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An Act of Resistance for large orchestra
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26 April 2022
INSTRUMENTATION 3 Flutes (3rd doubling Piccolo) 3 Oboes 2 Clarinets in B♭ Bass Clarinet 3 Bassoons (3rd doubling Contrabassoon) 4 Horns in F 3 Trumpets in C 3 Trombones Tuba Timpani Percussion (3–4 players): Crash Cymbals, Suspended Cymbal 2 Snare Drums, Tenor Drum, & Bass Drum
Harp Violin I Violin II Viola Violoncello Contrabass
Duration: ca. 6–7 minutes
Transposed Score
An Act of Resistance for large orchestra Joel ompson (2017) 1 2
Flute
March. Pesante
= 60
3
1 2
3
1 2
Bass Clarinet
3 4
1 2
Oboe
Clarinet (B♭)
Bassoon
1 2
Contrabassoon
1 2 Horn (F)
Trumpet (C) 3
1 2 Trombone 3
Tuba
Timpani
Crash Cymbals
Suspended Cymbal
mute
Snare Drum 1
Snare Drum 2
Tenor Drum
Bass Drum
mute
Harp
mute
mute
E♮ F♯ G♮ A♮ D♯ C♮ B♭
March. Pesante
= 60
Violin I
Violin II
Viola
Violoncello
Contrabass
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26 April 2022
2
An Act of Resistance
9
1 2
a2 t.
t.
Fl.
3
1 2
Ob.
3
1 2
B. Cl.
Cl. (B♭)
1
Bsn. 2
Cbsn.
1 2
1 2
a2
ominous and epic
Hn. (F) 3 4
2.
a2
ominous and epic
Tpt. (C) 3
1 2
Tbn. 3
Tba.
Timp.
a2
ominous and epic
ominous and epic
Sn. Dr. 1
T. Dr.
B. Dr.
Vln. I
div. sul pont.
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
ominous and epic
div.
sul pont.
An Act of Resistance
3
17 15
1 2
Fl.
3
1 2
a2 ord.
t.
t. ord.
1. ord.
1 Cl. (B♭) 2
1.
1 2
a2
Hn. (F)
a2
1 2
a2
3 4
a2
B. Cl.
1 2
3
Cbsn.
a2
Ob.
Bsn.
Tpt. (C)
3
1 2
Tbn.
3
a2
Tba.
Timp.
Sn. Dr. 1
T. Dr.
remove mute
remove mute
remove mute
remove mute B. Dr.
Hp.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Cb.
17
div.
Vc.
pizz.
nat.
4
An Act of Resistance
1.
20
1 2
Fl.
3
a2 1 2
Ob.
3
2.
1.
2.
1 Cl. (B♭) 2
1 2
a2
1 2
Cbsn.
1.
2.
1.
B. Cl.
Bsn.
1.
a2
1.
2.
Hn. (F) 3 4
1 2
Tpt. (C)
3
1 2
Tbn. 3
Tba.
Timp.
Sn. Dr. 1
T. Dr.
B. Dr.
Hp.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
unis.
E♭ D♭
nat.
An Act of Resistance a2
24
1 2
1.
Fl.
3
5
1 2
2.
Ob.
Cl. (B♭)
1 2
Bsn.
1 2
1 2
Cbsn.
B. Cl.
3
a2 a 2 1.
1 2
Tpt. (C)
3
sub.
Hn. (F) 3 4
a2
sub.
1 2
Tbn. 3
Tba.
Timp.
Sn. Dr. 1
T. Dr.
B. Dr.
Hp.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
D♯
E♮
6
An Act of Resistance a2 28
1 2
Fl.
3
29
to Piccolo
a2
a2
1 2 Ob. 3
Cl. (B♭)
1 2
B. Cl.
1 Bsn. 2
Cbsn.
1 2
a2 a 2
a2
a2
Hn. (F) 3 4
1 2
1.
a2
a2
Tbn. 3
Tba.
Timp.
Cr. Cym.
Sn. Dr. 1
B. Dr.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
sub. sub. sub. sub. sub.
arco
29
straight mute
1 2
straight mute
Tpt. (C) 3
An Act of Resistance
a2
33
1 Fl. 2
sub.
Picc.
7
Piccolo
1 2
Ob. 3
1 Cl. (B♭) 2
B. Cl.
a2
a2 1 Bsn. 2
sub.
sub.
Cbsn.
sub. 1 2
Hn. (F) 3 4
1 2
a2
a2
Tpt. (C) 3
1 2
a2
Tbn. 3
Tba.
Timp.
a2
sub. sub.
Sn. Dr. 1
B. Dr.
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
bells up bells up
remove mute
remove mute
Vln. II
Cr. Cym.
Vln. I
8
An Act of Resistance a2
Fl.
1 2
37
sub.
Picc.
a2
1 2
Ob. 3
1 Cl. (B♭) 2
B. Cl.
Cbsn.
1 2
1 2
a2
Tpt. (C) 3
a2
1 2
bells down
Timp.
Cr. Cym.
Sn. Dr. 1
Sn. Dr. 2
B. Dr.
37
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
sub.
sub.
a2
Tba.
Tbn. 3
a2 open
open
bells down
Hn. (F) 3 4
a2
sub.
sub.
a2 1 Bsn. 2
sub.
An Act of Resistance
Fl.
1 2
a2
41
1 2
a2
Ob.
B. Cl.
1 2
Cbsn.
1 2
a2
Bsn.
rit.
to Flute
Cl. (B♭) 2
Picc.
1
3
9
a2
Hn. (F) 3 4
1 2
a2
a2 1 2
Tpt. (C) 3
Tbn. 3
Tba.
Timp.
Sn. Dr. 2
B. Dr.
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Sn. Dr. 1
Vln. I
rit.
10
An Act of Resistance
46
1
Fl. 2
Lush
( = ca. 48)
Flute 3
1.
1 2 Ob.
3
1. 1 Cl. (B♭) 2
B. Cl.
1
Tpt. (C) 2
3
1 2
Cbsn.
1 2
Hn. (F) 3 4
1 2
Tbn.
3
Tba.
Timp.
Hp.
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
to Bassoon
2.
1.
cresc.
E♮ F♮ G♮ A♮
D♮ C♮ B♮
D♮ C♮ B♮
E♮ F♯ G♮ A♮
Lush
Vln. I
46
Bsn.
( = ca. 48)
div.
An Act of Resistance
51
1 2
11
58 1.
Fl.
3
Piccolo
to Piccolo
2.
1 2
Ob.
3
1 2
B. Cl.
Cl. (B♭)
1 2
Bsn. 3
1 2 Hn. (F) 3 4
1
Tpt. (C) 2
3
1 2 Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Hp.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
3
unis.
div.
div.
58
12
An Act of Resistance
62
1 Fl. 2
Picc.
1 2
1.
Ob.
3
1 2
B. Cl.
1.
3.
Cl. (B♭)
1 2 Bsn. 3
1 2
Hn. (F) 3 4
1 2
Tpt. (C) 3
1. 1 2
Tbn.
Timp.
Vln. I
Vln. II
3
Tba.
unis. Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
An Act of Resistance
13
74
1 Fl. 2
Picc.
1. 1 2
Ob. 3
Cl. (B♭)
1 2
B. Cl.
1 2
1 2
1.
1.
Bsn. 3
Bassoon
1.
a2
3.
1 2
a2
Hn. (F) 3 4
Tpt. (C) 3
1.
1 2
Tbn.
Timp.
Vln. I
Vln. II
3
Tba.
74
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
14
An Act of Resistance
86
1 2
Picc.
Fl.
a2
1 2
Ob.
3
a2
1 Cl. (B♭) 2
B. Cl.
1 2 Bsn. 3
1 2
Hn. (F)
Tpt. (C)
3
1 2 Tbn.
3
Timp.
a2
a2
2.
1 2
Hp.
3.
3 4
Tba.
a2
E♮ F♮ G♮ A♮ D♮ C♮ B♮
86
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Cb.
Vc.
An Act of Resistance
95
1 Fl. 2
1 2
2.
3
1. 1 Cl. (B♭) 2
B. Cl.
Ob.
accel.
102
2.
Picc.
15
1 2 Bsn. 3
1 2
a2
Hn. (F) 3 4
1 2
a2
1 2
1.
a2
Tbn. 3
Tpt. (C) 3
Tba.
Timp.
Sn. Dr. 1
B. Dr.
Hp.
F♯
D♯ B♭
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Cb.
Vc.
accel.
102
16
An Act of Resistance March. Pesante 104
Fl.
1 2
Picc.
1 2
( = 60)
a2
to Flute
Ob. 3
1 2
B. Cl.
Cl. (B♭)
1 2 Bsn. 3
1 2
a2
Hn. (F) 3 4
a2
1. 1 2
a2
Tpt. (C) 3
1 2
a2
Tbn. 3
Tba.
Timp.
Sn. Dr. 1
B. Dr.
March. Pesante
( = 60)
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
An Act of Resistance
112
1 2
a2
17
Fl. 3
1 2
Ob.
3
1 2
B. Cl.
Cl. (B♭)
1 2 Bsn. 3
1 2
Hn. (F) 3 4
1 2
a2
a2
a2
a2
Tpt. (C) 3
1 2
Tbn. 3
Tba.
Timp.
Sn. Dr. 1
B. Dr.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
18
An Act of Resistance 1.
118
1 2
Fl.
Flute
3
a2 1 2
B. Cl.
1 2
a2
Bsn. 3
1 2
a2
1 Cl. (B♭) 2
3
Ob.
a2
Hn. (F) a2
3 4
a2
1 2
Tpt. (C)
3
1 2
a2
Tbn.
3
Tba.
Timp.
Sn. Dr. 1
Sn. Dr. 2
B. Dr.
Hp.
118
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
pizz.
Vc.
Cb.
An Act of Resistance 1.
122
1 2
Fl.
1.
1 2 Ob.
Cl. (B♭)
1 2
1 2
1.
1.
2.
2.
1.
2.
a2
1.
Bsn. 3
B. Cl.
1 2
2.
3
3
2.
19
1.
Hn. (F) 3 4
1 2
Tpt. (C)
3
1 2 Tbn. 3
Tba.
Timp.
Sn. Dr. 1
Sn. Dr. 2
B. Dr.
Hp.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
D♯
E♮
E♭ D♭
20
An Act of Resistance
126
1 2
Fl. 3
1 2
Ob. 3
1 2
B. Cl.
Cl. (B♭)
1 2 Bsn. 3
1 2
Hn. (F) 3 4
1 2
Tpt. (C)
3
a2 a2 a2 a2
1 2 Tbn. 3
Tba.
Timp.
Sn. Dr. 1
Sn. Dr. 2
B. Dr.
Hp.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
An Act of Resistance
130
Fl.
1 2
21
Picc.
Piccolo
to Piccolo
1 2
3
1 2
B. Cl.
Ob.
Cl. (B♭)
1 2
Bsn. 3
3 4
1 2
3
a2
Hn. (F)
Tpt. (C)
1 2 Tbn.
3
Tba.
Timp.
Sus. Cym.
Sn. Dr. 1
B. Dr.
Hp.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
a2
a2
1.
1. 2. straight mute
a2
arco
arco
130
2.
cresc.
1 2
22
An Act of Resistance a2
136
1 Fl. 2
Picc.
1 2
Ob. 3
1.
1 Cl. (B♭) 2
B. Cl.
1 2 Bsn. 3
1 2
3
a2
a2
2.
open
Tpt. (C)
Hn. (F)
1 2
1.
3 4
2.
a2
1 2
Tbn. 3
Tba.
Timp.
Sn. Dr. 1
B. Dr.
Hp.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
cresc.
E♮
D♭
E♭
D♮
An Act of Resistance
141
1 Fl. 2
Picc.
1 2
1 Cl. (B♭) 2
B. Cl.
1 2
1 2
a2
Hn. (F) 3 4
1
Tpt. (C) 2
1 2
a2
Tbn. 3
Timp.
Sn. Dr. 2
B. Dr.
Vln. II
Vla.
Cb.
142
Sn. Dr. 1
Vc.
Vln. I
2.
Tba.
2.
a2
3
1.
Bsn. 3
1.
a2
Ob. 3
142
23
24
An Act of Resistance
147
Fl.
1 2
a2
rit.
Flute
Picc.
a2 1 2
1 2
1 2
1 2
Hn. (F) 3 4
1
a2
a2
Tbn. 3
Tba.
Timp.
Sn. Dr. 1
Sn. Dr. 2
B. Dr.
Vln. I
a2 1 2
3
Tpt. (C) 2
Bsn. 3
3
B. Cl.
Ob.
Cl. (B♭)
to Flute
rit.
div.
Vln. II
div. div.
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
An Act of Resistance
152
1 2
Fl. 3
1 2
1 Cl. (B♭) 2
B. Cl.
1 2
Desperate = 60
3
1 2
1 2
a2
Hn. (F) 3 4
3
a2
1 2 Tbn. 3
Tba.
Timp.
Sn. Dr. 1
Sn. Dr. 2
B. Dr.
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
div.
*
G.P.
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G.P.
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* At the fermata, I encourage you to consider standing and singing one of the four options at right in an octave which is comfortable for you. Your choice should not be predetermined and should instead be representative of the moment in which the ending of this piece must exist. What informs your decision to stand and sing — or not at all — is entirely up to you, but might relate to the atmosphere of the performance or the current state of the world, be that external or internal. e rst note of each option is a concert C, which is being held by the violas and basses. e text for each option is “Love” — you may sing this word in whichever language feels appropriate and, if so, are encouraged to adjust the rhythm of the option to t the word accordingly. Should you choose to stand and sing, repeat this mantra freely and as many times as feels right. Dynamics and timing should evolve naturally based on the choices of your colleagues, including its eventual conclusion.
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Desperate = 60
G.P.
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G.P.
Vln. I
G.P.
G.P.
Tpt. (C)
*
G.P.
Bsn.
*
G.P.
Ob. 3
25
1
*
G.P.
G.P.
G.P.
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Love
2
Love
3
Love
4
Love