3 Scenes
for One or Two B b Trumpets
Jason Huffman (1997, (duet version 2014)
Notes to performers: Mutes needed Trumpet 1: Metal Straight Mute, Harmon Mute with stem Trumpet 2: Metal Straight Mute, Cup Mute Notation Where tempos are not given, brackets with duration in seconds are used above staves and lines following the notes clarify duration; a very wide vibrato with pronounced pitch deviation is desginated by a wavy duration line; glissandos are designated by thin lines connecting two different pitches, speed and direction are denoted by the contours of these lines In the duet version, a large down arrow at the top of the trumpet 1 or 2 staff indicates that that player should cue the indicated event Where alternate figerings are necessary they are placed above the staff, 1st valve on top
˙ = open valve œ = depressed valve
" = extend slide
Microtonal adjustments are designated by arrows up or down attached to accidentals, these are not to be understood as exact quartertones but are rather frequently the result of out of tune fingerings or harmonics Breath marks in boxes should be audible to the audience, strike through indicates exhaling
– ≠ = hummed pitches ˜ = air sounds, use fingering for pitch notated flt. = fluttertongue, always accompanied by three slashes
¿ = half valve; followed by glissando line designates a half valve glissando
Solo Trumpet in B b
œœ œ
I. Pond at Dusk 5"
–
b–
œœ œœ ˙˙ œ ˙ œ q = 80 , œ nœ ‰ ‰ j œ ∫ œ ‰ b œ b œ & œ nœ f f breath &
+
π
q = c112 Straight Mute (metal)
& ‰ b œJ Œ ß &Ó
Open
# œ–
breath attack
+
o bœ f
, ‰
π
o bœ f
π œœ Harmon Mute q = 80 œ (stem in) ‰ b œ lœ œ Ó
breath attack
+
f
o #œ f
15"
π
II. Ascent, Vision œœ rit. œ . . . œ´ # œ´ œ # œ œ œ # œ l œ œ Œ J #œ œ J œ J J J œ #œ f p f p f p ƒ U fermata as long as possible long w hold while maintaining volume U ‰ #w Î f
U U w ¿ ‰ & b wπ f œœ q = 80 ŸŸŸ œ" ‰ & #œ œ ‰ nœ #˙ n wF f 5"
‰ w π
U
b ˙≠
n ˙¬
7"
+
Mute with hand in bell
III. Field at Midnight
7"
l œ.
–
9"
π
+
12"
œœ œ
5"
solid
#œ
breath attack
–
10"
attack fuzzy, broken
– π , &‰
œœ œ"
5"
& 44 l œ p
Jason Huffman
#¿
‰ # ˙¬
, ‰
+
π
œ.
¿.
U
5"
w- ≠ fŒ u
‰ #˙
LU w
very long
lip bend
Œ
‰ cut off with tongue
ϫ J
Two Trumpets in B b
" œœ œ
I. Pond at Dusk
& 44 l œ p œ˙ œ" 4 & 4 Kœ p
"
"
–
b–
–
–
b–
–
"
5"
œœ œœ ˙˙ œ ˙ œ q = 80 , œ nœ ‰ ‰ j œ ∫ œ ‰ b œ b œ & œ nœ f f œœ , œ" ‰ ‰ & ‰ n œj n œf " f 10" breath " attack " fuzzy, broken & #œ – π " breath &
" œœ œ"
5"
∑
, &‰ , " &‰ n˜ f
Jason Huffman
# œ– œœ œ # œ– breath attack
+
–
" œœ œ l œ.
–
Kœ.
5"
9"
" o bœ
+
breath attack
π
12"
"o bœ f breath attack
œ
œ
π
f
"
breath attack
˜ f
œ
solid
π "
˜
π " ˜
œœ Harmon Mute q = 80 œ (stem in) ‰ b œ lœ œ Ó f
, ‰
+
+
Mute with hand in bell
attack
˜
œ˙ œ"
, " ‰ n˜ f
+
breath attack
π
15"
"o #œ f
breath attack
œ
‰ œr . f
Straight Mute (metal)
Ó
, ‰
+
π " ˜
, ‰
q = c112 Straight Mute (metal)
& ‰ b œJ Œ ß
II. Ascent, Vision œœ rit. œ . œ´ # œ´ œ. # œ. œ œ # œ l œ œ Œ J #œ œ J œ J J J œ #œ f p f p f p ƒ r œ.
Cup Mute
&Œ
œ ∏
U w
&Ó
Open
w Î U
7"
œ
hold fermata as long as possible while maintaining volume
ŸŸŸ & #œ œ ‰ nœ Fœ œ˙ ˙œ œ" ‰ & œ.
‰ bw f
‰ w π
‰ bw f
‰ wæ P
U-
flt.
œœ œ"
nw fœ œœ "
f nw
#˙. ƒ
U
‰
#w f
U
w f
III. Field at Midnight U
¿
#œ
¿.
long
‰
5"
U
q = 80
œ
U
&Ó
& # wæ P
#œ
Î
Open
& w π
œ
œ.
U
7"
#¿
‰
U
‰
#˙ W≠
b ˙≠
5"
w- ≠ fŒ u
Œ
‰ bw f Œ bu≠
Œ
U
flt.
‰
U
n ˙¬
# ˙¬
‰ #˙
ƒœ œœ ‰ l˙
very long
LU w
lip bend
ƒ
U
w
‰ ‰ cut off with tongue
ϫ J
ϫ J