Tan Dun SYMPHONY FOR STRINGS

Tan Dun

SYMPHONY FOR STRINGS Full Score

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Tan Dun

SYMPHONY FOR STRINGS this arrangement was commissioned and premiered in Zurich, Switzerland by the Zurich Chamber Orchestra, Tan Dun conducting

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SYMPHONY FOR STRINGS Adagio misterioso

= 60

pizz.

Tan Dun

I ,

(1986, 2009) 2

2

3

3

Violin I

,

pizz. sul G

Violin II pizz.

,

pizz.

,

pizz.

,

arco

Viola

Violoncello (put down the bow)

Contrabass

, arco

5

, ,

3

pizz.

3

,

II

, 9

0 3

0 3

0 0 2 2

sim.

, ,

arco

,

arco

, ,

arco

(pick up the bow)

Copyright © 1988 by G. Schirmer, Inc. (ASCAP) New York, NY This version copyright © 2009 by G. Schirmer, Inc. and TAN DUN (ASCAP) International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved.

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arco

2

,

3

3 gliss.

13

2

2

3

1

1

,

3

arco 3

3

pizz.

,

3

arco 3

pizz.

2

2

,

3

3

arco

pizz.

1

3

pizz.

arco

3

1

,

3

3

1

1

17

3

arco

arco

arco

(put down the bow)

pizz.

(pick up the bow)

attacca Allegretto scherzo

= 106

II

gliss. 3

2

dolce

arco

pizz.

pizz.

arco

arco

3 non div. pizz.

5

arco

pizz.

arco

pizz.

arco

pizz.

arco

pizz.

arco

9

non div.

13

1 0

rit.

pizz.

arco

5 3

pizz.

arco

5

3

3

4

17

Andante 1

rit. (poco rubato)

2

dolce

pizz.

arco

pizz.

pizz.

gliss.

arco

dolce

A tempo (Allegretto)

20

3 3 gliss.

gliss.

3 gliss. gliss.

3

3

attacca Largo sensibile

III

= 58 1 solo

1 solo

1 sola

1 solo

pizz.

3 gliss.

* Play the G snap pizzicato then begin a left hand tremolo; gradually reduce the interval between the notes.

*

5 gliss.

7

arco

gliss.

13

tutti

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss

.

0

tutte

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

3

tutti pizz.

8va

gliss.

19

(x)

(fade out) tutti

gliss.

gliss.

arco gliss.

attacca

6

IV Allegretto

= 106

4

gliss.

7

7

10

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

rit.

Moderato

13

gliss. gliss.

gliss.

al tallone

18

7

gliss.

al tallone 7

pizz.

5

pizz.

5

5

5

5

arco al tallone

7

5

5

5

8 4 0

22

pizz.

dolce

arco

4 0

pizz.

(put down the bow) 5

3

26

arco

pizz.

31

(pick up the bow)

( )

( )

arco

pizz.

pizz.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

al tallone arco

al tallone

arco

(put down the bow)

9

rit.

36

(put down the bow)

pizz.

gliss.

gliss.

(put down the bow)

(put down the bow)

pizz.

gliss.

pizz.

5

5

5

5

5

5

(put down the bow)

pizz.

pizz. 5

5

5

5

5

5

attacca Moderato festivo

= 86

V pizz.*

pizz.*

pizz.*

pizz.*

pizz.*

6

*Set down the bow for this movement.

10

11

15

19

11 24

29

34

12

38

42

47

(pick up the bow)

(pick up the bow)

(pick up the bow)

(pick up the bow)

attacca

13

VI Allegro vivace

= 86

= 116

gliss.

0

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

arco gliss.

0

arco

gliss.

arco

(pick up the bow)

gliss.

arco

gliss.

9

pizz.

arco

16

arco

pizz.

14

23

pizz.

pizz.

arco

30

arco

arco

37

gliss.

0 0

gliss.

arco

15 Adagio subito 3 0

gliss.

44

4

2

0

4

4

3 0

3

0

gliss.

0 0

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

Allegro vivace

accel.

50

3 0

2

0

4

0

4 4

3 0

3 0

3

0

2

4

0

4

4

3 0

3 0

3

2

0

4

0

4

4

3

3 0

3

pizz.

56

3 0

2

0

3

0

4

4

4

3

3 0

3 0 0

2

4

0

3

4

4

3

3

3 0

3 0 0

2

4

0

3

4

4 3

3 0

16

62 3

3

3

3

3

arco

0

3

at the frog

gliss.

67

3 0

4

2

4

4

3

3 0

3 0

4

2

4

4

3 0

3

3 0 2

72

4

4

4

3

3 0

3 0 2

1 2

0 0

4

4

4

3 0 3

3 0 2

4

4

1 2

0 0

4

3

3 0

17

77

3 0 0

2

4

4

4

3

3 0

3 0 2

0

0

82

gliss.

3

3 3

3

gliss.

3

3 3

3

gliss.

3

3 3

3

gliss.

3

3 3

3 3

3

gliss.

3

3

18

86

pizz.

3 3

3

3

pizz.

3 3

3

3

3

3

3

3

pizz.

3 3

3 3

3 3

3

pizz.

3

[shout] 90

arco

pizz.

Hei

arco

pizz.

Hei

pizz.

Hei

arco gliss.

pizz.

gliss.

Hei

gliss.

gliss.

Hei