How Far We've Come

How Far We’ve Come for modified Pierrot ensemble full score

by David Klock

Instrumentation Flute B-flat & bass clarinets Violin Cello Electric Guitar

Duration ca. 7’30”

About This work draws on the rich tradition of protest songs throughout the 20 th and 21st centuries. While there are no direct quotations in the piece, elements from six songs (John Coltrane’s Alabama, Woodie Guthrie’s This Land is Your Land, Marvin Gaye’s Mercy Mercy Me, Rage Against the Machine’s Killing in the Name, Kendrick Lamar’s Alright, and Che Apalache’s The Dreamer) serve as motivic material throughout the piece. These songs have been used between the 1940s and present day to protest conditions including racism, economic injustice, climate change, immigration policy, and police brutality. The title is my own tongue-in-cheek way of pointing out the need for continual improvement and evolution at a collective level.

Performance Score [transposed]

Clarinet in B 

B  Cl.

How Far We've Come 85

 

by David Klock

 P

  



     

   

3

 





  



    

  

     π freely

Cello

B  Cl.

Vc.

B  Cl.

Vln.

Vc.



   

        



 

 







  vib. non π

              3 3 p

  

 

       3

      3



 

 

F

  



         

©2021 David Klock

3

3

  

     

2

B  Cl.

Vln.

Vc.

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

   



3

 

freely



           3





     







                        P 3 3

  F

B  Cl.

         





Vln.

        



 

3

3

Vc.

     



 Fl.

B  Cl.

Vln.

Vc.



  

 

    



 

3



    

           3

  

  



 







      F









            

   

  

   

3



3

 

3

         



                    3

 

   P     

      



in time

Flute

in time

in time

    

3

[A]

        3



  

  3

     

 

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[B] Fl.

B  Cl.

Vln.

Vc.

  

        



Fl.

B  Cl.

Vln.

Vc.

 



  

 





 



 

   

 

   



  

 

     

                 3 3 f

3

3

   

  





   p

 



                     p



       p                         3 3 F

      



                 3

 

f







  

f

            

3

            3

3



4

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[C] B  Cl.

in time

                         Guitar

Vln.

  

 

freely



 



 

  unis. w/vln.

 P









unis. w/gtr.



P

          P in time

Cello

 

freely Flute



        

 

p



  

to Bass Clarinet

B  Cl.

Gtr.

Vc.

                  

3







 







   

                       



       

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Fl.

Gtr.

 

5

                            

        3

3

          







3

unis. w/gtr.

   Violin            F in time                                  f

Bass Clarinet

Vln.

Vc.

   F      



  







  

                            

      





 F

 



in time

3

in time

Gtr.



in time

3

 Flute    B. Cl.

    

unis. w/vln.

3

Vc.

[D]



                     3

3

 

 

  



6

Fl.

B. Cl.

Gtr.

Vln.

Vc.

Fl.

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[E] freely                          X













  





                      



      

  

B. Cl.

 



  

Gtr.

 



      

Vln.

Vc.

      f  



                      



         





     

            

       3

3

 

                   

  

      

          









  



                       3 3                                  

     

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B. Cl.

Gtr.

Vln.

Vc.

  

              

Flute



                                  



 P 



sul pont.

  



      p sub.

   

 F

P   





 X          P

  



     

3

Vc.

   



  

Fl.

Vln.

  

                

[F]

B. Cl.

  

7

3

   



 

 



  

to Clarinet in B 



delay ON



    



    





     

  

8

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              P

[G] Gtr.

 

in time

Vln.

 

Gtr.

Vln.

Vc.

Gtr.

Vln.

Vc.

 



in time

Vc.

                                                

in time





 p

 

 p

  

 



 



 



  

 

      

          

sul pont.

              

               

 



 

   



                    3

           

   

 



     





   



              





    

   



                

           

  

  p

 



     

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Gtr.

Vln.

Vc.

Gtr.

               

                 

    







      



    

 

Vc.

       



  p

 

      p





                   3





3

Vln.

         

9

        

    

  



 

   

 

   







   

   

X π     

 

Flute Clarinet in B 

 X      P [H]                   B  Cl.

Gtr.

Vln.

Vc.



           p      

 

delay OFF

 

p 







10

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[I] freely

Fl.

 X 

B  Cl.

X 



freely



  



3



freely



col legno battuto

Vln.

Fl.

 X               

    

 



  

 

3





   



      



 

  

         



3

B  Cl.

Vln.

3 F     3                                          F



p

Fl.

B  Cl.

Vln.



                                 

ord.





  



   

 

     





        

     







   



     

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[J] Fl.



  

       

freely

11

     

freely B  Cl.

    F



   









 



in time, w/Vc. (heavy dist.)

E 9 C m9

Gtr.

E 9

        3

     

3

C m9

3

B 7

     

F m9

3

3

3

3

3

 

f freely Vln.

sul pont.



 f in time, w/Gtr.

Vc.

 

Fl.



B  Cl.



 

    



    

Vc.



   

3        

3

         





      

  



        

   

C m9



           





C m9









3



3

Vln.

3

         f 3

E 9

Gtr.





 



        

    

 

 



    

C m9



 

            



12

Fl.

B  Cl.



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

 







E

Gtr.

      

Vc.

Fl.

B  Cl.



 3

Vc.











      3

 

 3

 3

        



3



3

  



D

Cm

3



 

 



E 7

      



3



3

        

[K]



  

 

f

 



     

         

3

Vln.

B 7

3

  





Fm



ord.

B m

Gtr.



3

 

   



Cm

3

Vln.





 

3





 A 7





 f

E           B7

3

  

3











 E9         3



  

 3                                           3

3

3

3

  



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Fl.

B  Cl.

Gtr.

Vln.

             3

13





 

          

                          C m F m B7 E9                   3               3

Vc.

         

[L]

    

  

in time

Fl.

B  Cl.

        

ƒ 

in time    ƒ

 

 

 E9       in time

Gtr.

3

ƒ in time

Vln.

           ƒ in time

Vc.

3

         ƒ 3

     



   



 C m      3

        

3

              3

3





 



   

3        

           3



     



  

   F m    3

       

3

   

   

                 3

14

Fl.

B  Cl.

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

  





   

   B7

Gtr.

  

   

3

           

3

Vc.

Fl.

B  Cl.

 

 

  

(loco)

Gtr.

Vln.

Vc.

         

    

  

   

   

   



3

  

D m7

3

                                    

      



   

       F 9       

3

Vln.





3

    3 3

   

      

3

        G  m7(b 5)

   

 



3





3



E7

                                     





      

3

    

3



             

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Fl.













3

3

3

3



B  Cl.

 











Gtr.

 











A m7(b 5)

3

Vln.

Vc.

Fl.

B  Cl.

Vc.

 

                       



3

 

  

   

 

 







 



 F m



3

  

  

  





                  D ( 5,add4)    





             











 

    

3

3

3

3













 











  

3

Vln.

[M]

  

3

(loco)

Gtr.

15



3

                                              

 

 3





 3



     

   

16

Fl.

B  Cl.

Gtr.

Vln.

Vc.

Fl.

B  Cl.

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 



      







Vc.



            

          











                

  

 



 3

  

  



3

  

  

3

           





  

3



                     



3

   

3

Vln.

             

B m7(b 5)

                       

               



D ( 5, add4)          

B m7(b 5)

Gtr.

[N]







3





3

                                   

  3

 

  

  3

  



 3  

 



 3



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Fl.

B  Cl.

               



         

B m7(b 5)

Gtr.

17







3





3

freely Vln.

Vc.

X

delay ON

  

  3

 

 

  3

 P

  





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