Bermel - Ritornello

DEREK BERMEL

RITORNELLO for Electric Guitar and String Orchestra

DEREK BERMEL

RITORNELLO for Electric Guitar and String Orchestra

Ritornello was commissioned by the Albany Symphony Orchestra through funding made possible by the generosity of the Andrew W Mellon Foundation.

PERFORMANCE NOTE As a teenager I was an avid fan of the prog-rock band King Crimson in its second incarnation, which featured the great electric guitar duo Robert Fripp and Adrian Belew.

When I set out to write this concerto, their mesmerizing contrapuntal textures came to mind immediately. As the piece evolved, the material seemed connected to the Baroque 'concerto grosso', both in style and form (exemplified by composers such as Corelli and Vivaldi). Knowing that Wiek Hijmans is a formidable improviser, I left room for him to explore further musical possibilites, separating the ritornello sections with 'French Overture' interludes (exemplified by composers such as Lully), the second one overlaid with a thrashmetal (Metallica, Slayer, et al.) solo that likewise evokes the Baroque aesthetic in its mannered, epic style.

I wish to express special thanks to Wiek, Mark Dancigers, David Alan Miller, Bas Wiegers, Jeffrey Kahane, Andrea Laguni, Mark Steven Brooks, Peermusic, and the Institute for Advanced Study, as well as Alison Bolton and the outstanding staff of the Albany Symphony. —Derek Bermel

DURATION: 13:00

RITORNELLO concerto grosso for electric guitar and string orchestra Derek Bermel (2011)

Allegro animato

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e=160                                        

Electric Guitar

E. Gtr.



E. Gtr.



mf

5





sim.

                                     

                                        

11

                            E. Gtr.             20                        E. Gtr.                  16

           

25

E. Gtr.

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E. Gtr.



E. Gtr.



E. Gtr.



E. Gtr.





add distortion



               

mp

                                    

30

mf

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

35

39

 

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                                       BarrŽ VII

                                       

43

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

E. Gtr.

Vln. I



  





 

 







                                      mf   





Vln. II



A  

  Vla.  

 





   

mf

 

 

 



  

p

  

p



 





54

Vln. I

 





 



mf

                                          

Vln. II



Vla.

Vc.





E. Gtr.

B    

clean sound





 

 

 

  

 

   













 

 

    

  

  

 

 

         

mf

    mp

3

                                   

59

E. Gtr.

                                                 Vln. II     Vln. I

                                             Vc.      

Vla.



 

                                          Vln. I                     Vln. II    64

E. Gtr.

  

Vla.

Vc.



   









 

  

 addCdistortion          



  







                                        Vln. II      Vc.









 





       

69

E. Gtr.

mp poco misterioso

 



   

p non div.

p

       

 

   

4

     E. Gtr.     mf     Vln. I   74

mf

Vln. II

 

 

    Vc.  



f

        

                  

 

 

 

 



 

mf

Vln. II

   

    Vc.  

(non div.)



    

 



 



  







p

 

p

D      E. Gtr.           mp        Vln. I    78

p



                                     

   

 

  

 

 

       

 



 

 

 

83

                                                   Vln. I     

E. Gtr.

Vln. II

Vc.

 

 

    

 



   



 

 

   







 

  

 

     

 

p

 

5

E                        E. Gtr.                p      Vc.            88

 Cb.  



93

 

E. Gtr.

Vln. I

 

Vla.

Vc.



E. Gtr.





Vln. II

Cb.







 









pp

 

  



 









 









 







 











 





99 A7(b9)

   mf

 



B¨7/B

p

mf

       Vln. I     









            



         f



           f

 

                     non div.           Vla.                non div.                 Vc.         

Vln. II

p

f non div.

Cº7 (add6)

           

 

A7[áÆ]

          

 

non div.

improvise...

f



D‹(„ˆˆ2)/A

 

F q=46 D‹/A     

 





pp

Largo





 



f

 C&7 (add#11)



 G‹(„ˆˆ2)/D



         

                     





             

   

6

G

E. Gtr.

Vln. I

105 Bmaddb5 

 

     

Vln. II

 

Vla.

 

Vc.

Cb.







 



                          

mf

 

mf

 

mf non div.

Vla.

Vc.



 

           

   

   

mf

Cb.



 

   

mf

 

mf



        

  

Vln. II



        

 

Vln. I



        

109

E. Gtr.



   



           





f



    

  f   f     f    f

f

 

            

mf



 

mf

 

mf

    

mf

  

  



mf

  

  

mf











     

       

   

   f    f

  

    f    

  

     



f

  

     

f

   

  

H 

 



    

  

     





  

           

               

 

f









f

mf



 f



mf



 













f

mf

f

mf



f

mf

f

mf

  

7

accel.

112

E. Gtr.

Vln. I



  

flange on





f

          mf

f (non div.)

mf

f

mf

mf

f

subp

mf

f



subp

 



 

 

 



 



 



 

 



 

 



 

f

mf

f

          

mf

          f mf   f      Cb. 

f

         

mf

f

p celestiale



          

Vc.

   



mf

f





          

         f





                        f

Vla.

e=160

(continue improvisation)

f

Vln. II

Tempo I

f

mf

f



subp

 

subp

subp





 

I                                E. Gtr.        unis.               Vln. I        p   122                            E. Gtr.                        Vln. I       Vln. II Vla.

117

 

  

 

 p



    



    

           p

   

8

     E. Gtr.       (non div.)       Vln. I   127

   

Vln. II

   

Vla.

 

Vc.

 Cb.  





           



 

 J flange off                    

  

     





   

   





  

   

 



 

   

   

 

 

p

 

 

 



 



  



p

 132

 

E. Gtr.

                          mp cresc.

       Vln. I   pp

  

Vln. II

     pp     

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.



  pp

    



pp

 

 



  

mp cresc.



 



 



 



   

 



   

la metà

 

mp cresc.

     



 

    

     

 

 

   

  

   

9

K                            E. Gtr.                  la metà         Vln. I            137

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.



E. Gtr.

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.

   



mp cresc.

 



  

    

               



   

Cb.

    

  

  

  

  

mp cresc.

   

  

 

    

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

                          

 

mp cresc.





  

la metà

    







 

   mp cresc.   gli altri       

    

 



142

Vc.

 





   

  

  

 

gli altri

   mp cresc.

 



   

  

  

mp cresc. gli altri



       

  

 

 

  



 

  

 

10 146

    E. Gtr.                 mf Vln. I       mf       Vln. II            mf

Vla.

 

 

mf

    

  



    

                                   p

   

  

 



 



       p          



  



   

     p

Vln. II

Vla.

    

 Vc.  

 unis.



mp



      

mp



mp



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 





 



 

p

unis.

 

     

           Cb.     mf p  L 151                  E. Gtr.        unis.       Vln. I        mf



p

p

  

mf

Vc.



p

        





 

                

      mf

  

p



  

 

 

 

 

 

 

11 156

E. Gtr.

Vln. I

 









                             

                               mp

p

Vln. II

  

   

Vla.

  

Vc.

   

mf



 

p

 

  



 

  

  

  



 

  

 

  



 

 flange on M                                      

161

E. Gtr.

   Vln. I    Vln. II

   

mp

Vc.

   

 

non div.

        

 



   

  



 

mp

Vla.

f

 

                  

mf



mf



mp

mf

mp



mp





mf





f



       

       

12

                                     poco distortion

167

E. Gtr.

f sempre

Vln. I

         mp

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

mf

        mp   

      

      

mp

      

mp

  

   

mp

Cb.

    

mp



mf



mf

       

mf



   

 



  

 

mp





mf

mp

 

    mp

  

 mp

mf



      



   mp

   



mf

 



  

mf

 

mf

 171

E. Gtr.

N Intenso

 

             

più distortion

 

  Vln. I    Vln. II

  

Vla.

  

       Cb.   Vc.

fp





    f       mf    mp



  f



 

 



p

 

















         

 

fp

  

mp

  

mf

 



  f     

 

f

f





   

  f

 

 

fp

  

mp

p

  

mf



O

 distortion         più              E. Gtr.           on the string                      Vln. I     174



f

  

Vln. II

f

  

Vla.

 

Vc.

Cb.



f



 









 

 



 

f

 

p

mf

p

        

f

f

mf f on the string

          

 

f

 

fp

f



mf f on the string

          

 



mf f on the string

  mf f on the string           



      

mf

f

mp

13

   

       mp





mp

 

  

      

  

      

mp

mp

 178

E. Gtr.

Vln. I

Vln. II

 

  



    

  





     



f

f

Vla.

      f

       f      Cb.    Vc.

f

             mp

mf



        



       



mp

mf

mp

mf

mp

mf

  





                

     mf

f

mf

mf

 

              

mf

f

mf

f

f

mf

f

mf

f

f

mf

f

mf

f

                                       mf f        mf

f

              

                  mf f mf f                  mf

f

mf

f

   

14

  P  cleaner sound                    E. Gtr.                ord.                        Vln. I     181





mf

Vln. II

Vla.

     

Vc.

  

Cb.

   

 E. Gtr.

185



        mf

mf

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

f

         mf f          mf

          Vln. I  

Vln. II

f

       

     

mf

f

f







 

f

 

   



f

f

    fp

ord.

     

ord.

  



f

   

  

ord.



      

  

ord.





 mp

mf

mf

      



      p

 p



mp

 



f

   

mf

    

f

mp

   

   p

f

  

   



f

p



      







 



mf

fp

 

 

1. solo



f giocoso

 









 









 









mf



mp



        

 



f

fp

fp



fp







   

15

Q    Vln. I  

                                 1. solo             Vln. II     1. solo                Vc.      190



E. Gtr.

mp

195





 





 

  



                                    mf        tutti    Vln. II    

mf giocoso tutti

Vln. I

Vla.

Vc.



E. Gtr.

 

 

R

199

 





   

 



 



    

 

p

mf

   

  



mf giocoso tutti

 p



  

mf

                                  

                                     on the string           Vln. II          mp                       Vla.                on the string           Vc.         Vln. I

mp

16 204



E. Gtr.

 





  

 



 

                     

  



                                  ord.        Vln. II          Vln. I

                              Vc.      

Vla.

         ord.   

      



S Misterioso                                        

209

E. Gtr.

p

 Vln. I  



 



 



Vln. II

Vla.

 

Vc.

Cb.



 



 p



p



p

  mp

 

mp

 

mp



 



 

p

p

mp

mp

         

 

mp



mp

mp

 

mp

mp

 



       

 

mf

  

mf

  

mf

   mf   mf

 



           

         

17

              E. Gtr.              mp             Vln. I       214

  

Vln. II

  

Vla.

  

Vc.

  Cb.  

mf



mf



mf



mf



mf

   

  

f

   

  

f

f

    f    

     

f

  

   

  

 

  

  

  

 





T                      E. Gtr.                             Vln. I    218

Vln. II

Vla.









Vc.

Cb.







 

    mp



mp

    mp

   mp

   mp

  





 



  





 



  



 



 

mf



mf

  

mf

mf



mf

  

 

18 222

E. Gtr.

Vln. I

Vln. II

                                     

  



p

     p

Vla.

Vc.

      

  Cb.  

p



p



p





mp più e più tranquillo non div.

 



 

 

 







 







 



mp più e più tranquillo

mp più e più tranquillo





mp più e più tranquillo

 

 







p

 

   

 



 

  





 

  





 



 

p

p

   p







p



U                     E. Gtr.                p           Vln. I      226

pp

Vln. II

    

 

 

 





 

   



 

 





 

  



 

  

pp

Vla.

pp

Vc.

     pp

Cb.

pp



 

 

 



pp





 

19 231

E. Gtr.

Vc.

Cb.

 E. Gtr.

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

 E. Gtr.

Vln. I

                                   

   



  

V Tempo II Largo e=46

   

  

   

   opt.

 

 

distortion (strum)     f

  



















       



Vla.

add overtones/feedback 

 





f non div.

                     f          

             

                  

           Vc. 

   



 

   sim. non div.              

                   

f



 

 

  

              non div.

             

3

 



          

f

 





pp

           

           



 



(non div.)

Vln. II

   





236

242



   

      

 

non div.        



20

W 246

E. Gtr.

 

  



 



(2 Bs or not 2Bs?)



           Vln. I   

Vla.

              fp              fp

Vc.

           



251

E. Gtr.

  

  Vln. I 

fp

Vln. II

  

fp

Vla.

Vc.





fp

 

fp

Cb.



 fp









 



f

fp

f

fp f arco sim.

fp

f

   

fp f arco sim.

fp

f

fp

f

   

 



f

           

  

 

non div. arco sim.                               f fp f     arco sim.                    

        Cb.       f

 

 

continue to add harmonics.....

arco sim.                            

fp

Vln. II

 

             



 



 

   

                 

  



 





            

      

      



              

             



f

f



f

fp

fp

         

fp

             

f

fp

           

f

fp

f

f

fp

fp

non div.        f

fp

f

f

fp

fp

f

f

      

f

fp

f

                 f

fp

       f

fp

f

fp

fp



f

      

f



f



21

X

257





E. Gtr.

 

     

pp

       Vln. I      

         

        

         Vc.   

 Vln. I    



 



262



Vln. II

 

non div.

Vla.

Vc.

 E. Gtr.





  



    

mf

Cadenza

heavy distortion

    

266

    

271

E. Gtr.



        mp  mf         mf mp       

                          

mp

  

     

            



     mp mf       mf mp       mp

(continue to imply beat with muted 16ths)

    



      mf mp

mf

             

         

       

         mp

         mp

         

        mf mp

 



         



subp



         



subp



         

non div.



subp

Vla.

mp



subp

Vln. II



continue rhythm, all strings muted

         mp

         mp

     mf

f

     mf     mf    

f

f

mf

        

f

          

(continue ad lib. & dissolve rhythm)

 

22

Tempo I e=160

Y  

flange on, cleaner sound

                              

276

E. Gtr.

 Vln. II  

Vla.

Vc.





p

pizz.



 

mp preciso





 

 

pizz.





mp preciso





 

  



 



  

   



pizz.

 

 

 



mp





 



     





                                   

281

E. Gtr.

  Vln. I   Vln. II



 



       



  

    



 



 

   

    







  

mf

Vla.

Vc.



 

mf

mf



 



 

 

 

pizz.

  

 

 



mp



   







  





 



  

  

 

mp

mp

mp

23

Z                                     

286

E. Gtr.

Vln. I

   



  

Vln. II

 



 

Vla.

 



 

 

Vc.

  

 



mf pizz.

Cb.



      mp

  

 

   



     mf



  



 



  



  



    



  



  

   

mp

  

   

 

 





  



 

 



                                         

291 flange off...

E. Gtr.

 Vln. I 

   p

Vln. II



   

Vla.

Vc.







p

  

p

 



 

 



       

   

arco

 

p







  



 

p



          p



  



  



   



 

            

24

AA                                        

297

E. Gtr.

   Vln. I    Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

mp

         



    

  

       



   

        



mp arco

 





                         



     



mp espr.

mf

mp

arco

  

mp arco

   

     

 



mp arco



mf

   

  

mp



 



 



 

 302

E. Gtr.

Vln. I

Vln. II

     

     

                                       

  

   



    

                                  mp

p

mf

non div.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

                                   

   

mf espr.

 

   

     



   



   

p

 

   

   

25

BB                                             

307

E. Gtr.

   Vln. I   Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.



 



 



      

 

  



 



 



    

 



mf

 



        

 



      

mf espr.

mf espr.

         



 

pizz.

arco

mp

mf



     pizz.



mp

 

  

 

mp arco

  

 

mf

                    E. Gtr.              string   on the                       Vln. I       312

Vla.

 

 

                                        p mf mp

 

  

Vc.

  

Cb.

  

        

mf

    

on the string





 





 





 

p

 

mf

  

ord.



mf p

Vln. II

           

      

mp

 

ord.

mp



 



 



 

26

                                   

317

E. Gtr.

  

                Vln. I   

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

 E. Gtr.

 

p

f

mf espr.

p

f

mf espr.

           

             

p

  



f



mp

  mf



mp lush

 



 

Cb.

        

 



 

mp lush

Vc.



  





 



 

      



 

   

 

   

 

mp lush

mp lush

 

CC flange on   322                                

  Vln. I   

Vla.

     

 

f

Vln. II

 

          

mf



 

 



    





  f

mf





             

   f

 

 f

f

  

     

27

più distortion

                       on the string                                  Vln. I    

  

327

E. Gtr.

f mf marcato on the string

Vln. II

            f marcato

         on the string

Vla.

f mf marcato on the string

Vc.

Cb.



f

      

 

f



mf

   

       

       f

      

mf

f

  

  

f

Vc.

Cb.

 

  

f

   



              mf

mf

f

             

mf

f

 

mf





f

 

 



        

mf



DD Intenso

   

 più distortion              spicc.            spicc. f             f f arco pizz. spicc.            

                      mf f mf f                             f

f

f

 

mf

Vla.

mf

           

329

     

f

          

f

    E. Gtr.               Vln. I    Vln. II

mf

mf

f

spicc.         mf

   

mf





 

28 332



E. Gtr.



         

      Vln. I              Vln. II                   Vla.   f mf f         Vc. Cb.



f

 

 

mf

mf



        

     



          

        

                                   on the string                                        mf





mf



f

mp

 

mp

                      on the string

 



 335

E. Gtr.

 



   

       Vln. I   Vln. II

Vla.





  

         

 EE                          on the string                      mf f on the string

        mf

f

              mf

f

                      mf f on the string            Cb.     Vc.

mf

f

mp

f

             



 

      





   

              



   

mp

mp

mp

f

  

f

f

               mp

f

mp

mp

mp



  mp

E. Gtr.

Vln. I

Vln. II

FF 339                                   



mf

f

mf

f

      mf

    

mf

f

          mf mf f         Cb.      Vc.

                     

 

mf

f

mf

f

mf

f

mf

f

mf

f

mf

f

                                     mf

Vla.

    



mf

mf

f

                    

 

mf

f

mf

f

mf

                  mf f mf f                  mf

f

mf

f

           mf f           

f

mf

f





ord.

 

29 cleaner



 

 

     

 

ord.

 

        p

ord.

      p

                E. Gtr.                                       Vln. I    343

Vln. II

Vla.

          mf

  

mf

Vc.

          

   

 Cb.    

mf



f

   

mp

           

f

     

f

f

    f

mf

mp

  p  p

f

f

    f









  

 

    f

f





 

             

30

      

347

E. Gtr.

 



           Vln. I  f

     

Vln. II



Vc.

Cb.

fp

    

Vla.







GG                             f giocoso

  



 

 

fp



  

fp

mf











fp



fp





gliss.

f molto espr., bluesy

  

gliss.

  

                               

 

f giocoso

  

 

                            

  



f giocoso

mf

  

 

                                       

353

E. Gtr.

  vib.  Vln. I  





f

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.



                                    

    





gliss.

gliss.

   

vib. f





                                   

  

 gliss.  gliss.  

 

                     

 

358

E. Gtr.

 



  Vln. I    Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

  

f

  



HH  

     

on the string

  

mf

 



mf



 



   Cb.  

                                    

f giocoso on the string (non div.)

                    

31

 







 

                             

f



f giocoso



 

 

mf

f

sim.

                

  

non div.

  

gliss. gliss.



f molto espr., bluesy

 



   

362

                                                             Vln. I               

E. Gtr.

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

                                                                              

    

gliss. gliss.

                          



vib.

f



  

  



 

gliss.

  

 

gliss.



   

32

                                                 Vln. I                         365

E. Gtr.

Vln. II

 





   

                                              

Vla.

  

Vc.

   





vib.

   Cb.   f

                        on the string gliss. s. glis           gliss.  gliss.          

  

  

mf



 



II Misterioso, più e più tranquillo al fine 368

E. Gtr.

  





poco distortion al fine



        Vln. I                Vln. II    Vla.

  



 



                   mp ord.                  p mp     ord.         





                        Cb.   Vc.

 

submp



ord.

submp



  



p





p

 







p



mp



p

mp



mp



mp

     

33 372

E. Gtr.

Vln. I

                                     

   

Vln. II

  

Vla.

  

Vc.

  

 Cb.  



mp



   

 

 

mp



mp

mp

mf



 

mp

 



   mf   

mf



 



 





 





 





 



mf

 

 

mf



 



 



 

 



mf



mf



mf

 



mf



 

mf

         

                                 

376

E. Gtr.

      mf

Vln. I

f

Vln. II

Vla.



  





 

  





 

    f     

  



  



  





 

   

  



  





 

  







 

f

Vc.

  

    Cb.   f

f

  

34

JJ                                            mp

380

E. Gtr.

Vln. I

Vln. II

      

mp

 mp

Vla.

   



mf





mf

 





    







 





 





 





p

mp

p

mp

  

  



   



  

    



  



mf

mp

mf



mp



mf



 

p

   

mp

Cb.







mp

Vc.

   

p

mp

p

mp

  

 

385

                                             p             Vln. I        

E. Gtr.

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

  

p

   p

  

   

 

  

   

p

p

    p

pp

      pp

     pp

     pp

     pp

 

  

 

 

 



 

 

 

 





35

KK        E. Gtr.                 Vln. I    390

Vc.



   

  



pp

                             



rit.

                                       Vln. I   394

E. Gtr.

Vc.

Cb.

 



   

  

pp



 

 

    

   