DEREK BERMEL
ELIXIR For Orchestra
Commissioned by Betty Freeman for American Composers Orchestra Steven Sloane, music director; Robert Beaser, artistic director; Dennis Russell Davies, conductor laureate; Co-commissioned by the Westchester Philharmonic, Paul Lustig Dunkel, music director
Instrumentation 3 Flutes 2 Oboes (2nd Oboe = English horn) 2 Clarinets in Bb (2nd Clarinet = Bb Bass Clarinet) Bassoon Contrabassoon 4 Horns in F 2 Trumpets in C 2 Trombones Bass Trombone Tuba Percussion (3 or 4 Players) Player 1: Chinese Cymbal *, Sizzle Cymbal *, Rainstick Player 2: Deep Nipple Gong *, Mark tree (metal Wind chimes), Wind chimes (bamboo or glass), Rainstick Player 3: Vibraphone, Rainstick, Mark tree (metal Wind chimes), Wind chimes (bamboo or glass) Player 4: Mark tree (metal Wind chimes), Wind chimes (bamboo or glass), Rainstick (taking over from Players 2 & 3) 2 Harps Theremin Electric Bass Guitar (6 String Fretless) Strings * Cymbals and Gong are all played arco, as well as “normale”
Transposed Score
Perc. 3 (Vibraphone)
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Theremin Hn. 4
Hn. 3
Tpt. 2
Tbn. 2
Bs. Tbn.
Tba.
C’bn.
Harp 1 Violins II (2 solos at back of section)
Electric Bass Guitar Harp 2
Violas
C’basses Violins I (4 solos at back of section)
Offstage Ensemble (House Left): 3 Flutes, Oboe 1 Clarinet 1 Trumpet 1
V’cellos
Offstage Ensemble (House Right): Oboe 2/ English horn Clarinet 2/ Bass Clarinet Bassoon Horns 1 & 2 Trombone 1
ELIXIR Derek Bermel
1
1 Flutes 1,2,3 G Oboe 1
G
Clarinet 1 in Bb
G
Trumpet 1 in C
2G
Offstage Ensembles
House Left
Oboe 2/ English Horn
1 G
Clarinet 2 in Bb/ Bb Bass Clarinet
G
House Right
2
G
Bass Trombone/ Tuba
2
cresc.
pp
N :: ' pp
: 2 N : 'M2 pp
cresc.
Bamboo wind chimes
G
Viola
Violoncello
Contrabass
2
al
Mark tree
sempre
al
Q 0
Cadenza misteriosa (ca. 20")
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Q 0
G
p
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Q 0
Violin II
Q 0
1 Violin I G
al
sempre
cresc.
Sizzle cymbal
arco sempre
Rainstick
Theremin
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'
(arco) sempre
G
6-string Fretless Bass Guitar
Q 0
1 :: ' N
-
Q 0
Deep Nipple Gong
Harps 1,2
Q 0
arco sempre
Perc. 3 (Vibraphone, etc.)
Q 0
Perc. 2 (Gongs, etc.)
Q 0
Chinese cymbal
Perc 1 (Susp. Cymbs.)
Q 0
Trombone 2
Q 0
Q 0
Trumpet 2 in C
Q 0
1 G
Q 0
Q 0
Horns 3,4 in F
Q 0
2
Q 0
G
Horns 1,2 in F
Contrabassoon
Q 0
Bassoon 1
Trombone 1
Cadenza misteriosa (ca. 20")
Q 0 Q 0 Q 0 Q 0 Q 0
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p
2
Dreamlike ( q = 48)
2
Hps. 1, 2
pp sweetly rolled
Dreamlike ( q = 48)
Vln. I
la metà
pp poco sul tasto, molto legato la metà
Vln. II
pp poco sul tasto, molto legato la metà
Vla.
pp poco sul tasto, molto legato la metà, div.
Vcl.
Cb.
pp poco sul tasto, molto legato
8
Hps. 1, 2
Vln. I
p
p
p
Vcl.
Pc. 1 (Cymbs.)
18
p
Hp. 1
Hp. 2
Th.
p
p
(à 2) 2 Solo Vlns. Ia
p sempre molto legato (à 2)
2 Solo Vlns. Ib
p sempre molto legato
2 Solo Vlns. II (à 2)
p sempre molto legato tutti, div. (sempre)
Vln. I
p sempre molto legato tutti
Vln. II
Cb.
sim.
pp
sim.
pp poco sul tasto, molto legato
mp
mp
pp
sim.
pp
sim.
pp
pp
mp
div.
mp
mp
unis.
div.
la metà
div.
mp
mp
mp
mp
mp
mp
mp
pp
mp
(pedal on each chord sempre)
mp
Chinese cymbal (arco)
p sempre molto legato
p sempre molto legato tutti
p sempre molto legato tutti, unis.
Vcl.
p sempre molto legato tutti
Vla.
p
pp
Vibraphone (motor on)
Pc. 3 (Vib.)
p
p
Cb.
Vla.
p
Vln. II
mp
mp
mp
3
Pc. 1 (Cymbs.)
26
Pc. 2 (Gong, etc.)
Pc. 3 (Vib.)
Hp. 1
Hp. 2
Th.
pp
mp
soft yarn mallets
mp
Mark tree
p
mf
p
p
p
(l. h. 8va basso sempre)
p
Ia p
2 Solo Vlns. Ib
p
II
p
sim.
Vln. I
p
sim.
Vln. II
div. á 4
(trem.)
sim.
p
sim.
p
unis. sim.
p
p
trem.
mf
mf
div. ord.
mf
(ord.)
Vcl.
mf
sim.
Vla. (div.)
p
Cb.
mf
mf
mf
mf
mf
mf
div.
mf
mf
div.
div.
div. á 2
unis.
4
Pc. 1 (Cymbs.)
34
Pc. 2 (Gong, etc.)
Pc. 3 (Vib.)
Hp. 1
Hp. 2
Elec. Bass
mf
mf
(l.v.)
(l.v.)
mf
Gong (arco)
(l.v.)
p
mf
(8ba sempre)
f
f
p
f
(á 4)
div. á 4
div.
f
f
f
f
f
div.
unis.
f
unis.
mp
(div. á 2)
Cb. (div.)
Vcl. (div.)
Vla. (div.)
Ia
Vln. II
mf
Vln. I
p
mf
II
mf
2 Solo Vlns. Ib
Th.
Rainstick
div.
f
f div.
(á 2)
f
(div. á 2)
f
f
f
f
unis.
unis.
5
Pc. 1 (Cymbs.)
42
Hp. 2
p
mp
mf
Bamboo Wind chimes
mf
mf
f
f
Ia
mf
mf
mf
II
f
2 Solo Vlns. Ib
Th.
(l.v.)
Elec. Bass
mp
Hp. 1
Sizzle cymbal (arco)
Pc. 2 (Gong, etc.)
Pc. 3 (Vib.)
mf
mf
div.
f
f
f
unis.
f
f
Vln. I
mf
f
mf
Vln. II
unis.
Vla. (div.)
mf
unis.
mf div. á 4
Vcl.
mf
Cb. mf
div.
div.
f
f
f
tutti, norm.
f
div. f
unis.
unis.
6
Fl. 2 50
(H. L.)
(H.
Ob. 2/ R.) Eng. Hn
F. Hns. 3,4
Hp. 1
Hp. 2
Elec. Bass
(l.v.) p
p
p
p
(8ba sempre)
p
take English horn
3
pp
pp
pp
Chinese cymbal (arco)
pp
p
p
(tutti, ord.)
div.
unis.
unis.
p tutti, norm. (div. á 2) p
p
Vln. I
p
Vcl.
mp
mp
p
Vla.
p
3
3
p
Vln. II
3
II
3
2 Solo Vlns. Ib
p
pp
p
Cb.
3
Th.
Ia
Pc. 2 (Gong, etc.) Pc. 3 (Vib.)
Tbn. 2
Pc. 1 (Cymbs.)
C Tpt. 2
B. Tbn./ Tba.
unis.
div.
7
Fl. 1 55
Fl. 2
H. L.
Fl. 3
Offstage Ens.
Ob. 1
Pc. 1 (Cymbs.) Pc. 3 (Vib.)
Hp. 2
Elec. Bass
3
p
p
3
take Bass Clarinet
3
3
mp
p
pp
pp
p
mp
mp
mp
mp
mp
mp
mp
mp
pp
mp
div.
pp
mp
mp
mp
mp
(8ba sempre)
mp
3
3
3
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3
mp
3
3
3
Vcl.
mp
Vla.
p
3
3
Vln. II
3
mp
3
mp
3
3
Ia
Cb.
p
Vln. I
II
2 Solo Vlns. Ib
Hp. 1
mp
Bsn. 1
B. Tbn./ Tba.
Tbn. 2
3
C Tpt. 2
3
3
F. Hns. 3,4
Cl. 2/ Bs. Cl
Hn. 1
p
H. R.
Cl. 1
mp
p
p
p
p
p
p
p
p
unis.
unis.
p
p
p
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3
3
8
Fl. 2 59
mp
Fl. 3
mp
H. L.
Ob. 1
Offstage Ens.
Cl. 1
C Tpt. 1
Ob. 2/ Eng. Hn
3
3
3
Elec. Bass
Ia
3
3
p (eco)
3
3
p
p
3
3
3
p
3
mp
mp 3
mp
3
mp
3
mp
3
3
3
mp
p
p
p
p (Chinese cymbal, arco)
p
div.
div.
norm. trem. norm. trem.
3
3
div. á 4
div.
3
3
mf
mf
3
mf
3
3
mp
3
mp
3
mp
3
3
3
mp
3
Vcl.
Vla.
Vln. II
3
(Bass Clarinet)
Vln. I
II
3
(English horn)
3
mp
2 Solo Vlns. Ib
Cb.
Tbn. 2
Hp. 2
C Tpt. 2
Hp. 1
Pc. 3 (Vib.)
Pc. 1 (Cymbs.)
p (eco)
3
B. Tbn./ Tba.
3
Hn. 1
F. Hns. 3,4
Bsn. 1
Hn. 2
Cl. 2/ Bs. Cl
H. R.
3
9
62
Fl. 1
Ob. 1
H. L.
Offstage Ens.
Cl. 1
C Tpt. 1
H. R.
Ob. 2/ Eng. Hn
Cl. 2/ Bs. Cl Bsn. 1
Hn. 1
Hn. 2
Tbn. 1
F. Hns. 3,4
mf
3
mp
mf
3
3
3
3
mf
mp
3
mp
Elec. Bass
mf
3
3 3
mp
mp
mp crisp, relaxed
mp
mp
mp
mp
mp
mp
(l.v.) mp
mf
mf
mf
mf
mf
p
soft yarn mallets mp
Rainstick
Sizzle cymbal
mf
mf
p
mf
p
mf
mf
p
2 Solo Vlns. Ib
mf
mf
mf
mf
p
10
3
Ia
Cb.
mf
3
Vcl.
3
mp
Vla.
mf
Vln. II
Vln. I
II
Hp. 2
mp
Pc. 2 (Gong, etc.)
Hp. 1
mp
Tbn. 2
Pc. 3 (Vib.)
C Tpt. 2
Pc. 1 (Cymbs.)
mp
mp
B. Tbn./ Tba.
(div. á 4)
unis.
65
10
Fl. 1
10
10
Fl. 2
mp crisp, relaxed
(H. L.)
Cbsn.
10
f
10
10
mf crisp, relaxed
C Tpt. 1
f
Ob. 1
Cl. 1
10
10
Fl. 3
10
10
10
mf crisp, relaxed
10
f
Pc. 3 (Vib.)
Hp. 2
Elec. Bass
f
f
mf (l.v.)
mf Mark tree
Gong
mf soft mallet (l.v.)
Rainstick
mf
mf mf
mf
mf
mf
Ia
Vln. I
div. á 2
div. á 4
div. á 2
2 Solo Vlns. Ib
II
div. á 2
Vln. II
Vla.
Vcl.
Cb.
f
f
f
mf
Th.
f
Hp. 1
mf
Pc. 2 (Gong, etc.)
B. Tbn./ Tba. Pc. 1 (Cymbs.)
mf
C Tpt. 2 Tbn. 2
mf
F. Hns. 3,4
f
67
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
H. L.
Offstage Ens.
C Tpt. 1
Ob. 2/ Eng. Hn
Bsn. 1
f
f
Tbn. 1
f
sempre f
sempre f
Pc. 2 (Gong, etc.)
Pc. 3 (Vib.)
Hp. 1
Hp. 2
Elec. Bass
Th.
Gong (arco)
II
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
(div.)
Cb.
(div.)
Vcl. (div.)
Ia 2 Solo Vlns. Ib
(div. á 4)
mf
mf
Bb Clarinet
f
f
f
(l.v.)
f
mf mf
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
div. á 4
f
f
f
f
f
mf crisp, relaxed
f
mf crisp, relaxed
mf crisp, relaxed
f
f
f
mf
f
f
f
mf crisp,
f
relaxed
mp
mp
(yarn mallets)
Sizzle cymbal
Pc. 1 (Cymbs.)
Tbn. 2
B. Tbn./ Tba.
11
C Tpt. 2
take Bb Clarinet
F. Hns. 3,4
sempre f
Cbsn.
sempre f
sempre f
sempre f
f
f
Hn. 2
f
Hn. 1
(Bass clarinet)
Cl. 2/ Bs. Cl
H. R.
Cl. 1
Ob. 1
Fl. 3
f
12
71
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
H. L.
Ob. 1
Offstage Ens.
Cl. 1
C Tpt. 1
10
Ob. 2/ Eng. Hn
10
f
10
f
p
f
p
Cl. 2/ Bs. Cl
Hn. 1
Tbn. 2 B. Tbn./ Tba. Pc. 2 (Gong, etc.) Pc. 3 (Vib.)
mf crisp, relaxed
Hp. 2
Elec. Bass
f
mf
p
f
f
10 10
10
10
f 10
mf
mp
2 Solo Vlns. Ib
II
Vln. I
Vln. II
div. á 2
div. á 4
div. á 4
(Gong, arco)
f
10
mf
10
10
10
10 10
Ia
Cb.
10
Vcl.
10
Vla.
mf
Th.
10
Hp. 1
f
C Tpt. 2
p
f
mf
F. Hns. 3,4 Cbsn.
f
10
10
p
mf
10
10
f
mf crisp, relaxed
Bsn. 1
p
10
10
f
f
H. R.
mf
mf
10 10 10 f 73
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
10 10
Fl. 3
H. L.
10
Offstage Ens.
mf
10
f
mf
mf
F. Hns. 3,4
C Tpt. 2
mf
Tbn. 2
Pc. 2 (Gong, etc.) Pc. 3 (Vib.)
Hp. 1
Hp. 2
Elec. Bass
Th.
f
f
f
mf sub.
mf sub.
mf sub.
mf sub.
mf sub.
f
f
p
mp
(l.v.)
p
mf
mf
mf
mf
mp
mp
mp
mp
mp
mf
mf
mp
mp
mf
mf
mp
mp
mp
mp
mp
mp
mf
p
Mark tree
p
p
mf
mf
mf
mf
(div. á 4)
f
mf
(div. á 2)
f
mf
13
mf
Cb.
f
mf
(div. á 2)
f
mf
Vcl.
mf
f
Vln. I
Vla.
p
II
Vln. II
Ia 2 Solo Vlns. Ib
mf
mf
B. Tbn./ Tba.
mf
mf
10
mf
mf
f
10
mf mf
Hn. 2
Cbsn.
f
f
Bsn. 1
Tbn. 1
10
10
Ob. 2/ Eng. Hn
Hn. 1
mf
mf
H. R.
f
10
mf
C Tpt. 1
Cl. 2/ Bs. Cl
f
10
10
Cl. 1
10
mf
Ob. 1
10
14
Fl. 1
f
Offstage Ens.
C Tpt. 1
f
Hn. 1
Hn. 2
Bsn. 1
Tbn. 1
Pc. 1 (Cymbs.)
Hp. 1
Hp. 2
Elec. Bass
mf sub.
mf sub.
mp
Ia
mf
mf
mf
mf
mf
f
f
f
10
take Oboe
10
mf
mp
Bamboo wind chimes
mp
mf
mf
mf
mf
mf
mf
mf
mf
mf
mf
mf
mf
div. á 4
mf sub.
mf sub.
mf
mf sub.
mf
mf
f
f
mf
f
10
10
div. á 4
Cb.
Vcl.
10
mf
Vln. I
Vla.
Vln. II
10
II
Rainstick
2 Solo Vlns. Ib
mf sub.
10
p
Th.
mf
mf
mf sub.
Sizzle cymbal, arco
Pc. 2 (Gong, etc.) Pc. 3 (Vib.)
mf
10
mf
5
mf sub.
Cl. 2/ Bs. Cl
Ob. 2/ Eng. Hn
H. R.
f
Cl. 1
f
H. L. Ob. 1
Fl. 3
f
Fl. 2
76
mf
15
Fl. 1
79
Fl. 2
Fl. 3
H. L.
Offstage Ens. H. R.
Cl. 2/ Bs. Cl
Bsn. 1
Tbn. 1
mf
mf
3
mf
mf
mf
3
3
3
3
3
f
f
f
f
f
(l.v.)
p
f
3
3
f
f f
f
Pc. 2 (Gong, etc.)
Hp. 1
Pc. 1 (Cymbs.)
Pc. 3 (Vib.)
Hn. 2
Hn. 1
Cl. 1
Ob. 2/ Eng. Hn
Ob. 1
C Tpt. 1
f
f
Rainstick
p
mp
p
mp
p
mp
p
mp
p
mp
p
p
mp
mp
p
mp
p
mp
mp
p
mp
p
p
Ia
2 Solo Vlns. Ib
II
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla. (div.)
Vcl.
Cb.
(á 2)
p
(loco)
pp
p
p
p poco sul tasto
(unis.)
(á 2)
p
p
Th.
p
Elec. Bass
p
mp
Hp. 2
p poco sul tasto (unis.)
p poco sul tasto (unis.) p poco sul tasto (unis.)
p poco sul tasto (unis.) p poco sul tasto
16
Fl. 1 83
mp cresc.
H. L.
Offstage Ens. H. R.
Ob. 2/ Eng. Hn
3
Tbn. 1
mp
Pc. 1 (Cymbs.) Pc. 3 (Vib.)
Hps. 1, 2
Th.
Ia
mf
3
mf
3
3
3
mp
3
mf
3
3
3
3
3
mp cresc. 10 10
10
10
10
10
10
mp cresc. mp cresc.
3
10
10
mp cresc.
3
mp
3
mp
mp cresc.
Chinese cymbal (arco)
pp
unis.
2 Solo Vlns. Ib
II
á2
(tutti)
Vln. I
(tutti)
Vln. II
Vla.
Vcl.
Cb.
mp
3
mf
3 3
Hn. 1
3
3
mp
Bsn. 1
3
Cl. 1
Ob. 1
C Tpt. 1
Fl. 2
10
10
unis.
mp cresc.
17
Fl. 1 85
Fl. 2
H. L.
Offstage Ens.
10
mf cresc.
Hps. 1, 2
Th.
Ia
10
mf cresc.
mf cresc.
mf
f
f
f
mf cresc.
f
f
f
f
f
f
mf cresc. (l.v.)
p
Vln. I
div.
Vln. II
Vcl.
mp
mp
mp
mp
mp
mp
mp
mp
mp
Vla.
II
f
f
f
2 Solo Vlns. Ib
Cb.
10
Hn. 2
Pc. 3 (Vib.)
10
10
mf
Pc. 1 (Cymbs.)
10 mf
Bsn. 1
Tbn. 1
10
10
Hn. 1
10
f
10
mf
Cl. 2/ Bs. Cl
H. R.
10
10 mf
Cl. 1
Ob. 2/ Eng. Hn
mf
10
C Tpt. 1
mf
10
Ob. 1
10
mf
10
10
Fl. 3
div.
mp
mp
unis.
mf
mf
18
Cl. 1 88
(H. L.)
mf
C Tpt. 1
(H. R.)
Bsn. 1
Pc. 1 (Cymbs.)
Pc. 3 (Vib.)
Hp. 1
Hp. 2
Th.
Ia
(l.v.)
p
p
p
p
pp
mp
mf
mf
mf
mp
solo
3
p
3
3
pp
Gong
with soft mallet (l.v.)
p
p
p
p
p
pp
pp
pp
p
p
p
II
p
Vln. I
p
div.
unis.
Vln. II
p
p
mp
p
mp
mp
unis.
p
p
mp
pp
pp
pp
pp
pp
p
pp
pp
div.
Vla. p
Vcl.
mp
p
unis.
div.
mp
mp
mp
p
p
p
pp
2 Solo Vlns. Ib
Cb.
Sizzle cymbal, arco
Pc. 2 (Gong, etc.)
mf
mp
19
Cadenza misteriosa (ca. 30")
Fls. 1,2,3
Ob. 1
Cl. 1
C Tpt. 1
Offstage Ens.
H. L.
H. R.
95
Ob. 2/ Eng. Hn
Cl. 2/ Bs. Cl
Bsn. 1
Cbsn.
F. Hns. 3,4
C Tpt. 2
Tbn. 2 B. Tbn./ Tba.
Hn.
Tbn. 1
arco sempre
Pc. 1 (Cymbs.)
Pc. 2 (Gong, etc.)
Chinese cymbal
p
dim.
p
Hp. 1
Hp. 2
Elec. Bass
p
dim.
Vln. II
Vla.
Vcl.
Cb.
sempre
al
ppp
sempre Bamboo wind chimes
Cadenza misteriosa (ca. 30")
Vln. I
dim.
Th.
Sizzle cymbal
Gong
Rainstick
Pc. 3 (Vib.)
Mark tree
al
ppp
sempre
al
ppp