Barnson Bass Quintet (2005)

for david yang and the 9th street chamber players

string quintet for two violins, viola, violoncello and double bass

  

matthew barnson (2005)

dense, insistent - marcato, non legato q = 88

violin 1

 

violin 2

 

viola

violoncello

double bass

  5

vln. I



vln. II



















   

pp non cresc.

                                                    

pp non cresc.









* enharmonic equivelance is assumed throughout the work

                                                p

                                                p



vla.

                                                p

                                                

vc.

p

db.





                                                p

 



















9

vln. I

vln. II

                                                

vla.

pp non cresc.

                                                

vc.

db.





pp non cresc.









2

  13

vln. I

                                                p



vln. II



vla.

                                                p

                                                p

                                              

vc.

p

db.





  

                                                    p

A

 









vln. II











vla.



17

vln. I

                                                pp non cresc.

    

vc.

db.





pp non cresc.









                                                                                21

vln. I

mp



vln. II

                                        mp

                          

vla.

mp

                                    

vc.

mp db.



                                       mp sffz

3

  25

vln. I



vln. II



vla.



vc.

                                                p

                                                p

                                                p

                                                p

db.





                                                p

 









vln. II











vla.











29

vln. I

B

    

vc.

pp non cresc.

db.





                                                pp non cresc.

                                                       33

vln. I



vln. II



vla.

mp

                                                mp

                             mp

                                                

vc.

mp db.



                                                    mp sffz

4

                                                       37

vln. I

mp

                                                

vln. II

mp



vla.

                             mp

                                                

vc.

mp

db.

vln. I



                                                 mp

C 41                                                         

vln. II



vla.



vc.



db.





 

                                                                                                      

                                  f sempre

                                                f sempre

45

vln. I



vln. II

                                                 

                                                

vla.



vc.

db.

                                                     





                                                                                      

5

  49

vln. I

                                                        

vln. II

vla.

vc.

db.

                                      





              

           52

vln. I

       

vln. II



vc.





  55

vln. I

vln. II

vla.

vc.

db.



                





                    

                    

                                                                          

                                               

vla.

db.

                      



                                            

                             

                                                        









 





                         

                                                                                                          

           

6

                                                          58

vln. I

                                                                      

vln. II

                                    

vla.



vc.

db.







       

                                   

                                                                      

     

                                                                           

vln. II

                 

vla.



vc.

db.

      

                                      

61

vln. I

                   





                                     

                                                                          

7

vln. I

64                                                                                               

                                                                                                           

vln. II

vla.



vc.

db.

vln. I



                                                       

   

                                                                         

67    

                                                                      

                                                                               

vln. II

      

vla.



vc.

db.



     







            

                         

                           

 

       

         

 

8

vln. I

69                                                                                                    

                                                            

vln. II

vla.



vc.

db.





                                                                                                                                   

                                                                          

D                                                                                        72

vln. I

vln. II

                                                       

vla.

                                                                          

vc.

db.





                                                                           

9

   

             

75

vln. I

fff

vln. II

           



 



 

 





      

     

 

      

                

   

   



             

   

      

fff

             

vc.



 

              fff

vla.



 

fff db.



 

fff

   77

vln. I

          

           



 



 



 



 



 



















































 

vln. II

                                     

vla.

                                                                     

vc.

db.

                                      

                                       

10

                                             80

vln. I

f

                                            

vln. II

f

                                                

vla.

f

                                            

vc.

                                                    f

db.

f

   85

vln. I

 

vln. II

                                               



                                                  

vla.

                                                   

vc.

db.

                                               

 



 

                                               

 

11

vln. I

E 89     

vln. II

                                                   

mf sempre

                                               

        mf sempre        mf sempre

vla.

vc. db.

  95

vln. I



vln. II

vla. vc. db.



 

db.



vln. II vla.

vc. db.









      





























p





 

F

 

  106

vln. I









vc.



     



 

vla.

     

                                               

 

vln. II

     





101

vln. I

     



     p sempre

      

p sempre

 



    

       



   

       

 





  









                        p sempre



 



 

                                                           

12

vln. I

G phrases extend from letter to letter (i.e. Rehearsal Letter "G" is one "phrase") 110         f phrases extend from letter to letter (i.e. Rehearsal Letter "G" is one "phrase")

  

vln. II

 

f

vla.

vc.

db.

         

 



 



 

 

                                                           phrases extend from letter to letter (i.e. Rehearsal Letter "G" is one "phrase")         f

vln. I

115   

vc.

db.

vln. I



 

 

 



 

                                                                              120   



 



 

 



 

 

 

vln. II



vla.



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

             

vc.

db.

 

 

  

vln. II

vla.

 











poco a poco cresc. to f



       

                     

poco a poco cresc. to f









13

   

 

125

vln. I

 

vln. II



vla.

vc.

db.

vln. I

vln. II

vla.

vc.

db.



 

 

  

 



 

 

                                                                        

130   

 

   









H   f

 

f



                                (f)                                      (f)        f

vln. I

vln. II

vla.

vc.

db.

135    

 

  

 





 

 

 

 

 

                                                                     

14

   

 

 



  

  

 

 

 



140

vln. I

vln. II

vla.

vc.

db.

vln. I

         

                 poco a poco cresc. to fff                                            poco a poco cresc. to fff         145    

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

vln. II

                

vla.

vc.

db.

vln. I



    

150    

3

vla.

vc.

db.

   

3





 

 

3  

 

 

 

3

I

 

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

                        



f

vln. II





(fff) sempre

         (fff) sempre 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                  3  3         



mf

mf

 

         







mf

  



155

vln. I

vla.

vc.

db.

3

f

  

vln. II

 

 

3

 

f

 

  3  

 

    

 

vla.

vc.

vla.

vc.

db.

 



 

 



 





3 

ff

 

 

 

 

 

3



 

ff

                                                            

       

         3    ff

  165

vln. II

 

  

vln. II

vln. I

 

                                                                       3 3           160

db.

  

3

f

vln. I

15



   





 

  

 

      

   



 





  

  

 

 



ff

ff

                                                                            ff

16

 









 

 

 

mf

170

vln. I



vln. II

vla.

vc.

db.









 



 

 

 





 



mf

         



                                                                           mf

J

 IV.  

 





  





 

 





  





175

vln. I

mp IV.

vln. II

mp

vla.

vc.

db.

                                           mp

   180

vln. I



 

vln. II



vla.

vc.

db.









3





3

 





ff



ff

                                              ff



 3

   

3

  

                                                3 3           

 p

 p

  

          

 p



  185

vln. I



vla.

db.

 

  

vln. II

vc.



   



   

       



 fff

 



 



 

   

  

fff



                  

 

fff

  190

vln. I



vln. II

vla.

vc.

db.



  

vla.



db.







p



 

p







  



pp

 

 

pp

                              pp









 

 

 

 









p

vln. II

vc.

 

                                                    

195

vln. I

 

17



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

                              



  

K

       

poco a poco cresc. to f

         

poco a poco cresc. to f

                                                                             poco a poco cresc. to f

18

                                          200

vln. I

vln. II

vla.

vc.

db.

                                                   

                                                                                                              



                                             f 205

vln. I

vln. II

vla.

vc.

db.

vln. I

vln. II

vla.

vc.

db.

  

                         f                                                      f

                                             

 

  





210                                        

                                                        

                                                                                     

19

vln. I

L 215                                                                                                             

vln. II

vla.

         

vc.

                        

db.

  

  





   



                

  





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



  



                                                        220

vln. I

                                                  ff

vln. II

ff

                                               

vla.

ff

  

vc.

                                     



ff

db.



     ff



  



    



    



    



 

M

20

(8/16) (8/16) like 2/4 like 2/4                                                 

(x = x)

225

vln. I

(8/16) (8/16) like 2/4 like 2/4                                                            fff fff

vln. II

fff

                                                        

 

   



like 2/4

vc.

vln. I

vln. II

vla.

 

(8/16) like 2/4      like 2/4   (8/16)                                                                  

vla.

db.





like 2/4

fff



fff











                           

N (x = x)  230                                                  ffff               ffff                                           ffff

vc.

db.



                                                       

ffff

          

ffff

                             235

vln. I

vln. II vla.

vc. db.

                          





SILENCE











SILENCE











SILENCE











SILENCE









 

SILENCE

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September 6 - September 28, 2005 New Haven