Nico Muhly
EAGER MUSIC for orchestra
Full score
St Rose Music Publishing Co. / Chester Music Ltd.
Commissioned by sinfonia ViVA. The first performance took place on 27 January 2009 at Assembly Rooms, Derby, UK.
INSTRUMENTATION 2 Flutes 2 Oboes 2 Clarinets in Bď ˘ 2 Bassoons (2nd doubling Contrabassoon) 2 Horns in F 2 Trumpets in C Timpani Strings
Duration: c. 4 minutes
Orchestral parts are available on hire from the publisher.
EAGER MUSIC
Nico Muhly (2008)
Fast q = 154 Flute 1
3 4
4 4 mf
Flute 2
sf
mf
sf
mf
sf
mf
sf
mf
3 4
4 4 mf
sf
mf
sf
mf
sf
mf
sf
mf
sf
Oboe 1
3 4
4 4
Oboe 2
3 4
4 4
Clarinet 1 in Bb
3 4
4 4 mf
Clarinet 2 in Bb
3 4
4 4 mf
Bassoon 1
3 4
4 4 mf
3 4
4 4
Horn 1 in F
3 4
4 4
Horn 2 in F
3 4
4 4
Trumpet 1 in C
3 4
4 4
Trumpet 2 in C
3 4
4 4
Timpani
3 4
4 4
Contrabassoon (Bassoon 2)
mfz
Fast q = 154 Violin I
3 4
non div.
4 4
ff
Violin II
3 4
non div.
4 4
ff
Viola
3 4
div.
4 4
ff
Violoncello
3 4
4 4 ff
Contrabass
3 4
4 4 sff
Copyright Š 2008 by St. Rose Music Publishing Co. & Chester Music Limited.
2 7
Fl. 1
4 4
3
3 3
3
Fl. 2
3 4 sf
mf
3 4
4 4
sf
Ob. 1
mf
sf
3 4
4 4
mf
Cl. 1 in Bb
4 4
3 4
Cl. 2 in Bb
4 4
3 4
Bn. 1
4 4
3 4
Tpt. 1
4 4
3 4
harmon mute
p
Tpt. 2
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
mp
Vn. I
3 4
4 4 mp
Vn. II
f
3 4
4 4 mp
Va.
4 4
div.
f
3 4 mp
Vc.
Cb.
4 4
4 4
mp
f
3 4
3 4
mf
harmon mute
p
Timp.
sf
3 4
4 4
mf
Ob. 2
sf
f
arco
f
mf
3 14
3 4
4 4
Fl. 1 mf
sf
mf
sf
mf
sf mf
sf
mf
sf
mf
sf
mf
n
sf
3 4
4 4
Ob. 1
n
3 4
4 4
Fl. 2 mf
sf
sf
n
3 4
4 4
Ob. 2
n
3 4
4 4
Bn. 1
f
3 4
4 4
Cbn.
f
(harmon mute)
n
(harmon mute)
3 4
4 4
Tpt. 1 f
p
Tpt. 2
4 4
3 4
Timp.
4 4
3 4 f
Vn. I
4 4
3 4
Vn. II
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
(div.)
Va.
Vc. div.
f
Cb.
4 4
3 4 sff
4 21
Fl. 1 f
Fl. 2 f
Ob. 1 f
Ob. 2 f
Cl. 1 in Bb
Cl. 2 in Bb
Bn. 1 f
Cbn. f
Timp. f
Vn. I
Vn. II
(div.)
Va.
Vc. (div.)
f
arco
Cb.
5 28
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Ob. 1
Ob. 2
Cl. 1 in Bb
Cl. 2 in Bb
Bn. 1 ff
Cbn.
Hn. 1 in F p
f
p
f
Hn. 2 in F
(harmon mute)
Tpt. 1 sf
pp
f
pp
f
(harmon mute)
Tpt. 2 sf
Vn. I
Vn. II
(div.)
unis.
Va.
non div.
f
Vc.
non div.
(div.) f
p
non div.
Cb. ff
p
f
6 36
3 4
4 4
3 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
Ob. 1 mp
f
4 4
Ob. 2 mp
f
4 4
Cl. 1 in Bb mp
f
Bn. 1 f
Cbn. f
Hn. 1 in F
p
f
3 4
4 4
Hn. 2 in F
p
Timp. pizz.
Vn. I
f
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
n
sff
pizz.
n
sff
pizz.
f
sff
n
4 4
Vc.
unis.
p
f
p
3 4 3 4
4 4
45
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
f
p
Cl. 1 in Bb
3 4
4 4
p
Cb.
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
Va.
p
3 4
4 4
Vn. II
f
f
3 4
4 4
3 4
mp
Cl. 2 in Bb
3 4
4 4
3 4
mp
Vn. I
3 4
Vn. II
3 4
Va.
3 4
3 4
4 4
arco
mp
f
mp
mp
3 4
4 4
mp
f
f
f
mp
f
mp
f
3 4
4 4
3 4
f
3 4
4 4
3 4 mp
Cb.
3 4 f
arco
mp
Vc.
mp
4 4
arco
f
f
mp
f
7
55
Cl. 1 in Bb f
mp
f
mp
ff
Cl. 2 in Bb f
sub. p
ff
Vn. I f
mp
ff
mf volatile, energetic
Vn. II f
mp
f
mp
ff
f
ff
mf volatile, energetic
Va. sub. p
mf volatile, energetic
Vc. ff
mf volatile, energetic
Cb. mf volatile, energetic
65
3 4
2 4
Bn. 1
mp
Bn. 2
2 4
3 4
Vn. I
2 4
3 4
Bassoon
mp
ff
2 4
3 4
Va.
2 4
3 4
Vc.
2 4
3 4
Vn. II ff
ff
Cb.
mp
2 4
3 4 mp
8
74
Fl. 1
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
f
Fl. 2 mf
sf
Ob. 1 p
ff
4 4
Ob. 2
3 4
p
ff
4 4
Cl. 1 in Bb
3 4 mf
p
5
f
5
4 4
Cl. 2 in Bb
3 4
mf p
f
4 4
Bn. 1
3 4 mf
f
4 4
Bn. 2
3 4 mf
f
4 4
Vn. I
3 4
mp
f
4 4
Vn. II mp
f
Va. mp
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
f
Vc. f
f
4 4
Cb. f
3 4 f
mp
9
80
Fl. 1 f
Fl. 2 f
Ob. 1 f
Ob. 2 f
5
Cl. 1 in Bb sempre f aggressive
5
3
Cl. 2 in Bb sempre f, aggressive
Bn. 1 3
sempre f, aggressive
5
5
Bn. 2 3
sempre f, aggressive
Vn. I mp
f
mp
ff
Vn. II mp
f mp
f mp
ff
f
ff
Va. mp
f
sub. p
Vc. mp
f
Cb. f
ff
10
89
Fl. 1
4 4
3 4 p
Fl. 2
4 4
4 4
4 4
3 4 p
Cl. 1 in Bb
4 4
5
4 4
5
5
4 4
3 4
4 4
4 4
sfp
sff
f
sfp
sff
f
sfp
sff
f
sfp
sff
sfp
sff
sfp
sff
3 4 5
f
3 4 p
Hn. 1 in F
f
5
p
Bn. 2
sff
5
3 4
p
Bn. 1
sfp
f
p
Cl. 2 in Bb
sff
3 4 p
Ob. 2
sfp
f
3 4 p
Ob. 1
5
5
f
3 4 sff
Hn. 2 in F
4 4
3 4 sff
Timp.
4 4
3 4 p steady
Vn. I
4 4
sf p
3 4 f volatile, energetic
Vn. II
4 4
3 4 f volatile, energetic
Va.
4 4
3 4 f volatile, energetic
Vc.
4 4
3 4 f volatile, energetic
Cb.
4 4
3 4 f volatile, energetic
11
98
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
Vn. I
2 4
3 4
Vn. II
2 4
3 4
Va.
2 4
3 4
Vc.
2 4
3 4
Fl. 1 n
sff
Fl. 2 n
sff
Ob. 1 n
sff
Ob. 2 n
sff
Cl. 1 in Bb n
sff
Cl. 2 in Bb n
sff
Bn. 1 n
sff
Bn. 2 n
sff
Hn. 1 in F n
sff
Hn. 2 in F n
sff
(harmon mute)
Tpt. 1 sf
p
ff
p
(harmon mute)
Tpt. 2 sf
p
Timp. sf p
ff
p
sf
12
107
Fl. 1
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
Fl. 2
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
Ob. 1
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
Ob. 2
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
Cl. 1 in Bb
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
Cl. 2 in Bb
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
Bn. 1
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
Bn. 2
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
Hn. 1 in F
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
sff
Hn. 2 in F
2 4
3 4
3 4 sff
Tpt. 1
3 4
(harmon mute)
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
div.
2 4
3 4
unis.
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
ff (harmon mute)
Tpt. 2
3 4
ff
Timp.
3 4 f
div.
unis.
Vn. I
3 4
2 4
3 4
Vn. II
3 4
2 4
3 4
Va.
3 4
2 4
3 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
div.
div.
Vc. div.
Cb.
13 117
Fl. 1
3 4
2 4
3 4
Fl. 2
3 4
2 4
3 4
Ob. 1
3 4
2 4
3 4
Ob. 2
3 4
2 4
3 4
Cl. 1 in Bb
3 4
2 4
3 4
Cl. 2 in Bb
3 4
2 4
3 4
Timp.
3 4
2 4
3 4
div.
2 4
3 4
unis.
2 4
3 4
unis.
div.
unis.
Vn. I
3 4
Vn. II
3 4
Va.
3 4
2 4
3 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
div.
(div.)
Vc. (div.)
Cb.
125
Fl. 1
3 4 mf
Fl. 2
sf
mf
sf
mf
sf
mf
sf
sf
mf
sf
mf
sf
mf
sf
mf
3 4
4 4
3 4
mf
3 4 mf
4 4
sf
Cl. 1 in Bb
3 4
4 4
3 4
Cl. 2 in Bb
3 4
4 4
3 4
Bn. 1
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
Vn. I
non div.
3 4
sempre f strong accents
Vn. II
non div.
3 4
sempre f strong accents
Va.
3 4
(div.)
sempre f strong accents
3 4
unis.
Vc.
sempre f strong accents
14
131
Fl. 1
3 4 sf
Fl. 2
mf
mf
Ob. 2
3 4
Cl. 1 in Bb
3 4
Cl. 2 in Bb
3 4
Hn. 1 in F
3 4
o
3 4
mf
3 4
mf
senza sord.
p
3 4
3 4 mp
Vn. I
3 4 f cantabile
Vn. II
3 4 f cantabile
(div.)
Va.
3 4
sim.
sim.
Vc.
3 4
Cb.
3 4
mf
n
mf
n
senza sord.
p
Timp.
n
o
p
Tpt. 2
mf
sf
p
Tpt. 1
sf
3 4 mf
Hn. 2 in F
mf
sf
3 4 sf
Ob. 1
sf
f
sf
15
138
Fl. 1 mf
sf
mf
sf mf
sf
Fl. 2 mf
sf
mf
sf
mf
sf
Ob. 1
Ob. 2
Cl. 1 in Bb
Cl. 2 in Bb
Contrabassoon Cbn. f
Hn. 1 in F f
Hn. 2 in F
Tpt. 1 f
Tpt. 2 f
Timp. sempre mf
Vn. I mp
ff
mp
ff
Vn. II
(div.)
unis.
Va. ff
mp
Vc. mp
f
mp
f
Cb.
16
148
Cbn.
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
Hn. 1 in F
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
4 4
3 4
Hn. 2 in F
3 4
sfp
4 4
f
Timp.
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
Vn. I
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
mp
3 4
Vn. II
div.
mf
4 4
mp
mf
4 4
3 4
Va.
4 4
3 4 3 4
Cb.
mp
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
Ob. 1
4 4
3 4
Ob. 2
4 4
3 4
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Cl. 1 in Bb
4 4
3 4
Cl. 2 in Bb
4 4
3 4
Bn. 1
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
Cbn.
Hn. 1 in F
4 4
Hn. 2 in F
4 4
Timp.
o p o p
4 4
3 4
mf
4 4
mf
4 4
4 4
3 4 mf
mp
159
4 4
3 4
mp
Vc.
4 4
3 4
p cresc.
f
p cresc.
f
p cresc.
f
p cresc.
f
p cresc.
f
p cresc.
f
mp
mp
3 4 3 4
cresc.
f
cresc.
f
4 4 4 4
cresc.
3 4 sub. p
Va.
4 4
Vc.
4 4
Cb.
4 4
cresc.
sub. p
sub. p
3 4 3 4
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
sf
f unis.
3 4 sub. p
4 4
4 4
3 4 sub. p
Vn. II
sf
3 4 mp
Vn. I
sf
4 4
f
cresc.
f
cresc.
f
cresc.
f
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
17
169
Cl. 1 in Bb
4 4
3 4
Cl. 2 in Bb
4 4
3 4 mp
Bn. 1
4 4
3 4
Cbn.
4 4
3 4
Hn. 1 in F
4 4
3 4
Hn. 2 in F
4 4
3 4
Tpt. 1
4 4
3 4
Tpt. 2
4 4
3 4
Vn. I
4 4
3 4
Vn. II
4 4
3 4
Va.
4 4
3 4
Vc.
4 4
3 4
Cb.
4 4
3 4
div.
div.
sf
sf
sf
unis.
unis.
div.
18
177
Fl. 1 5
5
3
Fl. 2
Ob. 1 3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Ob. 2 3
Cl. 1 in Bb
Cl. 2 in Bb sf
sf
sf
sf
Bn. 1 cresc.
Cbn. cresc.
Hn. 1 in F cresc.
Hn. 2 in F cresc.
Tpt. 1 cresc.
Tpt. 2 cresc.
Vn. I cresc.
(div.)
Vn. II cresc.
Va. cresc.
Vc. cresc.
Cb. cresc.
19
181
Fl. 1
5
5
5
5
Fl. 2 5
Ob. 1 3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Ob. 2 3
3
3
Cl. 1 in Bb
Cl. 2 in Bb sf
sf
sf
sf
sf
Bn. 1 (cresc.)
sff
(cresc.)
sff
Cbn.
Hn. 1 in F (cresc.)
sff
(cresc.)
sff
(cresc.)
sff
(cresc.)
sff
Hn. 2 in F
Tpt. 1
Tpt. 2
Vn. I (cresc.)
sff
(div.)
Vn. II (cresc.)
sff
Va. (cresc.)
sff
(cresc.)
sff
(cresc.)
sff
Vc.
Cb.