Candey | Goldenrod

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Goldenrod

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for chamber orchestra

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Griffin Candey

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2025

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Goldenrod

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for chamber orchestra

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Griffin Candey

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2025

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Program Note Goldenrod (2025) is dual purpose work: a 100-year celebration of our university's mascot (the Golden Eagle of Tennessee Tech University, official chosen in 1915,) as well as a celebration of the nature that inspired the school colors (purple and gold, coming from the local native wildflowers, ironweed and goldenrod.) The proximity to the natural beauty of the central Tennessee plateau was something I experienced even before I was hired at TTU, and now that I work here, it's something that continues to make this area extremely special. I'm grateful to be able to celebrate both the school, its history, and the place we call home with this little love note of a piece.

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Special thank you to Dr. Dan Allcott and the University Orchestra for enthusiastically diving into this project with me!

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Instrumentation

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Flute 1-2 Oboe 1-2 Clarinet in Bb 1-2 Bassoon 1-2 Horn in F 1-2 Trumpet in C 1-2

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Percussion (1 player): Glockenspiel, Wood Block or Temple Block (1), Suspended Cymbal, Vibraslap

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Strings

Commissioned by Dan Allcott and the Tennessee Tech University Orchestras

Duration: 5 minutes First printing of this edition, August 2025

Copyright © 2025 Griffin Candey (ASCAP). All Rights Reserved.

Published by Just a Theory Press | www.justatheorypress.com

JAT-147-039-FS 979-0-094-00918-8

Commissioned by Dan Allcott and the Tennessee Tech University Orchestras

Goldenrod for chamber orchestra

Oboe 2

1 Clarinet in B♭ 2

Bassoon

1 2

Horn in F

1 2

Trumpet in C

1 2

Percussion (1 Player)



 



  



  



  

    





 



       

Violoncello





  



 

       

  

PE Viola







R

  Violin I  Violin 2



 

 

 

 Contrabass  



   





      









      with violins 1.



 



 







 

 





 

To W. Bl.

     simple            

















2

Copyright © 2025 Gri n Candey (ASCAP). All Rights Reserved.

Published by Just a Theory Press | www.justatheorypress.com

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staccato air sound—think "t" or "ch"









        



 



 



  



  



 4

   

 



  







 

                                  

                       

small cue notes are suggested notes if not utilizing C extension

1





E

 

  

   

R

1

  

U

2

  

O

   

poco vib.

 



  

L

Flute

  

SA

vib.   poco  1  

SC

Still, Mythic  = 56

Gri n Candey

  

 

 

   



 5

   

Gri n Candey: Goldenrod

  

1 2

Hn. in F

1 2

Tpt. in C

1 2

W. Bl.

  





  

      

Vln. 2

Va.

  

Vc.

Cb.

 

  







 





  

  

   

  





 

   

                   

        

  

 



PE

Vln I.

  



R

Bsn.

        

      1.

1 Cl. in B♭ 2

        

 6

   

  

  

   

               

 

 

 

  

  



1.



 7





divisi

 





 



 





 

  

8

 

 



       

 

 

 

  



 

 

       

  

 

  

 

  

  



straight mute

Glock.

   



 



  



 

E

2





                               

SC

Ob.

         



   

L

1

    

SA

2

  

staccato air sound—think "t" or "ch"

U

Fl.

                          

R

  1    

O

2

 

           

  9

   

Gri n Candey: Goldenrod



  



1.

Bsn.

1 2

Hn. in F

1 2

1 Tpt. in C 2

Glock.

     

       

   

1.

      



straight mute 2.



Vln. 2

  

Va.





Vc.

Cb.

    

  





PE

Vln I.



R

1 Cl. in B♭ 2

  

         



 10

                              1.

 

 

           





 







open



          

   

 

 









  To Sus. Cym.

        



         

 11

   

  

 1.



 



    

   





divisi



2.



  

  



                  

E



  

 





R

2



 

SC

Ob.

 

L

1



  

SA

2

                            

U

Fl.

  

O

     1      

3









12

13

2

   







  

          

1 Cl. in B♭ 2

      1 Bsn.  2  1.



        

 







PE 

Va.



Vc.



        2.







Vln. 2

Cb.

 





 

 14

 

                    

 













 









   





 



               



     

  15

 

  

      

SA





Sus. Cym.

Vln I.

 

    

U

2

           

R

 1

1 Tpt. in C 2

 

           

Ob.

Hn. in F











 

 

 



 

   

     divisi      







 



 





 



 



 



 





 



 





 

 

   









 

 

   

 







16





 

 











   

17











 

   

   

   

 





  

soli





 









 

 

soli







     







18



   

       





 





 







 

To Vln. Solo.





E



1

    

    

 



R



2



O

Fl.





L

1



Gri n Candey: Goldenrod

SC

4

 

     

sul tasto half-desk

 







19











20

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

     

 











21

 

         

     

     

Gri n Candey: Goldenrod

   2  

Hn. in F

1 2

Tpt. in C

1 2

Sus. Cym.

  

  



 





    

   



  Vln. Solo. 

 

Va.

Vc.

  



R



 



 

PE

Vln. 2



   

 Cb.  

   



  22

 

 

 

  



 

 



 



 

 

 







   23

 

 

 

move to nat.

 

 

 



 

   24



 

 

 

 









   





 













   





 



   







 







 









 







 

 

 





 

 



E

Bsn.

                                       

 



             

  

Vln. Solo.

     



tutti nat.



  25

R

1

 



O

1 2



 

Pressing Forward  = 60    

L

Cl. in B♭



 



SA

1 2



a tempo     

U

Ob.

rit.   

SC

  1 Fl.  2

5

 

tutti

 

   

 





tutti

 

 26

   



 



 

27



                      

 





 



    



pizz.





 

28

 

6

Gri n Candey: Goldenrod





1 Bsn. 2

Hn. in F

1 2

Tpt. in C

1 2

 

 

   

  





 

 



 





      

  



 

 





Sus. Cym.



 









  

 

 

U

PE



 



R



Vln. 2



Va.

Cb.



   

 

Vc.







 



   

      

29





  





      



 





 



30

    





 

                Vln. Solo.              Vln I.





 



 

  

  

             





   

 







 











 







  

















    

 



          



 







 

E

1 2

 





R

Cl. in B♭



O

1 2



SC

Ob.



L

1 2

SA

Fl.



 













31

32



    



  

















 



 33



 

   

 



 



       



  

   







 

 

    



           

34

Gri n Candey: Goldenrod

Hn. in F

Tpt. in C



 1 2

1 2













     

Vln. 2



Va.



Vc.

Cb.









Sus. Cym.









   

  





   

  

PE







 

Vln I.







Sus. Cym.

Vln. Solo.



          





 



 













35

36

 

1. solo

     



  

 

          

 



                                               

E

   



R

2

 

      

      

         1.

 



 



          

To Vib.            fast, vicious glissando down with heavy landing  (join tutti violins)  

 

  

  

   

             





37





2.

    

 

glis s.

 

 

  

non-div.

 

      

 



O

Bsn.



 

            



 

with violins at rst—then on your own

 





SC

1





 





 

 = 80

push into new tempo, then double-time

L





 







SA



1 2

 







1 Ob. 2

Cl. in B♭





U

2

R

Fl.

 1

7

accel.

divisi



  

non-div.



 



   

arco

 

 

38



 



   

 

   

   

  

tutti

  

    

39







 

 





         

                         





 

   



40

 

   

8

Gri n Candey: Goldenrod

Fl.

Ob.

1 2



 

1 2



1.





 



   

 



 



 



 









  

                                                  1 Bsn.     2  





E



1 2

          

R

Cl. in B♭



  



Vib.

Vln I.







 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

PE   

Va.

Vc.

Cb.







To W. Bl.





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







   





  



       

O



 



Vln. 2



SC





L

1 2



SA

Tpt. in C



U

1 2

R

Hn. in F

 

 

 

 

 

  

 



 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 







41

42

43

 

 

    

     

divisi tutti

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





44

45

 

 

Gri n Candey: Goldenrod

 1.

 



1 Cl. in B♭ 2

 



        1        Bsn. 2 

1 2





 







 

 

 

 

 

    

 

  

Va.

Vc.

  

Cb.





 

 

  

   46

 

 















 

 

 

 

 

 

      



1.

solo











   



  



    

 





1.



 

 

        

 48

    

    



 

  

 



        

divisi

 



 

 

 



 

    

    





To Glock.

        divisi

  

49



 

 

 

 

         

            

       

         



  



  

   

 



 







 

 

  



 

47

  

 



   

 



 



 

 





       

 

    



                                     



PE

Vln. 2







W. Bl.

Vln I.





SA

Tpt. in C



U

1 2





                 

R

Hn. in F







E



1 2



R



O



SC

Ob.

1 2

L

Fl.

9

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 





50

51



Ob.

1 2

 

Cl. in B♭

1 2



 





 

a2



  



  











 



 

 

 

 





                      1 Bsn.    2         

1 2

    



 

 gently

    



Glock.

Glock.

      

non-div.

      

 

 

non-div.

 

 

PE

Vln. 2

          non-div.

Va.

      

non-div.

Vc.

Cb.





  





  

52

 

 

53

1.



            

       

       

       

      

             

 

     

        

        

        











54

55

56

57

58

     

 

 



  

     

non-div.





  

non-div.







     

 





 

     



   



     

non-div.









non-div.



   

















   









   

R

Vln I.







     



L

Tpt. in C







SA

1 2

       

non-div.

U

Hn. in F

      

E

 

1.

R

2



O

Fl.

 1

Gri n Candey: Goldenrod

SC

10

             non-div.

non-div.

        

   

non-div.

      

 

     

     

       

      

       



 

       

        

Gri n Candey: Goldenrod

























           

      



Bsn.

1 2

 

Hn. in F

1 2

1 Tpt. in C 2



 

Glock.





 

 









 



 

         

PE

Vln. 2

          

Va.

     

Vc.

Cb.



1.

solo





 

59

 

 





    





  

 





a2



  

 



    









       

 

     

        

       



       









 







60

61



     



 

 

62

 

 

           

  



  













     







       





R

Vln I.



  



 







       

    



 

   



       

 63

      

 

E

1 2

 





O



Cl. in B♭







SC

1 2



a2



L

2

R



SA

Ob.





1.

U

Fl.

 1

11

     

   

 

   









   

 





 

   

   

   













 

64

 

65



12

Gri n Candey: Goldenrod

1 2

Hn. in F

1 2

Tpt. in C

1 2





















       

       

        





  





           







 

 

Sus. Cym.



  

  



  





 

1.

   

      

Va.

 

Vc.



  softly

  

         





  

  66







scrape

PE

Vln. 2

Cb.

 

 



To Sus. Cym.

      

     

   

1.





   

R

Vln I.





          

 









 





67



  

       

 





 





 

       

68

 



      

     



           

69



      









       

a2

E

Bsn.



R

1 2



O

Cl. in B♭





SC

1 2



L

Ob.



SA

1 2

U

Fl.

                     

70

   

       



   

    

  

         

           

   

 









         

 

71

72

Tpt. in C

1 2



Sus. Cym.

Vln I.





   1.





 

 

   



 



Cb.







        











        





   













 

74

    

 

 

       

 

75

 

 

  

 

76



 

    

    



  

 









  



   



    





   



   

     

     

   



  

77





    

       



                  

  







     





       



 





             

       



 

73

 



 

   







PE 

Vc.

a2



   

     

Va.







 

E











 

Vln. 2









13

O

1 Hn. in F 2



 







SC

Bsn.

a2





L



1

 



a2

SA



1 2

2





1 Ob. 2

Cl. in B♭





U

2



R

Fl.

 1



R

Gri n Candey: Goldenrod

78

  

         

          

 

 

    

     79

14





1 2

Tpt. in C

1 2

 



    







    





    

Vc.



Cb.







2.



    

 



 80

   

    





  







     





 

 

  

 

    

    

81









  



 

      

               



    

 

 



 

         

 





  a2

                       

Va.

 1. 



PE

 

  

         





Vln. 2



    





        



1.



Sus. Cym.

Vln I.







U

1 Hn. in F 2







SA

Bsn.

 



        

1

2



R

Cl. in B♭

1 2











       

 

         

E

  a2

Ob.





R



O





SC



L

1 Fl. 2

1.

a2

Gri n Candey: Goldenrod



  





 



      









   





   

     





                             

    

 



 82

83

 

84

Gri n Candey: Goldenrod

1 Bsn. 2

Hn. in F

Tpt. in C

1 2

1 2

 

 

     

 

    





 



  

 





85



 

     





         86

 

 



   

                

 

  

 

            

  



     





                  





  



2.

PE  

Vc.

Cb.

    

 divisi                         

Va.



                        



   

Vln. 2



1.

 



  



Sus. Cym.

Vln I.







                      

   

 

     

     

        

       

       

                              

 





88



   

divisi

         

       

                 

 87

       

E



 



     

  

R

 

 





O

1 2

 



SC

Cl. in B♭

  



L

1 2



SA

Ob.



rit. 

U

2



R

Fl.

 1

15

 

89

16

Gri n Candey: Goldenrod

Bsn.

Tpt. in C

1 2

 













 

  

Vln. 2

  

   

Va.



Vc.

Cb.





    





 

2.



a2



 1.

       



 



 

   



 



  



     

  

  

  



   

   

   

90

  

  

   

 

 

91

  

    

            

 



     

   gently     

 

   



 



   

 

 







      

  

       







 

tutti

  

 

      



  92

 



 

  

 

 

 

 



    

      



 







  

93

   

 



 

  

  



 

 



     

 

 

 

E

         

PE



 





Sus. Cym.

Vln I.



 

  

R



1

1 Hn. in F 2

 

      

1 Cl. in B♭ 2

2

 



O



1 2

 



SC

Ob.



L



2



SA

Fl.



U



R

1

Broad, Singing  = 52                                                  

 

      94

       

Bsn.

1 2

1 2

                 

    

      a2

1 2

Sus. Cym.

Vln I.

       

 

Va.

Vc.

 

                

    

 

  

   

       

  

 Cb.   

 





 

PE

Vln. 2

         

    

 



   



    

 



95

 

      

 

 

   

         



    

     

       

 

 

   





  96

 



    

U

Tpt. in C

 

 

R

1 Hn. in F 2

   

  

        

           

               

  

 





  

  



     

    

      97

   



         

      

        

   1.

 

            

     

   

   



                    







 

  





 















 

 

     

     

  

        



tutti







98

 

  







 

rit.



             

     

 

17

E

Cl. in B♭



  



R

1 Ob. 2

 

 

O

2

   





SA

Fl.



L

   1  

SC

Gri n Candey: Goldenrod



 

  

  

    



 



   

   99

 

    fuller

  

  

 

 

  



 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

1 Bsn. 2

            



  

 



      

                    1 Tpt. in C         2  1 Hn. in F 2

   





 

     

      

PE

R

      

Va.

Vc.

Cb.

  



     





 





       

         100

   

  

  

    

    

    



divisi

     

non-div.





              





101





 

  

  

  



 



   

     

 



 



         





U

           Vln I.     Vln. 2

 

SA

Sus. Cym.

   

 

     

        

 









  

  

102

  

 

 

 

 



    

     



    

 



      

 



 



  

   

non-div.

  

 

 









 





 

   





 

 



  





103





 

  

    

rit. 

 





To Glock.



 



E





   

 



R

1 Cl. in B♭ 2

        





   

O

1 Ob. 2

          

 

Gri n Candey: Goldenrod

SC

  1 Fl.   2

   

a tempo      

L

18

 

   







 



  

   

104

     

  





     1 Bsn. 2  

Tpt. in C

1 2

1 2





  



 















PE

     

      

Va.

Vc.

 

Cb.







 

     

tutti











      

 



   

 





105



    

divisi

 





 

 



   

   

  

 





106

   



 

   

 

 

            

    

   

 







   









 

             

107











 

 



 



         

  

non-div.



 

       

 





non-div.

 



       



Glock.

       

 

  

Vln. 2

   

   

 

R

Vln I.





Glock.

 

U

Hn. in F

  

non vib.

             

   

1 2







  

108



   

   

 



109

19

 



  



down to nearly silent, then press forward to a quick, sharp cut-off

   

E

  

1 2





R





O

Cl. in B♭

 



SC

Ob.

2

 = 48

SA

Fl.

 1

a2

non vib.

L

Gri n Candey: Goldenrod

      

down to nearly silent, then press forward to a quick, sharp cut-off

  

 



  



  

  











  

 

down to nearly silent, then press forward to a quick, sharp cut-off

 



 

   

down to nearly silent, then press forward to a quick, sharp cut-off

  

  

  

  





 

  



110



111

  

L

SA

U

R

PE

E

R

O

SC

L

SA

U

R

PE

E

R

O

SC

L

SA

U

R

PE

E

R

O

SC

L

SA

U

R

PE

E

R

O

SC

E R O SC L SA U R PE

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