Three Island Tales

THREE ISLAND TALES viola and piano 2007 Julian Grant

Three Island Tales (2007) Viola and piano 1. slow, mysterious p.1 2. frisky but steady p.7 3. fast-fleet-flowing p.13

Three Island Tales In memoriam Jean Bourgeois

1.

JULIAN GRANT

Slow, mysterious

Viola

Piano

3  q = 56               



   

p molto espressivo



   

 

  

4

Vla.



Pno.



   

   

                 

  





5

 





  

   





sul C

6

Vla.

 

5





5





 



 

5

 

p nat.







mf

    





  



5

  





5

  

 

pp

5

  

       

  

  





3

pp flautando



 

5

   





Pno.

 

p











5

p





 

 





2

 

8

Vla.

Pno.



3



   

   



   

  

  

10

Vla.

Pno.

  

Pno.

Pno.





5





3



mf



 







     

5



   

p espressivo

sub. pp

3



  

  

     

    

   5

 

  



5











5

 

   

 

           

 

mf

 

5







p



  

   







3

                         

   

  

 



3

14

Vla.



  

5

A   





5





12

Vla.

 

5

   

      

        





  



 

5



 

 

  



5

  



5

  



      

 







5





                  

3 16

Vla.

 









p

ff

             

Pno.

3

3



20

Vla.



 

Pno.





pp

 

Pno.



Vla.





 

5



 

  

  









   

5

       

    

3



 



  



mf



  

 

 







5

 



   



5

 



     

 

   



 





 

 3 

  

     

3

      

pp



3

 

5

5



  

5







3

pp



 

 



 



 



Pno.

pp

3







 



5

25









3            p 3 3       p    



  

 

p

3







 3      

23

Vla.

 





  

f

3

3

3





 

            p 3

pp

 

B 3 3 3            

28

e=e

    



Pno.

 

 

             pp                 

35

Vla.

 



Pno.





    

               



Vla.

piano



      

   





  

     

ppp

 

              





  

              

  



p

                     

 





                  p      

p



5

5



Slow, rocking

32



      mf

  

   



 

5



5



Pno.



5

  

3



   



                      

   

       



   







Vla.

   



    



      

    



3     

30

  











 

5





  

3





5







  



pp









Pno.

  

mf



Vla.

3



4

 

5



  

                 

    

     

    



   

  

     





f

p

                

     





            



        

   

    

     

   

p

     



    p

     

     

   

   





mf

mf



Pno.





     

     

 



           

   

    



  



     

 





      



     

44

Vla.



 



      

 





     



Pno.

p espress.

     

        

        

41

Vla.





   

pp





mf

C

pp

               



   

mf



 

 







    



Pno.

       



Vla.

  

 



         

38



   

6



     

    

Vla.



  

Pno.



Pno.



    



       

 

pp



  

Pno.



  



p molto espress.

  

 



 





     



  







 5

5



      

5













5

 

pp



 

    





5









  



 



   

 

  

 



   

3









3

  



5



   

  

3

pp







3

p

3

56

Vla.

pp

      

3

      





 3

       



3

3              p 3 3       p    



54

Vla.



       

51

D

                





 



Pno.



Vla.

 

e=e



     

47

a niente







7

II. Frisky, but steady

arco                  ff f     

1

Vla.

Pno.



q = 126

Vla.

Pno.

Pno.



pizz

arco

p

 

arco pizz

ff



f

arco

      

  

p mf f              

pizz







  

pizz arco                

p

f

mp

                  p  p f p f f                           



          

       

 

ff

           



ff



 

        

Pno.

pizz

f

arco

10

Vla.

p

 pizz arco            

7

Vla.

f

p

         

4

       

pizz





             



   

         

E

             

f robust

                                  

ff

    

f

                

                  

mf

      

8

                                   

13

Vla.

Pno.



Vla.



arco

   

Pno.

Vla.

Pno.

 











          

 

p

       

    p    



 



 

        

 



pizz







mf

 

     

    

 

     

   

     

     

           

  

      

    

f

  

        

f con slancio

       

                 

17



    

   

15

  

  



 



  

     

  

 



         

 

                                                                        

19

Vla.

Pno.



  

 



 



  



  



 



  



 

21

Vla.

Pno.

    



ff

   

       

Pno.





  

               

Pno.



 



    

                       

  





arco

p

  

  





  



  



  



  



  

            

G      sul D            p

mf





f

                    

30

Vla.



 

                                         

      

Pno.

p

           

mf







                         

27

Vla.



  



 

ff

24

Vla.



 

pizz

   

         

9

F









 

  



  

p piangendo e legato

                    p           

   

  



                                                                              

10 3           

33

Vla.

Pno.



3

3

mf

 

                                

   

36

Vla.

Pno.

3 3        



3

mf

Pno.

 



  

 



  



   

Pno.

  

    

41

Vla.

   





3



p

f

                                       

38

Vla.

        

p

f

    



  

   

 

 

  p

 



 

 

 

 



pp



                       

3

   



3



      pp    

     

 



 

 

   

arco



   



       p   

   

6

3



pizz

H   

   









gliss.

3 3  3  3   3  3  3























  

43

Vla.

Pno.



       

44

Vla.

Pno.

Vla.

Pno.

Pno.







3



arco





 



 

  



  

    





f



















 







 

pizz











 

f



























p

 

3







p













3

























gliss.



 3



 



f



3







    

3

6

    

46

Vla.

3

  

45

 



         p



11

pizz















  





 







arco













 

6

     











12 47

Vla.

Pno.

 



mf     

 

48

Vla.

Pno.



 



  

 

6







 

Pno.









 



















    

p

















 





























  



















Pno.









6                             3      f           f            



 







  



50

Vla.







gliss.

  









p

   

 





49

Vla.





      





13

III. Fast - fleet - flowing h. = 62

    



1 Sul D



p dolce

   

Pno.

5

pp



    5







5

5



5



5           



sul tasto

        



3















  





freely, improvisatory 12                  





Pno.





             

 



 

5

  

    



    

p solemn



  

nat.



   



a tempo

   

 

      

   



quasi cadenza

Vla.



5 5 5   5                           

6

Vla.

   





Pno.











Vla.













  

 

 

  mf   

 

  

 





   

 

I  

Vla.





Pno.

p

 

pp

 











 

   



 

 



 





GP.

p

 

5



 

   



5



5

   





5

   





Vla.

   

sul tasto















quasi cadenza

 



3





38              



Pno.



 







GP.















 



5

    













5         

  

  

nat.



   

   



                      



5

5

         

Pno.



5

5           



pp

GP.

             

5

32

Vla.

  



27

  



Pno.

  

  

  

18



14



a tempo

          p

  

   

Pno.

        



51



Pno.



    p



J  





p

 

pp

65







 



pp

 

5









  

 

 



f

 

GP.

    

 



 





5

 

  

GP.

 



GP.



15





GP.















              5

5

5 5 5                         

5

5



5             



flautando



3



    

    

   

          

Pno.

 

  



   

  

 

GP.

mf

 

 

Vla.









Pno.

mf

  

    

60

Vla.

  

  













 





 

      5

  





41



   

 



   

 

75

Vla.





Pno.



mf







quasi cadenza

ad.lib.

 



a tempo

82

Vla.

Pno.

    



81

Vla.







  

 



loco

   

    4









    

p

   

f

 

p

4







    

   

   

   

   

  









 

p



pp sombre

   

                     





p

p



pp echo



   

mf



4     

   

pp

nat.

   

pp

      

4

   





    





Pno.



Vla.

     4

5

5



                    

70



16





 



K

    

         







  

   

   











p parlando

5

Pno.







       

Vla.

Pno.







 

      







   



    

  













    

     

  





    

 





   









 



    



     

  



  







  



f



 

mf





L



   









4



     

   

 









  

   



Pno.

 



  



mf

115

Vla.



  

   











Pno.





p

17

     

4

108

Vla.

  

p





    

        

  

 



  

   

       

  

4

101

4



Vla.

     



93











   



   





    





   





 

122

Vla.

Pno.

 



  5  

     

  

 

 

Pno.





      



  

 

 

   



 

 

    

 

 

 

mf

 

Pno.





f

 



    ff     

 

 mf

 

 

  

 









p





 

     

 



 

 



sul C





p intense



      ff

 



 

 





 

5                5

 





             

5

           



   

 

 



  



 

M        



   

     

  

143

Vla.

 

     



5

135

Vla.

  

       



Pno.

          



f

128

Vla.

5



18



sul tasto

 



 

 

 

19 151

Vla.

Pno.

 









 



              







  

161

Vla.

Pno.

 









Vla.

Pno.

Pno.





GP.







pizz  









ppp



 





 

5

        



 

 





GP.



ppp



 

N

GP.



180

Vla.

GP.



172



















 

 

  

  





 







GP.

GP.





GP.











 

5

      



  



  

 



 

GP.







 





 



GP.





GP.

 







GP.



GP.



GP.



GP.

GP.



GP.







 

5

       





 





20

  

arco

187

Vla.

Pno.



Pno.



Pno.

Pno.







GP.



 

GP.





GP.



GP.







GP.

 

















 



Calmer

  





       p sonore     

  

  

 





 

     

  



       

 p

 

p

 

   

     

  

  

 

    

 

  

 

          

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

     

 

  f

 

 

mf

 



 

 

 

 



 

      

     

 

 

    

  

  

    

  

 

 

p espressivo

 

        

 





Calmer

204

Vla.



GP.



199

Vla.

GP.



194

Vla.





GP.

      



           

        

Vla.

   

 

Pno.



Vla.







 

Pno.

       









  

      

 

  

  

    

  

                

224

Vla.

 

  

     

    

 

 

  



  

   

 







    



   

 



         

    

      pp distant





  

 

     

pp delicate

      

   

 



 







 

    

ppp sotto voce



Pno.

    

 





Vla.

  

      

   

220

  

    

mf







 

p



Pno.

 

  

215



mf

   

O   



          

209

21



     



 

22

P

     

4    

228

Vla.





Pno.



   



Vla.

 



4

   

    

Pno.

Vla.





Pno.









  





   













    







 

      















 



p

   4







   



 

a tempo



            



5

pp

f espress.









GP.



p molto espress

237

  



p molto espress

      

        

GP.

molto sostenuto

233

   

5

flautando

















f sonore

      

 





Vla.

Q 242   





Pno.



   p

pp

 

Pno.

 

   

  

   

Pno.

Pno.



        

  

   

   

nat.



 



  

5



5                      

nat.

 

 

   



  

 

sempre pp

  



 

 

 



  

  

 

   

 

 

 

    

  

      



       

    









    

             

    

          

    

 

      

          





(non rall.)



               

      

    

252

Vla.

   

23



 

flautando

flautando

249

Vla.



  



          

 

                 

 





  

 

246

Vla.



5

     

 



5

          flautando









Fine: Shelter Island/ London: 19th January 2007