FLARE UP!

FOR PERUSAL ONLY

Michael-Thomas Foumai

Flare Up! for String Quartet

for The Aspen Music Festival and School

Michael-Thomas Foumai (1987)

Flare Up! (2011) for String Quartet

Performance Notes All trills half-step

Program Note Furious, Fierce, Fiery, Flaming‌

Duration: 4:45 www.michaelfoumai.com mfoumai@umich.edu

for the Aspen Music Festival and School

Flare Up! for String Quartet

With Vigor q=158

 1  *   Violin 1   sul E

ff

   

sul G and D

sfp

 sulG and D   *     sul E

Violin 2

  

sfp

ff

 sulG and D  *       sul A

Viola

ff

6

Vln. 2

Vla.



 

  

 Vc.  



Vla.

sfp

                                sfz

        sfz

11      Vln. 1 

Vln. 2

 *  

sul G and D

 Violoncello    Vln. 1 

sfp

 

sfz

  

sfz

   

     Vc.      

  

* Highest pitch possible

glis

s.

glis

s.

    

  



      

            

    

  



      

ff

gliss.

 

gliss.

    

             ff

 

     

                         

       

                 

ff

ff

    

sfz

sfz

    

      sfz

sfz

      

                      

    

    

         

    

         

              

       

        

           

       

       

                                

                                

MICHAEL-THOMAS FOUMAI

           

           

    

            

             

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

    

             

           

                  sfz sf sf                        sfz  

             

sf

 

sf

 

sfp

               sfp



                sf

         sf

sf

              sf

sf

            f

  

            f

   

ff

 

sf

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ff

2

      

    

A     

     

      

  

16

Vln. 1

Vln. 2

Vc.





         

   21

Vln. 1

 

Vln. 2

sfz

     



   









     



sffz

                            più ff  





sffz

          

p

sfz

p

sfz



p

sfz

p

sfz

   

sfp

  

sfp

            





sffz

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



p

sfz

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

sfz

        

  



  

sfz

     

 

       

f

                          

            

                          

ff

ff

          sfp

          sfz

sfz

                

f

sfp

               p

sfz

B      

                 

p

sfz

         p

  

              

        

p

         

sfz

Vc.



        

                                   più ff

25





sffz

                Vln. 1                  

Vla.



                                  

   Vc.        

Vln. 2

 

                                            

          

Vla.

 

sfz

                

Vla.

 

    

 





 





          

            

     

                 

  













 













30

Vln. 1

Vln. 2

3

C













                      Vla.      f sf                                              Vc.                         

 Vln. 1  39



sf





Vln. 2



  



    sf

               sf sf

Vla.

Vc.





48

Vla.

















  

f

sf

 

sf

 

sf

           sfz

        

mf

        

mf

     

                              sfz                        f  sfz

               

       



       



sfz

sfz

                     



mf cresc.

         



   

 



 

                              p



     



 



 

  



 

                                                    

D         f      

sf

                                  sfz 

sfz

Vc.



sf

 Vln. 1 

Vln. 2



 

 

sfz

sfz



p

fp cresc.

fp cresc.

                              fp sfz

cresc.

 54                            Vln. 1  4

f

Vln. 2



  





 



Vla.

Vc.

   





 

     

 

 

      

 

 

    



f

mf

sfz

     Vln. 1        67

Vc.



  

     

     

sfz

          f           

                       

    Vla.                           mf sfz        Vc.                          mf

Vla.

sfz

     

f

60 E            Vln. 1        f       Vln. 2             f 

Vln. 2

    

     







        

    

    

sfz

sfz



sfz

sfz

   

    



                                                                                                 





                          sf pizz.

arco

mf

   



   

        





f



                      



 

 

pp

                              f mf

                                                         pp





                         f

                             f mp                             f mp

     

         





     

                    

       

                     

        

Vln. 1

F

   73

 

Vln. 2

                     ff molto marcato             ff molto marcato

                    

Vla.

ff molto marcato

     Vc.          

       

ff molto marcato

  Vln. 1     80

 

Vln. 2

   

Vla.

Vc.



   



   



  f

 f

     

                                          più ff

             

    sfp

   

     

    

     

     

          

    

Vla.

sfz

                  

       

    

                 

       

più ff

f

   



  







 



  

0

0 4

        



f

                                mf f

   



f

 



          



                      p sff

G

 

sul E sul G/D gli ss.

f





              p f

sfp

      

sff sfp

                          sff p

 

sfp

                                          Vc.               fp f sff

 

   

sff

sul G/D

sfp

gliss

.



      

              sff

sul A sul G/D gliss .

f

     ff

sul E sul G/D gli ss.

sul A

ff

    

 

f

      

sfz

     

più ff

                         

             

 88   Vln. 1    

Vln. 2

                     

     

                                             mf

sfp

sfz

5

                                                   più ff



        

              sff

 

 

  Vln. 1    

 

6

95

 

Vln. 2

 



            

                                            



  

                               fp

  

          

  

sf

mf

sf

    Vla.                                                                           Vc.                    fp      

sf

  Vln. 1   103

  

      

H          sf

mp

                  

Vln. 2



ff

   

  

Vla.



              sf sub. p

                     Vc.  



 Vln. 1  110



arco



Vln. 2

mf

       

Vla.

Vc.



    f

        p

mf

       f









   

  

              mp

                         mp cresc. 



mf



 



pp

ff

                  



I                                         



pp arco

sf

mf

sf

sf







       

ff





pizz.

   





sfz

                                                                    sfz ff sub. p                                                              ff mf 



 

sfz

sub. p

                                                    sub. p  ff

sfz

  118

Vln. 1

      



J    

Vla.

  Vln. 1      126

Vln. 2

Vla.



  

















 

pp



mp cresc.

       

7





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

mf

sfz

      arco

mp cresc.

                                                            f sub. ff sfz mf

mp cresc.

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

   

f

                   f

  

mf

K    

                              

mf

f

ff



sfz

            

ff



                       sub. p    

                                  

f



sfz

               mf

Vc.



                                    



sf

                           sub. ff sfz

sub. ff

Vc.



sfz

sub. ff

Vln. 2



pizz.

sfz

sfz

  

   

  

  

  

  

   

  

  

  

sub. pp

sub. pp

                                        Vln. 1                   p cresc.  f cresc.

133

Vln. 2

                                                               cresc.

Vla.









     

cresc.

Vc.

 pizz.      p

  

        

                        

      

          

f cresc.

     

 

  

       

f cresc.

 arco                                                f cresc. cresc.

 

 

8

    141

Vln. 1



   

Vln. 2

 

       

 

       

 

 

 

 

ff

  ff

          

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

                                                 ff                                 Vc. 

Vla.

ff

 147     Vln. 1 



Vln. 2

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   sul E











     

Vc.





Vln. 1

Vln. 2

 

Vla.

 









  

   

sul G\D

glis

s.

             

  

    

gliss.

sfp

             

                

          

             

ff

sul G\D

sfp

ff

                                        

     

                                                                                                   

                                            Vc.           

  

ff

   

sul G\D

                ff

gliss.

  

sul A

 sff

    153



s.

  

                       sff 

glis

sfp

sff sul A

Vla.

  

sul G\D

sfp

sff sul E



L q=172

    

    

  

     

  

   

             

                                

   159

Vln. 1

  sfz

    

Vln. 2

sfz

   

Vla.

sfz

Vc.

       

9

                                     p f f                                                    f p f                                                          p f f                            







165 M    Vln. 1   

ff

             f

     

Vln. 2

   p

sf

               ff

Vla.

Vc.

     

f

 

 

sf

   Vln. 1      172

 

Vln. 2

Vc.

  

      

Vla.







f

f

sfz

 

 p



       

              

                 

f

      

      

   

f

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

                              

               

           

    

 

                  più f

                                    più f

     

  

    

 

più f

più f

      

                   cresc.                                     cresc.                                 cresc.                                    cresc.  

       

  Vln. 1   10

178

Vln. 2

Vla.

     

   Vc.    

     

 



  191

Vln. 1

Vln. 2

Vla.

 

       



ff

       

ff

     Vla.       sfz ff      Vc.       ff sfz



                             

184     Vln. 1      sfz    Vln. 2     

sfz







 

       

                                 sfz                            sfz                                 sfz                         

N 3                  più ff sfz  3             sfz

più ff

sfz

                         

 

 

 

 

                         

 

 

                  



 



 

       

 

        

 



       ff



       ff

ff

ff

                              cresc. p

          







più ff

  3                              p  più ff

      

cresc.

p

  3                          p sfz

                  

    



    

cresc.





     



cresc.

sfz

(h=h)





                                        

mp

mf

                                                    





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

mf

  



     

mf mp                                                Vc.   mf

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

11

196

ff

f

Vln. 2

                                                   ff

f

Vla.

                                                         ff

f

Vc.

                                                  ff

f

O  198                              Vln. 1  



 

                            







 

 



 

































 

fff

Vln. 2

fff

Vla.

                          

fff

                              Vc. 



fff

   201    Vln. 1     più     Vln. 2   

fff

più fff

Vla.

     

più fff

   Vc.   

più fff

                

                

                

                

                        

                    

           

     

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

        

    

          

    



ca: 5" senza misura



 



 

Vc.





 gliss.       

 gliss.  gliss.  gliss.                 

**  *  gliss. . gliss.  gliss. gliss.   gliss.    gliss                                               

P q=172

 

  

repeat as fast as poss. ***

 

***

 

***

 

  

  

***

  

ss.

Vla.

 

gli

 

  gliss. gliss.              

**

 gliss.    

gliss.

ss.



 gliss.          

 gliss.      

 

gli

Vln. 2

**

gliss.

ss.

 

   gliss. gliss. gliss.                          

 

gli

 Vln. 1  214

gliss.

ss.

   Vc.   

 

gliss.

gli

Vla.

* gliss.           

 

ss.

   

gliss.

gli

Vln. 2

 gliss.            *

** 

ss.

   

gliss.

gli

  gliss.

205    Vln. 1            *

glis s.

12

   

                                                                                     

                              fff

  

                              fff                           fff

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

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

                     

                                                                                            

                                                                                     fff

222                               Vln. 1                                  Vln. 2                                               Vla.                                                 Vc.                                         

* Gliss to indeterminate pitch in high or low range, change strings as needed ** Approximate pitch *** Gliss to or from the highest pitch possible on alternating on different strings

  

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

                                                         

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

                                                                                 Vln. 1  

13

229

                                                  

Vln. 2

                                                                                           

Vla.

                                                         Vc.                                

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

                                        

Vln. 2

                                           

Vla.

Vc.



                                                                                      

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

sfffp

cresc.

                                                    cresc.

Vln. 2

sfffp

                                             

Vla.

sfffp

Vc.



cresc.

                                                                                                    cresc. sfffp

14

                                                       Vln. 1              241

fff

Vln. 2

                                                           fff

Vla.

                                                          fff

Vc.

                                                                                                         fff

   Vln. 1     245

    

    

    

    

sul G    sfffz

   sul G

Vln. 2

Vla.

         

         

         

         

         

sfffz

   sul G

sfffz

  

sul G

   Vc.     

    

    

    

    

sfffz

sul E     

    

   

     

   

       

sul E

    sul A

sul A    



sfffz

sfffz

  

    



  

   



sfffz

sfffz