Evan J Lawson: Ballad of Antinous

This version premiered 27th October, 2017 by the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music percussion department, Justine Anderson soprano and conducted by Guy de Plut

For Peter Nerville and Justine Anderson

Ballad of Antinous Text by Nicole Butcher

Part I

     

Tubular bells

Percussion 1



fff

    

Crotales

Percussion 2



fff

     Clave

Percussion 3

   Percussion 4   

Piano

Harp



 

7

Perc. 2

 

Perc. 3

 

S.

Cel.

Hp.



 

V(ff) To Cel.





  

(hand mute)

     

 

  

gliss. 



 





  

   

   

a- - tch







 

 





  



 

To Glock.

pp

  

    

  



   

Marimba





f

 ah

-

pp



st



 





     

 

p

3



 

-

mf

    

To Vib.



 







pp

5



To Clv.







    

 



 

 

       



 



         

pp

 

 



  



 

  

when vi - vid we

To Pno.

 



 



 

 

 

l.v.











 

A  



 



 

           pp

 

5

   ord.                                5









   

pp

wa atch -





the

eh

Piano







 





 



  









 



 













 



Glockenspiel



trem - bles



 

   

Vibraphone

 





 

      

 





     pp



 

  

         pp



 



V - ast sea

Celesta



Claves

         pp





wa



(hand mute) gliss.

with soft vibs. mallets

p

 

pp

  

Vibraphone

mp            

 

f    wa

  

q = 50

    

    

   

fff

Claves

Perc. 4

To Mar.

     fff          

  Perc. 1  



  

 



   To Vib.

Whip

Soprano



  

fff

fff

  

q = 50

Music by Evan Lawson



       p



 

Copyright © 2017 Evan Lawson

 

    A    

e

  



mf

   

-

-

dges

 

 

 

 













  



 

2

- Ballad of Antinous -

    Perc. 1   



13

       

fff

Perc. 2



fff

Perc. 4

  

S.

 



Hp.



Perc. 2

Perc. 3

Perc. 4

S.

sha - tter

Hp.





 



 

-

       pp

       

a - ttached

 



 

   

   

 

   





         

to legs or lungs



   

   



       

  



  





  

 

pp

  

  ff   ff



when vi - vid we

 

5

   

pp

  

 

   

         

   

     

       

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

      



(hand mute) gliss.

   



            

pp

    

  

 

    



V - ast sea

               pp     

 

 

 

pp



          

 

     

   



    

pp

      



    





 



     



trem - bles

 



 



         

 



  

   



  

 



 

B

     



 

 pp 









 

         pp       





sha - tter un

 



 

        

 

Pno.



pp

19

Perc. 1

 

 



  

Pno.



Vibraphone   

To Vib.      

Perc. 3



5



 ff

    ff

  

 

q = 100

 



 



 



      mp

  



To Cel.

 



 

 



B  q = 100  pp

  



 

mf



mp



 

  



mf

 



 



mf

 



        



p





 f



in but

Celesta           p  f           



 





To Clv. Claves                  mp f p                          p mf mf

  We toy with j um - ping





  



 

 



 



 



 

