SALLY BEAMISH: Aquarium

3 ! ,,9 "%!- ) 3 ( Aquarium (2008) for three flutes (doubling on piccolo and alto), and cello texts: Divan-e-Hafez, translated by Jila Peacock Commissioned by the Scottish Flute Trio with financial support from the Scottish Arts Council. First performed on November 13th 2008 at the Sound Festival, Aberdeen, by the Scottish Flute Trio with cellist Robert Irvine.

N.M.O. 13186A

This work is published in the following editions: (N.M.O. 13186A Score / ISMN 979-0-065-12572-5) (N.M.O. 13186B Parts / ISMN 979-0-065-12573-2) Contact the publisher for further information: Published by: Norsk Musikforlag A/S Postboks 1499 Vika N-0116 Oslo Norway TEL 00-47-23 00 20 10 FAX 00-47-22 42 44 35 E-mail: order@musikforlaget.no Copyright © 2012 by Norsk Musikforlag A/S, Oslo.

Music engraving: Sally Beamish/Andrew Bayly Cover design/calligraphy: Christopher Haanes Printed by: Oslo Sats, Repro & Montasje A/S, Oslo.

PROGRAMME NOTE AQUARIUM Dedicated to my daughter Stephanie, aged twelve, this piece is a ‘thank you’ for introducing me to the world of tropical fish. When her idea of ‘getting a goldfish’ gradually developed into a full scale aquarium of tropical fish, I had no idea how the presence of this miniature world would transform my life. I have sat for hours on end simply watching the fish – their beautiful and mesmeric movements, their vivid colours and personalities, their distinctive and sometimes endearing traits.

The piece begins with tiny stabs on alto flutes, underpinned by cello, and fusing together to make a sustained texture. Out of this begins to emerge the main thematic material: rising figures that burst out of the texture. After a while the alto flutes descend again to their lowest tessitura, and from there, the players one by one transfer to normal flute.

The central section is a lament for open waters, featuring a quartet of two normal flutes. alto and cello, and sighing, downward motifs.

In the final section, the opening material returns, overlapping and building to a fishy climax – a feeding frenzy, with impulsive, darting motion. The players move from the lowest tessitura, transferring to normal flutes and then to piccolos, so that the piece ends at the top of the possible register, disappearing into the ether.

Aquarium was commissioned by the Scottish Flute Trio with financial support from the Scottish Arts Council. It was first performed on November 13th 2008 at the Sound Festival, Aberdeen, by the Scottish Flute Trio with cellist Robert Irvine.

I wish to acknowledge the invaluable input, support and advice offered by Ruth Morley and the Scottish Flute Trio in composing this work.

Sally Beamish 2008

PERFORMANCE NOTES AQUARIUM + = tongue stop: ‘quasi pizz’ – some pitch and a short ‘spit’ bubble-tone: inhale and double-tongue, covering embouchure hole completely tongue rams: pitch indicates fingering, sounding 7th lower R = residual sound (air sound only)

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Aquarium Allegretto q = 84

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     

 

  

     

  

  



   

fff



fff

   



fff

  

fff

           Fl. 1   

 

            

 

E D f

mf

Fl. 2

            



p

mp

         



p

mp

          



p

   

mp

 

arco



O M

f

60



7

 

ff

 



p

     .no

  



  



   

e n e

mp

g a l    r     mp kf o

k



i  s       u                Fl. 3      m    .       wf mf mp w       w                Vc.         f

mf



f

   Fl. 1  



    



Fl. 2

Fl. 3

Vc.

63

      

      



    

      



       

mf

p

mf



         



p

        



p

mf

     

p

mf

         pp

 

mp

   

mp

  

mp

pizz

 p







8

 

 

 

 



 

     

 

            Fl. 1     66

f

Fl. 2

             

   Fl. 3    Vc.







f

  

 

 

Fl. 2

Fl. 3

Vc.



70

  

 

mf

O M

 

 



pp

  

p

 

w 

mf

r o f k

.mpp  w w  

Fl. 2

  



Fl. 3

  



 

  



f

rall.

ik s u

p

               

arco, on string



pp

  mf

 

 



 o





p



 

 

.np e n

e g la 

p

      pizz             mp

   

74



mp

E D

p



Vc.

mf

 

 Fl. 1  



mp

mp



 Fl. 1  

 

 

f

       

 

G.P.



 



 



 



 

ppp

    ppp

to alto flute



arco





    pp

ppp

Lento e =96

       Fl. 1   78

Fl. 2

   

  A. Fl. 3        

arco

Vc.



  

p

Vc.







mp



 



 

mp

  

A. Fl. 3



89 q. = 40

Vc.

p

        p

          

pp

 

   

 



mf

p



pizz

    

  p



 gliss. 

mf

 

 

bubble-tone

 iss. l  g



             



     



     



pp

pp

pp



  

mf

 

gliss.

mp

. gliss

 



mf



 

gliss.

 

f

 

gliss.

     f



  



    



     



 p

p

mp

mp



p

f

bubble-tone

moving on a little, warm

pp

mf





        Fl. 1   Fl. 2



    



mp

pp



p

mf



 

   

               p mf               

 



  



alto flute

mp

A. Fl. 3



mp





p

84     Fl. 1   Fl. 2





p

  

9

p

   

                        mp

10

   92

Fl. 1

Fl. 2



 

mf

    

   

mf

    

mp

   

   

   

  

 

mp

  A. Fl. 3       Vc.



                 

A. Fl. 3

Vc.



mp

f

 Fl. 1   Fl. 2



95

    

       mf

  

mf

           

mf

98



mf

       mf

A. Fl. 3

        mf

Vc.

  

      

mp

f





     





     



    



f

     



f



     





arco

f

f

     Fl. 1    Fl. 2

mp

                    

      

   

      

mf

f

  

mp

mf

     

mf

  

mf

 mf

      





  



    



   



  



    

 

  

 

    

         mf



   

    f

    

 

100

Fl. 1

Fl. 2



  



      f

f

  A. Fl. 3       f

Vc.



mf

102

5

        p         p 5

A. Fl. 3

Vc.

 Fl. 1

Fl. 2

A. Fl. 3

Vc.

 





7

p

          7

mp



p

            mp 

7

f

5

        

mp

             

     Fl. 1     p Fl. 2



11



p



sul pont



  



p

 

7              







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       mp

5

pp 

               7

pp

5

5

7

     

pp





pp

 



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

 

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104

        

         nat         p

 

    





mp

    

p

 

     mf



   p



p

    pizz

p

12

  



107

Fl. 1

Fl. 2



  

 

mp



  

  

mp

  



 

 mf

 

    A. Fl. 3          p mf mf                                   Vc.         mf p 



mf

   

  Fl. 1  Fl. 2

111

p

    



mf

A. Fl. 3

Vc.



     

 Fl. 1  Fl. 2

A. Fl. 3

Vc.

116

  



   p

       

p







mp

 

     

pp

 

bubble-tone

 

bubble-tone

 

                      

      

p



 

pp

  

mp

    

 

f



  

pp

arco

mf













      f

5

f

5 5

           f

                                       pp

f

 Fl. 1 

120

Fl. 2

A. Fl. 3

Vc.





 

A. Fl. 3

Vc.



A. Fl. 3

Vc.





mp



            

 

 

 

ff

123

  

p

 

  

p

  

   p

    



126



7               

pp

5

5 7                 mp pp



  



  

  

   





mp





         to alto



  

to alto

p

   



p

 



mf

  

   



 







p



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





 

mp

 

 

mp



rit.

      

  

  

mp

  



   





 

 

pp

7

  



     

mf

5

mp

pizz

p

  Fl. 1  Fl. 2





  Fl. 1   Fl. 2

          

mp



13

             pp

14

  A. Fl. 1  

Allegretto

129 q = 84

A. Fl. 2

 







 A. Fl. 3    

alto flute tongue rams*

     



 

 A. Fl. 1 





A. Fl. 2

A. Fl. 3

Vc.



        

 A. Fl. 1  A. Fl. 2

A. Fl. 3

Vc.

138



3

f

     

(normal)





pp

     

     

                           f  con sord      3

  pp

(normal)

  





(normal)

 p  

 

pp

 

134



   

f alto flute tongue rams*

tongue rams*

Vc.





  

 

  



 



    

     

  

5

      





 

 

 

pp

f

       



  



   

   

         5

pp

  mf

f





5

f



    

  

 p





 

       

    mp

      

6

6

p

f

    3

f

  3

f





 

    

p

6

f

 A. Fl. 1 

140

15 5

    







        cresc



f

A. Fl. 2

A. Fl. 3

Vc.







mp

 A. Fl. 1    A. Fl. 2

A. Fl. 3

Vc.







147



  



     A. Fl. 3   

f

ff

 

6

  

6

ff



6

6

ff



ff

3

  

  

     mf



mf



mf

ff mf



ff

mf



6

     

   mf

5

 



   

  

  

  

   

f

        

 

6

   

f

mp

  

f

        



     

 

3

 

senza sord

  

mf

Vc.

 

 

 A. Fl. 1   A. Fl. 2

3



144

  

  



  

f

         

    

mf



ff

   

    mf

   

          

mf



5

ff

mf

    

p

ff

ff

3

 



 ff

 ff

16

 A. Fl. 1  

 

150

 

mf A. Fl. 2



153



  

5

pp

156

   

 

    mp

      6

f

3



ff

f

  mf

f



      



   



 





p

 

       



6

f

 

  f



  

      p tongue stop       





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

f

3

 

3

       

mf



p

5

        cresc

 

6



        

mf

f

f

      p  

ff

 

     

pp

tongue stop



5

   

        

       

ff

Vc.

pp





3

 

5



ff

A. Fl. 3



 

p

   

 A. Fl. 1  A. Fl. 2

 



pp

A. Fl. 3   

Vc.



   mp

   

 A. Fl. 1  A. Fl. 2

f

       p

 

A. Fl. 3    

Vc.

    5

 R     



mp

     

      

   

  







 

    

molto sul pont

pp

    

17 160      A. Fl. 1         A. Fl. 2     A. Fl. 3

Vc.





Vc.



pp

Vc.





   

             









(normal)

(normal)

 

 





 

 

 

f

6

    

mp



 f

    3

f

mp

 

    



f

6

    6



  f

f

 

3

  

f

f

pp

    

p

  

nat



    

 

5

    

6

  





5

        mp



     

167

5



mf



mf

   

 

 

 

pp

 



5



  

 

(normal)

mp

A. Fl. 3

 

 

164

 A. Fl. 1  A. Fl. 2

 

pp

R

pp

pp

  







R

  pp

  

pp

A. Fl. 3





 A. Fl. 1     A. Fl. 2

R

 

mf



to flute





         f

 

5

6

      

  3

18

Presto

 Fl. 1 

169

A. Fl. 2

q = 112

      flute



 

 

to flute



f

A. Fl. 3

     

Vc.

 Fl. 1

mp

       171

ff

Fl. 2

        

  

  

Vc.



  









p

f





ff

     

f



   

mf





ff



      

                mf









mf

p

f

ff



arco

 



ff





pizz

ff

        





 

     









f



 

   

flute

 





f



Vc.

 

f

174





           



Fl. 3



flute

 Fl. 1  Fl. 2

to flute





    

f



 Fl. 3   



f

 

3



        

f



     f

ff



     mf

 Fl. 1   177

Fl. 2

Fl. 3

Vc.

 Fl. 1

Fl. 2

Fl. 3

Vc.





      f

 

179

  

pizz



 

          

ff





f



ff



ff



 





mf

     

   f



ff

            



mf

f















f

mf

        

ff

 

   





ff





mf

f



f

        

ff

f

         mf



        

f

mf



      

           

  

  



19

 

ff

        f



 



mf

ff





181                               Fl. 1    

Fl. 2

Fl. 3

mf

f

mf

mf

f

mf

                   

   

mf

Vc.

  f



f



   

   

  mf

mp

f

mp

f

mp

   

mf



f





                







20

 

183

Fl. 1

Fl. 2

Fl. 3

Vc.

 Fl. 1

Fl. 2

Fl. 3

Vc.



 

           

  

 

185  

 



       

 





ff

 



ff

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

ff

   



    

   

 





     



 







    fff



 

   

fff

 





   



 

fff







fff

187

      

mf

f

mf

f

mf

f

                       

 Fl. 3                Vc.



     

mf

          Fl. 1        Fl. 2





ff

 



     

 

  

arco

p

     

    



          

           mp

f



   Fl. 1       190

p

Fl. 2

       p

  Fl. 3       p

Vc.



 

  Fl. 1   Fl. 2

192

  

 Fl. 3    Vc.



195



      

     

cresc

 

cresc

 

  

     cresc

 

   

  

   

   

    



 

mp

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

                                               mf

 

     

       

p

              

  

          

    

 Fl. 1  Fl. 2





21

    

  



cresc



          

            



 

               Fl. 3                  Vc.  3

 

 

 

 

 

     3

    

3

 

22

Fl. 2

Fl. 3

Vc.



 

 

    







      



 

      

        





       

  





     Fl. 1  197



  

3

3

  



 

3

3

 

     

 3

      





 

3

 



 Fl. 1 

199

Fl. 2

Fl. 3

Vc.

  



  

3



fff



  

3



fff ff

 





ff

 3



fff ff 3



 



 3

           

fff

3

3

3

3



to picc



to picc

G.P.





   

to picc



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

Prestissimo

    201

Picc. 1

q. = 132 picc

pp

  

  



 

  

  

 



  

Picc. 2

 









Picc. 3

  









Vc.

 Picc. 1

  

pp

  

   

 



  

             picc

Picc. 2

p

Picc. 3

Vc.

 Picc. 1



   

Picc. 3

Vc.

  



    p

mf

 

 

210     mf

Picc. 2

            p

   p



 

mp

mp

 

cresc



   

            

    



mf

 



 

            

cresc

p

 

cresc





mf

   

 

cresc



 

    

 

p

 

                 

picc



 

 

 

 

205

  

 

 

       

24

 

214

Picc. 1

Picc. 2

Picc. 3

Vc.

 Picc. 1

Picc. 2

Picc. 3

Vc.

 Picc. 1

Picc. 3

Vc.

 

   219

  



  

 

   

   



 f

      

ff

 

        

    

   mf pizz

   f



ff

     

  

ff

ff



ff

       f



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

mf

  

                

   

 



223

  

ff

ff

                       

 

 

 

 





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

f

  

 

ff

  

      

             

                 

 

 

            

mf

Picc. 2

 

 

 



 

 

ff

  ff

 

227

Picc. 1

Picc. 2

     ff

 

  ff

Picc. 3

Vc.

 Picc. 1

Picc. 2

Picc. 3

Vc.

 Picc. 1

Picc. 2

Picc. 3

Vc.



  

f

  

 

    

 









 pp

















    ff



ff

ff

     

     

mf

 



f





231

 

 

25

pp



pp



arco



pp



    

   

    

   

       

 

    

  

              



            





            













235

  

       



   

ppp

       

 

 

ppp

26

   240

Picc. 1

Picc. 2

Picc. 3

Vc.



 

      







ppp





        

   







    



 



pizz

  mp

 







      

Picc. 2









 



Picc. 3









 



 

 

Picc. 1

Vc.

 Picc. 1

Picc. 2

Picc. 3

Vc.

  

248

   

q = 120

244

   

 

 

    p

  

 



 



       

 

 



 



    p



    



pp

  

 



p

         

arco

 p



 

bubble-tone



 

bubble-tone

 

 

bubble-tone

 

port.



ppp

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