Tan Dun
SECRET LAND for Twelve Violoncelli
From the G. Schirmer Rental Library Date of Printing_______
G. Schirmer, Inc. New York, NY
Tan Dun
SECRET LAND for Twelve Violoncelli
Full Score
G. Schirmer, Inc. New York, NY
SECRET LAND For Twelve Violoncellos
Tan Dun
Misterioso Adagietto q = 60 3
Vc. 1 solo
Violoncello 1
sliding 3
ppp
3
3
5
3
3
3
mf
ppp
Violoncello 2
Violoncello 3
Violoncello 4
Violoncello 5
Violoncello 6
Violoncello 7
Violoncello 8
Violoncello 9
Violoncello 10
Violoncello 11
Violoncello 12
Copyright © 2006 by Parnassus Productions Inc. (ASCAP), New York, NY Note: This piece is recreated from the same piece of orchestra version.
3
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2
3
6
Vc. 1
ppp
Vc. 2
3
ppp
3
Vc. 3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Vc. 4
ppp
3
Vc. 5
ppp
3
Vc. 6
ppp
3
Vc. 7
3
3
3
Vc. 8
ppp
3
Vc. 9
ppp
3
Vc. 10
ppp
3
Vc. 11
ppp
Vc. 12
3
ppp
3
3
3
ppp
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
ppp
3
3
3
3
5
3
3
3
ppp
3
3
3
3
3
ppp
3
3
3
ppp
3
5
3
3
3
ppp
3
3
3
3
5
3
3
3
3
3
5
3
3
3
mf
3 ppp
3
ppp
3
ppp
3
mf
3
ppp
mf
3
3
mf
3
3
mf
5
3
3
3
mf
5
3
3
3
5
3
3
3
3
mf
3
3
mf
3
mf
5
3
3
mf
3
5
mf
ppp
3
3
5
3
3
mf
5
ppp
3
3
5
3
3
3
p
3
ppp
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Vc. 1
Vc. 2 solo
3
3
Vc. 2
3
3
3
5
3
ppp
3
3
ppp
f
Vc. 3
Vc. 4
Vc. 5
Vc. 6
Vc. 7
Vc. 8
Vc. 9
Vc. 10
Vc. 11
Vc. 12
3
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4
16
Vc. 1
Vc. 2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Vc. 5
3
ppp
3
Vc. 6
3
ppp
3
Vc. 7
3
ppp
3
Vc. 8
3
3
3
Vc. 9
3
3
3
Vc. 10
3
Vc. 11
ppp
Vc. 12
3
ppp
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
3
ppp
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
ppp
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
f
ppp
ppp
3
ppp
3
ppp
3
ppp
3
ppp
f
3
3
f
5
3
3
ppp
3
f
5
3
f
5
3
3
3
5
3
3
ppp
f
3
ppp
f
3
f
5
f
5
f
5
3
3 f
5
3
ppp
3
3
ppp
3
f
ppp
3
3
5
3
ppp
3
3
5
3
ppp
3
ppp
3
Vc. 4
ppp
3
Vc. 3
3
ppp
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Vc. 1
Vc. 2
Vc. 3
fff
ppp
5
Vc. 4
fff
Vc. 5
Vc. 6
Vc. 8
Vc. 9
fff
Vc. 10
fff
Vc. 11
Vc. 12
fff
ppp
fff
fff
ppp
fff
ppp
fff
ppp
fff
ppp
fff
ppp
fff
ppp
fff
ppp
fff
ppp
fff
ppp
fff
ppp
fff
ppp
fff
fff
fff
ppp
fff
ppp
fff
ppp
fff
ppp
fff
ppp
ppp
fff
Vc. 7
fff
ppp
fff
ppp
fff
ppp
ppp
fff
ppp
fff
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6 25 2
strike
Vc. 1
2
sfp
2
2
strike 2
sfp
2
sfp
strike
strike 2
strike
strike 2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
Subito q = 65 unis. pizz.
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
ppp
2
f only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)
2
f
f
arco
2
pick up the bow
only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)
2
f only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)
f
2
f
2
only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)
ppp
2
2
2
2
5
ppp
2
2
f
2
2
2
2
only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)
f
5
ppp
2
2
2
2
2
f
ppp
2
5
2
only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)
2
f
ppp
2
5
2
only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)
2
2
ppp
2
2
2
f
2
f
5
ppp
3
ff
2
5
Vc. tutti
Vc. 1
39
2
only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)
f
5
3
2
ppp
2
2
2
f only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)
2
f
Vc. tutti
35
f
f
5
ppp
whispering put the bow down
ha
Vc. tutti
2
3
2
sfp
ppp
strike
30p
2
2
2
2
f
ppp
2
2
5
only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)
f
2
sfp
ppp
strike
f
2
sfp
3
ppp
strike
2
f
2
sfp
Vc. 12
2
2
2
f only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)
ppp
2
2
ppp
sfp
2
2
f
5
3
2
2
ppp
ppp
sfp
Vc. 11
2
5
3
f
3
2
2
ppp
strike
Vc. 10
sfp
Vc. 9
ppp
2
Vc. 8
2
sfp
2
2
f
ppp
2
Vc. 7
2
5
3
2
Vc. 6
2
2
ppp
strike
Vc. 5
3
2
Vc. 4
ppp
sfp
Vc. 3
ppp
strike
Vc. 2
only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)
ppp
Malinconia q = 80
Vc. 1
Vc. 8
3
3
mp
Vc. 8 solo
Vc. 5
3
3
2
2
Vc. 7
sul C
Vc. 11
1 1
sf
Vc. 12
Vc. tutti
Vc. 9
69
Vc. 12
Vc. tutti
1
1
1
71
vocalizing
ppp zo
mf
ppp zo
shout (stomp) f f
hei zo zo
p
p
f
vocalizing
hei
zo
ca. 35" or more
ca. 35" or more
vocalizing
hei
mf
zo
hei
(fade out)
ff
sf
sf
ff
dolce
sf
fff
fff
sfp
improvise with the motive in any register, tempo and dynamics
ca. 35" or more
sf
sf
dolce
sf
vocalizing
hei
zo zo hei
zo zo hei
fff
zo zo
zo
vocalizing
mf
tutti (stomp on left foot)
p
ppp
sfp
mf
3
5
p
3 3
improvise with the motive in any register, tempo and dynamics
Vc. 9 solo
zo
fff
Senza misura
vocalize
improvise with the motive in any register, tempo and dynamics
3
1 mf
Vc. 11
Vc. tutti
sf
3
dim. poco a poco
sf
3
3
1
f
Vc. 12
1
1
64 sf
1 1
1
1
(fade out)
f
Vc. 11
Vc. tutti
mf espress. molto
3
f
1
3
3
3
dolce
ricochet f p f
3
Senza misura
ppp
3
improvise with the motive in any register, tempo and dynamics pizz. ca. 35" or more
mf espress. molto
Vc. 7 solo
Vc. tutti dim. poco a poco mf
63
2
sul G
3
3
mf
Senza misura
2
3
arco sul D
ppp
4
Vc. 5 solo
mf
2
2
2
f
3
f
2
3
4 1 3 3 1 1 3 3
3
ppp dolce
3 3 3 3
dolce
3
3
mf
3
3
gliss.
3
Vc. 3 solo
62
mp
3
pizz.
Senza misura
mf
Vc. tutti
f
57
arco
sfff
3
3 3 3 Vc. tutti
Vc. 3
7
mf
dolce
53
3
3
3
ppp
48 3
tutti arco
pick up the bow
mp
Vc. tutti
sfff
pizz.
Vc. tutti
Vc. 1 solo
43
Vc. 1
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zo
pizz. (shout) (stomp) (shout) (stomp) arco f f (stomp) f hei zo zo hei zo zo 3 p
f
f
sf
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Vc. 1
Vc. 2
2
sfp
2
2
2
sfp
2
Vc. 3
sfp
2
Vc. 4
Vc. 5
Vc. 6
Vc. 7
2
2
Vc. 8
2
sfp
Vc. 9
2
sfp
2
Vc. 10
Vc. 11
2
sfp
Vc. 12
2
sfp
3
2
2
2
5
3
2
2
2
5
3
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
5
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
5
2
2
ppp
2
2
2
2
2
3
5
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
5
3
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
5
2
2
f
2
only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)
2
2
2
f
only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing) 2
2
2
f
only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)
2
2
2
f
only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing) 2
2
2
f
only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing) 2
2
2
f
only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing) 2
2
2
f
only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)
2
2
2
f
only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing) 2
2
f
2
2
f
f
2
only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)
f
2
f
f
ppp
2
2
strike
strike
2
2
ppp
strike
5
only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)
f
ppp
2
3
ppp
strike
2
2
f
f
ppp
strike 2
2
f
strike 2
f
5
3
ppp
2
2
f
strike 2
f
strike 2
2
f
ppp
ppp
sfp
2
sfp
2
strike
strike
ppp
2
ppp
sfp
2
2
strike
sfp
2
ppp
sfp
2
strike
only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)
2
f
only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing) 2
2
f
2
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80
Vc. 1
Moderato
ppp
pizz.
ppp
Vc. 4
pizz.
Vc. 5
ppp
Vc. 6
pizz.
ppp
pizz.
Vc. 7
pizz.
ppp
pizz.
Vc. 9
pizz.
pizz.
pizz. ppp
ppp
p
3
gliss.
fff
gliss.
fff
gliss.
fff
gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
fff
p
fff
p
fff
p
gliss.
p
gliss.
p
gliss.
p
gliss.
p
fff
p
fff
ppp
Vc. 12
ppp
Vc. 11
p
fff
ppp
Vc. 10
3
fff
ppp
Vc. 8
mf
dolce
ppp
ppp
mf
dolce
arco
pizz.
Vc. 3
ppp
Vc. 2
arco
9
p
p
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Vc. 1
3
3
Vc. 4
Vc. 5
Vc. 6
3
3
mf
2 2
2 2 2 2
2
3
3
3
3
f
f
Vc. 9
f
Vc. 10
Vc. 11
Vc. 12
f
ppp
ppp
p
ppp
p
ppp
ppp
f
ppp
p
ppp
ppp
p
f
p
f
4
3 2 4 2 2
p
3
4 2 4 3 2 2
ppp
p
1 1 1 1 1 1
3
p
1 1 1 1 1 1
2
p
f
Vc. 8
2
2
3
f
f
Vc. 7
3 3 3 3
3
Vc. 3
3
mf
Vc. 2
3
ppp
p
1 1 3 3 3 88
Vc. 1
1
1
Vc. 2
1
3
3
3
1
3
3
2
sf
Vc. 4
Vc. 5
Vc. 6
Vc. 7
2
Vc. 8
fff p fff
Vc. 9
Vc. 10
fff
Vc. 11
Vc. 12
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
fff
2
2
f
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
f
2
f
f
f
f
f
f
2
2
2
2
fp
fp
fp
fp
fp
fp
fp
fp
ppp
ppp
p
p
ppp
p
ppp
p
2
ppp
p
2
p
f
p
p
f
p
fff
p
fff
p
fff
p
2
p
fff
p
fff p
mp
fff
mp
sf
Vc. 3
2
ppp
p
ppp
p
ppp
p
ppp
p
ppp
93
Vc. 1
p
mf
fff
f
2
fff
mf
Vc. 3
2
2
f
f
f
f
f
Vc. 5
Vc. 6
fff
Vc. 7
Vc. 8
Vc. 9
Vc. 10
Vc. 11
Vc. tutti
sfp
p
fff
f
f
sfp
p
f
sfp
f
p
sf
p
f
sf
p
sfp
sfp
p
sf
p
p
sf
p
p
sf
p
p
sf
p
p
sf
p
p
sf
p
p
sf
p
p
sf
p
pizz.
p
f
sf
p
p
sf
p
f
p
fff
p
p
fff
f
p
fff
p
fff
f
fff
f
p
fff
f
arco
f
f
98
fff
fff
f
p
f
f
2
11
Vc. 4
2
2 2 2 2 p
Vc. 2
Vc. 12
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2 2 2 2 2 2 2
sf
sfp
p
fff p fff
102
Vc. tutti
p
keep the tempo before 106
Vc. 1
ffff
keep the tempo before
Vc. 2
ffff
Adagio molto q = 20 frog
Vc. tutti
Vc. 1
fff
accel.
(shout) zo hei
118
(shout) zo hei
Vc. 2
Vc. tutti
Vc. tutti
Misterioso q=60
129
ppp
133
Vc. tutti
q = 240
gliss.
gliss.
o
gliss.
mf
p
f
sf
(shout) zo hei
fffff
ppp
mf
dolce
p
ppp
ppp
3
5
sf
138 Vc. tutti
sf
p
p
147
Vc. tutti
Vc. 1
accel. 3
3
3
Vc. 2
Vc. 3
ppp
Vc. 5
ppp
Vc. 6
Vc. 7
Vc. 9
Vc. 10
Vc. 11
ppp
ppp
3
fff
3
3
5
3
5
3
5
3
ppp
5
3
5
ppp
ppp
f only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)
f only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)
ppp
f only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)
3
5
ppp
ppp
ppp
f only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)
ppp
f only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)
ppp
f
sf
whispering sfp f
ha
whispering sfp f
ha
whispering sfp f
ha
whispering sfp f
whispering sfp f
ha
whispering sfp f
ha
whispering sfp f
ha
whispering sfp f
whispering sfp f
ha
f only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)
mf
ha
f only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)
mf
ppp
ha
f only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)
mf
f only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)
ppp
mf
ppp
f only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)
ppp
5
3
ppp
f only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)
ppp
mf
mf
ppp
mf
G
3
only sliding fingers, from slow to fastmp to slow, (no bowing)
ppp
mf
ppp
3
mf
5
5
3
mf
mf
ppp
3
sf
mf
5
5
3
mf
5
3
3
mp
5
ppp
ppp
3
3
sfp
G
3
3
sf
3
ppp
ppp
ppp
ppp
3
a tempo
3
sf
ppp
ppp
3
ppp
ppp
Vc. 8
ppp
ppp
ppp
ppp
Vc. 4
3
ppp
ppp
5
fp
153
3
fff
3
ppp
Vc. 12
sul C f sf 5
3
p
143
Vc. tutti
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12
whispering sfp f
ha
whispering sfp f
ha
whispering sfp f
ha