Patience (String Quartet)

Michael Goodman

Patience

for string quartet

(2014/2019)

Š2014/2019 Unanimous Productions

Contact Information Email: michaelgoodman9@gmail.com Website: michaelgoodmanmusic.com

Instrumentation String Quartet (2Vn, Va, Vc)

Program Notes Patience can be defined as the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset.

Notes to the Performer

Stomp

Play rhythmic figure as fast as possible

Excessive bow pressure

Duration ca. 6 minutes

Highest note possible.

Score

Patience Michael Goodman

 

Be Patient  = 124

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Cello

6





 



       

3

    

3



   

      3 3               

10

  

      







 

        

 

 



 





                 

 





 



               

 



3

 

3



8

     

   





    

          





 

   

  sub. 







        3             3            

 

3

©2014/2019 Unanimous Producations (ASCAP)

          

             

     









  



  



                    

3 3             sub.         sub.

2



13







 

  

3

3

3

   18

 



3



3

 









3





   

            



 

 

    



   



 







 



   





3

           

  



3



 



    



   



     

      

 

  3



    3 

3

 



   



 



𝄐



 

𝄐

 

𝄐

 

 

𝄐

     

 



 



 



   

 



             

                   

 





 



          3  3            3 3     

 





22

 



   



 

 



          

    

 

    



     

 

 



3







 

 

 

   



  3



 

 

   





 

   

   

 



 

  



   

28





               3 3            

31

 

3



3

 



  

   

           

 

3

3

3

3

 3

 3



       

   

3

               

3

5













         

 

           5

  

 



    



 

                      3

              

              



3

    

   

            

       3

3









    





  

3



     3 3         

25

3

3

3

3

       

                   

3

3

3

3



3



                 

               

 

               

 

3

3

              3

3

3

3

3

3

 

4



35

Unsynchronized bowings. sul pont.







 39



a tempo

      

44

                            











 



              



      

 

 

     

    





  



𝄐



     

 

   

𝄐



𝄐

         𝄐       3

          



       

    sub.



      

 

 3  3                   

 



 3  3                 







3

  





  

 



  



 

   

                                             3

3

3

3

3

 

49



 



            



           

    

51



 

    

3

3

  

54



                        



  

 

 3

 

 

                                  

 

 





                  

           

3

3

3

   sub.

3





  sub.

3





3



 3            5



  

 3

3





 





 

          



  



3

3

      

3

3

       



59                                  3  3  3                                        3                                                           3

57

 

  

 

 

     

6

  

 

60



    

  

        

63

 

 

  

          

 









   

  





 







 

   



 

   





 

 



   

          

     



    

     





  

 

           

  

 

  



 

      



 

 

                   

 

      

                    

      

    

     

  



   

 

                



    

              

accel.

 

  

     

                       

      





     



    

66

 

  

 

  

   

       

 

    

 

 

     

70

𝄐 

   

7

Lost in Confusion  = 64

 

  𝄐   𝄐     𝄐        





 



 

 



 

 

 





  

  

  



   

  

80

       

 



 3                       



         3         

5



 







a tempo

3       3 





3

rall.

    78

 

 



                       



74

 

 



    



     



     

   

                                     

 

8

                  

   

87

 

     

90

            

  



 



  

 3

 

 

    3      

             







 

83

 



 

    

     

 



 



  

    3



  

  





 



  







       

    







 

    



   

𝄐



𝄐



𝄐



𝄐



   

 



 



 



  

 



3





  

 

          







 

𝄐



𝄐



𝄐



  𝄐       

 



 

  

   

 

  

93

         





96



  





    3

  

99



accel.

  



   

   





  





      



 



    

 3

    5

 



3



Spiraling Out of Control = 80



      3 



     









3

   

a tempo

rall.

        3

 

          

 

3



   

  

3

           



 



   

3

   

 

 

3

3

    



9



 

 



 



  Unsynchronized bowings. sul pont.gradually shift to sul tasto . ..      .     gradually shift to sul tasto   ..    ..                      

10

           3

104

   3

3

3

  



   





 



   

     sul tasto                   sul tasto

 

106

 









     3

3

3

3

accel.

                             3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

        3

sul pont

3

cresc.

       sul pont

 



cresc.









              (accel.)

3

108

3

3









 

 

                             

      sul tasto

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

gradually add more pressure to bow.

     (cresc.)

gradually add more pressure to bow.

sul tasto

 

(cresc.)





        3

3

 









110

 

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

11

(accel.)

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

  (cresc.)

   



(cresc.)









           112               (accel.)

    3

3

3

3

3

(cresc.)

    

(cresc.)



116 Panic  = 150

         

           

    

 

        

  

     



 





        

 

   

Unsynchronized bowings. sul pont.        







    

 



        

 



 



 

 

 

            

12

 

121

      

     

  

     













      sub.

   

         sub.     

   

arco





       sub.

 

            3





arco









126

131



  



 

pizz.



   



 

 

   







  

     











  



  

 

    

3







   sub.

3



    pizz.

                 3





        

𝄐









 

 



𝄐



 

𝄐



𝄐



 

  sub.



                     



                             3

3



  3

 



3



 

        3

3

 

   

    



135



                          3 3     

138

     

  3



     

     

   



  

3





3



3

 



3

 



 3

 



 3

 



 3

                

 

3 





 3



  

3



 3



                            



 



 

 3                       3 3                              3 3 3 3  

    



   

 



139

        

  

141



3

 





3

 





 

  3

 



 

3



 3

 



         3



            

          



13



 

        









                                        

14

        

            

144

 









  



                    





3

  

 

   





 

 

3

 

 





3

   





150

  





  3 



3



 



  

    



pizz.



3

 

  

pizz.





3

   

3













 

3



3





3

    



3

3



 







 



 

 

 









  

  

 

3



3

 



   





3

             pizz.

 

  

3          

 





 

                                       3  147



      



       3

   







3

3







  

3

3



3



  



           

     

153

      

3

 



3

   





    

3

3

                               3x pizz.

156

 

 





3





3

 



                

160



     

  

  

     

  







 

  



               



            arco

    

 

 

       

            arco               arco          





  



pizz.

 



3



      



       





159

 

15

   

                    arco  pizz.         pizz. arco 3 3            pizz. arco                      

          3

pizz.

      

   

  

                         

16



164



         

168



 







   

 



     3 arco                 3 3           3             





  







 

  3

3





             3 3    3 3                3                                                    

        cresc.

3           cresc.               cresc.                  3 3 cresc. 

171

 

   

3

  

  



3



             

  



  

 

     

                           3

3

3

   





 

     





  

             

  

 

  

175

   

(cresc.)



     



3                     

(cresc.)



 





  

                              (cresc.)

3

 

179

𝄐

   



  



𝄐

 

    (cresc.)  3 3               𝄐  3  (cresc.)  𝄐         





 

(cresc.)

3

3

(cresc.)

182





   

180

3 sub.

3



3

3

          (cresc.)

3

3

3

3

         3

3

                   (cresc.)

3

(cresc.)

3

3

3

3

3



3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3



3

3

3

cresc.



 

              3

                    3 3 cresc. sub.

3 3 3                     3 3 cresc. 3 sub.                     3

 

          3

3

3

 



  

        

3

                     3



3             

(cresc.)

 





17

    





          3

3

3

         3

3

         3

3

3

3

18





185

  

3

  

3

(cresc.)



  



    

   3



   

        3

3

                   3

3

3

          (cresc.)

3

3



188

 



3

3

(cresc.)

   

     

3

3

   

  

3



          (cresc.)

3

3

3

3

         3

3

3





3

   

      3



   3

         3

3

3

                   (cresc.)

3

(cresc.)

 

191

3

3

3

   



3

3

   

 

3

3







 





   



   3

 

  3

         3

3

         3

3

3

3

3

        



       3

  3

         3

3

         3

3

3

3

 



3

        

                                3 3

3

3

(cresc.)

3

3

3

                            3

3

3

3

3

                   (cresc.)

3

(cresc.)

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

         3

3

3

3

    

194

 

    







 



  





                     3 3

3

          (cresc.)

3

3

3

  

        

3

 

        3

3

        

3

3

3

 

 

19

3

3

                            3

3

(cresc.)

3

3



3

3

(cresc.)

197

    

3

3

3

3

                 3 3

3

3

                                      

      cresc.

3

3

3

      3

3

   3

                            3

(cresc.)

3

3

3

3

3

3

                            3

3

(cresc.)

3

3

3

3

(cresc.)

  200   

3

 



 



       

3

3

3

(cresc.)

3

3

3

𝄐 

      

      3

3

3

3

                 3 3 (cresc.)  3 3 3                                   3 3 (cresc.)                               (cresc.)

3

3



𝄐

   





 

𝄐

 𝄐  

3

             

 

    

    

3

   