Edward Gregson
A SONG FOR CHRIS concerto for cello and chamber orchestra
(2007) Full Score
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Programme Note
A Song for Chris concerto for cello and chamber orchestra
This concerto was commissioned by the RNCM Manchester International Cello Festival. It was premiered and broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in May/June 2007 by LiWei, with Manchester Camerata, conducted by Douglas Boyd. The work is dedicated to the memory of Christopher Rowland, former Director of Chamber Music at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM), a dear friend and colleague for many years. The concerto is in four movements which are played without a break: Meditation, Intermezzo, Toccata-Scherzo and Song. The work lasts for some 18 minutes and is scored for two oboes, two horns, timpani (doubling tubular bells) and strings. It is organised in one large arch-shaped structure, with two fast inner movements flanked by two outer slow ones. The solo cello opens the work reflectively, and introduces core melodic material which is continuously developed throughout the concerto. Gradually the strings enter, then wind and timpani, and build a pyramid twelve-note chord, at the peak of which there is a dramatic climax. The music then subsides (solo cello again), but links to the two faster middle movements. The second movement – Intermezzo – has an ABA structure and in its middle section quotes the opening of Shostakovich’s Third String Quartet (written in the same year as Christopher Rowland was born!). Indeed, the ghost of Shostakovich looms large throughout the concerto in more ways than one. The Toccata-Scherzo is energetic and rhythmically-charged, again using an ABA structure. Here the writing for solo cello is quite virtuosic, but not, I hope, in a shallow sense. The music builds inexorably towards a powerful climax, underpinned by the opening twelve-note chord’s re-appearance, together with a violent outburst from the timpani, at which point a tonal resolution (on G) arrives through a pianissimo held chord on strings which leads directly to the final movement – Song. And so the music arrives at its emotional heart through a simple melody (present in other forms throughout the work) announced by solo cello at the very top of its register, against a quiet backdrop of horns and strings. A solo oboe enters, with cello in canonic reply, and all the time the music builds in texture and intensity, now with tubular bells joining in the joyful and optimistic conclusion.
© Edward Gregson
This work was commissioned by the RNCM Manchester International Cello Festival and was given its first performance on 3 May 2007 by Li-Wei (cello) and Manchester Camerata, conducted by Douglas Boyd. The work is dedicated to Christopher Rowland, Director of Chamber Music at the Royal Northern College of Music.
Instrumentation 2 oboes 2 horns Timpani (doubling tubular bells) Solo cello Strings (8, 6, 5, 4, 2)
Duration: 18 minutes
A Song for Chris concerto for cello and chamber orchestra Edward Gregson (2007)
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div.
mf
mf
Ob.
mf
f
f
23
190
Ob.
Hns.
muted
f
Timp.
Solo Vc.
Vlns. II
Vlas.
Vcs.
Vlns. I
Dbs.
194
Ob.
Hns.
Timp.
senza vib.
f
ffp
ff
Solo Vc.
fp senza vib.
f
f
fp
ff
ff
ffp
ffp
ffp
ff
p
ff
Vlns. II
Vlas.
Vcs.
Dbs.
p
p
f
Vlns. I
ff
mf
mp
cresc.
cresc.
ff
ff
24
21
199
f
f
cresc.
Ob.
f
ff
ffp
f
ff
ff
cresc.
open
cresc.
ff
Hns.
f
Timp.
ff
open
f
cresc.
f
Solo Vc.
ff
cresc.
ff
ff
ff
p
p
Vlns. II
f
cresc.
mp
ff
ff
non div.
f
cresc.
ff
Div.
f
ff
non div. mf cresc.
Vlas.
non div.
mp cresc.
f
ff
Div.
non div. mf cresc.
f
ff
non div.
ff
f
Vcs.
Div.
non div.
f
Dbs.
f
cresc.
Div.
Vlns. I
ff
f
ff
25
A little faster, with energy
22
(q. = 112)
206
Ob.
f
Hns.
Timp.
Solo Vc.
f
f
f
Vlns. I
Vlns. II
Vlas.
f marc.
Vcs.
Dbs.
f marc.
f marc.
26
219
23
senza vib.
mf
dim.
pp
Ob.
senza vib.
mf
f
dim.
mf
pp
pp
dim.
Hns.
Timp.
f
mf
pp
dim.
f
Solo Vc.
p
dim.
leggiero
p
gliss.
poco a poco sul pont.
dim.
gliss.
Vlns. I
p
p
p
poco a poco sul pont.
gliss.
dim.
poco a poco sul pont.
gliss.
gliss.
dim.
gliss.
dim.
gliss.
gliss.
Vlns. II
p
Vlas.
p
f
Vcs.
f
Dbs.
f
p
gliss.
poco a poco sul pont. gliss.
dim.
poco a poco sul pont.
p
div.
mp
poco a poco sul pont.
gliss.
gliss.
dim.
poco a poco sul pont. gliss.
gliss.
dim.
poco a poco sul pont. gliss.
gliss.
dim.
27
24
234
mp
mp
Ob.
mp
mp
Hns.
Timp.
poco sul pont.
Solo Vc.
pont. sul Vlns. I
pp
sul pont.
pp
mfpp
mfp
mfpp
mfp
mfpp
mfp
mfpp
pp
sul pont.
pp
mfpp
sul pont.
mfp
sul pont.
mfp
pp
Vlns. II
Vlas. sul pont.
pp
sul pont.
pp
Vcs.
sul pont.
pp
Dbs.
mfp
mfpp
mfp
mfpp
mfp
mfpp
28
248
Ob.
Hns.
Timp.
dim.
cresc.
norm.
cresc.
norm.
unis.
p cresc. unis.
p cresc.
cresc.
a2
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
cresc.
norm.
cresc.
Dbs.
norm.
Vcs.
cresc.
Vlas.
norm.
Vlns. II
pp
f
norm.
Vlns. I
pp
dim.
Solo Vc.
25
f
pizz.
f
f
260
Ob.
Hns.
Timp.
Solo Vc.
Vlns. I
f
f
f
Vlas.
Vcs.
Dbs.
f
f
unis.
unis. Vlns. II
unis.
cresc.
mf
f f
cresc.
f
f
cresc.
div.
arco
f
29
26
272
Ob.
ff
ff
Hns.
Timp.
Solo Vc.
Vlns. I
f
Vlns. II
Vlas.
Vcs.
p
pp
fp
Dbs.
mp molto legato
p
dim.
pp
27
280
Ob.
Hns.
Timp.
Vlns. II
Vlas.
Vcs.
Dbs.
mp legato
mp legato
p
mp staccato
mp
dim.
Vlns. I
Solo Vc.
pp
pp
unis.
molto dim.
mp
pp
p
30 288
Ob.
Hns.
Timp.
Vlns. I
Vcs.
Vlas.
Vlns. II
Solo Vc.
p
Vlns. I
Dbs.
mp
dim.
mp
dim.
mp
dim.
dim.
pp
mp
mf
p
div.
mf marc.
div.
pp
dim.
pp
dim.
div.
pp
pp
p
mf
pp
Vcs.
p
28
Vlas.
Vlns. II
pp
Solo Vc.
pp
296
Timp.
p
Hns.
p
Ob.
p
Dbs.
pp
p
p
29
304
Ob.
Hns.
Timp.
Vlas.
Vcs.
Dbs.
mp
Vlns. II
Solo Vc.
Vlns. I
31
dim.
pp
dim.
dim.
unis.
pp
div.
mf
dim.
mf
p
pp
unis.
mf
div.
pp
mf marc.
pp
pp
p
312
Ob.
Hns.
Timp.
mp
Solo Vc.
Vlns. I
a2
p
Vcs.
Dbs.
Vlas.
a2
mp
Vlns. II
p
p
pp
p
dim.
pp
p
32
320
Ob.
Hns.
Timp.
Solo Vc.
mp
Dbs.
pp
mf
p
dim.
pp
pp
mf
più dim.
più dim.
pp
mf
pp
più dim.
mf
pp
mf
p
Vcs.
pp
Vlas.
pp
Vlns. II
Vlns. I
dim.
mf
pp
più dim.
p
pp
più dim.
pp
30
328
Ob.
Hns.
Timp.
Solo Vc.
Vlns. I
mf
dim.
dim.
Vlns. II
Vlas.
Vcs.
Dbs.
33
344
Ob.
Hns.
Timp.
Solo Vc.
Vlns. I
Vlas.
Vcs.
poco a poco cresc. p marc. e stacc.
(Div.)
Tempo I (q = 160)
pp
Vlns. II
Dbs.
31
poco a poco cresc.
p
Div.
p poco a poco cresc. unis.
mp
cresc.
mp
cresc.
mf
354
Ob.
Hns.
Solo Vc.
Vlns. I
(div.)
Vlns. II
fp
Dbs.
f
ff
f
ff
f
f
ff
f
ff
f
ff
ff
ff
f
unis.
p
p
unis. pizz.
f
mf
ff
ff
f
ff
mf cresc.
fp
(div.)
cresc.
fp
f
Vcs.
fp
Vlas.
Timp.
32
pizz.
f
f
arco
arco
34
360
ff Ob.
ff
ff Hns.
Timp.
Solo Vc.
ff
p
f
f
f
Vlns. I
f
p
f
Vlns. II Div.
Vlas. Div.
p
f
f
f
p
p
f Vcs. Div.
f
Dbs.
f
f
p
35
364
Ob.
f
fp
Hns.
Timp.
Solo Vc.
f
fp
f
f
p
ff
Vlns. I
f
p
ff
f
Vlns. II
f
p
ff
p
ff
f
ff
p
Vlas.
f
ff
p
mfp
mfp
f
Vcs.
ff
Dbs.
mf marc. e stacc.
f
f
ff
ff
mf marc. e stacc.
mf marc. e stacc.
p
p
p
36
33
368
Ob.
Hns.
f
Solo Vc.
f
mp
Vlns. I
Vlns. II
p
(unis.)
Vcs.
372
Ob.
Hns.
Timp.
p
Vlns. II
Vlas.
Dbs.
dim.
dim.
dim.
G G
unis.
(div.)
mp
mf
mf
mf
mf
p
unis.
p
dim. (non div.)
pizz.
dim.
(div.)
dim.
p
(div.)
p
dim.
dim.
( f)
pp
dim.
(non div.)
Vcs.
p
(div)
p 1 Desk
1 Desk
Vlns. I
non div.
ff
Solo Vc.
pp
p
mfp
mf
p
mf
Dbs.
p
(unis.)
(div.)
Vlas.
(unis.)
mp
più legato
fp
mf
mf
fp
Timp.
p
mp
mp
(unis.)
mp
arco mp
37
378
34
mf
p
dim.
Ob.
mf
mf
dim.
p
mf
pp
dim.
Hns.
p
Timp.
mf
sul D p
pp
Vlns. II
pp
pizz.
(non div.)
pp
mf
pp
p
pp
Div.
p
f
mf
f
p
p
pp
pp
Div.
dim.
p
dim.
p
mp
arco
dim.
mp
pp
dim.
mp
pp
mf
pp
mp
Vlas.
pp
dim.
Tutti
p
Dbs.
Tutti
sul G
Vcs.
f
(1 desk div.)
f
p
Vlns. I
Solo Vc.
mf
38
385
f
mf
Ob.
f
mf
f Hns.
Timp.
Solo Vc.
p
Vlns. I
p
f
sul pont.
f
mf
f
f
f
sul pont.
p
p
Vlns. II
f
p
f
Vcs.
Dbs.
f
f
p
Vlas.
f
p
p
p
39
389
35
ff
ff
Ob.
ff
mf
ff
ff
ff
Hns.
ff
mf
Timp.
Solo Vc.
Vlns. I
mf
norm.
p
mf
p
f
pizz.
sff
pizz.
sff
ff marc. e stacc.
f
ff marc. e stacc.
f
norm.
f
cresc.
ff
sff
pizz.
pizz.
ff marc. e stacc.
p
Vlns. II
sff
ff marc. e stacc.
p
pizz.
sff
ff marc. e stacc. Vlas.
pizz.
sff
ff marc. e stacc.
cresc.
f
ff marc. e stacc.
Vcs.
cresc.
f
(sul D & A)
ff marc. e stacc.
non div.
Dbs.
cresc.
f
ff
40
396
ff
Ob.
ffp
ff
ffp
ff
Hns.
Timp.
Solo Vc.
Vlns. I
f
ff arco
f
non div.
ff
Vlns. II
f
ff
arco
ff
arco
f
ffp
arco
f
non div.
ff non div.
arco
f
ff
Vlas.
non div.
arco
f
ff
non div.
f
ff
Vcs.
non div.
f
Dbs.
f
ff
ff
41
36
404
p
fp
Ob.
p
fp
p
fp Hns.
Timp.
fp
cresc.
ffp
Solo Vc.
ff
Vlns. I
f
f
f
Vcs.
fp
f
f
fp
fp
p
p
p
fp
p
p
p
fp
p
fp
p
p
fp
Dbs.
fp
f
Vlas.
fp
f
Vlns. II
p
f
div.
fp
p
42
37 Faster (q. = 126)
molto accel. 418
ff
cresc.
Ob.
cresc.
ff
cresc.
ff
Hns.
cresc.
ff
Timp.
p cresc.
Solo Vc.
ff
ff
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
Dbs.
cresc.
Vcs.
Vlas.
(solo)
cresc.
Vlns. II
Vlns. I
cresc.
ff
ff
ff
ff
ff
ff
ff
ff
ff
ff
ffp cresc.
ffp cresc.
ffp cresc.
ffp cresc.
ffp cresc.
ffp cresc.
ffp cresc.
ffp cresc.
ffp cresc.
ffp cresc.
ff
ff
ff
ff
ff
ff
ff
ff
ff
ff
43
429
Ob.
Hns.
Timp.
Solo Vc.
Vlns. II
Vlas.
Vcs.
Dbs.
Gli altri
1st desk only
Vlns. I
con sord. unis.
pp
con sord. (div.)
pp
pp
con sord. (div.)
pp
con sord. (div.)
con sord. (div.)
pp
38
X
X
440
Ob.
Hns.
Timp.
X
X
Solo Vc.
(in tempo) quasi cadenza
( ff )
f
TO TUBULAR BELLS
mf
dim. a niente
ca. 5"
senza sord. (div.)
1st desk only
X
Gli altri
Vlns. I
Vlns. II
Vlas.
Vcs.
Dbs.
X
pp
X
X
X X
44
SONG
39
Tempo primo q = 54 Quite slowly - peacefully
441
Ob.
Hns.
Tub. B.
Solo Vc.
mp muted
mp
mp
p molto legato
mp
pp div.
pp
mp
mp
3
mf
mp
3
p
mf
mf
p
p
3
3
3
p
mf
p
mp
1.
3
p
Vlns. I
p
449
Dbs.
Vcs.
Vlas.
Vlns. II
pp
Solo Vc.
pp
Tub. B.
pp Gli altri
Vcs.
mp
simply, but with feeling
Vlas.
mp
Vlns. II
Hns.
pp
Ob.
Vlns. I
muted
1st desk only
Dbs.
mf
mp
pp
mp
dim.
mp
mutes off
dim.
mf
Ob.
Hns.
Tub. B.
Solo Vc.
(sul A)
pp
pp
461
Hns.
Tub. B.
mutes off
pp
mutes off
Vlns. I
Dbs.
mp
3
3
3
3
3
3
p
3
p
p
3
poco
3
3
3
3
3
mf
3
cresc.
cresc.
poco
3
3
3
mf
3
3
3
mf
3
p
3
cresc.
(Tutti)
3
mp
mf
Vcs.
cresc.
Vlas.
mp
mutes off
Vlns. II
mp
pp molto legato
3
p
pp molto legato
p
Solo Vc.
Ob.
p
pp
pp non div. (open str.)
mp
p
sul G gliss.
Vcs.
mp
mutes off
p
Vlns. I
Vlas.
Vlns. II
molto legato
p
45
A little faster q = 60
mp
pp
Dbs.
1. (solo)
456
40
p
poco
3
3
3
poco
3
46
41
Moving forward q = 66
466
mf
Ob.
mf
open
mf
pp
p
pp
Hns.
open
mf
Tub. B.
pp
p
pp
p
mf
Solo Vc.
ff
6
f
7
5
5
5
p marc. ma sost.
poco dim.
Vlns. I
5
5
5
p marc. ma sost.
mp
pp
poco dim.
Vlns. II
mp
5
5
Vlas.
Vcs.
5
mf marc. ma sost.
Dbs.
5
p
unis.
f
pp
5
p
5
5
mf marc. ma sost.
pp
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
47
471
5
5
5
fp
5
f marc. ma sost.
5
f marc. ma sost.
Ob.
5
5
5
fp
mf marc.
p Hns.
p
Tub. B.
Vlns. I
mf marc.
p
5
cresc.
5
cresc.
7
7
p
p
5
f
mp
Solo Vc.
f
poco dim.
f
poco dim.
f
cresc.
5
poco dim.
Vlns. II
p
5
fp
cresc.
5
( mf )
p
f
cresc.
( mf ) Vlas.
cresc.
fp
mf
cresc.
p
p
p
Dbs.
p
poco dim.
poco dim.
cresc.
mf
p
Vcs.
poco dim.
f
f (non div.)
(non div.)
pp
pp
poco cresc.
poco cresc.
48
474
Ob.
p
5
5
5
5
cresc.
5
5
p
mf
5
mf
5
5
cresc.
p
42
mf
cresc.
Hns.
5
5
p
Tub. B.
5
cresc.
mf
mf
mp
Solo Vc.
pp
Vlns. I
pp
pp Vlns. II
Vlas.
pp
p
p
f
p
Dbs.
p
p
f
p
Vcs.
cresc.
cresc.
fpp
fpp
49
477
f Ob.
f
ff
Hns.
Tub. B.
Solo Vc.
ff
ff
3 3
marcato
Vlns. I
Vlns. II
Vlas.
Dbs.
p
p
p
p
p
p
p
p
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
Vcs.
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
50
Still moving forward q = 72
479
5
5
5
5
mf marc. Ob.
5
5
5
ffp
Solo Vc.
Vlas.
Vcs.
Dbs.
f
f
cresc.
( f)
( f)
fpp
mf
f
mf 5
f
f
f
pp
pp
5
5
pp
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
pp
( f)
mf
( f)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
mf
5
5
f
5
f
5
cresc.
fpp
ff sostenuto
f
f
f
p cresc.
ffp
Vlns. I
Vlns. II
p cresc.
Hns.
5
mf marc.
Tub. B.
cresc.
( f)
( f)
( f)
( f)
51
482
pp
pp
p o c o a p o c o c r e s c.
pp
p o c o a p o c o c r e s c.
f possibile!
f possibile!
p o c o a p o c o c r e s c.
Ob.
LUNGA
f possibile!
Hns.
Solo Vc.
p o c o a p o c o c r e s c.
pp
Tub. B.
f possibile!
LUNGA
(l.v.)
ff
LUNGA
possibile
pp marc.
Vlns. I
pp div.
p o c o a p o c o c r e s c.
pp marc.
pp
Vlns. II
div.
p o c o a p o c o c r e s c.
p o c o a p o c o c r e s c.
f possibile!
f possibile!
f possibile!
f possibile!
p o c o a p o c o c r e s c.
p o c o a p o c o c r e s c.
f
f possibile!
Dbs.
pp
pp
Vcs.
p o c o a p o c o c r e s c.
pp
f possibile!
p o c o a p o c o c r e s c.
pp Vlas.
f possibile!
p o c o a p o c o c r e s c.
f
f possibile!
f
f
f possibile!
f possibile!