Moiré (2019) for saxophone quartet (SATB)

Score

for the Six Four Quartet

MoirĂŠ for saxophone quartet (SATB) 2019

Laura M. Kramer

Instrumentation B-flat Soprano Saxophone E-flat Alto Saxophone B-flat Tenor Saxophone E-flat Baritone Saxophone Score is Transposed

Duration: ca. 8’30”

for my students of the Six Four Quartet: Isaac Becker, Paige Rooney, Noah Scanlan, Victor Wei

Program Note A moiré pattern is an interference pattern in art and mathematics. It results when one image is overlaid with another similar semitransparent image. Various patterns can be created depending upon the degree of rotation of the second image. In the first movement, Gradient Shapes, I envisioned various figures overlapping, twisting, and morphing into new ones. On a large scale, the movement is about a battle between stability and instability, similar to the way that distortion can weave in and out when rotating images in a moiré pattern. It is bookended with settled, one-pitched sustains, but in the middle, it goes on a journey of interference and restructuring. Stability tries to return, but waves of detuned pitches, canonic-like passages, and emerging new patterns continuously shut it down. The second movement, Scribble, continues to explore shifting patterns. Eerie harmonies hover and weave like overlaid, scribbled pictures rotating slowly, but they also transition into fast grooves that constantly change with each repetition.

for the Six Four Quartet

Transposed Score

Moiré 2019

for saxophone quartet (SATB)

I. Gradient Shapes Misterioso q = ca. 60

Soprano Saxophone

  like a sine wave       p

   

Alto Saxophone

Baritone Saxophone

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

 

      

 

3

 

     

 





        ee oh

3

ee oh

3

         ee

3

p

   p



 



   

 

 

    

  p

f

reverberant

   

p

    p

f reverberant

3

f reverberant

    

 











13 poco rit.   No vib.  sim.               mp

Slow Vib. Each e is 1/2 spin

 



   

f reverberant





5

3

pp

Slow Vib. Each e is 1/2 spin

  

 

 

3

 

p

  

8

Sop. Sax.

 

   

Tenor Saxophone

 

     

Laura M. Kramer (b. 1984)



oh

3



p



ee oh

No vib.

         

         

 



sim.



poco © 2019 Laura M. Kramer (ASCAP)



mp

 

No vib.

 





vib.  No   



mp



  

mp

     

2

    14

Sop. Sax.



a tempo

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

   

    pp

 

n

    



pp



   

ppp

pp

  



   



 

f

Bari. Sax.

Sop. Sax.

  

mf



 f

3

 



5





5



3





    p sub.



mf

24 Eerie      p sub.

Alto Sax.



3



 



 

 



5

f

                        3

 

6

6





cresc...

   

Bari. Sax.

 

6



p sub.



6



6

    6



6



6

6



f

  

                                  

p sub.

   

27 Bluesy        

6



f 5

timbre changes Ten. Sax.







6



pp

f



cresc...



5



mf cresc...

3





3



 

3

      







fp

 

p





p

      



fp



 

f

 

p

f

p

f

Ten. Sax.

f



timbre changes



fp

p

     



 

  

            



f

Alto Sax.

f

6 6 3                       

19

Sop. Sax.



   

pp

16 Più mosso q = ca. 72              accel.



ff

 ff

 

      6

ff

 ff



3



3

  

 

28

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.



    



3

6

 

       

 3

6

Bari. Sax.



    

Sop. Sax.

     mf ee

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.



3

sim...

oh

   mf



3

Slow Vib. Each e is 1/2 spin

    

oh

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

   



No vib.

No vib.





















           p



 

p



p

  p



    

 

     





 



mp dolce

 

   

   

pp



pp



   





pp

  3     pp

poco a poco dim.



 



No vib.

sim...

q = ca. 60

oh ee oh

   

poco a poco dim.

mf

39



          

                   ee

ee



sim...

poco a poco dim.

 

3







3

poco a poco dim.

     

         

oh

oh ee oh

Slow Vib. Each e is 1/2 spin

         





3

 ee





mf

Bari. Sax.

  

   

ee

     



5

34

32

 

         

5

 

Slow Vib.

5

3

   

         

     

    

3

5

3

Ten. Sax.

      3

 

  



       

mp dolce

 

6

 

4

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

45          



 



mp dolce

6

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

6

Bari. Sax.



        

3



 

3

3

 



  f





  f























 

 



mf







6

6

      



f

f



                          

3



  



6



           

    





53 Slightly Faster              



mp



6

6

3



mf



3

Ten. Sax.

 



  

 

6

6

3



        

               mf

Bari. Sax.



mf





 



6



  

 



                        

50

Sop. Sax.



         





3





timbre changes             6

     6



 6





 6

6



 6

5

   56

Sop. Sax.

accel.

58 q = ca. 80           



6

6

f mechanical

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.



                                     6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

                                     mechanical

Bari. Sax.

    

6

 

mechanical

  59

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

Sop. Sax.



6



  



 

6

 

6



  



                                       6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

                                  





 

62        

6

6

6

 



 

6

 

     

6

6



6

6

6

  



 

6

 

         6

ff

                         6

p sub.

6

6

ff

molto

timbre changes



6



     

  

  

  

                                              p sub.

6

Bari. Sax.



6

molto

Ten. Sax.



 

                                

p sub.

Alto Sax.

 

6

 

p sub.

6



6



6



6



6

molto





molto

ff



        

ff

6

Sop. Sax.

67 Bluesy with Chaos q = ca. 72 G.P.  66      growl                 G.P.

Alto Sax.

 



              6

f

Bari. Sax.



 

Alto Sax.



G.P.

 

 70

Sop. Sax.

 

 f

         

6

      



 

3                3 

Bari. Sax.

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

  

3

3

 



73         

     











 3



       growl

                   6

 





3

   

6

6



 3     

      

6





         





3

                   

                6

6

                6

   

3

6

6

     

3

Ten. Sax.

growl



3

 growl                       6 f    3        

6

G.P. Ten. Sax.

              

6

f

    

 

6





  





   





growl



 

 

        

7

Sop. Sax.

76       growl          



6

Alto Sax.



p

        

Bari. Sax.

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.



f

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

f







   

 

 

     

 f



mf





      

 mf

  

            5

5

   

         

f

 

 

5

 

resonant

5

  

resonant









          



          



5

ff

p

5

ff

p

5

ff

 

          5

p

mf

resonant

  

      

with attitude

            

  

resonant

            

f

reverberant

p



f reverberant

ff

 



    

 





  

 



 

 

  



   

reverberant

f

   

  







     

f







mf









         

p

3

      

f

Bari. Sax.

6

5



  

84

Sop. Sax.

p

                       

80

Sop. Sax.

 

growl



reverberant

f

 6

Ten. Sax.

         

 

 

  



 





 





 



 



8

Sop. Sax.

88 Haunting      



   



p sub.

Alto Sax.



p sub.

5



 

 



5





5





 





5







   

5







    

5

5

  5

timbre changes

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

             

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

6





 















  

6



6



p sub.

93 With warmth        

92

Sop. Sax.



6

p sub.

 

 

  

 

f

f

f

   f

  

        



 



 



 







6



6



6





9

II. Scribble Haunting, as from a distance q = ca. 66

1

Sop. Sax.

 

Alto Sax.

Sop. Sax.

 

   

  

mp

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

    

mp



 

  

   

  

    

mp

  

mp

11      

p



n



n

ppp



   

6      



p

   

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.



    



mf

 

ppp

 f

f

f

legato



legato

 legato



p

n





p

n



p

   

bell tone

ppp



p

 

n



ppp

mf



p

n



6

   







  



p

  



n



  

n

p

n

bell tone



6





3

 







 

fp

f

      





     

f





    

f







     





    



espress.

  

bell tone

6

espress.





p

 

 

     

mf





bell tone

p

mf





n













ppp

  p

n



3   3                    

mf legato









pp

mf



ppp



 



mf



f



n



pp



mf







3

 





p

 

pp

 

  

 

pp

 



   fp

10

 

   15

Sop. Sax.



f

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

 



3



 



Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

 

 

 



 

 



p

calm

  





 

calm



 

  



p



 p

22 Echoeing q = ca. 144                                     p

Alto Sax.

 

 

calm

legato

f

Sop. Sax.

19 

calm

 

f





 

 



 

p

      

  p





           

     

            





p



        



   

 

  

 

28 27                                          



   

     





f

        f

      

      

f

  

       

f



   

 

     

  

 



  

 



 

         

     

    

        





       

          

     

            

 

fp

molto     

fp

molto             fp

 molto                                fp

molto

11

Sop. Sax.

33    

   

f

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

          

 

             

    

f



f

         f

Sop. Sax.

              

38 With Energy              

Ten. Sax.



         



      



ff like a drumset

   43

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

  

   

       



 

        

p

     p



  



f

f



mf

  

mf

ff

         

ff

ff

   ff

 46                  ff                      

 

ff

    

 

             

              ff

                             ff p mf



              

                   

             p   mf           

  

      

f

f

 

     

                                        ff like a drumset



 

          

                   

ff like a drumset

Bari. Sax.

 

                                  

  

ff like a drumset

Alto Sax.

   



     

     

        

12

Sop. Sax.

  

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

f

ff

            

  

f

ff

     

  

        

 

ff

           



Bari. Sax.

Alto Sax.

Bari. Sax.



f

         

f

      f    



 

  



mf

        3

3

       mf

  mf

f

f

              ff f



 



ff





 

f

                     f  3

3 3

     3

        

61            

 3

3



mf

Ten. Sax.

            p

      

             

f

              

59

Sop. Sax.

p

f

 

ff

Ten. Sax.

p



 

       

                               ff

Alto Sax.

   

           

55

53

p

            

                      

f

Sop. Sax.

      



ff

f

Bari. Sax.

              

             

   

48



  



   



                       

                            f

    f

 

                 



Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

              

    



  

  



      f 75

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

      f   f

Bari. Sax.

        

   f





fierce

3

fierce

3

3



3

fierce

    



fierce

   



ff

 

3

        f

     f



 

  mf

f

ff

             p   



p



p



    p

          

   

   



        

77

                 p



     

      3

ff         

      



      



 

  

          

3



                            ff mf

     

69                       p ppp                      p ppp                  p ppp p

Sop. Sax.

                                           

             64

13

3

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





   

3

    p 



      

           

14

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

79                      f                       f                    f                                f

    84

Sop. Sax.

 

  3

3

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

f fierce

  



3

3

f fierce

Bari. Sax.

Sop. Sax.

  3

 

f



3

3

                     pp

pp

   



3





             pp              pp                  

       

fierce





f fierce

         

  

  





          sfz  

         



sfz

   



88                                             

                                   

                         mf

Bari. Sax.

sfz

                       3                  3

p

Ten. Sax.

            

86                                          

p

Alto Sax.

sfz

                

               

                                               p

15

94                        

       

                           

       

93

Sop. Sax.

f

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.











f



               f

              f              97

Sop. Sax.

sfz

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

 

         

sfz

Bari. Sax.

Sop. Sax.

   

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

    

 

     

sfz

p

f

    

     

  

          

 

p

f

p

f

    

   



p



     f

                              

                 p f                   f



                     

     

f

p





                            

102                     p

Alto Sax.

 

              sfz

       



                 

p

f

                     pp

                          

pp        pp

   

     

                  pp 

16

110            

        108

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

f

     

             

f

  



f

     

               f

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

 

         

   

 



            

 

    

 



   

  



     



 



      

                                      113

Sop. Sax.

ff

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

                                            

                  

                    ff

                  

              

      

122 q = ca. 72  bell  tones  

               

      

        

ff







ff

118

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

               

     

          

sfz



sfz

     sfz



      sfz

  

      

p



bell tones



p

 



     

 

      

bell tones

p



      

bell tones

p

17

125

    



       

 



       

bell tones

Sop. Sax.

pp

bell tones



Alto Sax.



bell tones



  

   



mp

Bari. Sax.

Sop. Sax.

   

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

  

    

 

  

          



 







  p

espress.

 



p espress.

 

ppp

ppp

pp

 

 



 



 

pp

  

pp











 

 



      

     

mp

     

sfz

p

sfz

p







mp



n







      

 





n

 



     

pp

poco

   



134 Slightly Slower q = ca. 66            

 



  

136









3     

p espress.

  

   

     

p

   

pp

p

  

Ten. Sax.

       

   

mp

Alto Sax.

      

pp

131

Sop. Sax.





 



p espress.

bell tones





Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

pp

128 Haunting   

 

  p

mp



sfz

p

p

mp

sfz

p

 

     f sub.

     f sub.

         poco





f sub.

       f sub.



















18

Sop. Sax.

141 Broadly               5

mf

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

 

 

       5

mf

ff

             5

mf

Bari. Sax.

ff

5           



mf

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

 

Bari. Sax.

 

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.





 











 

         

freely, ad lib.



ff

p





 













 



 5





5



p

6



6



6



         





      

     

brief

 

brief

 p



oh

ee



oh

ee

oh

ee

oh







ee

oh

ee



oh

p

pp ee

oh

ee

oh

p

pp



 

 



 

 

  

f

 

3



brief

 

ee

3







3

 

 pp

 



 





fp





brief

3

f

  

  

     

   

pp

f



  

fp

f

p

  

 



       



6

6



f



5

        

        





    3



timbre changes

151

Sop. Sax.



                         

p

Ten. Sax.



5





ff

147 Misterioso       p .





     

