Anger Management - Therapy for String Orchestra

Michael Boyman

Anger Management (Therapy for String Orchestra) (2013)

Duration: 7 Minutes

Anger Management (Therapy for String Orchestra)

Background:

Anger Management ​ is a study in aggression and heartbreak. Its inspiration comes from a particularly nasty breakup and Tennyson’s maxim, “Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” The piece considers and ultimately rejects this notion.

My goal was to combine the narrative of romantic loss - with its elements of anger, nostalgia, despair and ultimately defiance - with a strict compositional technique and economy of material. The piece is based on two motives: the gruff, ascending three notes of the first bar and a descending half-step sigh, which is eventually transformed and intensified into a glissando ascending major-7th.

Anger Management ​ was premiered and recorded on April 1st, 2013

by Derek Cooper and the Manhattan School of Music String Ensemble.

Notes:

ł Minimum number of players - 3/3/4/4/2 (Violas and Cellos should divide equally into two sections.)

ł While the Double Bass C extension in not required, there are moments where it can be used to greater effect. These have been marked with brackets on the lower note (see especially letter Q, letter X to the end).

Anger Management (Therapy for String Orchestra) Con fuoco (h = 116)

Violin I

  













 





































Violin II

  

Viola I



ff

  

Viola II



       ff          ff            ff

Violoncello I

Violoncello II

Double Bass

Michael Boyman (2013)

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



p ma ben marcato



7

Vln. I





 



   





ff

Vla. I

        ff

Vla. II

        ff

Vc. I

   





        

 

          



p ma ben marcato

ff

Vln. II



p ma ben marcato

ff

        

                            





    

   





pizz.



mf







pizz.

   mf

 





 

 

                                  f p ma ben marcato                                   f

div.  



 







  











    

 

div.

  f

   mf

   mf

 

    p pizz.

 



p

f

Db.



      

f

Vc. II

div.

f

      

p ma ben marcato















f

Copyright © 2013 by the Composer





pizz.

  p



2

13

Vln. I

     

   

unis.

   



sf unis.

A div. a 2                                  

  

  

      

 

 

        

 

 

     

 

 

arco

mf arco

p

                        sf mf p                      f mf p                                 f mf p                               

Vln. II

Vla. I

Vla. II

Vc. I

f non div.

f

pp non div.

f

pp non div.

f

pp

       



mf

 

Vc. II

  



 







mf

Db.



 

unis.

mf

19

Vln. I

 

    

  f

 (l.v.)

pp

f ben marc. arco

       



    

  

p

fpp

   

   

   

   

  

  

  

  

Vla. I

   

  

  

  

  

Vla. II

  

  

  

  

  

Db.

                                                                  

  

 

 

      

 

   

Vc. II



f ben marc.

div. arco

Vln. II

Vc. I



      

 

     

 

   

 

 

    

 



     

3 B 24

Vln. I

(3+2)

                                                              unis.

ff sempre ben marc.

                   

                ff sempre ben marc.               

Vln. II

Vla. I

ff sempre ben marc.

Vla. II

                                    







                              







                  







ff sempre ben marc.



Vc. I

 

 



   







ff sempre ben marc.

Vc. II



     

ff sempre ben marc.

Db.



                                               

   















ff

                                                                                                                                                                                       

29

Vln. I

 

Vln. II

Vla. I

Vla. II

 



Vc. I

 



 

Vc. II

Db.





 

    

     

     

ffp

 

f

ff

 

sff



           ffp f ff           ff



      sff   

















  

sff

 

sff

   sff

        ff sff   

4

Vln. I

Vln. II

35 C                          p f ben marc.    pizz. arco                p

f

            

Vla. I

p

 

Vc. II

div. pizz.

     ff

Vln. I

pizz.



mf

f

 

Vc. I



pizz.

f



  

Vla. II

Db.

ff





 







41         



 



          

Vla. I

Vc. I

f

 

Vc. II

      







 

fp

 



f

 

      



gliss.



gliss.



  

  

f







    

 unis. arco



mf



 









D

                                      f

feroce

f

feroce

                                           f feroce    f feroce

      

               fferoce  mf                  



gliss.

f

fp

f feroce

Db.

arco

 

p

sf



    

Vla. II







sf Vln. II





ff



(l.v.)



fp









                

    fp arco    

ff











    

f feroce

      

 

            

  



  

   



    

 



    

  



      

  



     

  



      

  



      

   



      

5

48

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla. I

   



 

   



 

   

  

                 

  

 

ffp

         

ff leggiero

           

Vc. I

Vc. II

Db.

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla. I

   



 

       



                             

ff leggiero

      











 

f

              



f





 





      f       

     

f

        

               div. a 3

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

div. a 3

      ff       





ff

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

  

div. a 2

    

div. a 2

                 

 

         sf f feroce        

   

sff

 

feroce

sf



ff



        

sff

ffp

                 



f

   ffp  

                     



 



ffp

54                      

                Vc. I          Vc. II             Db.    

Vla. II

            

                

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

f          

ffp

Vla. II



                  ff



                    





 

                    

 





 

           ff                          ff                                    

ff

                    

       

6

unis. pizz.

60

Vln. I

  



E



  

ff

 

Vln. II

  



arco



 

sff



unis.

             



f





  

sff

unis. pizz.

Vla. I

       

 

 

ff

 

 

arco

sff

f

                     unis.

Vla. II



    sff     



Vc. I

Db.





sff

Vc. II

sff



pizz.

    

ff pizz.









67

Vln. I

f



 

f

   

Vla. I

 

 

f

  

Vla. II

f



Vc. I



   

     f

Db.



 

 

f



  f

f espress.

Vc. II

p

f













p

f



      

 

 



3    







   





p

arco



       f

f

 

 

  





p

3

         

 

f

          p

 

      

p

3

   

  

    

    

p

p

       

3

3  

p



        

f

p



3

   



  

 







  











     

   

         

f

pizz.    





p

p

     f







            





    





   







arco

     

   



p









p

         

p

3

p

f

 

Vln. II

 

pizz.







f

sff



3

  

p

         

 

ff



arco

sff

  





p



arco

       p



         f





pizz.

 

f



 



7

F    74

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla. I

                   ff sff                    ff sff               ff

Vla. II

Vc. I

     ff        ff

Vc. II

Db.

  

     

Vln. II

 

 





    





   

  







              mf         





mf

Vc. II

Db.

          ff             

ff

      

  

  

 

 

 

 



 

 

          

                    dim.   



   mf       

  



       mf     

     

mf

                   ff

 

G                                     dim.

ff

Vc. I

  

  





              

               

  



  

mf

ff

Vla. II

  

  

mf

    

      

mf

                    mf

ff

Vla. I

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

mf

ff



              

mf

         

ff

Vln. I

  

                        ff mf arco                          

82

        

  

mf

mf

 

     

  



  

  



dim.

  

dim.

  

   

  



dim.

  



      dim.       dim.

  



8

89

Vln. I

  

  

  

Vln. II



  

Vla. II

Vc. I



  





p

 

p



 



    pp pp

   

   

p

  

 











solo

  



div. a 2

p espr.

f

div. a 2



 

  

   







                   











                











p

 

 

       





p







pp





p

p

      

      



 

 

f

pp

 















 















f

  

espr.

pp

f

pizz.



pp

p

 

Vla. I





  

Vln. II



                   

99

Vln. I







p

Db.



f 2nd part

p

Vc. II



   



 



pp



  

  

 

Vla. I

  

H       

    

  

 

  



 

 

 

  

 3     

 

 3      

p

  

Vla. II

 

Vc. I

  

pizz.

p

 

  

Db.

 

pizz.

pizz.

p

 p



       

   

p

 

 

 

 











































f

Vc. II



 

            f



       f

9

109

Vln. I

 







Vln. II

 

Vla. I

  

Vla. II



Vc. I



 

Vla. II



Vc. I

Vc. II

Db.





 

 

 

  

   

 









  

 







 

 







mf

 

 





 







 

 

mf tutti



mf arco





mf div. arco



 

 

 





p

3     

 





p div. a 3 pizz.



solo arco





          I  

    

Vla. I





mf

 

Vln. II

 



p



117

Vln. I









Vc. II

Db.





div. a 3        

   















 

 









f



 

f

 



 



 



rit.





mf

molto espr.

    

mf



  

p legato

 

 



  





p



molto espr.

       

p legato



   

 

     

 

   

      

 

 



 

            

3             f

    f

   



   







mf

    

 

mf

mf

10 Meno mosso, con nostalgia (h = 92)

 

div. a 3

125

Vln. I

    

Vln. II



arco div. a 3



  

 

 

 

  

 

 

pp

 



















 

 



 



 p

 

div.

espr.

 

 



   

   

Vla. I

Vla. II



 

arco

















   

    

 

 

 

    

 



 



 



p

pp

p

pp

  



 

  

 



  

     

                

pp legato

div.

Db.

pp

 

 







J



p

 

 

        

espr.

 



 



 

 



  

mf

mf







   

mf



 

mf

p espr.

   



             mf  tutti non div.  





solo



3

p espr.

 

   mf

pp

Vc. II





 

tutti div.

Vc. I





p dolce



   









p dolce

Vln. II

 





 

pp

 



 



133

Vln. I

 

 

pp





p espr.

div.

Db.

 

solo

 

pp

Vc. II



3

  



 

p espr.

  

Vc. I

 

p dolce

pp

Vla. II

    

p dolce

  

Vla. I

   







unis.



mf

11

     142

Vln. I

 

Vln. II



        

  

Vc. II





150

   

Vln. II

   



   

 

p

 

mf espr.

 

 

 

 

 

 

unis.

p

mf espr.



 

 

 

  

mf espr.

div.

mf espr.

 

     

   

  

 

  

 



  

 

 

 





 





 



unis.

 

 

         gliss.            ff



  



 







 

 

  

piu f unis.

       

 

 

piu f unis.

piu f

 

ff

5

      ff

piu f unis.

 

f



piu f

 

f

3     

  

         gliss.                     piu f, molto espr. ff 5               

    

     

div.



accel.

 

f

Db.

 

 

    

div.

Vc. II

 

    

f

Vc. I

 

    

piu f, molto espr.

unis.

Vla. II

3

espr.

espr.

       f unis.

    

 

p

f

Vla. I

  

 

div.



f

  

   



div.







 

unis.

 









 3          

fp

 

unis.

mf espr.

  

  

Vc. I

     3

fp

   

Vla. II

Vln. I

 

  

Vla. I

Db.

 

 

 

 

      5

ff

 

 



 

 



12 Tempo primo, con fuoco (h = 116)

     156

Vln. I

K 

 



 

intense

   

Vln. II

intense



Vla. I



Vla. II



Vc. I















            ff non div.         ff non div.            

non div.





ff

Db.









   ff

 gliss.    

ff gliss.





ff



  

 

    

Vla. I

Vla. II

Vc. I

Vc. II

Db.

                

   









      

   



ff

  f







 gliss.       ff





  

ff









 ff

   





              sff

ff



  ff

                       

 gliss.      

sff



ff

ff

            

               

   



ff











      

ff

            

sff



 gliss.     

  

      

               



ff

ff

      ff    

sff



   

 gliss.    









            

 





   

   

f

    





ff

            

 

  



sff

Vln. II





            

165

Vln. I



non div.

ff

Vc. II



   ff 

          

non div.

   ff 

          

non div.

f

 

            sff               sff              sff          ff

          ff         ff

              

       

sff



   

 

sff





13

gliss.       

171

Vln. I

ff



Vln. II

Vla. I









 gliss.    

 gliss.     







ff

gliss.









Vc. I

ff



gliss.





gliss.

 gliss.



  





 





gliss.

 



   













   

 gliss.











Vln. II

Vla. I

     















f

  

f

f Vla. II

Vc. I

Vc. II

Db.

p









 

gliss.



 p













gliss.



                

f









              

f

      













ff

179

Vln. I





p

ff

Db.

gliss.

p

  

 



gliss.





ff



Vc. II

  gliss.  

  

ff

Vla. II

L

  





       ff         ff         



          div.         

p

     



           ff

                    ff f

   

 

ff

ff

         





























  ff 





       













  ff 





       

ff

 

                                 

unis.

  

ff

               

14

Vln. I

185 M    



Vla. I

Vla. II



f intense

  

Vln. II





 f intense

  



  



f intense

















3



 3







mf espr. e legato

















3



mf espr. e legato



3

f intense











mf espr. e legato









mf espr. e legato

                                           

Vc. I

                                    f sempre ben marc.

Vc. II

f sempre ben marc.

Db.

    



  

  



f sempre ben marc.

191

Vln. I

   

Vln. II

Vla. I







 



 

Vla. II

3





 

Vc. II





 

 





 



 









     

 







mf espr. e legato









3



 3





 



 













  







3





  





3



                                             

                 

Vc. I

Db.

















ff

 3







15

Vln. I

197    











f

 

Vla. I

  



f

 





 

 







   



   f                   

    

ff

                          f

Vc. II

Db.

f





   

203

Vln. I



 

Vla. I



3

 

Vln. II

 





     

Vc. I

f

 

Vc. II

 



 







mf espr.





3







 









 





mf espr.

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



 



unis.





pp

mf espr.





f



 



















f

f



f

ff





unis.

pp

                    

         



3

 



mf espr.



 

3

 

f Db.





p

 

  



3

Vla. II



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

div.

f

  



unis.

pp

div.

Vc. I

mf espr.

pp

f

Vla. II



pp

div.

Vln. II



N 





       

                     





ff



 f



3





16

209

Vln. I

  

 

Vc. II















Vc. I



Vc. II

Db.







        



ff

ff







pp









ff

      non div.       non div.        non div.          

 

ff

 





              

non div.





ff

p



non div.



p

gliss.

 

       

p





   



   

         



gliss.

 

 









p

ff

p

ff

                  p ff          

 non div.                 fff  non div.                 fff  sim.                              

                        

  

fff

   sim.              ff sim.                 ff



gliss.

                   p ff                 

sim.

non div.



     

non  div.                                                       ff fff                non div.

ff intense





p

ff

Vla. II



              



 

  

Vla. I



                         

  

Vln. II



ff gliss.

ff

pp

217

Vln. I



pp

   

Vc. I



pp

 

Vla. II





 

Vla. I

Db.





pp

 

Vln. II



O     gliss.

 

fff

                  













fff

            fff

17

226

Vln. I

  

gliss.



poco rit.

P 













gliss.







p





gliss.











  

  

p



Vla. I

pizz.



   



pizz.



gliss.





    















Vc. I



Vc. II



 



pizz.





mf pizz.







Db.





Vln. II

  non div.     pp   

     

arco

p espr. arco

Vla. II

     

       







     







        p







    







 





    



 



            



 

 p









  3



  3

 



  

 



pp

     

arco

Db.



               

   

pp arco

Vc. II

p

             

p espr. arco

Vc. I

     



pizz.

Q Doloroso (q = 92)

pp

Vla. I



  

p

236

Vln. I



  

pp

  

p

 





mf



pp



pp

 

mf



  3

p



 



  3

p



div.





p





pp









 

 

p

pp

pp









mf





p

 











p

mf











p

mf



 



     

mf

Vla. II



p





Vln. II

 

mf

 

 



f

 f

unis.







mf









mf

mf

18

243

Vln. I

  





 





p

Vln. II

p

 

Vla. I

  



 

Vla. II

Vc. I

 

Vc. II

 

   piu p

3

Db.

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla. I

Vla. II







p



 

 





    



 

pp

 

 











 







 



 

 

 

pp

f

 

div.

pp

  

 

pp

 

       

250 R Tempo primo, con fuoco (h = 116)          

  



3



p

p

      



      

piu p





 

pp



 



       ff

ff











div.

  p

div.





  

  

  p





  

  





 

 

 pp



    p



   



unis.

p







  

  



   

    

 

   

    

f

f

mf

f

                   f



                           mf p

 

   

    





  

  

div.





  

  

p

 

  

                         

  

 

                  

mf p

Db.



 

mf

Vc. II





pp

div.

Vc. I

pp



          





f

f

f

19

257

Vln. I

    mf

  

Vln. II

mf

        

               

Vla. I

mf

               

Vla. II

mf

  

Vc. I

  



Vc. II

Db.





  mf



262

Vln. I

    

            

f unis.

  

pp

 

 

 

                 

 

 

3

            

f

sf

pp

non div.

f

 

 

sf

 



3

        

    

   

3

   3

mf

 

 



       f pp non div.       

   

mf



3

pp

          unis.

f ben marc.

  

 div.

  

unis.           f ben marc.

fpp

    

   

   

   

   

  

  

  

  

Vla. I

   

  

  

  

  

Vla. II

  

  

  

  

  

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



  

     











     

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

Vc. II

Db.



     

 

Vln. II

Vc. I





  

 

 

 

 

 

20

S Vln. I

(3+2)

                                                                        267

unis.

ff sempre ben marc.

                        ff sempre ben marc.                      ff sempre ben marc.                     

Vln. II

Vla. I

Vla. II

 

ff sempre ben marc.



Vc. I

 

  





ff sempre ben marc.

Vc. II



 

ff sempre ben marc.

Db.

    



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

                   





























                                                 

                                     



   









      



ff

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla. I

273                                                                      

  

Vla. II



Vc. I



Vc. II

   

                                                sff                                       sff       

   

 

ffp



f



 

ff

           ffp



    

 

 

 

f

ff

 

















 



fp

sff

   



sff

  f

     

   

sff

sff







f

 

ff









   

ff



fp







(l.v.)

 

f

 



f

  

f

    

fp pizz.

 

  

fp

     

ff

Db.





f arco



  f

21

Vln. I

  

 

                                   

   

 

        

    

   

   



      

  



   

     

        

  

  

  



  

  



   

   

 

      

feroce

Vln. II

feroce

Vla. I

feroce

Vla. II



feroce

Vc. I

        

280 T                                    

  

       

 



    

  



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

      

  



      

  



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

   



      

  



              

feroce

Vc. II

feroce

Db.

       feroce

287

Vln. I

    

ffp

Vln. II

       

        

ff leggiero

Vla. I



 



               ff leggiero

Vc. I

  

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

  

 

   

ffp

Db.

   

ffp



                         f feroce

               

f



sff



ffp

Vc. II



sff

ffp

Vla. II









            

sf



    f

 

 

  

f

  

f

        f feroce

        



sf

   

     

  

                                      

      











22

Vln. I

293    

Vln. II

Vla. I

  

 

Vc. I

 

Vc. II

Db.

     

Vla. II



  



 

 

          

  

     

      ff       

div. a 3

              

div. a 3

 

ff

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

div. a 2



ff





   

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

div. a 2



ff

                    

                    

 

 

                             ff                               ff

                    

  



 

                    

 

 



f



Vln. I

ff

unis. pizz.





ff

U  









sff

                       ff

    

Vla. I

ff

unis. pizz.

 

 





ff

  sff

ff







 

ff



Vc. II

 

ff





   ff

pizz. 





 



ff





 



sff













 

      

  

 p



3

 

          p

          p

pizz.

f

3

3

p

f

3

   

   



             f

f

p

arco

f

sff

 

f

sff

     

f

 



  p

sff

f

sff

p

 

f

         

              sff f          

  p

arco



            

f

       



unis.                              

Vc. I

Db.



sff

        unis.                

Vla. II

 

f

unis.

Vln. II

arco

             

f

ff

 298      

              

p

arco

       p

23

304

Vln. I

  



 f

   

Vln. II

 

 

Vla. I









f

  



 

 

f



Vla. II

Vc. II



Db.



Vln. I



 

Vc. I



 

f



 



     ff     

Db.









f

p

3

    

    

p

      

3    

p



        

f

3

   

p

 

  





   





f

      

ff

    



  



  

    sff    

sff

 

      



 



      





 



 







 

ff





arco

 



  

f

  

ff







  

 







  











 

p



p

ff

Vc. II



p

f

pizz.

ff

Vc. I

  



  

                

f espress.

        

Vla. II

 

p

 

ff

Vla. I

 

 

3

   

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

312 V   

Vln. II





f







 

f





arco

      

p



p

  







pizz.



 

  

 

 

f

mf



  

 

mf

 

  

 



 

mf

  

 

  

 



  

mf

  

     

 



   mf

 

     



 





   mf

 

 





 



       

     



       



  



mf

24

317

Vln. I

Vln. II

  

    



  

 

  

 

  

  

  

  

 

 





 

 

 

322 Presto, feroce (h = 130)

Vln. I

    

Vla. I

Vc. II



ff

 



  

 

  

 

ff

   



     

          f pizz.                

div. pizz.

    

  

   ff

 

 











ff



mf

mf





  





 







  











 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















        arco f



        arco f











ff

ff



 

   











              f

f



   



   

pizz.

 

mf

   



arco

f







 



   

mf

ff

pizz.

pizz.





ff

 

   



ff

W            f



ff



f

Db.



  

                    ff f f             

ff

Vc. I

ff



     ff    









ff

Vla. II

 







ff

Vln. II



      

        

Vla. II

Db.

 

  

     

Vc. II



  

Vla. I

Vc. I

        

accel.

  



        arco f

         

    

25

329

Vln. I

    

Vln. II

 

Vla. I



Vla. II



  





 

 

 

 











 

 



 





  



 

arco

   ff 

   

ff

    f



ff

 

    

   

 

 

    

    

 

     

  

Vc. II

Db.

336

Vln. I

 

                 

Vln. II



Vla. I



Vla. II









     

Vc. II



 

  

   

      



















      





 





 





 

 













     p

f





ff

ff

ff



         ff

p

p

f

p

X  



 



gliss.

gliss.















                









   

      

          p f p         



        



 



        

                        f p f p ff





ff

 

  



ff

                 ff                   p             

      

Vc. I

Db.

 

p

          ff     

ff



 

 





f snap pizz.

ff

Vc. I



f

f

p

 

p

ff

p

         f

ff

       p         arco

p

ff



ff

   ff

26

344

Vln. I

 





 gliss.   



 



ff





Vln. II





gliss.

gliss.





fff sempre gliss.





ff

  

Vla. I









fff

   

Vla. II











fff

   

Vc. I

gliss.

 

Vc. II

fff

Db.

   













 

 





















 





 



 

 



 











 



 

   





  





 





  





  





   





 













 

 





 

 



 



   





 

 

 



Db.

fff sempre

gliss.

 



 

Vc. II







 

Vla. II



  



 



 

Vc. I



fff sempre gliss.

 

 

Vla. I



  

gliss.



fff sempre

  

Vln. II



fff sempre

351

Vln. I





ff

fff

  



fff sempre



fff

   

  



fff sempre gliss.

 

tutta forza!









 













   



















        



 

 

Y    

Vln. I







sfff



  

Vln. II





sfff

  

Vla. I







 



 







Vc. II



Db.



     f

  







   ff

  ff

  

ff



  

sfff





ff

ff





   

  

      f

sfff



         f ff

      f

sfff

Vc. I

      f

         f

sfff

Vla. II

ff



         sff

    

          

       



      

   

       



362

Vln. I

unis.

    





ff

Vln. II

  



unis.

      ff

Vla. I

  

   

  

  

 

unis.

ff

Vla. II

Vc. I

         ff

Vc. II

       ff

Db.

       ff

unis.

ff

           

  

  

sff

sff



f

ff

f

ff

f

ff

ff

f

ff

          

f

                        sff

f div. a 2

ff

             ff

          

                      sff

   

f

       

f



ff

div. a 2

    Z                                             sff f div. a3                                           sff f     div. a 2                                                 sff f    div. a 2                                              sff f     div.                             sff f     div.                           

   

f div. a 3

          

div. a 3

  

27                                    div. a 3

356





















(3+2)                                         

                 

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

                                                           

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





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





 

28

Vln. I

 366       



ff

Vln. II

Vla. I

Vla. II

        ff        ff       



          

          





 

          

         





 

          

         





 

          

         





 

          

         





 

          

         





 

          

         





     

unis.

fff





     

unis.

fff

        fff unis.



        fff       unis.

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ff unis.                  Vc. I                                           ff fff  unis.                    Vc. II                                        fff ff                        Db.        ff

fff

     

   