EDITION WILHELM HANSEN WH30850
Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen
OF FIRE AND EARTH
Score
Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen
"Of Fire and Earth"
Concerto for Orchestra and Bang Di
2007
2
Orchestra: Bang Di (small Chinese Bamboo-flute) 3.3.3.3 - 4.3.2.1 - Timp., 3 perc., Arpa, Strings Percussion: Chinese Cymb., Crotales (chromatic from F to B), Glockenspiel, Two Cow Bells (high- and low-pitched), Marimba, 1 Temple Block, Wood Block, Wood Chimes, Bamboos, 1 deep Tom-Tom.
Written for Shanghai Music Festival 2008, based on the chinese melodi "The Shoulder pole of Boxwood" The title refers to the musics twosidedness with furious wild rythmic gestures in the trebble and sinister movements in the bass. And in this landscape the Bang Di unfolds its lines.
Score in C Dur. ca. 6 min.
"Of Fire and Earth"
Concerto for Orchestra and Bang Di
3
Based on the Chinese melody, "the Shoulderpole of Boxwood" Presto - Molto agitato e ritmico q = ca. 126
Bang Di 5 f Flutes ff Oboes ff
Clarinet in Bb 1
Clarinets in Bb
Horn in F 1,2 Bassoons
Horn in F 3,4
Trumpet in C 1
Trumpets in Bb
Trombone 1
Trombone 2
Tuba
Timpani
Chinese Cymbals
Marimba
Crotales
Harp
Violin II
Viola
2,3
ff
1. 2.
pp
f
f f
f
f
Contrabass
p
3
3
f
(f)
f
f
f
f
3
f
3
pp
3
l.v.
pp
mf
pp
Glockenspiel
pp
f
f
Violoncello
f f
f f
Presto - Molto agitato e ritmico q = ca. 126
f
(a spitting sound, almost no tone)
f
ff
Violin I
Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen 22/10/007
f
3
3
poco liberamente
mf
f
mf
f
gliss.
mf
f
f
pizz.
pizz.
ff
ff
ord.pizz.
ord.pizz.
mf mf
mf
Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen "Of Fire and Earth" 4
5
Bang Di
Fl.
Ob. 1
Ob.
pp
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Bsn.
Hn.1-2
Hn.3-4
Tpts.
Tba.
Timp.
Glock.
Mar.
Crot.
Hp.
Vln. II
3
3
5
Vln. I
3
gliss.
3
5
gliss.
3
3
3
f
Vla.
mf
5
p
3
a3
f
Cl.
Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen "Of Fire and Earth" 5
1
9 Bang Di Fl.
Ob. 1
Ob.
Hn.1-2
Tpts.
Hp.
Vln. II
pp
pp
f f
Vla. f
pp
mp
mp
mp
mp
pp
pp
To High pitched cow bell
pp
p
p
pp
p
pp
5
1
Vln. I
Crot.
Glock.
Mar.
Tbn. 2
Timp.
Tbn. 1
Tba.
Hn.3-4
Cl.
Bsn.
Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen "Of Fire and Earth" 6
2
Bang Di
14
Fl. 1
Fl.
Ob. 1
Ob.
Cl. 1
Cl.
Hn.1-2
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Timp.
Vln. I
Vla.
Vc.
mf
p
3
ff
pp
ff
2 div.
pp
div.
ff
arco
ff
pp
To Glockenspiel
pp
ff
div.
f
div.
f
f
mf
ff
High pitched cow bell
mf
f
f
pp
Vln. II
mf
Mar.
Crot.
p
Cow bell
Tpt. 3
Tpt. 2
Tba.
C Tpt.
f
Hn.3-4
Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen "Of Fire and Earth" 7
Bang Di 19
f
Fl. 1
Fl.
Ob.
Cl. 1
Cl.
3
Bsn. Hn.1-2
Hn.3-4
C Tpt.
Tpt. 3
Tbn. 1
Hp.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Glockenspiel
mf
mf
mf
mf
mf
To T. Bl.
f
3
unis. p
f
p
mf
p
f
unis.
3
p
mf
3
p
p
mf
f
3
f secco
mp
p
mp
Mar.
Crot.
f
f
Timp.
Glock.
f
Tpt. 2
Tbn. 2
Ob. 1
3
arco
pp
p sul pont. estremo
sul pont. ff estremo
ff
Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen "Of Fire and Earth" 8
24
Bang Di
Fl. 1
Ob. 1
Cl. 1
Bsn.
Hn.1-2
Tbn. 2
Hp.
p
mf
mf
p
3
3
Vc.
Vla.
Vln. II
p
mf
mf
Vln. I
Cb.
Mar.
Crot.
Tbn. 1
Glock.
Tpts.
Timp.
mf
Hn.3-4
Tba.
Fl.
3
3
3
3
3
p
3
3
3
3
3
Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen "Of Fire and Earth" 9
Bang Di 29
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn. 1
Bsn.
4
f
f
f
f
f
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Hn.1-2
Hn.3-4
Tpts.
Tba.
Timp.
Glock.
Mar.
Crot.
Hp.
Vc.
To W.Ch.
Temple Blocks
mf To W.B.
f
3
f
4 ff
3
ff
mf
(2 timp., F# and A)
ff
Vla.
Cb.
Vln. II
sfz
Vln. I
fp
ff
div.
Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen "Of Fire and Earth" 10
34
Bang Di
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.1-2
C Tpt.
Tpt. 2
Tpt. 3
Tpts.
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Tba.
Timp.
Cb.
f
Vc.
Vla.
ff
Vln. II
mf
Wood Block
Bamboos
f Wood Chimes
Vln. I
5
Hp.
Glock.
T. Bl.
Mar.
Hn.3-4
f
3
f
3
3 3
3
div.
5
div.
ff
div.
ff
ff
div.
To Cym.
ff
pp
Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen "Of Fire and Earth" 11
40 Fl.
Ob.
p
Cl.
pp
1,2
ff
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Bsn.
Hn.1-2
Hn.3-4
C Tpt.
Tpt. 2
Tpt. 3
Tpts.
Tba.
W.B.
To Mar.
Bamboos
Tom Toms
Tom toms
Hp.
Marimba ff
Vln. II
Vc.
Cb.
mf
f
(ff)
(ff)
(ff)
(ff)
unis. pizz.
f pizz.
f
Wood Block
Vln. I
Chinese Cymbals
p
mf
mf
p
p
Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen "Of Fire and Earth" 12
6 Bang Di 46
Fl. 1
Hp.
f
pp
p
p
p
p
Cb.
Vln. I
Vc.
mf
p
Vln. II
f
Tbn. 2
Tom Toms
mf
p
Tbn. 1
W.B.
mf
Tpts.
Cym.
f
Hn.3-4
Tba.
mp
Cl. 1
Hn.1-2
f
Ob. 1
Bsn.
3
3
3
3
6
p
p
p
p
Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen "Of Fire and Earth" 13
Fl. 1
f
Ob. 1
7
Bang Di 53
p
mf
mf
p
3
3
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Cl. 1
Bsn.
Hn.1-2
Hn.3-4
C Tpt.
Tpt. 2
Tpt. 3
Tpts.
Tba.
Timp.
Cym.
W.B.
Tom Toms
Hp.
3
pp
Vc.
Cb.
Vln. I
3
pp
p
7
mp
mp
Tom toms
ppp
Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen "Of Fire and Earth" 14 8 Bang Di Fl. 1 59
Fl.
Ob. 1
Ob.
f
Cl. 1
Bsn. Hn.1-2
f
p
p
f
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
div. f
pp
Crotales
f f
(2 timp. A and B)
f arco
arco
div.
Cow bell
8
Cym.
Hp.
Timp.
f
Tom-toms
mf
mf
f
mf
To Mar.
W.B.
Tba.
Tbn. 1
Tpt. 3
Tpt. 2
C Tpt.
f
f
f
f
3
Hn.3-4
f
Marimba
Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen "Of Fire and Earth" 15
Bang Di Fl. 1 65
Fl.
Ob.
Cl. 1
Cl.
Hn.1-2
f
Tba.
Timp.
f
p
f
f
f
Cb.
p
p
p
f
f
f
f
f
p
f
pp
f
pp
p
f
f secco
p
f
f
3
3
p
3
3
pp
f
p
To Tom tom
3
secco
9
f
3
f
Vc.
Vla.
f
Vln. II
Vln. I
Cow bell f Mar. Crot.
f
Tbn. 2
Tbn. 1
mf
Tpt. 3
Tpt. 2
C Tpt.
Hn.3-4
3
Ob. 1
Bsn.
mf
9
Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen "Of Fire and Earth" 16
10 Bang Di 71
p
Fl. 1
Ob. 1
Cl.
Bsn.
ff
Hn.1-2
Hn.3-4
Tpts.
Tbn. 1
Timp.
Cow bell
f
Vla.
Vc.
ff
ff
p
mf
mp
p
f
10
p
pp
pp
pp
ff
ff
pp
pizz.
pizz.
p
p
p
Vln. II
ff
p p
f
Vln. I
pp
Tom-toms
Hp.
pp
p
Cb.
ff
Mar.
Tom-toms
f
Tba.
f
Tbn. 2
Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen "Of Fire and Earth" 17
Bang Di 78
Ob. 1 Fl. 1
Timp.
Cow
Tom-toms
Hp.
Vln. II
Vla.
Mar.
p
Bsn.
bell
Cl. 1
Wood Block
p
Wood Chimes
p
pp
p
pp
Bang Di
Fl. 2
Ob. 1
Cl. 1
Bsn. W.B. W.Ch. Tom-toms
Hp.
Vln. II
Vla.
p
p
Fl. 1
p
f
Cb.
pp
pp
arco
p
p
p
f
11
f
f
84
Cb.
Vc.
11
Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen "Of Fire and Earth" 18
12 Bang Di 91
Fl.
mf
mf
Cl.
mf
Bsn.
mf
Ob.
13 5
f
f
f
p
f
f
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
C Tpt.
Tpt. 2
Tpt. 3
Tba.
Timp.
W.B.
f
f
Hp.
12 Vln. I
Vln. II
mp
mf
p
p
f
13
f
p
Vc.
f
Vla.
Cb.
f
W.Ch.
Tom-toms
mf
f
arco
p
f
Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen "Of Fire and Earth" 19
Bang Di 97
Fl.
Ob.
Cl. Bsn. Hn.1-2
Hn.3-4
C Tpt.
Tpt. 2
Tpt. 3
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Tba.
Timp.
W.B.
Tom-toms
Hp.
Vln. I
Marimba
mf
ff
f
Vc.
f
f
Vla.
Temple Blocks
Vln. II
Cb.
W.Ch.
Chinese Cymbals
pp
pp
pp
pp
Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen "Of Fire and Earth" 20
Bang Di 102
Fl.
Tbn. 2
f
Tom toms
mf
f
mf
f
f
mf
f
f
f
ff
ff
ff
14
Vc.
Wood Block
mf
Low pitched cow bell
f
Vla.
Vln. I Vln. II
Mar.
Cym.
Cb.
ff
Tbn. 1
T. Bl.
Tpts.
Timp.
5
Hn.3-4
Tba.
5
(not necessarily audible)
Cl.
Hn.1-2
14
Ob.
Bsn.
ff
ff
Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen "Of Fire and Earth" 21
Bang Di 107
Fl.
Ob.
ff
Hn.1-2
Tbn. 2
Tom Toms
ff
f
mf
f
mf
mf
p
f
ff
ff
W.B. Cow bell
f
Tbn. 1
Timp.
Tpts.
Tba.
Hn.3-4
f Bsn.
ff
Cl.
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Vln. I
Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen "Of Fire and Earth" 22
15
Bang Di 112
Fl.
Ob.
Bsn.
ff
ff
Hn.1-2
Tpts.
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Timp.
Tom Toms
ff
mf a2
mf
ff
ff
ff
mf
mf
mf
mf
f
Vln. II
Vla.
Cb.
15 Vln. I
Vc.
W.B. Cow bell
C Tpt.
Tba.
Hn.3-4
Cl.
Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen "Of Fire and Earth" 23
17
16 118 3 Bang Di 3 3 p Fl. Ob. 3 Cl. 1 p Cl. Bsn. Hn.1-2 ff Hn.3-4 ff
Tbn. 1
Bamboos Tom Toms
Hp.
p
p
p
mf
mf
mf
5
l.v.
3
l.v.
3
p
Bamboos
p
17
Meno mosso q = ca. 100
pp
18 poco liberamente
p
Wood Chimes
mf
19
3
mp
p
W.B.
mf
3
129
Fl.
ff W.B. Cow bell Tom Toms
Bang Di
Timp.
ff
Cb.
Tba.
16 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc.
p
ff
Hp.
f
ff
Tbn. 2
3
striking gently with your l.v.fingers...
(p sempre)
Temple Blocks
p
p
Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen "Of Fire and Earth" 24
Bang Di Bamboos Bamboos 141
T. Bl.
Hp.
3
pp
l.v.
p
p
Wood Block
20 Ritmico 151 Bang Di mf W.B.
mf
Bamboos T. Bl.
Hp.
p
f
3
p
mf
(mf)
(p sempre)
mf
p
Ritmico
20 Vla.
3
div.
Cb.
157
Bang Di
W.B.
Bamboos
T. Bl.
Hp.
3
Vln. I
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
pizz.
p
3
3
3
3
Crotales p
(Temple Blocks sempre)
mf
mp
pp
legato possibile, change bow ad lib
5
3
pp
pp molto dolce
pp
pp molto dolce legato possibile, change bow ad lib pp molto dolce
legato possibile, change bow ad lib
3
Vln. II
legato possibile, change bow ad lib
legato possibile, change bow ad lib
3
3
div.
Vc.
mf
mf
Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen "Of Fire and Earth" 25
21 162 Bang Di 5 5 f
Hn.3-4
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Hn.1-2
Tba.
Timp.
W.B.
f
Bamboos f Crot.
Hp.
Cow bell
f
f
21 solo violin
Vln. II
Vla.
solo
soloviolin
mf
f
solo
3
p espr.
pp
Cb.
p espressivo
unis.
Vc.
(pp)
Vln. I
arco
Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen "Of Fire and Earth" 26
Rapid movements in the upper register as fast as possible, no specific pitches
22 167 Bang Di
ff
ff furioso
Hn.3-4
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Hn.1-2
Tba.
Timp.
Cow bell
p
Bamboos
Crot.
3 3
3
3
solo
3
mp
3
3
3
p espr.
3
pp
3
3
22
3
Vc.
viola solo
Vla.
3
Vln. II
3
Temple Blocks
3
3
pp dolce
Vln. I
Cb.
p
Hp.
Glockenspiel
Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen "Of Fire and Earth" 27
Bang Di 173
23
p
delicato
Hn.3-4
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Hn.1-2
Tba.
Timp.
Glock.
Crot.
Hp.
Vln. I
3
3
3
3
3
pp
p espr.
23
3
3
p
3
Cb.
pp
p
solo cello
Vc.
3
Vla.
ppp
3
Vln. II
3
3
T. Bl.
Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen "Of Fire and Earth" 28
Bang Di 178
Hn.1-2
Tpt. 3
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
ppp
Vln. I
3
p
3
p
3
3
3
Vc.
3
Vla.
3
Vln. II
Cb.
pp
pp
3
Hp.
pp
3
T. Bl.
Crot.
Tpt. 2
Glock.
gradually moving to a lower register
C Tpt.
Timp.
Hn.3-4
Tba.
Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen "Of Fire and Earth" 29
accellerando...............
24 182 Bang Di Fl.
Ob.
Cl. 1
Hn.1-2
Cl.
Bsn.
(p sempre)
Hn.3-4
C Tpt.
Tbn. 1
pp
f
mf
Tba.
Timp.
Glock.
T. Bl.
Hp.
f
f
pp
p
f
Marimba
Tom toms
accellerando...............
f
f
24
p
p
Vc.
change higher pitched Timb.
unis.
Vla.
p
Vln. II
pp
f
Vln. I
p
f
pp
Tbn. 2
Cb.
f
a2 mf
Tpts.
Crot.
ff
Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen "Of Fire and Earth" 30
Tempo primo q = ca. 126
Bang Di Fl. fff Ob. 186
Cl. 1
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.1-2
C Tpt.
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
ff
Chinese Cymbals
mf
fff
fff
fff
fff
fff
fff
fff
fff
fff
div.
fff div.
fff div.
fff div.
fff
fff
fff
fff
Tempo primo q = ca. 126
fff
fff
fff
fff
Vln. II
Mar. Tom Toms
Vln. I
ff
Glock.
Hp.
ff
Tpts.
Timp.
Hn.3-4
Tba.
3
ff
fff
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