D. J. Sparr CATCH THAT CATCH CAN For chamber orchestra
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D. J. Sparr CATCH THAT CATCH CAN for chamber orchestra
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Piccolo Flute 2 Oboes Clarinet in Bb Bass Clarinet 2 Bassoons 2 Horns in F 2 Trumpets in C 1 Percussion (high, medium, and low suspended cymbals; woodblock; vibraphone; glockenspiel)
Strings Score is transposed
Program Notes Commissioned by The Williamsburg Symphonia, Catch that Catch Can for chamber orchestra is based on a number of the rounds found in a collection of the same name published by John Hilton in 1652. A “catch” is today defined as a circular canon or round (recall “Three Blind Mice”). Many books of these rounds were published in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, among which John Hilton’s Catch that Catch Can is the most famous. Hilton’s introduction to his “Choice collection of Catches, Rounds, and Canons for three or four voices” is dedicated “To all Lovers of Music.” He writes: “ . . . As for the Rounds, they have, and may shift for themselves; so might the Catches too in these Times, when Catches and Catchers were never so much in request; all kinds of Catches are abroad; . . . And these Catches also, which I have now published by importunity of Friends, to be free for all mens catching; only my wishes are, that they who are true Catchers indeed, may catch them for their delight; and may they that desire to learne, catch them for their Instruction: But let those that catch at them with detraction (as that is a catching disease) catch only the fruits of their owne Envy.” D. J. Sparr writes that his composition, at its world premiere here in Williamsburg, is based on a number of the rounds found in Hilton’s collection. He comments, “Over the course of many months, I chose and studied my favorite melodies to feature in the work. In the 10-minutes long piece, these ‘catchy’ tunes intertwine throughout the orchestra, creating varying effects of stretto, canon and echo.” Catch that Catch Can is scored for flute, piccolo, two oboes, clarinet, bass clarinet, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, percussion, and strings. – Linda Baker, Williamsburg Symphonia
for Janna Hymes and the Williamsburg Symphonia
CATCH THAT CATCH CAN q=c. 112 Moderato con brio, exaltation! "Me thinks that I do heare the voyce of Chanticleer" concertmaster solo, like paganini, dig in! sul A, sul D (always use open strings, but bring out the melodic line)
Violin I
f
f
D. J. Sparr
sul E, sul A
f
sfz
10
9
sfz
f
f
p
assistant concertmaster solo, like paganini, dig in! sul A, sul D (always use open strings, but bring out the melodic line)
Vln. I
f
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
gli altri, div. p
div.
p
f
p
p
div.
p
© 2010 D. J. Sparr All Rights Reserved version: 3/1/2011
f
sul E, sul A
f
p
p
p
p
p
sfz
ff
ff
ff
ff
2
Picc. 19
Cl.
Fl.
20
Hn. 1
p
p
p
p
C Tpts.
Perc.
p
medium
p
f
p
Vc.
Cb.
f
f
f
large
f
f
small
p
p
nat.
fp
sul pont
f
fp
fp
p
f
nat.
p
nat.
p
nat.
p
p
f
f
f
sul pont
pizz.
p
p
f
f
p
p
unis.
fp
p
p
p
p
sul pont
p
sul pont
gli altri, unis.
f
f
sul A, sul D (always use open strings, but bring out the melodic line) Principal Second Violin solo, like paganini, dig in!
Vln. II
Vla.
f
suspended cymbals, always with softest mallet possible, let ring - sempre
sfz
Glockenspiel
fp
Vln. I
con sord, harmon 1.2.
f
mf
f
fp
sul pont
fp
sul pont
fp sul pont
sul pont
fp
Picc.
29
Fl.
Cl.
Hn. 1
C Tpts.
Glock.
p
p
p
p
p
f
f
f
f
p
f
mf
nat.
p
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
nat.
nat.
p
nat.
p
p
p
f
sfz
f
fp
p
nat.
p
f
Assistant Principal Second Violin solo like paganini, dig in! sul A, sul D (always use open strings, but bring out the melodic line)
f
fp
nat.
nat.
sul pont
fp
fp
p
p
sul pont
3
p
sul pont
sfz
f
Vln. II
fp
sul pont
36
f
Vln. I
p
nat. gli altri
p
p
div.
p
4
Picc. 37
Obs.
p
Glock.
p
3
p 3
f
3
f
Vla.
Vc.
f
1.2. 3
p
f
mf
f
sul pont
p arco
sul pont
fp sul pont
fp
fp
3
f
f f
3
nat.
p nat.
nat.
p
f
f
f
sul pont
fp
sul pont
fp sul pont
fp
3
3
arco
f
3
p
3
f
p
sul pont
fp
mf
f
p
f
f
p
3
p
f
p
3
p
nat.
p
p
f
p
f
p
3
3
3
p
p
3
f
p
p
3
f
3
p
3
fp
3
sul pont
f
Vln. II
f
f
Cb.
3
3
3
Vln. I
p
f
Hn. 1 C Tpts.
1.2. 3
B. Cl.
p
Cl.
Bsns.
Fl.
Picc.
46
Fl.
Cl.
B. Cl.
Bsns.
Hn. 1
p
p
3
f
p
3
p
Glock.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
ff
nat.
sul pont
p nat.
p
fp sul pont
3
p
3
fp
f
p
3
3
f
p
f
3
3
f
f
f
f
f
f
3
3
p
nat.
sul pont
nat.
fp sul pont
fp sul pont
3
fp
3
p
3
p
3
nat.
fp
sul pont
f
f
f
3
p
fp
f
3
sul pont
nat.
p
p
nat.
p
sul pont
fp
pp
3
p
3
p
3
3
3
f
p
f
nat.
p
f
3
f
ff
ff
3
3
p 3
p
C Tpts.
p
3
3
3
Obs.
5
sfz
sfz
p
sfz
tutti, pizz. p
sfz
q.=c. 67 Adagio Espressivo, gracious yet spritely "Come let us cast the Dice"
54 6
Picc. 53
Fl.
Obs.
Bsns.
Hn. 1
Glock.
f espress.
a2
p
Vibraphone
p
p
p
Vla.
Vc.
pizz. p
mf
p
legato 1.
mf
Glockenspiel
pp pizz.
p
arco
p
tutti
pizz.
arco
(w/ gli altri)
(gli altri)
p
p
solo
p
1.2. f
f espress.
solo
p
To Glock.
f espress.
Vln. II
solo
1. solo
Vln. I
p
Cb.
arco, div
pizz., div
p
p
p
Picc. 59
Fl.
Cl.
B. Cl.
Bsns.
f
Glock.
p
f
f
1.2
p
p
p espress.
legato
p
unis.
Vc.
Cb.
p
1.2.
arco
p
pizz.
arco
p
1.
pizz.
pp
Vln. II
7
Vla.
f
Hn. 1
Vln. I
62
Obs.
solo
p
p
67 8
64
Picc.
Fl.
Cl.
Bsns.
f
p
1.
Percussion
f
f
1.
p
(vibe)
Vla.
3
3
3
3
p
3
3
3
3
f
arco
p
3
3
cresc. poco a poco
3
3
3
cresc. poco a poco
3
solo
3
f
Vln. II
f
p cresc. poco o poco
p
Vln. I
Glock. Vibraphone
p cresc. poco o poco
3
Hn. 1
Vc.
q=c. 63 Meno Mosso, reverence "In Te Domine"
Obs.
rit.
cresc. poco a poco
solo
gli altri
3
f
cresc. poco a poco
cresc. poco a poco
cresc. poco a poco
3
cresc. poco a poco
3
3
3
3
Picc. 71
Fl.
(the highest partial of an organ pedal)
pp cresc. poc a poco
3
9
3
3
(the major third partial of an organ pedal)
Obs.
Bsns.
Hn. 1
C Tpts.
Vib.
3
Vln. I
pp
3
3
3
a2
fp
senza sord.
fp
fp
fp
fp
fp
fp
fp
3
3
Vc.
Cb.
3
3
fp
fp
fp
3
3
3
fp
cresc. poco a poco
p
Vln. II
3
f
3
3
div.
fp
arco
3
Vla.
p cresc.
3
(the 5th partial of an organ pedal)
p
3
B. Cl.
3
cresc. poco o poco
Cl.
3
3
3
3
3
77 q.=42 Largo Grave, Dark 10 Picc. 76
Fl.
fff
Cl. B. Cl.
Vib.
Vln. II
ppp
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
fff
3
solo
3
f
f
f
3
f
f
f
3
3
3
3
ppp
3
f
ppp
f
ppp
3
p
3
3 3 cascades
f
3
3
f
p
p
3
p
3
p
f
3
3
p
3
f
f
3
3
f
3
solo cascades
f p gli altri
p
3
f p gli altri
solo
ppp
f
ppp
solo 3cascades
3
p
f
3
3
cascades 3
solo
cascades
3
p
3
3
f
cascades 3
ff
f
gli altri
fff
fff
Vln. I
fff
fff
fff
Hn. 1 C Tpts.
fff
Obs.
Bsns.
"Here is an old ground"
3
f
3
p
3
82
Vib.
Vln. I
3
f
3
3
p
3
f
3
più f
3
p
3
p
3
p
3
3
p
f
p
f
f
3
p
p
f
f
3
più f
f
3
f
3
p
3
f
f
p
3
3
3
p
3
3
p
ppp
p
3
11
f
f
3
più f
p
3
p
Cb.
3
3
f
Vc.
p
p
f
Vla.
ppp
più f
f
Vln. II
3
Hn. 1
12
Vib.
89
89 p
Vln. I
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
p
f 3
3
3
3
f
3
3 3
3
3
3
3
3
f
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
f
3
3
3
3
p
p
3
3
3
3
3
f 3
p
3
3
f
3
3
p
3
Cb.
p
3
3
3
f
3
p
Vc.
3
3
Vla.
3
p
Vln. II
p
f
unis.
3
ppp
3
3
p
a2
3
3
f
3
f 3
f
3
3
f
3
3
3
3
Hn. 1 95
Vib.
13 f
f
p
rit.
3
3
3
3
p 3
3
3
3
3
Vc.
3
Vla.
Vln. II
3
Vln. I
Cb.
p
3
3
3
3
p 3
3
3
p
3
3
3
3
3
3
p
p
3
3
101
14
q=c. 170 Prestissimo capriccio, Frolic "Come let us all a Maying go"
Picc. 101
Fl.
Obs.
Cl.
p
Bsns.
f
crisp
f
crisp
crisp
crisp crisp
Wood Blocks
f
Vib.
tutti Vln. I
p
f
Vln. II
tutti f
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Vibraphone
f
crisp
1.
f
p
B. Cl.
crisp
pizz., div
tutti, pizz.
f
f
f
pizz.
f
Picc. 109
Fl.
Obs.
113
f
f
p
Cl.
B. Cl.
p
Bsns.
Hn. 1 C Tpts.
Perc.
con sord (straight)
p
Vla.
Cb.
pizz.
p-
p
p
first stand, sul G
first stand, sul G
f
arco
Vc.
p
crisp
1.
a2
f
Vln. II
f
Vln. I
15
solo
p staccato
gli altri, arco
solo
f staccato
Picc.
16
119
Fl.
Obs.
B. Cl.
Bsns.
Cl.
Vln. I
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
p
p
f
p
div.
1.2. p p
p
f
p
p
p
f
f
pizz.
smooth
f
sul G
sul G
f
sul D
sul D
Vln. II
Perc.
f
f
Hn. 1 C Tpts.
121
f
f pizz.
Picc. 130
Fl.
Obs.
Cl.
B. Cl.
Bsns.
Hn. 1
f
a2. solo
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
mp
p p
f
f
solo, sul E
f
p
p
p
17
f
mp
f
p
f
p solo, sul E
Vln. I
"Come follow, follow me"
f
f C Tpts. Perc.
136
p
p solo, sul G
p solo
p
p tutti, pizz
f
tutti, pizz
crisp
p
p
18 Picc.
Fl.
Cl.
B. Cl.
140
C Tpts.
Perc.
Vln. I
f
p
Vln. II
f
Bsns. Hn. 1
f
p
p
f
f
f
p
p sul G
p
p
tutti, pizz
solo, arco
p
p
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
f
p
mp
p
f
mp
148
gli altri
pizz
Picc. Fl. 151
Obs.
Cl.
B. Cl.
C Tpts.
Perc.
mp
p
p
p
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
19
p
p
f
p
p
1.
f
p
mp
p
f
f
f f
Vln. II
Vln. I
Bsns. Hn. 1
20 Picc.
Fl.
Obs.
Cl.
162
Hn. 1
164
f
solo senza sord
mp
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
f
p solo, sul G
Vc.
p
tutti, pizz
Cb.
p
f
p
mp
p
p gli altri, pizz
solo, arco
p
p
p
f
f
p
f
p
crisp
p
f f
f
C Tpts. f f Perc.
Bsns.
B. Cl.
p
173
Picc.
Fl.
Obs.
Cl.
B. Cl.
C Tpts.
Perc.
Vln. II
mp
p
Vln. I
f
f
Bsns. Hn. 1
Vc.
Cb.
solo, arco
Vla.
21
p
p
p gli altri, pizz
22 Picc.
Fl.
Obs.
Cl.
B. Cl.
Bsns.
Hn. 1
C Tpts.
Vln. II
f
tutti, pizz
p
p p
p
p
p
pizz
p
pizz
p
pizz
p
p
p
p
pizz
pizz
p
p
p
pizz
gli altri, pizz
p
p
solo, arco
Vla.
Cb.
Vc.
Vln. I
Perc.
f
179
23
185 q=c. 112 Moderato con brio, exaltation! "Me thinks that I do heare the voyce of Chanticleer" Principle cello solo, like paganini, dig in! sul G, sul D (always use open strings, but bring out the melodic line)
185
Vc.
f
sul D, sul A
f
f
sfz
Perc. 193
Vln. I Vln. II
Vla.
194
sfz
Vc.
f
p
tutti, arco, sul pont
fp
tutti, arco, sul pont
fp
f
p
fp
fp
tutti, arco, sul pont
f
div.
fp
fp
fp
p
p
fp
Asst. principle cello solo, like paganini, dig in! sul G, sul D (always use open strings, but bring out the melodic line) arco
f
A sul D, sul f
f
f
f
p
sfz
Picc.
24
Fl.
Cl.
203
Hn. 1
204
p
p
p
p
C Tpts.
con sord, harmon
p
p
Vln. I
Vln. II
nat., unis.
nat.
p
f
f
p
f
f
f
fp
Vc.
sfz
Cb.
p
p
sul pont.
sul pont.
fp
sul pont.
fp
sul pont.
fp
nat.
nat.
p
p
nat. p
nat.
p
p
f
f
f
mf
f
p
fp
sul pont.
sul pont.
fp
f
pizz.
p
p
f
p
nat.
p
f
p
p
fp
p
p
gli altri, nat.
Glockenspiel
f
Principle viola solo, like paganini, dig in! sul G, sul D (always use open strings, but bring out the melodic line)
Vla.
f
Perc.
f
sul pont.
fp
sul pont.
fp
Picc. 213
Fl.
Cl.
Hn. 1
C Tpts.
f
p
p
p
p
p
p
Vln. II
Vla.
f
mf
f
p
fp
sfz
p
f
p
p
Assistant Principal Second Viola solo, like paganini, dig in!
sfz
p
fp
p
25
p
fp
f
fp
p
Cb.
p
Vc.
f
f
Perc.
Vln. I
fp
112 Moderato furioso, heavy but nimble 222 q=c. "Down in a Dungeon deep"
26
Picc. 222
Obs.
B. Cl.
Bsns. Perc.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vc.
p
p
3
3
3
ff
3
3
ff
3
p
ff
3
3
1.
f
f
3
3
3
3
f
mp
mp
gli altri
3
3
3
3 3
ff
3 3
ff 3
3
ff
3
ff
3
ff
2.1.
3 3
ff
3
3
pp
f
f
f
mp
end solo
end solo
mp 3
3
p
end solo
mp
arco
arco
Cb.
ff
3
Vla.
229
ff
p
3
p
Cl.
p
Fl.
ff
3
p
3
ff
tutti, div
3
unis.
3
3
f
Picc. 230
Fl.
236
ff
Obs.
Cl.
B. Cl.
Bsns.
Hn. 1 Perc.
Vln. I
3
3
Vc.
Cb.
3 3
3
ff
3
3
a2 3
pp
3
3
f
3
3
3
3
Vla.
3
3
ff
3
3
3
3
3
Vln. II
3
ff
27
3
3 3
Picc.
28
238
Fl.
Obs.
Cl.
Perc.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vc.
Cb.
3
3
3 3 ffp 3 3
f
3
3
3
3
ff
3 3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Vla.
Hn. 1
C Tpts.
B. Cl.
Bsns.
3
rit.
Picc. 246
Fl.
C Tpts.
senza sord.
fff
fff
fff
fff
p
1.
p
p
fff
29
fff
B. Cl.
Hn. 1
Cl.
253
"Non Nobis Domine"
fff
Obs.
Bsns.
248 q=c. 75 Adagio gloriasamente, reverence
sempre let all notes ring, f fff
Vibraphone
Vib.
p
Vln. I
Vc.
p espress. (coming out of nothing)
div.
Vla.
div.
gli altri, con sord
unis.
fff solo, arco, con sord
p espress.
unis.
gli altri, con sord.
p espress.
p espress. (coming out of nothing)
gli altri, con sord
fff
fff
Cb.
p espress. (coming out of nothing)
solo, arco, con sord
fff
Vln. II
solo, con sord, arco
fff
p espress.
Picc.
30
Fl.
p
Cl.
p
f
p
Bsns.
1.2.
f
Hn. 1
p
p
C Tpts.
Vib.
f
f
mp
fp
sfz
sfz
1.2.
fp
fp
fp
p
fp
fp
f
mf
fp
fp
fp
f
f
Vln. I
Vln. II
f
Vla.
Vc.
f
Cb.
p
1.
B. Cl.
f
Obs.
254
f
con sord.
p
p
f
f
f
f
Picc.
262
Fl.
Obs.
Cl.
B. Cl.
Vib.
Vln. I
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
fp
fp
fp
fp
fp
fp fp
fp
fp
fp fp
fp
fp
fp
fp
fp
fp
fp fp fp p
solo, senza sord
senza sord.
3
mf solo, senza sord
div
31
fp
div.
a2
fp
fp
fp
fp
Vln. II
fp
fp
Hn. 1
Bsns.
C Tpts.
3
mf
div.
gli altri
senza sord.
3
mf
270 270 Picc.
32
q=c . 105 Moderato divertimento, cheer the heart "Come, come away to the Tavern I say"
Obs.
Cl.
B. Cl.
fff
fff
fff
fff
Hn. 1
Vib.
Bsns.
C Tpts.
fff
Fl.
fff fff
fff
ff
3
Vln. I
arco
mf
f
p
solo, arco, senza sord
3
Vln. II
mf
f
p
3
mf
p gli altri, unis.
f
solo, senza sord
solo, senza sord
Vc.
3
mf
f
p
mf
3
mf
p
3
mf
pp
mf
mf
3
mf
3
p
3
p
mp
mf
3
p
p
3
3
mf
p
3
3
mf
3
mp
3
mf
p
3
mf
3
3
3
p
pp
3
mf
3
pp
p
pp
solo, senza sord
Vla.
3 3 3 3 3
p
3
282
Hn. 1 277
Vib.
3
3
Vln. I
3
3
3
senza sord.
mf
senza sord.
tutti
3
Cb.
unis., senza sord
3
3
senza sord.
3
f
gli altri
3
3
3
3
f
f
f
first stand
f
f 3
3
3
f 3
3
f
pp
3
f
3 3
Vc.
3
p
33
1.
Vla.
3
Vln. II
a2
f 3
f 3
f 3
f
Hn. 1
34
Vib.
283
Vln. I
Vln. II
pp
f
3
3
p
3
3
3
3
mf
3
mf
3
mf
3
pp
3
3
3
3
3
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Hn. 1 289
Vib.
2.
1.
f
pp
3
3
3
35
3
Vln. I
Vln. II
3
3
3
3
mf
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Vla.
Vc.
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
294
36
Picc.
q=c. 155 Allegro con brio, ecstatic vigor 294 three Wills will drinke our fills" "We
Obs.
Cl.
B. Cl.
f
f
Wood Block, drum stick
f
let all notes ring, sempre
p
first stand f
f
Wood Blocks
f
Vln. I
p
Vib.
f
p
Bsns.
Fl.
f
first stand
f staccato
f staccato
Vln. II gli altri f
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
tutti, pizz, div
f
pizz
pizz
f
f
37 Picc. 298
Fl.
Obs.
Bsns.
C Tpts.
p
p
p
f
Vc.
Vla.
f
p
p
Cb.
con sord. (straight)
Vln. II
Vln. I
301
W.B.
B. Cl.
Cl.
mf
mf
p
mf
ff
ff
ff
ff
ff
ff
mf
ff
arco
f
38 Picc. 302
Fl.
Obs.
B. Cl.
Bsns.
f
f
f
f
f
f
308
p
f
f
Vln. I
Hn. 1
W.B.
Cl.
ff
pizz.
ff
p
pizz.
ff
p
pizz.
ff
p
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
f
f
pizz
f
ff
ff
pizz.
ff
p
f
arco, unis.
39 Picc.
309
Fl.
Obs.
B. Cl.
Bsns.
Hn. 1
C Tpts.
W.B.
Vc.
Cb.
f
pp
f
f solo, arco
f
tutti, arco
gli altri, pizz
tutti tutti gli altri
f
ff
pizz, div.
f
pizz
a2
Percussion
pizz first stand, pizz, div.
mf
soft mallets!
f
first stand, pizz, div.
f
div. f f
mf
f
Vla.
f
Vln. II
f
Vln. I
mf
f
Cl.
tutti
40
317 Hn. 1
Perc.
Vln. I
Vln. II
pp
f
solo, arco
p
f
gli altri
(arco)
(pizz)
solo, arco
p
Vla.
Vc.
319
gli altri, pizz
Perc. 325
Vln. I
Vc.
326
p
p