THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS

THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS for Violin & Piano

Sporadic* (senza misura, Freely (q=100)

   

pizz.

Violin



 Vln.

Pno.

 Vln.



 

 



    

p

 



 Vln.

Pno.







 



   

s.p.

sf



   

  sf

    

 

fp

 p 



ord.            





s.p.

p

mf

f

s.p.

ord.



fp





p

 p 



              

ff

   

   pp



f

 pizz.         

   p 





  





p

 

f

  



f

p

f

 

sf

 

s.p.

fp

p f * Play approximatly where notated.© 2009 Michael-Thomas Foumai (ASCAP).

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

 

    ord.               

   

f

 

f

molto

arco

sfz



p    

ord.

p

sfz

       

  p 

 

s.p.

  

s.p.

f

p

 



  

 

sfz





    

               f

ord.

fp

poco

ord.

s.p.





 

 sf

     

fp

sfz







  



ord.

  

sf



  

sul pont.

sfz

   

MICHAEL-THOMAS FOUMAI (2009)



f

p

ff



Pno.



 

Sporadic* (senza misura, Freely (q=100)

 



ppp

sffz

 

Piano

 

 

arco





ord.

 



   



 





 

s.p.

fp

               f s.p.

2 ord.

Vln.

Pno.



 



    

Pno.

 Vln.

Pno.

 Vln.

Pno.



p



  

 



poco



p

f

   

7



    

 





 



  

f

       f

       

 

 



     



 

  

dim.

       dim.      











 poco

          





    

   



p





poco



 







  



   



mf

     mf

      

       f

   

mp





p

   

  



 

 

6

f

      

sf

p espress.

f

                  p sub. sf sf sf             

13



 

sfz

  









  

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





sf

sfz

p

        

   

      sf      



      

 sf

Bright and Clear, q=110



  



       

          sf        





Bright and Clear, q=110

1

Vln.



arco        sfp ord. pizz.



  

      

 

  



pp

 

pp







     

3

Flaming, q=120

1

Vln.

    

sul pont.



       pp

sf

Flaming, q=120

  Pno.      f 

                pp

f

sf

                    pp





sfp

            

strum strings w/ plectrum



sf





pp

f

5

                            sfp

sf

 Pno.     f 





sf

ord.



Vln.

Pno.



Vln.

        

sf

sf





13

                         







 



               f

17



 

 



  21          







 



sfz





              sfz

sf

    f

sf

  

        



sf

  





sfz



f

              p f   

 

   



 



p

f

       fp

         f

      Pno.                                                    cresc. sfz

 

            

                                  mf sf



f

            



poco

       p f f 

sfz

 



sf

 Pno.    



                                                           p sf sf sf sf sf



Vln.



f





sfz



Pno.

sfz

      pp 

9

Vln.

                         p p



Vln.

sfz

f

  

sf

 

 

4

                                                                            f più sf sf sul pont.

26

Vln.

sfp

                      Pno.                                

sf

f

sf

sf

sf

sf



sf

30

Pno.



ord.                                                            sfp  cresc. sf sf sf sf



sf

  



 A tempo, q=120

                                                    

39

  

 Pno.   

43

Vln.





 

  

  Pno.   



 

 

 

 

 

  ff

 

 

 



 



   





 



 

 



 

3

 

  

 

 

     5      6                

 



 

p cresc. poco a poco





  

A tempo, q=120

 

 Pno.   

0

  

ff



0

p cresc. poco a poco

ff

Vln.

 



f

34

Vln.

sf





Vln.











  

 

 

3



  

7       



     molto

5



1

Vln.

Splashing, q=120

 

 Vln.

Pno.

 Vln.

Pno.

 Vln.

Pno.





     

         3

p

       

Splashing, q=120

 

Pno.







   



3

3

 

  

          f

                                 



sul pont.

        



      

   

      





   





       





f



sf

      

  

sf

sf



 



  









p espress.

Meno mosso, q=90







       

 















                ff



  pp



     

A tempo, q=120

 

     



f

A tempo, q=120

        f p             



poco rit.           

 poco rit.           ff

 



sf



poco accel.



poco

5

      

             



            

* Gradually tremolo.



poco accel.

                        





sf

  



 p

  0

sfp           

      

 

4

 

sfp

sfp

Meno mosso, q=90



sf

sf







3

    

       f

ord.



3

f

11

   

  

f

3



  

 







17







*

   

sfz

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





sf

sf

f

7

3

f



arco

pizz.

 



   

Tipsy, q=60

6



22

Vln.

 



 

p dolce molto

  

 

 Vln.

Pno.

 Vln.

Pno.

  

Tipsy, q=60

  



p

poco

 





Fast, q=120 s.p.

ord.

  

      



fp

sfz

    

     

s.p.

Fast, q=120



sfz

     



p



     



Rapid, q=132                                                            fp fp f



2 0

Rapid, q=132

 

Pno.

 

poco

1

Vln.



 

poco

 

Pno.



 

    

sf sempre

    

 

         



  

   

  



                             mf cresc. 



                fp p                 

         



sf

  

9

               

             



       

5

fp

        

 

sfz

   

        

     

 

 

  

fp

f

    

sfz

   

f sempre

f

      

  

     

           

            

p

   

      

            p

        sfz

                     sfz                         

   



sfz

ff

f

sf

    sf

              

                                                                     f più



7

13

Vln.

Pno.

 Vln.

Pno.

          

sfz

   

  

  

f





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



18

              





 f

   

 Vln.

Pno.

            f

sfz

sfz

sfz

         

  

  

sfz

sfz

sfz

sfz

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

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

    

         

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

                                sfz

23

Pno.

ff

                               

                Vln.

ff                 

                        f sf

         ff



      



              fp



      



sfz

     





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

sul pont.

fp

    sfz









ff

             

 

f

sfz







     Vengeful, q=152      1                                                           molto  sf  sf  fp sf

                              fp sf  sf sf                                   Vengeful, q=152

  





   



               sfz

                                     molto   sfz          

      sfz

    

8





8

Vln.

                               mf fp

 Vln.

Pno.

 Vln.

Pno.



    15                                                        











                mf



         sfz

          



   

   

Pno.

sfz









21

28

Vln.

f

        

                       fp f                                      

Pno.

  

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

  mf

                    p





ff



    

       

       



sfz



mf

dim.

 

              sfz sfz                   



p

cresc.

p

   

mf

      

     

           



cresc.



p

f

    

         f

         

      

 





 w/ discretion



sfz

           

      

      

sfz

poco





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

       



p



sfz

    









      





p

                                 f



35

Vln.

Pno.

 Vln.

Pno.

 Vln.

Pno.

 Vln.

Pno.















40



             ff

9                                              cresc.

                               mf cresc.                             

      

                   



sfz

sfz

                          

sfz

             

         sf

sfz

                  sf sfz sfz                   

sfz

           

 46                                 ff sf



sfz



       

    

sfz sfz                                            sf        sfz                              sfz



52



                                      

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

   

      

                 sf

fp

          fp sf           



                                 molto

sfz

       



sfz

    



           sfz f          

                                                                  sfz sfz sfz

           sf           

     

             

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

ff

ff

sfz

sfz

sfz

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

10

                               ff più

57

Vln.



 Vln.



















7

Vln.





Pno.

sfz

       sfz      

sfz

sfz

f

p





     p

         



sfz



sfz



        sfz      



sfz

         

                             sfz sfz

      sfz          

sfz



      sfz      



    





f

 



f



sfz







   p

         

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



 

      f





 

 

 





        sfz        sfz

            sfz               





       



        p

    

        

 

 pizz.            p    

sfz



sfz

poco, marcato                                   

Frigid, q=120



sfz

 

 

     

      



Frigid, q=120





Pno.



 

1

Vln.

           

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

62

 

Pno.

                sfz ff più               

sfz



Pno.

                                                           



  



    

arco

  p

sf

     



sfz

     



     



12

Vln.

sf

   

Pno.







   

f

 

 p

         p

 

       f



    

f





sul pont.



Vln.

  

8





sul pont.

ord.

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

ord.

          ff sub.



ord.

 

 

ff





sul pont.

 

p sub.

sul pont.



 



p sub.



ord.

         ff sub.

s.p.

 

pp



ord.

        p



pp

ord.

 

 

ff sub.

ord.

 

fp

ff sub.

 



 

sfp



              sf

      pp

 

sul pont.  



sf

 

 

  



pp

sul pont.

ord. sul pont.

   p sub.

 

ff sub.

w/ fast wide vib. sul A ord.

sff

  

 



                            pp

ord.

sff

 

 



sul pont.

  s.p.                         

20

Vln.

gradually with increased intensity!

pp

15

Vln.

f

sff

sff

12

Vln.



sff

10

Vln.



sul pont.

ord.  ord.    sul pont. sul pont.                             sfp  sfp

11

sfz

ord.

5

Vln.

     



                                                          pp  pp  sff sff

1

Vln.

 

p

           sfz

Flirtatious, q=152 (Rubato at performers discretion)



  

  



f

    p

  



 



s.p. ord.

    p

  sfz

           

sff





s.p. ord.

           p



sfz

     

p

ord.

 

p sub.



(q=q.)

6 6                                                               p  f f

12

(x=x)                                        cresc. molto  f

24

Vln.



Vln.



Vln.



                                                          sf sf sf f 

28



32





41

Vln.











Vln.



Vln.



Vln.



Vln.

          

   

fp



   

 

fp

  

    

 

  

fp

rit.

     

         

      

      

         



sf

                      ff fp fp  





p

ff brilliante

cresc. poco a poco



 





  

fp

ff



    

 

fp

           p sub.



fp





 

ff

A tempo, q=152







 





   







                                        pp ord.

sul pont.

sul pont.



sff

 ord.  sul pont. ord.  sul pont.  sul pont.                                                              sfp pp   pp  sfp sff

55

Vln.

                                              

fp

48

Vln.



fp

36

Vln.



fp

ord.

ord.



sff

sff

sff

Supersonic! q=162

sul pont.  accel.   ord.            p cresc.

59

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

sf

sfp

                                fp f 0

                

63

sfz

sf

67

                    fp



 

                                  sfp fp



                                        

70

0

sf

fp

0

0

0

0

0

sf

sf

fp

0

0

0

0

0

13

73

Vln.



Vln.





                            p sub. sf sf sf sf sf 0



Vln.

 

Vln.



Vln.

0



                                                             p cresc.  p sub. ff

76

ff più

A tempo, q=162

 

                                  

f

84

0

0

0

0

0

0



                                                   0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0



(mp)

                                                    (mf) 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

                  

90

accel.

0



0

0

0

0

0

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

92

              



       

(q=230)

 

fff poss.

Sparkle, q=144

  





   

    f

6

*

pp

Sparkle, q=144

 

           

sul G (gliss)

    

*Gently gliss up and down string.

6

poco

11

0



ff molto

1

Pno.

0

cresc. poco a poco

sffp

 Vln.



sfz

            

87

Vln.

0

sfz

80

Vln.

0

            11

poco

             11

  pp

    

            

14 Vln.

  





   

 

Pno.



   

 

6

f

   



   



11

poco

11



    6

                11

mf

pp



poco



pp

 

   pp

6

poco

7



 

 

11

pp

 

 



senza misura

 



    



   

p cresc. molto

 

  

 

     



     

6



poco

senza misura

  



Pno.

             





Pno.

   

sul D

pp

poco

                 

pp

6

   p

sul G and D



pp

poco

6

p

6

Vln.

pp

11

poco

 

 

            

  



  

6



           

11

11

pp

sul G

 

Pno.

 

 

3

Vln.

           

sul D

2





             fff

        

  

 

 







15                                                                      sul D sul tasto

8 A tempo, q=144

 



Vln.



 



Vln.

Pno.



14

 

pp

  



p più

  

ord.

p

 





11

11



11

11

pp



  

 



          

sul G

pp

11

  

            sul pont.

11

poco

  

   

    



p



pp

      



poco

rit.

poco

 

 

pp

pp

 

3      



      pp

11

poco

ord.

Religiously, q=60

 

11

pp

poco

sul pont.                                                                                                             sul G and D sul tasto

            



Religiously, q=60

  



 





11

pp

 

Pno.

      

  

11

                       





           

 

rit.



 

pp

  

sul pont.

9

11

poco



  

 

Pno.

p



Vln.

 





 

11

11

 



A tempo, q=144 pp

 

Pno.





Vln.

 sul D             

  pp

11

   

    

 

pp

 



  

 

poco

11



 

pp

   

     

  



     

  

  

   



   p

   

cresc.

  

      

   

    

16

          

          

sul D 18

Vln.

 



*





mf maestoso

        

  

             sul G and D sul tasto



Vln.



pp

11

          sf



          

           

sul D

  

11

pp

pp

       



 

*Play at approximate designation.

           pp

poco

dim.

      

pp

 



poco

sf

          

  

    

Pno.

11

poco

 

  

              

        

22

11

poco

              

  

 

11

sf

sf             



pp

sf                          

pp

Pno.

pp

         

20

Vln.

11

poco

sf

    

Pno.

11

pp

                                         sul G sul pont.

      

11



poco



          

   pp

     

 

 

  

  

 

sul G



         3                               3 ppp poco         p

poco



ppp



attacca

17



Sonorous, h=56

1

Vln.

 

   

Pno.

 

 



 



 

 

 

Sonorous, h=56

3

pppp

 3          sempre 

 

 

 

Pno.



 Vln.

Pno.

 Vln.





9



  



13



Pno.

   3

  

3

 

 

    

pppp



3

 

 

   

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

 

 

 

 

   3 3

 

    

    

   3 3

 

 

  

  

 

 

  

  

   



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   3 3

 

    

    

   3 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   3 3

 

    

    

   3 3

 

    

    

   3 3

 

    

    

 

 

 

 

pp

 

 

   3 3

 

    

 

3

 

 

  

 

 

  

3 3

 

   



 

 

   

 

3 3

  

 

 



 

 

 

3

3

3

3

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



  

 

 



           

 

 

 

 

 

  

  

  



3

3

3

3

           3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

   

   

   

   

 

 

 

 

  

   

 

 

 

 

3

mf

       3 

 

 





3

  

ppp



       3   

 

3

ppp

 

 

3

   

pp

3

 

 

3

 



 

  

  

 



poco

3

 

 

3

3

 

  3

3

 



3



p

pp

 

3

mf

  

 

3



  

 



        3 

 

3

  

     

 

       3 mf dolce molto

3

5

Vln.







 

 

 

 

 

18



17

Vln.





   

 Vln.

Pno.







 

  

 

 

 

 

 

3

3

3

3

3

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Vln.

 p

 

  

         3 



     

 

 

 

3

 



29

 

3

3

 

 

 

3

 

 



poco

3

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

3

3

3

3

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 pp

 

  

 

  

 

 

3 3

 

 

   

3

3

3

3

3

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

   

   



   

     

 

3 3

 

 

   



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

  3 3

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

 

 

 

 

 

 



f espress.

 



                  3

3

 

  

 

 

 

 

 





 

 





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

3

3

3

3

 

 



poco

 

 

3

 

3

 

   

mf

 



mf









  

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

  





 

                    3

3

3

f

mf cresc.

                                                                    3

3

   



 

3





3

 

3

3





3

3

poco

3

3

3



                                  

Pno.





mp



  

 

p

poco

3

 

   

              

Pno.

 

  

25

Vln.

 

21





p

 

Pno.



3







                                    3

3

3

                                       cresc. poco

 3 3             ff

3

3

3

           

Vln.

K q = q, (q=153)



33





     

 



p

19

(h=h), (h=81)

 





        q = q, (q=153)                (h=h), (h=81)                                                         

Pno.

 Vln.

K

3



 

38







  

Pno.

 Vln.





poco

 Vln.

  



 



 



ff

                                         

 





 

mf espress.

 

     

 

poco

 

     

 

 



 

  

 

 

 

    

 

 

  

 

mf

 

 

  

   

 

 

 

  

 

 

     

52

        

 

       

 

  

 

 

      

 

           

 

 

 

     

 

     

 

      

 

      

 

 

 

f più

       

 

 

 

 

                  

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

   

      

 

      

 

    

 

 

 

poco



  

pp cresc.

                 

   

 

f

p

p

     

 

 

pp sub.

(p)

 

Pno.



 

 



Pno.

 

3

                          

45



3

 

 

 

 

 



 

   

 

 

 

      

 

      

 

          

  

(mp)

 

 

 

 

        

 

20

 



57

Vln.

Pno.



 ) 

(



   

  





Pno.



 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

  

  

  

   

  

  

  

 

 

 

  

 

     

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

(mf)



(f)













dim.

accel.

                  





 



   

 

 

 

  

  

  

  

   

  

  

  

   

  

  

  

   

  

  

  

   

  

  

  

   

  

  

  

   

  

  

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 



(ff)

  

70

Vln.





62

Pno.



ff

accel.

Vln.



ca: 30-45 sec.

pppp

       

ca: 30-45 sec.

*

       

    * Gradually phase two hands apart to form tremolo.

  

 

ffff possible

 

 

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 

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 

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