The Passing Storm

IAC004

by Ian A. Cook 2009

The Passing Storm for string orchestra

written for the Lirica Chamber Ensemble, conducted by Nicole Parks

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IAC004

The Passing Storm

by Ian A. Cook

Duration: 5'00''

Program Note The Passing Storm was written for the Lirica Chamber Ensemble, conducted by Nicole Parks. The piece, which was inspired by the painting Tornado Over St. Paul by Julius Holm, depicts the passage of a storm using aleatoric techniques. The piece begins with a sense of foreboding, building until the thunderous storm finally breaks, leaving a quiet, lonely scene behind. The pain is soon forgotten as a soaring melody develops, but the relief is not longlived; a quiet recollection of the storm closes the piece.

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The Passing Storm for String Orchestra Ian A. Cook (b. 1990) 2009

q=80 Agitato * pizz.

            

r Pe

Violin I

  

Violin II

Viola

Double Bass

  

             

p non cresc. * pizz.

    

      

us

Violoncello

  

p non cresc. * pizz.

p non cresc.

f



 

  

 

 

  

 

pp

al

       f        

 pp

* The pitches in the box should be played in order, but the player may begin on any pitch. The speed should be varied, but should begin slowly, gradually speeding up.

The pitches may be repeated any number of times for the duration of the black line.



 



 



 





 



 





e or Sc

4

 

 

 

 

Copyright © 2009 Ian A. Cook All Rights Reserved www.ianacook.com

  

ff

 



 

 

ff





4 7







 

arco sul ponticello











p



r Pe









p







ff

       

   



us





         

   

p



ff

al  



e or Sc

10







             

* pizz.

pp

p



 

   



p

p

p



arco sul ponticello





 

arco sul ponticello

p













 





pp



* The pitches in the box should be played in order, but the player may begin on any pitch.

The speed should be varied, but should begin moderately quickly, gradually speeding up.

The pitches may be repeated any number of times for the duration of the black line.

  

A ordinario arco sul ponticello             

12

  

mp

      

 

* pizz.



r Pe

       

 

p









sub. ff

    

 

arco

sub. ff

mf



us







arco

mf

* pizz.

 

    

 

pp p





 

      



     

p

p

 

5

    

 

sub. ff

mf

   

 

sub. ff

mf

al

* The pitches in the box should be played in order, but the player may begin on any pitch.

The speed should be varied, but should begin moderately quickly, gradually speeding up.

The pitches may be repeated any number of times for the duration of the black line.

            sfz

sfz

         sfz

sfz

fff

     

fff

     

fff

            sfz

sfz

            sfz

sfz

fff

 

fff

                

 ppp

e or Sc

   

15   

p

    



 





 



 





 



 



ppp



         

ppp

ppp

   p

 



   p

   

6 20

   









 

           

mp

r Pe

               p

 

  



  

















         ff

         ff

            

         

q=100

                                            p

e or Sc

ff

al

    

pp



 

 

B

accel.

25

ff







us



       

        



mf



                         



   





 

    



   





                        



  





    



pp

pp

pp

              ff

p

mf

 

 

p

p

  

mp

 



  

mf



mf

   mf

7

                          30

ff

    

    





ff

r Pe

    







mf

                                                



 



 



                      

   ff

   

us

    

    

 

    ff

     

 

ff

   

                    

al         

3

3

   

3

    

  

         

e or Sc

C A tempo 35 3                     accel.



      

p



      

 

f

        

          



f

 

 

       

ff

     f     



f

         

     

8 39

   

          

          









rit.





 



 





 



 

p

        sf

p

r Pe p

ff

p

 solo mp                                           sf

sf

p



          

  

pp

p

  

pp

         p

   

pp

 



 

p

pp poco cresc.

pp

p

pp poco cresc.

pp

p

pp poco cresc.

pp

          

            p

 pp



                           

                        

p

           

p

             

e or Sc



p

tutti



p



al

45 Largo

pp





p

D     



us

              



pp

p poco cresc.

            

p

pp poco cresc.

9 50

         

 





   

 

      

 





   







       

p

p

r Pe

      mp

p

  p

p

p

mp

       

cresc.

mf



cresc.

mp

              

         

mp

mp

 





us



    

mp

cresc.

   

p

   



 

 cresc.

mp

al     

 





 

 

 

       



    

  

 mf

mp



Tempo I

e or Sc

rall.

55

mf

          mf

   



mf



            mf

  



  

 

                   

  

      

         

    

            

10

E 60           

   



  

  

          

   







  

   

f

f

r Pe

           f

        





  



    















f

             

   

pizz.



us

   

 

     



   

        arco

   

f

al    

 



  

 

 



   



 







 





 



  

e or Sc

      

67

 

   

    







  



 





    

    

    

 

              









                               

    F       

73

sub p

                                  sub p

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

r Pe   

sub p

sub p

 

sub p

 

 

   

   



   



ff

 

ff

 

 

us

   

 



ff

 

 

       



  



ff

 

11

n

n

    

n

   

ff

al 

 





 



 





 

  



   



    



p

p

  

pp

 

pp

e or Sc

79

  

 



pp



pp

   









  

      

  



 









* pizz. four players

pp

     

* The pitches in the box should be played in order, but the player may begin on any pitch.

The speed should be varied, but should begin moderately quickly, gradually slowing down.

The pitches may be repeated any number of times for the duration of the black line.

12 84

     



 



         

 



pp

* pizz. two players



     

pp

 two players 

r Pe

 

        mp         





 

  mp





    mp

pp

us

mp

 

pp

* The pitches in the box should be played in order, but the player may begin on any pitch.

The speed should be varied, but should begin moderately quickly, gradually slowing down.

The pitches may be repeated any number of times for the duration of the black line.

al Meno mosso

  

 







pp

 





rit.        

one player

sparsely

one player pizz.

     pp

sparsely

one player

 

pp

pp

   

e or Sc

88









     p



pp











  p

pp

  

n

n

n

       