AUTUMN
poem by JOHN CLARE
for Mezzo-soprano, Clarinet, Percussion, and Piano
BRAXTON BLAKE
BRAXTON BLAKE MUSIC
AUTUMN
by John Clare (1865)
The thistledown’s flying, though the winds are all still, On the green grass now lying, now mounting the hill, The spring from the fountain now boils like a pot; Through stones past the counting it bubbles red-hot.
The ground parched and cracked is like overbaked bread, The greensward all wracked is, bents dried up and dead. The fallow fields glitter like water indeed, And gossamers twitter, flung from weed unto weed.
Hill-tops like hot iron glitter bright in the sun, And the rivers we’re eying burn to gold as they run; Burning hot is the ground, liquid gold is the air; Whoever looks round sees Eternity there.
INSTRUMENTATION
Mezzo-soprano (also plays Glockenspiel)
Clarinet in B-flat
Piano
Percussion
3 Triangles (small, medium, and large), 2 Brake Drums (medium and large), 2 Baking Sheets (hanging - medium and large), 2 Suspended Cymbals (medium and large), 4 Hanging Flower Pots (high to low), 3 Cow Bells (small, medium, and large), 2 Log Drums (medium and large), Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Vibraphone (with C3), Crotali, Chimes
Triangles small medium large medium
Brake Drums large medium Baking Sheets large medium Suspended Cymbals large
Flower Pots (hanging) high low Cow Bells small medium large Log Drums medium large Snare Drum Bass Drum
Crotali Chimes
Arrows ( or ) are used to indicate alignment and cueing between performers.
Duration: circa 22 minutes
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Vibraphone
A UTUMN I
Clarinet in B
Brake Drums Triangles
Baking Sheets
Suspended Cymbals
Small Log Drum
Large Log Drum
Snare Drum
Bass Drum
Crotali
Chimes
Trgls.
Baking sheets
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
Flwr. Pots
Log Drums
Snr. Dr.
B. Dr. molto rit.
rit.)
Chimes
Vibr.
Crot.
C. Bells
Piano
strum (with fingertip)
Vibraphone
Flower Pots Cows Bells
Poem by John Clare
Cymbs.
Log Drums
Snr. Dr.
Baking sheets
Brake Dr. Cymbs. Trgls.
Log Drums
Snr. Dr. B. Dr.
Chimes
Vibr. Crot.
Flwr. Pots C. Bells
Chimes
Vibr. Crot.
Flwr. Pots
C. Bells
Trgls. (as needed)
Log Drums
Snr. Dr. B. Dr.
Log Drums
Chimes Vibr. Crot.
Flwr. Pots C. Bells
Snr. Dr. B. Dr. molto rit. =48 =48
Baking sheets
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
Trgls.
Chimes
Vibr. Crot.
Flwr. Pots C. Bells
Baking sheets
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
Trgls.
8ba (with fingertip)
Chimes
Vibr. Crot. Log Drums
Flwr. Pots
C. Bells
Snr. Dr. B. Dr. molto rit. =20
Baking sheets
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
Suspended Cymbals
Log Drum
Vibr.
Log Drums
Flwr. Pots
C. Bells
Snr. Dr. B. Dr.
Baking sheets
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
Trgls.
Vibraphone
Small
Large Log Drum
Snare Drum
Cows Bells
Bass Drum
Brake Drums
Flower Pots
Clarinet in B
Trgls.
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
Log Drums
Snr.
Brake
Log Drums
Vibr.
Flwr. Pots
C. Bells
Snr. Dr. B. Dr. Baking sheets
Dr. Cymbs.
Trgls.
Flwr. Pots
C. Bells
Dr. B. Dr. Baking sheets
Baking sheets
Brake Dr. Cymbs. Trgls.
Flwr. Pots C. Bells
Log Drums
Snr. Dr. B. Dr.
Vibr.
Baking sheets
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
Flwr. Pots C. Bells
Log Drums
Snr. Dr. B. Dr.
Vibr.
Baking sheets
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
Log Drums
Snr. Dr. B. Dr.
Baking sheets
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
Log Drums
Snr. Dr. B. Dr.
Vibr.
Flwr. Pots C. Bells
Vibr.
Flwr. Pots C. Bells
Baking sheets
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
Flwr. Pots
Log Drums
Snr. Dr. B. Dr.
Trgls.
Baking sheets
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
Log Drums
Snr. Dr. B. Dr.
Vibr.
Flwr. Pots
C. Bells
Vibr.
C. Bells
Trgls.
Baking sheets
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
Flwr. Pots
C. Bells
Log Drums
Snr. Dr. B. Dr.
Log Drums
Vibr.
Flwr. Pots
C. Bells
Snr. Dr. B. Dr. Baking sheets
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
Trgls.
Trgls.
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
Snr. Dr. B. Dr. Baking sheets
Flwr. Pots C. Bells
Log Drums
=58 rit.
molto rit.
Vibr.
=58 rit. =52 rit.
Suspended Cymbals
Brake Drums Flower Pots
Cows Bells
Small Log Drum
Large Log Drum
Snare Drum
Bass Drum
Crotali Chimes
Vibraphone Chimes
Chimes
Vibr. Crot.
Log Drums
Flwr. Pots C. Bells
Snr. Dr. B. Dr. Baking sheets
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
Trgls.
Triangles
Trgls.
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
Flwr. Pots C. Bells
Log Drums
Snr. Dr. B. Dr. Baking sheets
Chimes Vibr. Crot.
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
Flwr. Pots C. Bells
Log Drums
Snr. Dr. B. Dr. Baking sheets
Vibr. Crot.
10"–12"
Chimes
Trgls.
Trgls.
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
Flwr. Pots C. Bells
Log Drums
Snr. Dr. B. Dr. Baking sheets
Vibr. Crot.
Trgls.
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
Snr. Dr. B. Dr. Baking sheets
Flwr. Pots C. Bells
Log Drums
Crot. play until the next "*", then stop =72 rit.
Chimes
Vibr.
Chimes
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
Snr. Dr. B. Dr. Baking sheets
Flwr. Pots
Log Drums
Trgls.
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
Snr. Dr. B. Dr. Baking sheets
Log Drums
Chimes
Vibr.
Crot. poco rit.
Flwr. Pots
C. Bells
Chimes
Vibr.
Crot. Crot. Vibr. =120–124
C. Bells
Trgls.
Snr. Dr. B. Dr. Baking sheets
Log Drums
Snr. Dr. B. Dr. Baking sheets
Log Drums
with palm of hand with fingertips
finish playing the repeated phrase, then pause. Like wa
finish playing the repeated phrase, then pause.
Chimes Vibr. Crot.
Flwr. Pots
C. Bells
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
Trgls.
Chimes
Vibr. Crot.
Flwr. Pots
C. Bells
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
Trgls.
Snr.
ter, Play once, stretching the ritard to the rest.
Chimes
Vibr. Crot.
=120–124
Log Drums
Flwr. Pots C. Bells
Dr. B. Dr. Baking sheets
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
Trgls.
=120–124 rit.
8va =72 rit.
Strum piano strings with finger (no fingernail) colla voce 8va
Chimes
Vibr.
Crot.
Chimes
Vibr. Crot. circular glissando colla voce
Log Drums
Flwr. Pots C. Bells
Snr. Dr. B. Dr. Baking sheets
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
Trgls.
Log Drums
Log Drums
Chimes
Vibr. Crot.
Flwr. Pots
C. Bells
Snr. Dr. B. Dr. Baking sheets
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
Trgls.
Chimes
Vibr. Crot.
Flwr. Pots
C. Bells
Snr. Dr. B. Dr.
Baking sheets
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
niente
Chimes
Vibr. Crot. niente
Log Drums
Flwr. Pots
C. Bells
Snr. Dr. B. Dr. niente
Baking sheets
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
Trgls. niente
Clarinet in B
Brake Drums
Suspended Cymbals
Flower Pots
Cows Bells
Small Log Drum
Large Log Drum
Snare Drum
Bass Drum
Crotali
Vibraphone Chimes
Chimes
Vibr.
Crot.
Log Drums
Flwr. Pots
C. Bells
Snr. Dr. B. Dr.
Baking sheets
Brake Dr.
Cymbs.
Trgls.
Triangles
Baking sheets
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
Log Drums
Snr. Dr. B. Dr.
Chimes
Vibr.
Crot.
Log Drums
Flwr. Pots
C. Bells
Snr. Dr. B. Dr. Baking sheets
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
Trgls.
Chimes Vibr. Crot.
Flwr. Pots
C. Bells
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
Snr. Dr. B. Dr.
Chimes Vibr. Crot.
Log Drums
Flwr. Pots
C. Bells
Snr. Dr. B. Dr.
Baking sheets
Brake Dr. Cymbs. Trgls.
Chimes Vibr. Crot.
Log Drums
Flwr. Pots
C. Bells
Baking sheets
Baking sheets
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
Log Drums
Snr. Dr. B. Dr.
Log Drums
Chimes Vibr. Crot.
Flwr. Pots
C. Bells
Snr. Dr. B. Dr.
Baking sheets
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
Trgls.
Chimes Vibr. Crot.
Flwr. Pots C. Bells
Drums
Log Drums
Chimes Vibr. Crot.
Flwr. Pots C. Bells
Snr. Dr. B. Dr.
Baking sheets
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
Chimes Vibr. Crot. Log
Flwr. Pots C. Bells
Snr. Dr. B. Dr.
Baking sheets
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
Trgls.
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
Snr. Dr. B. Dr. Baking sheets
Flwr. Pots
C. Bells
Log Drums
Trgls.
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
Snr. Dr. B. Dr. Baking sheets
Flwr.
Log Drums
Chimes Vibr. Crot.
Pots
C. Bells
Chimes Vibr. Crot.
tap string with finger (no fingernail)
Chimes Vibr. Crot. crot.
Log Drums
Flwr. Pots
C. Bells
Snr. Dr. B. Dr. Baking sheets
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
Trgls.
Chimes
Vibr. Crot.
Log Drums
Flwr. Pots
C. Bells
Snr. Dr. B. Dr. Baking sheets
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
Trgls.
Brake Dr.
Log Drums
Snr. Dr. B. Dr.
Brake Dr.
Snr.
Chimes
Vibr. Crot.
Log Drums
Flwr. Pots C. Bells
Dr. B. Dr. Baking sheets
Cymbs. Trgls.
8ba
Chimes
Vibr. Crot.
Flwr. Pots C. Bells
Baking sheets
Cymbs. Trgls.
Trgls.
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
Flwr. Pots
Log Drums
Snr. Dr. B. Dr. Baking sheets
Vibr. Crot.
Log Drums
Snr.
Chimes
Vibr. Crot.
Flwr. Pots C. Bells
Dr. B. Dr. Baking sheets
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
Trgls.
Chimes
C. Bells
Trgls.
Baking sheets
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
Flwr. Pots
Log Drums
Snr. Dr. B. Dr.
Brake
Snr.
8va
Chimes
Vibr. Crot.
Log Drums
Flwr. Pots C. Bells
Dr. B. Dr.
Baking sheets
Dr. Cymbs.
Trgls.
Chimes
C. Bells
Trgls.
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
Snr.
8va
Chimes
Vibr. Crot. Log Drums
Flwr. Pots C. Bells
Snr. Dr. B. Dr. Baking sheets
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
Trgls.
Chimes Vibr. Crot. Log Drums
Flwr. Pots C. Bells
Dr. B. Dr. Baking sheets
8ba
8va
8ba
Chimes
Vibr. Crot.
Log Drums
Flwr. Pots C. Bells
Snr. Dr. B. Dr. Baking sheets
Brake Dr. Cymbs.
Trgls.
there.
VGlockenspiel
Piano 8ba
Vibraphone (motor off)
Clarinet in B Voice
tempo)
