David Lewiston Sharpe - Cori Spezzati

Cori Spezzati for Twenty Double Basses

David Lewiston Sharpe

Scoring 20 Double Basses (5 ‘choirs’ of 4)

Duration: 7 mins approx.

First performance at Wellington College, Berkshire, UK, in August 1998 given by The Bass Club conducted by Gareth Wood.

Double bass 1

 Larghetto e solenne

   

  

Double bass 2 CHOIR I

 

Double bass 3



   Double bass 4  p     Double bass 1  p    Double bass 2  Double bass 3

Double bass 1

Double bass 2 CHOIR III Double bass 3

p







 



sostenuto



sostenuto



 









3





 









  











 p 

 









  





























 





































 

  

p

p

p

  

p

    p   Double bass 4    p     Double bass 1  p    Double bass 2  p

  

    p p





   





Double bass 3

Double bass 4

mp

 

espress.



ten.



    p     Double bass 1  p    Double bass 2

Double bass 3



  



Double bass 4

CHOIR V

mp

       

David LEWISTON SHARPE



p

CHOIR IV





for Twenty Double Basses



p

CHOIR II

Double bass 4

Cori Spezzati

 











































Copyright © 1998 by David Lewiston Sharpe.





2 4

  

 Db. 1  



  

Db. 2



CHOIR I

 

Db. 3

  Db. 4  









  



 



   

ten.



espress.

mp









mp

 























   

  



mp













 



mf





   



7

Db. 1

  

Db. 2 CHOIR I







  

   





















 

 

       

Db. 3

espress.

Db. 4

Db. 1

Db. 2 CHOIR II Db. 3

Db. 4



  

  







 



 



  



dim.



 



 



  



  

  



  

sfz



3









 

sfz

 

 

sfz



       

sfz

 

3

  



  

  



12

Db. 1

Db. 2 CHOIR I Db. 3

 

  



 



 

      Db. 1  

CHOIR II Db. 3

Db. 4

     

   Db. 1  Db. 2 CHOIR III Db. 3

Db. 4

     

   Db. 1  Db. 2 CHOIR IV Db. 3

   

     Db. 1  Db. 4

Db. 2 CHOIR V Db. 3

Db. 4

f



f

 f

f



             p espress.       p espress.    

f

p espress.

p espress.

 







Db. 4

Db. 2





 f

  f    f











mp

mp



















    

     

          





 



  





  

















 

mp

mp

 



mf



mf





















mf sostenuto



























mf sostenuto



mp



 

mp























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

 

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 





















  



3

più f

    





     



3











mp



mp



mp



 

mp



mp

mp

4 17

Db. 1

  

  

 

Db. 2

 

CHOIR I Db. 3

     Db. 1      

CHOIR II Db. 3

Db. 4

  

    Db. 2   Db. 1

 

CHOIR III Db. 3



















 

























  











  











  





















  





 



  Db. 1  





 





Db. 2 CHOIR IV Db. 3



 

     Db. 1   Db. 4

Db. 2 CHOIR V Db. 3

Db. 4

   

  

    

  



Db. 4







 





Db. 4

Db. 2











   

espress.



















 



3

  







  













  

























 f

  f















































































 



 f  f



  Db. 1      21

Db. 2 CHOIR III Db. 3

Db. 4









    







    







 

      



 

   

       





    

      





    

 

 



3

Db. 3







CHOIR IV

5

    

      Db. 1   Db. 2





  

     Db. 4  



               3 cresc.

  



  

3







6

   25

Db. 1

Db. 2 CHOIR I Db. 3



 

Db. 3













































































 ten. 











ten.



 

   

     Db. 1   CHOIR III Db. 3

   

     Db. 1    Db. 4

Db. 2 CHOIR IV Db. 3

     

      Db. 1  

ten.

ten.



ten.

ten.

ten.

ten.

CHOIR V Db. 3

Db. 4

 



Db. 4

Db. 2



ten.



 



 



  



  

 



 





  













 



  













  



 

  mf

 



mf

 

 



mf

mf







Db. 4

Db. 2





     Db. 1   CHOIR II







Db. 4

Db. 2





    

  

espress.





 

 









29

  

 Db. 1   Db. 2 CHOIR I Db. 3



 



 



 Db. 4  

Db. 3

Db. 4

Db. 1



  





Db. 2 CHOIR III Db. 3

Db. 4

Db. 1

Db. 2 CHOIR IV Db. 3

 



















f



f

f

 f

 

 



   



 

 

  







 





f

f

f

 











f

f



  



   



 



      Db. 1       Db. 2  



sfz

   Db. 3     Db. 4  



ten.







Db. 4

CHOIR V





     3

  





 

 f

 

f

  

    

 

 

espress.

 

espress.      

 



espress.

   

 







 

 

   

espress.

 

 

 

espress.

 

espress.





 





 

   

  

 f





 

  







f

 f    

   

espress.

 f

7

espress.

f

 









 







 

CHOIR II







 

 



  Db. 1   Db. 2





 



     



  





   

espress.

 

 

 

espress.

          espress. 







     

 

 



 

 

espress.

 

 



meno f



meno f

   

 

 



 

meno f

meno f



8 32

  



     Db. 2    Db. 1

3

      Db. 4    Db. 3

Db. 1

Db. 2 CHOIR II Db. 3

Db. 4

Db. 1

Db. 2 CHOIR III Db. 3

Db. 2 CHOIR IV Db. 3

Db. 4









 

   



      

più f



   

più f

    3







 









  

     

 

CHOIR V



più f



più f





più f





 

 più f 

  

 

più f

più f

più f



 



 









 

 

       







    







 

 









   



        

 





 

     

 







 





 

 







 





       



 







          







 

           







     





più f

più f



           

 più f 3    

 più f 















più f

















più f

 





più f

   

     Db. 4   

più f



 

 



più f

    Db. 1    Db. 2    Db. 3





più f

 Db. 4     Db. 1





   



 

      

    più f

CHOIR I



       





 

  Db. 1   35

Db. 2 CHOIR I Db. 3



  

  

      Db. 1     Db. 2  CHOIR II Db. 3

Db. 3

Db. 4

    









 

  

  

 

 



mf









legato molto





 



  



 

legato molto

legato molto

    

 













      ff marcato        ff marcato  

 

 

 

  



sfz





 

























legato molto

mf

legato molto

    





 





legato molto



 





mf



 

legato molto





  

 

sfz

  

   



3 3



    

 



 

9



ff marcato



 



   

ff marcato



  mf



legato molto









mf

 

mf

mf



 Db. 4      Db. 1   CHOIR V





Db. 1

Db. 2





Db. 2

     





 Db. 4       Db. 1   

      Db. 2    CHOIR IV  Db. 3   





  

   CHOIR III  Db. 3     Db. 4   





Db. 4



     ff  marcato       marcato  ff         ff marcato       ff  marcato      



    

3















 





























mf





   ffmarcato     ff marcato   ff marcato

ff marcato

10 39

  

    Db. 2   Db. 1

CHOIR I Db. 3



 

     Db. 1    Db. 2   Db. 4

Db. 3

 

Db. 4

 

CHOIR II

   Db. 1  



    

 





















  





     

 















 





 



   



 

 



 



       ff marcato    

 Db. 4     Db. 1    Db. 2   CHOIR IV  Db. 3    Db. 4   





Db. 2 CHOIR III Db. 3

  

 

 

 

           

 Db. 4  



  Db. 1    Db. 2  

CHOIR V Db. 3







ff marcato



 

ff marcato



   



 

  ff   ff      ff 

    

ff marcato



 

 



 







































        

 

      

ff

























 







































 













  ff     ff      ff    

ff

       

      

 

Poco piu solenne

  Db. 1     Db. 2    42

CHOIR I Db. 3

  Db. 1    Db. 2    CHOIR II Db. 3

Db. 4

CHOIR III Db. 3







  

mf



  



mf

  











  

mf

      mf        mf      

Db. 2 CHOIR IV Db. 3

mf





  

Db. 2 CHOIR V Db. 3

     

mf





mf

mf

 Db. 4   

mf



 



 

 



 

   













     

pizz.

 

 p 

 





               

   

   



 

 



 

 

  

       p  

 

 

   

  



   



    

 

p



p

p

   

 



p



f

 p  

 

  

  

       



     





 

   

        



f

 

  pizz.  

pizz.

   

 





f

Db. 4

   



  





 

pizz.

    





3



f

  

    





     



      

      Db. 1   

11

3

  

 Db. 4     Db. 1   

  



  

   Db. 1    Db. 2



mf

  

 Db. 4   



 

 

p



p

   



p

   

p

      p

 

   

 







  

3

 

 

      

3

 3

             

12

Db. 1

Db. 2 CHOIR I Db. 3

  

    

  



 



mesto



   

45

 

mp



  mp   arco Db. 1    Db. 4

Db. 2 CHOIR II Db. 3

Db. 4

   

CHOIR III Db. 3

Db. 4

     

   Db. 1   Db. 2 CHOIR IV Db. 3

Db. 4

     

   Db. 1   Db. 2 CHOIR V Db. 3

Db. 4

 



 





   



















































 

















con sord.

con sord.













































con sord.















con sord.









































































mp arco mp

  arco

   Db. 1   Db. 2

mp arco

 

mp

mp

mp

mp

mp



































































mp

mp



mp





 

mp

  





mp

CHOIR IV



         







  







 

 





 



 



CHOIR V









  



 

  







49

  With serene majesty 

 Db. 1   Db. 2 CHOIR I Db. 3

   

      Db. 1    Db. 2   Db. 4

CHOIR II

Db. 3

 





 f





  









































   Db. 1   Db. 2

 

Db. 3

 

Db. 4

 

CHOIR III

   Db. 1    Db. 2  



f



 

  









    

  









 

   







 









f

Db. 4

13













f

















con sord.

mp quasi lontano con sord. mp quasi lontano con sord.

 

ten.    







 







mp quasi lontano con sord.







mp quasi lontano







con sord.



con sord.





Db. 4

 







CHOIR V Db. 3

Db. 4

   con sord.



Db. 2

  



 

   Db. 1  

 



Db. 3

CHOIR IV





 



 



  



  



    

 

 f









f









con sord.

f

f











 











 











  











14

   54





 













    Db. 1  







   











     Db. 1  



Db. 1

Db. 2 CHOIR I Db. 3

 

Db. 4

Db. 2 CHOIR II Db. 3

Db. 4

Db. 2 CHOIR III Db. 3

   

      Db. 1    Db. 2    Db. 4

CHOIR IV Db. 3

Db. 4

Db. 2 CHOIR V Db. 3

Db. 4

      

  

     



  



p

  





p





p

  





    







































































  

  



senza sord.







  



senza sord.







  



senza sord.







 



senza sord.







 



  



 



  



 

con sord.

 

ten.    



mp quasi lontano con sord.







 



mp quasi lontano con sord.

  

 

mp quasi lontano



con sord.

mp quasi lontano



  

  

  







3



  

  

p







    

   Db. 1   







59

  

 Db. 1  

 

Db. 2

 

CHOIR I Db. 3

Db. 4

Db. 1























15







































ten.

ten.

ten.





ten.



ten.

ten.

f

  















ten. 

ten.















 





f

 

Db. 3





 

CHOIR II

  

espress

  

Db. 2

Db. 4

 

    



f



ten.

 

 poco marcato

f



  Db. 1   



  



63

Db. 2 CHOIR II Db. 3

 



  

 



  3

3

    



 





3



  

 Db. 4  

    

      3

     3

   





 

 





      f marcato



3           

  



 



 



    mp

16

Db. 1







   



  









 

















67

Db. 2









CHOIR II Db. 3

Db. 4

Db. 1



  

sord.   senza  



 senza sord.   









  





mf

Db. 2





     



mf

    

  

3

3























 











 

CHOIR III senza sord.   

Db. 3

mf

Db. 4

Db. 1

Db. 2

CHOIR IV Db. 3

Db. 4



senza sord.   



mf

  









 









 









  











71

  

 Db. 1  







Db. 2





 

   

Db. 3

Db. 4

Db. 1

       

Db. 2 CHOIR IV

 

Db. 3

Db. 4



 

 76

Db. 1

   

CHOIR IV Db. 3

Db. 4

Db. 1

     

Db. 2 CHOIR V Db. 3

Db. 4





































     

mf

mf

mf





     



 

   

      



     

     



3



 







 

 





 







17 

       



     

      

mf

  

  

Db. 2



 



3









 

  

3





    3



   









 





 



 



 





















































    













senza sord. mp senza sord. mp senza sord. mp senza sord.



mp





     

18

        81

Db. 1



Db. 2 CHOIR V

  

Db. 3

Db. 4

 Db. 1

84

  

 

CHOIR V Db. 3

 Db. 1

  



 



87

 





























 









 



   ten.    



    

p



p





  

p

espress.















  



























  

mp





 





 

   



p















3

 



 







 

  

Db. 2

Db. 4







espress.

   



 



ten.





3

espressivo molto





 

 

 a niente