Launch (2008)
Adam Glaser Commissioned by the Lake Forest, Illinois High School Orchestra and Chorus
For full orchestra and optional chorus (SATB) Duration: approx. 7 minutes
Full score
Copyright Š 2008 Adam Glaser
Contact: Adam Glaser www.adamglaser.com adamglaser70@optonline.net September 7, 2008
Launch (2008)
Music and lyrics by Adam Glaser (b. 1970) Commissioned by the Lake Forest, Illinois High School Orchestra and Chorus
Instrumentation: [2222-4331-tmp+3-str-opt. SATB] 2 2 2 2 4 3 2
Flutes Oboes Clarinets in Bb Bassoons Horns in F Trumpets in Bb Trombones
1 Bass Trombone 1 Tuba Timpani Percussion (3)* Strings Optional chorus (SATB)
*Percussion: snare drum, bass drum, crash cymbals, suspended cymbal, tom-toms (3), tambourine, triangle, xylophone, glockenspiel. Suggested division of percussionists: Player 1: snare drum. Player 2: bass drum, cymbals. Player 3: tomtoms, tambourine, triangle, xylophone, glockenspiel Additional copies of chorus/piano reduction score are available separately.
Lyrics (begin at rehearsal W)
Look all around you at every turn. Your world has just begun to open. What happens now is up to you. Mark your horizon and raise your sail. Your trails are blazed and clear. Go forward, and Launch into the atmosphere, Build yourself a new frontier, Stronger every day and every year.
Copyright Š 2008 Adam Glaser
Contact: Adam Glaser www.adamglaser.com adamglaser70@optonline.net September 7, 2008
Launch
Commissioned by the Lake Forest, IL High School Orchestra and Chorus September 7, 2008
Flutes 1 & 2
Allegro q=138
ff
ff
ff
ff
Oboes 1 & 2
Clarinets 1 & 2 in Bb
Bassoons 1 & 2
Horns 1, 2, 3 & 4 in F
Trumpets 1, 2 & 3 in Bb
Trombones 1 & 2
Bass Trombone
Tuba
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
Timpani
(E, A, D)
Snare Drum
Bass Drum/ Cymbals
Tambourine/ Triangle
ff
ff
(B.D.)
side of drum
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ff
pp
f
edge of drum
f
pp
p
p
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mp
mf f
mf
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f
f
mp p
mp p
p
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mp
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middle of drum
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p
mp
p
f p
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p
mp
Violin I
Violin II
Viola
Violoncello
Allegro q=138
ff
ff
ff
ff
ff
Tenor
Double Bass
Alto
Bass
mp
Xylophone / Glockenspiel
Soprano
drum ff
f
side of
Tom-toms (3)
Adam Glaser
Copyright © 2008 Adam Glaser
2
Fl. 10
Ob.
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18
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Fl. 27
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Fl. 50
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Fl. 60
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Cl. 73
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Fl. 84
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p
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93
Fl.
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11
Fl.
107
Ob.
Cl.
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1.
p legato
M
p
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legato
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mp
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pp
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pp
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1.
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legato pp
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Fl. 142
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Ob. 153
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f
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f
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arco
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Fl. 174
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dim.
a2
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dim.
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dim.
Vln. II
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188
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Cl.
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B. D./ Cymb.
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f Crash cymbals
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f
marcato
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f Db. f marcato
f
f
f
f
f
Tpt.
V mf leggiero mf mf leggiero mf
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f
ff
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ff
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ff ff
Fl. 197
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Timp.
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Perc.
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cresc.
cresc.
cresc. cresc.
mf
div. pizz.
pizz.
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mf
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cresc.
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W Fl. 204
f
a2
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Ob.
f legato
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f
legato
f
f legato
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f legato
Tpt.
Tbn.
B. Tbn.
Tba.
B. D./ Cymb.
S.
f legato
f
a2
legato
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legato
f
f
legato
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mf
mf
Look all a - round you at e - v'ry turn.
e - v'ry turn.
Look all a - round you at f
Your world
e - v'ry turn.
f
has just
be - gun
to
o - pen.
Your world
Your world
has just
be -
gun
What
Your world
e - v'ry turn.
to
o - pen.
What
arco Vln. I unis.
f
legato
arco
f legato
legato
hap - pens now is
up
up
o - pen.
has just
be
be -
raise your sail.
hap - pens now is
gun
has just
Mark your ho - ri - zon and
to
gun
to
f
o - pen.
arco
What hap - pens now is
What
W
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Look all a - round you at f
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Look all a - round you at f
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T.
A.
mf
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div.
f
div.
up
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to you.
to you.
to you.
to you.
Mark your ho - ri - zon and
Mark your ho - ri - zon and
raise your sail.
Mark your ho - ri - zon and
raise your sail.
X unis.
Your trails
raise your sail.
Your trails
Your trails
Your trails
div.
legato
unis.
f
f
f legato
19
Fl.
215
Ob.
f
Db.
f
ff
f
ff
Go
forward,
and
launch
launch
Go
Go
forward,
and
forward,
and
Go
forward,
launch
div.
unis.
launch
and
in - to
the
at - mos - phere,
in - to
the
at - mos - phere,
the
in - to
the
new
fron - tier,
build your - self
a
a
a
build your - self
at - mos - phere,
fron - tier,
at - mos - phere,
new
build your - self
in - to
built your - self
a
new
new
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stron - ger e - v'ry
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stron - ger e - v'ry
fron - tier,
ff
ff
Glockenspiel
unis.
f
f
ff
ff
ff
ff
f
clear.
ff ff
clear.
ff
f
div.
clear.
ff
clear.
Y
f
are blazed and
Vc.
B.
Vla.
a2
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Vln. II
are blazed and
Vln. I
are blazed and
T.
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S.
f
B. Tbn.
f
Tbn.
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S. D.
Hn.
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day and
day and
day and
e - v'ry year.
e - v'ry year. ff
e - v'ry year. ff
E
e - v'ry year. ff
E
day and
Y
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v'ry
-
v'ry
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unis.
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ff
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20
225
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Ob.
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f
poco rit.
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ff
ff
day and
T.
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e - v'ry
day and
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Vln. II
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e - v'ry
year.
E
year.
E
p
Xylophone
ff
ff
p
v'ry day and
v'ry day and
-
e - v'ry year.
-
v'ry day and
v'ry day and
e - v'ry year.
e - v'ry year.
e - v'ry year.
poco rit.
Z
ffp
Poco piu mosso
q=144
ffp
ffp
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Db.
-
ff
E
ffp
ff
ff
A.
-
E
ff
ffp
S.
ffp
Xyl.
ffp
ff
q=144
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Z Poco piu mosso ff ff
ff
ffp
ff
21
234
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Cl.
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Ob.
a2
mf
mf
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mf
mf
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ff cresc. molto a2 ff
ff
molto cresc.
a2
molto cresc.
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S.
ff molto cresc.
mp
mf
f
ff
ff
molto cresc.
molto cresc.
molto cresc.
ff
mf
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mf
mf
mf
molto cresc.
(optional)
ff Ah molto cresc. (optional)
ff
molto cresc.
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molto cresc.
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ff molto cresc. div. ff
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ff
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ff Ah molto cresc.
div.
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(optional)
ffff
ff
molto cresc.
ff
ff
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ff Ah molto cresc.
ff
ff
mf
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mf
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mf
Vln. II
T.
Vln. I
A.
B.
B. D./ Cymb.
Tom-t.
Timp.
Tpt.
ff molto cresc.
ff molto cresc.
a2
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Ah
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