Scherzo (from Symphony No. 4)

Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Scherzo

Movement 3 from Symphony No. 4 arranged for percussion ensemble

by Eric Rath

Scherzo - Movement 3 from Symphony No. 4. By Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovksy, arranged by Eric Rath Š 2008 Tapspace Publications, LLC, Portland, OR. (ASCAP) All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Printed in USA. www.tapspace.com Notice of Liability: Any duplication, adaptation, or arrangement of this composition requires the written consent of the copyright owner. No part of this composition may be photocopied or reproduced in any way without permission.

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Program notes Much of Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony can easily be summed up by describing it as melancholy and even somewhat dark. But the Scherzo he wrote doesn’t at all fit with that description. Amidst a symphony that’s most present theme is ‘fate,’ the Scherzo is an interruption; a series of dreams that seem to have very little in common. The Scherzo is indeed an interruption not only from the symphony but contrasting from the life experiences Tchaikovsky had while writing it (he went into serious debt, was married then quickly divorced, was plagued with depression and even attempted to take his own life).

In correspondence with his benefactor and to whom the symphony is dedicated, Madame Nadehzda von Meck, Tchaikovsky said that he had always wanted to write a piece of music in which the string section never once used their bows. From this germinating thought, comes several other contrasting musical vignettes. Chiefly among them, is the soft and staccato brass and timpani which are to sound like a distant band parading through the streets.

The Scherzo is punctuated and varied; contrasting from the soaring melodies that typifies much of Tchaikovsky’s music. It is in this contrast and punctuation that the percussion ensemble sounds so at home. In the arrangement, as much contrast in the orchestration has been maintained to keep the integrity of the original: the marimbas mimic the pizzicato strings, the metallic instruments imitate the woodwinds and the brass family is represented by marimbas using “dead strokes.”

Performance notes At the heart of this arrangement is a marimba quintet. It is the focus of this arrangement so much that you may want to consider this when devising a set-up and planning rehearsals.

It is highly recommended that the performers listen to an orchestral recording of the Scherzo to give them not only a better idea of the context of their part, but a better idea of how much contrast is necessary for an effective performance.

If desired, the ensemble may observe a cut to shorten the overall length of the piece. Cutting from Measure 218 through 293 shortens the piece by a minute by removing repeated material originally stated in the opening. This cut does not interfere with the integrity of the original work and thus would be suitable to take in any performance or competitive setting.

This arrangement was given two premieres: The first was in February 2008 by the Randall High School Percussion Ensemble (Amarillo, TX) under the direction of Eric Rath. The second was in April 2008 by the West Texas A&M University Percussion Ensemble (Canyon, TX) under the direction of Dr. Susan Martin Tariq.

Suggested setup

Small setup

Instrument/Parts list 1. Crotales 2. Chimes 3. Glockenspiel 4. Vibraphone 1 5. Vibraphone 2 6. Marimba 1 (4 octave)* 7. Marimba 2 (4 octave)* 8. Marimba 3 (4.3 octave - low A)* 9. Marimba 4 (4.3 octave - low A)* 10. Marimba 5 (5 octave - low C)† 11. Piano 12. Timpani (2 drums - 26”, 29”) * Marimbas 1 & 3 and Marimbas 2 & 4 can share a 4.3 octave instrument if needed. † In the absence of a 5 octave marimba, a 4.5 octave part (low F) is included.

Level - Medium Duration: approx. 4:30 - 5:30

Scherzo

Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky arranged by Eric Rath

Movement 3 from Symphony No. 4 Allegro

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© 2008 Tapspace Publications, LLC, Portland, OR (ASCAP). International copyright secured. All rights reserved.

Scherzo - arr. Rath

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Scherzo - arr. Rath

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Scherzo - arr. Rath

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   p



  



  



  



p

 



M3





M4

 

 





M2

M5



TSPCE-21





p

 p

   p

  



  



  

   

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   





 

   

   

   

       

   

   



   

   

   

   



 

   

 

 



  



 



 

   

   

   

   



 



 

   

   



  

   

Scherzo - arr. Rath

 M1      

   



    

   

    

85

85

M2



M3

 

M4

M5

   





 

   

      



   



 

     

 

91

   

  



   

   

  





 

   

  

 





 

 

5



  





f

     

   

  

 

   

  

  

   

  

 



   

  



 

  



p

 



f



p



f

  



 







  

  

p

f



p





 







p

f

   



f

    



f

f

      

f



f

 



   97

M1

M2

M3

M4

M5

 

   

             



    

100

   

  

    

  

  



  



    

  

  





  





  

   



   















 



   



  

  



  

107

   

  







   

    



  

   





  

    



      





   

     

      

   



     



 



   









 TSPCE-21

Scherzo - arr. Rath

6

   109

M1

M2

M3

M4

M5



   



 



   



    

       

     

     

    

  











     



     



     

  







 



    

       

    

   

     

119



     





  

   



  

     



  

     







      



 

     



 

p



p



 

       p

     



     

   



  





       p

   



  



  



p





 M1      

126

121

M2

M3

M4

M5



   

 

     

TSPCE-21









  



         

  



     

  

  

  





     





pp

 





      



  

     

pp

  

  

  



  





   

 

  







 



 













pp

     





     

    

pp



  

pp



    

  





 

                       





 



Scherzo - arr. Rath

7

133

G

V1

Meno mosso q = 110

   133

M1

  

  



 



 



  

M5

P

























          













     



           











 





 





 

p









































































 



































































 



f



f



f

M4



f

   

M3



mp

    

M2





f

V2

137

 



 





 

p

f



 f

 







 









   f

  

 

  

    

  

           TSPCE-21

Scherzo - arr. Rath

8

145

149

          145

G

V1

V2

M2

    



 

 G

V1

V2

M2

 



 

    

   



   



      









 





 

   

   

   

 



 



 



 

   



 

  





 



 



 



 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 



 

   

 

  

 





    



    



    



    



   

153                                                                         

f

   

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  







     





      

P

  

mp

  P





  

TSPCE-21



      

      

      

      

      

      

      



    f



Scherzo - arr. Rath 163

   Crot. 

 

162

 

Chim.

G





ff

   

 

      

 

f

M4

M5

P

T

ff

 

 









 



 

   

poco rit.



   

 







   



       

    

 



 

       

   



 

  

 





 



 



 







 





  







 



 



 







 





  

       

    

 



 

       

   



 

  









   

      

 

 

  

ff

  

M3

 

ff

   M1  M2

 

    

  

  





ff

   V1  V2

9

   

 

 















  

 

















 

















  

 

















  

     

 

 

 

 

 

  

   

 

 

 

 

    

ff



















      TSPCE-21

Scherzo - arr. Rath

10

170

     170

Crot.

Chim.

G

V1

V2

M1

M2

M3

        

Tempo I

    

no pedal





 



    

 



 



 



    

 



 



 



    























    

   























    

   























   























                

  M5  

T



   

 



pp

  

TSPCE-21







 















       



 

 





 

 

       

 

 

 





 

 

       

 

 

 





 

 

       











   













   













   





















 

 

dead strokes

pp



       















 

           





dead strokes

pp

 



dead strokes





       

dead strokes

pp

P



pp

pp

M4

178

q = 160





 



 

 





   





 

       

 

 

 



      



 

 

simile





 



 

 



  

           

 







 

 

 

 



 

 





 



 

 





   

 

       

 



    

Scherzo - arr. Rath

     182

Crot.

Chim.

G

V1

V2

M1

M2

M3

         

185







 



   

























































    

























    































     

   

  





      

    

                









 

 



     



M5

     

 

T





M4

P

11









   mf

     









 

 

     









  







 



 

 

  

        







 





 

 













 

 





 

 

  

 p

  mf

 

     















 





 

 

 

  







  



   

      

 

    

     



   

                           

       



   







 

 



   

 

 

   

       

   

























   







































    

















  TSPCE-21

Scherzo - arr. Rath

12

    

194

194

Crot.

Chim.

198





     





 















 V2     









M1









  V1    

M2

M3

M4

M5

P

T

    

p

                



  





 





 







       

  

  

  

 



  







    p



p





p









   

       

     

p

          





         

        



  

              

              









   









TSPCE-21

p

         

   

     



























  

                



 

p

 

   

         

    

                     

G

200

























       

    

  





 





 

 







   

  

  

  

 

                 

p





   

  

                        

              

















































               







Scherzo - arr. Rath

Crot.

Chim.

G



    



    

  V1      V2     

M3

M4

 

  

    M1     M2

210

      206

                  

13

 







 



   











       



 

 



 

 





 









 



   







   



  















 















  



  













   



   



   



   



  



   





  

   

 

 



   

  

  

 





   



   





  

 

 

 

 



   



   





  

     







   



   



   

   

 







 loco

   

loco

   

dead strokes

loco

 

loco

     M5   







     





      























      



















P

T

   

    



   

 







loco

      

   



   







        

   

  



    





       







  

TSPCE-21

Scherzo - arr. Rath

14

226

218

 M1       p

   

M2

     p

   

M3



M4

 

218

M5





    p  

p

   

p

   

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   





 

   

   

   

   

   

   





 

 



  



 



 

   

   

   



   



 



 

   

   

   

   

  

 

   



 



 

   

   





 

 

  



 



 

   



 



  

 234

     M1  

   

     

   

   

  

    

   

   

  

p

     

   

   

      

   

230

M2

M3

M4

M5

TSPCE-21

   

   

  

   

   

   

   

   

p

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

p

   

   

                

   

p

                

   

   

   

    

    

    

   

    

    

    



    

    

    

     

    

    

    

     





p



p

p

p

p

p

Scherzo - arr. Rath 242

         242

M1

p

250

p

    

M3

p

M4

      

    

                            

    p

               

         

M2

  



                

p

                                         p

  

      

  

      

   

p

M5

15

   

p

       

       

   

   

   

   





   





  

    

   

   

   

         

   



 

    

        

   

   

p

   

p

    

 254      M1   

M2

M3

M4

M5

     

    

    

   

  

    

   

 

    

      



    



   





   



   

   

   

      

    

    

   

   

   

   

   

  

     



           

   





  



          

    

        

      



   



   



               



   



       



      

   

  



   

  



          

mf

        

mf

           mf

       



       TSPCE-21

Scherzo - arr. Rath

16

266

              M1  

   

             

   

266

p

M2



    p

      

M4

p

M5





            p

     f

p

             

    

     

     

     

    













p



     



   



      











f







f





f

     



    



    

      

   





    

282

  278    M1  



    









      

M2

  

     

M3

  





M4

 





  M5  



TSPCE-21

274

f

               



       

p

p

M3

            

   





    

      

 

 





   



      



    

  

  

   

       



 

















   

  



  

   









   

   

    

   

   





  





  



            

  



  



  



 





  



  



 

  

    

Scherzo - arr. Rath 294

   M1     290

M2

M3

M4

M5

 









  



  

  



  



  



  



  



  

 

p

p

p

 

 

  

  

 p



p



 



  

  



  



   

   

   

   

   

   

   



 

   

 



 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

    

  



 

 

   

  



 



  

 



 

   

 

   





M4

   

   



   

   

   

   

   

   

   

     

   

   

     

   

   

   



   

 

    

M3

   







   

 

   

 

   





 M1      

 

 

 



  

302

302

M2

17

308

   

  



  







     



    

   



 



 









  

  

   

  

  

       

p

f

   f





p

f

    f

p

 



 





  

f

M5

   

p

p





   



f

    



f

  

   

   

  



 

  

   





f

f

f



  TSPCE-21

Scherzo - arr. Rath

18

 M1   314

M2

M3

M4

M5

 

   

             



    

   

   

  

    

  

  



    

  

  



  

   



    



 



   



  

  



324

317

  

  







   

    



  

  

    



      





















  

  

   

     

      

326

M2

M3

M4

M5



 

 



  

TSPCE-21

 

  









 

336

   

  

   

   

    

  M1  

   





   

  

       

     

      

    

   



 

     



  

   

           







          





     



          

 

 



  

   



  



     



  

     





      



 

     



 

p



p



      

 

p

     





     

   



  





       p

   

p



 

     

Scherzo - arr. Rath

19

349

 Crot.  







































































   

  























   

 























   

338

Chim.

G

V1

V2

M1

M2

M3

M4

M5

P



343

       

   

   

pp

   

pp

pp

pp

pp

 

     

  







  





  

  



     





pp

 







     



  

   



  





 



 



 



 



pp

 



 



 









 















 











 



 



                           



pp

      

  

  



















































   



  







  

pp





  



  



  



pp



pp

TSPCE-21

Scherzo - arr. Rath

20

     





    





     





350

Crot.

Chim.

G

     V1  



     



V2

M1

M2

M3

M4

M5

P

T

 

357

   

   





   

   





   

   





p

p

p

   





       





       





f

f

f

   



p

   

       







p

   

   

mf

    mf

        





   





f

   

   

mf

   

mf

    mf

f

  



   

   





   

   





    f

   







       





       





   



f

   





   

   

pp

pp

   

pp





  







  



   

   





  



   



f

   





     





   











   

   



    p

 

   









p









   



   

   









    f

p

pp



p

p

pp

    

TSPCE-21



   

p







f

 



     

f





 

 

mf











Scherzo - arr. Rath

  Crot.     

G







   







     













     







M2

  







      

mf

M4

M5

P

T









  







 



  





















 



 

  









 



  

f

f

    f

f

           f

















 

           f mf           

mf



 

f

mf

   

f

            

mf M3



f



M1



f

       V1  V2

373

365

362

Chim.

21

  f



  





 



 



  





















 





 

  









   



 





   



   





 



  





 



  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  



 

    

  

  



 

    

  



  

 



  

  

  

  

  

  

 



     

  





 

  



 

  



  



  

 



     

  





 

  



  

  



    



  

 

 

  



































 TSPCE-21

Scherzo - arr. Rath

22

379

 Crot.    374

Chim.

 

   

 

  



 

 



 

 



 

 



 

 

 



  

   

   

 V1   

  

   

   

 

 

  

   

   

 

 

G

V2



  

    M1  

   

   

   

   

    

  

  

  

  



  

  

    

    

M2

M3

M4

M5

     

T

 



  

 

  

  

  

  

  

 

    

    

    

    

    

    

   

  

  

  

  

  

  

 

sub. p

  

  

  

  

 



 

    

    

sub. p

sub. p

sub. p

sub. p

 



 



    

  

  

  

   

   

  

  

    

    

    

    

    

    

  

  

    

    

    

    

  

  

  

sub. p

sub. p

sub. p

   

     



    

  

 

  

  

  

  

 

  

  

 

sub. p





 

 

 

























TSPCE-21

  

 

      

    

     

    

  

  

   

    

sub. p

      

P

    

  

   

  

sub. p

  



     



  

  

  

 

 









    

    

  

  





     



Scherzo - arr. Rath

   386

Crot.

Chim.

G

V1

V2

          

 M1   M2

M3

M4

M5

 

P

T

387

           ff

   

   

   











           

































ff

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

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



                                                       

    



          



       

                                                         

ff

  

       

395

ff

      

 

23



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 























































ff

ff

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



ff











 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



ff

 

     











































  ff  

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



  TSPCE-21

Scherzo - arr. Rath

24

     

399

398

Crot.

Chim.

  

407





















   







M1

M2

M3

   

  





M4



 





  

 

   

  

mf

M5

P

T







mf

  

 

 





      



  

    







   

























































        f

       

















   

p











   

 







 

 

 

 



 

 

 



    

  



p















p

p

   



p

 

 



 

  

 



mf





  

TSPCE-21













   

  



f

mf





f

    



f



 



f

    G        V1   V2

   

 

 

 





 

 



 

 

   

 

 

 

   

   





pp







pp













 

 

 

 

 

pp

pp

pp

 

























 

 





 

 



 

 











































f



 mf













Scherzo - arr. Rath

 



































  











 















410

Crot.

Chim.

G

V1

V2



411

 M1   



M2

 



M3

 



M4

 



M5

   



P

T

25

   





 



 





























 



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