Concerto for Piano and Orchestra

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (2013)

by Matthew C. Saunders

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (2013) Over the past twenty years, I have composed four pieces in the concertante tradition (trombone and string orchestra, and one each for trombone, clarinet, and classical guitar with wind ensemble), with only one bearing the name “concerto” (and that piece belonging firmly to my “juvenilia”). After writing my Piano Sonata (2010), I felt prepared to tackle a genre that has intrigued me from the beginnings of my interest in classical music. The composer attempting to write a twenty-first century piano concerto has a plethora of examples and artistic models to serve as guide. I have adopted no particular piece or composer to this end, but the Romantic ideal of the pianist as individual against the society of the orchestra holds a great deal of importance to my own thinking about the genre. In my own worldview, however, there is not a stark divide between society and the individual—each is dependent on the other, often unwittingly, and frequently unwillingly, and therein lies the conflict inherent in the concerto as a form and, of course, in life generally. I have explored an explicitly-outlined programmatic version of this in my work Daytime Drama (2010) for clarinet and wind ensemble, but in this new piece, I allow the soloist to participate more as an individual who effects change rather than being affected by it. Although the work requires a pianist possessing maturity and technical ability, it is not merely a “display” piece and does not emphasize virtuoso technique. The two movements are to be played without pause. Matthew C. Saunders has taught music from kindergarten to college in styles from madrigal to mariachi, and strives to make beautiful music for and with captivating people. He has climbed mountains, saved someone’s life, and watched the moon rise over the prairie. He has loved, lost, and loved again; helped friends find salvation, and found it for himself as well; taught genius students, and learned from genius teachers. His dreams are to walk on Mars, hear a grand piano fall into an orchestra pit, make more people laugh than cry, and love his wife Becky passionately and forever. He plays trombone and is always getting better at playing piano, and in the course of a long, love-filled, productive life, he wants to compose the Great American Symphony, ride the rails, hike the trails, read all of the good books, finally watch The Godfather, and storm the castles in the air. He will never write unlistenable music, stop stargazing or lose money in Vegas. He doesn’t call his mother often enough, but he still tries to do a good turn daily. He is always up for a few hands of euchre or a good game of chess, likely winning the former and losing the latter. Dr. Saunders is music department chair at Lakeland Community College, where he directs the Lakeland Civic Orchestra. He previously held the position of Associate Professor of Music at Oklahoma Panhandle State University. He received degrees in music from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and The Ohio State University, where his teachers included Donald Harris, Jan Radzynski, Thomas Wells and Joseph Duchi. Dr. Saunders’ music has been performed across the country, and he has presented his research on rhythm at conferences of the College Music Society and the Society of Composers. He received the 2007 Ruth Friscoe Prize for composition and is the Oklahoma Music Teachers Association 2011 Commissioned Composer, and his oneminute orchestral piece What It’s Like will be included in Vox Novus’ first 60x60 Orchestra project. He has published articles in The Journal of Band Research, The Instrumentalist and Music Educators Journal. He is on the web at www.martiandances.com, but the physical Dr. Saunders lives in Willowick, Ohio with his wife Becky and their children Noah and Melia.

Instrumentation:

Contact Information 2 Flutes (2nd doubling piccolo) Matthew C. Saunders 2 Oboes 257 East 286th Street 2 Clarinets in B-flat Willowick, Ohio 44095 2 Bassoons (580)461-1617 4 Horns in F matthew@martiandances.com 2 Trumpets in C www.martiandances.com 3 Trombones (2 tenor, one bass) Tuba Timpani 2 Additional Percussionists (snare drum, bass drum, cymbals, triangle) Solo Piano Strings

for Avguste Antonov

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra I Allegro non troppo (h=88)

  1st Flute  



 



2nd Flute (doubling Piccolo)

             f   f    1 Clarinets in Bb        2   f f 1     Bassoons      2  ff      a2 1    Horns in F 3      1 Oboes 2

Horns in F

2 4

Trumpets in C

1 2

Trombones

1 2

f a2

f

f

f

 fp



   

     ff    Timpani    Snare Drum Percussion 1  

fp

 fp

 Bass Drum Percussion 2   

     ff a2     



 

f

 





   

f





Tuba

Bass Trombone Tuba

          f f          

 





 

p



 





f

PIANO SOLO



 





  Violin 1     ff  Violin 2     ff   Viola   ff   Violoncello   ff  Double Bass    ff

  

  

  



        



  ff   

  

         

fp

 

f



f





 

fp

  

ff

fp

ff

  



Copyright © 2013 www.martiandances.com All Rights Reserved



  

      ff     ff

        



 

p



 



 



                3    f             



ff

  





  

 







3

 

   





fp

fp

         





           3    f        

  

  fp    



Allegro non troppo (h=88) 

 

 

fp

a2

 

f

   

         







fp





fp

   





               

MATTHEW C. SAUNDERS

  

         

  

3

fp

 

fp

 

fp

   fp



Saunders/Piano Concerto 2

5          Obs.       





              





f

Cls.

    

     

  



 



 Perc. 1  



ff

ff



ff

     ff



Vla.

  



ff

     

Vc.

ff

Db.





  



  

  



f







     

Vln. 2













  



  

      fp

















                    f



    



    

  

ff



        



  

        



        

  

        



  

  





   







  

fp

    

       



          

   





To Crash Cymbals



molto rit.    











 









 



(sul G)





mp



            

   



   

    

ff



Vln. 1

a2

         





PNO.



f

   Bsns.    

Timp.



f

f

B. Tbn. Tba.

molto rit.





  



f

  

f



     

  

     

 

(sul G)



mp





        fp

 



      fp

 

Saunders/Piano Concerto



A Quasi cadenza molto meno mosso        Fl. 1    10

Fl. 2

 









fp





 









 



 













 



 Bsns.  



 1  Tbns.  2













B. Tbn. Tba.

  





 



 



Timp.

   

Cls.

  

  



A   

PNO.



 



  

fp

 







          





f pleading

  

             



 

 







f







  



 



    



Vla.

Vc.

    

  

  

        

  



     

mp

Db.



mp

fp

fp

 mp





 



 







 

















 



  

 





 









  

    p   

p B. Tbn.



  

 







sfz

      

    

   





    

pp

fp



 

    

  

 

  

pp

    

 



 







 

 

mp

mp

pp

   

     

f

   

 

f

fp

a2





   

sfz mp

f

    

f



              mp

 

3

f

p

 

  f





mp

  





 

mp



      







                              

(sul D)

mp

 



Quasi cadenza molto meno mosso

  Vln. 1    Vln. 2



 

  Perc. 1   Perc. 2





fp

 

Obs.



     

Crash Cymbals

f secco Bass Drum

    

f secco

     sfz         non  div.     

ff non div.

     

ff non div.

     

fp

ff

pizz.

fp

ff

ff pizz.

   fp

         

ff

ff

Saunders/Piano Concerto 4

18

 Bsns.  

PNO.

       ff     



Vc.



Db.



 Bsns.



















 

      3



    





sfz

        Vln. 1   

    mf      mf arco   mf

Vla.

Vc.

                  

 

B   

Vln. 2



sfz mp

                 



5

sfz

                        pizz.      3

3

 



 



ff pizz.



ff

 

 

 

       

     

3

mf arco

 Db.   mf

     sfz mp                  ff    meno f       

 









      ff          

 

 



       

 

 

sfz



ff

    stringendo                                                                      

37

PNO.

 



                                       3 



                               meno f 3                            

   

31

PNO.



25



PNO.

     



                  ff  

    

                                                staccato e con forza              

sfz

 

                        



    



 

 

 













   

   



   

5

     5

    





Saunders/Piano Concerto

  











41

Fl. 1





   









   





5

mp



Fl. 2

mp



Obs.

 

Cls.

mp

Bsns.

1 Hns. 3

PNO.



a2



mf







       



  

   

             

 

   























1.





p

 

1.





p

    



   





        mf, flowing, legato

       

          6

          5

6

         



        5

 

   







Vln. 2

 

   







Vla.

  

   











   









   







 Vln. 1 

Vc.

Db.





Saunders/Piano Concerto 6

45

 Fl. 1 







Fl. 2

Bsns.

Hns.

1 3



 











 

 

 





       

  6

       

 

    

  



a2



mf





    





   





 



 



 





 

 



 

 

 



 

 



               f

                f

               f

 

 

mf





                      

mf







(e=e)

 

 



 

  6

(loco)

        





 



mf

Db.

 

 





Vc.

  

mp



   Vln. 1       

Vla.



f

  

Vln. 2

 

mp



PNO.



mp

        

Obs.

   (e=e)

 



                f



   f







 

Saunders/Piano Concerto

          Fl. 1   

(e=e)

48

Fl. 2

Obs.

Cls.

 

ff

 

ff

             ff              ff

    ff a2     1 Hns.   3 Bsns.

p

2 Hns. 4 Tpts.

      

 a2     p      

      

p        p B. Tbn.        Tba.   p      Timp.     ff Drum   Snare   Perc. 1      sfz p   Perc. 2   

1 Tbns. 2

 



  



  

ff

  



ff

 



ff

Vla.

Vc.

 

   

   Db.   ff



             f f             

a2 f

f

   

Vln. 2

fp

f

 

       fp      

(e=e)

fp





 





    ff      ff     ff     ff      ff

   



     

 

fp

f

          fp      fp

       

       



         f a2



f

         



f







f





















 



 





                   f 3            

 

  

   fp  

ff

   ff



 



                 f 3                



  

 









ff

fp



f

  

  

 

p

  

3

fp

fp

ff a2



fp



7

 







f a2



Tempo primo (h=88)

C  



 

            f f            

fp

         ff a2                sfz f f        a2              sfz f f          sfz        sfz          sfz                    p Bass Drum ff           

     

ff





         Vln. 1  



 

     

sfz





     

PNO.

C Tempo primo (h=88)    

  

3

     

 

fp

  fp



        ff         ff

      fp

 

fp



Saunders/Piano Concerto 8

   1 Hns. 3 

   

 

sfz p

f

   

   

  

54

f

2 Hns. 4

f

   

Tpts.

f

Tbns.

   

1 2

f

  

 

sfz p

f

    

   

   sfz p

f

sfzp

    

  

    

    

  

f

sfz p

f

sfz p

  

 

  

f

sfzp

sfz p

f

 

sfz p

f

   

f

 

sfz p

f



sfz p

 



 



sfz p

sfz p

  f

 

          

      B. Tbn.         Tba. 

f

   

sfz p

sfz p

 

         



sfz p

      

   

f

              

PNO.

Vln. 1



ff martellato, brittle

               

 

                                  

                 

   

   

   

  

    

   

   

   

   

Vln. 2

ff



Vla.



Vc.





  







  







ff

  

    ff

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

  

ff

  

                 

                      

      ff

Db.

 

  



  



   

  



      



  



   

  



      



         

  



   

  



      



Saunders/Piano Concerto

58

Fl. 1

 

   

   

2 4

   

    

   

Tpts.

1 Tbns. 2

 

  

       B. Tbn.        Tba.   Perc. 2  

 

Bass Drum





  Vln. 1         

Vln. 2



Vla.



Vc.

Db.





        

  

  



            



 

pizz.

f pizz.

 

f pizz.



 

f



  



   



  

f 

            

f

 





 



2.

1.







 







mp















     

  



 

  

mp





  

f



 

 

             



 



D                 



       

 





                        



















 



































 















 

 











f

pizz. 

   



f

pizz. 

 



f secco

                       

             



                                  

PNO.







   

   









1 Hns. 3

Hns.







Fl. 2

Cls.



D 

9

Saunders/Piano Concerto 10

Fl. 2

    

                         









                                              









             









               









      









62

 Fl. 1 

            f               f 

Obs.

Cls.

  Bsns.  

 

  



 



f

Hns.

Hns.

1 3

2 4

Perc. 2

PNO.



 

              

f

a2                                   





a2





            

 



      



 



 



 

    













 

f









f

      



















     



















    

























                        





 Vln. 1  

Vln. 2



Vla.

arco

f







                         arco

f







                             arco

f



Vc.







  





         





  





          



 

(pizz.) f

Db.











(pizz.) f

Saunders/Piano Concerto

68

Fl. 1

Fl. 2

Obs.

Cls.

    

   

E



 





 



PNO.



Vln. 1

Vln. 2

Vla.

Vc.

Db.





     

  







  



         

















 



f



 





      ff

          

  

         

  

     

  

  



   







   

         





a2  



sfz

f

  

          





 



f 3





   

     

f

   

ff

sfz

  

   







 

      

f 3

   

f

  



  

 

f

f

           

           

arco

f



   

 



  

a2

    

          

f





 

f 3

         



To Picc.

f

a2

          

f

      

        



f 3

E           

11

f

    

a2  

     

a2 3

f



 

f

a2 3



  f

f

 



 

f

f

 Bsns.  

      

3









f 3



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73

 Cls.  

 







 1.   







  







fp

1 Hns. 3

fp 2.

Hns.

2 4

fp

 Bass  Drum Perc. 2  





























mf



PNO.





     

             

     

    

    

    

    

              



    

    



77

 Cls. 

Bsns.



 



 





 



 



 



 





mf

Hns.

1 3

  

Hns.

2 4

 

Perc. 2

    f

PNO.



 



  



To Crash Cymbals



 



 







 

  



 

                                                                                                  



Saunders/Piano Concerto

81

Fl. 1

Fl. 2

Obs.

  













mf

 



  



1.



a2









Piccolo



  

 







2 4





mf







a2





 















 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 f

f

 

  

 

     

 

  

 

To Triangle







  

  

   



  





mf



 

 



    









 

mf





     6





   



 Db.  









 





f

























arco  



 



 



arco

f



6

 

f

 

  

f

mf



molto rall.

6

  

  



6

f espressivo

     

 

   

arco

f

13

f

     

mf

Vc.



 

      

Vla.



f

ff

Vln. 2





  

   Perc. 2    

Vln. 1

 





   

f Crash Cymbals

PNO.

 

mf

f

Hns.



 

mf

ff

1 3



mf

   Bsns.   

Hns.



mf

mf

Cls.



molto rall.



Saunders/Piano Concerto 14 85

Fl. 1

 















Picc.

Obs.

Cls.

Bsns.

B. Tbn. Tba.





           











3

1.        



mf















   

3





 

 

 

    







    

 

 

    







 

   







  



 

  

 

 Vln. 1 







Vla.

   

   

  



  





 





Triangle



mp

F Ominous (h=64)  

 

 

 

   











 

 















 pp

sfz





p

pp

sfz

Vc.



p



Vln. 2





   



3

   

  



 Perc. 2  

Db.



mf

ff

PNO.



            f

ff

Timp.



F Ominous (h=64)  

 



























pp

pp

pp

  

1.

mf

Saunders/Piano Concerto

       Fl. 1 

15

91

mp



Picc.







   Perc. 2   Bsns.

 Vln. 1  









3

mp





     





mp

f

 

2.

mf

 

3

 

 







Picc.



          3

  

 



3  mf                    3

 

 Perc. 2  





mp



mf



3

5



f



  Vln. 1 



 



Vln. 2



        

  

1.

3             



mf

    



3

3

f                        3  f

                       1.  3  mp

 

3

f

1.

2. 

2.

                 

f

mp

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



   









2.

 

 

      3 



1.

    

f



3

mf

f

 

        



mp

Bsns.

 



mf

   





94

Cls.









 Fl. 1  

  

mp

        3                3  1.



3

f

2. mf



Obs.



5                             5 3   mp f     3                     

1.





mp

 

3





        





mf      2.                3

Cls.



f



Obs.

Vln. 2

    



3

mf

  

 

  

 

Saunders/Piano Concerto

       Picc. 

16

97

mp

 

Obs.





f

PNO.



Vln. 2





 

Obs.

Perc. 1



Vln. 1 Vln. 2

    







































  

        

       

3

  

 

  







  

 3                          3 5



    

   3

mp

mp



f



  2.

  

  

 

  

  









        





 





1.

3

3

mf

                3   f

1.







mp

        

3

mp

3

f





 

 

 

      

      

3

   

   

 mp

 







  

f

3

   

 

   

     

f

3

            mf

 

   f

  3                    f 2. 

 





3

  p

 

   

mf

(Suspended Cymbal)



mf (Triangle)

 

 

f

    

  

  

f

5

mp



  



f







 

mf                    

 





  



1. mf

  



  

 

     

Perc. 2       PNO.





 3      

Cls.





105

Picc.



  



 Fl. 1 

Bsns.

mp

mf cantabile

  Vln. 1 



Suspended Cymbal



 



p

 Cls.          sub. ff   Perc. 1    



   f

 

 



 

Saunders/Piano Concerto 109  To 2nd Fl. G       Picc. 

Obs.





17

   





























                                                 

PNO.

Vln. 1

Vln. 2





3

mp 3

3             

PNO.





 



   





 

 





 Perc. 1  



3

3

3



   

 



  

3

  



3

 

 

















  3





 

pp tenderly, longingly

            

 



        

 

 

  



3

 

3

 

  3

 

3

          

 

3



3

 

  

 

3

















































 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

























Flute

pp sub tone

(Suspended Cymbal)



p

      3

3

3



  





solo rt.

 po

  

sotto voce

     

 Vln. 1   

3

 





mp

  





3





mp



PNO.

3

 

121

Cls.

 

3

   

 

 

 Fl. 1  Picc.

3

  

117

mf

3

               

mf molto vibrato

3



  

    

   

   

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3                                                 3

Saunders/Piano Concerto 18



   









 



   









 



128

 Fl. 1   Fl. 2

Cls.

   1 Hns.   3   Perc. 1       Bsns.

PNO.

           6

  



Cls.

Tpts.

  

    

















3

 



p tutti



p













 

1.



mp





 



3

   

 















 



3









poco accel.

3 3

 









3

 















      



  Vln. 1 







 











 







    











f



 

  

2. f







f

 

1. f

   

        





   

crescendo poco a poco

f

3

3

3



   





3





Vln. 2

 3

6





3



     3

   



     

PNO.



  

3

tutti





 

pp delicately



  



3



3

3





      

3



poco accel.

 Obs. 

1 Hns. 3

3

     

 













134

Bsns.





3

To Snare Drum

3





  

mp

  3            Vln. 1  Vln. 2

mf 1. solo







1. solo





      ff            

sfz

 

2.

    

 

f

           ff               sfz  



Saunders/Piano Concerto

140

Fl. 1

    

Fl. 2



Più mosso (h=84)

    H  

f



      

f



Bsns.













ff



  



Vc.



Db.











 



 

 

 









  

   









   









   









       

       

       

     

sf

sf a2 sf



  

sf

Più mosso (h=84)      H                      

f

Vla.



    











19

 

         ff    PNO.                    sfz         Vln. 1  

 

 

ff

f

Vln. 2





ff con forza

 

  

ff

B. Tbn. Tba.





f

f

Tpts.





                                           

   1 Hns.  3  2 Hns. 4

 

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

f

Cls.



ff con forza a2

  

Obs.





    f

f

        





 







 



 ff con forza

 









 



f

f



   

ff arco

ff

ff



                               

arco

 



   







ff con forza



 

     

    ff

     

     

     



     

     

     



Saunders/Piano Concerto 20

  Fl. 1 



































                                







                    













146



Fl. 2

Obs.

Cls.

Bsns.

   

 

 



2 4





B. Tbn. Tba.





Hns.

Hns.

1 3



                               



mf



                                   

mf



Tuba

 

f

 Perc. 1  



Snare Drum  



                         

pp

                     

PNO.



f sailing

                  

  Vln. 1 



 



Vln. 2

Vla.







 





















 













 









 

















f









                 





f

Db.





 

                        mf

Vc.

 

                

 

 

 

                 

 

 

 

Saunders/Piano Concerto

I

Hns.

1 3



   

 

                          



  

  

a2

ff

a2

2 Hns. 4

ff





1 Tbns. 2





B. Tbn. Tba.



Tpts.

Perc. 1









 

        

   



   

  

  

  



   



ff



ff

   

 

  

                

  mp

     















I   















 































 





 Vln. 1  

  

  

 

  



PNO.

21

                                                 151





Vln. 2

Vla.



+ B. Tbn.

ff

pp

        





 





     











                                          











 

   mp



 

f

 

mp

f

Vc.

  

  



 

   







Db.

  

   



  

   

 









Saunders/Piano Concerto 22

158

 1 Hns. 3 



2 Hns. 4





Tpts.















ff

    

 

   

a2





 







  



ff



1 Tbns. 2

B. Tbn. Tba.









  



ff

















 

PNO.

Vln. 1





 

f

  



 



 

mp



 

     3                 3 3 3

 





 



 

f

 

      3

3





a2







Vln. 2







Vla.

























 





3            





           



 





3

ff

3

3

ff

3





 

                 

3

3

3



f

3

3

mf Db.





mf

Vc.





3







             

mf







3

mf



     

       

ff

 



a2

ff







pizz.



f

      sfz

 164

   

PNO.



mf



 



 



                

 





 

 

 



 



3                                3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

Saunders/Piano Concerto

169



PNO.





  

 

 

 

3

3

3

3

3



f





Fl. 2





f 3

                1.

Obs.

f

1.

    f 1.    Bsns.   Cls.

f

 Timp. 



 



3

                       f                  

                              



 Vln. 1 





 

3

 













secco

   



   



sfz Bass Drum







Vla.



Vc.

Db.













3









3

mf









    

sfz



    

   ff

   ff

 

  

  

  

  

  



     



J  











 

 

 

3

  



      3

3

f

3

f

3

  

      3

3

f

sfz









      

ff con forza

3

3

    



sfz

   3              3  3 3 3   

      

   

 

    





3

3

ff con forza



f

3

      

   

3

3

    

ff con forza

                  3 3

3



 

3

     

    

 

ff con forza

3

                

mf



3

3

ff

mf



3

         

 

3



3

ff a2 3

 

  

J

sfz

                         3  3                 



sfz

sfz secco

3

 

         3



    

 

 

 

    

    

3

3

ff a2 3

f

  

3

3

   



mf Vln. 2

ff

    



        



    3      

 

    

3

       

    

 

ff

                Fl. 1 

PNO.

 

 

 

                        

174

Perc. 2

  

 

 

    

ff con forza

 

 

 

 

ff

 

 

 

   ff

       sfz



23

Saunders/Piano Concerto 24

182

 Fl. 1 

Fl. 2



Obs.



     

  

  











     

  

  











     

  

  











    

   

     

      

a2                             f

   Bsns.   

  

       

      

     

Cls.

 

 

 

f

       



ff

 Perc. 1  











































PNO.



 Vln. 1 



Vln. 2

Db.

     







 

  

  

 



 



 



 



   



mp

     

    

Vc.



p

    

Vla.



(Snare Drum)



  

  

f









mp

  

   

f

 

    

     

                         

 

    

     

     





mp f

 

 

 

  







 arco  





mp f









f

Saunders/Piano Concerto

rall. 191

Fl. 1

Fl. 2

Obs.

 



































 Tpts.  























a2  



 

    1.  

3    









ff

       3

ff



 





Cymbals  Crash 



K Tempo I (h=88)       

f













f

To Crash Cymbals

Vln. 2

 

f

sfz p



 Perc. 1       

 Vln. 1 

 

 

sfz p

ff





f

 Cls.      

PNO.

K Tempo I (h=88)    



rall.

 

   

 

 

ff

 ff







ff

   





sfz

sfz

sfz

  

  

  

             

 

 

   

               

 

 

   







ff

   



   



 

ff

                          







            

                        







            Db.  

                    







Vla.



 ff

Vc.

ff

ff

25

Saunders/Piano Concerto 26 200

 Fl. 1  

Fl. 2

Bsns.

1 Hns. 3



 





     







  L     





 





     







3       







 

 

3

3







3











f

 

















Tpts.

B. Tbn. Tba.

Perc. 1

Perc. 2





2 4



 



3























 

 

 





3

     

  



f



















(Crash Cymbals)









  

  

  

sfz

  

sfz

  

sfz

         

 

 

 

 









 





Tuba









  

(Bass Drum)







3

  









 





  

 





      3





  

  

ff con tutta forza



3

 

L



      













3    

         

      

  

 

 

   

3

3



  

 

     

 

 









3





















 f

   3





f Db.





f Vc.

  

ff

   





  

4.

ff





3





 

Vla.

    



3

   Vln. 1  Vln. 2





f



PNO.



3

     

3.

f Hns.

 

   3





   3

Saunders/Piano Concerto

210

 Fl. 1  

Fl. 2









































 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 























































  Bsns.   Hns.

1 3

 

Hns.

2 4



B. Tbn. Tba.





27

 

 

 











  Perc. 2   

  



 

(Bass drum)



ff

 

PNO.



    



 



ff

   

      

3            



3

  3

   3

ff

 

     

       

 

  

3

    

      3



 

    

 

   Vln. 1 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







 

















































Vln. 2

 

Vla.

Vc.



Db.





















Saunders/Piano Concerto 28

218     Fl. 1 



To Picc.



Fl. 2

 

  Bsns.   Hns.

1 3

  

2 Hns. 4

B. Tbn. Tba.

Timp.

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

















 













  

PNO.





 

Vla.

Db.



























 

 







  









 

 





















 

a2





ff



ff



 



 



 





ff







ff





 

  



ff

    

           



  



ff





 







       

ff



 



 



  





      

  

 

  



 

























  

 

 

  

  

(Crash Cymbals) ff



To Snare Drum



secco

    

sfz



secco

   ff





 



 



  



  



  



  



   

ff

 

 



ff











   

 

Vc.





    Vln. 1  Vln. 2



 

ff

ff

ff

ff

Saunders/Piano Concerto

226

Timp.

PNO.

3     

  

 





  

 

3

  

rall.



















































rall.

29

 







 







 





M Molto allegro (h=132)                        

238  

PNO.



  

          

        

 

  

          

 

        

mf liltingly

  

   

   

 

 

   

 

 

           

   

     

 

 245  



PNO.





 



 

 

  

 Vln. 1  

Vln. 2



Vla.





 

Db.





 



 







 



 

 

 





























mf spiccato











 



 

 



 



 

 

  







 



 



 



 



mf spiccato

mf spiccato

Vc.

 



 

 



 



 





 









 





 



 

  























 

Saunders/Piano Concerto 30

N

249

 Fl. 1  



mp



Picc.



Obs.

  



  

 



 



 

    

 

   

 



 



 

    





a2   

 f

 

mf

B. Tbn. Tba.

  

f

mp

Bsns.



 

  

Cls.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 



  

 

 



  

 

 

 



PNO.





legato

       

 Vln. 1 











Vln. 2

Vla.



Vc.

       

  



 

  

 



 



 

    

 



  



 

   

 



 



 

    

 

    

            



 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 N      

       

       

       

 

    

 

    

 

   

 

 

     

 

mf

   

 

 

     



mf



 

 

mf









       



 

mf

     























































mf

Db.





 mf

Saunders/Piano Concerto 31

254

Fl. 1

 



 

 

 

 

Picc.



Obs.



 

Cls.



 



 





 

 

Bsns.



 

 



 



 

 

 1  Tbns.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 



 

  



2



 

 

 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

    

   





 

  

  

 

   

























































f

B. Tbn. Tba.







PNO.





 Vln. 1 

Vln. 2

Vla.

 

                

   

    

                

   



       



       

       



  

  

       



Vc.

 



 

  

             



          

f sempre legato



                         























 













 

pizz.

Db.









mf



pizz.

mf



pizz.

mf





pizz.

  



pizz.



mf



           





  

mf

 





 













    

Saunders/Piano Concerto 32

                                      

260

PNO.





  Vln. 1    Vln. 2

  



Cls.

  

  Perc. 1   

PNO.

Vla.

Vc.









 







       

  





 





   







 



 





 



 





 





     

 Db.  







 





  



                              f 1.                              f   Snare Drum



  



 







 



















 

To Crash Cymbals















                                            











f

O                        

  Vln. 1   Vln. 2







             1.    

  Fl. 1  

Obs.









O

267

Picc.





 Vla.       Vc.     Db.   





                                                               

 

  

         

arco

f arco

         f arco

 

  

 

  

 

  

f arco f arco f



 



    

 

  

 

 

 

 



               

                                                                

          

    



   

         

 

 

 

     

                      

      

     

  

  

  

  

  

           

  

Saunders/Piano Concerto

276

Fl. 1

  

Picc.



Obs.

 









ff

  

3



 















 

1. 3                                3 3 3



ff

3

f





    









3      ff     



 









3

        





3

   



   

3

        

3                                                                          3

 

    

3

   

 

 

 

 

              

3

3

3



3

3

3

              3

f



3

3

3

3

   













3



3

3

   

3

3











3

     

3

               3

3

3             3



3

3

3

3

3

3



3

          

f

Db.



3

        



f

Vc.

 

a2                     3 3 mf

3                                Vln. 1  

f

 

3

f

 

Vla.

33



mf

Vln. 2

 

ff

 B. Tbn.  Tba. 

PNO.

  

3

f



   

              3      3 3                                                  3 3  3 3 3 3 3 f

Cls.

Bsns.





 

               



 

Saunders/Piano Concerto 34

283     Fl. 1 



 





Obs.



Cls.

Bsns.

 



P 

 



3         3

 

 



 





   

               3

3



3

3

 

Vc.



































3

3

3



3

3              3

     



 



   

6

3

3

ff



            3

 

P

             

            

Vla.



ff

 

   

3

Db.

 

    

Vln. 2



ff

  

 Vln. 1 



ff

     





ff

 a2      B. Tbn.         Tba.   

PNO.





 

6

 

   

  6

6





  

 



6

6





















 























 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 



































ff

ff

ff





ff

 ff



Saunders/Piano Concerto

288

Fl. 1

 







Picc.

Cls.

Bsns.

B. Tbn. Tba.











 

 Vln. 1  

Vla.

Vc.











     

6







fp

a2



   fp

    

a2

f

  

   

  

    

      

  

 

 

















  

            

  

          

 

                

mf, again with a lilt

6



   

       







          ff

        







        ff

        







         

       







         

       







ff



 



 

  

 

 

 



        



 



fp

ffp



ff

Db.





        

 





a2



  







a2



   







f



Vln. 2









PNO.









Obs.



 35



ff

   

  

   

  

  

  

  

Saunders/Piano Concerto 36

 Fl. 1  294



Picc.



Obs.

Cls.

Hns.

1 3

  

  



  

 

 

2 4



  





Vln. 1



  



 



 



 





 



 



 



 



  

 

 



 



 



  

 









 



 

     

 



 



 







ff



 







 



 





 









  

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 























  











       







       













       













       

f



       



f



 

ff

f

Db.





f

Vc.

  



 

Vla.

 

ff



Vln. 2

  



mf

PNO.

  

ff

mf

Hns.



f

Saunders/Piano Concerto

  

         

  



  

  

     

  



  

 





Q   298

Fl. 1



Picc.

     Obs.  

1 3

Hns.

2 4

Timp.



 



    

 



  

 

  



 



 



 

  

 



  



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

   

 

    

 



  

 

  

 



  

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



  

 



  

 



 

 



 



 



 



 







 







 







 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

    

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 





  

Vln. 2

 

 

 





ff

 

sfz secco

 

 

 

 



To Triangle

(Bass Drum) f

ff



      

  

 





   

 

  

   

 

 

  

        mf        

       









ff









ff









       

       

ff

































f





      

  

f

Vc.





sfz secco

f

Vla.

37

 

  

f

Db.

 

 

Q  

Vln. 1



    

 Perc. 2  

PNO.

  

ff  

Hns.

 

f

       

ff

       

ff



Saunders/Piano Concerto 38

PNO.



       

                                   

       

                               

303



                                                    Vln. 1  

Vln. 2

3

3

3

3

             

     



      



     



      

                                             3

Vla.

3

Vc.



Db.





3

3

3

3

                             





























                  

309

PNO.



         sfz sfz sfz

                     

        simile

       

                                 

                                 

 Vln. 1 

                                        









                                           ff







                                            ff







           







           







Vln. 2

Vla.



Vc.

Db.





ff

 

 

 

 



  





  





ff



ff

Saunders/Piano Concerto

R







 































 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

  

























  Bsns.  

  





    













   



  



   

317

Fl. 1

poco f e valoroso

Picc.

poco f e valoroso

Obs.

poco f e valoroso

a2

Cls.

poco f e valoroso

a2

poco f e valoroso









 











  



    









 











  



poco f e valoroso

a2

2 Hns. 4

poco f e valoroso

  Perc. 1   

Crash Cymbals

ff Triangle

Perc. 2

      ff

To Snare Drum





















 



















































 

R         

PNO.

 

sfz

     

   Vln. 1  



  



















 





















 





 







  

poco f e valoroso

Vln. 2

poco f e valoroso

Vla.

Vc.

 

    

a2

1 Hns. 3



39

  

  





poco f e valoroso











  





    













 

  





    













 

poco f e valoroso

 Db.   



poco f e valoroso

Saunders/Piano Concerto 40

327   Fl. 1 









Picc.

Bsns.

Hns.

1 3

Hns.

2 4

PNO.







 

 









 











 



 





 





 

   

 

 



 





3



 3

  

 

Cls.



3

  

Obs.





 

 

 

3

 

 



3

      

   

   

 

 



 













 





   

3

3 3

3







3



 

 

  



















































































































  Vln. 1 



 



Vln. 2

Vc.



Db.









 

 







 3













 











      

 

Vla.



















 









3

3



3

  





 

3

3





 















 

 

3

3





 















 

 

      

Saunders/Piano Concerto

339

  



Picc.

 

Obs.

Cls.

Fl. 1

Bsns.



41

S 













  

 

 

 

 

 









 

















Hns.

1 3

  













Hns.

2 4

 















  

B. Tbn. Tba.









Tuba

 

f Timp.

PNO.

 























ff

S









mp



















  









Vln. 2

 









Vla.

 













 



















 



















Vln. 1

Vc.

Db.



Saunders/Piano Concerto 42

molto rit.

344

 Timp.  



 Perc. 1  







 Vln. 1 



pizz.





pizz.

Vla.





pizz.

Vc.





pizz.

Db.





pizz.





 

mf

mf

mf



 





  





  

  

3

3



















































  











3







3

molto rit.









  

mp



Vln. 2



Snare Drum  





PNO.









































 

mf

mf

 349

 Bsns.  B. Tbn. Tba.

 

Perc. 1

 



 

T Grave (h=54)   





a2









 

 

pp



 



Tuba solo





 

  pp

 

 

mp

  

 

 

T Grave (h=54)   

   



 





 













 Vc.



 











arco



PNO.

Db.

 





 









  





 

  

 









 



niente

     

  



 

pp



pp











arco



pp









  

  





 













 









Saunders/Piano Concerto

362

Bsns.

PNO.

Vc.

 

43 a2







pp

  



   









































 











 





pp

 



    

    

     

    

  pp

pp Db.

 





a2







p

                        





































p



 



p

 



 



  3    Bsns.  374



  







mf

1 Hns. 3

Hns.

2 4

   

PNO.





 Vln. 1  Vln. 2

Vla.











 

   

mf

f





















a2

 

mp

3  



3

    





  

            

f

a2

    



f

 

 





   

 





f

          

  





arco



mf























arco



mf



 

3     Db. 











  







mf

mf









arco



mf

     f

     f

     f

 

  

 

 

  

 

mp

  

   

    



mf 3               

 

ff

mf

3      

Vc.



a2

mp

mf

mf

f

f

 

Saunders/Piano Concerto 44

384

 Fl. 1 

 

Hns.

   







 

       

  

 



   

ff













   

   



2 4

      











ff

ff

1 2

B. Tbn. Tba.

PNO.









ff



























 

                    

  

   

  





 

ff





 



       f

 

  

      





  

 

      

f but not forced

   ff

   

   

   

    

ff

ff

  

 





 



      

  



    

   







 



     ff













 



    ff







ff



U

stringendo



ff

Db.



           

 

   f





 

  





ff

Vc.







     



        Vln. 1 

Vla.

    

 

   f      f





Vln. 2

 



 

     ff



  

 

 







           







 

      









      



       

a2

ff

ff

1 3

Tpts.

Tbns.





       Bsns.       Hns.



  











Cls.







Obs.





  ff



Picc.



    

U 

stringendo 

ff

Saunders/Piano Concerto

rall.

  Fl. 1  non   dim. Picc.  non dim.  Obs.   









  

  

 





391

              

non dim.

Cls.

Bsns.



 

  1 Hns.  3 Hns.

     

2 4

Tpts.

 

     

       

1 Tbns. 2

 

  

B. Tbn. Tba.

 



     

    

   





 



 













 

PNO.



 





 













 



     

ff a2























     

     

 

     

 

    

   

















   

    









  





  

















p e misterioso







 

  

 

  



quasi cadenza

























    



niente



 



niente



 







 397



    



  Db. 



 

    





  

 





ff

     

  



  



 



 



 



  

rall.       

   Vln. 1  non   dim.  Vln. 2   non   dim.  Vla.   non dim.    Vc. 



 



 





     

  





a2

ff

  

 

PNO.

 

 

 

    

non dim.



 



45

quasi cadenza



        niente

      niente

attacca









 





pp







Saunders/Piano Concerto 46

II Adagio e grazioso, quasi cadenza (h.=46)

 

PIANO SOLO





 





pp brooding, foreboding



 











 



 



417

 

PNO.







422



PNO.



 







  





  Vln. 1 

solo









 

 





 















 



lightening

 





 

 



























 



  















 

 











 





mp cantabile

Vln. 2









solo

