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Helen Grime

Piano Concerto for Piano and Ensemble (2016-17)

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CHESTER MUSIC

Co-commissioned by Wigmore Hall, with the generous support of The Marchus Trust, and Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, with financial assistance from the Arts Council, Britten-Pears Foundation and the following individuals through BCMGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sound Investment Scheme:

Rob Adediran Kiaran Asthana Viv & Hazel Astling Paul & Jean Bacon Peter Baldwin John Barnden Michael Bates Samantha Bird Anthony Bolton Paul Bond Allan & Pat Brookfield Stephen Burrowes & Liz Hurr Avis & Peter Burton Alan Carr Christopher Carrier Simon Collings Alan Cook Mark Devin Anne Fletcher Wally Francis John Glass Sally Groves Fern Hodges Tony Howell Stephen Johnson

Chris Kaday Martyn Leighton Peter Marsh Amanda Cadman & Peter T Marsh Andrew Mason Frank North Tarik O'Regan Maralyn Pickup Kim & Kay Prior Mark Robinson & Sally Standart Simon & Claire Scott Howard Skempton Stephen Spackman Philip & Wendy Spink Michael & Sandra Squires Theresa & John Stewart Richard & Carolyn Sugden Nest Thomas Gwendolyn Tietze & David Lewis Janet Upward Andrew Walker Owen Watkins Doreen & Harry Wright Jane & Michael Yeomans

First performed by Birmingham Contemporary Music Group with Huw Watkins as soloist on 3 March 2017 at Wigmore Hall, London.

INSTRUMENTATION

Solo Piano Flute (dbl. Alto Flute) Clarinet in Bb & A (dbl. Bass Clarinet in Bb) Percussion (1 player):

vibraphone, crotales, large suspended cymbal

Harp Violin Violoncello

Duration: c. 15 minutes

Parts are available on hire from the publisher.

Helen Grime is published by Chester Music. For further information about the composer or her music, please visit www.musicsalesclassical.com, or contact promotion@musicsales.co.uk

PIANO CONCERTO I

  

Flute

Flute / Alto Flute

  

Clarinet in Bb

Clarinet in Bb & A / Bass Clarinet

Crotales

  

Vibraphone / Suspended Cymbal

  



























3      



3           3

Vibraphone



  

ppp







Harp

  



Solo Piano

 

  

Violin

Violoncello

 p

mp l.v. sempre*

    

       



        







 







 





        



      



 



    



  



 

  

     

  

 

 

        3



    

3      

  



    

    f

   



  







 

Helen Grime



Free, expansive q = c. 58



  



      



  











  











*N.B. harp is laissez vibrer throughout the whole piece



  

  Vib.        3

Hp.

 



 

   p

  

 

    3

   

  3







Vc.



























 



    









Pno.

Vln.



     

 

  6 













      



  





  





  





      

   





  

   



 

  



     

 





























  Vib.    

3      



  Hp.

 

 



     3



   

p.d.l.t.

 

















   















  

    

       



Pno.

 



    





 

    

  

    



           



    





   

     



           

     

sfz

        



   

       





13 3 3 3                  Vib.       



 

    

Hp.

  Pno.



       





 

sfz

           

     

       

     

     



     



3 3

 

     mf 



          



         









        



  

   



     



       

    

 







       

  

    



3 3          

  







   3            3 3

 





        

   





 





  





 Vib.  





 

 mp





 Hp.







 

 3

  







 

       

  

  



            





   



      3







     

   





  





 

     

  





      f  





      

      



 

      

    

Pno.

  

 

     

3                  3

     

  

    

            



ff 7

    





21         Vib.   

 Hp.

           





   

  3

 

  

 

 





 

  

  





    



  



 











       

 



 



 

 

 3

  



     

 

  

  









 

   









   

  

 

sfz

7 7

   

    



 

Pno.

   

    



   



                



  



   

 



     



    



      



 

   

  

 



   

 Crot. 



Vib.



  

     



  

   Hp.



Pno.

  



  

 



 



 



 



             6 



  

   



 



  

               

 

                

 





   6







   



  

 fff

                    

     







       



 











  

 

 

            



 







   

 



   

  

   

7 6

 



   



   





  

 



          



   



 

 

  ff  





* strike low strings with the palm of the hand



3

<q =q>

Fl.

 

Bright, with energy

q = 87









  



Crot.





 

  

 



        

  



 3



      

 



  







  3





 







 































  









    

 



 





 

 



  

 



 







 

  







Hp.

 









 



 

 



Pno.





Vib.



     

Flute and Clarinet slightly offstage, close enough to be clearly audible Cl. (Bb)

    





  



     

     



 







 

   

 

  

 





   

 

   





 







Fl.

Cl. (Bb)

Crot.

  

     

    



        

    

  

 



 

















      

 

   ff



 

  f

 Vib.   



 



 

  



  



 



 



 



 

 

















  









  

 



















Hp.

 



 

 



 



     

    



   



  

  

 

Pno.

 



 

   

 

 



 



 





 

             

Fl.

  



Cl. (Bb)

  



    Crot.        Vib.            Hp.

Pno.



  





                    

 

 







  

 











  

  















 





  







 

  





  





 



     



 

     

















  



       



            

  



 

 41

 Fl. 

Cl. (Bb)

Vib.



   

     



   



            

   

 





              



                

      





 





        



              













 



 









 









 





Pno.

 Poco meno mosso q = c. 84

       Fl.   47







sfz

Cl. (Bb)

       

  Vib.   

sfz



     

   

 

 

      



 





     





  

             mp





 



  mp                   

  

   

  

  

    



 

    

       

 



  

 

 

 















   

























     















     

     

 

 



 



   



sfz

 

          

   



  

 

mf  





   





     

 

  



 





mf (l.v.>)

Hp.





 

Pno.



             



         f      Cl. (Bb)  



Fl.

Vib.

   



     

Hp.

 

 

 

 



    

 





 



 

sfz

     

 

 

 



  

    

     

 

 



               sfz



 

 



 

                                               



 



 



 



 



 

   

 



   

  

mf mp

mp   

 



 



   



 



      

 

    



  

                

 



     

f Pno.

     







   

    





 





 







  

 



 



 

  

 





 











      

   





      Fl.      62

        sfz

Cl. (Bb)

  

 

Flute and Clarinet move to position at back of stage (standing)

         











 











 

   





           



Crot.

   







   



Vib.

  









   





  









  





  

  



  

  



 

 

 









   







    



     

 

   



    

 

  

 



  

 

     

  



  



 

   

 



  

   





 







 



f Pno.







Hp.

 

   











      



  





     



                  



 







 



     

 

 

 

 

 

    





         



 

 



    

  Fl.  



    Cl.   (Bb)    Crot.  

     

  



 







 





     

 

       





 



 







  



   





  

 









  

 











 

 



 





 

 

 



   





 

 

       

   



 

    

 

Hp.

  

 







   

  

  

 









  

 

 



 

 

  



 



  

 



 





  

 

ff Pno.



sfz

       ff

Vib.



sfz

  

      

 



 

    

 



 



    



 

 

  



 

 

    f 



 

  

 

 





 



 

 

 





Poco meno mosso e. = c. 107 76

  Fl.  

        sfz



       

 







 Vib.   

Hp.





   



sfz













 



 





    









 





  



   









 

sfz

     

  

                  



         

sfz

       

     

sfz

           f

  



   Cl.   (Bb)  

Crot.



         

      

  



 

Pno.

     

        sfz



 



 

 



  



        

 

 

 

  

 





 

                      

  

  

sfz



 





 











   

  

 

   82            Fl. 

     

            





    

                



sfz Cl. (Bb)



sfz

             sfz

 Vib.  

  













                       

 

 



   











Hp.

   

 

    



   





sfz

Pno.





   



  

 







 



                      sfz    



 

  

 

  

   

 

   

   

  







           





   

   



   

 

   



sfz

          

  



sfz





 

sfz

                   





   



Distant, austere h = 40 89

  Fl.   Cl. (Bb)





 Crot.  Vib.



                  



                sfz              sfz

   

 

 





   

  



  

   

 Pno.

   

      

      

          

con sord.

   Vln. 

       



  

con sord.

Vc.



ppp





  



















          



       

  









 





    



    





 

 



ppp

  



 

sfz



  

      



    Hp.



<x=x>

fff

         

   

 

           



 



pp espress.

     

pp espress.





         5

       

    5

<x=x>

 Fl. 





           



sfz

Cl. (Bb)







           



Vib.

 











 





   



       f   





      













  Vln.  











Vc.



 



                  

 

 

p 5

 

 



             

sfz

   



 



  

 







 



 

  

 









   



 

    





   







   

         





  









sfz

       





   





Pno.

     

 

  





 



     







Hp.

 

sfz

Crot.

   





















102

 Fl. 

 

  

  

  

 





   

sfz

Cl. (Bb)

Crot.

Vib.



 



 Hp.









     

  



 









            

  



             ff

  

sfz









 





  







  











 





    





  

  

 

  

 











   

   





             









  



  

 

 









   





sfz

   





Pno.

 

 

sfz





 



 

 

 

 

 

     



             





sfz



 



              

107

Fl.

 



     





 



sfz Cl. (Bb)

          sfz 

   Vib.  

Hp.



  

   

   

 

 



  















             



  

  





   

 

  







     sfz





  

  









<x=x>

   fff

  





    





  

  





   

 

  

   

  

  

     

   

   

     





                   

  







          

  



 fff







  

     

  



   

sfz



 sfz

   

sfz

   



            sfz







sfz



sfz

Pno.

Vln.

  

   

      



  



  

sfz

fff

                   



        

 





 





  pp

Vc.











 Distant, austere h = 40 112

  Vln.  

           

      



espress.

       

    Vc. 

        

           

      

     

      

         

espress.

        

 

 118

Fl.

Cl. (Bb)

   

  

  Crot.  



 

    

 















sfz

           f

    







   

Hp.

Large Suspended Cymbal



  





  







 

 



 

  





      

   



  





senza vib.

   Vln.    

mp senza vib.



    

 

 















   

       

    

 









  



ppp

     



 

 

  

 

 

  

 

ppp

 

   

sfz

Pno.

Vc.

   

 



 



sfz

 

   



                 

Cym.





sfz



     



126            Fl.       

sfz

                  sfz sfz  Cym.                  Cl. (Bb)

Hp.

            



  

ppp

   p      

to Alto Flute











 













           



                  



to Clarinet in A

espress. pp





Vc.



       p     

sfz

Pno.

Vln.





    



     

 

    

 





   

 

   

 







  

  

  



  



 

 



 

 



 135

  Vib.   



Vibraphone motor on (slow)





    

ppp

Hp.

 







 







   

   pp   

 



Vc.

    

molto sul tasto





 

 





 

 



   

 





      











 

 







  













      

 

     

   molto sul tasto  Vln.          

         

   



Pno.

    



    

 





 







 

 

 





 



 

 

 



 



   





 140

 Vib.  







   ppp 









  















   pp







Pno.

   



Hp.

Vln.

 

    



 



   

  



  

 

    



   



 

 

 









  





 



    

    

    

 









 



 



 

 

morendo Vc.



  

   



 

 

 

  morendo

II q = c. 52

   



    

 



p semplice ma espressivo, sempre legato

Solo Piano

 



  

  

    







 

 

    





   









 





 



    





 



 









  

    

   

 









  





 A. Fl.  

(with Cl.)



  



ppp espress. Clarinet in A (with A. Fl.)

Cl. (A)





 ppp espress.

  

3 3 3                 mp

        













   





 

 



p  

 

 







pp   





















  3 3 3                  3

 



    

      



ppp







Pno.



3 3 3                 mp

  



   

3 3 3                   3

 

 3



 



   



 



A. Fl.

   

 

Cl. (A)









 













 





   







    

 

 









    

  3                      

  









 

 



 





  3

   



 mf











 











  











 



 







  A. Fl.  

  p

  

 

Pno.



   

  3

                      3

 



   Cl. (A)   

 

 









   



  

 

             

 

f 3

   3 3

    











 







 







 





 

    



     

   

    

poco rit.

  







 

 



  3



  3                       3

mp 3

    pp



   

Pno.





   



 



 3

 



  

 



 

 

 f



  3





Poco agitato q = c. 48

  A. Fl.   Cl. (A)

to Flute



 















 



Vib.

  

       3

motor off

 

 

  

 





 



 





 

 

  











  mp



 

 3

      

 

sfz



     

      

  

 











  

3 5

 



   





   



   

 



Hp.

     

 

   

     





   

sfz

  

 

  

  

Pno. 7

      

    

senza sord. III  

  Vln.  

       

   

 

 

 

  



 

 



      

    

   (III)

sfzppp

sfz

  

     

    

 



  

  

   

  

 

sfzppp

   Vc.  

arco



 

 

ppp

pizz.

  

  





senza sord. pizz.

arco

 

 

ppp



Fl.

 





   





 

 5

  

 3

 Pno.



  

          3

            3  3







 



3       

 

Hp.



   Vib.  



 





Flute



 



 

 



     

    

  









       

     

  

 

 









 

  



 















       

sfz



 





 

  

  



  

    

  

 



   

   







  

   

 



  

f 3



 3



 











  



    

 

 

 

  

  





   



     3

  Vln.    Vc.   

  

 

  

  



pizz.



 

  

   

 



ppp

  

arco



  Fl.   





 

f 3

  



  

 



 

 

      



 



Pno.



    

  

  



  

  



      



Vc.

 

   

  



 

sffz

   

    



 3



  





sffz















  





      



    



sffz

       

fff

      

  

 



  

pizz.

   

    







  





     



     



 



pizz.

Vln.

       





     

       





  

        



 











     

 



  



          

 

  Vib.    

Hp.



 Cl. (A)  

             

arco

 



  

  



    







   

   



  50

    Fl.  



    Cl. (A)  

 

f 3

 

  



Hp.

 

  





   

 



 





 3

 

  

 

to Bass Clarinet in Bb



 

   

   

 

 

 

   



        3

 

  



sffz

       3



 3

  



 

  

 



 

  

fff

 

 

 



  

   



                      





sfz



 3





 



molto espress.

               3

 

      





  











  Vc.    



   



      

    



      Vln.   



    





       





      

      



  



    











to Alto Flute

    



Cadenza, con rubato



   



   

 



  









Pno.





 

 





 



 3

f 3



  





   Vib.   

 

 

pizz.

  f

 



 3



 

 

   Crot.      



 3

 



 

  ppp

Hp.

    

 





  



  

Pno.

 



    3

  

    





3    

 



  

 3  





 3

   

 









 3



  







 







 

  

     





   



















  



   







 







 

ppp

    



 Vc.  

  

 

  

   

   





 

ff     

       3 3  3 3

 

  







 





   

   



sfz

 

  Vln.  





 



ppp



 3



 



arco



 





pp pizz.

arco

 







 



  Crot.   







 

 



 



 

 3

Hp.

 



       



  







  Pno.

















 

         



 

   

  3



 



 



      





   mp





Vc.





  



 mp



  

 pp







 



   pizz. 



 

  f





 3



  

  

3 3

            3 3 

   3



pizz.





 

 5

 





 

ppp

  Vln.  



       

 





 

   

ppp

   

 





 3

  





     







  Crot.    



 Vib.     















 



 

   



   





 

   

     



 

Pno.

 







 

  

pppp

  Vln.  



 

  



















 













 

 



   



 

        

 



   3

Pno.

 

    



 3

 Vln.  

 3

  

 3











    3





3         



arco sul tasto

  



 



 

  



      



 Vln. 

 



       p

      

      

   

 



 

 





 

 

  

ppp







  

 





 

 5





ppp



 p

  







 



 







        

 

     

 

 

   

ppp



    

ppp



       

 



 



 





ppp







   

 

    

  



     p







 

 



 

senza vib.



 

 



   



   

 

 

ppp

   



ppp

         6 6 

   



  

arco sul tasto





pizz.



 











 



      

 



  



pizz.

  

Pno.

 



ppp

 3      

  3    

Hp.





 78   Vib.   







 



 6

 

    3



    

Hp.

  

 

Calmo, lontano

 





  

 

 mf

      

 









        

III

 



arco









 



  



arco

70     Vib.  

   



      3







   





Vc.

 

 



  f  





                6

Vc.

  

ppp

Hp.

Vc.



 



       

 









 

 ppp





III

Alto Flute

 q = 92 

Alto Flute



 



fltr.



 

ppp

Bass Clarinet in Bb

  

Bass Clarinet in Bb

(table)

   f

 

 

 

 



  





fff

 

    





pizz.

    Violin   



  



 



 







   











 

     

   

        



   







     





sfz

 

 







      

sfz

ppp

 

f pizz.



 

ppp

 



fltr.

 

sffz





 

  



sffz

 



 

           

 Violoncello  



 



Solo Piano

 ppp

  motor on (slow)  Vibraphone      p 

Harp





 

sffz

 











 



3    



 3





 







  







 6

 

 

   









  

       





 











 A. Fl. 

B. Cl.

Vib.









   

 

   

Pno.

Vc.

  



             

sfz



          

    

Hp.

Vln.

fltr.

sfz

 



  



 











 

 



  





     3       

sfz

f sffz

  









 







    











   

 







   



 



 



   3    

   











  

 

sfz



    





 

f sfz

sffz





 



     





  

       6

6 6



              sfz f sfz sffz





  

          

 



  

 

sffz

6 6

  



sffz

    



 

f sffz



 3







sfz



              

sffz







f sffz

               



sffz

 

 



f sffz



fltr.





   



  

 A. Fl.  

B. Cl.

  

   f

           sfz sfz sffz             sffz sfz





Hp.







sfz







 





sffz



 

  Vc.   









    3   

sffz





  



 

   



 

  





    





  











 

ord.





ppp



 

 





       

 











 









     



 



  











        







 





   









    

        





   









6 6



   Vln.  

        3                               

  

 





sffz

            

  

  



             

 



Pno.

  

sffz





sffz

   







   

sffz f

 Vib.          

           

 









 





 



 



    









25             A. Fl.    

sffz

B. Cl.

     



sffz

  



   

               sffz

           



 



  

    

  

  

 

 

  

   

  

 

   

   

    







 





 

 







 

 



      



           



 



 



 









 

 pp



     







       











 



 







 



    

Vc.

       











 











  



   Vln.   



ppp 



sffz

Pno.



  Vib.   

Hp.

Poco meno mosso q. = c. 56

  

 p









   p



  

    

 

 A. Fl. 

  

         sffz

  

     B. Cl.  

 

   







      







sffz



 

Hp.

  







 

 

 

sffz

Vc.





 

  

motor off





        



 



  

      

 

 

   



sffz 3















 



 

pizz.

      





 

    







sffz





             

     

arco molto sul tasto

 Vln. 











      

 

Pno.











 

    





 

 

 

sffz



 

 

  



sffz

 Vib.     

                   sffz  sffz mp                             







 









 





 A. Fl. 





  

 

B. Cl.







 





 

    Pno.



  



 







 









Vc.



  



  

     









 









 



 



 



sffz

                sffz

sffz

 

 

 

   3



   





sffz pp

  



  









 









 

  







 







  









 

   3

  

 



 

          

  



  



 

sffz 3



 



  



sffz

  Vln. 

     



        

 

 

  

          





Hp.

sffz



    

           

   Vib.    

 



sffz

           



              

 







sffz

    

            

 A. Fl.  

        sffz

sffz

Hp.





  





  



 



      



 



Pno.

 



 





 



  Vln.  Vc.















 

 



 





      

 

 



 

  







 













 

 



 



   



















         pp

sffz

    





 





 

  



   





   

      

sffz



 



  

sffz

      



 

 

       







sffz



       

sffz

 



sffz

                     sffz f sffz                   



                    

sffz

 Vib.  

                        



                 

      B. Cl. 

 

  



 

   



 







 





Poco meno mosso q = c. 80

  A. Fl.  





           p

 B. Cl.  

Crot.

  

 

Hp.



    

 ff

 

  



 







    



 

 

  







  

Pno.

sffz

 

  

    Vln.  

   



 









   

sffz

   

 

arco 

                       

  Vc.    

ff marcato, on the string

                          



ff marcato, on the string

 



 

 





 

  





 

sffz





       

 







     



 

 

   

 

              p

arco 





    

 

           



  





   





    



          





       





   

  p





            

62          A. Fl.     f

B. Cl.

Crot.

Vib.

 



 





     









Hp.













  



Pno.





      









  

                                      ff

Vc.



  

  





to Susp. Cym.





  



     



     6

     

   





  



   

 





  

      6           

              





3 3

sffz ff 6

                   mp

 



     

 



    

  







 



3 3

 

                                ff





sffz ff 6





      



  





  Vln. 



  

   





   





 



         p                 pp

 



 68     A. Fl.   

B. Cl.



  

  





 





 

                

sffz



 

 3

  



    

sffz

   

 ff

Hp.

 

 

  

     

 





sffz

 

 

sffz

   

  

      

 6  



 

  

 

 





  





 



    





      

  3          

  

    

 











 





 



 

 

              

 

 

 

 

sffz

ppp

  

     

        



  



  

  

      sffz

 



sffz



 

 

Vln.

  

        

  

6                   6 ff                   Vc. 

  



    

Pno.

sffz



 

 





         

  

sffz

Suspended Cymbal

 Cym.  Vib.

          

      

 

   

 



 

      









 

   

 



 





    

     



    

sfzp

  













sfzp

   A. Fl.   

         

 



B. Cl.

    

sffz

  Cym.  

  Vib.    



Pno.

 



   Vln.   

  

  



    

  

        













 

 

 



   





 







  



  

 







 







 

  



 

 

 

  





 



  



      



sfzp

     



 

      

 

   

 

  

sfzp

   





  









sfzp

   Vc.  

    











 



 

   

 

  



                pp    ff         

     





 









 

  

sffz

ppp





       

 

 

  



sffz



ord.



 



  

      

sffz



   



  

sffz

 



   Hp.

sffz



        

  

             

 

 













sfzp

       



sfzp



sfzp



          A. Fl.    80

sffz

   B. Cl.  

sffz

Cym.

sffz

 



  

sffz



    

  pp

 

   

 



 



  

 

  



  







 

 



  



pp 

 



    

 

 

  

  

  

   

  

          

 

 



    

  

   

Vc.



 



sfzp

 













 

  









 



  

sfzp

    

              

   

 



sfzp



sffz



 



   



sffz



     

sfzp

    

sffz

             



 

  

   

sffz



sffz





 



  

   

sffz



        

  

            

   



sffz

 

   

Vln.



 





sffz

           

   



sffz

          

sffz



 Vib.   

Pno.



sffz

  

Hp.



               

   

     

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