40 FEELS

ANDREW CONKLIN

40 FEELS for alto flute/piccolo, b♭ clarinet/bass clarinet, piano, violin, viola, cello

Full score

2025

IL Ivy Las Music

Instrumentation: Alto flute/piccolo B♭ clarinet/bass clarinet Piano Violin Viola Cello

Performance notes: Grace notes should be played before the beat.

Stems without noteheads are used in two contexts: 1. When used in conjunction with fanned beams, stems without noteheads represent a repeated note (or, in the case of the piano, a pair of notes an octave apart) with steadily increasing or decreasing speed.

The exact number of repetitions is undetermined.

2. In the strings, a headless stem can also indicate an approximate pitch from which a glissando originates. The pitch should remain undefined for as much of the glissando as possible.

Program note: When Earplay asked me for a piece to commemorate its fortieth season, I initially intended to compose forty tiny variations on a theme — an enticing concept that ultimately failed in practice. After abandoning my original idea, I turned to a more traditional theme and variations form and felt immediately revitalized.

I ended up with five sections instead of forty: a theme followed by three increasingly divergent variations, with a slow and meditative coda concluding the piece. Each of the five sections is based on the same two musical ideas: a repeating chord progression heard first in the strings, and an angular melody played by the flute, clarinet, and piano.

Warm thanks go to Earplay for supporting the creation of this piece along with so many others over the last forty years.

Duration: 13 minutes Transposed score

Published by Ivy Las Music www.andrewconklin.net Contact the composer: info@andrewconklin.net

© Copyright 2025 by Andrew Conklin and Ivy Las Music (ASCAP)

Dedicated to Earplay

Transposed Score

40 FEELS

   Alto Flute   wild!

Explosive  = 56

Clarinet in B♭

Piano

    



     wild!  



Ped.

   Violin  wild! pizz. arco      Viola wild!   Violoncello   wild! pizz.

6 A. Fl.  Cl. in B♭

Pno







Vc.

 

  





  

  

 

  



                

  

             pizz. arco      

arco 

 

 







 

                                  



  









  







 Vln   Vla



    

ANDREW CONKLIN



 

    



   







  



      



   

  



    

 

      

 

     Ped.



         

 

     

  









      

   



 



 





 



   





   

 

Ped.

  

      

        

   

        sul tasto         sul tasto        sul tasto arco

Pitch is undefined for most of string gliss.

Intended effect is inchoate, emergent.







 

   







  









pizz.

             

   

   

           

   



  

  

       

2

14  A. Fl.   Cl. in B♭

Pno

   



  

 



                floating, untethered   

  



   (Ped.)



        Vc.    

20  A. Fl. 

 Cl. in B♭    Pno



  

    

 

           

    sul tasto arco     Vla    sul tasto   arco    Vc.    

  Vln 

 



            









  

 

   

             

  

 









 





 

            





 







    



        

    

 

  



  



    

  

  

               

      



        

  

 





  

 



pizz.

   

      

  



 

tre corde

       pizz.       



         

   



                                                    Ped. una corda



       

  

 





 



 



 

 





 

  





  

                                         



una corda





Ped.

     Vln               Vla  

 





( + . + .)

 

 



    

 

    25             A. Fl.                        Cl. in B♭                                                   Pno          



(Ped.) (u.c.)

  Vln     Vla 

 

 Vc. 

  A. Fl.  31

 









  



    





    









   

pizz.

 

   



tre corde

Ped. una corda

       calm and steadfast        calm and steadfast

 

 

 



                              slap-tongue                                                                                         

 





 



3

       

   

          

 



 



 

       



 

 

  



 

 



     



       

                        Cl. in B♭                                                                            Pno                Ped. Ped. una corda  una corda     ord.                Vln                      newly expressive    ord.                Vla                    newly expressive            Vc.        





4

 A. Fl.  36

Cl. in B♭

Pno

   









(Ped.) (u.c.)



 Vc. 











 







         

          

  Vln  Vla



      









 

  



  

      

     40            A. Fl.                      Cl. in B♭             Pno





(Ped.) (u.c.)

 Vln   Vla

 

  Vc. 





    



   

 

           

    



              

                



 

 



              

  

   



   







       



    

    





 

     

                 

   







    



  

 

                  

                                                                                           

        

    

  

  

 

     

  



    

  

  





 

       

   

tre corde

          

     



           

       A            45                           A. Fl.              equally wild!                                              Cl. in B♭                                                                                    Pno    equally wild!                



             Vln             Vla

Vc.

              



Cl. in B♭

Pno

 

 







    

(Ped.)

    Vln        Vla



arco    Vc. 

                   

   

 

  

 

       Ped.

   

pizz.

      



pizz.

   



    

   

  

     

  

     

       







with mute





with mute

 

 

 a bit brighter this time       

Ped.



arco



arco

  

     sul pont.

 



 

pizz.  



















                                                 

           

with mute

    equally wild!       equally wild! arco    equally wild!





  

Ped.

                           

    

51 A. Fl.  

     

5

 



 

pizz.

 

      



        

















        

   



Ped.



       





6

       

55 A. Fl.   Cl. in B♭

Pno

Vln

 





     



  









59 A. Fl.  

Pno

 





    

     

 Vln  Vla





(Ped.)

 

 Vc.  

arco ord.

Ped.

      





    Vla           Vc.    

Cl. in B♭



   

 



  

                                                                                       Ped. Ped.  Ped.

 







                

       











        



   









remove mute







 









 





    















           

 

pizz.







   



 arco        pizz.







        arco sul pont.



  

  Ped.  



pizz.

 

 



    

    

    

  







pizz. 



 







       arco       

    



 



                          ()               



 

   

Ped.

     

 

 





 

     

   ( + . + .)   63                          A. Fl.                                                 Cl. in B♭                                                                      sec.

Pno                                  Ped. Ped. Ped. Ped.



   Vln   Vla

    

  







       Vc.      arco sul tasto

  

  









pizz.





   

  

   



  



 

    





remove mute

                           

   



       

 

pizz.

7

         

   

     

                                                                      Cl. in B♭                                                                                         Pno               Ped. 68  A. Fl. 



  Vln   Vla

  

 

remove mute

  Vc.  



ord.



arco

   arco 







    

  

  



    

  

  



     





 





 





 

               72                         A. Fl.                           slap-tongue                                 Cl. in B♭                                                                                                Pno                  Ped. 

8



    Vln      Vla   Vc.

 

        

   

 

     Cl. in B♭   



Vc.





 

 

 

  

                                 



(Ped.)



 





  



 



   

 

   

        

  

           

                  

  Vln  Vla





pizz.

 77     A. Fl. 

Pno





        



   

  



 

                             



       





  

      

       

               

 



           





                

           espr.              espr.   arco      



       

               

Take B. Cl.

 

 



 

 

          

    82        A. Fl.             B. Cl.

Pno



     

  Vln  Vla







  



 

        pizz.

Vc.



86   A. Fl. 



   

             

        









  

 

  











  

 

            B. Cl.                                                                                        

     



    



 

         

   



            









  

 



 

           

 

         



 



 

  



  

9

 

             

                      B. Cl.                                                                                                 Pno                                                              



  Vln  Vla





  Vc. 

     

 

  



   

    

   

 





    







 







   

  

 

              



 

        

             

           

    



      

        

10

 91     A. Fl.   

   B. Cl.   

  



 

  =  

 

( = 149)                                      

                                                                                    Pno                                                                        Vln                                                 Vla           



         Vc.           

 A. Fl.  97





 



Picc.  Take 











  =  

 

B Broad, spacious ( = 50)

   



 



  

   

                                

 





                                                                                                        Pno         Ped.                                                     Vln        

B. Cl.

Vla



  

  

 Vc. 





  

         

arco

 

bow overpressure

 

bow overpressure

  

 Picc.   100

B. Cl.

Pno





  



                            

     

trill is lazy and uneven; intended effect is groggy, drugged-out

 barely audible





              

(Ped.)



    



  

stop abruptly on the bow





stop abruptly on the bow



   Vc.   

 



 



 

                                    

  

   

                       



102

Picc.

  

                                                                                  

 Vln  Vla

 

Picc.

11

      B. Cl.                                                    Pno     (Ped.)                                          Vln  Vla



  

   Vc. 

        

 

 



 

12

 Picc.     104



                   

   B. Cl.   Pno

Vln

Vla

Vc.











(Ped.)

 

 

106 Picc. 



 

 

   



Pno





     



    

Vc.

 













   

       

      

  (approximate pitches)   

 

 

 









   



   



 



trill is lazy and uneven; intended effect is groggy, drugged-out

 barely audible                

(Ped.)







 

 Vln  Vla

   



 

  B. Cl.     







  

  



  

  





 



 

  

                         

               

 

(

) 

                               

 

 Picc.      B. Cl.    108

Pno

Vln



                                                                

  



      

 

          

 Picc.  111

B. Cl.

Pno



Vc.





   

   







         





 A. Fl.      Take    

(Ped.)

 

      











   



 Vln  Vla









 

 



    ()            



 

 





(Ped.)

       Vc.   

Vla

13

Ped.

 











    

         

  

  



Ped.



  

          

    

  



    

Harmonic gliss on A (irregular melodic contour)

 distant and ethereal 





 

     smooth and legato

      smooth and legato

14

                      A. Fl.         

                                

A. Fl.

115

  B. Cl.  Pno

Vln

Vla

Vc.



   





                  



 





Vla



Ped.

  

 

  









 

  





                      sul pont.

 distant

  



    



   

 Vln 







   118             A. Fl.            B. Cl.     Pno





 

(IV.)

   





Ped.

(Ped.)

 



     

(Ped.)









 



 

  









s.p. s.t.                                                                Vc.             

15

            120                              A. Fl.                            B. Cl.

Pno













(Ped.)

 Vln   



 A. Fl. 

           B. Cl.  Pno



      

 Vln   Vla

Vc.

 

 



 



  





 



  

   

 







 



        

 













 



                                                               

(sul tasto)





 

  

 

 

 

        

 

 

 







 







  

      ()

Ped.

   Vla      Vc.       

123





        



  



   

                    

   

 





pizz. l.v.



        

       

16

   126                A. Fl.              B. Cl.  Pno





  

 Vln  

 



 

 







 





 

  

  

  

        

    



 



 





 



  









     

  =  

 

 

 

 

128  A. Fl. 

























Vla

Vc.

 

        sul pont.                                

C Tense, coiled  = 75

B. Cl.

Pno

   



   

 







                                            









    col legno battuto                Vln                  "woody" sound desired, with minimal bow hair - background color to viola                           Vla              Vc.   







   

pizz.









 

       



  

 

 

  

 



   



    

                             

          

17

134 A. Fl.  B. Cl.

Pno





































 























 



 



                              Vln                                               Vla                                Vc.             

139      A. Fl.        

B. Cl.

Pno

 





 

 Vln   Vla





  Vc. 







 

 

   



 

           

                      



 





   

 

    

                        



       





 

 

 





  

      

     

                                                                         

18

143                A. Fl.         B. Cl.           







 Vln  

  

Pno

Vla

Vc.

       

 

  

  

  

  A. Fl.                   B. Cl.  







 Vln  

  

Vla

     

 

    

   

   

     

 



  

     Vc.  

 



       

            

   



 

         

            



 



       



     

    

 

 



 

 

 

                                 

148

Pno



 

         

  

 

         

 

                                          slap-tongue                                                   

pizz.



        

arco (off the bow)



 



   

                        



 

 

 

 

 

     



                   

                  arco

(off the bow)

 



19

152 A. Fl.   

 B. Cl.  Pno



  







 





 

 

 







  



B. Cl.

Pno

       











      

  Vln   Vla



   

 



 

        



   Vc.      

 





      



            

                  

      





 



            



 

 

 





  



                                                                                  

       

 

   

   

           

    

 



 



                          

      

 

             

        Vln                                   Vla                 Vc.     

156 A. Fl.  



  

 

 

 

 

 



    

    

       







       









                 

     



  

  

           

    





20

                160                     A. Fl.                   B. Cl.                      











 



 



  



 







    

                                                       (off the bow) arco                                      Vln                     pizz.                           Vla                                  Vc.                    

Pno

164  A. Fl.  B. Cl.

Pno

 





 





 





      



  

   

    

    

  

             Vln                Vla           Vc.    

 





  

 

 

    

 



   



    



   

 

    



 







 

   



  



  



  

                                       

21

167 A. Fl.  



       

  B. Cl.       Pno





        

  Vln  Vla

Vc.

 

  

  





 



  



         



 



       







 

 



    

    

    

Pno



 

 Vln  Vla



 

 

    Vc. 



  



 

 



 

    

      



     

 



   

     





   

       



 

   

  

 

 

 





 

    

   

    

            

   

 

    

  



       





   



 





    





        

   



 

            

     



                          A. Fl.                    B. Cl.               



    

                            

171



   

 

   





        

       

                                  

22

  

  175     A. Fl.   

 

 B. Cl.                  Pno                     Vln    arco        Vla              Vc. 



  179

A. Fl.

B. Cl.

Pno

 







 Vln  Vla





 Vc. 







 

 





      





 





 

                                  



       

 

      

    



 















     









     





                                                                                                

      



   

   





 



    



                          

 



   

                                                                                                                                  

 







 



 

         







 

            

      

   

  183     A. Fl.  

 B. Cl.  Pno

Vln

Vla

Vc.





 

    

 

   

 











   

           

          

            

 





 



  

                

 

  

                    A. Fl.    187

B. Cl.

Pno

  





 

 Vln   Vla



 



 





     

   

 

   

       

  

  

    

            







    





 

 



                

   



  





        

     

      

                                   

 

     

   Vc.  



23

















  

 

 





   







   

         









  

 

  







  

  



 

                                                                         



  



                      





 

         

 

 

 

     

                        

24

 192      A. Fl.  

B. Cl.

Pno

 



     

  

     

Vla

        

     

      Vc.       



   A. Fl.    198

B. Cl.

Pno





  

(Ped.)

 Vln   Vla

 

  Vc. 

    



           

    Vln         

     

               

 





 



    

            

       

  

   

              







        



  

   

      





        



D

     pesante!      pesante!    pesante!    pesante!      pesante!

 

   









      

arco  

   



 



  















             warm, yet metronomic

    

  

    espr. free, soloistic

pizz. (l.v.)





















      





Ped.



   





       



Ped.



        

 =          pesante!         pesante!

Static, floating ( = 60)







         





                      





 

 



    

        







 

 

    

      

25

202 A. Fl.  B. Cl.

Pno

Vln

Vla







(Ped.)

   









(Ped.)



   Vc.  

   

 







    

Ped.

 





  





                       

                      murmuring

            

     Vln  Vla





Ped.

       

206 A. Fl.  

Pno



                                

  Vc. 

B. Cl.

      

  



       



 

     

  







      











         



 

  



 

 











 



    

     

 





       

     



 









                   

 

 







  

     

     

 

      

   





IV.

        



    

  

 

IV.

       

26



210   A. Fl.    

B. Cl.

Pno





breathy

            

 Vln  Vla

Ped.



 

  Vc. 

213 A. Fl. 

 B. Cl. 

Pno



     

   



 











    

        













     



 

 









 















   



     

                       











 



  





 





       

  



murmuring



 







    



             Ped.                                                                        Vln                   Vla                           Vc.          (Ped.)

27

  216        A. Fl.             B. Cl.                

Pno









 

(Ped.)

 Vln   Vla



  Vc. 

   220

A. Fl.

B. Cl.

Pno

 



  

 Vln  Vla



 

(Ped.)



  

  

    

        





     

   

  

Ped.











                          







                                            

 





Ped.

   Vc.  

 



 





  









 



 





 

 

                   

air/noise

 



  



air/noise









        













    

   

           



















  

 

  

 











  

   

         

28

224 A. Fl.  B. Cl.

Pno



   



 

Ped.

 

   Vc.  

227 A. Fl.  B. Cl.

Pno

 Vln  Vla



 Vc. 









       

 



















     

 Vln   Vla

    

    

(Ped.)





   



 

 





        

 



        

       

 

Ped.







tongue ram

                     



                                    











                                             



        







 

  

 

                    



            





         

29

231 A. Fl.  B. Cl.

Pno

 













(Ped.)

    Vln  Vla



 Vc. 

236 A. Fl.  B. Cl.

Pno







Vla

  







  

Ped.



 

    

      

     





  



   

 Vln 





 



   Vc.  



  







              

   

 

Ped.

  







        



 

































   



            



       

 















        



   







 

 



     



   









  













                    sul tasto







     

  

     

 







30

239 A. Fl.  B. Cl.

Pno







                                 

(Ped.)



  Vc. 







242 A. Fl.  B. Cl.

Pno









      



 



 



                  Ped.











        







 













     



































 Vln  Vla











                                                                    Vln            Vla



(Ped.)

  Vc.  





   



  















    

   