Andrew Rindfleisch Circus Music for Chamber Orchestra
Circus Music (999) for chamber orchestra duration: minutes Andrew Rindfleisch Manzo Music This is a Transposed Score Instrumentation Piccolo Flute Oboe Clarinet in B-flat Bassoon Horns in F trumpets in C Trombones Timpani (4 drums)* Percussion* (amplified)** Strings * Timpani: (4 Drums) -~. * Percussion I:...,.' 7< Floor Tom Tom-toms - =-.- Susp. Cym Crash Cymbals.. ~,~, Xylophone D :;;/... 0 Chimes 9K--/~~' ~-fjn~--' ":Jll.../' ~... ~. IT I,I p. n _ - * Percussion II: Triangle Bass Drum Snare Drum ~ ** should be amplified through a single speaker. Dynamic level should equal the piano at its loudest dynamic. Required setup for,, Percussion, and Timpani: IXylophone-Percussion I I I I I I IConductor I I Percussion III ITimpani I
Molto drammatico = ca. 0 Circus Music Andrew Rindfleisch Piccolo Flute Oboe B Clarinet Bassoon mute F Horns mute C Trumpets Trombones Timpani Percussion st. mute D B D A Floor Tom Bass Drum st. mute st. mute st. mute Suspended Cymbals possibile Flr. Tom Molto drammatico = ca. 0 senza vib. sempre sul D sempre * Violin I senza vib. sempre sul D sempre * possibile Violin II senza vib. sempre sul D sempre * possibile senza vib. Viola possibile senza vib. sempre Violoncello possibile Contrabass * All D s one whole step above middle C should be played on the D string throughout the piece unless otherwise noted. Copyright 999 by Andrew Rindfleisch. All Rights Reserved.
9 possibile possibile 9 9 possibile possibile possibile possibile Susp. Cym. (B.D.) 9 pizz. arco pizz. arco
3 6 6 6 Snare Drum Tom-toms Susp. Cym. B.D. st. mute st. mute 6 6 sul G
4 con bravura con bravura pizz. arco pizz. arco pizz. arco
5 9 9 9 L.H. L.H. 8 3 3 3 9 (sul D) cresc. cresc.
6 34 34 34 8 34
7 39 39 39 (st. mute) (st. mute) 39 pizz. arco
8 45 3 3 3 3 3 3 45 45 S.D. Toms B.D. 45 pizz. arco ord. (vib.) espr. pizz. arco ord. (vib.) espr. pizz. arco ord. (vib.) espr. pizz. arco ord. (vib.)
9 53 53 53 st. mute st. mute st. mute S.D. 3 53 sub. sub. sub.
0 6 3 6 6 (Toms) (S.D.) Xylophone (hard mallets) 3 3 3 3 3 con bravura 8 con bravura 6 senza vib. sul E pizz. arco senza vib. pizz. pizz. arco senza vib. pizz. pizz.
68 68 68 (Xylo.) () (S.D.) 8 68 arco
73 73 73 (Xylo.) (S.D.) 8 8 3 3 3 3 3 3 73 sul E arco arco senza vib.
3 78 rit. 78 78 D B F A (S.D.) Chimes 3 3 3 78 ord. rit. (vib. poco) (sul D) ord. (vib. poco) (sul D) ord. (vib. poco) ord. (vib. poco)
4 86 Molto intenso = ca. 64 68 poco rit. 86 st. mute st. mute 86 (Chimes) st. mute st. mute 86 Molto intenso = ca. 64 68 poco rit. senza vib. pizz. arco senza vib. pizz. arco
5 94 a tempo Meno = ca. 60 poco rit. a tempo poco rit. a tempo 94 94 (Chimes) B.D. 94 a tempo Meno = ca. 60 poco rit. a tempo poco rit. a tempo sub. ord. (vib.) drammatico drammatico poco poco poco poco poco poco
6 05 poco rit. rit. a tempo ( = ca. 60) 05 05 05 poco rit. rit. a tempo ( = ca. 60) poco ord. (vib.) poco poco poco poco poco poco poco poco
7 5 rit. espressivo 5 mute mute 5 cup mute cup mute cup mute cup mute 5 rit. ord. (vib.) cantabile sord. espressivo sord. sord.
8 3 a tempo poco rit. a tempo 3 3 A B D G ansioso 6 con bravura 3 a tempo ord. (vib.) cantabile sord. poco rit. a tempo senza sord.
9 3 3 3 6 3 6 poco Flr. Tom soft mallets (B.D.) 6 gliss. D C 3 drammatico drammatico
0 36 36 36 (Flr. Tom) (B.D.) 6 6 G F 36
40 rit. Broadly = ca. 56 poco rit. a tempo ( =56) 40 40 (Flr. Tom) (B.D.) C D 6 3 rit. Broadly = ca. 56 senza sord. poco rit. a tempo ( =56) 40 legato espressivo senza sord. legato espressivo senza sord. legato espressivo
46 rit. 46 46 D C 46 rit.
5 Majestic meno poco = ca. 5 rit. Più Subito = 0 3 legato legato legato legato 5 legato espressivo legato espressivo 5 (B.D.) Crash Cymbals solo legato espressivo 5 Majestic meno poco = ca. 5 legato rit. Più Subito = 0 espressivo legato espressivo senza vib. sempre senza vib. sempre senza vib. sempre
4 60 60 sub. 60 st. mute st. mute sub. sub. sub. Triangle 60
5 67 67 67 (Tri.) 67
6 7 7 7 7
7 77 77 77 (Crash Cym.) B.D. 77 sub. sub. sub.
8 8 3 3 3 8 8 8 sub. sub. sub.
9 87 87 87 87 feroce feroce feroce feroce feroce
30 9 3 3 3 3 9 9 9
3 96 legato 96 legato 96 Chimes S.D. 96 sul G sul G legato sul G ord. (vib.) legato
3 0 0 mute 0 (Chimes) (S.D.) mute st. mute Flr. Tom (sticks) B.D. st. mute st. mute st. mute Susp. Cym. 0 (sul D) senza vib. sempre pizz. sempre senza vib. (sul D) pizz. (sul D) senza vib. sempre senza vib. sempre
33 09 09 09 S.D. Toms 09 arco arco
34 5 5 5 Susp. Cym. B.D. st. mute st. mute 6 5 sul G
35 Tri. Xylo. con bravura con bravura (sul D) (sul D)
36 6 6 6 con bravura D B C F (Xylo.) con bravura B.D. 8 6
37 3 3 3 Chimes L.H. 3
38 36 36 36 (Chimes) S.D. 36
39 4 poco accel. accel. 4 cresc. 4 cresc. (S.D.) 4 poco accel. accel. cresc.
40 49 = ca. 3 36 legato legato legato 49 legato legato 49 49 = ca. 3 36 ord. (vib.) ord. (vib.) ord. (vib.)
4 56 56 56 Tri. 56
4 64 = ca. 3 36 poco rit. 64 lip gliss. 64 Crotale B.D. Susp. Cym. (sticks) 8 64 = ca. 3 36 poco rit.
43 7 rit. = ca. 3 36 legato legato 7 legato legato legato 7 (Susp. Cym.) (B.D.) legato legato legato 7 rit. = ca. 3 36
Program Note Circus Music is a title that stems from an initial passing interest in the word "circus". While living in Italy during the years 997-98, I visited many ancient Roman amphitheaters and became interested in the many definitions and visual images the word "circus" has engendered over the past 000 years. These include the ancient Roman gladiatorial games, chariot races, and the slaughtering of animals; the large public spaces in London, marking the intersection of major thoroughfares, filled with people, lights, and noise; and the performances of traveling entertainers under the big top, complete with clowns, exotic animals, and death defying acts. Informally, the word has become associated with any environment that gives way to rowdiness or noisy disorder. All share the significant attribute of public spectacle. Circus Music is, then, an entertainment piece of sorts. A fantasy for chamber orchestra exploring the showmanship, fun, and cliché associated with "the circus". (A. Rindfleisch)
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