Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen: ad astra

Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen “ad astra” (2010) Canone e contrappunti per archi for string orchestra Dur. 15’30”

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Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen “ad astra” (2010) Canone e contrappunti per archi for string orchestra Dur. 15’30”

NOTE “ad astra” (“to the stars”) is a canon of parts in different tempi. In spite of the cool texture of canonic voices, the music is actually quite romantic, - maybe even sentimental - in it’s feeling.

All of this is set up against a rythmic gesture, the counterpart. The title could refer to the latin saying: Per aspera ad astra (through adversity to the stars).

Intesting here is what happens when reaching “the stars”.

INSTRUMENTATION Vl. I Vl. II Vla. Vcl. Cb. - Five-string bass required!

"ad astra"

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(Canone e contrappunti per archi)

Violin I

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

Sinister with transparency q = ca. 80

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

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



Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen 13/5/10

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Violin II



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

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







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



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



Viola



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

div. (1. half)

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

div. (2. half)

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





 

  

 

 

 

  

  

 

 

            come sopra

 

     

 

Violoncello

Double Bass



5- string basses only!



     pp

  13

Vc.

Db.







       





1

 28

Vc.

Db.

 



 

  



  pp

 







 

 

 

 

40

Vc.

Db.

 



  

      



       







  



 



 

 



pp

  





 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 



  

 





  

  



  

 

 

  

 

     



 

   

 



 

   









   



   

2

 

 







Vla.

     p

  













  

 

  







 









 

 



 



 

 



  







   

   



  

  

 



pp



  

 





   

 

   







 



    

Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen "ad astra"

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  52

Vln. II

 







   





62

 

   Vc.

 

  



 



  

 







  

  





   













    

  

 

  

 



 71

Vln. I

   

Vln. II

    

Vla.

 Vc.

Db.











   









     

  



p legato

 









  

  

    

   



p

p



  



 

    

         

  

  

 



 

 

  

 





p

 

  

 

 

  



     



  



   





  

  





   





  



    

   

       

  





 

5

    

legato cantabile



  



    

pp



    

pp

   

  



   

 





 

4

  

  









p legato





    



 



    

    





  

    



   

   



   

 





    

  

 

  

p

  



  

 

4-string basses











 







         



      







    



    





 

(only if possible - leave out the part if no Cb is avaible)

Db.

 



   



  

  



   





  



 





   

Vla.



    



   

Vln. II



     



 

 



  



   

Vc.

Vln. I



    

Vla.

Db.



3

 





   



  





   

     mp

   

      

       

Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen "ad astra"

   80

Vln. I

 

Vla.

   

Vc.



 





  

Vln. II

Db.









     



Vln. I



  

Vln. II

   Vc.











Vln. II

Vla.

unis.

Vc.



      

   

 

 

Db.

 

 

 

   

 

   

    

  













 

 

        

 





 

  p

  

 

  

p

 

p

     

semplice cantande legato possibile

  



 

 

          

    



    



         

   

   

   

     

   

   





  



    



  

    

 

  

      

   

       

   

  







   





     p



pp



 

p









 









 



   



  



p

    

  

    

semplice cantande legato possibile



p

 

           

     p

         

  

       

 



mp

mf

     

  

mf

 

  



mp

  

            



  





pp

   

ff

 

  

f



mf

  

f

 

ff semplice cantande legato possibile

 



     mf

 

  f 



 

 

f

     

 

    

f

  





 

f

 



 

f

  





7 



             

   







   p



    









 



  

 

     mf



       





 

    



 

       

  

   





  



   



       8

    99

Vln. I



  

       

 

   



 



      

Vla.

Db.







89



                     

     mp



  



   

 

 

     mp

  

 

    

  



  



   

 



  



   



        



    

  

5

6

 

Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen "ad astra"

6

  

9

108

Vln. I



Vln. II

pp









 

Vc.

      

  

   

 

unis.

Db.

    p







 

 

 

  

   







  



























   



   

  



   





  

 

  



10

 pizz. don't stop the sound           119

Vln. I

p



Vln. II

      p

 

Vc.

Db.



 











     

   



    













      



    



     















  







p div. pizz. don't stop the sound

Vla.

    



  

pizz. don´t stop the sound

  

   





 

   



   



 

 





   

  

 



   









    

   

      



11

  







 



 

  

130

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.

 

Vc.

Db.



 





 





    

        



 









   

 

   











  







  







  







     



 

   

  















 

  



12



























   

   





  





   

Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen "ad astra"

   141

Vln. I

 

Vln. II

 

Vla.



   



    

  

Vc.

Db.

   





 









    

 





 





  

   

 





 





   





 

13 

  





 

      

Vln. II



Vla.



Vc.











   



  











   



  





   





 







mf

 

  







    



f



f

mf

mp







   

 

  







< e = e >

14   

    

  

     pp

 

arco

pp

arco

  



 

    

     3

  

     pp

mf



  

 

pp



mp







   



mf

   





 

   

  



 

mf



 p



 





   



< e = e >

151

Db.



  



Vln. I



  



  

  

unis. semplice cantande legato possibile arco



 

7

 

   

      



 



     

 

pp

     3

  

Vln. II

 

Vla.



Vc.

 

Db.









     

160

Vln. I



3

  

    

      

3

  



   

       

 

  

   

 

  



3

      

        



3

          

   3

 

 



  

 

   3

3



             

         

  

3

3

  

  

  



 

 



  

  

Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen "ad astra"

8

15      

Vln. I

p



Vln. II



Vla.

p









p legato cantabile

  

  3

     

 

    



3

 

  

  

   

  

     

    3

3

 



  

 

3

    

3

  

 



    



 

  

  



3

p

  

     

  

  





  

  

      

    

legato cantabile

  

  

  

p

  

 

Vc.

Db.

      3

 

  

170

  

   

  

   



       

3

3

        178

Vln. I

16 

3



Vln. II

Vc.

Db.



 



    

      



186

Vln. I



Vln. II



3

Vla.

  

Vc.



Db.







   



3

  

  



  

3

    

      

  

     



3

 

   

3

  

      



3

  

    

3

   

3

3

 

   

     









   

3

3

17

   

    

  

  

   

 



   

   

  

   

3

  

 

 



3

 



     

  

   

3

 

    

    



    



   

Vla.



3

 

3

  

   



    

   

3



3

  

     

  



 

 

      3

    3



   

 



   

3

        

  

   

3

 

  

3

3

        

3







         





    



3

    3

Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen "ad astra"

  

   

194

Vln. I



Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Db.



Vln. I

Vln. II



Vla.

Vc.

3







     

   

   

   







 



 

pp

    



3

  

 

p



 pp

 

 



 

3



 













  

pp













   pp

 



pp



     

      



 



  

 

20

unis.

    





 













  

      

  

div.    

  

    

  

mp

 



pp

  







pp





 





pp

 



 

      

pp





  

pp



 

pp

pp



    

    



pp





  3

3

 

pp



 

3

19     



    

     

   3

      





< e = e >

  202         

pp

3





3

3





3

   

 

3

3

   

    

3

     

  

   

  

    



3

 



3



218

Vln. II



 

 Vln. I

3

  



18    

   

3

     

212

Vln. II



     



Vln. I

 

9







pp



   pp



Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen "ad astra"

10

Vln. I

Vc.

pp

pp

  

 

 





 

   

Vla.





pp

 

 

Vln. II



 

21    223















 

  

  

pp

  



 

  

pp



   

  

 

pp



     

pp



  



pp



 



pp

< e = e >

  



pp

   

 

    

   

   

              



 



(Vl. I + II could from 21 - 22

  

pp

   

Vla.

       

       

 

Vln. II

 



227

Vc.

   





Vln. I



pp

 

    

 



  

 

 



        

    

     



  

be played as harmonics ad lib.) 22          



  

5

ff

        

 

         

ff

5

           

ff

   

  

3

  

3

  

  

ff



  232

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.

 

         



 

  Vc.  

5

 

3

   

      

 

               

      5

      



 

5

  3

  

 

5

    

5

3

5

          3

  

    

   

     

 

                        5

5

3  3      

  

      



 

  

  

    

5

    

5

       

3

3

  

  

  

5

 

Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen "ad astra"



    236

Vln. I



Vln. II



Vla.

  

                            

 

 

              

  

5

5

 

5

   

3

5

    

 

3

5



      

   



3

 



 

 

  

  

  

  

 

  



                  6         6 6

     

5



      

         5

 

3

  Vc.   

3

  

5 3

 

11

23



5







    5

      

             

  

7

   239

Vln. I

   

     

                                                     3   3 6 6 3 6

3

5

                                  

Vln. II

5

            

           

                          

Vla.

Vc.

7

Db.





    

5

                                  3 5 5 5                           



 

    

5





24  div.    non          

      

non div.

          

non div.

  



 



  



ff

   243

Vln. I

Vln. II



Vla.





   

     

         

       

   

Vc.

Db.



   



   

 

     

  

 

3

  

 



           

   

   

 

        

 



                 

3

 25  

 

   

3

     

 

3

   

 

      

    

    

 

      

    

   



    

   







   

 

  



 

 

 







   

 

  



 

 

 

Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen "ad astra"

12

Vln. I

251       

     

Vln. II

    

Vla.

Vc.

  

Db.

  



                                                               

 

 

 

 

 

        

             

26       

      

            

                 

           

         

             



 



               

 

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

 

 



Vln. I

261                

f

                  f

Vln. II

                          

Vla.

  

Vc.

Db.





 

 



f

 

f



27                          mf

                              mf

                            

 

 



 

 

 

 

mf

f

                       

 



 

 



 

mf

 

          

mf

           

 

            

 

272

Vln. I



Vln. II

              

Vla.



Vc.

Db.







 



 

   

                

   

                   

  



   mp

mp

28  

    

 



   

 



mp

mp

   

mp

 









p



p

    p

   

    p

    

 



 

 

 

         282

Vln. I

          

Vln. II



 

Vc.

Db.



   



  













 

  Vla.

Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen "ad astra"



13 1. solo con sord.

29

SoloViolin I







SoloViolin I





con sord.

SoloViolin II 1. solo





        



pp

pp

2. solo con sord.



 















  

























pp











con sord.

1. solo







 

  3

 

  

con sord.

2. solo



pp change bow ad lib. - but allways inaudible

   3



  

5

5

         



con sord.

1. solo

         

pp 3

SoloViolin II







5

    

3

3

    





pp



 

 







    

   





  

pp

      292



5

Vln. I







    Vln. I





  

Vc.



Db.







  



 



Solovioloncello 1.





     

  

Vla.



  















 

 

 



















































5

     

pp





5





               5

pp

 



con sord.

1. solo





7





3

 

        3

      

1. solo

      

pp





30

1. solo con sord.

 





3

 

3





via sord.

     5

Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen "ad astra"

14

  301

Vln. I



Vla.



Vc.

 









Vln. I

Db.



senza sord.

 senza sord.

 







 sul G tutti

 





sul G



  

tutti



pp



sul D senza sord.



tutti

  



















pp



 



 



All 4-string



All 5-string

  p  

p









 

 

pp

 

 

 

 

pizz.

 

pizz.

 

 

pp

     



pizz.

pp





vcl ad lib. if only two or less Db.s

p

(if only 1 player, he might play octaves..)

 

 

senza sord.







 (ad lib)







pp







 31 

  

 

  

  

  

     

Fine (dur. ca. 15.30) Nebbegårdsbakken 7/6/10 (rev. 25/6/10 + 5/7/10)