Missy Mazzoli
VIOLENT, VIOLENT SEA for chamber orchestra
commissioned by the Barlow Endowment for Musical Composition at Brigham Young University
G. Schirmer, Inc. New York, NY
Instrumentation Flute Oboe Clarinet in B-flat Bassoon Horn in F Trumpet in C Trombone Percussion (2 players) 1. Marimba, Bass Drum, Hi-Hat, Toy Piano* (optional) 2. Vibraphone, Crotales, Large Suspended Cymbal
Strings * Toy Piano should be lightly amplified if possible. If no Toy Piano is available, the part can be played on Marimba.
duration circa 10 minutes
Composer’s Note Violent, Violent Sea was commissioned by the Barlow Endowment and the League of Composers Chamber Orchestra, and was premiered at Miller Theater in New York City in June 2011. This work began with more of an emotional impression than a precise musical idea. My early notes for the piece look something like this: LOUD BUT SLOW. LIGHT BUT DARK. VIBRAPHONE. HOW TO DO THIS? To my relief I eventually did figure out “how to do this.” The work evolved significantly from these early sketches but my idea of creating a loud, dense work with conflicting light and dark sides remained intact. The result is a ten-minute piece with a deceptively sparkling exterior and dark, slow-moving chords at its core. These chords grind against each other, dissolve into glissandos and crescendo into surprising dissonances under the glistening patina of vibraphone and marimba. This work is dedicated to Sheila Mazzoli, who loves the sea more than anyone. – Missy Mazzoli
Score in C
Flute/Piccolo
Andante q = 60 Flute Tense, Unsettled
Clarinet in Bb
Horn in F
Trumpet in C
Trombone
Percussion 1
mp 3
Violin I
3
3
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3
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f pizz
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3
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Double Bass
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pp
Violoncello div a3 (solos)
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Viola
Marimba
Violin II
6
Vibraphone
Percussion 2
MISSY MAZZOLI (2011)
Oboe
Bassoon
Violent, Violent Sea
ffp
pizz f
MATERIALS SUPPLIED BY COMPOSER Revised 1/2012
Copyright © 2011 by G. Schirmer, Inc. (ASCAP), New York, NY International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved. Warning: Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is prohibited by Federal law and subject to criminal prosecution.
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3
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
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6
Vln. I
C Tpt.
Tbn.
3
Bsn.
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
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6
6
6
6
6
3
3
3
6
6
6
3
6
40
128
Fl.
3
3
f
Ob.
Cl.
Hn.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Vln. I
3
f
mf
mf
mf
mf
ff
mf
3
mf
6
6
6
6
mf
6
6
6
6
mf
Db.
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mf
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6
6
3
Vla.
mf
f
Vln. II
mf
C Tpt.
Tbn.
3
Bsn.
3
3
mf
mf
130
Fl.
mf
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Hn.
Tbn.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Vln. I
6
3
3
6
6
41 6
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6
3
6
f
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6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Vln. II
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3
C Tpt.
3
Ob.
6
ff
ff
ff
ff
ff
ff
42
132
Fl.
Cl.
Tbn.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Vln. I
mp
3
6
6
6
3
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mp
mf
6
6
3
mf
C Tpt.
3
ff
Hn.
6
Ob.
Bsn.
p
mp
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
Ob.
Cl.
134
Fl.
Bsn.
Hn.
mp
p
Tbn.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
gli altri mp solo
Vln. II
(solo)
solo
gli altri mp
mp
pp
(solo) pp
pp
pp
niente
pp
gli altri mp
Vc.
pp
Vla.
pp
solo
Db.
43
Tranquil
solo
Vln. I
pp
p
C Tpt.
M
44
139
Fl.
Ob.
pp
Tbn.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Vln. I
f
pp
f
f
ff
ff
ff
ff
(solo)
(pp)
(solo)
gli altri f (pp)
(pp)
gli altri
(solo)
Db.
3
gli altri f
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(solo)
(solo)
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p
f
Hn.
C Tpt.
f
Cl.
Bsn.
f
ff
(pp)
(solo)
ff
f
(solo)
ff
ff
45
142
Fl. Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
C Tpt.
f
f
f Tbn.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
f
Toy Piano
expressivo
f
3
f
3
2 solo vlns, divisi
Vln II (2 solo)
Vln. II gli altri
3
(solo) Vc.
3
gli altri
Db.
pizz
f pizz
f
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ff
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3
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3
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3 gli altri
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3
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(solo)
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3
f
2 solo vlns, divisi
ff
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expressivo
Vln I (2 solo) Vln. I gli altri
ff
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f
f
46
146
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
C Tpt.
Tbn.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
3
3
Vln I (2 solo)
p
f
f
Vln. II gli altri
f
3
Vla.
Vc.
arco
pizz
ff
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f
3
f
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3
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gli altri (solo)
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f
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p
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3
f
3
f
f arco
arco
f
tutti
150
Fl.
Ob.
N
47
agitato
mp
agitato
mp
Bsn.
Hn.
C Tpt.
Tbn.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Vln I (2 solo)
Cl.
agitato
mp
mp
mp
mp
Vln. I gli altri
mp tutti
Vln. II
mp
(solo)
Vla.
(gli altri) mp
Vc.
agitato
3
mp
mp
Db.
48 Fl.
153
f
Ob.
f
Cl.
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Hn.
mf
Tbn.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Vln. II
mf
f
f
f
f
f Toy Piano 5
5
5
5
5
mf
Sus. Cym
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non div
f
f
tutti (non- div)
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tutti div
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f
mf
f
C Tpt.
3
mp
f
Vc.
f
Db.
f
155
Fl.
Cl.
Hn.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Vln. I
Vln. II
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ff
ff
ff
ff
ff
C Tpt.
Tbn.
ff
Ob.
Bsn.
ff
molto agitato
fff 6
ff
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6
6
6
6
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ff
ff
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stop on string
3
stop on string
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3
ff Vc.
6
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6
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