Tower of the Winds by Kirsten Volness

Tower of the Winds for woodwind quintet

Kirsten Volness 2004

Tower of the Winds for flute/piccolo/alto flute, oboe/cor anglais, Bb clarinet, bassoon, and horn

Program Note: The remarkable thing about a woodwind quintet as an ensemble is the stark sound created when the timbres of the instruments collide and combine. There is a certain intensity in this stratification of sound that drew me to writing for the ensemble. I was also interested in the quality of sound created by aerophones in general, which led me to ponder the Greek Gods of the Winds as a basis for the piece. The Tower of the Winds, also known as the Horlogion of Andronikos, was built in Athens in the second century BCE and functioned as a weather vane, a sundial, and a water clock. On each of the eight sides there is a frieze depicting one of the Gods of the Winds, each facing their respective directions. The characteristics attributed to each of the Winds serve as a foundation for the piece, though there is no specific program of appearances. Highlighting the timbral differences between instruments, the piece contains many kaleidoscopic contrapuntal lines and melodic material interwoven between parts as the quality of energy and motion associated with each Wind is explored.

Duration: 7â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

Transposed score

Tower of the Winds Vivo, with intensity q=160

Flute

Kirsten Volness

       



sfz

   

Oboe

  

Clarinet in Bb

 

Bassoon

Fl.







    

Cl.

Hn.

         ben f 

sfp



       3



                      ben f

 





         



 

  





 

  





ben f





 

       

sfz



 

ben f

Bsn.





6           

ben f

 

sfz

         sfz

    

poco f

ben f







ben f

Ob.

 3  



sfp

Horn in F

 



   3           



sfp



 



  

sfz

        sfz 



            sfz



 



poco f

5        



        ben f

5         



sfz

        

sfz



sfz

Kirsten Volness - Tower of theWinds - 2004

2   10

Fl.



 più f

       più f

Ob.



Cl.



   



 



più f

  

Hn.



   

   

più f

Bsn.



  

 

Fl.



          



          



 

Hn.

  3    







Kirsten Volness - Tower of theWinds - 2004



        3

      

   



      





sfz

            mp f sfz



   

           



Bsn.







Cl.



Ob.

  

      3   3     

   sub p

      3   

più f

3             



 3    

         3  

          3



 

 3

   





 

    sfz

3          



Fl.



     3

 

Ob.

 

Hn.

Bsn.

  

 



   



   

        





    

Hn.

Bsn.







 

    

  



      

              5





 3    



   

 

  3          

sub p



sub p

sfz

   5        sfz

sub p





5           

sub mf



sub p

sub mf



sub p

         



   

sub mf

         sfz

sub p

sub mf



 



       





          



Cl.



      3       

Ob.



      

 3



                  

             

Fl.

 





Cl.



 







  sfp



Kirsten Volness - Tower of theWinds - 2004

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Fl.



Ob.



   



   



  









Cl.

Hn.

Bsn.





   



   

            3

    

          

Kirsten Volness - Tower of theWinds - 2004

 



f 3               f  3        f 

 

 



   3      



   



   







 

sfz



  3            f

      

 3        sfz f



    

    5            

sfz





   

sfp

3        f 

         

Ob.

   

Fl.

              





   

 

sfz

    

Hn.



 

Cl.

Bsn.

   

B  3   3               



 

 

  

   



    3   





     

   



Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Hn.

Bsn.

Fl.

    



Cl.

Hn.

Bsn.

    3

 





  







en dehors

 3                 



              ff  3  3           



 

  

3  3      

             3

    3

   

  



 

                

 3   3             ff 3    3             ff



            3

C    3  3                   41               

 3  

                    3

Ob.



  

 3           

   





   









       







                              mp

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6 Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Hn.

45   



 





   loco                         poco f 3

sf mp

  

 

                                                

   sf  

  







 

   3

poco f

Bsn.

Fl.

                                 

50              5

Ob.

Cl.



        

mp Hn.

Bsn.







   p

 



p espr.



           

sf mp



         

 



                     p

             mp p



   3

  3 

                        p                                

Kirsten Volness - Tower of theWinds - 2004

7 Fl.

D 54    



  



  



ffp

Ob.

ffp

Cl.

ffp



Hn.

Bsn.

 

     

   

  3  

         p

         p    3





 

  

 

  

 f

  

    3



      3





    



    



 



   

 3  



3    

 3   









   f



  





Bsn.

 





Hn.

  3  

          

Cl.

    

   



ffp

     

Ob.

  3   



Fl.

    

   











 



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   62

Fl.

Somewhat slower, lyrically q=144



 

Ob.





      

Cl.



 

Hn.



    

       



   

    

        



   

    

    



sfz

   

sfz



sfz

 3

sfz

       

Solo

Bsn.

   



sfz

 

 



           

 3  

mp espr.

   67

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Bsn.

  Take piccolo     

sfz





sfz



F    ff

Tempo I Picc. solo

 

 3      3

 

     



 



 

     



 



 



     



sfz



 3  

sfz

 

Hn.

poco rit.

   

mp espr.



Kirsten Volness - Tower of theWinds - 2004

     

    



 



  

  72

Fl.

  

Cl.

Hn.

             3

 





 3     3       3  

ben f









ben f

  3   3   3   3 3                 mp





Ob.

 3 

  3       





ben f





          

ben f

Bsn.





 



   

  



     mf



Cl.

Bsn.

  

        sf









   

 3              



   





sfz



  



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

   

  

     

ben f





Hn.

          



Take flute

ffp



Ob.



Fl.



  

 3          

   sfz



    sfz

   



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10  







Fl.

Ob.



Cl.



Hn.

Bsn.



Flute





   3    



  

   poco f

  

  



 3  



sfp 3

     3        





   

  3     

 

poco f



 





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

poco f











   



Fl.









  3  

 



 

  



  

Ob.

Cl.

Hn.

mp espr.

Bsn.

    3     

  83





mp espr.

 3

Kirsten Volness - Tower of theWinds - 2004

 





mp espr.





mp espr.



       3

  

    3



  



 



  

 3 

   





        

11    88

Fl.







Cl.







Ob.



Bsn.



      

Fl.









Hn.





   3



   



    







    mf

     

 



 

Take alto flute



 3



rallentando

mp espr.







    



  





3          



Cl.

  



   







Ob.

Bsn.





 







    





Hn.

   

 

   3

 mf





 

  p

 

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   95

Fl.

A tempo Alto flute solo

Ob.

  

Cl.



Hn.

Bsn.





        3





  











         100

Fl.

          3





3       3                   3

Ob.





Cl.





Hn.









Bsn.



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13                104

Fl.

 

 



            6

Ob.





Cl.





Hn.









Bsn.



5                         

106

Fl.



   3

    

  

 



   

  3    3

  

poco f Ob.





Cl.





Hn.









Bsn.



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14    

Fl.

3     

   

110

    

  



Take flute



  

Ob.





Cl.













Hn.

Bsn.



Fl.







Cl.

 

Hn.





Comically



           pp

  

       





       

       



      pp

Bsn.





      



J 

Ob.



  116



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

            

    

  122

Fl.



Cl.



      

   

Hn.









         

Ob.

Bsn.





K    Flute             mp

           

   



 



Bsn.





        



Hn.

     



          mp



           



   





   



 



 





 

Cl.

      

                     

Ob.

               



128

Fl.

  



  

     

  

 

 

 

   







 

      

   

   



  



         





     



  

                  

    mf

 

      

 

        

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16 L

    133

Fl.



Sostenuto



        

Ob.

   

    

  

 

    



Cl.

Hn.

Bsn.

  141

Fl.

Ob.



Cl.



 

 

 

Hn.

Bsn.













  



 

  

 



  

    





     

 



 













 



 





   



 





     



   



     





 









  















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  

 





  









 





  

  

 

  

17 Fl.





 

  

























 



    

Cl.



Hn.

  

   

  

  

   





















sub mp









 

poco

  

   



   

    



  



              

        





 

   

 

 







 

   

     

 











sub mp







sub mp







sub mp



accelerando



sub mp

poco f







poco f

Ob.





poco f

151

Bsn.





poco f

 

Hn.

Fl.



 

Cl.

 poco f

 

Ob.

Bsn.



146   

 













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18   158

Fl.



Ob.



Cl.

- -



 





poco

Ob.

Cl.

Hn.

Bsn.











            

    





            

                   più f





           





              

   

   



   

più f

    

  

    

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             ff



1" Scherzando    // q=176      

      

       

          

  

       

    

         



           ff 

più f

      

 



  

              

 

    

   

    

          

- -

più f

164

Fl.

più f

  

Hn.

Bsn.



Pesante q=176



     

  

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



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



 



 



 

  

           p

       

19   

  

169

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Hn.

Bsn.

Ob.

Cl.

Hn.







Bsn.

   



        



      

 



  

 







                

   





      



     







 

mp espr.

          

     









  





     mf

      



      

     

          

  









   

      

     



 

          

 

     

      





   







      

 



174

Fl.





       





              



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20      179

Fl.



  



      





       

Ob.

 

Cl.

       

Hn.





  







Bsn.



       

Ob.

Cl.







     

   

 





    



    



      

    



           

sfp

Kirsten Volness - Tower of theWinds - 2004

    









  

  







             



   

      

      



   



             p   



   



sfp

Bsn.



Hn.





          

mf espr.

184

Fl.

            







 









      f



 

  

Fl.

      

Ob.

  

Cl.

Bsn.



 

Ob.

Cl.

Hn.

Bsn.



       





 

 







       

       

 



 





più f

               più f

      

 

   



    



   

  

    

  

     



 

più f

    



più f



più f

  194

Fl.

 



Hn.

    

   

189



          

   

      

        

Q poco rit.

 



       

Melancholic, cadenza q=120



 



      





 





 





Take cor anglais





      

    

       





   



 



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





199

Fl.

Ob.

       

Cl.

Bsn.

sfz

sfp





Hn.

    



 



Fl.





Ob.

Cl.

    



Hn.





Bsn.



    

     

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         7

    

Freely, as a dialogue 1" (q=140)

sfz



          

203

       

    



 3 

sfp









3         

  



     

 



        

 



 

 



  

  

23   



 



206

Fl.

Ob.

  

Cl.

Bsn.



sfp

       

 

Allargando









Explosively A tempo 2" (q=140) 1" q=160

  

















               pp ff





                  3

 

Hn.

In tempo

    7     

        



         ff

R    210

Fl.

Cantabile q=60





 





p molto espr.

          

Cor anglais                        

Ob.



 

p molto espr.

 



  mp

           

Cl.

 



Hn.

 



 



Bsn.





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     

Fl.

   

Ob.



Cl.

 

  

mp bouché

  

 

Hn.

Bsn.





   

  



  



  



T      





   





223

Fl.

Ob.



Cl.



 

Hn.



Bsn.





molto f

  

   p



molto

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 





  

  

  

  



     

    

  

  

     



    

     

  

mf ouvert





 mf





  mf

accelerando



     

 



 

 





  

     

                        

 f

 



A bit faster, flowing q=104

  

molto

    

 







molto f

    mf

        



         

    

217



    

    

    

         

   

  

   

    

  pp

      

 

  

          

Fl.

230   

  

Ob.

sfp

   

 

Hn.







  

Ob.

Cl.

Hn.

Bsn.



     



    sfp

      

    

 

molto

 



molto

  molto

 

sfp

molto





Tempo I (q=160) Take piccolo

Take oboe









         

       

 

 

 



 ff

   ff

  

   

   

   

  







 

   

  





Oboe



           

  

   



molto



Piccolo



  

 

 

                    

 



sfp

236

Fl.

   

sfp

        

Cl.

Bsn.

           

   

   

    



            

      

                          



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

Ob.

   



Cl.

       

Hn.



240

Fl.

Bsn.





         

Cl.



   



     

Ob.

                     



245

Fl.



  



    

   

       



 

  

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  

        

         

                   

                

              



        

      

 

   

  

      

 

   

sfp

Bsn.

   



  

  

Hn.

        

  



 

     





    



   















       

  



 

         

      



        

  

  

  

     248

Fl.

With mounting intensity

 

  

  

 







 

 



Ob.

                                           mp

Cl.

                                     mp

Hn.

  

  

 

 



  

 

 

 

 

Bsn.



    252

Fl.

Ob.

 3 

 

 

 

 









     



                                                 

Cl.

                                               

Hn.

  

Bsn.

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 



   

    

 

  

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256                        

Precisely; on top of the beat

Fl.

                     sfp

Ob.

                

  

   

  

   sfp

Cl.

  

   

Hn.

 



Fl.



 



                              

      

Hn.



  







ffp





 

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

 sfp

                    

            

  



sfp







 



                        ff

  





 



 





                   

              

Cl.

 

ffp

259                       

Ob.

Bsn.



ffp

Bsn.





            mp

29 Fl.

262 ° œ^ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ^ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ &

sub p

^ ^ & œœœœœœœœœœœœŒ

Ob.

sub p

œ & J

Cl.

œ^.

& œ

Hn.

Bsn.

˙^ sub p

œ^

sub p

œ Œ

œ^ œ Œ œ^ R ≈ ‰

U ∑

lunga

fff

œ^ œ œ œ œ œ œ^ œ Œ

sub p

^ ^ ? œœœœœœœœœœœœŒ

œ^ œ œ œ œ^ œ œ œ œ^ œ œ œ fff

œ^ œ œ œ fff

œ^ œ œ œ

U ∑ U ∑ U ∑

fff

œ^ œ œ œ œ œ œ^ œ œ œ œ œ œ^ œ œ œ

U ∑

fff

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