Down the rabbit hole (2013) for String Orchestra

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Winner of the 2015 Orchestre Nouvelle Generation International Composition Competition; Airat Ichmouratov conductor.

Down the Rabbit Hole for string orchestra Energetic q. = 112 - 120

Violin I

  



Violin II

  

Viola



Violoncello

Double Bass

p























 













 

p



 

  



pizz



 

p

 



Roydon Tse (2013)

 

   

 





















  

 

   

 













 





    

 5     

div.

Vln. II

mp

   

Vla.

mp

  

Vc.

Db.

mp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

mp

 

 

 

 



 

 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

  

    

  

 





 

 9   Vln. II       Vla.    





  



 

 



 

  

 



 

 

Vc.

Db.

  

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Vln. I

uni.

 

Vln. II

 

Vc.

Db.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Vla.

 

 

15 div.   

f

  

div.

 



  

 





 

 

  

 

  

 

  

  

 





 



 

 

 

sub.f

 

  

 

  

sub.f uni.

6

 

sub.f

  



  

sub.f



arco

         



Vln. I

17     

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  





  

Vla.



Vc.

Db.



   

Vln. II

 

 

 





 



 



 

 





 



 





 





 

 

 

 

 

  





  

 

 



 

 

 

  





 

 

 

 

   

   

  

 

21

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Db.



 

   

  

 

 





 

 





  

  

 



 

 

 

  



    

    

  

 

 

   

 



 







 



 



  

  

 











 

 

 

 

 





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Vln. I

25       

Vln. II

Vla.

sub.p

 

Db.

 

 

 

  

 

 

 



  

 

 

  

 

uni.

sub.p

 





  

 

 



  

 

 

 

non div.

 

  

 

sub.p





 

 

sub.p

Vc.

  



 



   

 

 

 

 

 

  

sub.p



 



 29

Vln. I

     

 



 

 

 

div.

Vln. II

Vla.

  

Vc.

Db.



   

div.

     

 

  

 



  

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

  

 

 



 



 

 

 



  

    



  

Vla.

  

Vc.

  

  

  



Vln. II

Db.

 

   

34

33

Vln. I

 

  



   



sub.f

 







 

 

 

 

  





 

 

 















sub.f



 



  

 sub.f

  

sub.f



  

sub.f

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





 



 

 

  







 

 

 







 

 

 





 




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       mf 37

Vln. I

   

Vln. II

38

      

Db.

 

 



 



mf

   

 

pizz

mf

 

Div.

più f

 



 

 

 





 

 



   







p

 

mf

Vc.

mf

Vla.

  



 

 

 

 

  

 



 

 



   

 



   



 

      

 

 Vln. I

41                    

 

Vln. II



Vc.

Db.

  

   

 

 

   

  

  

   

 

              

div.

mf



 

   

 

  



 



  



   

pizz

   



  

   

    

 

     

  



  

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.



  



f

  

  

 



   

                        

unis.

  





46    

 

  

  

              45

Db.





       

 





 

 Vln. I

 

 

Vla.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

f

 

f

f











sf



   sf

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Vln. I

49              

 

Vln. II

Vla.

 

 

 

 

 

  











  











f

Db.

 

  

sub.p

  



 















 

 

sub.p

 

sub.p

 









  

  

     













 













 



 

  

  

sub.p

arco

Vc.

 

 

 



       



 

      53

Vln. I

  

Vln. II

  

Vla.











 



mf



mf

 mf



Vc.

Db.







 

  

sub.p

  





















  

 

 

 

sub.p













 



     































 



 

  

  

sub.p

sub.p

 

 

    



 

 

 

      57

Vln. I

  

Vln. II

  

Vla.



 

Vc.

Db.



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  

    



mf

  



  



   

mf

mf

 

 

 

 

  

p

  



p

 

p

   arco

 

 

 

 







p





 

 

 

 

 

 

 









p

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 










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Vln. I

    

  

Vla.

 

Vc.

 

   

 

 

 

  





 

 

Vln. II

Db.

 







 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 



  

       6

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

5      

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

    

 

  

 

 

 

mf

 

 

   









 

 

   







    

f

f

3

f

f











f

 Vln. I

65 div.        ff div.

    

Vln. II

ff

   

Vla.



Db.

ff

 



 

 



  

 

 

 

 





 

 





 

 

 





 

 









  

 





  

 





 

    



 

ff

 

 

 



  

 



  



    

Vc.

 

 

  

ff







   





  

 

 

 Vln. I

69    

 

  

unis.

Vln. II

  

Vla.

Db.







 

 

 



 

 

  

Vc.

  

 



 



unis.

 

   

 

     div.

     

 

 



 

 





 

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Vln. I

 

Vln. II

 

Vla.

 

Vc.

Db.

 

 

 



 

 



 

 



 



 

unis.

 

 

 



 

 

 

sub.p

sub.p

  



 

 



  

 



sub.p

 

 

 

   

   

 

 



 



   

    77

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.

Db.

 

 



  

 

  

Vc.



 

  

p

 

 

 





 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  



   

  

 

p

 

 

 

  

  

   

Vln. I

 

Vln. II

Vla.

Db.

 

 

 



 

 





Vc.

 

  

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

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

  





  

 

 

 

 

    

  

  

sub.f

 





 

 



   

sub.f

 

 

sub.f

 

 

   

      

sub.f

div.

 

 

div.

 

 

 

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p



   

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85     

    

Vln. II

 

Vla.



   

Vc.

Db.

 









  

 

  

 

mf

 



 

  

 

 

  

  



uni

 

mp



  



 

 



mf

 



 

mf

 

 

 

mp

mf

 

 

 

   



pizz

 

mp

     89

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.

p

  

 

  

 

 

 

  p

  

 

 

 

   

 

  

  



   

 

 



Vc.

Db.

 

 

 

 

   

   

 

 

   

   

 

    

   

   

  

 

 

 



 

 

 







  

 

 

 

 

   

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Vln. I

sf

Vln. II

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

   

     sf

sf

Db.

       

    

sfp

Vc.

p

sfp

Vla.

       

arco

     

    



p

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  

   

Vln. II

   

   

98

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

100      

  f

 

      

  

   

  

  

p

Vln. I

Vln. II

 

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

 Vln. I

  





   

  





non dim.



2

non dim.

   

    

  

  









 2

 2

 2

   

2

        

  

 

 

2

        



2

non dim.

 



2



 

 

  

  

  







 2

 2



 2

 2

         

         

         

         

 









   



 



 

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 

2

         

  

          

Vc.

2

 

Vla.



non dim.

2





      

    



 

2

  

2

f

 

108       

Vln. II

Db.

f

 103

 

f

arco

  

f

   



 



 sub.p



 2

2

sub.p

 

   

 

sf

 sf

  

2

   sf

 

  2

 

sf

 sf

  

2

 

sf



 

   

 2

 

sf

 sf

 

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Vln. I

   

Vln. II

Vla.



   

 

 2



 2

Vc.

Db.

 

  

 

 2



 2



2

 2

  

 

 

 

p

 



Slow q. = 38

 



 

Vln. I

116  

Vln. II

sul tasto

     

Vla.

 

 

 

 

  

 

pp

Vc.

Db.

solo.





mf

  

   

pizz

p

   

 

 

  



 



 

 120

Vln. I

 

Vln. II

Vla.



Vc.

Db.

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 





  

  

  

 

 

   

   

 

    

 

 

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124

Vln. I

 

 

126 div.          

pp

mp

    

div. Vln. II

Vla.

   

  

mp

   

 



 

  

tutti



norm.

 

 

 

 

uni.





mp

 

Vc.

Db.

    

  

 

  



  

 

 

Vln. I

  

 

  

Vla.

Vc.



       

 







 

Vln. II

Db.



 

 

 









sub. p

 



 

 

sub. p

 tutti

132

Vln. I

      

Vln. II

Vla.

3

            unis.



 

 



 

  

       p  

mf





 

   



6        







6         

p

Vc.

tutti

mp

Db.

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Vln. I

Vla.

Db.



 



 

Vc.

  



 





  

    



 



    

Vla.

  

mf





   div.

Vc.

 



   

 

 

 

mf

 

   

 

unis.

  

p

 

mf

 





mf





 

 



 

 



 









  













        p

   

 

f







p

 

f

  



  

     



 

 

3

 





mp

 

  

  

mp arco

 

 

poco accel.

Vln. II

Db.

139

Vln. I

 



p

 

Vln. II

 

 





 

 Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.

142    

    

 sff

   

Vc.

Db.



ff

      

q = 76

       

3

       3

sub.mf

3

  p

 

3

sub.mf

 

       3 3

3

3

      

 



    

mf

3        

div.

     

3

3

3    

 



3

 

 

3

         3



gliss.

3





  

 

 

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Vln. I

   

Vln. II

  

        

6

 





 

6

Vc.

Db.

  



Vc.

Db.

 

 



Db.



   

 

 



3

3

 

       3

3









  

 

3

      

3

 

    

3



  

sul A

6           3

3

gliss.





p

   

 

 

mf

                    

 





 

 

150      

       p mf

    

Vc.



3

ff

   

Vla.





  

3

  

sfp

Solo Violin

Vln. II



      

 

 



Vln. I

 

ff

ff

3



 

 

    

 

  

     

 

 

        

 

 

 

gliss.

3

 

3

6

6

Vla.

3

   

Vln. II

3



148

Vln. I

    



 

       

gliss.

     

      

Vla.

  

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       3

3

 

6

3

 



3

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Vln. II

 p

 

Vla.

  

p

 

3

3

      

 

3

 

  

Vc.

 

      

3

    

   

Vln. I

Db.

f

 

 

 

   

 

3

gliss.



       

6

 

 

gliss.



gliss.





    

   p

157

Vln. I

 

pizz

p

 

Vc.

    

Vla.

 

pp

 

Vln. II

Db.

tutti punta d'arco

 

 p



 

  

        

  

 

 

p

  

  

  mf

pizz

p

160 





 

p

 161

Vln. I

  

Vln. II

   

Vla.

Vc.

 

      

      

 

   

  

      

    

3

gliss.





    

mf

     

  

  

p

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Vln. I

  

Vla.

Vc.

    

   

 

Vln. II

 

 

 

    

     

      

       arco

mf

   

     

     

  

 



3



 





gliss.

 



3

Db.

 

mp

 169

Vln. I

   

     

Vln. II

 

Vla.

    

 

 

       

 

3

    

 

 

Vc.

sfp

 



 Vln. I

  

         f

Vc.

f

Db.

  f

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

    

sfp

sf

 

 

    

  

sf

 

 

3

sf

      sf f    

Vla.

sfp

172

Vln. II



sfp

  



3

Db.

 

 

    

sub.f

p

arco





p

mf

  

p

mf

 p

p



       

mf

  mf

  

  

 

mf

p

 p

  



 

p

 p



    mf


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Vln. I

175    

Vln. II

 ff

  mf

 

Db.

  

Vla.





Vc.

Db.

 

181

  

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

 

p

sub.mf

   

 

p

sub.mf





 





 

180  

 







 









Largo q = 60







 



ff

  

 

 





 ff

ff





 











 





 









  



 



sub.mf

ff



 



 







ff

sfp

 

sfp

mf

 

  



p

p



 





 



sf



  

   

  

sf

rall.

Vln. II

Db.

 

3

mf

178

Vln. I



 

Vln. I

p

p

    

sf

 



p

mf

Vc.

   

3

 

Vla.

  











 

 



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Vln. I

  

Vln. II

Vla.

 Vln. I



 

     

  













 















  

 

 

p

 

 

  

 

p

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

























f













p











f













 

p

   

192

p

 

 

   

  p

 

 

 

 

p

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















p

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





f

  

f

Vc.

p





Vc.

Vla.



   



p

Vln. II



 

p





Vla.

Tempo primo q = 168

p

188    

Vln. II

Vln. I







p

Db.



p

  

Vc.

Db.



187  

 

 

 



 

f

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

   

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



















 

 

 

 






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Vln. I

196      

 

 

        

Vln. II

 

Vla.

 

Db.

 

   

 

   

mf

Vc.

   

 

 

   

 







   

   

non div.

 

 

    

 

 







 

  

     

 

   

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

  



 



5

div.

 



3

    

ff

div.

ff

sfp

 

ff

sfp

f

 

  

ff

f





6

 

f

      

      

f

non div.

 

f





 

 

  

    

ff

 Vln. I

200   

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

 





 

 

 

 

 



 

  

 

 

 

 

 





    

 

 

 

 

  

  

 

 





  

 





  

 

 





 

  

 





  

 

 





 



 



  

 







unis.

   

204

Vln. I

  

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

 

 

 

Vln. II



 

 

  



 



unis.

 

     

 

    div.

     

 





 

 



 

 

 

 

 





 



 



 

    

   

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

209

 



  

 



  

 

 

   208

Vln. I

unis.

Vln. II

Vla.

Db.

sub.p

 



 





   

 

sub.p



Vc.

 

 

sub.p

 

 

  

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

non div.



  

  

 



 

p

 

    212

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

 

 

p



 

 

 





 

 

 

 





  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







 



 



 

 

 

 

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  

 

 

 

 

Vc.

Db.

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

218 div.    

 

sub.ff



 

sub.ff

   

sub.ff

   



sub.ff

 

   

sub.ff

 

   



 



 

 

 

 

 



 





 p

   



  

 

 

 



 



 

   

Vla.

 

 

216

Vln. II

 

  

 Vln. I

 



 



 

 

 

 

  





  





  



 

 

   


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Vln. I

Vla.

Db.



 

 

 

 



 



 



  



Vc.



  

 

  

  

mf

Vln. II





mf

 



   

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

  

mf

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

mp

   

  

        

p

 

  

  

   



 

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