Sisyphus, for large ensemble Mvt II

Sisyphus for Large Ensemble

Burt Goldstein Burton Goldstein [BMI] 420147 email: music@burtgoldstein.com website: www.burtgoldstein.com print date:1/30/24 file date:1/26/24

Sisyphus Mvt. 2 for Large Ensemble dedicated to Cynthia

Instrumentation Piccolo Flute Oboe Bb Clarinet Bb Bass Clarinet Bassoon Trumpet in C 2 Horns in F Bass Trombone Perc 1 Vibraphone Tambourine Triangle Sus Cymbal Gong

Perc 2 Xylophone Marimba Crotales, bowed 2 Woodblocks (High, Low) Glockenspiel

Perc 3 Snare Drum Bass Drum Kick Drum (BD with pedal) Gong, large Cowbell , low Tambourine Suspended Cymbal Violin 1 Violin 2 Violin 3 Viola Cello Contrabass 3 Pianos (or electronic keyboards)* Pf. 1 also Celesta (real or electronic)

*The score calls for three "pianos": these can be any combination of real and synthesized/sampled keyboard instruments. etc, If electronic keyboards are used and have the ability to play harpsichord, tubular bells, harp sounds, there are places in the score where that should be done. If not, those passages should be played on the piano or with a piano sound. (All this is indicated in the score and parts.)

Sisyphus

Score

Burt Goldstein

for large ensemble dedicated to my wife

II Piano Piano1 1

Violin I

Violin II

Violin III

Viola

Cello

Double Bass

q = 100



 

  

  non vibrato 

harm.

5

niente



4

 



 

niente



con pedale ad lib

 

  

non vibrato







non vibrato



 con sordino non vibrato

  





 







 



Celeste (sounds 8va)



   





 non vibrato  



non vibrato





 

     







 

   

 





 





 

   



niente

niente





niente



niente







 

  



        

 

 

 











 



  











  







 

    

©2024 Burt Goldstein [BMI] All rights reserved. music@burtgoldstein.com

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     









 

 



   

 

  

Sisyphus

4

                    3     6  6                  3     6  6                    3    3 6 6                                         3 6   6  

8 Fl.

Ob.

B  Cl.

B. Cl.

Bsn.

Cel.

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

D.B.

    

      







  

    

  





  

harm.





niente

niente



niente





niente

             

  

   

niente

 

       

 

 

  

      

niente



 

6



6

     3         3 

 

      3 

 

                   3   6                      6   



               

     

            6  6                6  



6

6

        6



                    6     Marimba

Mrb.



6

6







6

6

    6

 

   

   



   6



  

      



3

     3     



   

              

         

 

   



    

      

   3 3            6    3          6    

   3

6

 

     





               6 3 

 





   

   3

 

6



  6



 

  





  





  

niente

niente

niente

 

niente

 







 

Sisyphus 13 Picc.

Fl.

Ob.

B  Cl.

B. Cl.

Bsn.

 

Mrb.



Pf. 1

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

D.B.













  

3               3 3             

 

 

                                                                  

   

4

 



4     







3

3 3                       

VibesVibes

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                                           

3







3

3                3              3  















       3              3  











4







4





Perc. 1

Perc. 3





5

      











 

          



 





senza sordino



senza sordino



senza sordino

 





     

 

 



harm.



niente

niente



niente



niente



niente





       

 

 



 

3

3  

 



 

    3  3      3

  



  

 





 

  



3                   Marimba                           Snare Dr.           



                         

niente







niente





 

 

                                                                              senza sordino                    







6

19 Picc.

Fl.

Ob.

B  Cl.

B. Cl.

Bsn.

Vib.

Mrb.

Perc. 3

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

D.B.

 

Sisyphus



         







      



  

                               

   

 





   

















 





3

3

3

3



                                

niente





 

3                              Gong L.V. sempre            3

 

 

   

    

 





 

  

 

  

 

  



  

 

 













                                          

                                                      

 3                                          

                          3 3 3 3 







  

 3 3                                       3 3  3 3                                               





  







3  3 3 3                                                       





  

                     

 













Sisyphus

24 Picc.

Fl.

Ob.

B  Cl.

Vib.

Mrb.

Perc. 3

Pf. 1

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

D.B.

     



 

 





 

 

   

  



 

   





 

  







  













     

   

 

         

3



  

 

 

 









              

   

        

espress.

 

niente









niente







    3 



 

niente





espress.









espress.





 





niente









           







 

espress.



 



B.D.

    







 

         



       



  



   

  

7

 







niente

niente





















 

   L.V. sempre  Gong     

Crotales bowed (sounds 15ma)

          

                     

  



Celeste (sounds 8va)

harm.



 



 

















 







    

  

               





 



 

                    

 

 



















































  

Sisyphus

8

Var. 1

34 Picc.

Fl.

Ob.

B  Cl.

Crt.

Cel.

Vln. I



Fl.

 

        

Ob.

B  Cl.

  











4







3





 Picc.



41

7

16



       

    

 

   









  



   











   



   

   

                       

                           







9

  

16

      

                                                      

16

 

 



       



4

  

 

 

 

     

 

2

4

  



16









 



     

 



      

  





   

 

      

           



    

 

     



5    

     



  

      







   

3



 









5

  



 

     

 

    



       

5

16

   



Sisyphus 48 Picc.

Fl.

Ob.

B  Cl.

Perc. 3

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vln.

D.B.

  

3

 

Picc.

Fl.

Ob.

B  Cl.

Vln. I

D.B.

     

    

        

    



  



  





        



  





        

4

                                             

3



53

            

                                           





 

4





9

Var. 2



   

senza sordino pizz.



Var. 3



    

 



 



 

3

4

 

 



3





     3   

    3

arco non vibrato



        

4

 





   3



 

   3

3



   

     

 







4 

3

  

     3

 3          3  3 3                  

 

2

4



 





                      

   

3   3                 3 3 

4

3 3                3  3



2       



3     



4

  

  

pizz.

    

3

3





3

  3



       3  3 3 3          3  

3 4



3

non harm. pizz.

pizz.





3 3                          



 

3     2     3 3



2

3





q = 150



3 3          3  

3    



  

   



       3 3       3          3 3     3           3 3     3           3 3  

4 

3

4

   



        3   non vibrato sempre                        

3

3

10 59 Picc.

Fl.

Ob.

B  Cl.

Vln. I

D.B.

        



    3 3

Fl.

Ob.

B  Cl.

B. Cl.

Pf. 2

Vln. I

D.B.

3

         3 3 3      3 3 

    3

         3 3 3 

         



    

65 Picc.

   

                





 

  

   



 









  3  



 3

   

3

       

3

3

 

            3

3





 3







    

Sisyphus

 

   

               3       3 3 3 5                  3          3 3 5 3      3  5   3                3 3   

3

4

  3  5 3               3 3     





                    3           3 3

         3 



2

4

     3     3  3      

   

 









    3 3    



3





   

pizz.





   3

    3

ritardando

3





4

 

 

3     3     3

     3

 

 





  





  





 



 



    

 



















 















 



 







 

Tub bells



   niente

 

Sisyphus

11

Var. 4

Fl.

Perc. 3

Pf. 2

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vln.

Vla.

70 q = 100 non vibrato   

2 



   

Vc.



D.B.







 

 3   

3

B.D.





 3 3       

    

Snare Dr.

4





 







4







              saltando 3

3

3

            saltando 3

3

3















 









 







  3 

  3  





         3  3

saltando 3           3





   3  

 

3

  

3

  







 

 

 

3

3

3

3

       3 3 



  



          

3





3

 



 

           3 3 3  

3  3    3          

    3  3  3           3

   3

      3



 



 

          3

 

 3        3



3            3 

saltando







3

   3



3

saltando

 3

 3  3       

saltando        3    3  3

3

saltando

 





          3    3





 3







2        3

3

3



saltando

3

 3       

 

3             3 3  3  3          





  arco



3



Sisyphus

12

3  

79 Fl.

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Perc. 3

Vln. I

 







 



 



3

    

3

3

   

       3

3

       3

Vln. II

3

       3

3

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

D.B.

 

   3

  

  3

  3



        

         

        





 

Tambourine 

3

  



      3  3 Triangle



Lo Wdblk.

   

        3





       

    

3

 

   3

   3

   3      3

   3 saltando

3

3

       3



         3

       3       3

 

3

3



       3

3



3       3

    3

   3

      3

3





niente

 

                vary positions on repetitions

3







ritardando

   3 

cantabile

 

3

 3 

cantabile

cantabile

  

3

cantabile

 

3

cantabile



3

3

3

               

 



  3 



3

 

  3  3





   

  3    3 

3

3

   3



  3 



  



 3

Hi. Wdblk.

  

   3

3









   

pizz.







     3 



3

 

Sisyphus

86 Fl.

 

Hn. II



B  Tpt.



B. Tbn.

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Perc. 3

Vln. I



3

 



 

3

     

Vla.

3



  

3

Vln.



 

 

   

      

Vc.

D.B.

 

3

3

3

3



3

   

 3



3

 



 

3   



 



3   3   

  3



   3  3

3

3

3

3

   









 

 

pizz.

 





 



 



    



   



 



 









 



 





 

 

Triangle L.V. sempre





















 



   



 

 



Tambourine























molto espressivo



niente





molto espressivo







niente

molto espressivo

 

ritardando

 



molto espressivo







 



























  









 





 







     3 3      

     3 3  3       

 



 

 

3

niente





3

3









 



3

3

Vln. II



 







 







 

q = 60

13















niente

niente



niente













Sisyphus

14

Hn. I

Vib.

Mrb.

Perc. 3

Pf. 1

Pf. 3

D.B.

95 qsolo= 100 



Vib.

Mrb.



no pedal

3

3

  

    



Pf. 1

Pf. 3

    



3  



3



    

 3



pizz.

 



  

  

  



    3



3



  3

 

  3

  3

3



3

 3



        





 



3

3

3

3

3



   

3

  

L.V.



3



 



           3      3









 3        3

   3



3



3  

3

Harp

 

3

3

no pedal

 

3





3 3 3                 

Celeste (sounds 8va)



3

 3  3        3

B.D. ped.





3

 

Snare Dr.

Sus Cym. (soft mallets)

Perc. 3



               Marimba  3 3 3 3 3                     3 Vibes

104

Hn. I

































  3

    3



  3

   

3

  3

   3



 

   



3

     3

 3        3

     3

    3



  



3

 

3





3

3

 





3

   

 

3



3

        3    

      3





3



   3



3



  



   



3

 

3

3











   3



     3





3





3



  3





3

  



3



 

 

3

3

3

3

  

       

      

3 3         

3

  

 

 3  3         

3

          3 3  3   

3

3

3

3

3



3



 3       3

3



3  3  3       

  3

3

3





 

3

3





   3

 

3  3          

    

3

 3  3         3





 

3





niente

                3 3





3

 





3

 

        

    

 



   

3

  3

3       3



 





   

   

 

3



  

3









 

Sisyphus

 

Hn. I

Vib.

Mrb.

Perc. 3

Pf. 1

Pf. 3

Vln. II

Vln.









 

 



 

3



3



3

3



3

          

con pedale ad lib

  



con pedale ad lib

 

q = 60



111

 



3

  

 

3

3

3

3

 

  



  3



3    



3

3

3         3

 

3  

 

 3







 

3

3



   









Vla.



Vc.







 



 

arco

 





niente









  

arco

 

arco



 

arco



espress.











   

 



espress.

espress.

espress.

15

  

 







   



 3   

3

   3

 3

 

      3

 3          3  

3      





  









 



 



 









    niente

3

3

 

  



  

   

   3  

 



  



















  3    

3

3



    3   

L.V.











 

   3  











  

   

Sisyphus

16 119 Fl.

Ob.

B  Cl.

B. Cl.

Bsn.

Perc. 1

Vln. I























 





Gong

Ob.

B  Cl.



Vln. I

Vln. II

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.





       

 

3

   3







 







  



    

       

 

3





 

 

 

  

  











3

 3

 

3

    3 

  







   



 

3





  3

 

 



  

3



 

3



3

  

 3





       

       



















niente



   









  







 

 



 

















  







3

L.V.







 





 



3

           



3









3

3

Gong



  



  

        

23

   

  

 

  

  

            



 



           3



3

3





 3    



niente

 

 



L.V.



 

        



   espress.  



3

3

125

Fl.







Picc.

  



 



Sisyphus

B  Cl.

B. Cl.

Bsn.

Hn. I

Hn. II B  Tpt.

B. Tbn.

Perc. 1

Mrb.

Perc. 3

Pf. 1

Pf. 2

Pf. 3

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

D.B.

130 q = 100    

3 4



    

 





             

 











  

 



 



 

Tub bells L.V. sempre







 







B.D.

Harp



3

4



               

  

  











 

 











 









niente



niente

niente





 



Marimba              











niente







niente















niente





       





         









niente



        







 

     

       harm.       harm.

    harm.     harm.

 



 

  

Celeste (sounds 8va)





 





 











 

  niente

 

 



 L.V.

 



 



 

 

 







  

 



   

 

 



 





                      



 





Glk. (sounds 15ma)



L.V.

























  











17













niente



niente

niente



niente

 

 

 

Sisyphus

18 135 Fl.

Ob.

B  Cl.

B. Cl.

Glk.

Mrb.

Perc. 3

Pf. 1

Pf. 3

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

D.B.















 





 



                   

         





 



       



 



  

 

niente

4

    



       

  

 

       

      



2







    

 

4

            





 













 



3

      

     











  





4

 





2

 



 



 

3 4

  

    





 B.D. 

 

non harm.

non harm.



  

     

 

         



 



         



 



 



  



Snare Dr.





non harm.

  



            





     

      

   

        

            



  

 

   





  







   

  

 

 

ord.

   ord.



    

Sisyphus

Picc.

Fl.

Ob.

B  Cl.

B. Cl.

Mrb.

Perc. 3

Pf. 1

Pf. 2

Pf. 3

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

D.B.

   

                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

141 





  





      



L.V.

 

 



 





  

 







 







   

        









Tub bells





 

espress.

 

    

     





espress.



espress.



  



   

 





Triangle L.V. sempre







espress.



niente







  

    





niente





        

  

niente





  

  













niente

 













 



          







  

 

con pedale ad lib







 Sus Cym. (soft mallets) 

   



           

19





   

  

   





    

                









 



 

                                                                 

Sisyphus

20

147 Picc.

Fl.

B  Cl.

B. Cl.

B  Tpt.

Perc. 1

Mrb.

Perc. 3

Pf. 3

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.







   





 

                    

 

 



     

             









       

        

 



                





     

      





 

 







niente



 





 

 









niente

niente

 pizz.





niente





  

  

    

  





      

 







  

   

 

 



































    

Harmon mute









                                                         L.V.               







  

Vibes







            



       









          

          





  

 





        





   







Sisyphus

152 Fl.

B  Cl.

B. Cl.

Bsn.

B  Tpt.

Vib.

Mrb.

Perc. 3

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vln.

Vla.



             



                                       

    











 



           

   













 









 





            









21













           

 



    

                                 









 













 

 

 

   

       

   

      



 



 





 









 

  



 

       

ord. saltando         

saltando ord.         saltando  ord.         saltando ord.            

  

 

ord. saltando          

  saltando 

  

ord.



   

  ord. saltando               saltando

ord.

 

 













   



   

         

Lo Wdblk.

                                                         



   



   

       

 

  



  

 

     

  

 



   

   



      

Sisyphus

22 158 Bsn.



Perc. 1

 

Mrb.

Perc. 3

Vln. I

Vln. II

         





  

 

  

   

Vla.

 

Vc.



D.B.





Perc. 3



D.B.

     

  



   

 









  





 





   







6                      6                    



6

3



   

    3

 



Sus Cym. (sticks)



 



 









 



  3 3 3 3 3 3                                                                    3 3 3 3 3 3                                                              

                                   





3 3      3   3   3                                                              3  arco   6 6  6                                                            il piu legato possibile         

                          3  3 3  3 3                           3     3                 3

 

 







    



             

 

         

163

Perc. 1



   

        

   



Bsn.



                  

Vln.

B. Cl.





3

                             

3

3

3

3



                            

Gong





L.V. sempre



  

                                          

Sisyphus

23

168 B. Cl.

Bsn.

Hn. I

Hn. II

B  Tpt.

B. Tbn.

Perc. 1

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vln.



                                                                                                                  

  

 

  

  

 

 

    

















































 

Vc.



D.B.

 



  







Crotales bowed (sounds 15ma)



    

arcocon sordino

 

 



niente



niente





niente







niente

niente

con sordino

      







  

 

 

    

 

 



 

 

 

  



 

 

 









                                

   

                                con sordino



  





                                                                                  

       con sordino

 





      

Sisyphus

24

174 B. Cl.

Bsn.

Hn. I

Hn. II

B  Tpt.

B. Tbn.

                                 



Perc. 3

Vln. I

Vln. II





  

niente

 

niente









  







 



niente



niente

Vib.





niente













         

  

Vc.

 

 



niente



  

  

 

 

 







  

 

      



 



  



             



                   

  

 

  

 









 

 

  



       



 

 

 

   



 

  







  

       

 

  

B.D.

                            



 

 

 





  



        





             

Vln.









 

      



 

     

                 

   



  

Sisyphus

179

 



 



B  Tpt.





B. Tbn.

 

Hn. I

Hn. II

Perc. 3

Vln. I

Vln. II



  

 

 

  

  





 



 

  







 

                  

  



  



  



 

   



  

  

  

 

  

  

 

B.D.

  

25



  



 





  



 





  



 





 





  



 

 

 

  

                                                

                                                                          

Vln.

 





Vc.

 



   

                        











 

    

 



 

      

  

  

  







  

    

 

   

Sisyphus

26

185 Hn. I

Hn. II

B  Tpt.

B. Tbn.

    



niente







niente

    niente   



niente

 

   

B.D.

Perc. 3

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vln.

Vc.





  







 







     

 

niente

  

 



 



  





 

 



  

  





 

            

  

 





 



 

 

  

                        



                           

         











 

        







    

   

     

 



   

     



   

    

     

   

Sisyphus

189 Hn. I

Hn. II

B  Tpt.

B. Tbn.

Perc. 1

Mrb.

Perc. 3

Pf. 3

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

   

 

 



niente







niente



niente







niente













  





     

 







     

Glk. (sounds 15ma)



         Harp







     

  

     

                       

             



  



niente



L.V. sempre



              









   

Gong





27



   

non harm. con sordino

  

          

harm.

molto espressivo

 

   



   



        



 

 



  



      

           



              

      



   



     



     

  

  







     



          





Sisyphus

28

193 Hn. I

Hn. II

B  Tpt.

B. Tbn.

Perc. 1

Glk.

Perc. 3

Pf. 3

   



    



  



   



  



  

        

Glk. (sounds 15ma)

   

Harp





        

     

Vln. II

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.



  



       



 















 







 





 

 





  









 

 



 





 



     niente

 





L.V.

    





L.V.



            







  

harm.

Vln. I

niente



            



 



L.V. sempre







niente





niente

niente







  

 



















 









 

    niente

 





niente







 