The Mountains and Their Eyes

Hayden Iskander

e Mountains and eir Eyes FOR CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

Full Score

î “e Mountains and î “eir Eyes INSTRUMENTATION 2 Flutes (2nd doubling picc.)

Oboe Clarinet in A Bassoon 2 Horns in F Trumpet in C Trombone Tuba Timpani Percussion (1 Player) [Suspended Cymbal, Tam tam, Glockenspiel, Vibraphone] Strings

Notes My inspiration for this piece comes from a couple of summer trips I took to Aspen, Colorado. I wanted to capture my experience of both the sweeping vistas of the Independence and Fremont Passes, and the almost spooky sensation of being watched by the eye-like formations of the local aspen trees.

So I used long, lyrical lines in the strings to convey my reaction to the scenery on the mountainside, and shorter, faster solo lines in the woodwinds to convey the peering eyes of the trees. Over the course of the work, the distinction between the mountainside and the trees blurs, until each directly takes on the character of the other.

Duration: 5 - 5 1/2 minutes.

Written for the 2019 Atlantic Music Festival

Hayden Iskander haydeniskander@gmail.com (918) 645-3120

The Mountains and Their Eyes Hayden Iskander

For Chamber Orchestra  

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© Hayden Iskander 2019

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poco marcato

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poco marcato       

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dolce

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ten.

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dolce

      

                  

  

   

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

 



      

div.

      











 

  

 



   



  

   

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



   

          

       

               

   

 







 

          

 



 

                      

     unis. pizz.

  

                                                   

 

ten.

 





 

 

  



 div.           

 





       

     ten.



 

mutes on

    



To Tam.

    

       

       marcato         



 

 unis.  ord. ten.  ten.         ord. ten. ten.                 ord. ten. ten.               

  

C

Vln II

 

    

          ord. ten.                

Tam.

Vln I



 



dolce

Tam.

 



 



 

34

Fl. 1





Vla

Vc.



 

3

 



           

4

The Mountains and Their Eyes

Fl. 1

Ob.

Cl. in A

Bsn

1 Hn in F 2

Tpt in C

Tbn

Timp.

Tam.

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.



1

Fl. 2

Ob.

Bsn

1 Hn in F 2

Tpt in C

Vib.

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

39        

      



  

   





  

     

 

  

 

         

    45  





                 





     



  





  



       

pizz.

 





  

      

 



    





      dolce

                                          ten.     

      

 





 

 

  

ten.

 

 

   



 



     





   



 

 

       

  

 

  

 

D-F, C#-C

 



          

         

  

 



To Vib.

                                   



       

 

mutes off

 

mutes off

 

 

mutes off



 



mutes off

 

 

 

 





 







 

 









  

 

    



              

 



  



 

Vib.

 























dolce

 







 







                           dolce                    dolce           To Glock.          

     





              



  



   

  ()  

 





  ()



 



  ()



  

 







 

 



    

 







 

 

                       







               mute off  

    

 

 

             

  

 

  



 





        



 



 









     

     D    













  







To Picc.







 





 mute off       





   

 



 

      

   



    



    

 

 

    

 

   

  



 



cantabile

 

       

     





 

  





 

 

                 



  

  



  



 

 

      

         

     



D

 

  

 

     

 



   





         

                       

The Mountains and Their Eyes

 



51

Fl. 1

Ob.

Bsn

1 Hn in F 2

Tpt in C

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

       

  

   

                            

  

div.

 

 

 



            arco         

 



Picc.

Ob.

Cl. in A

Bsn

Hn in F 1

Tpt in C

Tbn

Timp.



    







E

 

 





  



      

 

 

       



 

     





                       





 

marcato



    

div.

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

   





 

  

   

 

 

 

 



 



  

      



  

 

   

            

  



   

  



 

 

 

 









 

            





         



 



 





 

   

cresc.

      

  



      











   



               

marcato

  

  

 

   

                 



     

  

 





    



cresc.



cresc.



cresc.

 

    cresc.

cresc.

   

            

      

         unis.           

         



F

 

  

           



   



 

         

  cresc.

 





    

 





 

 





           



unis.

Picc.

              



 





 

 



    







  















     



  

  

                                               



    

    



   

 

               

 

      





 



  

 







 

 

   



   







    



57    







Fl. 1

         

cantabile

E

5

F

                 

 

 

 

 

     

     

6

The Mountains and Their Eyes

Fl. 1

Picc.

Ob.

Bsn

Tbn

Tba

Timp.

Glock.

Vln I

64  







 





 







 





      





      

Picc.

Ob.

Cl. in A

Bsn

Hn in F 1

Tpt in C

Tbn

Tba

Timp.

Glock.

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.



  



      





       

   

       

  









          

 





   

  



             

      



   



  





  

  

                                       











                     



 





       

                   



Glock.





G-A





    

          







 



 

 

       

  

 

 





         

                   



 

       

 

   



             



 

  

   



 

                                 



 

 





                 













 



    

     

         

  

 

     



  

 







                   



 

  

 



 

 

   

    

     

                                                       



  



 

       unis.



         



                       

     











 

  



               

      



 

 

   

  

    

  



  

Fl. 1

    



  

68     



 





  

  pesante      pesante       

Vla

Vc.



 

       







              To Sus. Cym.   

   



      

            

The Mountains and Their Eyes

  73

Fl. 1

Picc.

Ob.

Cl. in A

Bsn

1

Hn in F

Tpt in C

Tbn

Tba

Timp.

Sus. Cym.

  



 



Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.



 

  

    G

  





  



  

 

  

  



  







  

 marcato   



  





   



espress.

marcato

2



  



   

  

espress.

 

  



  

espress.

G

  



 





    

 

 

    

    



      



  



 

  





 



 

   







 







 







 





 

  





 

  





 

 



  



  

 

  





 





 

             

 

          

    

espress.

7



  







                                                    

                                                        



  

   

 

       







    

 



  





 



   



 



 

       

            Sus. Cym.

                                                             

  

   





   



            



            

              

   

 

8

The Mountains and Their Eyes

Fl. 1

76   

Picc.

  

Ob.

  

Cl. in A

  

Bsn

   

1

Hn in F

2

Tpt in C

Tbn

Tba

Timp.

Sus. Cym.

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.



  





  





  





     

          



 

      



 

     



 

  



    

  

  

  

        

 

      

 

 

    

 



                       







  



 



 













  







  















 

                             

   

  

                    





 

                         











  







 





  













   

 

 



A-G







To Glock.

























  





  







 









 



 







         

  

    



  

    



 

              

  

                    

 



The Mountains and Their Eyes

Fl. 1

Picc.

Ob.

Cl. in A







  

1

   

2

Tpt in C

Tbn

  



Timp.

 

Vln II

   







  

Vc.

  







   



 











 







 

                  





  

   

 



 

           

 

 



 

 







 

 ( )











                             

 

           

     



  

   

      

              

  

     ( )  

  

        





        

  









        

  

 



 ( )

  





    

    





       

      

    



 

  



  





          

  



Glock.





          











 



 

 

      

    

 







Vla

D. B.

 

      





  

Vln I

  

   

Tba

Glock.

  





Bsn

Hn in F

        

                          79           

9

  

             

   



     

        





( )

 ( )

           

10

The Mountains and Their Eyes

  82

Fl. 1

Picc.

Ob.

Cl. in A

Bsn

1

Hn in F

2





Tba

 

Timp.

 

Vc.

D. B.



    





         

        

    



  







    







 







 

















 













 













 





 marcato 



 







      

 









 

   

marcato



marcato

 











F-E





marcato

 







  





To Tam.

          





   

    



   



   

                  

  

   

Tbn

Vla



   

   



Vln II



  



Vln I



 

Tpt in C

Glock.

   

                   



 



      

                   



  

    

 



 marcato 



 







 





 

 





 



 

 

The Mountains and Their Eyes

   84

Fl. 1

Picc.

Ob.

     

Cl. in A

 

Bsn

  

1

Hn in F

2

Tpt in C

  

Tba

  

Tam.

Vln I

Vln II









  





  









           





 



 



 



   

  



 





Vla

   

Vc.

 



D. B.

  









      

  



 











   

         













 





 









  



            





      





 









 

 

   

   

    

                            

          

 

 

          

          



      

 



                  

 

 

      



Tam.

                     



      



  

   

 



 





                           

                  

 







  

Tbn







   

 

Timp.

       

11

   

          

12

The Mountains and Their Eyes

Fl. 1

Picc.

Ob.

Cl. in A

86 



                     

  

1

  

2

Tpt in C

Tbn

Tba

Timp.

Vln I

Vln II

 

   

 



 

 









  

   



    







                      dim.

                dim.  

Vc.





  

  

 

H



            

   

  

 











marcato 

 

marcato

      





 



 



 



   











 









 



    

  



espress.



 

espress.

  



         



To Glock.



  

 

                





          



         



 



   



 

 

               





      







     



  



  





      







             

          



Vla

D. B.



    



 

l. v.

Tam.

        

                     

Bsn

Hn in F

H

  



marcato



        Glock.

      



      

  















  



           

The Mountains and Their Eyes

    89

Fl. 1

Picc.

Ob.

Cl. in A

 



  

        





   

         

1

   





  





Tpt in C

 

Tbn

 

 



 



   



Timp.

   



Glock.

  

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

    

 





  



  



Vc.

  



D. B.

   



 

       







  





  



     

                

  







  













 

     

  





  



  







  













    

  





   

  













 





  



  



 



 

                 

                    



 

 

                    

  





 





Tba





                         

   

2



                         

Bsn

Hn in F



    

13

          

 

       

14

The Mountains and Their Eyes

Fl. 1

Picc.

Ob.

Cl. in A

Bsn

1

Hn in F

2

Tpt in C

Tbn

Tba

Timp.

Glock.

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

91   



   

        

    

        

 



  



 





 

   



               

          



         





 











  



                         

            

        

            



 







 











 





 





 















  

 

   

 

  



   

       



        

 



 





 



mute











        

 

          







   



     



 











 









 























   







                 

                 

 

 





  





 

The Mountains and Their Eyes

Fl. 1

Picc.

Ob.

Cl. in A

1 Hn in F 2

Timp.

Glock.

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

94 



                                



dolce

 





        

 

          

 











       



           





dolce

       

 





dolce







 

         

 



                                                                                                                   

 

  



 









            







                                                                              

15

 



 



 

  

 

     



Fl. 1

Picc.

Ob.

Cl. in A

Tpt in C

Glock.

97 



I

           

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

 

          

   



con sord.

      



To Fl.

cantabile      

       cantabile

I

Vln I







 

 

 



      



    

 







   

   







  





   

 

   



 

 

dim.

      

  



 



   

    

 

dim.











   

   

 

   

     



 

 



 



     

  

 

sul tasto           sul tasto         sul tasto         sul tasto         sul tasto        





  





 





 















  



 

   

    

   

  



  



   





cresc.

 

  

cresc.



cresc.

 

 

   

 



cresc.



cresc.



cresc.



cresc.



cresc.

  

        

16

The Mountains and Their Eyes

1 Fl.

2

Ob.

Cl. in A

Bsn

Tpt in C

Glock.

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

 1 Fl. 2

Cl. in A

Bsn

1 Hn in F 2

Timp.

Glock.

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

105 

 

  

 

   

  

    J





     espress.     



     espress.     





   

 

       



 





       





  

      

       





    ord.     con sord.  



 



     









     





 



 

 

 

 





 

 

  

   



 

  



 



 





 



 





   

 



   





   

    espress.   

    



espress.

   



 

espress.

   



 

 

   

   





espress.





   

espress.

   

             





   

   







lontano







lontano

  



         

  



lontano



         



  lontano  



    





ord.

lontano

           

  

ord.

 







lontano















 ord.  



   114 





J

  

                      

Fl.

espress.

espress.





   

espress.

  

  

  

  

    

 sul tasto      sul tasto        sul tasto      sul tasto       sul tasto       

    

       



    



dim.



  dim.

dim.

 















 

   



             

dim.

dim.







        

                       

             