RNY 1139 - David Lang - Sunray

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RNY 1139 Warning : Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is prohibited by Federal law, and subject to criminal prosecution.

instrumentation clarinet cello piano percussion -

vibraphone, glockenspiel, snare drum, drum set with no cymbals

electric guitar bass

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I started thinking about writing a piece called Sunray in 2006, while in residence at MASS MoCA. That summer, my family was staying in the MASS MoCA artist housing in North Adams, which is next door to the SUN cleaners. Every morning I would wake up, make a cup of coffee, and stare out the window at the rays of the sun on the cleaner's big neon sign. Even on rainy mornings I woke up to the rays of the sun.

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While looking every morning at these artificial rays I remembered a story I had read about the origins of the Washington Monument. Apparently that shape – the 4 sided pyramid obelisk – is a Masonic sign, intended to represent a shaft of sunlight, made physical. I began to recognize in this the form for my piece – a ray of light, beginning ephemerally and gradually becoming more and more solid.

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The piece is dedicated to my father, Daniel Lang, on his 80th birthday. sunray was premiered by the Bang on a Can All-Stars on 22 July 2006, at Mass MoCA in North Adams, Massachusetts the duration is about 11 minutes

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for daniel lang on his eightieth birthday

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   

     

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  

   



 



     

                             

Vc.

   



 

 

Db.

   



 

 

E Guit.

  



                                                        

Pno.



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   

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 

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

   

Yo

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

ew

E Guit.

   

   





 

                                                                 



  



N

        

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or di

Vib.



                

   



  

     







     



     



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Pno.

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

R

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Cl.

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  

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   

 

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  

  

 



 

               

 

 

   

  

 

            





 

  

 

 





 

  

 

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 

   



   

   

 

  



  



                                                                             

Vc.

 

Db.

 

     







 

   

               

   



  





  



   



  

   

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



                         



 



 

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 

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 

 

  

     

  





  

Vib.



  



   



   





 



 

                                                                      

  

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 

Vc.

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op

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   

 

     



  



             

 

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 

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     

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    

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

    

   

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 

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

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C

   

   

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     

              

 

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

     

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   

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                                                                      

      



 

   

     

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or di



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                                          

R



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   

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ht

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 



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Pno.

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                                   

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Cl.

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   

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   

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 

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  RNY 1139

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      

       

7 97

Db.

Vib.

 

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 

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       

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rk

 

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   

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E Guit.

 

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op

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     

     



      

 



     

  

   RNY 1139

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

  



               



 



 

 



 



 

 



 



  

     

8 110

  

 

  



   



  



  

Db.

 

 

     

   

 

  





             

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



   

     

  



     

 

 

 

 

 

    

rk

Vc.

 

  

 

 



 

 



 

Vib.

E Guit.

Vc.

Db.

     

  

  

   

D

R

 



  

   

  

    



 



 



 

  

 

ht





op

yr

ig

                                                                              

     

C

Pno.

  

 

by

118

    

 

ic

E Guit.



Yo

    

Cl.

    

 

                                                                           

ew

Vib.





N

Pno.

 

or di

Cl.

 

       

       

 

     



    







   

     



     

 

     

  

     

                  

  

 

  

 

RNY 1139

 

   









     



      

           

     

     

9

                         

126

135

Cl.

 



 

Pno.

Vib.

 

  

E Guit.

 

Vc.

 

Db.

 

 



 



 



 

rk

 



 



   

Yo



 

  



 

ew





  

N





or di

 

                                       

 

 

  

  

  

 

  

 

ic

Db.

 



 

 

 

                          

    

                                                                      



     

R

Vc.

 

      

by

 



                                   

          

ht

E Guit.



ig

  

yr

Vib.



                                                                   

op

Pno.

                   

              

C

Cl.

   

                                        

   

    

 

 

    

  

  

                                           



 



 



 



 









RNY 1139

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

  

 



 



 

10

E

       

                         

                 

                                                                  

144

                                          

 



 

   

 

 

 

 

          

Vib.

E Guit.

Vc.

Db.



 

 



 

  

 

 



 



 



 



 

 



 

 

by

 

ht





  

op

yr

ig

                                                                                  

C

Pno.



                          

153

Cl.



                                  

rk

Db.

 



          

Yo

Vc.

 

   

ew

 

 

N

E Guit.

   

or di

Vib.



ic

Pno.

    

R

Cl.

                                             

   

       

 

    

 

  

 

  

 

  

  

   

      

     

    







RNY 1139

                            

   

 



 



 









   

 

   

 

   

11

 

170

Vib.

E Guit.

Vc.

Db.





   

   





 



 

     

 



    

 

 

 



   

 



 

   

 

 

 



 



   

rk

 

  







 

 

 

  



 



   



  

ig



    

  

 

  

 

  

 

     

    

 

    

     

  



 

                                                  

   

 

  



ht





 

  

yr

Pno.

  

 



 



op

Cl.

 

   

Yo

Db.

 

      





                                                              

ew

Vc.

 





 



   



N

E Guit.

 



 



or di

  

 

 



 



 

ic

Vib.



                  

   



   

by

Pno.



 



C

Cl.

R

 

162

      

   



     

 

   



    

  

   RNY 1139

   

 



    



 

      

 

 

   

  

 

            



 

  

 

 



 

  

 

 

12







   

        

  

 

 

arco poco espr.

   

arco poco espr.

Db.

 

yr

      

Glockenspiel

   



op

  

C





              E Guit.   Vc.

  

  

poco espr.

        



F



 

    

 



 



 

   

   

 

 

 



  

 

 

 



 

 



 



 

  



 



 



 



 

           



 

  

  

 

               

to glock.

rk



 





Yo

    



                     



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

ew

   

  



or di

Db.

 



   

     

ic

Vc.

 

Glock.



 

R

    

Pno.



                                

E Guit.

Cl.



by

Vib.



   

ht

Pno.

  

ig

Cl.

N

177

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

     





 

       

                     

                       

 

  



  

 

 

  



  



RNY 1139





   

 



 



 



 

   

       

 

 











     

13

  

  

     

 

 

 

  

Glock.

E Guit.

Vc.

Db.



 



   

     



     

 

 

   

   



 

   



  



      

  



     





 

 



   

 

 

 

         







   

 



 

 

 

  

 

   



 

 

         

                        

 

 

 

rk



  

             

        

  

yr

 



   

                      



op

Pno.



 

C



 



    

197

Cl.

 

 

 

ew

Db.

 



 



   

  

N

Vc.

 

     

             



or di

 

 



 

 

 



 

ic

E Guit.



 



  

R

    Glock.   



by





ht

Pno.

 

 



ig

Cl.

Yo

     

191



  

                

       

RNY 1139

   

    

  

   

  

 

 

 



     

 

                    

   

    

  

 

   

  

 

cresc. poco a poco



cresc. poco a poco

14

 

              

     

 

     

Db.

   

    

 

 



Vc.

Db.

  



 

 

  

 



 

op

       

 

   

   

 



           



  

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

  

           

   

rk

 

 

          

  

            E Guit.   Glock.



  

C

Pno.

 

   

 

211

Cl.

 

     

cresc. poco a poco





Yo

 

   

ig

Vc.

 



yr

E Guit.



           



ew

         Glock.    

N

      

 

or di

 



  

               



  

    

 

   

 

ic





       

  

by

Pno.

       

 

ht

Cl.

R

       

204

   

  

   

 



 

 

 

 

 



 

         



 



 



 

 



          

 

                       

                    

              

  

 

 

 

    

    



 

   

RNY 1139

   



 

 

    

   

 

mf

mf

   

G



 



f    

    

    

       

    

 

     

     

     

           

      

 



 



225

Cl.

Pno.

Vib. S.D.

E Guit.

Vc.

 







f



 

    

 

f

       



 







         



 

 



    

 

     f

 



  

  

    

 

rk

       



f





   

 



f

       

 



 

 





 

   

            

 

 

 

  

 

       

    

 

 

 



 



 



 

    

   

         

     

   

 

     

     

           

      

     

 

 



  

   

   



(sim.)

Db.



   

    

 







    

Yo

 

 

       

ew



(sim.)

N

 

f edgy, distorted



 



or di



Vibraphone + Snare Drum

 

  f

ic

  



    

R







f

by

Db.

 

f

ht

Vc.



f



ig

E Guit.

 

 



yr

Glock.

     



op

Pno.

    

       

C

Cl.

    

15

  

 



 

      

  

    

    

 

   

 

       

RNY 1139

 



  

  

 



    

    

 

    

     

         

  

232



               

Vib. S.D.

E Guit.

         

                   

           

  

 

 

    

  

  





         

or di

ic

      

     

  

N

             



        



 

     



   

  



                

rk

 

    

  



   

    

 

 

                

    



  

 

    

 



  

    

 

 

 

    

         

    

    

     

 

        

     

            

     

      

       

 

op

      

C

Pno.



             

240

Cl.

  

                   

R

Db.

  

       

                

by

Vc.



         

ht

E Guit.

     

           

ig

Vib. S.D.

  



                 

yr

Pno.



    

Yo

Cl.



ew

16

     

Vc.

  

Db.

 



 



 

        

   

 



  

   



 

  

          RNY 1139

 



  

  

 



    

    

  

 



  

   

    

 

   

     

 

247



                        



  

  



  



  

Db.

                   

Vc.

Db.

   

 



                    







  



ic

    

  



ht

yr

ig

  

     

R

 



           

E Guit.

           

   

    

by

255

Vib. S.D.



  

or di

  

 

  

rk



  

  





 

      

             



 

           

   



     

 



 

                     

           

              

                        

             

 

op

            

C

Pno.

   



                       

Vc.

Cl.

  

                     

 

             

 

    



Yo

E Guit.



    

ew

Vib. S.D.





  

                                         

   

Pno.

     

  

N

Cl.

 



17

        

  

  



          

 



    

  



  

  



 

  



  

  



    

                     RNY 1139

 

          

 

         

18 263





  

Vc.

p

       

         

              

             

                p clean tone               p

  



 

 

  



   

   

    

        



 





    

         

  

 p

rk



  

 

                   

           

 



  

       



 

        



  

 

 



 



 

 



 



 

Cl.

 



 



 





 



by

271

R

ic

Db.



 

  

  

Yo

E Guit.

       

     

   

ew

Vib. S.D.



    

H

N

Pno.



  

       

or di

Cl.

 

    

 

 



 





 



 

ig   

op

            E Guit.   Vib.

yr

   

  

C

Pno.

ht

                                                 

  

 

    

   

  



  

  

  

  



 

             

                                          

 

  

     



 

Vc.

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Db.

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

RNY 1139

19 279

Cl.

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



                                               

Pno.

   

  



   

  

   

 

   

  

            

                                              

 

Vc.

 



 



 



 



 



Db.

 



 



 



 



 





 



  

 

Yo

rk



N  

  

  

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

ew

 



 



Cl.

 



 





 



by

287

R

ic

E Guit.

        

or di



  Vib.   

      



 



 



 



 



 

ig

yr

  

 

op

  

C

Pno.

ht

                                              

 





  

  

   

   

  

 

                                                                                                    E Guit.           Vib.

   

Vc.

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Db.

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

RNY 1139

20 296

Cl.

 

 





 



 



 



 





 



 



  

   

                                                

Pno.

   



  

  

  

 



  

 

 

  





f









 



 



 



 



Db.

 



 



 



 



 



 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

ic R

 

                                

ht

by

            

yr

                       





 

                                                         

                                                                f

op

Pno.

 

ig

I

Cl.

 

ew



N

 

or di

Vc.

Yo

rk

                                   Vib.                                                                 E Guit.          

Dr.

C

follow overall rhythm, choice of drums ad lib. gradually adding more and more fill as the Drum Set other parts intensify, becoming wild

                                                             f

very edgy and distorted

E Guit.

Vc.

 

            f              

 

                                

 

                                                         

arco                                                                   f

Db.

            

f

RNY 1139

21 315

E Guit.

                                                            

                                  

 

     

 

                                                

 

            

                                                         

R

ic

Db.

or di

N

Vc.

           

                                                                

rk

Dr.



                                                                                          

Yo

Pno.

               

ew

Cl.

324

Dr.

E Guit.

Vc.

Db.

ht

ig

yr



by

                                              

                                                                           

                                                          

op

Pno.

 

C

Cl.

                                                      

                                                                         

                                            

                                                                RNY 1139

22

Db.

Dr.

E Guit.

Db.

 

 

 

 

rk

                                    

                              

 

                     

ew

                                                        

 



 



 



                     

               



 



 



 



                         

ht

ig

yr

C

op

               continue adding fill

            







  

                        

 



 



 



 

            

              

                     

           

                        

 

           

                                                                           

strong and expressive

Vc.

 

                      

                    

             

Pno.

                                       

                       

J

Cl.

 

                    

N

Vc.

 

or di

E Guit.



  

ic

Dr.

                     

R

Pno.

   

by

Cl.

Yo

333

RNY 1139

 

 

23 349

 



 

Vc.

 





                

 

 





 



 



                      

                         

   

             

                

            

             

                      

 

 

  

 

  

  

                  

    

              

    

                

                 

rk

           

  

  

 

 

   

                      

 

Cl.

 





    



 



by

357

R

ic

Db.

           

 

Yo

E Guit.



ew

Dr.

 

N

Pno.



or di

Cl.

Dr.

E Guit.

Vc.

Db.

ig

yr

op

                       

C

Pno.

ht

                       

                         

                   

  

  

 

  

 

 



 



          

             

 



    



 

                     

                  

            

                

             

 

    

                       



 

    

     

           

RNY 1139

                     

  

 

                     

24

Vc.

Db.

   

                   





 



Vc.

Db.



 

  

  

  

 

 



 





 



 

    



            

            

             

  

    

         

 

            

 





 

                                           

 

 

 

              

 

    

 



 

        

 

                                    continue adding fill

 

                                            

strong and expressive, getting stronger until the end

   

            

 

   

strong and expressive, getting stronger until the end

ig

op

C

        

   

 

yr

           

 

           

                

    Dr.         E Guit.

            

                         

  

           

Pno.

                

               

K

 



                         

    

      

375

Cl.

                     

 



rk

      

                         

 

Yo

E Guit.

      



ew

Dr.

      

 



by

Pno.

    



N



      

 

or di



ic

 

ht

Cl.

R

366



 



 



 





 



 





 

                                             RNY 1139

Pno.

    

 



 

 

    

 

    

                      

                                   

  

 

 

 



                         

 

    

 

 

 

    

 

     

 



 

 





 



 

 

     

                       

 

 

 

 

       

               

    

  





                        

or di

                          



rk

 

 

Yo



ew



                         

391

Cl.

 

ic

Db.



R

Vc.

 

by

E Guit.



 



 





 



 



   

 

                                                    

ht

Dr.



 

ig

Pno.



yr

Cl.

 

N

383

25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E Guit.

Vc.

Db.

C

op

                                                                 Dr.                       

 

               

                                            

                                                 RNY 1139

26 399

Cl.

Pno.

 





 







 

 





  

 

 

 

 



L  



 

                                                          

 

 

   

    

 

 

 

 

 

  

                                                                                             

ew

Yo

rk

 

   

                                                                

Pno.





 



 





 



 





 



 

 

 



 

Vc.

Db.





 

ht

ig

 

op

    

C

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                    Dr.                  E Guit.

 

                                                        

yr

Cl.

 

by

408

R

ic

Db.

or di

N

Vc.

       

 

                continue adding fill                                        Dr.                E Guit.

        

 

 

       

 

       

 

                                                                                                                                                         RNY 1139

27 417

Pno.

Dr.

E Guit.

Vc.

Db.

  

  

  

 

 

                                                              



 

 

 

 

 

         

 

       

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

   

 

                                                      

  



  

Yo



 



 



ic

or di

N

                                                 

R



rk

                                                                                      

 

ew

  

426

Cl.

   

 

by

Db.

   





 



 





 



 



 



 

                                                                 

ht

Vc.

 

ig

E Guit.



    

 

yr

Dr.



 

   

 

  

op

Pno.



C

Cl.

 

 



 

 

  

 

    

 

    

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

                                                                                                    

 

                                    

 

        

  

 

 

                                                              RNY 1139

28

M

   

   

436

Cl.

Pno.



 





 

 





 



 

 



 



 

                                                       

 

    

 

    

 

                                                       

 

       

 

     

 

   

 

 

              

 

                                  Dr.         

rk

  

Yo

                    

 

                                                                  

Pno.



 

ic





 



R



 



 



 





  

Vc.

Db.



 

 

ht

                                                      

 

op

    

C

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                              Dr.                  E Guit.

  

ig

Cl.

 

by

    

444

yr

Db.

or di

N

Vc.

 

ew

E Guit.

continue adding fill

    

 

    

 

         

 

                                                                                                                                                   RNY 1139

453

 



Dr.



  

  

 



 





 



 

 

 

 

         

 

    

 

      

 

                                

 





 

   

 

   

 

    





Vc.

 

 



 



 



 



Yo



                        

     

 

     

                                 

   

op

        



 

                                                   

         

  

N



  

ew

                                          

 

or di

  

rk

                                                      

E Guit.

Db.

 

 

C

Pno.



                                                             

462

Cl.

 

ic

Db.



R

Vc.

 

by

E Guit.



ht

Dr.



 

ig

Pno.



yr

Cl.

 

29



        

 

  

 



 

 

   

                      

                     RNY 1139

N  



 



 



 

                     

 

 

 

            continue adding fill                 

 

            

 

           

                  

30 470

Vc.

   

  

   

 

   

 



 

 

       

 

    

Dr.

E Guit.

Vc.

Db.

 





 



 

 

 



     

 

    

 

    

 

                                         



  

  



                   

  

  



 

 

                                                       

  





R

 

 

by

  

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rk

  

 





 



 



 

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

ig

yr

       

 

                                   

 

  

 

  

 

op

 

ht

                                            

C

Pno.



                                         

478

Cl.

 

                                                       

ic

Db.



Yo

E Guit.

 

ew

Dr.





N

Pno.



or di

Cl.

 

    

                  

 

 

 

 

                                         

 

                                

                                                        RNY 1139

ht

ig

yr

op

C by or di

ic

R N

ew

Yo

rk

ht

ig

yr

op

C by or di

ic

R N

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