String Quartet No. 1 'Aloysius' by E.R.F.

EDMUND FINNIS

String Quartet No. 1 'Aloysius'

© 2018 by Edmund Finnis Commissioned by Alois Lageder and Aldeburgh Festival The first performances were given by the Minetti Quartet at Casòn Hirschprunn, Margreid, Südtirol, on 25 May 2018 and the Castalian Quartet at Aldeburgh Church, Suffolk, England, on 8 June 2019 Duration: c.17 minutes

String Quartet No. 1 - 'Aloysius' I.   Violin I    

q = c.96 accel.

q = c.108 rit.

      

Sempre senza vib. for whole piece

ppp



  

   

  

     

ppp



Violoncello

   



Sempre senza vib. for whole piece III IV

  



   

pp slightly louder than others



 



q = c.108 rit.

   



        

   

 

 

       

   

 

           

  

  





  

ppp



          accel.

ppp

Sempre senza vib. for whole piece

Viola

q = c.96

ppp

  

Sempre senza vib. for whole piece

Violin II



EDMUND FINNIS

mp ppp same dynamics as others

   9

q = c.96 accel.



p espress.

      

q = c.108

     

     

   

     

  

  

 

poco



mp espress.

   

 

             

  

moving between B Always same two speeds (c.96MM and c.108MM) accel. rit. 17            

  

 

rit.

 

   

 

    

II III

  

sim.

 

 

   

accel.



poco

mp espress.

 

 

sim.















  

             

       

sim.

poco

mp espress.

    

   

  

p espress.

 

q = c.108

accel.

q = c.96

poco

 

sim.

poco



 

sim.

poco

  



     

 

rit.

  

rit.

            



 

  

  



   



  



                

 

   

   mf

   

   25

accel.

ppp

 

ppp

 

ppp

  

      

rit.

  

III



 



  



         

 IV  



 



  pp

 

 

        

accel.

 

    pp

 

rall.

   



 

poco



           



    







 





 











 mp

 

   

II.

  



 



 



q = 76

sul pont./molto sul pont.: Alternate between harmonic touch and open string. Subtly alter bow position to gradually vary overtones

                                                                   I

ppp electric, shimmering

 







sul pont./molto sul pont.: Alternate between harmonic touch and open string. Subtly alter bow position to gradually vary overtones



                                                               

ppp electric, shimmering

                                                                 

 





sul pont./molto sul pont.: Alternate between harmonic touch and open string. Subtly alter bow position to gradually vary overtones

ppp electric, shimmering III

   poco

  7









from nothing, back to nothing



                                                                IV

                                                                 sim.

9 D   







                  





ord.



from nothing, back to nothing



 



                                                                  poco

   11



sim.



  





 

  





 

sim.





 

                                                         ppp

 





   13







 

  

   

 







                                                                    

   15

 

                               



 pp



 



     



   

                                                                                                                        ppp

   17



  





    

 



 



     



                                                              

   19



 



  

 

  

  



 

                                                            ppp

                                     

  



  



 mp



 



 







                                

   23



 



 mp

  

 



 

 



 

                                                             

                                                         

ppp

F      

 

 

  



 

 

 





 

 

  

 





                                                                  

   27

   

 

 



 

 



 

   

sim.

 



sim.



                                  



  

 

 



 



 

 



 

overall cresc. poco a poco

 



 

 

overall cresc. poco a poco

     31    



                               





 

   



 



 

 



 

   



mp piu espress.

                                                                                                                                   ppp

G   



 







mp piu espress.



 



  



 



 





   35

 

 











sim.



















sim.





 



                                       37

 

  



overall cresc. poco a poco

 



  















 

overall cresc. poco a poco

    



   











 

ppp





 

ppp



                                                                 

   

 















                                                piu

   43

  



 















                                               

   45

 

   



 f

 



      



    p

                                                        

 

  

 



  



   



   

 

II III

                                                                ff

always harmonic finger-pressure

I    



II III

  

 





 

    



                                1

  

                                pp

   51

    



   

  

         

     

 

 2

     

     

 

   

          



   

  mf



  



 

 3

  

 

  

 

 



  

 

 

ppp

 

ppp

 

   

  

 



 

ppp





 

   

 

 

 

















 

 

ppp



 













 





ppp



 











 

 

   

 

ppp

 

1  



  



 



 





  mp



 

 



 



 

 



 

   62

   

  

 ppp

  ppp



 



 



 





   65

 





 

  







 













 

ppp

   



 



 

   



                               

 

 

 

 

                       

 

 

  



  

  



 



 

   66

K 

 



 

  

  

sul pont/molto sul pont.

                               

 

                               

   68



  



sul pont/molto sul pont.

                               

  

  

 



on the string



  

 

ord.





 

ord.

   













 ff

 



  

 

                               

   

 

  ff

   



  

                               



                                

   

   73



 



  molto sul pont.





 





   



  f

 

 

   

 

III.      1

h = c.84



sul tasto

   







 



  

 



    

 



 

sul tasto

p dolciss.



  



          













  



   

      

  

   



  



 

  

 



 

     

 

 







  

    





 



  





p dolciss.

 



sul tasto

   

   

   

p dolciss.

  

 

 

p dolciss.

 



 

 

  

     





   

  







   

 

 

 

 



    

  



    

 





       













  

          

 





 





 



  

M              





cresc. poco a poco

  





 

   

 

cresc. poco a poco





         

 



cresc. poco a poco





cresc. poco a poco



     19





 



  



        





N A tempo (h = c.84)           25



pp hushed

   

    

 

 



pp hushed



ppp background

   



   31

     

 



      





 

     



      

(cresc.)

 



(cresc.)



  

   



  

 





 

 





 

  



 

   





 

  





 

molto

 

     

  





 

   

 



 





rit.              

      









      

  



 





      



(cresc.)





 

(cresc.)

  

 

    



 

ppp

 





     

     



 

 

  



 



  

O A tempo (h = c.84)             

     

rit.

pp mp

              mp

  



        A tempo



      

 

   

  







   





rit.      



 



   

 





        mf

 





  

  mf



 





 



 mf

 

    p

ord.

  



 ppp





 

ord.



 

 



p espress.





 

ord.



 

ord.



 



     

p espress.



 



p espress.

 

 

   

Q A tempo (h = c.84) poco accel.         

p espress.

molto rit.





P A tempo



 



          

   



 



    

 

 



 

  



  





ppp







  

molto rit.

         

 



   

 

  





        



     



 

 

        

               



 

 

 



             mp



 

 



 

 



 

  

   

    



 







   

 

 





R A tempo         



     

p semplice







  









 







     

 







   





      mp









  

 



  



 



 

molto sul tasto

 molto





molto sul tasto

 

    

molto rall.







    





 

  



sul tasto

 



  

      mf



  

 



 







molto rit.

  







                           mp pp



accel.

A tempo

poco rit.



 

 



       

molto sul tasto

 

molto

  

    

q = c.69

  

  

  





IV. Hymn (after Byrd)



  



     





       

 

    



    



     

 





 



sim.





 



  

 





 

 

 

  

espressivo (with dynamic shaping, not vibrato)

  





espressivo (with dynamic shaping, not vibrato)

sul D





espressivo (with dynamic shaping, not vibrato)

     pp

 

(h)

(q)

  



espressivo (with dynamic shaping, not vibrato)

   7

 

 

 

 

   

  

   13

pp tenderly

 



pp tenderly



    

pp tenderly



    

 

 

  



 

 

  

Tempo primo





   

  

           

pp tenderly

   

 





 





   





 

    

 

      p

   

 



    p

      p

  



   







 



 

 



 



     



     

        

I II



  

       

  

Piu mosso

(e. = q)

 

          

     III

      

       pp

 

 pp

   

      pp         pp

   





 

    

  

 

  

    



   

 



 ppp

 







 

    

  

 

    

 



  



(h)

 

ppp

  

 



 



    

 

ppp

     



ppp

 





  

Piu mosso

              

           

             

       

  



      

        

31 (e. = q)

p cantabile



            

p cantabile

  

  

p cantabile

      

   

   

  

  

       

rit.

   

   

 

  

  

    

   

  

   

    



  

   

     

 

  



   

   

sul A

Tempo primo





  

  



  



  

  

ppp sotto voce



ppp sotto voce



ppp sotto voce

 

ppp sotto voce

  



 

 

  

    

 

     

  

I II

 

   

46 Slightly slower

                   

p cantabile

     

   (q) (h)         

       

   

    



    

sul A



         pp

        

 

(q)

poco

      

     

      



    

    

 



    

      



  

molto rit.

 

    





    



    



 

ppp

 

 

ppp

 



ppp

    



  

ppp

    

  f

 

  





     



poco

     



 

  

poco

   

poco



        







 



  



 

sim.



sim.

   

 

sul D

  

  







 

  

poco



molto



 



   

 

molto

     

primo  Tempo     

  



  



  



  

molto



poco

(q)

  

 

(q) (h)    

   

    

          

(q) (q.)      



             

           

  

      

  

    

 

   

   

q = c.148

         

poco rit.

ppp



                  







on the string

p legato



ppp

   



    



  

V. a tempo







 







               

   



  



poco



            





p legato









 



   

 

   

   

 

ppp

     



  

 

on the string





            

 

   





          



  







 

poco

S                                 

           



   



  

                                            



   



 piu



piu





 ppp



 mp



 ppp

23 24                                                        

  



    



poco                                                            



                    

  





        



 pp

  



 

      



   mf



 

  



   pp





 p

 



  

 

 

         

          p

   

   

   





   



       

   





             

 

 

       

      

    

  

  



39          

  

          

                p p f

 mf



     

                   



poco

   





44             p

                                 p legato f p f f molto    sul tasto                                        p

    mf

   

ppp









molto



   

      



sul tasto



p legato

molto

  



(sul tasto)                   

  

        

ppp

         

molto

             

   

 

       

   

     

    

     

  





    

  

   

V         

    

  

        

  



   

  



 







   

 



       

              

  

  

  

    

 

W                                    mf p mf piu                               



 



 



             

piu

                        piu

     

    

               p

  



  64





          p

           sf

  



    



70 X          



 

    



 

  



II III

  



    



    

          76



         



     p

 



   





 

          

   p



      

    ord.     

 



       



  

 



  

 



 

      



  

vary overtones by irregularly moving finger around the specified pitch by small amounts (always harmonic pressure)

  



 

 

 





        





Y             





     



   mf

I II

  

   

      





 

        f

      

 



            

                          p sf





   

      

                      



 p



 

  ff

 

  

       80













  





 

 p

       

 



  



as before

  





ppp



      





   

sul tasto

    88

  

  



  

 p

 







              p

        



  

  

  

        





 



    

  

 

 





  p

  



sul pont.

 



                                          p

    

   

     

   

 

  

 







          

     

 

  

        



  



                        

    ord.          p

Z              

  

  mf

   

     

  

 

     p





    f



  

  

sul tasto

 

  

ord.

  f

 

  

      

  



  

 f

 



  

AA       94



f p surging

     

   f

                    p

f surging





     

 



      99

        f

    

ord. I II

 



  

 





      f



p cresc. poco a poco

 





  f



  p



f

      

 

   

 



  

  

 

f



 

 





   

    

  



  

 

     

     

    

    

      

    

        

            



  p



 p

  f

f











  





                                              104

molto espress., exaggerate dynamic contours

  



    





              3

molto espress., exaggerate dynamic contours

  



ord.















   ff

 



       

   





 

              

108

     

  

  I II

    





gliss.



     

 

 

fff

            II III

112



   



 



 



cresc.



  

  

  

   

 

II III



     



 



   



 

  



 

 

 

    fff

 

  



 



 



 

  

    

    



  

 



                

   

         

      

             

 

  



f cresc.

                                                                             

                 ff intense







gliss.

     

 

 

poco accel.

   

  

 

 

 

117





      

         





      

  



III IV

  

 ff

   

    





 

 

    



   



 

   





 

ff intense



 

ff intense

 

        



     



     

DD Slightly faster                121

  

fff radiant

  

sff

 

sff





sff

fff radiant

    

 

fff radiant

     

 

fff radiant

  124

 

sff





 

 

sff



   

  gliss.   



 

 

 

   

gliss.

    

 

127

    

sfmp

    

sub. mp

      I II

sub. mp



(q)



  

 

  

 

 

       sff







    

 

 

sff



 

      sff

     

  

  

 



 

         

 

 

    



 

molto



 

molto

             sfmp yearning

sff

 

            sff

   

  

  

sff

         

        





  

              

               sf

l.v.

       



fff

                                 sf yearning

 

   

 

    

II III

III IV

I II

II III

    I II

     III IV

fff

I II

    

l.v.

 fff l.v.

 fff

Cambridge 29 March 2018 rev. January 2019