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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

EIGENTUM DES VERLEGERS

ALLE RECHTE VORBEHALTEN

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

EDITION PETERS LONDON 路 FRANKFURT/M. 路 LEIPZIG 路 NEW YORK



for Dione, Dougy & the Vellingers

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

 



  

         

Edition Peters No. 71853 © Copyright 2004 by Hinrichsen Edition, Peters Edition Ltd, London

 



  

 


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


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    

       

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


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  

    

165

Ob.

Vln. I

        

       

Vln. II

ff

Vla.

Vc.

  

 



            fff

            fff

Maestoso e = 240

      fff

   

 

 

 

           fff

   

 

 



           fff






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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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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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