Intermezzo: End, Begin for orchestra
Kirsten Volness 2006
Instrumentation: 2 Flutes (Piccolo) 2 Oboes 2 Clarinets in Bb Bass Clarinet in Bb 2 Bassoons 4 Horns in F 2 Trumpets in C (Flugelhorn) 2 Trombones Bass Trombone Tuba Timpani Percussion I: Vibraphone, Bongos, Tom-Toms, Glockenspiel, Vibraslap, Claves Percussion II: Large Ocean Drum, Congas, Sleigh Bells, Tam-Tam, Bass Drum, Shaker, Guiro, Cabasa Percussion III: Snare Drum, Suspended Cymbal, Marimba (low E), Small Triangle, Large Triangle, Temple Blocks Piano/Celesta Strings Duration: 5:20 Program Note: Intermezzo: End, Begin: An intermezzo, by definition, is a short composition that falls between two larger musical or dramatic events. This concept of that which is “in between� interested me because upon reaching the end of a difficult time in my life, I realized that periods of change and transition are the times in which we grow the most. Instead of exploring the crests and troughs of life experience, I was interested in exploring the transition between them: recovery from disaster, and the uncertainty everyone feels in life when ends and beginnings coexist.
for the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra
Intermezzo: End, Begin Kirsten Volness
Piccolo
Moderato, grazioso e legato q=84
2 Flutes
2 Oboes
2 Clarinets in Bb
1.
p
Bass Clarinet in Bb
2 Bassoons Horn in F I, II Horn in F III, IV 2 Trumpets in C
2 Trombones
Bass Trombone
Violin II
Viola
Violoncello
Contrabass
pp
mp
mp
p
p
Moderato, grazioso e legato q=84
mp p
pp
p
3"
p
p
p
4"
mp
pp
1.
soft mallets, slow motor
mp
mp
Vibraphone
mp
Percussion II
Violin I
1.
Large Ocean Drum
Piano
3"
Timpani
Percussion III
Tuba
Percussion I
p
mf
mf
mf
p mf
p
mf
4"
p
p mf
bow (once)
mf
mf
mf
p
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Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
mf
Bsn.
Hn. I, II
Hn. III, IV
C Tpt.
Tbn.
B. Tbn.
p
B. Cl.
Perc. I
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
p
p
sub mf
p
Timp.
Pno.
sub mf
1.
sub mf p sub mf
poco rit.
p
p
sub mf
sub mf
sub mf
soft mallets
2"
Perc. II
Tba.
Perc. III
sub mf
mp
Kirsten Volness - Intermezzo: End, Begin - 2006
poco rit.
2"
A tempo
a2
p
p
p
p
A tempo
3 A accel. 11 Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
a2
a2
Timp.
p
B. Cl.
pp
cresc.
Perc. I p
Perc. II
cresc.
brushes with Snare Drum
Perc. III
pp
A Cb.
cresc.
accel.
6
6
6
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B Pesante 17 q=108 Fl.
p
mf
Ob.
p
mf
Cl.
mf
B. Cl.
mf
Bsn.
Timp.
Perc. I
Perc. II
mp
p
mp
mp
with soft mallets Bongos
Congas
mp
Perc. III
mp
Sus.Cymbal
3
mp
B Pesante q=108 Vc. mp
Cb.
mp
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Fl.
Cl.
B. Cl.
Bsn.
Tba.
Timp.
Perc. I
Perc. II
Perc. III
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
a2
mp
a2
mf
3
3
l..v.
3
mf
mf
mp
mf
mf
mf
Kirsten Volness - Intermezzo: End, Begin - 2006
6 C Laid back 25 Fl.
D
p
mp
a2
Ob.
Cl.
p
mp
B. Cl.
mp
Bsn.
Hn. I, II Hn. III, IV
Flug.
Tba.
Timp.
Perc. I
mp
mp
mp
Pno.
C Laid back Vln. II
mp
mp
mp
mp
1.
mp
mp
1., solo
Flugelhorn
mp
mp
3
3
3
3
mp
mp
3
D
3
3
pizz.
Kirsten Volness - Intermezzo: End, Begin - 2006
mp
Marimba medium yarn mallets
mp
Cb.
Vc.
mp
Vla.
p
p
mp
Perc. III
mp
Perc. II
p
a2
mp
3
3
7 Ob. 31
B. Cl.
Bsn.
Hn. I, II
Tba.
Timp.
Perc. I
Perc. III
Vln. I
5
3
mf
3
mf
3
mf
E
3 3 3
mf
mf
3
pizz., div.
mf
5
mf
mf
3
p
mf
p
mf
3
mf
Vc.
3
5
Vla.
Vln. II
Cb.
Perc. II
mf
Flug.
E
mf
5
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8 37
Picc.
a2
Fl.
mp
Cl.
mp
B. Cl.
Hn. I, II
Fl 2 to Piccolo
mp
Bsn.
Flug.
B. Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Perc. I
To C Trumpet
mp
Bongos
mf
mf
mp
l..v.
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
p
mp
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Snare Drum
3
mp
F mf
sfz
p
5
Cb.
mp
arco
with brushes
Sus. Cym
Perc. III
mf
mf
mf
p
5
3
soft mallets
Congas
mp
Perc. II
5
mp
p
mp
5
C Tpt.
3
mf
mf
Piccolo
5
Ob.
F
mf
mf
mf
p
p
p
9
43
Picc.
Fl.
Hn. I, II
Perc. I
Perc. II
mf
2.
Flugelhorn
mf
arco, unis.
Vln. II
Vla.
mf
mf
f
f
f
f
Vc.
mf
f
Vln. I
Cb.
mf
Trumpet 1 to Flugelhorn
Flug.
mf
C Tpt.
mf
Ob.
Cl.
mf
To C Trumpet
f
sfz
f
f
Kirsten Volness - Intermezzo: End, Begin - 2006
10
G
Churning
Picc. 49
Ob.
Cl.
B. Cl.
Hn. I, II
C Tpt.
B. Tbn.
Perc. III
Pno.
H
mf
p
mf
mf
p
Timp. Perc. II
q=116
mf
sub p
Hn. III, IV
accel.
mf
mf
G
Churning
mf
Sleigh Bells
mf Triangles
mf
accel. Hmf q=116 Vln. I p
Vln. II
mp
mf
p mf
mp
Vla.
Vc.
p
p
Cb.
p
Kirsten Volness - Intermezzo: End, Begin - 2006
mp
mf
mf
11 58
Picc.
mf
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Tba.
Timp.
Perc. II
Perc. III
Pno.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
f
f
f f
Cb.
ff
l.v.
f
f
ff ff
ff
ff
ff
f
ff
ff
ff
ff
ff f f
f
f
f
ff ff
ff
ff
ff
f
ff
f f
f
f
f
f
mf
B. Tbn.
a2
Tbn.
To Flute
f
f
C Tpt.
Hn. I, II Hn. III, IV
B. Cl.
mf
Bsn.
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12 I
Fl.
Cheeky
65
Cl.
Hn. I, II
Hn. III, IV
Tbn.
B. Tbn.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
6
1. solo
a2
mf
a2
Tom-Toms
mp
f
f
f
mf
a2
mf
f
f
3
mf
f
solo
I
Cheeky
mf
pizz.
mf
pizz.
Cb.
sfz
a2
a2 sfz
6
3
3 6 5 3
6
5
3
mf
Perc. I
Pno.
mf
sfz
C Tpt.
1.
mf
Kirsten Volness - Intermezzo: End, Begin - 2006
3
13 3 3 Fl.
71
Ob.
Cl.
B. Cl.
J 3
3
5
5
5
5
1.
5
a2
mf
3
3 a2
6
5
mp
Bsn.
C Tpt.
Tbn.
1.
f
1.
Perc. III Marimba
Vln. I
Vla.
Vc.
Vln. II
Cb.
3
J
mf
5
mf
3
3
mp
pizz., div.
pizz.
mp
arco, solo
1.
mp
5
pp
5
5
mp
5
1. cup mute
1.
mp
pizz. mp
3
Kirsten Volness - Intermezzo: End, Begin - 2006
14 K
sfz sub f sfz a2
Ob.
Cl.
3
B. Cl.
Bsn.
3
3
pp
Hn. III, IV
pp
3
a2
pp
Vln. II
a2
sub f
sub f
Kirsten Volness - Intermezzo: End, Begin - 2006
sfz
sfz
sfz
arco, div.
sub f
Explode q=q. q.=116
sfz
sfz
Celesta
sfz
arco
arco
sub f
arco, unis.
sfz
sub f
sfz
K
pp
Cb.
sub f
pp
remove mute
Vc.
sub f
sub f
Vla.
p
Vln. I
sub f
sub f
sfz
Vibraphone motor off
Perc. I Pno.
sub f
sfz
sub f
pp B. Tbn.
sfz
sub f
sub f
Tbn.
3
3 3 3 3
C Tpt.
3
Hn. I, II
Tba.
Explode q.=116
a2
Fl.
q=q.
78
sfz
sfz
arco
sfz
15 86 Fl.
Ob.
B. Cl.
Hn. I, II
B. Tbn.
Tba.
Cl.
Bsn.
Pno.
Vln. I
mp
mp
mp
mf
mp
mf
mp
L
Sharply accented
mp
mp
mf
pizz.
pizz.
mf
mf
mf
pizz.
mp
mf
mf
mf
Congas
mp
mf
mp
Vc.
Cb.
Vla.
Vln. II
L Sharply accented mp mp
mp
Perc. I Perc. II
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16 Fl. a2
93
Cl.
B. Cl.
Hn. I, II
f
f
Ob.
Bsn.
a2
f
mf
a2
f
a2
mp
f
Vln. I
C Tpt.
Perc. I
Perc. II
Pno.
f
soft mallets
Bongos
f
f
To Piano
f
f
Vln. II
Vla.
f
f
Vc.
Cb.
Kirsten Volness - Intermezzo: End, Begin - 2006
f
f
17 M
q.=q
98
Fl.
Ob.
mp
Cl.
mp
B. Cl.
mp
Hn. I, II
mp
Hn. III, IV
C Tpt.
Tbn.
p
p
mp
Bsn.
p
a2
Tba.
q.=q
a2
a2
a2
mp
a2
mp
arco
mp
arco
p
p
Vc.
Cb.
mp
M
Vla.
mp
mp
mp
mf
p
Vln. I
Flute 2 to Piccolo
B. Tbn.
p
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18
Cl.
106
a2
mf
Bsn.
a2
Hn. I, II
a2
C Tpt.
Tbn.
mf
B. Tbn.
Tba.
Perc. II
ben f
Perc. III
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
ben f
ben f
Tam-Tam
l.v.
Cb.
Kirsten Volness - Intermezzo: End, Begin - 2006
arco
ben f
ben f
Sus. Cym.
l.v.
ben f
ben f
div.
ben f
ben f
Vc.
ben f
ben f
ben f
ben f
a2
ben f
Hn. III, IV
19 A bit quicker
N q=132 C Tpt.
112
p
p
pp
Perc. III
Glockenspiel
Perc. I
plastic mallets
Bass Drum
Perc. II
p
Temple Blocks
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
pp
A bit quicker q=132
div.
sub p
div.
pp
pp
p
pp
p
unis.
unis.
pp
sub p
p
medium yarn mallets
p
N
pp
pp
Kirsten Volness - Intermezzo: End, Begin - 2006
20 O
119
Picc.
Hn. I, II
Hn. III, IV
C Tpt.
a2 (stopped)
p
a2 (stopped)
p
Tbn.
Soli
Timp.
p
Perc. I
mp
(open)
mp
Piccolo
mf
1.
mf
3
3
(open)
mf esp.
B. Tbn.
Shaker
Perc. II
p
Marimba
Perc. III
medium yarn mallets
p
Piano
O Vln. II Pno.
p
mp
mp
Cb.
p
Vc.
mp
Vla.
p
p
mp
Kirsten Volness - Intermezzo: End, Begin - 2006
p
21 P
126
Picc.
Ob.
Cl.
B. Cl.
Bsn.
Hn. I, II
Hn. III, IV
C Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Pno.
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
mf
mf
mf
p
sub mf
mf
Guiro
Vibraslap
mf
Claves
mf
div.
mf
mf
a2
mp
mf
mf
mp
mf
mf
a2 mf
mf
Perc. II
Perc. III
Perc. I
To Flute
P
mp
p
p
mf
pizz.
pizz.
mf
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22 Fl. 133
Ob.
B. Cl.
Bsn.
Vln. I
Vla.
Vc.
Cl.
Perc. I
a2
p
Kirsten Volness - Intermezzo: End, Begin - 2006
p
sul tasto, unis.
p
23 Q Fl. 142
sub f
Ob.
sub f
Cl.
sub f
sub f Bsn.
B. Cl.
5
sub f
Hn. I, II
sub f
Hn. III, IV
C Tpt.
sub f a2
sub f
Tbn.
1. Flute 2 to Piccolo
5
3
sub f
Tba.
Perc. I
Perc. II
Perc. III
Vln. I
sub f
arco
arco
sub f
sub f
Cb.
f
sub f
Vc.
Bass Drum
Q
Vla.
f
sub f
Sus. Cym.dome
p
dome
p
f
ord.
Vln. II
Tom-Toms
Snare Drumwith sticks
mp
f
B. Tbn.
dome
f
p
mf
arco
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24 Picc. 148
Piccolo
f
Hn. III, IV
C Tpt.
Tbn.
B. Tbn.
Tba.
Perc. I
3
3
3
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Pno.
3
Perc. II
Perc. III
5
R
B. Cl.
Hn. I, II
Cl.
Bsn.
5
Ob.
5
5
Fl.
Cabasa
on rim
f
mf
25 152 Picc.
Fl.
Ob.
pp
ff
ff
ff
1. Cl.
B. Cl.
Bsn.
Hn. I, II
C Tpt.
Perc. I
1.
a2
6 6
6 ff
6
ff
Perc. III
Perc. II
Pno.
3
6
pp
Bass Drum
ff
choke 3
Sus. Cym.
6
with stick
ff
ff
6
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