Lucas Marshall Smith After Daffodils For Baritone, Bass Clarinet, Trumpet, and Trombone (2014)
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Performance Notes
After Daffodils
This is a transposing score.
After Daffodils was written for the Loadbang ensemble. The text was adapted by the composer from the poems "After Love" by Sara Teasdale and "Daffodils" by William Wordsworth. The conglomerate text juxtaposes the themes of loss after "falling out of love" with the inherent beauty of nature. While Wordsworth takes the beauty of nature and finds joy from it in the quiet moments of life, After Daffodils draws a darker conclusion.
I wander lonely as a cloud There is no splendor any more You were the wind and I the sea But now you work no miracle for me Beside the lake, beneath the trees You work no miracle for me --Nor I for you
Accidentals carry through the bar. Grace notes should be executed before the beat of the note they are attached to. Approximate duration: 7’00”
non. vib. – No vibrato; unless a pitch is indicated as non. vib., assume a normal, healthy vibrato. flz. – Flutter tongue tr. –
trills should always be between the written pitch and the next ascending line or space unless indicated by a trill sharp or trill flat.
But the daffodils Float on high in vales, on hills, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. The daffodils Stretching out in endless waves Toss their heads in sprightly dance Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Oh daffodils! Perhaps there is a miracle for thee Perhaps there is a miracle for thee --But not for me
Voice
Bass Clarinet
ʌ -
pronounced “uh” as in “gun”
ɑ -
pronounced “ah” as in “father”
Tremolo; should be executed as quickly as possible
o -
pronounced “oh” as in “boat”
u -
pronounced “oo” as in “tube”
m-
humming
w-
“w” as in English “water”
Slowly change mouth shape and vowel from one vowel to the next. Overtones may result from the process. This is encouraged.
X notehead; a whispered, voiceless sound
Sing in falsetto. All falsetto notes are notated in treble clef. All bass clef notes should be sung full voice.
Bend pitch down approximately a half step.
Lip/embouchure glissando
Trumpet
Trombone
Mutes required: plunger, straight, whispa
Mutes required: plunger, whispa
Lip trill; trill between indicated partials of the harmonic series as quickly as possible.
Using the plunger mute, shift between the half open and closed positions. This should create a “wah wah” effect in the indicated rhythm.
½ valve glissando; depress the valves partially in order to gliss up the harmonic series to the indicated final pitch. Glissandi should happen as smoothly as possible over the duration of the note just before the gliss.
Lip/embouchure glissando; certain lip glissandi may also be achieved through use of the third valve tuning slide.
Lip trill; trill between indicated partials of the harmonic series (slide position indicated).
Using the plunger mute, shift between the open and closed positions. This should create a “wah wah” effect in the indicated rhythm.
Glissando; Glissandi should happen as smoothly as possible over the duration of the note just before the gliss.
After Daffodils Poetry adapted from texts by William Wordsworth and Sara Teasdale
Lucas Marshall Smith
Gently Rocking like Waves of the Ocean (same tempo) mp
Like a Breeze Gaining Momentum q = 52
Baritone
5
Bass Clarinet in Bb
p
Trumpet in Bb
f 7
f
6
f sub.p
3
3
wʌ
wɑ
3
wɑ
3
3
3
wɑ
to plunger
3
pp
mp
f
3
3
mp
mp
half * open
half half half
legato
pp
legato
to plunger
mp
3
3
pp
mp
sim.
mp
pp
3
f
3
3
3 3 3
3
Bar.
3
3
3
wʌ wʌ wʌ
B. Cl.
3
3
3
wɑ wɑ wɑ
pp
mp
mp
3
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3
mp
pp
mp
3
3
3
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3
3
3
3
wɑ wɑ wɑ
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3
wʌ wʌ wʌ
sim. Tpt.
Tbn.
pp
ff
f
3
3
fff
5 ( lip trill )
mf
wʌ
ff sub.p
Trombone
wʌ
lip trill
mf
ff
6
mp
7
mf sub.p
3
transform vowel
f
3
mp
3
pp
mp
3
mp
pp
3
3
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wɑ wɑwɑ
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3
wʌ wʌ wʌ
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* Start with the plunger in the half open position and move to closed. This should create a "wah wah" effect in the given rhythm.
2 mp
f
3
Bar.
3
3
3
3
wʌ wʌ wʌ
B. Cl.
Tpt.
3
f
3
3
3
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mp
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3
B. Cl.
Tpt.
mp
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3
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mp
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3
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3
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3
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9
Tbn.
3
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Tbn.
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3
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mp
3
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3
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3
open
breath accent gliss.
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3
sub.pp
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3
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Bar.
B. Cl.
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a
Tpt.
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Tbn.
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Tpt.
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Reminiscent, Almost Haunting q = 40
rit.
4 27
Bar.
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mf
molto legato
B. Cl.
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3
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3
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mp
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Tbn.
3
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mp
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3
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for
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to whispa mute
3
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non.vib.
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mf
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Faster q = 52
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mp
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accel.
mp
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no mute
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pp
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1/2 valve
f
p
f
m
pp
mp
p
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to straight mute
ff
Tbn. 3
f
be- neath the tree,
mp
f
pp
pp
1/2 valve
Tpt.
u
Reminiscent, Almost Haunting q = 40
mir- a - cle
ppp
p
rit.
no
mf
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1/2 valve
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gliss.
Trailing Off in Memory
B. Cl.
ppp
p
38
Bar.
3
non.vib. f
ord.
falsetto
be - side the lake,
3
flz. ord. mute to straight Tpt.
u
Reminiscent, Almost Haunting q = 40
rit.
ord. flz.
pp
mp
p
dolce
be - side the lake,
bend down
A Little Faster q = 52
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falsetto
f
pp
pp
sffzp
no mute
f
sffzp
5
sub.mf
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6
f
5 45
Bar.
ff
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B. Cl.
p
sffzp sub.f
v2 ( lip trill )
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mf
6
f
mp
3
3
3
6
mf
3
v2 ( lip trill )
4
5
mp
Gently Rocking like Waves of the Ocean 52
v2 ( lip trill )
4
5
f
p
f
ɑ
o
to plunger
legato
to plunger
pp
mp
3
3
wɑ wɑ wɑ
3
pp
fff
wʌ wʌ wʌ
o
ff
3
legato
f
3
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f p
transform vowel
7 6 Tpt. 5
Bar.
o
ɑ
Tbn.
p
f
3
3
3
3
wʌ wʌ wʌ
3
wɑ wɑ
3 3
wɑ
transform vowel
B. Cl.
pp
Tpt.
Tbn.
mp
half closed half
half half half sim.
mp
pp
mp
3
pp
mp
3
mp
pp
3
mp
sim.
pp
3
pp
mp
3
pp
3
mp
mp
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3
mp
6 mp
f
Bar.
3
wʌ wʌwʌ
B. Cl.
Tpt.
3
mp
3
3
mp
f
3
57
Bar.
wʌ wʌ wʌ
B. Cl.
pp
3
pp
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3
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float
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3
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3
mf
on
in vales,
high
mf
3
pp
mf
pp
3
pp
mp
on hills,
legato
sfzp
mf
sfzp
sfzp
p
3
3
mf
mf
p
mf
3
wʌ wʌ wʌ
mf
mf
wɑ wɑ wɑ
pp
Slower, Expansive q = 40
Tbn.
f
3
wʌ wʌ wʌ
pp
Tpt.
3
wɑ wɑ wɑ
pp
Tbn.
mp
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
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3
mf
p
3
p
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mp
3
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mp
3
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mp
3
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3
7
60
Bar.
flut - ter - ing
B. Cl.
and
Tpt.
the breeze
mp
Tpt.
1/2 valve
3
pp
in spright - ly
f
mp
f
mp
3
pp
heads
B. Cl.
in
3
ff
Bar.
pp
mp
64
danc - ing
mp
Tbn.
mp
daf
-
fo
-
3
mp
expressivo
half
pp
3
mp
out
mp
mf
open
Tbn.
f
mf
m
5
mf
flz.
p
flz.
pp
mf
mp
to whispa mute
7
mf
to whispa mute pp
accel.
m
pp
p
3
3
flz.
3
6
open 3
pp
toss their
6
mf
pp
f
in end - less waves
sim.
3
pp
half
sim.
mp
pp
stretch - ing
mf
dils,
mf
mp
mp
dance.
p
the
f
mp
mf
p
mp v3
mf
flz.
7
p
8 mp
72 Moving Ahead q = 52
Bar.
Reminiscent
be - neath
B. Cl.
pp
Tpt.
mp f
gliss.*
p
v3
7
pp
Tbn.
ord. molto legato
f
7
mf
pp
f
pp
the
trees,
Oh
pp
daf
-
mp
no mute
fo - dils!
ppp
mf
pp
3 mf
ppp
gliss.
p
mf
pp
ppp
mp
*Lip/embouchure gliss; may also be achieved through use of the third vavle tuning slide.
rit. 82
Bar.
Per - haps
mf
there
is
a mir - a - cle
p
for thee,
a
mir - a - cle
pp
freely
for thee,
mp
but not
pp
for
me.
gliss.*
freely
B. Cl.
Tpt.
pp
Tbn.
ppp
ppp
3
3
3
mp
sfzp
3
3
mp
ppp
freely
gliss.*
ppp
3
sfzp
ppp
sfzp
to whispa mute
3
ppp
* Lip/embouchure glissando. This should be done in synch with the gliss in the bass clarinet/trumpet.