Constellations For Flute, Violin, Bassoon, Harp, and Piano

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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

  

Copyright © Chen Zhangyi 2008

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                 

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 6

5

6

5

  



 

 

3

 

 





5



 

 



    

  

       

 

fff

  

fff





 

fff

 

 3



 



  

 

fff

   



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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

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                   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

 


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