Quintet for Oboe, Harp, Double Bass, Percussion, & Saxophone

for Oboe, Harp, Double Bass, Percussion& Saxophone

Quintet

Christopher W. Sumrall

h = 40Christopher W. Sumrall

Quintet for Oboe, Harp, Double Bass, Percussion

& Saxophone

2

3

Oboe

Alto Saxophone

Harp

Contrabass

Vibraphone

C-Score

C, Db, Eb, Fb, G, Ab, B

Solo

mp

growl

ff

approx 6 sec.

with medium-fast motor

3 yarn mallets

q. = 40

4 5

6

7

Hp.

mp

L.H.

R.H.

8

9

10

11

Hp.

mf

B# -

3

12

a little slowerq. = 37

13

14

15

Hp.

Vib.

RH

slight rubato

*

l.v. ....

LH

* use front end of fingernail for last LH gliss

Solo

p

16

17

e = q18

19 20 21

22

Hp.

Vib.

pR.H.

L.H.

3

23 24

25

26

Hp.

Vib.

R.C.

B.D.

l.v.

C/Db w/ left mallet

mf

p

mf

l.v.

left foot

mf

27

28

29 30

Hp.

Vib.

R.C.

B.D.

approx. pitch

4

31 32

33

Hp.

Vib.

R.C.

B.D.

3 3 3 3

34 35

36

37

Hp.

Bass

Perc.

mp

3

sounding pitch

on D string

arco

p

mm.'s 36 - 75:

2 drumsticksuse butt end of sticks

p

on rim

5

38

39

40 41

Hp.

Perc.

3

R.H.

mf

on head

p

3

42

43 44

45

Hp.

Bass

Perc.

R.H.

L.H.

sul pont.

p

f

46 47

48

Hp.

Bass

Perc.

3 3

normal bowing

3

p

mf

click sticks together

6

49 50 51 52

Hp.

Bass

Perc.

mp

3

3

3

3

3

3

3 3

3 3

3

3 3

3

mf

mp

cross left stick over snare

53 54 55

Hp.

Bass

Perc.

3 3

3

3

0

7

56 57

Hp.

Bass

Perc.

3

3

3

58

59

60

Hp.

Bass

Tri.

Perc.

p 3

pizz.

p

p

lv

S.D. on head

8

q = e61

62

63

64

Ob.

Hp.

Bass

Perc.

p

3 3 3

B# -

3

arco

p

p

ff

3

f

mp

p

on bell

on rim

3 3 3

e = q65

6667

Ob.

Hp.

Bass

Perc.

gradually decrease trill speed

3

on G string

f

3

f

fl. tomrim shots

mp

f

mp

3

9

68 69 70

Ob.

Hp.

Bass

Perc.

f

MP

mf

gliss

3

R.H.

mf

f

L.H.

front endof fingernail

mf

mf

p

mf

p

mf

p

71 72 73 74

Ob.

Hp.

Bass

Perc.

mp

p

pitch bend down

pp

approx. pitch

pp

mp

p

mp

p

pp

mp

pp

mp

pp

p

pp

p

pp

10

75 76

q. = 33

q = e77

78

Ob.

Hp.

Bass

Perc.

a little slower

p

pizz.

mp

pp

ppp

to vibes2 yarn mallets

79

80

81

e = q82

Ob.

Bass

Vib.

p

MP

p

mp

11

83 84 85 86 87 88 89

Hp.

Bass

Vib.

R.C.

p

mp

1 drumstickuse front end of stick

pp

90

91

92

93

Ob.

Hp.

Bass

Vib.

R.C.

B.D.

mp

p

sfp

mp

arco

mp

3yarn mallets

mf

mf

12

94

95

96

97

Ob.

Hp.

Bass

Vib.

p

pp

p

gliss for full length of quarter note

p

2timpani mallets

to timpani

98

99

100

Ob.

Hp.

Bass

Timp.

p

mp

3

mf

mf

pp

p

13

101

102

103

Ob.

Hp.

Bass

Crash Cymbal

Timp.

mf

f

f

f

mp

mf

f

104 105

106

Ob.

Hp.

Bass

Crash Cymbal

Timp.

ff

fff

f

R R L

R R

3 3

14

107 108

Ob.

Alto Sax.

Hp.

Bass

Crash Cymbal

Timp.

mf

step on stage

ff

3

f

sul pont.

f

slow gliss

approx. l.v.

approx. pitch

gliss.

3

15

109 110

Ob.

Alto Sax.

Hp.

Bass

Crash Cymbal

Timp.

3

3 3

3 3

3 3 3 3

normal bowing

3

L L R

RL R

R R L R R L

R RL

RR

3 3 3 3 3

16

111 112 Swing113

Ob.

Alto Sax.

Hp.

Bass

R.C.

Timp.

3

3 3

p

p

3 3

pp

quickly mute

3 3 3 3 3 3

pizzp

slowly move sticks up as you rollby the end of the roll, be at the top edge of the drum

sizzle cymbal - use back endof timpani mallet

p

buzz roll

sfp

quickly mute drum

p

17

114 115 116

117

Ob.

Alto Sax.

Hp.

Bass

R.C.

Timp.

3

3

3

18

118

119

120

121 122

Ob.

Alto Sax.

Hp.

Bass

R.C.

Timp.

pp

pp

pp

pp

123

124

125

Ob.

Alto Sax.

Hp.

Bass

R.C.

Timp.

Without Swing

mf

mf

slowly step backwards till behind stage

mf

l.v.

preparewhistle

19

126 127 128 129 130 131

Ob.

Alto Sax.

Hp.

Bass

Crash Cymbal

Whist.

Timp.

ff

quickly step back on stage

ff

step off

pp

3

3

change tuningC#,D,E,F,G,A,Bb

sfmp

arco ppp

use front end of both mallets

ff

to marimba

ff

ff

20

q = 85132 133 134

Ob.

Hp.

Bass

Mar.

slower slower

mp

3

p

3 3 3

p

mp

135 136 137

Ob.

Hp.

Bass

Mar.

p

mp

21

138 139 140

Ob.

Hp.

Bass

Mar.

mp

3

3 3

3

3

3

3

141 142 143

144

Ob.

Alto Sax.

Hp.

Bass

Mar.

pp

step on stage

MP

fff*

pp

steel lids

22

145 146

Ob.

Alto Sax.

Hp.

Bass

Steel lids

MP

ff

f

MP

f

strike lowest string with a yarn mallet strike upper part of the string

f

f

3 3 3 3

col legno battuto

mf

behindbridge

ricochet - increase speed asthe gliss progresses

f

l.v.

to timpani

23

147 148

Ob.

Alto Sax.

Hp.

Bass

R.C.

Crash Cymbal

Timp.

MP

f

mf

MP

mf

mf

MP

approx.

behindbridge

normal bowing

gliss - change direction on the fourth 16th of each beat

f

24

149 150

Ob.

Alto Sax.

Hp.

Bass

R.C.

Crash Cymbal

Timp.

mp

mp

col legno battuto

mf

behindbridge

mp

to steel lids

25

151 152

q = 70

153

154 155

Ob.

Alto Sax.

Hp.

Bass

Steel lids

pp

slower

abruptly turn towards the saxophonist

stand

pp

mp

pp

stand


3

pp


p

l.v.


26

156

157 158 159 160

Ob.

Alto Sax.

Hp.

Bass

Steel lids

begin walking towards chair walk in time, one step to each quarter note

begin walking towards chair walk in time, one step to each quarter note

when you reach the chair,remain standing until the other plays are off stage - continue playing figure

when the other playersare off stage proceed to this measure

turn towards audience

sit down

p

begin walking off stagewalk in time, one step to each quarter note

pick up bell

begin walking off stagewalk in time, one step to each quarter note

to piano

27

161162

163 164 165

166

Ob.

Alto Sax.

Hp.

Bass

Pno.

remain off stage

MP

ff

pp

ff

pp

*conductor to walk off stage at normal pace

ring bellremain off stage

f

gradually decrease speed of ring

pp

remain off stage

ff

pp

ff

chromatic clusters - play all notes indicatedbetween brackets

167

168 169 170 171 Alto Sax. pp

pitch bend

pp

p

pp

172

173

174

rit.

175

176 177 Alto Sax. morendo........

ppp

*conductor to slowly dim lights throughout entire hall

178

179 180 181 182

Alto Sax. breath tone - no pitch

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Quintet for Oboe, Harp, Double Bass, Percussion, & Saxophone