

188

3 4

Ob. 2

Bb Cl. 1

Bb Cl. 2

Bsn. 1

2 4

3 4

5 8 f

2 4

3 4

5 8

2 4

3 4

5 8

2 4

3 4

5 8

3 4

2 4

5 8 ff

3 4

2 4

5 8

ff Hn. 2

3 4

2 4

3 4

2 4 ff

2 4

sa l

3 4 ff

Tbn. 2

3 4

2 4

5 8 f

5 8

2 4

5 8 ff

Timp.

3 4

2 4

5 8 f

Perc.

3 4

5 8

3 4

Tbn. 1

5 8

ff C Tpt. 2

C Tpt. 1

Sc or e

Hn. 1

5 8

2 4 ff

Bsn. 2

5 8

2 4

3 4

191

5 8

Ob. 1

190

2 4 ff

Fl. 2

189

crash cymbal & bass drum

2 4

5 8

Hp.

3 4

2 4

5 8

3 4

2 4

5 8

L Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.

3 4 3 4 3 4

accel. poco a poco (ma non troppo) al rit.

2 4 2 4 2 4

5 8 f

5 8

5 8 f

Vc.

3 4

2 4

5 8 f

Cb.

3 4

2 4

5 8 f 17

M 192

Fl. 1

193

5 8

194

195

196

Ob. 2

rit.

199

5 8

molto rit

2 4 mf

2 4

5 8

200

3 4

Ob. 1

198

2 4 mf

Fl. 2

197

3 4

2 4 mf

2 4

3 4

2 4

3 4

2 4

Bb Cl. 1

5 8

2 4

3 4

2 4

Bb Cl. 2

5 8

2 4

3 4

2 4

Bsn. 1

5 8

2 4

3 4

2 4

5 8

2 4

3 4 mf

Hn. 1

5 8

3 4 mp

2 4 mf

C Tpt. 2

5 8

2 4 mf

5 8

Tbn. 2

5 8

2 4 mf

5 8

Tbn. 1

2 4

5 8

Perc.

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.

3 4

5 8

3 4 mp

bass drum

2 4 mf

3 4

2 4

3 4

2 4 mf

5 8

2 4

3 4

2 4

5 8

2 4

3 4

2 4

5 8 5 8 5 8

2 4 mf

2 4 2 4

5 8 5 8

molto rit

rit.

3 4 3 4

3 4 mp

2 4

2 4 mf

2 4

3 4 mp

2 4 2 4

3 4

mf 18

2 4 mf

2 4

mf Cb.

2 4

mf Vc.

2 4 mf

Hp.

2 4

3 4

2 4 mf

3 4

Timp.

2 4

3 4

sa l

C Tpt. 1

2 4 mf

Hn. 2

Sc or e

Bsn. 2

2 4 mf

2 4

N 201

Andante q = 80 202

203

204

205

2 4

Fl. 1

206

207

208

2 4 mf

2 4

2 4 f

5 8

2 4 mf

2 4

5 8 mp

2 4 mf

2 4

Bsn. 1

2 4

5 8 f

Bb Cl. 2

2 4

5 8 f

Bb Cl. 1

2 4

211

2 4

Ob. 2

5 8 5 8

Ob. 1

210

2 4

Fl. 2

209

5 8

2 4

5 8

2 4

5 8

2 4

Bsn. 2

2 4 2 4

Hn. 2

2 4 f

sa l

2 4

C Tpt. 2

2 4

Tbn. 2

5 8

2 4 f

5 8

2 4

5 8

2 4

5 8

2 4

Timp.

2 4

Tbn. 1

5 8

C Tpt. 1

Sc or e

Hn. 1

5 8

2 4 mf

f triangle (let ring)

crash cymbal & bass drum

2 4

Perc.

2 4 Hp.

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

5 8 MMLOMMMM

2 4 N

Vln. I

Andante q = 80

2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4

2 4

5 8

2 4

5 8

2 4

5 8

2 4

5 8

2 4 f

5 8

2 4

5 8

crash cymbal triangle (let ring)

bass drum

2 4 f

5 8

2 4 f 19

O 212

213

214

215

216

217

218

219

3 4

2 4

Fl. 1 f Fl. 2

3 4 f

soli

2 4

3 4

Bsn. 1

2 4

3 4 mf

p f

2 4

Bb Cl. 2

3 4

Bb Cl. 1

soli

2 4

3 4

Ob. 2

222

Ob. 1

221

2 4

3 4

220

mf soli

2 4 mf

3 4

Bsn. 2

2 4 mf

3 4

Hn. 1

Sc or e

3 4

Hn. 2

C Tpt. 2

ru Pe

Tbn. 2

3 4

3 4 3 4

3 4

2 4

Perc.

3 4

2 4

3 4

2 4

3 4

2 4

3 4

O 2 4

Vln. I mf

sfz f

3 4

Vln. II mf

3 4

Vla. mf

mf Cb. mf

2 4 sfz f

2 4

3 4

Vc.

2 4

Timp.

Hp.

2 4 mf

MNMOMNMM

2 4

Tbn. 1

sa l

2 4

C Tpt. 1

2 4 p

sfz

2 4 p

3 4

2 4 p

223

224

soli

225

226

227

228

3 4

Fl. 1

229

230

231

232

soli

2 4

3 4

Fl. 2

2 4

3 4

Ob. 1 mf

Ob. 2

2 4 mf

3 4

2 4 ff

3 4

Bb Cl. 1 f

Bb Cl. 2

3 4

2 4

3 4

2 4

mf Bsn. 1 mf

soli

2 4

Bsn. 2 mf

3 4

2 4

3 4

2 4

Hn. 2

3 4

2 4

3 4

C Tpt. 2

3 4

ru 3 4

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

2 4

sa l

C Tpt. 1

Sc or e

Hn. 1

2 4

3 4

2 4

Timp.

3 4

2 4

Perc.

3 4

2 4

3 4

2 4

3 4

2 4

3 4

2 4

pizz.

3 4

2 4

pizz.

3 4

2 4

pizz.

Vln. I f

Vla. pizz.

3 4

arco

Vc. pizz.

arco

Cb. f

3 4

arco

Vln. II

2 4

Hp.

arco

2 4

pizz.

2 4

pizz.

mf arco

pizz.

f arco

pizz.

mp 21

233

234

235

Fl. 1

236

237

3 4

2 4 f

3 4

Fl. 2

3 4 mf

2 4

3 4

Ob. 2 mf

2 4 mp

3 4

Bb Cl. 1

2 4 mp

3 4

Bb Cl. 2

2 4

3 4

Bsn. 1

2 4

3 4

Bsn. 2

2 4

3 4 mp

Hn. 2

2 4 mp

3 4

2 4

Sc or e

Hn. 1

mf mp

3 4

C Tpt. 1 mp

2 4

sa l

3 4

C Tpt. 2

mf Tbn. 2

3 4

Tbn. 1

3 4

2 4 mp

Timp.

3 4

2 4

Perc.

3 4

2 4

3 4

2 4

3 4

2 4

3 4

2 4

Hp.

Vln. I mf

3 4

Vln. II

3 4

Vla.

2 4 f

2 4

f arco

Vc. mf

arco

Cb. mf 22

239

solo

2 4

Ob. 1

238

pizz.

3 4

2 4

pizz.

3 4

2 4

pizz.