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Panufnik Letters from Burma for oboe and string quartet Score and parts
No. 71853
ROXANNA PANUFNIK
Letters from Burma for oboe and string quartet
Score and parts
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Letters from Burma for oboe and string quartet (2004)
Roxanna Panufnik
1. Aung-ze Paing-ze
q = 72
Oboe
Violin I
port.
mp
p
port.
(vib.)
Vln. II
Vc.
(norm., with vibrato) port.
4
Vla.
port.
p
Viola
Ob.
(semi-sul pont., no vibrato)
Violoncello
port.
(semi-sul pont., no vibrato)
Violin II
port.
mp
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2
7
Ob.
(semi-sul pont., no vibrato)
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
pp port.
port.
Vln. I
Vln. II
mp
p
3 3
3
Vc.
( p)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
sim.
3
3
3
3
3
sim.
3
Vla.
( p)
sim.
norm.
mp
p
p
norm.
norm.
10
Ob.
3
ten. ten.
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3 12
Ob.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
3
3
3
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
3
3
3
3
mp
3
3
mp
3
3
3
3
3
3 3 3 p
cresc.
3 3 3 3 3
3 3
3 3 3 3 3
3
cresc.
cresc.
3
3
3
cresc.
3
3 3
3
Vc.
3
3
14
Ob.
3
3
cresc.
3
4 17
Ob.
mp
mf
Vln. I
Vln. II
mp
Vla.
mp
Vc.
mp
19
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
non legato
Ob.
5 21
Ob.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
poco
3
cresc.
3
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
mf
Vln. II
mf
Vla.
mf
Vc.
f
Vln. I
*)
24
Ob.
3
mf
*) little bend up into note
mf
poco
poco
poco
rall.
poco
a tempo
mp
p
3
p
p
3
p
3
6 27
Ob.
Vln. I
Vla.
Vln. I
Vc.
Vla.
Vln. II
30
Ob.
Vln. II
Vc.
q = 66
3
3
3
7 32
Vln. I
Vla.
pp
Vln. II
Vc.
Ob.
mp
mp
mp
mp
mp
attaca
8
2. Young Birds Outside Cages 35
Ob.
Vln. I
q = 60
p
Ob.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
mp
p
mp
p
ff
*) cold, no vibrato = bars of a cage
f
p
p
p
39
mp
*)
mp
mp
mp
*)
mf ("Da - ddy!")
p
*)
Vc.
p
Vla.
mp
*)
Vln. II
(bird-like)
norm.
norm.
norm.
norm.
42
Ob.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vln. I
Vc.
mf
port.
3
f
3
Vla.
3
Vln. II
mp
45
Ob.
Vla.
Vc.
9
10 47
Ob.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
50
Ob.
Vln. I
p (cold, again)
p
(cold, again)
again) (cold,
p
(cold, again)
p
Vla.
mp
p
Vln. II
Vc.
mp
mp
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
p
mp
cresc.
cresc.
mf
mp
11 52
Ob.
Vln. I
3
3
Vln. II
p
Vc.
p
Vla.
p
a tempo
54
Ob.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
rall.
p
mp
cresc.
cresc.
q= 60
cresc.
3
cresc.
cresc.
3
12 57
Ob.
Vln. I
poco
a
poco
Vla.
poco
Vc.
a
a
poco
3
3
poco
fff
fff
fff
poco
a
poco
3
3
poco
ff
Vln. II
(or as long as possible)
fff
13
3. Thazin Romantically... q = 48 norm.
60
Vc.
mp
Vln. II 64
port.
norm.
mp
Vla.
Vc.
port.
p
p
69
Vln. I
norm.
mp
port.
port.
cresc.
Vln. II
cresc.
port.
mf
mf
Vla.
Vc.
cresc.
cresc.
mf
mf
14
a little faster 73
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
76
Ob.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
(sim.)
Vc.
Ob.
q = 72
3
port.
p sub.
port.
3
3
p sub.
3
mp
mp
sim.
sim.
port.
port.
3
port.
p sub.
p sub.
port.
3
3
15 78
Ob.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
port.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
3
mp
81
Ob.
p
p
3
mf
cresc.
cresc.
mp
cresc.
cresc.
mp
mp
mp
mp port.
mp
port.
mp
16
84
Ob.
mp
Vln. I
p sub.
Vln. II
Vc.
p sub.
87
Ob.
Vln. I
Vln. II
rall.
mp
3
p sub.
mp
p sub.
Vla.
poco
p
Vla.
Vc.
17 89
Ob.
Vln. I
(rall.)
p
Vla.
Vc.
a
poco
Vln. II
poco
port.
pp
pp
ppp
ppp
ppp
18
4. Kintha Dance Brilliantissimo! q. = 96
3 p
91
Vln. II
mf
96
Vln. II
poco
101
Vla.
port
cresc.
mf
poco
Vln. II
port
mp 3 p mf
Vln. II 105
Vla.
cresc. cresc.
poco
poco 109
Ob.
Vln. II
Vla.
mf
poco
mf
port.
poco
port.
3
mf
port.
mp
mp
19
113
Ob.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
p
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
cresc.
port.
mf
f
poco
port.
mf
poco
port
mf
cresc.
poco poco
port.
116
Ob.
cresc.
a
a
poco
mf
poco
port.
mf
port.
20 120
Ob.
Vln. I
mp sub.
Vln. II
Vc.
mf
mp sub.
mp sub.
e=e
mf
mp sub.
Vla.
mp sub.
mf
mf
mf
mp sub.
mp sub.
mp sub.
mf
accel.
125
Ob.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
21 q = 78
f
127
Ob.
Vln. I
Vln. II
mf
(slide)
(slide down)
pizz.
mf
128
Ob.
Vln. I
Vln. II
pizz.
mp
p
mp
Vln. II
Vc.
mf
mp
Vln. I
129
Ob.
f
pizz.
mf
22
131
Ob.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
3
3
mf
Vc.
mp
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
133
Ob.
port.
23
135
Ob.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
p
137
Ob.
Vln. I
p
Vln. II
p
Vla.
Vc.
p
mp
24 138
Ob.
Vln. I
arco
mp
arco
Vln. II
mp
Vla.
Vc.
139
Ob.
Vln. I
mp
cresc.
poco
cresc. poco
cresc.
Vln. II
poco
Vla.
cresc.
Vc.
mp
cresc.
poco
poco
arco
140
Ob.
a
Vln. I
a
Vln. II
Vla.
poco
arco
a
3
3
3
142
Ob.
poco
q. = 96
mf sub.
Vln. I
Vln. II
ff molto intenso
3
ff molto intenso
mp sub.
mp sub.
Vc.
3
25
mp sub.
Vla.
3
ff molto intenso
poco
3
ff molto intenso
poco
a
Vc.
ff molto intenso
poco
a
3
mp sub.
3
26 145
Ob.
p
Vln. I
Vla.
Vln. I
mp
mf port.
port.
mf
poco
cresc. port.
poco
port.
poco
poco
poco
mf
mp
mp
f
mf
mp
mp
mf
mf
poco
port.
f
port.
mf
mp
Vc.
poco
Vla.
cresc.
Vln. II
port.
149
Ob.
cresc.
Vln. II
Vc.
mf
mf
27
153
Ob.
mp
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
cresc.
mp
mp
mp
Vc.
mp
156
Ob.
Vln. I
poco
a
poco
Vln. II
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
poco
a
poco
poco
poco
poco
Vc.
poco
Vla.
a
a
a
poco
poco
28
flutter
159
Ob.
Vln. I
f
mf
Vln. II
mf
Vla.
mf
Vc.
mf
162
Ob.
cresc.
Vln. I
cresc.
Vln. II
cresc.
cresc.
Vc.
ff
f
f
Vla.
f
f
29
165
Ob.
Vln. I
Vln. II
ff
Vla.
Vc.
fff
fff
Maestoso e = 240
fff
fff
fff
Photo © Keith Saunders
Roxanna Panufnik studierte an der Royal Academy of Music und schuf Kompositionen für Oper, Ballett und Musiktheater sowie Chor-, Kammer- und Filmmusik. Zu ihren wichtigsten Werken gehören: die Westminster Mass für den Westminster Cathedral Choir, entstanden zum 75. Geburtstag des Londoner Erzbischofs Kardinal Hume; Vertonungen nach Vikram Seths Beastly Tales für Patricia Rozario und die City of London Sinfonia, ein Auftragswerk der BBC; das Harfenkonzert Powers & Dominions; das Violinkonzert Abraham für Daniel Hope, das auch als Ouvertüre für das World Orchestra for Peace existiert und in dieser Form unter Valery Gergiev in Jerusalem uraufgeführt wurde; Schola Missa de Angelis (Chor der London Oratory School und Blechbläseroktett) sowie The Generation of Love, ein Zyklus von Shakespeare-Sonetten (Mark Padmore, Richard Watkins, Julius Drake).
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Letters from Burma
Roxanna Panufnik studied at the Royal Academy of Music, and has written opera, ballet, music theatre, choral, chamber and film music. Key works include Westminster Mass, written for Westminster Cathedral Choir to mark Cardinal Hume’s 75th birthday, and settings of Vikram Seth’s Beastly Tales, commissioned by the BBC for Patricia Rozario and the City of London Sinfonia; harp concerto Powers & Dominions; violin concerto Abraham – for Daniel Hope – which exists also as an overture for the World Orchestra for Peace, premiered in Jerusalem under Valery Gergiev; Schola Missa de Angelis (choir of London Oratory School and brass octet); and The Generation of Love, a Shakespeare sonnet cycle (Mark Padmore, Richard Watkins, Julius Drake).
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Roxanna Panufnik