HEX - full score

HEX for ensemble 1997 Julian Grant

Hex (1997) programme note Hex: a sorceress/shaman – to Hex: bewitch – to put a curse on.

The catalyst for this piece came from an unlikely source: a Central Asian rock concert. I had been lured there, like a virgin, intrigued by the promise of hearing “The Madonna of Uzbekistan”. As it happens, she was eclipsed by another act on the bill, a group from Yakutsk, in Siberia. Their lead singer was a shaman, who apparently revived old songs and spells that had been largely stamped out by the Soviet regime. Her vocal style was intriguing, a declamatory and obsessive meandering on a few cracked notes, coloured by the local technique of “Kalykhan”, a sort of fluttery yodel. But it was her presence that was mesmerizing. She was large, with waist length raven tresses; and her imprecating, yowling, baying and pleading cast quite a chill over an audience who I imagined had thought themselves in for a frivolous time. I sat well back in my seat, torn with conflicting emotions as the antics were sometimes risible, sometimes disturbing, wondering if her song was protecting me from evil spirits or conjuring them up. I found myself intrigued by the idea of a song as a charm or spell, and two contrasting examples came to mind: Orpheus wooing Charon to cross the Styx, particularly as realized by Monteverdi, and an obscure Georgian opera I had happened upon, “Abesalom and Eteri” by Paliashvili, in which a song causes the heroine to age prematurely and die.

This piece does homage to my Shaman-muse; a double-bass solo imitates her song, and an oscillating figure suggests the “Kalykhan”, but my hex is cast far and wide.

This is a transposing score. Duration 11 minutes. © Julian Grant 1997

HEX for ensemble

  

JULIAN GRANT (1997)

q = 50

Alto Flute

Cor Anglais











  













 





                





                

 

  

                  

 



 





 



     ff       

Bass Clarinet in Bb Bassoon

Horn in F



  

ff



ff

  

Harp

Violin I

 fff

     

  

q = 50

  

Contrabass



Vln. II

fff

    

Vla.

    

     

 

     

























               

    

     

   



 

   



            ad. lib.



arco



ppp

 

 

sul E

 

pp

 



    fff        fff     

    

     

 

sul A      pp

        

fff



































  pizz        arco

p

© JULIAN GRANT 1997. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

pp

pizz arco       

pizz arco

     

pizz arco





 

   





 

          





 





      





arco pp

Cb.

   

fff

  

 

           pizz     

 8   

 



pizz

Violoncello

 





     fff   pizz    

Viola

          

 

(let vibrate)

  

Violin II

Vln. I

 

mf

2

17



Cb.

*          pp * fast oscillation of a

 

    

 

     

p molto espress.

 

   

ppp

p

3

5

    

    

mf

semitone, played as harmonics.



 







25

B. Cl.

Bsn.

Hn.

Hp.

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.











 



             



pp











    pp







 

pp







    





 





















Cb





pp tremolo





 



   

 













 

ppp

 

  







 







   









   







 p

Cb.

  

   pp

    

  





3

   

3

30

A. Fl.



pp flutt.



B. Cl.

Bsn.

Hn.





     

 

     

 









 

3



pp

 

3     



 

3

Vc.

Cb.



 

 



3   

 









  



arco





 

   







 

  



 

 

3



 



 

3     

 

3



   



 



 





 











   

pp









 





p molto espressivo



     

 



3



 



 

3



   

  

 

3

          

 

3





   



3    

   



3

 





pp trem.sul pont.

Vla.

3



 

Vln. II

3

 



Hp.



3



  



3

mf









p molto espressivo *

 

as at bar 16

   

 

 





4

        3

33

A. Fl.

3



C. A.

3



     





3



 

3

 



3

  



             3

 

    





        

3

3



 



mf

p



B. Cl.

Bsn.

Hn.









 





3      

Hp.

Vln. I

Vln. II



3



 



   

3  







Vc.

    



       



   

3

 p









 











 

3



 

p

 

f



4

 



  

 









mf trem. sul pont.

  

 



  



mf

 











   







 



 



fp





      







  

E/F/G#/Ab/B/Cb/D

p



 

 

    

    

   

 

3



 

  



 



  





  







    

 



p



Vla.

Cb.



 3     







 

3





           



 



  









 

5

A. Fl.

C. A.

B. Cl.

Bsn.

Hn.

36        





     

3

5



 





  

Vln. II



 







3

3       

     

   











 











  











  









 



Vc.

   

 



  





  

   



 





    









    



 







 





 





  









 





p







   p

mf pizz

mf pizz

 



     





3





3              

                     

 



3



3



Vla.

Cb.

    





 

Vln. I

     

3

                    



Hp.

     



 





6

          38

A. Fl.

 

Bsn.



 





 

pp

arco nat.3       p



Vla.

Vc.









 







   











 

3



3







 







     

3



 

Vln. II

         

3

 





Hp.

 

     

 

       

3

3

pp

B. Cl.

          

     

3

 

3

  





 









 

3

   

 







3

  



 

3









arco





p







  







7

           

A. Fl.

B. Cl.

Bsn.

Hn.



     





 





 



 

 



p





   

Vla.



Vc.



Cb.



3

  

3 







 

   

 









 

5







3

  

 3 





 







 



  









3

  







  

 



   

3









     

3



 

Vln. II

 

         

3

    





    

3

 



Hp.

         

3

3

40

 3 







 





 mf



arco

 





 

 

 

 







 





8

           

A. Fl.

    

3

42

pp



B. Cl.

Bsn.

Hn.







 





 





   

3

  

Vla.



Vc.

 



   

 

Cb.

       

p













 



 

 3 







    

     

    









 p

 



 









3

           

  

3

      



 

Vln. II





 

3









Hp.

3





C. A.

         

3

 



 







3

  





 



 3 





 









 

 









 

3







fp

f













4



3  

sul pont.





 







9

A. Fl.

44 3           

 

C. A.

Bsn.

Hn.

Hp.

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.





     



 

 

B. Cl.

3       

  







3



3



  



  

  





  

 p

 

 



mf











 



      

 

   







 







C#



  

 





  



   

pp









  

 

3      

             





3

   

sempre pp

  

     

5



mf

 

3       

       

mf sul pont.

   





         



     

 

           

3







     



 



   







  



 

  

 





 











 



mf pizz

Cb.

  

  





 

pizz pizz mf





10

  46

Picc.





     



   



p



B. Cl.

Bsn.

Hn.















Vln. I

Vln. II

 



  

3

   

Hp.

 

         





  

 



3

 



 



 







 





 

3   

 3  3  3           

3

          3

3   

 

Vc.

Cb.



 

3          3

3

3   

 3  

  





 mf

pizz



3                    3

3

3

3



 

 











 

      3

 3

   

3

pizz                        

3





 







p





arco







   

      

3

p

mf

   

3

 

arco nat.





3

p non arpegg.

p

Vla.

 



        3





    

3

 





   

3

3

     

 mf

11

   49

Picc.









 

Vln. I

Vln. II







             



   



  3

  

3



   

  

    

3



Vla.

 

Vc.



  

3

3

 3  



          

3

   

3



 

  

 







pizz







 

     3



     3

 3  3         

  3

   



        3

3

3

                 







  



p

   

    



              



3

     



3           3

3

3







     3





 



  



   

3



 

   

 

         

3

Cb.





         

B. Cl.

Hp.

   





C. A.

Bsn.











 p

    

 



 

    

 3    



3  



 3    

 



3

3

       3



    

  





p





3

3

 

  3    3



  

3



      

  

     3







12

       52

Picc.

C. A.

B. Cl.

Hn.





 

   

    



p



Vln. II

Vla.

   

Vc.

 

Cb.

  



















 



    

             

  

  

3





3





    

 

 

3

  



 





      



3

3



3

  





    

  





pizz

3

 



 





3  



 

3    



 

3

  

3





 

  





  

3







  

3

 



  









   

3

   

 

p

     





 



3

 



5

      

mf

     



f

     

 



 

Vln. I



3

3



 

 



fp

      



 





  

Hp.



 

mf

Bsn.

 

3

  



  

3



  

  



3



 



 



 

 

 



 



 

 

mf

mf

   54

Picc.



 

 

           

p







B. Cl.



Hn.

Hp.

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.







      



              

  



 

  

3

3

   

 

   



3



 



 





 

  

 



       5



5

mf

3















          



f

Bsn.

take ALTO FLUTE

p

f

C. A.

13





    

3

3





  



















  



      3

  



3

        3



 

3

  



3

  



 

 



 



3 3              

3

       

   



  









 

trem.



3

 



  



 3





p



  



3

   

mf





  

  





    

    

pp (sempre pizz)

3

  

pp (sempre pizz)





   

pp (sempre pizz)





 

  

4







 

  

f



arco

p

  

 f

 

14

       58

C. A.











p

Hn.











Hp.

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.









pp











5      



p









p





    











  

 







        3



3

p

   





   

f





  





  



   

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

   

   

   

   

   

   



 



   p

     







    f

 

5              

    

p



 



15

 















64

A. Fl.

Cl.





 

 

  











 

pp

Bsn.

Hn.







 



 

Hp.

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

  





 







 

  

  

 

   

  

    

   



  

f





 





 









5









 

 

      5















 

  



3



    p

    

   





















4



f molto espress.



    





3

  mf







pp



   



  



pp



 





    

  

mf

  

     



p



   



    

  

   

Vln. I



3

 



 arco





16

   69

A. Fl.



Cl.



  





  

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.





















  





pp



 



          





pp



















  













           



pp









 

   





 

















p









   



                                  p

p



Vln. I



3        



Hp.

  





Ob.

Bsn.









                         p         pizz

















3





p arco



3  3        

         

p arco



 

17

75

A. Fl.



        5

Ob.

p

Bsn.

Hn.











p







p

p





3

 











f





  



f

Vla.





       mf



  

                      3

3

5 5                   

 pp

p

























 







 

mf

3 3        







f



f



 3







3



f



3



3

  







mf





f









     

   









 



      



    





3

Vln. II









Vln. I

  





 

Hp.



   



Cl.



           

          

 p

    



18

   78

A. Fl.



Ob.

  





                     

Cl.

Hn.

Hp.

Vln. I



 





 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 





  

3



3







               









 

3

 















 

 



 f







3



 











 



3



  3 



 







3

f

f

Vc.

 



 3           

 



Vla.







 



             





  



3

3

4

 



Vln. II





3

Bsn.

  



19

  80

A. Fl.



Ob.



Cl.

Bsn.







   ff

  

Vln. I





 

Vla.

Vc.





Vln. II



     

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

mf





















































  



   

ff



ff

    ff





 



pp non vib.



                        f 5

5

    



   

         f arco





pizz p

     





 

 

 









mf



 

  

mf



  

  

    

            

  



   

      







     p

     



  



     pp

non vib.

   







                







   

87

Vln. I





f



A. Fl.

  

ff



 

         



p flutt.

f

Hn.





   







pp

  

non vib.



   



 





     

      

           





     

   

    

  

20

               5

91

A. Fl.

Ob.

Hp.

Vln. I





   



p

   



     







    p

 

 

              





  



 

     

 

 



   









 





p









  



vibrato







p vibrato

  

Vla.





 



 5

    

              5



5

 

Vln. II

Vc.



5

  

       

   





  

 

p vibrato





3

94

A. Fl.



Ob.

Bsn.

Hn.

Hp.

Vln. I

Vln. II



 

  



Vla.

 

Vc.

  



5

      



  

 





  

mf

 

 





3







3





 

3

 

3



 

 

3

  



  

   

 







 



mf

       





      

  

  



3

          3

5 5            

f







 

mf

3





   

  

 

mf





take PICCOLO



        

5





 



mf



 







  

  3    

 

 

98

Ob.

Cl.

Bsn.

Hn.

Hp.

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.





    

3



















3

3

   

3

 



    



  

 3





3





f



3

3

           



3







3



 

5        

 

 



 



    f







 





     



 

    

p





3

21



 







mf













 

mf

  

  

 



 





 

mf



arco

  mf



  





 







22

Ob.

101    



                 



 3









  



3 

f





Cl.

                   6

6

 











 



3

  3  

f

Bsn.

Hn.

Hp.

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.



     5





 

    

f















 





                



f





  



f









f





   



    

f

  

  



f

Vc.



  

 f

    





 











   





   



   





   

     

  





  





f

f

f



p

p

p

    f

p

 

   





 

   

   

  105

Ob.



Cl.

Bsn.

Hn.

Hp.

 



3

 

   



  

3

 





Vln. II



Vla.

Vc.







 

   





Vln. I

  







         

      

 

   





   

  



 

3

     



 







  

3

3

 

 

  

    

 



 



23

3         

      

 



  

 







p

3







p







 



3

 



 

3









   



  

 







 



f



 



 









f

 

   

 





 





 

f



 

         f



24

   108

Ob.

Hn.









 



Vln. II



Vla.

Vc.



   





 







ff

  

6

       

ff wild

       

mf



 







    



 sfz











f



Vln. I



    

 

Hp.

  



ff



Cl.

Bsn.





3





 







  

 

  ff



















 ff



  







  ff



5



 

 

   



  



    

ff







25

   111

Ob.

Cl.

Hn.







f



Hp.

   



 

         7

  

  



 



3

  



   

nat.

f

    

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.

  



 



f

       

 



5













   

  





 



 



 

5

   

  





  









  

 

  

      



    

  



  



       f



    

  



  



arco     

 



 



arco

pizz

Cb.



  

f





   

f

Vc.

       



   

       



     f





26

   114

Ob.

Cl.

  

Hn.

Vln. I

5            

    

             

Vla.

Vc.

    

 

      

                 

 





 







  



             

  

Vln. II

Cb.



5             

 



 







  





  





 

 





ff

ff

      



       







 



 



  



ff pizz

      

    

     









 

         





  

 







 



 



 

  











117

Ob.

Cl.

Bsn.

Hn.





 ff



Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

            

3

3

                              

  

  





3





3

   









3





3

              3 3 3 3                                  

ff



3

3











fff

ff brassy

      





ff



 

  

* ff

 

* ff

 

 

3











3

    

        3

*

 

3

 3

 3





ff arco * short and rhythmic glissando upwards

 

   

 





3











sim

3



3



3











3

 3

3

         3

                  sim       3

                         3

sim

3

3

27

 

3

120

Ob.

Cl.

Bsn.



Hn.

Vln. I

3

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

3

3

3

3

















 



3



     



3

      

 



      3

      



 fff



Cl.

Hn.

                     

                                                         3 3 3 3 3                                                   

122

Bsn.

       



3



Vc.

Ob.

3



Vla.



      

   

3

 

Vln. II

Cb.

3

3

3



 





 





3





 

 

3

   

       

   



3

3



     



ff

   

3

    





ff

   

3

3











   

  

  

3

     3

     



3



 

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

                                                          3 3 3               3                             











quasi glissando





   



   

         

  

        



   

  

 

3







3







 



  









3

 

   

 



 

3



3

    

       

        3

3

 3   

3

 

 



3



3

            3 3

            

              3

3

28

3

3

3

                              124

Ob.

3

3

Bsn.

Hn.

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

3

3





 





















       3



3

                   



3

3

3

                                 



3







  

 f

3



   

3

    

       3

Cb.

3

                   

3

3

                            

Cl.

3

3

3

                3

3

                







 3





           3

3

3

3

  



3









  

   

 

   

 



 



              



               





               

29

  



 



126

Ob.

Cl.

 ff







ff

Bsn.

Hn.

Vln. I



 





ff





   



           





   



           



 

   



           



  



 



 



 

 

   

    



*

































sim.

sempre sul G

* Vln. II

Vla.

  

  









                        



















































sim.

sempre sul G













sempre sul D

Vc.

               













sempre sul D

Cb.

                         













* short and rhythmic glissando upwards

30

  

12

128

Ob.

     

12

     



 

12

 

Cl.

     

12

Bsn.

Hn.



 

     

12

     

 

      

  

    





12





    



   

12

        

12

       

12

        



 

 

























Vln. II



























Vla.





















































 

























Vln. I

Vc.

Cb.

31

   129

Ob.

12

     

12

 

Cl.

     

12

Bsn.

Hn.



 



    

     

12



 

             

 

             

 

              

12

     

   

 

12



 



 

12



12

12

 



 

























Vln. II



























Vla.





















































 

























Vln. I

Vc.

Cb.

32

  

 

130

Picc.



ff

   

 





  





  





  





12

 

Ob.

  





 

   

12

 

Cl.

Bsn.

Hn.

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.



















 

   

12

   

 

 

12

12

12

 











   

 

  



 



  

 







  

 

12



 

  



 

  



 

12

12

 

4

 























 

























 





 















































































33

   131

Picc.

  

          12



Ob.

12



Cl.

        

12

Bsn.

Hn.





        

ff

 





 

Vln. I



fff



                                











   



fff





 





fff p.d.l.t.

C major

 



3

3

3

molto marcato

3 3 3  3           

3

fff

molto marcato

3  3   3 3     



3

                                 

3

              3

                                



Hp.

   



fff

molto marcato

 3 3 3    3 3      fff

molto marcato





 











  









 

pizz



















 





 





fff

pizz Vln. II









fff

Vla.

 





pizz

 

ff

Vc.

 





 

pizz

ff

  fff

    

fff pizz

Cb.

  





  

fff

 

34

 

Picc.

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

  

 



Ob.

3

 







Hn.

Hp.

Vln. I









    3      3

   

  



   

3



3

3





 

















 

3











 











  

















Vln. II



Vla.



 





 

 







    





 

    













Vc.

Cb.

 



  

3

3

3 3 3 3 3                             

 

 

3

3 3 3 3 3 3                          

3



 



3



3

3 3 3 3 3 3                           

3



3

                          

                        3

Bsn.

       

3

3

Cl.

3

                      

133

  

 

 

35

 

3

Picc.

3

    3

3

Ob.

Bsn.

Hn.

Hp.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.



3

3

3

 3

3





3

   3

3



 



   



 3



3







 

















 

 





   ff 









ff

ff

  

3

3

3

3

3 3 3                

 

 

3

3

 



f

 

3

3 3 3 3                 

         3

3

              

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

                        

3

3 3                         





3





3

         



3

Cl.

3

                        

135







 



 













 





   f 









f

f

  

3     3  

       3

3



  

      

mf

 

 

36

        3

137

Picc.

3

  

 

3

3





3

3

3

3

p

3

3

3

                 3

Cl.

3

3

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

p

mf

Hp.

3

3

3

                                         

Ob.

Bsn.

3

                                   mf

3

3









3

3





3

p

mf

3

3

3

    

3

3

                          

          





 





                           p

mf

  

3



p

 















   mf 





 





    mf 





    





    









mf

  

 

 

37

            

  3   3    3      

6

139

Picc.











             







 3               











pp

pp

take COR ANGLAIS

               3

Ob.

6

3

3

3

3

pp

3

Cl.

take BASS CLARINET

pp

3

3

Bsn.





Hp.

pp



 

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.









 







  



   



    p



















arco









 





 





pp



pp









  



 



      

arco          



 

pp

pp



 

pp



p

Cb.

 



p

Vc.







 





 





 





 











38

                     6

143

Picc.

6









          6



pp

B. Cl.

Hp.

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.





















  

B. Cl.

Hn.

Hp.



Vln. I

Vln. II



Vla.

 

Vc.











 

 

 







 







 3       3      

    

  

  



 

4      



 







 







       

 







 arco













 





 

      





 













                  3 ppp         3          



    

 

     







 



      

       



 



4      





pp

















    

  

pp molto espressivo







pp       pp

 

  



pp



                      6

6







 

















     

  



  p



pizz

 



Cb.



     







       





arco



 



           pp vib.  









pp

150

Picc.







pp





6



arco

39

 







157

Picc.

C. A.

Hn.

Hp.

Vln. I



 

    





5

    







  



  





 



pp

             





 













arco





 

 







 

pp

 5





   

6

p





  







 



pp





 

pizz

5         















arco

pizz

Cb.





   





p



 







Vc.



p



 





ad. lib.

  





Vla.

  

 

Vln. II



          





pp









         6

162

Picc.

C. A.

Hp.

Vln. I





 

Vla.

Vc.



3



p



 

Vln. II



     







 

 



       

        

 



 

              

 







3

                     6

6

pp

    

 



                  pp 

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

















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