Glaciers

Glaciers

String Orchestra Harp, Piano Marimba Timpani and 2 Bass Drums (Duration: 10’15”)

Gillian R. Menichino

© Copyright Gillian Menichino 2012

Glaciers

String Orchestra Harp, Piano Marimba Timpani and 2 Bass Drums (Duration: 10’15�)

Gillian R. Menichino

Glaciers is designed around the impact upon striking the bass drum with its mallet and expanding and elongating the resonances produced. Treating these as main musical themes binding together the entire of the piece solidifies the overall character of the piece. In doing so, I began with a dialogue between the bass drum and timpani set apart from each other on opposite sides of the orchestra echoing one another and exhibiting their slight differences in color as they project sound across to the audience. Experimentation regarding color is carried out through the development of the material originated from the dialogue generated and inspired by the two underlying ideas of impact and resonance. Meanwhile color variation is explored through resonances through the use of the strings, marimba, and combinations of the tremolos from the second bass drum and timpani while the impact feature is explored through the use of the piano, harp, and though striking the drum heads in different places including the rim.

Glaciers H.S play on the hard side of the mallet S.S play on the soft side of the mallet Bass Drum 1 - Large Bass Drum Bass Drum 2 - Small Bass Drum

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Gillian R. Menichino

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q = 84 robust, pesante

Timpani

     

soft mallets

ff





















ff

*the tie = let vibrate

 

ff

multi-timbral mallets

 Bass Drum 1.   7

Timp.

 

 

S.S     

ff





 











 



 





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Timp.

       pp rim

 



rim

B. D. 1

       

22

Timp.

B. D. 1

     

29

Timp.

B. D. 1

 

ord.

center +

        

 2+2+3 

     

   

 

center +

ord.

     

center +



ord.











   

ord.

rim

p

ord.

f

center ord. +

B +













ord.

   

f (+ = *deadstroke) center +

   



f





+



 

    

ord.

+

ord. center +

     

mf

 



 

f

center ord.





f

     

Copyright © 2012



 

   

    

f

mf

center ord. +

ord.

         



ff



f

 f

mf

          

               



f

(+ = *deadstroke) ord. center +

f

                 

ff

            damp 





            

ord.

 

p f ff (*always damp on rest except where there is a tie) *rim = always play on outer edge of skin center rim +

( e= e )

p



     damp    

 2+2+3 

     

center +





ff

rim

p

f

    



f

   



pp



ff

A

  

 





(*always damp on rest except where there is a tie) *rim = always play on outer edge of skin rim center

ff

  





ff

ff

B. D. 1



 



mf

       +

ff

mf

+        ff

+        

mf

f

   



+





+     

 

 

2 35

Timp.

     

+

  

p

B. D. 1

p

Timp.

B. D. 1

gradually move to center

pp

   

Timp.

B. D. 1

 

 

 



    f

B. D. 2

 

+ +

 







   



f

      p sub





 



B. D. 2





    

soft mallets





       





  



  



S.S



mf







mf

rim

+

  

D 

ord. +

    



ord.

   

+

      

 

p

ppp

    

pp

pp

            H.S

mf

f

          

f

        

mf

f

mf gradually move to center

    



f

mf













 

sfz ppp

       

ord.   

ord. gradually move to center

ord.

ff ord.

soft mallets

ord.

+

 

ff

gradually move to ord.

 

+

     

+

 

 

        

gradually move to ord.

+

+

rim +



+

p

mf

+

           

 

   

p

ord.

f

f



   +

 

+

+

              

gradually move to ord.

 

center

   center  



mf

rim



+

mf

 center

rim +

          



   S.S

gradually move to ord.

( rim )



 2+2+3 



   

p sub

p

  

       

         

multi-timbral mallets



mf

( rim )

   

ff

           





gradually move to rim +



hard mallets

ord. + +

 

hard mallets





  

p

mf

S.S

H.S

 

ff



    

p sub

center

C

ord. + +

gradually move to center center ord.

   

   

f

f

+ +

pp

ord.



center

 

    

ff

H.S

f

B. D. 1

  

gradually move to rim



53

Timp.

 

center

         



p

mp

center







+ + +             

f

B. D. 1

center

+ + +       mp

48

Timp.

S.S



 

pp

ord.

f

gradually move to center

       

44

H.S

rim

rim +





ff

  +    

 

p

     +

 

40



ff

S.S

 



center

f

 

 

p

 

ppp

  



  





ff

ff

 

ff

  

 

    

p



  

ppp

58

Timp.

B. D. 1

B. D. 2

 

   







     

ff

mp

       ff

mp

  

 

  





B. D. 2



ff

f

 2+2+3 



center











ord.



 













ord.





ord.





sfz



mp

ff

mp



+

  

+ +

 

+

     

+

+ +

+

 

  



 

 



     

 

  

f

+

  

H.S    



+

 

 

  

  

+



mf

sfz



mf

70

               

     

   

       

   

  

   

 

ff

B. D. 1

B. D. 2

ff

sfz

 

 

+

+

 

+

 

+

    f

   



   



+

+

  



sfz

+

+



  



 







f



mf

 

f

    

sfz

 



 

 

mf



      

pp

 2+2+3  F

Timp.



   

       





p

mf



+

 

 

ff



p



     

gradually move to center +



sfz



+

      

f

 

3

ppp

+ +

multi-timbral mallets



   

   ff

l.v.

gradually move to center

( rim )

mp



   

 

( rim ) +

ff

     

pp

      



   

mp

   

f

E

rim +

       

center B. D. 2



pp

rim + +

center B. D. 1

f

                     

67

Timp.

        

ff

f

ff

B. D. 1



ff

    

63

Timp.



     

 

mf

mf

pp

rim

     



+



rim +

  

+

 



+

       

          +

+

 

      +

ord.

  f



    

ord.

      f

         

sfz

 

4 74

Timp.

 

  

sfz

f

B. D. 1

B. D. 2

Mar.

 







G



 

mf

 



f

 

 

 



sfz

f

  

 



 

 

 

mf

sfz



pp





  

 





multi-timbral mallets

S.S



  Mar.  

 

p

 

Pno.









 







 

 







ff

 )    

sfz

 

 

f

fff

Hp.

Vc.

Db.























  Mar.  

Pno.

Hp.

Vc.

Db.



 p

85





 

H.S.

S.S

f

fp

      

p





 (pluck with fingernail)   







f



 

bisbigliando 



fp



con sord.



 

sul pont. div.

    



 

 pp

 

f

 



H

 



 

pp

con sord. div.





 

mp

 



  





( sempre

(touch strings near the pegs while using pedal and let ring)





ff

ppp

79



 

          f

  







 



f

         ppp

   

  











ord.

mf

p



    

solo

solo

  mf





5

I ord.

90

B. D. 1

 



soft mallets

p

  Mar.  

Hp.

Vc.

Db.







Mar.



  





  

Hp.

Vc.

 







    

pizz.







  f





 





f



mp



pizz. 

tutti



 

 

 

 

  

mf

















f

      arco



 f



  





div.

pp







pp

 

    f

f













f

Db.





fp

p

   



mf



 



S.S

      

tutti



mf

H.S

  

pp





mf



  



pp

pp

Pno.



 





 



 p



 





pp

95

B. D. 1



 

  













p

   





fp

ppp









  f

6 100

Mar.



   f

Pno.



   

Hp.



   





















ff

    f

 

ff

   sul pont.

   con sord.                                                                 Vln. I   fp

  

Vc.

Db.



 

sul pont. arco

con sord.











 

pp

 

   



     





 





 

ff bisbigliando





Db.









f



 p





p

p



 mf



   ff





 



ff



pp







pp



mf

pp

 

  





p (one hand)

mf



 









pp





f

Vc.

mf

ff





 

p





Vln. I

 

f

f

Hp.



J

  Mar.  



fp

ff

102

Pno.

                                           



 

7

  Mar.  

Pno.



 



 









Vln. I





     





Hp.

Vln. I















  







 











    





  







ff





f

















pp



senza sord.





fff

H.S

S.S

      

 

fp







pp

  



f

pp



 

 



  f



 

pp





fp













f









 

 

ord. pizz

 





f

Db.



ff

f

 





  



 L

sul pont.

pp



pp





 

 

 



 f bisbigliando             fff





   





fff



    f





  

Vc.



pp



  Mar.  



   





111

Pno.











   

fff

S.S

ff

  

fff

 

Vc.

Db.



f

    f

Hp.

K        H.S

107





pp

 



fp

ord. pizz

 

mf

 





mf

p

ord. pizz





 



p



sul pont. arco



pp







8 117

Timp.

Mar.

Pno.

 

 



  



 



 Vln. I  Vc.





 















pp

 

 

Timp.



   

B. D. 1

B. D. 2

  

f

Pno.

      





    





  

 ord.    Vln. I    



 











    f



















 



























ff sempre divisi.

Vla.

       ff arco

Vc.

Db.

      ff       sfz

   f

ff sempre divisi.

Vln. II





 







   f





sempre divisi.

      



 

 



ff

     

ff

 

mf



      f H.S      f H.S     

f





senza sord.

  



ff

ff



ppp



122

 



p

Db.



 



M  hard mallets     

 

  











   

  

    

    





N   f





f





  



 



   





    p

  















    











   





























 

soft mallets





    

ff



f

    







f ord.





    



 



 



   

   



 

128

Timp.

B. D. 1

B. D. 2

 

   

  





  





 

 



mf

f

    

Pno.





    

 

 



   

 



Vln. II



Vla.

   

Vc.

Db.

  

  



   (divisi)      









ppp sub

  



 



   











      

 

  













 tutti    ord.  div.           









mp





f













sfz

ord.          



 

 

sfz

      

f



 



sfz

f





     tutti    ord. div.     



 mf

    

f sub





sfz

f sub





 

pp

   

sfz

  

senza sord.

sfz

 



 

        



 



f sub

sul pont.





mf





    (divisi)        ppp sub









O 

f sub

(front two desks)

    

 





(front two desks)

Vln. I

 

9

 

sul pont.

ppp sub



sul pont.

 

ppp sub



 

10 133

Timp.

 

 

 

P   

soft mallets



ppp sub

B. D. 1

B. D. 2







 



Pno.





Vln. I

 

Vln. II

Vla.







 

 

 









    



 











  







 

    







f

f

   



 

 

mf

mf



 











    





    

(divisi)



f

(divisi)



   f



  

   

(front two desks)

   

ppp sub

(front two desks)

   

ppp sub



      

 tutti divisi     ord.        

  

f sub

 



            

con sord.

 



  





  pp



 ord. 







  





f

    

  



 









            

  

        

 

      ppp sub

con sord.

f



 

f sub

 ord.

Db.

 

 tutti ord. divisi            

f sub

Vc.



f





  



    





con sord.

ppp sub

      f

ppp sub

138

Timp.

 



hard mallets



     mf

B. D. 1

B. D. 2







 



Vln. I





mf

 

 



con sord.











 

       

      

 





  

   

 

     con sord.       

 

 

       f sub



    f sub

mf

 

    

 





 

 



  

     

          







   

      

    

   

 



pp sub

 sul pont.

pp sub



    sul pont.

pp

 

f

ff

  



  



 

     

mf

 sul pont.            

       

 

  

f

    



ff

ff

    



  

f



  

 





   

  

         

 





f





f

 

f

   

Vc.

 

f



Vla.

   

  

 

pp





Vln. II

Db.

    S.S  



Q 

mf



Pno.



 

11





 

  

 senza sord. 

 

senza sord. 

f



     

pp

f

 

ord.          





senza sord.



f

        

ord.

senza sord.



f



     

ord.

f

senza sord. 

12 143

Timp.

 







   

          

   

        

   



 

 



mp

f

mp

B. D. 1

B. D. 2









   

hard mallets

  

Pno.

Vln. I



f

   

    

  

mf

    

  

      

  

       



     

  



 



mf

 

Vla.

    

mf

 

Vc.

      mf

Db.



 

  mf

 

       

    

sfz



       

   

           

 

     

       

mf



      



sfz

   

   

      

mf

  

       

mf

       



 



  



   

    

    

 

   

    

 

  

       



sfz



  



sfz



   



 

sfz

f



     

sfz

f

  

  

 

sfz

f

      



         



sfz

    

sfz

f

sfz

sfz

  

  

mf

           

mf

 

              

sfz

  

Vln. II

  

       

f

mp

 

      

  

mf

sfz

p

R

     non div.

sfz



  

  

 

13

147

Timp.

  

 









sfz

B. D. 1

B. D. 2







 



 

      

  



   

    

          





 

 

sfz

 

hard mallets

f

    

Pno.



Vla.

Vc.

 

   sfz

     Vln. I  

Vln. II

  

 



 

  

 

          





  

 

  



  





sfz





 

      



       



sfz

   

      

  

sfz

 

          



  

Db.

sfz







 

    

  

   





    



   

 

 

  



       









sfz

  





  





sfz

 

 

  





  

  

 

  

sfz

 



 

     



     

 

 

   

 





   

  

   



sfz





 

   

 



   



sfz



sfz



  

  

 

14 150

Timp.

 

  





S   



sfz

B. D. 1

B. D. 2



    



          

Pno.

Vln. I



 

  

Vln. II

Vla.

  





         





   





 

 

  

     

mf







pp





   







 



 fp

 



f



sfz

     

     

       

   

 





soft mallets

            

 

  

pp

         





mf

 





mf

mf

     

  





sfz

sfz

sfz

Db.





         

   

   mp

  

 

 

                

 

Vc.

 





sfz

sfz

        

mp

   



    

 

  

 

p

p

     sfz

p

   

f

mf

   ff



mf

 



 

  f



   

f

15 154

Timp.

  



             

 

f

B. D. 1

B. D. 2

   

 

sfz





sfz



mf



Vc.

Db.



        



 

 

 



  

 

  



     

sfz

       sfz



ff

  



ff



  



     

 

f

p

 

 



  









f

 



  



   

 







ff

                    sfz

          





   

  

ff mp

f



 

mf

   

ff mp

   



mf

      







     



sfz

    

f





f

    

Vla.



sfz







 

    



 Vln. I 

Vln. II

    

 

           

Pno.

f

       

  

  

  

ff

sfz

  

  

 



  

 



sfz

sfz

   

 

   

 

    



   

mp

sfz

mp

 

sfz

con sord.

 mp

 

16 158

Timp.

              f

B. D. 1

ff

            f

B. D. 2

  

pp

     +

+

  



           



p

+



   

 

+

f

    +

+



f

+

   

p

+



+

+



+

+





f



 

ff

               +

f



 

          +

+

      

+

ff

sfz

sfz

+



  

    +

p sub

ff

sfz

          



sfz

ff



Vln. I

 





Pno.

ff

T



 









           





 





  

      

ff





Vln. II



con sord.





mp

 

Vla.

     

Vc.

Db.





 





mf

con sord.



     

  

spicc.



ff

senza sord.



f

   f

   f

senza sord.



f

 

             

f

 

mp



           

con sord.

mp



senza sord.

spicc.

senza sord.



sfz

sfz

            p sub sfz

            f

sfz

    

   

f

sfz

 

163

Timp.

B. D. 1

B. D. 2

 

   

 



















 



 



 







sfz

 



ff

    



 

    

 

 

   



f





 



         

  







 



   

 

pizz.

    

    

ord. pizz

pizz.

    

ord. pizz

     ff





  

f



f

       

  

    solo

sfz p sub

        sfz

         sfz

arco



f



      

  

     sfz

f

ff





ff



   



f

  

Vc.



 

f

pp



Vla.



 U

 



Vln. II

Db.

 





Vln. I

 





Pno.

 

17



  

 







ff

ord. pizz





f

     

  

arco



ff

f

  

     sfz

 solo      sfz p sub

 

18 168

Timp.

 

 

V 







hard mallets

  



mf





Pno.



 

Vln. II

Vla.







    

      

    

f



Vln. I



    



 

 





tutti

 

 



 

 



mf













 



mf



     

   

f

sfz p sub





  

f



Vc.







 



mf

tutti

Db.



 



 



  mf



solo

solo    sul pont.           

f







sfz

mp espress.

         sfz

         

f

sfz

solo sul tasto

    sfz p sub

173

B. D. 1

B. D. 2











 





 



+

+

 



 

 



 



pp





 

 

  

  









tutti ord.

  f

  

   f

  





  f











tutti Db.



  pp



 

19







 

  

 

 

solo

sfz

p sub

f



 



sfz

tutti

pp



Vc.







 

Vla.



mf

 Vln. II

+

mf



+

f



Vln. I











Pno.



 W

  f





 



   

solo sul G sul pont.

  

  



  

   





  





  

 solo nat.  





 





sfz

  p





sfz

sfz

sfz`

p sub



solo sul pont.

 

 

20 177



Pno.

Hp.

Vln. I



 





   







 









 



  





 

  



  

  

tutti

  

  

solo

Db.



ord.









fp dolce

 



solo







182

Pno.

Hp.

Vln. I





Vln. II



 

tutti









 















 













  

f

p sub



  





 







  







p

con sord.



  



pizz.





ff

 X       





 

  bisbigliando       



mf

  

mf

 



mp

 f

 f





    p sub 

 

mf

 







p

mf

 



 

mf

mf



mf

p sub

solo

ff

   

f

f



f



   

  



mf

f

Vc.



tutti

  

   

ord.

p dolce



 

mf solo

tutti

  



solo

Vla.



 

  



p tutti

p dolce





fp



Vc.

 

f

 

Vla.

  f`



 Vln. II

 



f





 

 



sul pont.

p sub



 





 

     f

 

 

     



 





  



f

f

 

187

Timp.

 

 

 

hard mallets



    





f

B. D. 1

B. D. 2



hard mallets







Hp.

Vln. I



 

 

     

tutti

       

  sfz

sfz

 sfz

Db.





 



 







  

   





 

    

  

 

arco

 

    

  

    



  

  

 



f

f

 ord.  

   

            

       f



 





    f

  







    

ff pp sub



  

  

ff pp sub



   

  

     

 

 

   

 

 

       

    



  

  



    



    



   

    



     

     

f



ff pp sub

 

f





ff

        

  





ff pp sub

     

tutti

 

sfz

          





 









f

f

       

        

f



   

tutti

Vc.



ff

f

      



hard mallets

Y

p sub

tutti

Vla.

 





sfz

Vln. II

 

         



 



f



  

21

f

    











Pno.

    f

 

  

sfz

   

sfz

f



f

f

  

f



  

sfz

sfz

senza sord.

sfz

 

 

 

22

       



191

B. D. 1



   



     



      

Hp.



 Vln. I 

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

                       

f

Pno.







 



   





sfz

  

sfz

  



 











sfz

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

sfz

    

   



sfz

sfz



sfz

    sfz

             



  

  



f

  

 



 

   



ff

  



  



   



ff

        

 

f

     

 

  

f



ff

f

 



 



ff

ff

   

    

   

        

       

                 

            

  

sfz

sfz

   

 

sfz

sfz

   

    



   



sfz

  

f

sfz

   



f

 

sfz

sfz

   

sfz

  



 

       











sfz

sfz





  

  

sfz

sfz

sfz

          sfz

        sfz

sfz

    

sfz

                   sfz



          

sfz

    

sfz

sfz

   mf

  

   

   

sfz

   

sfz

23 196

Timp.

B. D. 1

ord. gradually move to center center

Z

       

                     sfz

     

      

soft mallets

B. D. 2

 

   

Pno.





Vln. II

Vla.

         

Db.



gradually move to center

sfz

fff

 



   





 



    

+



center

                 

fff

fff

sfz

 

 

 

          

  

 

sfz

  

 

 



        



 

sfz

 

 



 

 

 



  

 

 

 

 

  

 

 



 

 

 



                                                         (E on open string)

sfz

sfz

ff

                                                                    

   

     

   

  

sfz

      



ff

                                             

   

 

      

      

Vc.

 

ord.

fff



mp

      

    Vln. I 

 

sfz

+

sfz

ff

                                         

sfz

sfz

                   sfz

 

f

 

 

 

ff

 

ff

  ff

  

24 200

Timp.

B. D. 1

B. D. 2

   



  

      +

+    

Pno.

       



   





f

 

 

 

           

         

Db.

   

fff sfz

 



rim

 



 











                       

 



  



        fff



 

pp

   

fff

fff

Vc.



fff sfz

fff

Vla.

 

fff

                    Vln. I 

Vln. II



 

fff

   

     





 AA 

sfz

      

   

        

  

      

    



pp

pp

  

 

  

   

 

 

   

 

 

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 

 



sfz

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

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

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      

    

      



   

    

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fff sfz

fff sfz

sfz

sfz

sfz

sfz



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206

Timp.

B. D. 1

 



Meno mosso  

  

 



 

q = 76

25 gradually move to ord.

rim

 



 

 

B. D. 1

B. D. 2

Vln. I

 

ord.

mp







gradually move to ord.

   

 

 

 

 

mf

  

 

gradually move to center

gradually move to center

 

ord.

mp

 BB  center

 

 



center

 





 

 

gradually move to center



mf









con sord.

 

solo



ppp



con sord.





con sord.



 

    















 

 

 

 

 

 



Vln. II

Db.



ppp

216

Vln. I







fff

ppp



   

 

center

solo sul E

Db.



fff

solo

Vln. II

 

fff

mf

    

 



 

212

Timp.

mp

 

rim

B. D. 2

 

gradually move to ord.

(rim)

 

ord.

  



26 221





Pno.

















   

 

 

Db.





Vln. I





 



  















  

  

  

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

p

p

 

tutti





 











 





mf







 

pp

   













  

  

  

 

 

 

 

 











 

 

ppp

 ppp





 



  





mf

   

Vc.



 



mf



Vln. II

Db.











mf p



Hp.



tutti

 

 



mf

tutti

mf



pp



mf

227

Pno.



mp

   Vln. I  



  











 

pp



p

 

 

Vln. II



mp



Hp.

CC 

  

  





pizz.



  p

 

  

  







pp

 





 

ppp