Flare Up! for String Quaret

Michael-Thomas Foumai

Flare Up!

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for String Quartet

for The Aspen Music Festival and School

Michael-Thomas Foumai (1987)

Flare Up! (2011) for String Quartet

Performance Notes

Program Note

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All trills half-step

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Furious, Fierce, Fiery, Flaming‌

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Duration: 4:45 www.michaelfoumai.com mfoumai@umich.edu

for the Aspen Music Festival and School

Flare Up! for String Quartet

 sulG and D   *     sul E

Violin 2

  

sfp

ff

 sulG and D  *       sul A

ff

sfp

 Violoncello  

6

Vln. 2

Vla.



 

  

 Vc.  



                               

Vla.

sfz

        sfz

11      Vln. 1 

Vln. 2

sfp

sfz

  

 

glis

s.

    

  



      

            

    

  



      

ff

gliss.

 

gliss.

     

                            

       

                 

ff

ff

    

    

sfz

      sfz

             ff

 

sfz

   

sfz

 

sfz

      

             

* Highest pitch possible

                      

   

    

        

    

        

              

       

        

          

       

       

                               

                     

     Vc.       

s.

Pe

 Vln. 1 

 *  

sul G and D

glis

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Viola

 

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sfp

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ff

   

sul G and D

sa

 1  *   Violin 1   sul E

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With Vigor q=158

           

          

    

          

           

       

    

          

         

                  sfz sf sf                        sfz  

            

sf

 

sf

 

sfp

               sfp



                sf

         sf

sf

              sf

sf

            f

  

          f

  

ff

 

sf

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ff

      

    

A     

     

      

  

16

Vln. 2

Vc.





         

   21

Vln. 1

 

sfz

sfz

                

Vla.

 

     



   





     



sffz



sfz

  

sffz

sffz

        

p

sfz

p



                    

sfz

           

   

         



  

sfz

     

sfz



 

       

f

                          

            

                          

ff

ff

        sfp

        sfz

sfz

            

f

sfp

            p

sfz

B      

               

p

sfz

       p

  

              

        

p

sfz

p

sfz

Pe

sfp

                  

sa

sfp

sfz

ru

  

            





        

                               più ff

25

Vc.



sffz

                Vln. 1                  





                                  

    Vc.         

Vla.



                                         

          

Vln. 2



                            più ff

p

Vla.



lS

 



 

p

Vln. 2

 

re

Vln. 1

    

co

2

 





 





          

          

     

             

  













 













30

Vln. 1

Vln. 2

3

C













                      Vla.      f sf                                              Vc.                     





    sf

               sf sf

Vla.









sf







sf

  

sf

 

sf

 

 





f

sf

     

                              sfz                        f  sfz

               

       



       



sfz

sfz

Pe

Vc.

 



D         f      

co

sf



Vln. 2



 

lS



  

sa

39

ru

 Vln. 1 

re

 

 Vln. 1  48

Vln. 2

Vla.

                                  sfz 

sfz

Vc.

           sfz

        

mf

        

mf

mf cresc.

         



   

 



 

                              p



     



 



 

  



 

                                              

                     



sfz

sfz



p

fp cresc.

fp cresc.

                              fp sfz

cresc.

f



  





 

 



 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    



     f

     

     

sfz

           f             f

60 E            Vln. 1        f       Vln. 2             f 

                       mf

   



        



    

    

sfz

sfz

   

    



                                                                                            





                          sf pizz.

mf

        





f



ru

                   

arco



 

 

pp

                              f mf

Pe

sfz

      sfz

sfz

   

sa

    Vla.                           mf sfz        Vc.                          mf





co

Vla.

Vc.

   

sfz

     

lS

Vln. 2

     

re

 54                            Vln. 1  4

     Vln. 1        67



Vla.

Vc.





Vln. 2









                                                         pp



                         f

                            mp f                               f mp

     

         



                   

       

                     

        

ff molto marcato

                     ff molto marcato

      

ff molto marcato

  Vln. 1    

 

80

     

Vla.

Vc.



   







f

     

   

    sfp

  

   

      

     

    

     

     

          

    

sfz

Vla.

sfz

     

    

               

     

più ff

                          

             

 88   Vln. 1    

Vln. 2

               

più ff









f

  

0

0 4

        



f

                                mf f

   



f

 



       



f

                      p sff

G

 

sul E sul G/D gli ss.

f



 





              p f

sfp

      

sff sfp

                          sff p

 

sfp

                                      Vc.                 f fp sff

 

  

sff

sul G/D

sfp

gliss

.



      

 

        

              sff

  



              sff

sul A sul G/D gliss .

f

     ff

sul E sul G/D gli ss.

sul A

ff

   

 

                                              mf

sfp

sfz

                         

     

Pe

Vln. 2

f

     

     

re

     Vc.          

                                          più ff

ru

Vla.

   

5

                                                   più ff

co

Vln. 2

     

lS

 

                     ff molto marcato           

sa

Vln. 1

F

   73

 

  Vln. 1    

 

6

95

 

Vln. 2

 



            

                                            



  

                               fp

  

          

  

sf

mf

sf

    Vla.                                                                           Vc.                    fp      

  

      

H          sf

mp

                 

Vln. 2



ff

  

Vla.

              sf sub. p 

ru

                     Vc.  

 Vln. 1  110

Pe 

arco





mf

       

Vla.

Vc.



    f

p

mf

       f









sf

   

  

             mp

                         mp cresc. 



mf



 



pp

ff

                  



I                                      



pp arco

Vln. 2

       

       

ff







sf

mf

sf

sa

   





pizz.

co

103

lS

  Vln. 1  

re

sf

   





sfz

                                                                            sfz ff sub. p                                                              ff mf 



 

sfz

sub. p

                                                         sub. p  ff

sfz

Vln. 1

      



J    

Vla.

Vla.

 









 

pp



mp cresc.

       

7





                                          f

mf

sfz

                   

   

f

                f

  

mf

              

K    

mp cresc.

f

ff





                      sub. p     sfz

sfz

                              

Pe

            

ff



sfz

                                  

ru

f

mf



     arco

                                                           f sub. ff sfz mf mp cresc.

mf

Vc.



co







lS

126



sa

  Vln. 1      Vln. 2



                                       



sf

                          sub. ff sfz

sub. ff

Vc.



sfz

sub. ff

Vln. 2



pizz.

re

  118

sfz

  

   

  

  

  

  

   

  

  

  

sub. pp

sub. pp

                                         Vln. 1                    p cresc.  f cresc.

133

Vln. 2

                                                               cresc.

Vla.









        

cresc.

Vc.

 pizz.      p

  

          

                         

      

         

f cresc.

      

 

  

       

f cresc.

 arco                                                f cresc. cresc.

 

 

    141

   

Vla.



 

 

 

ff

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

ff

          

                                                 ff                                 ff

 147     Vln. 1 



Vln. 2

       

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   sul E





sff

  

sul G\D







glis

s.

sfp

  

sul E



L q=172

re

Vln. 2

Vc.



 

  

sul G\D

glis

s.

sfp

sff

 sul G\D                                    

sa





    153

Vln. 1

Vln. 2

 

Vla.

 









Pe

Vc.



ru

sff









   

 sff

             

gliss.

    

             

                

          

             

ff

sul G\D

sfp

gliss.

ff

                                        

     

                                                                                             

                                            Vc.           

  

ff

sfp

  

sul A

  

ff

sul A

Vla.

               

co

Vln. 1

       

lS

8

    

    

  

     

  

   

             

                                

Vln. 1

  sfz

    

Vln. 2

sfz

   

Vla.

sfz

Vc.

      

9

                                     p f f                                                    f p f                                                         p f f                           







     

   p

sf

 

sf

   Vln. 1      172

 

Vln. 2

Vc.

  

      

Vla.







 p

   

 



       

     

  

      

               

           

    

f

      

   

f

                    

                              

ru

    

 

più f

più f

Pe

Vc.

f

              

 

                  più f

                                    più f

               ff

Vla.

   

    

co

f

          

lS

ff

            

sa

165 M    Vln. 1   

Vln. 2

f

f

sfz

 

re

   159

      

                   cresc.                                     cresc.                                 cresc.                                    cresc.  

       

 

184     Vln. 1     sfz    Vln. 2     

sfz



       

  191

Vln. 1

Vln. 2

Vla.



ff

       

ff

     Vla.      sfz ff    Vc.         ff sfz

 

 

       

sfz

                        

 

 

                

 

 

                        

 

 

                



 



 

       

 

        

 



       ff



       ff

ff

ff

re

   Vc.    

                             

                                 sfz                        sfz                                 sfz                         



N 3                  più ff sfz 3             

co

  



                              cresc.

lS

Vla.

  





sfz

più ff

p

          

sa

Vln. 2

     

sfz







più ff

  3                                p  più ff

      

cresc.

p

  3                           p

ru

178

Pe

  Vln. 1   10

    



     

cresc.





     



cresc.

sfz

(h=h)





                                        

mp

mf

                                                    





                         

mf

  



   

 

mf mp                                                 Vc.   mf

                                             Vln. 1  

11

196

ff

f

                                                   ff

f

Vla.

                                                         ff

f

Vc.

                                                  ff

f



 

co

O  198                              Vln. 1  

re

Vln. 2

 

































 

fff

lS

Vln. 2

                            

fff

sa

Vla.

                          

fff

Pe

ru

                              Vc. 

   201    Vln. 1     più     Vln. 2   

fff

più fff

Vla.

     

più fff

   Vc.    

più fff

               

               

               

               









 

 



fff

                        

                    

            

     

                               

        

    

          

    



ca: 5" senza misura

 



 

  

***

 

  

***

 

  

s.

***

   

re



Vc.

 gliss.  gliss.  gliss.                 

  

co

 

 gliss.       

 

repeat as fast as poss. ***

                                                                             

                              fff

  

                              fff                           fff

             

lS



P q=172

           

                     

sa

Vla.



**  *  gliss. . gliss.  gliss. gliss.   gliss    gliss.                                               

ru

 

 

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

                                                                                    

Pe



  gliss. gliss.              

**

 gliss.    

gliss.

ss.

Vln. 2

 gliss.          

 gliss.     

 

gli

 

**

gliss.

s.

 Vln. 1  214

   gliss. gliss. gliss.                      

 

s gli

   Vc.   

gliss.

ss.

Vla.

* gliss.           

 

gliss.

ss. gli

   

 

g li

Vln. 2

 gliss.            *

gliss.

ss. gli

   

** 

gliss.

ss. gli

  gliss.

205    Vln. 1            *

glis

12

fff

222                                   Vln. 1                                 Vln. 2                                               Vla.                                             Vc.                                        

* Gliss to indeterminate pitch in high or low range, change strings as needed ** Approximate pitch *** Gliss to or from the highest pitch possible on alternating on different strings

  

                                               

                                                         

                                 

                                                      Vln. 1  

13

229

                                                  

Vln. 2

                                                                                           

Vla.

re

                                                                                                Vc.  

lS

co

233                                             Vln. 1 

                                        

Vln. 2

                                                                                      

ru



Pe

Vc.

sa

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

Vla.

237                                                    Vln. 1                           

sfffp

cresc.

                                                    cresc.

Vln. 2

sfffp

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

Vla.

sfffp

Vc.



cresc.

                                                                                                    cresc. sfffp

14

                                                       Vln. 1              241

fff

Vln. 2

                                                          fff

Vla.

                                                          fff

Vc.

                                                                                                         fff

    

    

    

    

sfffz

  

    

  

   

sul G

    

         

         

         

    

sfffz

lS

Vla.

    

    

sul G

sfffz

sa

Vln. 2

  

sul G

    

    

    

ru

    

Pe

    Vc.    

sul E     

re

245

co

   Vln. 1    

sul G   

sfffz

   

     

   

       

sul E

sul A

sul A    



sfffz

sfffz

  

   



  

   



sfffz

sfffz