Concertino for Oboe, English Horn and Strings

Michael Boyman

Concertino For Oboe, English Horn and String Sextet (2013)

Duration: 9 Minutes

Notes:

While I do not consider myself an actor, I enjoy reading and speaking through plays. Whether Sophocles, Shakespeare or Miller, there is a certain satisfaction that comes with seeing how characters grow and develop over time, how relationships between characters change. I wanted to explore this concept of dramatic evolution through music, and Concertino is the result of that exploration.

My ☦龇rst goal in writing the piece was to create two distinct characters, in this case the Oboe and English Horn. The Oboe begins with a berceuse-like melody, while the English Horn's entrance is more ambiguous and rhythmically jagged.

Over the course of the piece, these two “characters” interact through a variety of musical settings, their material or "personalities" developing over time. By the end of the piece, the soloists, while maintaining their basic personalities, have changed considerably, as has their relationship to one another. What that relationship is I leave to the listener.

The strings, more than mere accompaniment, provide commentary on the dramatic action, much like a Greek chorus. They establish each musical scene, interact with the two woodwinds, and further develop the musical material.

And while there is a strong concertante element in the piece, it is essentially chamber music. There is a conversational quality, a sense of give-and-take between everyone involved that makes the two woodwinds ☦龇rst among equals as opposed to featured concert soloists. Each of the eight instruments has something unique and important to say.

Instrumentation:

● ● ● ● ● ●

Oboe English Horn 2 Violins 2 Violas Cello Double Bass

Concertino For Oboe, English Horn and String Sextet

Score in C

Completed 2013

Molto espressivo e legato, e = 112

  Oboe  

























  

























English Horn

Violin 1

      

Violin 2



pp





pp

  

Viola 1

 

Viola 2

 

Violoncello









pp

pp

Contrabass



  

 



   

 

        

          f       

p



pp

     p         



pp

   p

      p

     p   

f

f



 



     

           

pp

sola

p

     

f



p

pp

p

pp

     

f

 

p



p

 



  

     

pp

p

 



 

    

 





     

f

p espr.

 



p

 9 A  Ob.   Eng. Hn.



Vln. 1

 

p dolce







 

Vln. 2



 

Vla. 1



Vla. 2





pp



   

Vc.

Cb.

                             

  pp

 







   pp     pp   

  

 



pp

 

 

  

   













     



    

     

pp





















pp

Copyright © 2013

f

          intense



p

fp

p

fp

     

   

     p       

   

p



 

fp



fp

      p

fp

p

fp

      



5

2

15

 Ob.  Eng. Hn.



   ff

B       



     Vln. 1 

dim.



    p      p

ff





Vla. 1





 

 

Vla. 2





 



Vln. 2

Vc.



Cb.





    





 



 









  p espr.



p espr.

 

p

  

   

p espr.



       

 

p espr.









 





      









    







   pp

   

 3

      

p misterioso



pp

                  







      

 



3

           







    



      

pp

pp

3

 

   



 22

       Vln. 1   p  Vln. 2  

Eng. Hn.

   p

Vla. 1



(3+4)





 Ob. 

 



 

3





p

3

  p

     3

   









3

f

        

           Vc.      Cb.     

Vla. 2





 3                                  

      









                           p

 



piu p





   p    p    p

      3

3

     



pp





 

  

 

pp pp





pp

 











 





  









 

 



pp











3

28 C     Ob.  



mf dolce

 Eng. Hn.       



Vln. 2

        

Vla. 2

Cb.



 



p

                     mf

       



    

   

Vc.





        Ob.  33

Vln. 1

   

  

              

Vln. 2

 

Vla. 1

    

Vla. 2

Vc.

  

Cb.

 



       p        



p

  

 

   

  

    

   ff

   ff

 

    f intense

      



  

  mf  

 

 

 

          f intense               

  

f intense

f intense

f intense

   

f intense



fff      

           

      

 

mf

    

   

mf

     



f

mf

 



    

mf

p

 

f

         mf    

 

p

 

 

 

     

      

       

     

    



p

     

 



Eng. Hn.

p

  

   

    

        

                

p

Vla. 1



pp

   

  

 

p

Vln. 1

 

 

fff

  



  



                ff

   ff

   

       ff                    ff            ff          ff

 

 

   



        

             

       

4 38

 Ob.  Eng. Hn.

D



   

 

   

 

f

Vln. 1

f  

 

Vla. 2



  



   





   





 







 







  

f

pizz.

sff

f

mf sempre

sff

f

 

 



f pizz.

mf sempre

sff

mf sempre

sff

     f

 Vln. 1 

Vc.

p





     

Vla. 2

   



  

43

Vla. 1

p



  

   

                sff



 

           



      



      

   

       

       

mf sempre

  

      

      

mf sempre

  

    



  

         

  



             

 

      



    

f arco, sul pont.

   f

 

  

  

arco, sul pont.

f

 

 

ff

ff



 













  















 

       



    





      sff       sff       sff    

  

sff

arco, sul pont.

f





 

 

   

  

 

arco, sul pont.



   

 

 

  





sff

      



 



        



f







 Ob. 

Vln. 2



                        

sff







pizz.

 pizz.                       

Vc.

Cb.

 



ffp

Eng. Hn.



  





 pizz.                        sff f sff mf sempre pizz.                    

Vla. 1



 

Più mosso, q = 112 (<e = q>)

   

sff

Cb.

 

              

ffp

Vln. 2



 

 



 



 



 



       

 

sff arco

  arco

sff

         sff



5 49 E Agitato e scherzando (L'istesso tempo)       Ob.   Eng. Hn.

Vln. 1

















  

     

    

 

     

       

       

 

         p

  



pizz.

mf

ord.

mf leggiero ord.

       

Vla. 1

 

Vla. 2

 

Vc.

Cb.



  

Vln. 2







 

mf leggiero pizz.

    mf pizz.

 



mf

      

     

p

         

 



 

  p

mf playful

pizz.        



p arco

       p

       p arco

f

              

     

f



f



    

                 f

                     p f          



pizz.

  

f pizz.

      





               

p

            p       





p

  

         

p

 

p



 55

  Ob.   Eng. Hn.

Vln. 1

Vln. 2

Vla. 1

Vla. 2

Vc.

 



 



   

    

  

  

    

 

     

  

       

 

         pp

               

 

 Cb.  



 

 

    

pp

            pp       



 



F   

 

  

    fplayful               f

           f pizz.

           

      f

f



     



        p

       



       p      arco

p

           

       

 

 

               

  p

p

 

     

p arco

                 f pizz.

    

fp

    

          pp f                           pp f           pp



 

 

 

6

 Eng. Hn.    Vln. 1

Vln. 2

Vla. 1





   





pp



      pizz.

      





pp

f

mf

Eng. Hn.

Vln. 1

Vln. 2

Vla. 1

Vla. 2

Vc.

Cb.

 

 

 

    Ob.  

       

     

   

    



  

       



     

      

 

 

  





 

 



       



 

  

 

 

 

 

    



p

 

p

 



 

 

p



cresc.

        cresc.

            cresc.          cresc.





 

 

 

cresc.



 

  

 

cresc.

                          ff

           f

ff pizz.

     

f

















    



 













ff pizz.

                 

ff             f ff              f ff          

f

     

                        

            f     



       p

p

ff





    

f

                         

f

    

                



 

 

      

 66

    

arco

f                  Vla. 2       pp f           Vc.            pp f         Cb.        pp

   

p arco

                   f

        



f pizz.

         pp

     

ff

 

 

               

     

    

               

     

  Ob.   61

ff

                

 

 

7                                         p ff dim.                       Eng. Hn.                 

G   Ob.   73



p

dim.

   Vln. 1      



     





   



ff

Vln. 2





ff

Vla. 1

      



snap!

      



snap!



      





 

        



ff

 

p



 

 



p

                     sff p f p ff                 

p



 



                 sff p f p ff

p

      ff

Vla. 2



   



ff snap!

  

p



sff p snap!

f

p

ff

                    f p ff sff p

p



snap!

     

Vc.







  



p

ff

Cb.



    

    







sff

 81    Ob.   Eng. Hn.



     

   

   

  

     

 

 Vln. 1 





  p













Vln. 2



Vla. 1



Vla. 2



Vc.

Cb.





   

   

  p

  p   p   p

  p

  

   

  

  

  



p

f

p

ff

p

f

p

ff

                   

p

ff

             

H    

 

 

         

   



   

  

       

   



   

       



f

  

   

  

       mf



     mf

mf

 



mf

 



         mf

mf

            f

   cresc.

 

 

   

cresc.

  

cresc.

         



  

      

cresc.

  cresc.

 

cresc.

 

   

 

8 88

  Ob. 

      piu f

    ff

             Eng. Hn.   piu f

Vln. 1

      

Vln. 2



Vla. 1

Vla. 2



Vc.



Cb.







 

 



 

  

     

ff

f

dim.

  

3

      

   

 

5



dim.

         

ff

rit.

   

    

                   f ff                       f ff                         f ff                            f ff                   f ff

      

  p

3           

p























arco



pp

 



     





 











 



 

arco

     

           





pp



 



 

arco

pp

 96 I A tempo     Ob.    pp

 Eng. Hn.     pp Vln. 1

Vln. 2

Vla. 1

Vla. 2

Vc.

 

 







 







 







   

     

    

 

     

 

       

       

 

        

 

p

p leggiero

 

      p leggiero         

p

           

 

 

 

pp

            pp       

                 p

 Cb.   

pp

pizz.   p

pp

   



    ff

 

ff

           f pizz.

  

         

                      

           

f pizz.

 

 

f playful

    

p arco

      

p

                 f p                      f

arco

p



 

                                         pp f p                    

pp

f

p

9 102

  Ob.   Eng. Hn.

Vln. 1

Vln. 2

Vla. 1

Vla. 2

Vc.











       

  

   

    

 

     

  

      

 

         pp

 

             

 

 Cb.   



 

    



   



           ff

J   



ff

          

p

            pp       

  

ff pizz.

f playful





    

                   ff      

pizz.

           

          p ff                    p ff             ff

p

ff



      









     

    



        pp

      



p arco

       pp      arco

p

           

       

             



 



p

p

 

   

 

      

108

Ob.

Eng. Hn.

    

  





  Vln. 1   

     

  

        

Vln. 2

Vla. 1

Vla. 2

Vc.

Cb.

               

 

  



   

  

    

 

 

           ff



   ff



  



                       

arco                                          f ff pp pizz. arco                                                     f ff pp pizz.                             f ff                               f ff                               f ff                 f

ff

 













f

   



f

    arco

f

 

  



 

10 115 K Tempo primo, e = 112 (< q = e >)     Ob.  

 Eng. Hn.   





     Vln. 1   p

     

Vln. 2

p

     

Vla. 1

 

Vla. 2

    

pp

 

p arco

pp

   



     



     



p espr. arco

Cb.

p espr.



   

pp

p espr. arco

Vc.



p



                     



p

   

   

      

f espr.

        mf

f espr.

   

   f espr.

   



    f espr.

    



espr.



 





 

 



 

 

 

    

 

 



 

    

 

 

 

 

  

 



pp

pp

pp

  

    

 

   

f espr.

p espr.

pp

           f espr.

   

p

pp

 

   





pp



 





n

 121            Ob.     

 Eng. Hn.   

Vln. 1



      pp

Vla. 1

 

Vla. 2

 

Vc.

Cb.



 

f







L         

p

pp



fp

fp









p

fp



 



 



 

pp

   pp

  

 



 

p



p

3

3

3

3

p sul pont.

  

         fp

3



         p



                             p misterioso mf         



          p





  

        

 

              

Vln. 2





pp

pp



           p      fpp    



fpp

        

(w/ English Horn)



  





 

 

mf

fpp

3

3

11 127

Eng. Hn.





 Ob. 

  3          

  



f

    3    Vln. 1          p f ord. 3      Vln. 2             p

Vla. 1

Vla. 2

Vc.





       

  

 

  

f

  

 



3         

3

 133

  Ob.    

 Eng. Hn.      



f

  

      

     

 

    

N            

                     Vln. 1       pp                  Vln. 2      pp p                     Vla. 1    pp

Vla. 2

Vc.

      

 Cb.  

  ppp

 



p ord.

 

p arco

  p

  p

 



 3



  





p

  















p

    3

3



p

 





dim.

 ppp



pp



 

     pp     



   

3

dim. sul pont.

     





pp

sff

3



                     f

    pp

 



   

     

    



dim.

pp

  

 

f



p

sff

pizz.

3

f intense

    

ff sul pont.

    

3

p

    

   

3                         3    p f                              3

    

p     3                       ff p   3                      ff p                             

f espr.

  Cb.      p

   

ff

    

 

M     ff   



 







   



ppp



ppp





ppp

  





pp

12   Ob.  140

  



f

Eng. Hn.

p

  

  



f

Vln. 1

    

Vln. 2

p

pizz.

   









Vla. 1



       



        



       





p pizz.

p



pizz.

  p

Cb.

      

  

 

     pizz. p

        



      





O 































pp

    

pizz.



 

Vc.

     p 



Vla. 2

p pizz.

   

pp arco



 

  

 









  

    

   

 







 

   

 





 

   

  









 

    

 







  

  

  





 





pp arco

pp arco

pp arco

pp arco

pp arco



pp

p

p

p

p

p

p

      

 147

  Ob.  

  

Eng. Hn.

Vln. 1

















   

 

  

 

f

Vln. 2

f

  

Vla. 1

f

  

Vla. 2

f

Vc.



p

p

      

 

   

p

p

      

 

f

  

  

  

f

Cb.





p

p

       



pp

solo

       

p espr.

pp

 pp



pp













 

   

 





    

  



  

 

 





 

  

 







  





  ppp   

 





  ppp  

 

rit.

 

  

ppp

ppp

ppp

  

ppp





13 154 P Tranquillo e dolce,     Ob.   Eng. Hn.

  

      

Cb.



 



 

 

 





 







pp legato







   

    



  

 

















            mf p 3     p   p    

  

p

  

  





 

    





      

   



 





    

pp

pp legato







p cantabile

        pp legato  Vln. 2       pp legato    Vla. 1  

Vc.



       



Vln. 1

Vla. 2

q = 90

    p     p 



  



  



  



 













Q 3              p cantabile  3       Eng. Hn.                3 162

  Ob.  

 

f

Vln. 1

   

   

Vln. 2



  

Vla. 1



 

p

 

        mf

  mf mf

  

Vc.

mf

  

  

Vla. 2

Cb.

 

   mf



  mf

               3 mf     





    



 



 





 

pp

   p



pp



pp









 



  



  



 

  

     



   











f

 

 



 

mf

mf



 



 

mf

mf





14

168

Eng. Hn.





 Ob. 

Vln. 2

Vla. 1

Vla. 2

   

 

  

  

  

   



 



Vc.



Cb.





 

pp



pp

pp





pp

   





   

  

   

    

p

    

pp sotto voce





 



p





    



 



pp

    

p espr.





      

  pp 



  





  

 

 

   





     

    



 













 



          



 

      fp     

   





       fp     

   

p

  

pp sotto voce

p



 

p espr.



pp sotto voce

   



     

pp sotto voce



 



  

p



pp

    

pp sotto voce

     

   

p







        

   







pp sotto voce





 





 3        

         p

Vln. 1







pp







pp

 175

  Ob.  



 Eng. Hn.     Vln. 1

Vln. 2

Vla. 1

Vla. 2

Vc.

p

   

   



  Cb.   



 

     

  

p

 

mf



   



  

p

espress.







pp



mf

pp

mf

pp

     

mf

  mf

    

p

mf



 

 

 

 

     

R   





 pp



pp















      fp      fp

fp













fp

pizz.             

   

p pizz.

f

        

p



f



15 183 (3+2+2)       Ob.  

 

f

 Eng. Hn.       

dim.

Vla. 2

Vc.

Cb.



  



           p sff pizz.              









 









             p sff              











       



 



pizz.

p pizz.

Vla. 1

 



dim.

  Vln. 1    Vln. 2





 



f

 

      

 3



3

      

 

















































sff

p

  p



sff



pizz.

 

f

sff

sff

 188 S    Ob.  

 Eng. Hn.    Vln. 1



p





p

  













Vla. 2

Vc.

Cb.

 pp







pp







 

 

 





pp

 



 



  



    ppp    ppp    

 

   



   



   



 







   ppp

 











  

 

  



pp arco

Vla. 1



arco

arco

Vln. 2

      

pp arco

pp arco

pp







   



ppp





ppp arco

ppp

 

   

    n

   