Sheng DANCE CAPRICCIO

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Bright Sheng

DANCE CAPRICCIO for piano and string quartet

Commissioned by the Maxine and Stuart Frankel Foundation for the Arts in honor of Lois Beznos, the artistic director of the Chamber Music Society of Detroit.

duration circa 12 minutes

G. Schirmer, Inc. New York, NY

Program Note Dance Capriccio is commissioned by the Maxine and Stuart Frankel Foundation in honor of Lois Beznos, the President of Chamber Music Society of Detroit. The work is written for Peter Serkin and the Shanghai String Quartet who premiered the work on February 11, 2012, at the Seligman Performing Arts Center in Detroit. It is approximately twelve minutes in length.

Dance Capriccio is inspired by the dance folk music of Sherpa, a small ethnic group (population ca. 150,000) mostly living in western Nepal, in the high mountains of the Himalayas. In Tibetan language, Sherpa means “people of the east,” as it is believed Sherpa moved from eastern Tibet to their current site centuries ago. Sherpa are regarded as excellent mountaineers and guides for the expeditions of the Himalayas, especially the Everest.

Sherpa language is essentially an atypical dialect of Tibetan. The same phenomenon is reflected in Sherpa folk music which is similar to Tibetan but with its distinctive characters and twists of melodic turns. Like the Tibetans, Sherpa people love to dance and, along with love songs and drinking songs, dance music is an important genre among Sherpa folk music.

In Dance Capriccio, I try to capture the various characters of Sherpa dance, from slow to fast, tender to raucous even wild.

This work is dedicated to Maxine and Stuart Frankel, my dear friends, and passionate patrons and promoters for arts and art education.

– Bright Sheng

to Maxine and Stuart

DANCE CAPRICCIO 

Violin I

Violin II

Tranquillo, sostenuto e misterioso q = 42–44

 

sul tasto



ppp

 



 











  





sul tasto

ppp

     

Piano

6 

q = 46–48



  

     

ppp







p







mp

  p



mp







  









p

   

    

(p) cresc.

Corrected 5/2012





cresc.







cresc.



  







  



mp

 











   

cresc.

  

    

 

mp

  





 cresc.

   

  

        

cresc.

(ppp)

q = 48–50

mp



   

    



p



q = 44–46



sul tasto

ppp

Violoncello

(2011)

sul tasto

ppp

Viola

Bright Sheng

 





p

 

    e=q



p



p









pp

 

p

 

   

     p

pp

 p

 

   







   

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

pp



 pp



 





2

11

Tranquillo, misterioso q = 96–100 e=q



 

















   













ppp

  



pizz.

   p sempre



  



pizz.

   p sempre





   



  



      



    



  

      

  cresc.   cresc.

    

                                            ppp legatissimo

                                          15

































 

(cresc.)

   

      

f

   



          dim.



   

   



  



   mp



    p

                             (cresc.)

f

mf

  



dim.

f



pp, legatissimo

mp



   

arco, poco sul pont.

dim.

                           



 

3

18

 

 

poco sul pont.

pp legatissimo

  



   

 

  p sempre

    

  

 

    





 







     



 

   

 

  

     

   











p

  

   

   

p



         

  





       





 

  







  



  

     

 

   

           



 

       

      

   

      

  

      

 

loco

    

 

  

       

     

   

      

    

  



pp sempre

(dim.)



 



        



 

 p sempre

pizz.



   21

 

    

   



   







     

    

   

             

loco

 

      

4

24

  mp



(mp)



 



       

   

   mp



    

  



      

 

(mp)

  

  







  

 

 

   

        



  







   







               p cresc.                

     







(poco sul pont.) poco a poco al ord.

 





    

  

      



       

(pp) cresc.

  

mf

    

      

     

   

           

28

             

ord.



    

   

      ff

   



arco, al tallone

(poco sul pont.) poco a poco al ord.

   

 

mf

  

       

(cresc.)

  

 

    



        

                           



  

   



arco, al tallone         ff



ord.

         



       ff al tallone

  





al tallone

ff

               

f











5

32

   

         

  

   

     

                

  

   

       

           

  

     

     





           

  

      

     





 

    

flautando

pp

flautando

pp

         molto

        molto

flautando

pp

flautando

pp

molto

    36

 



 



   



   



                           al ord.

p

(pp)

 

  

     

     

   

          (pp)





al ord.

        p

  

         

  

  

             mp



       

mp

               

  



        

              

 



       

al ord.

      



 



 

p espr. e legato

               



p

(pp)

       

al ord.

p

(pp)

 

   

 (p)







mp

mp

     

      

 

 



18

117

  

sul pont.

poco a poco al tasto

 

ff



sul pont.



  



ff



  

sul pont.

poco a poco al tasto

ff

  119



 



    

al pont.

 





 

 



p

poco a poco al pont.

p

 

ord.



al pont.







ord.

 



  

    

 



   

    

  

    



   



al pont.

ord.

ff

al pont.

ff

       ff

      

ord.

  



ff

ff

 



  

     

         

       

         

          

       

poco a poco al pont.



7

 



 

        

ff



p

poco a poco al tasto

 

poco a poco al pont.



 

sul pont.





 

 pp















   

3

3

3

  





  

      

  

   

  

 

  



         

      

        

      

 

       

     

         

  

      

          

   





 

 





p

poco a poco al tasto

ff



poco a poco al pont.

 

   

        

   

     3





      

  

        

      



    

  

    

          

   

    

 

19

122

  

 

f

cresc.

    

 

f

cresc.

    

 

f

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

      

cresc.

    

 

f

  

 



 



(cresc.)

  



   

(cresc.)







(cresc.)





  

 

  





 

 

 

 

             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      (cresc.)

       



  

  

 

 

 





  

  

 

 

 



       

     

     

     



 

     

             

     

    

  

 

 

  

   



   ff



 

 

3

  



 

  l.h.

    f

 

  



 



  

 

  

   



3



      

     



    ff

  

        

ff pizz.

 

    

 



  

ff

      

  

pizz.

(cresc.)

 

  



cresc.

                    cresc. f                

125

 



  

 

3



3



 

    7

 

20









127







   

 129

 





  



 



 

 

 



 



3

 

 





3

  

 





3

3



 

   

  



 

3

 

 

 



    





  

  



  



3

3

3



3



  

  



(ff)

     

    

  



 

 



 

3

 



  



cresc.

 3



cresc.

 

3

 

7

3





   

   

3

 

 

 

 

        

 7

 

 

(ff)

 











  



3





 

       

 





  

3



7

         



  



 

 



    

 

   

  

   

  7

 

    

21

131

  

 



(cresc.)

      (cresc.)

      



  

(ff) 3



    

 

 

3

  





 

cresc.

(ff)

     

 132

q = 56–60

  

arco

fff



3

    fff

  

fff

       

fff

   

Sost.





3





3



3



 



 



 

 







 

3



  3







     fff

    

3



 

 







  



3



 







 







 

3

 





 



 

 

pizz.

 

 

3



3

          















3



3

ff

3



5

















3



3

 3

  

      5

5

        

 

3







 3

3

3

3

 



3

3

 



 

 

7





3

       

3

arco        fff



    



3

(ff)

 



 



3 =  

  



5

       

22





134

 





      3



   



3

ff



3









 



3



3







3





 

 



 

 

3



3

                                                   





136









3

3



3

5

3







 



3  

7

3

 

   

   

3

3

 

 3

(ff)

    3



pizz.

3

ff



 

  

3

     3

(ff) ( )

7

7

7

5



 

3



 

 

 

 



3

 

arco

3

3

ff

  3

 

                                                       

ff





3

ff

3





 

pizz.

ff 3



 3

arco





3

3

ff

      

   3

 

f

f

     arco











   

3



(ff)

3

 

 

 

3

3  3

f

         

 rit.









3

f 3

   







 



 

                                                 loco

(fff)

 7                                   3 3

7

 

23

 138

q = 42–44

           3

3

 

     

 

     

  

 

 

     5

3

(f) espr.

             3

3

(f) espr.

   

  



 



   



     







5

     

    

                 



  

          



 

  

 

3



   

 

3





 





 

 



 

      

loco

5



     







   

 

      6

   



 

 

  





    



3

3

3

 

 





  

3

 

   

6

f espr. e legato

141



3

3

     





3









3

(f) espr.

  (f) espr.

  

3

 

 

 

  









 











      

mp

  

3



    

3

   

3



  



3



5

5       





 



26

 151

Subito q = 63–66

   

    



   

f







  

al tallone

 

3

 3   



3

   

 



154





3

f



 

 

3



 

   



   



   







 



 

3





p





(f)

 



  

  





 

     

cresc.

 

 

3



 

3



 

     

 

 3

5

(f) cresc.

 

   





3

 

5

(f)



 

cresc.

        cresc. (f)

 

 3



 

     



mp

cresc.

  

5

5

       



5



  

3

5

     



 

       f



     



       f

5



         



           f

5

al tallone





al tallone 5

al tallone

5

 





5

5

        f

  







cresc.





 





27

156 

 3    (cresc.)

 

3

   



5

      



 

5

         

     

(cresc.)







     

        ff

5





cresc.

 ff

cresc.

             

                 

     

5

       ff cresc.

ff



       

5





5

5

cresc.





  

5

5

                  5

5

               f (cresc.)             

       

 

5

5

        5

 

        5

       



5

       5







         5

       5

5

      



cresc.

mf



5

5



(cresc.)

158

      5

 



 

    



5

 

      

 

5

(cresc.)

     

 5

3

(cresc.)



 



 

       5

      

                   cresc.              

5

    

  q. =q

fff

 

fff



 

fff



fff





           ff          

 

28

 161

q = 48–50







 



  



 





fff

   163

ff espr.

mf espr.

pizz.

mf espr.

    





  

         

 

      

 

    

 

l.h.

  

r.h.

   







      





 





 



 

 



 

   







 

  









   



  

        





f espr.

  

r.h.









  

 











  

 

 

 





l.h.







  

*

 

  

     

  

  

          

 

         



       

    







ff

  

 



 

  

  

    

* All arpeggiated grace notes in measures 161-170 occur BEFORE the downbeat of the measure.

 

   

 

29

165

  

              f cresc. ff               

  

          



f

f

cresc.

f

 

167

ff

      

cresc.

    



    

      



 



mf









      



  



  

            



    



     

    



     



mp







     

 



    

  

         dim.

  

         

       

 

     

    

      

 



     

  

  

dim.



    

     

     

 

dim.



f

 

       dim.





ff



   





  



            

         

 

   

ff

cresc.

                



  





 

30

169

    



 

  







 



 172

p dolce









 





p dolce

 p

  

(dim.)

  





    

 



p dolce



 

      







   



 

   

dim.

 

dim.



      

    pp

  







  

    

pp







   

 

  

 



  

  











 



   







  



   

pp







(dim.)

  







  



rit.

  

pp



  

  

(dim.)

   

 



pp

 



 

arco



  

   

(dim.)

   

    

 

  





   

dim.

   







dim.

  

 



p dolce

     

 

 





















31

175 

Misterioso q = 42–44

 

ppp dolce



 

  







ppp dolce





 

  



 

 



 



ppp dolce

ppp dolce



 



 







 

178



q = 44–46

 

       

ppp

 



 





 

   

            

(cresc.)

(ppp)

 

   



 

 

 



 

 

 

   

mp



 



 

  pp

pp



mp

     

p

mp

 





p

 

cresc.

q = 48–50

 

mp

(ppp)



 

p

 

     

     

 

mp

(ppp)



    

 

(ppp)



  

q = 46–48

   

  

    



pp



         pp        



pp

 

       

ppp

 

32

183

 

ppp poco

 

   



 

   

 



   

pppp















 













     ff sub.

 

poco

   

 

al tallone

ppp





187

ppp poco





q = 126–132

 

poco

al tallone

     ff sub.

ppp

 



 



poco



   

  

      

   

  

       ff         



 

 

                      

  

                          

  





   



                                         

           



al tallone

  ff





       



      



       

    

 

            

   

 

 













    



 





      





      

          

           

33

191









(al tallone) sul G

 

  

 ff













        

    





       



  



                      





 





 

   ff

  

195

    

 



      

    

     







al tallone        ff        ff



         

    ff

 

  

 

        

      

 

   

   

   



   

  

 

           

 



             

               

        

         

 

     

  



 



      

   

  





  

  

    

  



 

  

    



     (ff)



         

         

     

    





        

  

 

      

 

  

             

             



 

42































































   





























    





























260



 (ff)

   

(ff)

(ff)

    6                           6 6 6 (cresc.)          6 6         6               6 (ff)

    261  



                       fff                          fff                   fff                       fff

                             

              



              



          



         



             fff                                            loco

 

43

263

       (fff)         (fff)        (fff)



   

 



       (fff)

      (fff)        266



    

 

   

                  

             

  

 

 

    

   

   

    

        

                  

                  

  

                  

     



  





   











     

    

   

  

  

  

  













      



  



  











   

   

      

   

    







    





   



  

       



  



  

    



 



 



          



    

  

  



   

 

    

                                   



   

          

  

  

      

            

      

          

      

           

 

   

           

  

  

       

       

 

  

  

     

      

  

  

44

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    

               

                        

                           

                            

272



   





                    

                  

   

                  

   

                  

                  

                 

         

   

 

                  

   

      

                      

                  

   



 

 



 

 

   

 

 



 

  

 5               fff ff              5 

    

      



   

  

                  

                                 

   

  

                  

 

     



loco

3

ff

loco

     3



45

274



   





 

 

 

 

  

     

 





     

 





 

 



     L.H.                   

 

              ff

7

3

 



loco

 



 

 

  

     

 

6

    

 





  

 













    10:3

    6

6

6





  

 

  

ff cresc.

fff



  

(cresc.)



7



       fff

276



 

    



  



 fff



46

 277

(q = 126–132)

   ff

al tallone

    ff

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

al tallone

    ff

al tallone

 

al tallone

  ff

 

    280  





 

  

 





    ff



                  

  

         

       



    

  

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

   

    

       

    

        loco

   

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5                                    5 5 5 5 5 5      5                       5          5

47

283  



   

  

 

 

 

 

   

  

 

 

 

 

   

  

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  

  

    

 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 



     

     

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

 

    

  

 

 

    

 

 

   

     

 



     

 

                                       5 5 5 5

8:3

                                       5 5

8:3

5

5



accel. poco a poco al fine

286

 





         

  

       

   

   

al

 

 

 

al

  al

 

   

  al

 



 

  

   

   

   

   

 

   

ord.

ord.

         

     

ord.

ord.

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

  



   



 

 

   

   

 

   



  

  

 

 



 

   

  

  

 

 

 

 

   

                                  5 5 5 5 5 

  

 5                        5 5 5 5

5

5

48

289



(accel. al fine)

              



 

   

  

   

 

   

 

   

    

          

   

            

 

  

 

       

   











   



   



 





 





 







 



   

 



(ff) cresc.

  

  

(ff) cresc.

(ff) cresc.



     

(ff) cresc.

                       5

5

5

5

8:3

(ff) cresc.

                                    5 5 5 8:3

5



 











































(cresc.)









`































poco











poco

(cresc.)









(accel. al fine)

292

(cresc.)



       (cresc.)

 

(cresc.)

5





    5

          5

5

     5

 

poco

  ffff

 

poco

 

 

 

al tallone

   ffff

 

 

   

al tallone

  ffff



poco

       5

al tallone

  

al tallone

  ffff

 

 

       

      

loco



ffff







 

 