The Sad Park Blank and Inexpressive
Part 1
Tape: 'two evil planes broke in little pieces and fire came'
T O
N
Violin 1
Violin 2
Viola
Enter on the word "came," at the end of the 4th complete play through the end of the tape (at about 30').
off the string
PE
R
FO
R
AN M
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off the string
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28 Vla.
23 Vla.
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mp
14 Vla.
9 Vla.
R
4 Vla.
q = 113
FO
Cello
Michael Gordon
with groove and drive Do not accent the beat.
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33 Vla.
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AN M
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Vln. 2
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Vla.
PE
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88
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103
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Vln. 2
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R
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Vln. 1
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Vln. 1
135
PE
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143 Vln. 1
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148 Vln. 1
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Vln. 1
Vc.
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Vla.
C
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T O
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Vln. 2
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Vla.
Vc.
Vln. 2
168 Vln. 1
Vc.
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Vla.
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C
Vln. 2
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FO
Vc.
Gradually slow down
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Vla.
PE
Vln. 1
R
FO
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173
Vln. 2
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Vln. 1
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Vla.
PE
Vln. 2
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177
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Vla.
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Vln. 2
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181
10 Vln. 1
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185
Vla.
Vc.
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q = 55
3 3
legato sul tasto
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p
3 3 3 3
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190
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Vla.
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Vc.
R
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194
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Vln. 1
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Vln. 1
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214 Vln. 1
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3 3
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Vla.
Vln. 2
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218
R
FO
3 3
3 3
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Vln. 2
Vla.
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FO
Vc.
PE
Vln. 1
222
3 3
3 3
AN M
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3 3 3 3
Vln. 2
Vla.
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Vc.
C
Vln. 1
13
Part 2
q = 60
Violin 1
N
3
Violin 2
3
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T O
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Violoncello
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Viola
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Vln. 1
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Vc.
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Vla.
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AN M
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Vln. 2
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FO
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3
Vln. 1
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3
3
R
Vc.
3
3
3
PE
Vla.
3
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very gradual increase
(continue phrasing similarly through M52)
3
Vln. 2
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3
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R
17
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Vc.
3
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25
Vln. 1
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Vc.
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3 3
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R
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Vln. 2
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Vln. 1
3
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Vc.
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3
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45
Vln. 1
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3
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R
Vc.
3
PE
Vla.
3
Vln. 2
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41
Vln. 1
3
3
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FO
Vc.
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Vla.
3
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Vln. 1
N
T O 3
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3 3
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AN M
R sul tasto / floating
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3 3
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Vla.
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Vla.
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Vln. 2
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Vln. 1
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3
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Vln. 2
Vc.
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Vla.
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Vla.
Vln. 1
PE
3
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Vln. 2
Vc.
3
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Vln. 1
ord.
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3
FO
Vc.
3
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Vla.
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3 3
3 3
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Vln. 1
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T O
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Vla.
FO
Vln. 2
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3
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Vln. 1
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3
3
Vln. 2
Vc.
19
3 3
20
3
85
Vln. 1
N Vln. 2
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3
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Vla.
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3
Vln. 2
3
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Vln. 1
3
3
3
3
R
3
3
3
3
FO
Vc.
mf
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3
3
R
Vla.
3
PE
Vln. 2
mf
3
3
R
89
Vln. 1
3
3
3
mf
FO
Vc.
3
3
T O Vla.
3
3
21
Part 3
one bar of click track before entrance
e= 194
Tape: 'I just heard that on the news that the buildings are crashing down'
p p
legato, but every note with energy
N Vln. 1
T O Vln. 2
Vla.
FO
Vc.
p
R
Vln. 1
Vc.
E
Vc.
C
Vla.
p
AN M
Vln. 2
11
Vln. 1
R
FO
Vla.
R
Vln. 2
PE
6
22 Vln. 1
N Vln. 2
T O
16 a little more
Vla.
Vc.
Vln. 1
21
mp
mp
FO
Vc.
R
Vla.
PE
Vln. 2
R
FO
mp
mp
Vc.
E
Vla.
C
Vln. 2
AN M
R
Vln. 1
26
23
Vln. 1
31
p
N Vln. 2
T O
p
Vla.
Vc.
Vln. 1
36
FO
Vc.
R
Vla.
PE
Vln. 2
R
FO
p
Vc.
E
Vla.
C
Vln. 2
AN M
R
Vln. 1
41
24 Vln. 1
N Vln. 2
45
T O
Vla.
Vc.
Vln. 1
p
Vln. 1
Vc.
E
Vla.
54
C
Vln. 2
AN M
R
FO
Vc.
49
R
Vla.
PE
Vln. 2
R
FO
p
25
59
Vln. 1
N
Vln. 2
T O
Vla.
Vc.
Vln. 1
PE
64
Vln. 2
p
Vln. 1
69 mp mp
Vc.
mp
E
Vla.
C
Vln. 2
AN M
R
FO
R
Vla.
Vc.
R
FO
mp
26 Vln. 1
N Vln. 2
74
T O Vla.
Vc.
Vln. 1
PE
80
p
Vln. 2
detaché
FO
p
R
Vla.
Vc.
R
FO
mf
AN M
R
Vln. 1
85
Vln. 2
Vc.
E
Vla.
C
27
Vln. 1
90
N
Vln. 2
T O
Vla.
Vc.
95
phrase with viola p
phrase with violin 2
p
R
ord.
100
Vln. 1
p
Vc.
p
with violin 1 phrase
E
Vla.
phrase with cello
C
Vln. 2
AN M
R
FO
Vc.
PE
Vla.
R
Vln. 2
FO
Vln. 1
p
28 Vln. 1
N
104
Vln. 2
T O Vla.
Vc.
PE
mp
Vln. 2
mp
R
Vla.
FO
mp
Vc.
109
Vln. 1
R
FO
mp
AN M
R
Vln. 1
114 p
Vln. 2
C
p
Vc.
p
E
Vla.
29
Vln. 1
119
N
Vln. 2
T O
Vla.
Vc.
R
124 mp
PE
Vln. 2
FO
Vln. 1
mp
128
mp
Vln. 1
Vc.
mp
E
Vla.
C
Vln. 2
AN M
R
FO
Vc.
R
Vla.
mp
mp
30
132
Vln. 1
N
Vln. 2
T O
FO
R
Vc.
Vla.
mf
PE
R
Vln. 2
FO
135
Vln. 1
Vla.
Vc.
138
Vln. 1
mf
Vla.
E
C
Vln. 2
Vc.
AN M
R
31
141
Vln. 1
N
Vla.
R
PE
AN M
R
FO
R
147
E
Vla.
C
Vln. 2
Vc.
Vla.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vc.
144
Vln. 1
FO
Vc.
T O
Vln. 2
32 Vln. 1
150
N
Vln. 2
Vln. 2
E
C
AN M
Vc.
Vla.
156
Vln. 2
R
Vln. 1
FO
Vc.
R
Vla.
PE
153
Vln. 1
R
FO
T O Vc.
Vla.
Vln. 1
159
N
Vln. 2
T O Vc.
R
FO
R
Vc.
Vla.
PE
Vln. 2
162
Vln. 1
FO
Vla.
33
165
Vln. 1
E
C
Vla.
Vc.
Vln. 2
AN M
R
34
pp pp 172
Vln. 1
N Vln. 2
T O
Vla.
pp
FO
Vc.
pp
R
176
Vln. 1
180
Vln. 1
Vc.
E
Vla.
C
Vln. 2
AN M
R
FO
R
Vla.
Vln. 2
Vc.
gradually more
PE
35
Vln. 1
184
N
Vln. 2
T O
Vla.
Vc.
mp
mp
Vla.
C
AN M
Vln. 2
R
192
E
Vc.
mp mp
Vln. 1
FO
R
Vc.
PE
Vla.
188
R
Vln. 2
FO
Vln. 1
36 Vln. 1
Vln. 2
N
196
T O
Vla.
Vc.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
208
Vln. 1
Vc.
E
Vla.
C
Vln. 2
AN M
Vc.
204
R
Vla.
FO
Vln. 2
R
Vln. 1
PE
Vc.
R
Vla.
less - change color
FO
200
Vln. 1
T O
N
Vln. 2
37 212 mp (continuous glissando) mp
mp
Vla.
Vc.
Vln. 1
Vla.
224
E
Vla.
Vc.
C
Vln. 2
AN M
Vln. 1
R
Vc.
FO
Vla.
R
Vln. 2
220
Vln. 1
PE
Vc.
R
Vln. 2
mp
Tape: 'and all the persons that were in the airplane died'
FO
216
38 Vln. 1
Vln. 2
N
T O
Vla.
229
Vc.
Vla.
242
E
Vc.
C
Vla.
AN M
Vln. 2
R
Vln. 1
238
Vla.
Vc.
FO
Vln. 2
R
Vln. 1
PE
Vc.
R
Vln. 2
FO
Vln. 1
234
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
N
39
T O
Vla.
246
Vc.
Vln. 1
Vla.
254
Vln. 1
Vla.
Vln. 2
E
Vla.
Vc.
C
257
Vln. 1
AN M
Vc.
R
FO
Vln. 2
R
PE
R
Vln. 2
Vc.
FO
250
40 Vln. 1
260
Vln. 2
N
T O
Vla.
Vc.
264
Vln. 2
Vla.
273
p
p
p
(TACIT)
tune C string to B-flat
E
p
Vc.
C
Vla.
AN M
p
R
Vla.
Vln. 2
FO
(continuous glissando)
Vln. 1
(continuous glissando)
Vln. 2
Vc.
(continuous glissando)
R
Vln. 1
268
PE
Vc.
R
FO
Vln. 1
Distortion on
Part 4
Driving, but sober
q = 114
non vib. mf
no click track
non vib.
T O
N
scordatura
marcato off the string
mf
non vib.
mf
R
(sim.)
PE
Vln. 2
(sim.)
9
marcato
marcato
E
Vla.
C
Vln. 2
AN M
R
FO
Vla.
Vc.
(sim.)
Vln. 1
R
5
Vc.
FO
Vc.
Vln. 1
mf
42
13
Vln. 1
N
Vln. 2
T O
Vla.
non vib.
(sim.)
E
Vla.
C
Vln. 2
AN M
R
FO
R
PE
R
21
Vc.
Vla.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vc.
17
Vln. 1
FO
Vc.
25
Vln. 1
N
Vln. 2
T O
Vla.
marcato off the string
C
AN M
E
Vla.
Vc.
Vln. 2
R
33
Vln. 1
FO
R
PE
Vla.
R
Vln. 2
Vc.
29
Vln. 1
FO
Vc.
43
44
37
Vln. 1
N Vln. 2
T O
Vla.
41
Vln. 1
E
C
AN M
Vc.
Vla.
R
Vln. 2
45
Vln. 1
FO
R
Vla.
PE
Vln. 2
Vc.
R
FO
Vc.
49
Vln. 1
N
T O
Vla.
Vla.
E
C
AN M
R
Vla.
Vc.
Vln. 2
57
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