River of Grass by Michael Scherperel- score

River of Grass

Fantasy for Flute and Violin by

Michael Scherperel www.michaelscherperel.com V0032-002-F2014

Fantasy for Flute and Violin by Michael Scherperel 1. Big Water (flowing, murmuring, with a summer storm) 2. Mahogany Hammock (tranquil, with birdsong) 3. Shark Valley (still and sultry, with mosquitoes) 4. Ten Thousand Islands (joyously, a journey with quiet interludes)

Written for the Summer Solstice concert at Plantation United Methodist Church, Plantation, Florida, and premiered there by Christine Nield, flute, and Mei-Mei Luo, violin.

Music Š copyright Michael Scherperel 2004. All rights reserved Cover illustration: Brian Lasenby/Shutterstock V001-002-F2014 www.michaelscherperel.com

~ river of grass ~

Michael Scherperel

1. Big Water *

 = 148 Flowing, murmuring, with a summer storm

 

Flute



 



dolce







                                                   3    5         

Violin

Fl.

                                         5

Vln.

9

Fl.

 9

Vln.





 

3 

 

       







 



 

      

 



      

 

                    

                       13

Vln.





      

 13

Fl.

 



* "big water" is English for the Mikasuki (or Hitchiti) word "okeechobee" Copyright 2004 Michael Scherperel.

All rights reserved. www.michaelscherperel.com





17

Fl.

 17

Vln.



                          



3



 

  

                                    





                        

           

22

Fl.

            22

Vln.

26

Fl.

 26

Vln.

Fl.



            

  30     

     36

Vln.



3

  

     



3

     

   3    

 



     



3

 



  pizz.                                    36

Fl.

         

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

30

Vln.

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



3        











3

 

                                   -2-

ADDITIONAL PAGES REDACTED

2. Mahogany Hammock

 = 80 Tranquil, with birdsong

Flute

 

Violin

 

  7

Fl.

7

Vln.



13

Fl.

 13

Vln.



Vln.

   

  

 

  



 

  

 

 

  

  

  





 

 





     

  

  

  

  

 

  





 







  

 

 





   

-5-





    

    

  





 





 19

pizz.





19

Fl.





 



      



 



  



  



 















  

  

25

Fl.

25

Vln.



      

 

 



 



   



                                         31

Fl.

    31

Vln.



                     

arco

       

                                         36        36

Fl.

Vln.

40

Fl.

Vln.





             

      40           

Vln.



a tempo



pizz.

   ten.         a tempo ten.

45           45

Fl.

3













    

 

-6-







     



  

   arco

    ten.  



ritenuto





  ten.

ritenuto



 



 

   

ADDITIONAL PAGES REDACTED

3. Shark Valley

 = 60 Still and sultry, with mosquitoes

  

Flute

 

   



    



5

Fl.





5

Vln.





        9

Vln.

   13

Fl.

13

Vln.



 







arco

    

             



  



5

   













9

Fl.

  



con sordino

Violin







  

 



 

-8-





   







  









 

 

     

pizz.

                 

 

 



 3     

5

   

   

3               17 sul ponticello          

Fl.

Vln.

   21

Fl.

Vln.

 

Fl.



   

Vln.

Fl.

28

Vln.

 



    

Vln.

 

 







pizz.

 0

0

5

  32

 

sul ponticello

 

 



   





senza sordino

5

      



      







 -9-

 

    

 



 

    

    

 

   

       

  

   

 5

 

0



32

Fl.

  

   

5

  

                  







      

5

 

 

 28

 

3

ord.

molto lirico

 

 

25

   

        



            

   25

3

5

21

            

   

3

17

  

 ord.

 





ADDITIONAL PAGES REDACTED

4. Ten Thousand Islands

 = 80

Flute

 

Joyously, a journey with quiet interludes



3

                

Fl.





 

 

 

Vln.

       

 

3

         

 

      6

  

      

 



6

  

3

 

          

senza sordino

Violin



 

        

  

                6 6 6    5 pizz.           0 arco                            5

Fl.

Vln.

          8

Fl.

8

Vln.

        



       



      

        - 11 -

6

 

 



   10

Fl.











                                                     10

Vln.

   13

Fl.



    







 

    

                                                             13

Vln.

17

Fl.







  



      

 

                                                    17

Vln.

20

Fl.



 





                           20

Vln.

22

Fl.



  22

Vln.





     

6

                        

 

- 12 -

  

  

  

Fl.

               24          6

Vln.

Fl.

Vln.

           27         30

Fl.

Vln.







3

5

                33

poco staccato

     3

3

5

Vln.



5

5



5

         

5

5

                                          

 



                   arco

                                         36 pizz.  arco                    36

Fl.

3

                       

5

                33

Vln.





  



                                30 pizz.                       5

Fl.





27



                  sub. 

  

  

   24



6

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