Joby Talbot
minus 1500 (rev 2)
for bassoon, percussion and strings
(2002)
CHESTER MUSIC
Joby Talbot’s minus 1500 was commissioned by the London Sinfonietta
Duration: c. 7 minutes
minus 1500 Joby Talbot q = 63
Bassoon
0
motor off
Vibraphone
B G B
1 Violin I G Violin II
Viola
Violoncello
Double Bass
6
Bsn
0
0
G
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
B:
4 "
"
p
Db.
B:
2
4
?
'I
0
p
?
p
4 " 4 "
?
p
0
4
5 B
B
'
I ' '
pp
55 BB 4
BB
pp
pp
BB B
B
'
B
'
EBB
' '
pp
'I
'
'I
'
mp
5 5 5 !5
pp
mp
0
B B
pp
mp
4 5 '
Š 2002 Chester Music Limited
B
mp
'I
'
pp
mp
4 5 '
0
'I
'
" 5 : 5 5 5 5 5^ 5 !5 = 5 : 5 5 5 5 E5 _= 4 ? ' 0 " ' 0 " ' ' 0 " ' 0 " 0 0
mp
pp
?
B:
4
pp
4 "
BB::
Vc.
?
5 '
5 5 5 : 5 5 5 5 5 5 : 5 5 5 5 : 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 !5 = 5 : 5 5 5E5 = 5 5 : 5 5 !5 = 5 : 5 5 5 5E5 = 5
1 B: Vln I G
Vla
5 5 5 : 5 5 5 5 5 : 5 5 5 5 = 5 : 5 5 5 E5 = 5 : 5 5
p
G
0
0
B G B
Vln II
0
p cant., ritmico
p
Vib.
'
'
pp
pp
2 12 Bsn
Vib.
B:
0 5 4 " 5 5 5 5 5^ 5 G 5 = 5 5 5 5 E5_= 4 ?
1 B: Vln I G Vln II
Vla
Vc.
Db.
G B :
BB:: B:
Vib.
2 B:
Vla
Vc.
5 4 "
0
?
G
"
B
BB
B
B Db. 2
" " " "
B :
p
B
55B
55 4 "
0
4
0
EB :
B
B
B:
B
B:
B
p
0
B
B:
0
B
0 0
B^ B_
0
G E' : pp
B
'
BI :
B
mp
mp
0
0
'I
0
B B
0
damp
':
BB
'
0
B
EB
EB
= 5: EB
EB :
p
B
B
= 5 : B
B :
p
EB
EB
= 5 : EB
'
I5
'
mf
EB :
p
'
I5
piĂš f
mf
5I
'
mf
B:
pp
?
BBI ::
mf
B
B
B: I
0
B
mp
p
0
B
mp
B
!BI :
B
p
0
B
mp
pp
?
BI :
B:
'
pp
?
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 : 5 5 5 5 !5 = 5 5 5 5 5E5 = 5 : 5 5 !5 =
B 4 B
pp
?
4
mp
p
p
" 5 : 5 5 5 5 5 : G 5 : 5 5 5 5: E5 ?
55B
p
5 4 "
B
1 B Vln I G Vln II
0
5 "
17 Bsn
5 4 "
A B
4
'I mf
'
B:
I 4 ' mf
5 5 5 5
3 23
Bsn
B
"
0
?
5 : 5 5 5 5^ G = 5 : 5 5 5 E5_4 ?
Vib.
0
0
p
1 B Vln I G
5
4
B
EB
B : 5
f 5 5 5 E5 5 5 5
Vln II
4 5
: EB
II
B :
IB
Vla
5
4
B
B
B :
B : IV
IB
Vc.
5
4
B
EB
EB :
B:
IB
Db.
2
4 GE5
'
B:
B
Bsn
B:
'
0
B
0
?
?
solo
B BBB MM pp
Vln II
Vla
G
0'
Db.
4
4
4
" "
5 '
"
B :
5 '
"
0'
0 BB :::^ BB :_ MM
0 4 "
mp
0'
0
0 B BBB MM
pp
0'
BB MBB M
0'
pp
0
'0
0 '0
pp
Vc.
0 motor on
1 0 Vln I G '
f
poco
Vib.
4
"
f
0
5^ ! 5_ G = 4
5 '
B :
B
pp
28
4
f
pp
B
5 '
" 5 5 !5 E5 5 = 5 !5 5
5 '
f III
pp
B
f
pp
B
4
con Ped. f
pp
G B
'
0 '0
0
0
'0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
'0 0
?
0 '0
0
4 5 p
'
0 '
4
'
'
34 Bsn
B
p
' ' 'M G ' M mf
BBBB MM
1 0' Vln I G
0'
Vib.
? "
MM ^ ' ' ' '_
MM BBBB
G '
"
B
'0
'0
B
Vc.
'
'
B
"
B
"
C '
Bsn
Vib.
1 0 Vln I G '
BBB MMB
E!BBB !B MM 0'
0
0
G '
'
B:
'0 '
Vc.
'0 '
B
I ' ! ' ' ' MM
Db.
2
'
'
'0 4 5
?
'
'
mf
B
"
4 ?
pp cresc.
'
'
0 '0
4 ? "
cresc.
4 B:
0
pp cresc.
5 5 = !!5 :: 5 5 5 !!5 '0
mp
: B 4
pp
B
' B
0
BBB :::^ 0 ? B: MM _ " 5 !!5 = 5 :: 5 !!5 5 5 '0
B
mp
4 5
p
mp Vla
?
0
mp
Vln II
0'
pp
0
B
' MM BB BB
?
p cresc.
mp
BB G MBB M
0
55 4 55 MM
pp
'
'
0
?
mp
40
4
pp
poco
B
?
EE5I 5 = 5I :: E!5I 5 5 5I '0 I I I mp
p
' Db. 2
?
p Vla
0
I I I 5 5 = 5:: ! 5 5 5 5 0' I I I I
B
'
0
5 pp
mp Vln II
poco B:
mp
'0
pp
4 ? " B
cresc.
0
G
4 B : pp cresc.
' p
' cresc.
5 46
EB
Bsn
! 5 : EB = poco
EB
E'I
B
f
0
G
Vib.
0
MM 4 BBB ::: B:
molto
mp
1 0 Vln I G ' G EB
Vln II
'0
= !5 : EB poco
EB
5 5
B
MM ' ' ' '
"
?
MM ^ ' ' ' '_ EE0'
= 5 :: ! B
f
E'I
0
B
pp
B "
f
0
?
0
0
0
0 0
? " 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
molto
0 '
Vla
G B
Vc.
'0
= 5 : B poco
B
E5 !!5
EEB
f
'I
B
f
Db.
2
'
'
= E : E 5 : EB
molto
B: 5 B:
"
'0
?
0
' '
' '
f
D PiĂš mosso q = 72 0
53 Bsn
"
pp
"
0
0
0
G
0
0
0
0
1 Vln I G
0
0
0
0
Vib.
E 5 5 G 5' 5 5 5 5 5 ' E 5 : 5 5 5 5 5 5' E5 5 E 5 5 5 5 5 5 5' E5 5 E 5 5 5 5 5 IV
Vln II
gliss. sempre
p III
Vla
0
0
0
?
4
= 5 III
IV
p
Vc.
Db.
2
G
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6 57 Bsn
Vib.
Vln I
0
0
0
0
G
0
0
0
0
gliss. sempre
1 G
0
III
0
5B:: 5 5
5 5
55 : E5
5 5 5 5 5 5 ' E5
5' 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
p II
G E 5' 5 5 5 5 5 5 5' E5
Vln II
E5 5 5' E5 5 3
gliss. sempre
' 5 E5 5 5 5 5
5
E5 5
5' 5 E5
Vc.
G
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Db.
2
61 Bsn
5
4
0
E5
5'
5 5 5
E5
5 E5
Vla
B
'
B
'_
5'
5
5
"
mp
Vib.
G
4
0
E5
mf
at the point – sul tasto I5 I5 I5 I5 5I I5 I5 1 5 5 5 Vln I G 5B:: 5 5 E5 : 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
I5 I5 I5 5 5 5
55I I55 I55
I5 5I 5 5
(non cresc.) Vln II
G E5B:
5
E5 5
(non cresc.) Vla
5B:
at the point – sul tasto 5I5 :: E I55 55 5I5 55 5I5 :: at the point – sul tasto
5
5
5 5
3
55 I
55 I
55
5I5 :: I55 55E 5I5 55 5I5 ::
3
55 I
55 I
55 I
3
55 I
5I5 :: I55 55 5I5
55 I
55
(non cresc.) Vc.
Db.
G
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
3
55 I
5 I5
7 64 Bsn
Vib.
0
0
G
0
0
1 55I Vln I G
G 55E 55 : 55 : 55 55 55 55 55 : I : I : I I I" :
Vln II
Vla
55 I
Vc.
G
Db.
I5 I5 I5 I5 I5 I5 I5 555 5 5 5 5 "
2
3
69
Bsn
3
E
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
I p
0
mp
?
0 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
55 55 I
55 I"
0
4
5
0
0
4
5
mf
Vln I
1 5' 5 G
5 5' E5 5 5 5 : 5 5 5
0
55 55 I I
0
G
4
III nat. I p
mp
Vib.
5 5:
5 5 5' 5 5 5 5 5 ' ' 5 5 55 5
II nat.
5 5 5
5
5 5B: 5 5
B
' 0
B_
at the point – sul tasto
55 I553
3 3 3 55I I55 I55 55I I55 55I 55I I55 I55 I55
(non cresc.)
B: 5 5 5 5 E5 : 55EI55 55I 55I I55 55I I55 I55 EI55 55I 55I 55I I55 55I 55I 55I G 5' E5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5: E5: at the point – sul tasto
Vln II
(non cresc.) III
B'
Vla
II
Vc.
Db.
nat.
2
E5
p
5
5B: 5 5 5 E5
at the point – sul tasto 5 5I5 :: 5I5 55 5I5 555I5 :: 5I5 :: 5I5 555I5 555I5 :: 5I5 :: 55I 555I5
(non cresc.)
G
0
0
0
0
4
0 5 mp
B
0 '
8 73
Bsn
' 0
G
Vib.
B
B
poco
?
EBB^
_ poco
' 0
I5 3I5 I5 I5 3I5 5I III
1 5 5 5 5 5 5 = 55: 5 5B E5 Vln I G " II
mp cant.
IV
E5' 5 5 E5
Vla
' 0
5' 5 5 5 5
(non div.) II
5' E5 5 5
B
E5' E5
5
5B E5
5' 5 5 5 5 5 5
5B 5 5' E5 5 5 5
II
I
0
G
!5
mf
III mf cant. Vc.
0
B ' E 5 5 5' 5 5 E5 5' 5 5
5 5 ! 5 5' 5 5: 4 = III
mp cant.
IIIIIIII G E55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 ? "
Vln II
'
' Db. 2
0
0
0
0
poco
B
E B
'
'
'
mf
78
Bsn
' 0
G
Vib.
$ 3= 4 5M
E5 5 !5 5 1 '5 Vln I G G 5'
Vln II
? 0
0
0
0
0
55 :: 5I5 555I5 555I5 :: 5I5 :: 55I 555I5 555I5 : 5I5 : 55I 5555 555I5 :5I5 : 55I 55 5I5 555I5 :
3 3I I I I I I 5 ! 5 5 5 5 E 5 5 5 5 55 55 55 5
3 3 3 3 5I5 55I 55I 5I5 5I5 55I 5I5 55I 55I 5I5 5I5 5I5
mf
Vla
I5 I5 I5 5I 5I5 55I 55I 55I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I : 5' E5 5 5 5 5 55 E55 5555 55 555555 E5555 55 555555 5555 5 5 5 5 II
I
I
II
0
G
Vc.
0
0
' p
Db.
2
'
$3= 4 5M
?
0
0
9 rall.
82 Bsn
Vib.
0
0
0
0
G
0
0
0
0
BI
I I I 1 55 : 55 55 55 55 55 = 5 Vln I G
I 5:
E I5 E 5I =
ff
G
Vln II
55I 55I3
55I BIB
Vla
II
=
5
G
'
ff cant.
''
ff
55I :: =
EI55 EE55I
BB I
p
E'
E 5
BB
ff
Vc.
E 5
p
''
55I 55I 55I 55I 55
E 5I B
E 5I :
cant.
E 5
E55I :: EE55I BB
B
'
2
0
0
F Tempo primo q = 63 5 5 ' '
ff 55I 5I 55 :: I55 5I 5I I5 IBB 5 5 5 E5 = G
0
ff cant.
E5
ff
Db.
0
86 Bsn
Vib.
ff
1 Vln I G Vln II
B
B G
`a5I 5I 5I !5I
=
5I : I5 5I
B:
B:
BB
5I5
5I I5 5 5 :
5I : I5 5I =
5I EI5 5 5 :
Vla
B
? p
Vc.
Db.
G '
B
' 2 '
' '
ff
? p
G
= ?
p
ff
55 55 BB ::
EI5 !5 I ff
B:
5
dim.
I 55I 55 55 5I5 = ! 55 5 E I5 5I
meno f
5 =
f
4 5
= ?
! I5 5I
p
4
5
p
B
B
I I
5 ! 5 : E 5 55 = 5 : loco
p
'
5 5
5: 5I 5I =
5 EI5 5I = 5
f
I 5I 5 5 4 EI5 p
=
5 : E5I 5I
BB ::
55 55
5I 5I 5 BB :: dim.
4
I5
p
55
10 91
Bsn
'
5 5 :
mp
B
55 EEI55 5I5 5I5 I55 BB G
Vib.
1 Vln I G
5 E I5 I5 I5 I5 5
E5I5
p
I5 I5 E E 5 E 5 5 = G I5 I5
I5 !I5 B
I5 I
5 5 I5 EI5 5 E 5 =
I5 I5 B
Vc.
f
BB
G
97
0
To Crotales
G
1 Vln I G E5 5: I I
IB
B
pp senza vib.
. G ''
Vln II
B
0
?
Vla
con sord.
?
Vc.
4 4
?
4 4
?
4 4
?
4 4
?
4 4
lunga
0
p lunga
mute
0
?
55 55 ::
mp
0
lunga
' '
0
" 0
0
0
5
B:
E5I 5: I
B
0 E5I 5: I
B
each change of bow to be well defined
''
pp con sord. poco
?
? "
?
lunga
lunga
mute
0
0
con sord.
con sord.
? "
B
p Crot.
mute
4 "
lunga
p
' Db. 2 '
Bsn
MM ^ BB ::_
mute
IB
mp
?
MM ''
IB
mp
mf
0
MM BB
IB
5I 5 = 5 : I I
f
0
"
mf
I5 I I I5 5 E 5 4 B 5 5 G
Vla
'
I5 I I5 = 5 :
4 B
4 4
lunga
MM 5 5 5I55I 5 5I5 4 55 MBB M mp
p Vln II
rall.
B
B
B
B
5 5 : 5
pp senza vib.
5 5 : 5
. ''
sim.
0 E5I 5: I
B
B
5:
5
0 E5I 5: I
B
''
B
B
B
. ''
B
B
B
B
5 5 : 5
B
5 5 : 5
B
5 5 : 5
0
B :
5
B
pp senza vib.
Db.
2
0
0
p match Bsn dynamic
5:
5
11 102
Bsn
5 B 5 dim.
B
triangle beaters
0
G
Crot.
!B
0
'
0
"
l.v. sempre
5 35 5 BB 5 5
'^
B
0
ppp cant.
1 Vln I G E5 5: I I
E5I 5: I
B
G ''
Vln II
. ''
B
B
Vc.
B
5 5 : 5
Db.
Vla
2
?
Bsn
G
B
5 5 : 5
5 E'
' '
ppp sempre
B
B
B
5 5 : 5
B
!B
B
B
B
5 5 : 5
ppp sempre
! 5 5 : 5
B
4
'
0
'
"
H 5
p Crot.
B
' '
ppp sempre
''
B
I I5 5 : B
poco
5 B
107
B
I I5 5 : B
EI5 I5: B
B
0
B
'
0
5
B:
5
5 35 5 5
0
5
4 ? "
!B
BB
I 5I 5 :
B
ppp
1 I 5I : B Vln I G 5 G ' '
Vln II
B
B
Vc.
B
5 5 : 5
Db.
?
Vla
2
4
5 p
I 5I 5 : B
I 5I 5 :
' '
' '
B
B
B
5 5 : 5
'
I 5I 5 :
B
' '
B
B
B
5 5 : 5
5:
B
5 5
' '
B
B
B
5 5 : 5
B
B
B
5 5 : 5
piĂš
5
'
'
"
12 112
Bsn
0
0
0
B
B
pp
^ ' ' G _
Crot.
To Vibes
I 1 5I 5: Vln I G
I 5I 5:
B
' G '
Vln II
B
Vc.
B
5 5: 5
Db.
0
2
0 I 5I 5:
B
' '
B
Vla
0
0 I 5I 5:
B
' '
B
B
B
5 5 : 5
B
' '
B
B
B
0
B
B
5 5 : 5
B
5 5 : 5
0
' pp
116 Bsn
5
B:
5
B:
5
B:
'
mf triangle beaters Vib.
G
5 5
0
pp
1 5I I5: Vln I G Vln II
Vla
Vc.
I 5I 5:
B
' G '
B
B
5 5 : 5
B B
5 5
5 ! 5 E 5 5 5
I 5I 5:
B
' '
B
: Db. 2 5
5 5 5 5 !5 E5
dim.
B
5 5 : 5
0
"
B
B
0
" B
B
0
" E5 5
5
B:
E5
5
B:
mf
5 5 !5 5 ! 5 E 5 0
"
' '
B
5 5 5
B dim.
B
13
Bsn
B
5 G 5
Vib.
I
poco rall.
120
1 Vln I G
B
a tempo
'
p
5 5 ! 5 5
'
5^
5
"
0
0 "
0
0 B
solo
0'
G
Vln II
' MM
' MM "
0
Vla
Db.
0
Vc.
' MM " sul pont. ' MM "
0
2 E'
124
Bsn
!B :
0
G
0
1 Vln I G :: B G
Vln II
0 5
0
'0 '0
pp
' MM
B :
0
IV B::
0 0
"
p
5
0
"
p
: B
' ppp
Vib.
' MM
5
p
'
"
B:
`a " : II B poco
: B:
B
"
p
sul pont.
5 :: 5
E!B
p molto cant. sul pont.
0
0
keep fingers same
gliss. distance apart
B ::
5 5
"
keep fingers same
Vla
Vc.
IV
'0
0 0
pp poco sul pont. IV
0'
pp
Db.
2
0
poco sul pont.
0'
B ::
B ::
B ::
B ::
B ::
B ::
III
pp
gliss. distance apart
5 5
" gliss.
E5
"
gliss. 5k
"