Constellations For Flute, Violin, Bassoon, Harp and Piano
Chen Zhangyi
Constellations involve a constantly evolving musical texture that begins with a star-like pointillistic quality in the first movement. Not unlike how constellations are perceived by human imagination, this continuously-transforming musical material metamorphoses into various possible states of being in three brief movements. ca. 6 minutes
Constellations Chen Zhangyi
I.
Flute
Violin
Bassoon
Harp
Piano
Vln.
Bsn.
Hp.
ppp
3
3
pp
3
ppp
(with flute)
p
mp
pp
p
3
mp
mp
3
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p
ppp
(with flute)
mp
p
mp p (with bassoon)
ppp
(with violin)
p
(with harp)
ppp
3
(with violin)
Pno.
pizz.
ppp
Atmospheric q = 72
7
Fl.
Atmospheric q = 72
mf
3
(with harp)
ppp
(with bassoon) mf mp
3
mf
2
Fl.
Vln.
arco
0
p
Bsn.
Hp.
mp
Pno.
3
p
Vln.
p
Bsn.
Pno.
p
6
f 3
mp
mp
mp
6
arco
f
f
3
mf
mf
mf
mf
mf
6
f
gradually release pedal
p pizz. 3
p
fff
p
p
fff p
3
3 3
3 3
(strike lower strings with palm)
f
3
3
3
3
mp
3
ppp
ppp
3
3 3
mp
p
mf
f
ppp
f
p
Hp.
mf
n
3
3
mp
p
19
Fl.
3
3
3 mf n ppp pizz.
13
Fl.
3
arco
Vln.
Bsn.
Pno.
Fl.
Vln.
3
3
ppp
n
p
ppp
p
ppp
3 fff p 3 3 fff p
n
n
3
3
3 3
ppp
p
ppp
n
Pno.
Hp.
n
ppp
Bsn.
3
27
3
Hp.
23
3
n
3
n
4 Intense q = 80
Flute
II.
p
Bassoon
p
Piano
Vln.
Bsn.
Pno.
p
mf
mp 3
n
p
mf
3
3
3
3
p
3
3
mf
p
n
n
f
3
Intense q = 80
Hp.
mp
n
39
Fl.
f
p
Harp
n 3 p
p
n
Violin
f
f
f
f
3
3
f
Fl.
Vln.
Bsn.
Hp.
Pno.
47
Fl.
Vln.
p mf
p
3
mf
flowingly
mf
mp
mp
3
p
p
3
3
flowingly
3 flowingly
mf
p
p
5
p
mp
3
p
3
3
p mf
3
Pno.
Hp.
3 3
flowingly
flowingly
Bsn.
3
3
44
3
3
6 49
Fl.
3
p Vln.
Bsn.
Hp.
Vln.
Bsn.
Hp.
p
3
3
3
f
f
3
f
3
Pno.
52
Fl.
Pno.
f
(hold until resonance fades completely)
(gradually release ped.) ff
n (silently)
7
III. q = 66
Flute
f
f
58
Vln.
Bsn.
Pno.
3
3
3
5
5
3
3
p
p
3
3
3
3 3 3 3 3
3
Hp.
3
q = 66
f mf
3
3
mf
pp
Fl.
pp
Bassoon
Piano
3
Violin
Harp
p
n
f
n
n
8
63
Fl.
Vln.
Bsn.
mp
5
5
3
3 3
3
Fl.
3
Vln.
3
3
Bsn.
3
Hp.
Pno.
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
3
3
3
3
3
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
3
3
3
3 3
3
65
Pno.
5
mf
Hp.
3
3
68
Fl.
Vln.
3
f
Pno.
0
mf
Fl.
Vln.
f
mp
mf
3
3 3
mf
f
Hp.
3
f
Bsn.
Pno.
mp
f
3
9
3
3
7
7
70
3
3
5
3
3
5
3
3 3 3
Hp.
7
3
Bsn.
3
5
7
6
3
3
5
5
6
6
3
6
7
6
5
5
7
7
3
7 3
3
3
7
10 72
Hp.
Pno.
Vln.
Hp.
Pno.
3
5
6
5
5
6
3
mf
7
ffp
3
ff
3
ff mp
ffp
ff
mp
3
3
fff
fff 3 3 3
fff ffp
5
3
fff
5 ff mp ffp fff 3 5 6
7
3
ff mp
5
6
ff
Bsn.
5
7
73
Fl.
6
Bsn.
6
Vln.
Fl.
3
Vln.
Bsn.
Hp.
Pno.
7
fffp
Bsn.
fffp fffp
Hp.
Pno.
7
fffp
Vln.
fff
fff 3 fff 5 fff 6 5 7 fff 6 79
5
Fl.
6 3
Fl.
11 76
5 6
6
6
5
7
fffp
6
5
6
5
3
5
fff
fff
fff
3
fff
fff
3
12 81
Fl.
Vln.
Bsn.
Hp.
Vln.
Bsn.
Hp.
Pno.
ff
ff
3 ricochet
3
3
3
ricochet fff
(strike lower strings with palm)
6
fff
fff
5
3
3
3
fff
5
fff
5
5 6 7 sfz 3 sfz 5 ricochet 6 3 3 3 3 sfz sfz 3 3 3 3 sfz sfz sfz 5 sfz 5 3 3 3 3 6 5 sfz 3 sfz
83
Fl.
ff
Pno.
ff
ff
86
Fl.
Vln.
Bsn.
9
5
Hp.
Fl.
ricochet
Vln.
Bsn.
Hp.
Pno.
sfz
3
3
sfz
6
13
sfz
sfz
5
f
f
f
flz.
f
3
sfz
6 sfz 6 5
88
7
7
6
Pno.
9
3
3
3
fff 3
fff
3
fff
fff
3
f
3
fff