In memory of Hans Petter Bonden and Arne Hellan, co-founders of the first Oslo Sinfonietta (1986) Provided with funds from Norsk Komponistfond Written for ensemble BIT20, Bergen, Norway
Asbjørn Schaathun
FOUR MINIATURES 1976 / 1982 / 2003
for 12 instruments
Full Score
Duration: ca. 5 min.
Edition Wilhelm Hansen AS, Copenhagen
Ensemble 1 Flute 1 Oboe 1 Cor Anglais in F 1 Clarinet in A 2 Bassoons 2 Trumpets in B 1 Trombone (tenor) 1 Trombone (bass) 1 Violin 1 Violoncello The score is written in transposition
Asbjørn Schaathun FOUR MINIATURES for 12 instruments 1976 / 1982 / 2003
Preface / Programme Note As part of my studies (at the tender age of 14) with Norwegian composer Magne Hegdal, I wrote a few small piano pieces - or rather “studies” – based on different tone-rows. Later on, in 1982, I arranged some of these pianostudies for Woodwind Trio (fl/ob/cl); much later, at the mature age of 42, I was somehow drawn back to these miniature pieces, which, despite their simplicity, already contained one of the most important features of my music: the endeavour to discover and carve out characteristic melodic patterns in a given material, in this case: the tone-rows. I decided to re-compose the woodwind trio pieces in a rather stravinskian manner and I choose the same instrumentation, the same 12 instruments, as did Stravinsky for his CONCERTINO (1952, published by Wilhelm Hansen), with its “grumbling” bassoons and its “feminine” strings. My FOUR MINIATURES are dedicated to the memory of the late clarinettist Hans Petter Bonden and the late bassoonist Arne Hellan for their participation and inspiration in founding the first formation of the Oslo Sinfonietta in 1986. Asbjørn Schaathun, 2003
I Moderato p. 1
II Larghetto semplice p. 7
III Larghetto p. 11
IV Allegro p. 15
In memory of Hans Petter Bonden and Arne Hellan co-founders of the first Oslo Sinfonietta (1986)
Transposed score
FOUR MINIATURES I Moderato (
Asbjørn Schaathun, 1976/82/2003
= c. 112)
Flauto
Oboe
Corno inglese
Clarinetto (A)
Fagotti
1 2 sub.
harmon mute
1 Trombe (B )
2
harmon mute Trombone tenore
harmon mute Trombone basso
Moderato
( = c. 112)
Violino
Violoncello
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2
6 Fl.
Ob.
C.i.
3
Cl.(A)
1 2
Fg.
1
Tr.(B ) 2
(harmon)
Trbn.t.
Trbn.b.
3
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3
3
Poco pi첫 mosso
11 Fl.
Ob.
C.i.
3
Cl.(A)
1.
a2
1 2
Fg.
Poco pi첫 mosso
senza sord.
1 Tr.(B ) harmon mute
2
Trbn.t.
Trbn.b.
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Moderato (Tp I ) ( = c. 112) 18 Fl.
Ob.
C.i.
Cl.(A)
a2
1 2
Fg.
1 Tr.(B ) senza sord.
2
Trbn.t.
Trbn.b.
Moderato (Tp I ) ( = c. 112) Vl.
Vc.
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24 Fl.
Ob.
C.i. 5
Cl.(A)
1 2
Fg.
sub.
1 Tr.(B ) 2
Trbn.t. sub.
Trbn.b. sub.
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30 Fl.
Ob.
3
C.i.
Cl.(A)
1 2
Fg.
harmon poco marc.
1 Tr.(B )
harmon poco marc.
2
Trbn.t.
Trbn.b.
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II 35
Larghetto semplice (
= c. 56)
Fl.
Ob.
C.i. 3
Cl.(A) sempre
1 2
Fg.
straight mute
1 Tr.(B ) 2
Trbn.t.
Trbn.b.
Larghetto semplice (
= c. 56)
pizz.
(pizz.)
pizz.
(pizz.)
Vl.
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41 Fl.
Ob.
C.i.
Cl.(A)
1.
1 2
Fg.
3
(harmon)
1 Tr.(B ) (harmon) 3
2
(senza sord.)
Trbn.t.
Trbn.b.
(pizz.)
Vl.
(pizz.)
Vc.
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47 Fl.
Ob.
C.i.
Cl.(A)
2.
Fg.
1 2
senza sord.
3
1 Tr.(B ) (harmon mute) 3
2
Trbn.t.
Trbn.b.
Vl.
Vc.
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53 Fl.
Ob.
C.i.
Cl.(A)
1. (2.)
1 2
Fg.
1 Tr.(B ) 2
Trbn.t.
Trbn.b.
arco
l.v.
Vl. 3
Vc.
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III 59
Larghetto (
= 63 - 66)
Fl.
Ob. (poco)
C.i.
Cl.(A)
1 2
Fg.
1 Tr.(B )
2
Trbn.t.
Trbn.b.
Larghetto (
= 63 - 66)
con sord. poco vibr.
Vl. con sord. arco poco vibr.
Vc.
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Poco meno mosso
65 Fl.
Ob.
C.i.
Cl.(A)
2.
1 Fg. 2
1 Tr.(B ) 2
Trbn.t.
Trbn.b.
Poco meno mosso
(sord.)
Vl.
(sord.)
Vc.
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a tempo
(
= 63 - 66)
70 Fl. poco
Ob.
C.i. poco
Cl.(A) poco (1.) poco
1 Fg. 2
1 Tr.(B )
2
Trbn.t.
Trbn.b.
a tempo
(
= 63 - 66)
senza sord.
Vl. sempre
senza sord.
Vc.
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76 Fl.
Ob.
C.i.
Cl.(A)
1 2
Fg.
1 Tr.(B )
2
Trbn.t.
Trbn.b.
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IV Allegro 81
( = 160 - 168)
Fl.
6
Ob.
6
C.i. 6
Cl.(A) 6
1 2
Fg.
harmon mute
1 Tr.(B ) harmon mute
2
harmon mute
Trbn.t.
harmon mute
Trbn.b.
Allegro ( = 160 - 168) Vl.
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86 Fl.
Ob.
C.i.
Cl.(A)
1 2
Fg.
1 Tr.(B )
2
Trbn.t.
Trbn.b.
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92 Fl. legato
Ob.
C.i. legato
Cl.(A)
1 2
Fg.
1 Tr.(B )
2
harmon mute
Trbn.t.
harmon mute
Trbn.b.
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97 Fl.
3
Ob.
3
C.i.
Cl.(A)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
non cresc.
1 2
Fg.
3
1 Tr.(B ) 2
Trbn.t.
Trbn.b.
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