Blooming Lavender for orchestra
written for Kids Compose 2006-07 Indiana University
Laura M. Kramer Melodies by: Sarah Williams and Agnes Zhu Duration: ca. 3 min.
Instrumentation 2 Flutes 2 Oboes 2 Bb Clarinets 2 Bassoons 4 F Horns 2 Bb Trumpets 2 Trombones 1 Tuba 3 Timpani Percussion1: Xylophone, Bass Drum, Crotales Percussion 2: Vibraphone, Bell Tree Percussion 3: Tubular Bells, 2 Suspended Cymbals Violin I Violin II Viola Violoncello Double Bass
Program Note Blooming Lavender was composed for the 2006-07 Kids Compose Project at Indiana University, and was premiered on a concert that featured melodies of elementary students. Two melodies are presented: Blooming Ideas by Sarah Williams and Lavender by Agnes Zhu. I wanted the students to choose the instruments for their melodies as much as possible, so we met, I demonstrated a bunch of possibilities, and we then decided to use the strings and flutes for the themes. From there, we mixed in other instruments, as though blending shades of paint together. For instance, the flute’s first statement of Lavender, following the fanfare opening, can be heard alongside the vibes. Both tunes have a sense of growth, and they complement each other well when played simultaneously. In fact, both imply nearly the same harmonies. This made it very easy to create an overall blossoming effect - After each tune is heard in its entirety separately, I arranged bits and pieces of them into canon-like passages. Choirs of instruments gradually enter and echo each other, until the entire orchestra is playing the tunes. Bravo to Sarah and Agnes!
January 2007
Transposed Score Melodies by: Sarah Williams Agnes Zhu
Blooming Lavender 3
Majestic
Flutes
f
Oboes
3
f
3, 4
mute
mute
mute
3
f
vibes (motor off) medium yarn mallets
mf
mf
pizz.
pizz.
mf
pizz.
Violoncello
mf
f
pizz. Violin I
f
susp. cymbal Bells wooden fiberglass mallet edge stick
q = ca. 80
pedal only where indicated
Viola
fp
fp
1.
soft felt mallet
brushes, swirl
p
mp
pizz.
mf
1.
mf
mp
tutti
5
mf
mf
mf 2.
mf
Gliding h = ca. 72
soft felt mallets
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mp
mf
susp. cymb.
edge
tutti
pizz.
div.
mf
3 mf
solo
fp
arco
mf
3
mp espress.
arco
p
mp
arco
1.
fp
arco
p
mp
mf
arco
1.
p
p
p
mf mp bell tone 2.
1.
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mf
mp
3
mp espress.
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Double Bass
bell tone
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p
div.
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mp
mute
div.
mute
3
bell tone 2.
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sim.
1.
mp
mp
Percussion 1 Xylophone, Bass Drum,
Violin II
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mf
mp
Xylo. medium rubber mallets
Percussion 3 Tubular Bells, 2 Susp. Cymbal
fp
3
Majestic
Percussion 2 Vibraphone, Bell tree
1.
Laura Kramer
Gliding h = ca. 72
5
f
Tuba
Crotales
f
mf
3 Timpani
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mp
mute 3
Trombones
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mp
Bb Trumpets
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f
Bassoon
F Horns
3
3 3
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1, 2
3 3 f
Bb Clarinets
Kids Compose 2006-07
3
q = ca. 80
3
Copyright © Laura Kramer. Indiana University, Jacobs School of Music Kids Compose 2006-07
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Bsn.
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legato 1.
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legato
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bass drum
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bell tree
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Vln. I
vibes
crotales
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cup
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arco
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q = ca. 80
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Vln. II
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take fiberglass mallet and medium yarn mallets
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take medium rubber mallets
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Imitative
xylo
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Perc.
Vln. II
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bells
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Vln. I
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Fl.
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32 Melodious q = ca. 120
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Hns.
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Timp.
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Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
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arco
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3
bells
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3
3
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f normal
susp. cymb.
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tutti
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(bells)
normal
Vln. I
ppp
32 Melodious q = ca. 120
crotales
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mp
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Tbn.
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sub. p
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sub. p
Bsn.
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sub. p
Cl.
Animated q = ca. 140
sub. p
Ob.
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accel.
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Fl.
mp
Animated q = ca. 140
bass drum
p 3
3
metal mallet
3
ppp
bell tree
Perc.
3
Perc.
Vln. I
Vln. II
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sub. p
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mf
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Db.
sub. p
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ppp
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arco
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susp. cymb.
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3
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div.
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sub. p
sub. p
ppp
Vla.
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42
Fl.
accent, but do not tongue
Ob.
accent, but do not tongue
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Cl.
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Tpts.
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accent, but do not tongue
accent, but do not tongue
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accent, but do not tongue accent, but do not tongue
accent, but do not tongue
accent, but do not tongue
Tbn.
Tba.
Perc.
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xylo.
Vln. I
Vln. II
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vibes
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pizz.
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Vc.
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mp
Vla.
medium yarn mallets
(susp. cymb .)
Perc.
mf
f
Perc.
f
(bass)
accent, but do not tongue
accent, but do not tongue
f
fp
Timp.
mf
f
fp
arco
pizz.
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