QUETZALCÓATL
Intrumentation
Flute/Piccolo 1
Oboe 1
Oboe 2
Clarinet in Bb1
Bass Clarinet
Bassoon 1
Contrabassoon 2
Horn 1
Horn 2
Violins Violas
Cellos
Double basses
Program note
This work combines two parallel stories that converge into a shared experience – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, an Austrian man and myself, a Mexican woman, both young composers who are writing music in different periods of time and space. He and I come together in the exploration of music as a means to express the profound pain of a lost love and the internal transformation it entails. Inspired by Mozart's Symphony No. 40 and my own life experiences, I conceive this musical piece as a counterpoint and dialogue, dedicated to the constant reinvention of beauty.
I yearn for the music to become a way that leads performers and audiences into new emotional realms, immersing them in the intensity of love, pain, passion, and freedom, all from the perspective of a female composer rooted in Aztec traditions and deities. Symbolically, the feathered serpent, the god Quetzalcóatl, represents nature, power, the duality between darkness and light, and liberation – a pivotal element in the musical narrative of this work. Thus, Wolfgang and I, hailing from diverse realities, temporarily converge before the same empty staff, sharing overwhelming pains and passions. I write this piece in an emotive homage to my mother, my culture, and the power of transformation, propelling us toward an awareness of universal solidarity.
Diana Syrse
This work is commissioned by the Musikkollegium Winterthur conducted by Roberto González-Monjas
Edition of score Diana Syrse
Parts by Erick Tapia & Gustavo Larrea
Mexico City, Mexico / France 2023
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Note: Accidentals apply within the measure in which they appear, unless canceled by another accidental sign or tied into a following measure. If a note has an accidental and the note is repeated in a different octave within the same measure, the accidental does not apply to the same note of the different octave.
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for symphonic orchestra
Piccolo Flute Oboe 1 Oboe 2 Clarinet in B Bass Clarinet Bassoon Contrabassoon Horn in F 1 Horn in F 2 Violins I div. Violins 2 div. Violas div. Contrabass div. Violoncello div.
. = 120 sul pont. sul pont. sul pont. sul pont. sul pont. sul pont. QUETZALCÓATL
Score in C Commissioned by the Musikkollegium Winterthur conducted by Roberto González-Monjas
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Like a serpent
Diana Syrse
Picc. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Vln. I Vln. II Vlas. Cb. div. Vc. div. 5 unis. unis. unis. ord. ord. ord. ord. ord. 2 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Picc. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Vln. I div. Vln. II div. Vlas. div. Cb. div. Vc. div. 10 div. div. div. 3 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Picc. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Vln. I div. Vln. II div. Vlas. div. Cb. div. Vc. div. 15 unis. unis. div. pizz. pizz. pizz. pizz. pizz. pizz. div. 4 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Picc. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Vln. I div. Vln. II div. Vlas. div. Cb. div. Vc. div. 20 arco arco arco arco arco arco unis. unis. 5 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Picc. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Vln. I div. Vln. II div. Vlas. div. Cb. div. Vc. div. 25 unis. unis. pizz. pizz. pizz. pizz. div. pizz. div. arco arco div. div. A 6 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Picc. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Vln. I div. Vln. II div. Vlas. div. Cb. div. Vc. div. 30 arco arco arco arco unis. unis. 7 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Picc. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Vlas. div. Vln. I Vln. II Cb. div. Vc. div. 35 pizz. pizz. pizz. pizz. 8 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Picc. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Vlas. div. Vln. I Vln. II Cb. div. Vc. div. 40 arco arco 9 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Picc. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 div. Vlas. div. Vln. I div. Vln. II div. Cb. div. Vc. div. 45 arco arco div. div. div. 10 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Picc. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Vlas. div. Cb. div. Vln. II Vln. I Vc. div. 50 unis. unis. unis. unis. unis. B 11 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Picc. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Vlas. div. Vln. I div. Vln. II div. Cb. Vc. 55 div. div. div. 12 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Picc. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Vlas. div. Vln. I div. Vln. II div. Cb. div. Vc. div. 60 div. poco sul pont. poco sul pont. poco sul pont. poco sul pont. poco sul pont. poco sul pont. div. sul pont. sul pont. sul pont. sul pont. change to flute unis. 13 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Thanatotic = 50
Fl. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Vlas. Vln. I Vc. Vln. II div. Cb. div.
unis. ord. C unis. 5 unis. ord. 14 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Fl. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Cb. Vlas. Vln. II Vln. I Vc. 74 5 circular bowing, slow velocity circular bowing, slow velocity circular bowing, slow velocity circular bowing, slow velocity unis. circular bowing, slow velocity ord. ord. ord. ord. Flute ord. D 15 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Fl. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Cb. Vlas. Vln. II Vln. I Vc. div. 81 div. 16 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Fl. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Cb. Vlas. Vln. II Vln. I Vc. div. 90 17 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Fl. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Cb. div. Vlas. div. Vln. II div. Vln. I div. Vc. div. 99 div. div. div. 5 E 5 3 5 18 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Fl. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Vlas. div. Vln. II div. Vln. I div. Vc. div. Cb. 106 Faster
60 3 3 flz. div. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 accelerando 3 3 3 3 unis. 19 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
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Fl. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Vlas. div. Vln. II div. Vc. div. Cb. Vln. I 113 3 3 3 3 unis. 3 3 3 3
80 F 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 change to piccolo 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 20 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Flying serpent =
Picc. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Vlas. div. Vln. II div. Vc. div. Cb. Vln. I div. 118 3 3 3 3 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 3 5 Piccolo 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 div. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 21 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Picc. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Vlas. div. Vln. II div. Vc. div. Cb. Vln. I div. 123 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 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 22 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Picc. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Vlas. div. Vln. II div. Vc. div. Cb. Vln. I div. 128 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 accelerando unis. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 3 3 3 3 Faster = 120 23 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Picc. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Vlas. div. Vln. II div. Cb. Vln. I div. Vc. 133 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 G 6 5 5 24 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Picc. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Vlas. div. Vln. II div. Cb. Vln. I div. Vc. 138 5 6 5 5 25 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Picc. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Vlas. div. Vln. II div. Cb. Vln. I div. Vc. 143 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 sub sub sub sub 3 3 26 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Picc. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Vlas. div. Vln. II div. Cb. Vln. I div. Vc. 148 3 3 3 6 27 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Picc. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Vln. II div. Cb. Vln. I div. Vlas. Vc. 153 6 unis. 5 5 5 33 33 3 33 3 33 3 33 3 33 3 33 5 5 3333 3333 28 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Picc. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Vln. II div. Cb. Vln. I div. Vlas. Vc. 158 5 5 3 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 333 333 333 333 333 5 5 29 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Picc. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Cb. Vlas. div. Vc. div. Vln. I Vln. II 164 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 div. div. unis. unis. 5 5 5 5 3333 3333 3333 3333 3333 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 3 33 3 33 3 33 3 33 30 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Picc. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Cb. Vlas. div. Vc. div. Vln. II div. Vln. I div. 170 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 unis. H 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 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 div. div. 31 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Picc. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Cb. Vlas. div. Vln. II div. Vln. I div. Vc. 175 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 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 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 unis. 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 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 3 3 sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub 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 3 3 3 3 3 32 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Picc. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Cb. Vln. II div. Vc. Vla. Vln. I 180 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 unis. div. unis. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 33 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 33 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Picc. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Cb. Vln. II div. Vc. Vla. Vln. I 185 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 3 3 34 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Picc. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Cb. Vln. II div. Vc. Vla. Vln. I 190 6 5 5 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 35 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Picc. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Cb. Vln. II div. Vc. Vla. Vln. I 194 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 36 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Picc. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Cb. Vln. II div. Vc. Vla. Vln. I 199 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 33 33 3333 3333 33 3 3 3333 3 3 33 37 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Picc. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Cb. Vln. II div. Vc. div. Vlas. div. Vln. I div. circular bowing, slow velocity circular bowing, slow velocity circular bowing, slow velocity circular bowing, slow velocity circular bowing, slow velocity I 3 3 3 3 ord. div. 3 3 3 3 ord. ord. ord. ord. ord. ord. ord. div. div. div. 38 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Picc. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Cb. div. Vln. II div. Vc. div. Vlas. div. Vln. I div. 215 3 3 3 3 ord. 3 3 J 39 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Picc. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Cb. div. Vln. II div. Vc. div. Vlas. div. Vln. I div. 220 33 33 33 333 333 333 unis. unis. unis. 40 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Picc. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Cb. div. Vln. II div. Vc. div. Vlas. div. Vln. I div. 225 div. 41 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Picc. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Cb. div. Vln. II div. Vc. div. Vlas. div. Vln. I div. 230 div. div. 3 3 3 3 42 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Picc. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Cb. div. Vln. II div. Vc. div. Vlas. div. Vln. I div. 235 3333 3333 3333 3333 unis. unis. 43 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Picc. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Vln. I Vln. II div. Vla. Vc. Cb. 243 unis. unis. 5 3 3 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 44 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Picc. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Vln. I Vln. II div. Vla. Vc. Cb. 249 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 3 45 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Picc. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Vln. I div. Vln. II div. Vla. Vc. Cb. Calmed = 60 K 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 div. 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 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 46 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Picc. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Vln. I div. Vln. II div. Vla. Vc. Cb. 265 Slower = 90 Solo 6 Free = 60 L flz. Slower = 40 47 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
Picc. Fl. Ob. 1 Ob. 2 B Cl. B. Cl. Bsn. C. Bn. Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Vln. I div. Vln. II div. Vlas. div. Vc. div. Cb. 272 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3
90 div. div. 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 5 3 3 6 5 5 3 3 3 3 48 QUETZALCÓATL Copyright:RicordiBerlinonlyforperusal
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