Kernis ELEGY - FOR THOSE WE LOST for orchestra

ELEGY – FOR THOSE WE LOST (2020) Aaron Jay Kernis

For orchestra

AJK Music/Associated Music/Associated Music Publishers (BMI)

Orchestration Piccolo 2 Flutes 2 Oboes 2 Clarinets in BB-flat 2 Bassoons Contrabassoon (opt.)

4 Horns in F 2 Trumpets in C 2 Trombones Bass Trombone Tuba Timpani Percussion (3) – Xylophone Chime (C) Triangle Medium Crash Cymbals Medium Suspended Cymbal Tenor Drum Bass Drum

Harp Strings Duration: 6 minutes

to beloved victims of Covid-19, and to their families, in mourning

Elegy - for those we lost Aaron Jay Kernis (2020) Adagio espressivo (q = 30) With deep feeling and expression Piccolo

34

Flute 1-2

3 4

1.

3 4

Clarinet 1 in Bb

3 4

34

5 4

3 4

5 4

3 4

5 4

3 4

5 4

3 4

5 4

3 4

ten.

p

Oboe 1-2

rit.

45

mf

pp

ten.

p, singing, mournful

Clarinet 2 in Bb

3 4

Bassoon 1-2

3 4

pp

mf

2.

p

Contrabassoon

3 4

Horn in F 1-2

3 4

mf

mf

pp

pp

5 4 p

mf

3 4 ten.

1.

pp

5 4

3 4 p

mf

pp Horn in F 3-4

3 4 pp

mf

pp

pp

5 4

3 4

pp

Trumpet 1 in C

3 4

5 4

3 4

Trumpet 2 in C

3 4

5 4

3 4

Trombone 1-2

3 4

5 4

3 4

Bass Trombone Tuba

3 4

5 4

3 4

Timpani

3 4

5 4

3 4

Percussion 1

3 4

5 4

3 4

Percussion 2

34

45

34

Percussion

34

45

34

5 4

3 4

5 4

3 4

non arp.

ten.

3 4 p

mf

Harp

3 4 Adagio espressivo (q = 30) With deep feeling and expression ten.

Violin 1

5 4

p, singing, mournful div. p, singing, mournful Violin 2

mf

p

mf ten.

unis.

mf

p

mp

mf div.

3 4 p

pp

unis.

3 4

5 4 pp

Viola

rit.

ten.

3 4

mf ten.

p

mf

mf

p

pp mf

ten.

div.

3 4

3 4 pp

5 4 pp

mf

p

mp

p

mf

3 4 p pp

ten.

Violoncello

ten.

3 4

5 4 pp

mf

p

mp

mf

p

p

mf

pp

ten.

ten.

Contrabass

3 4

3 4

5 4 p

mf

pp

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All rights administered worldwide by Associated Music Publishers, Inc.

mf

3 4 p

pp

2

9 Picc.

Poco pi첫 mosso, q = 36

Poco pi첫, q = 42

A touch faster q = 44

poco rit.

34 mf

Fl. 1

3 4 p, dolce

Fl. 2

mp

mf

p

mf, dolce

3 4 p 1.

Ob. 1-2

3 4 mp

Cl. 1

mf

p

mf, dolce

mp

p

3 4 mp, dolce

mf

p mf

Cl. 2

34 mp, dolce

Bsn. 1

mf

3 4 mp, dolce

Bsn. 2

p

mf

mf

p

34 p

Cbsn. (opt.)

3 4

Hn. 1-2

3 4

mf

mp

2.

Hn. 3-4

p

p

1. mp

(2.)

pp

mf

pp

mf

mf

p

3 4

C Tpt. 1

3 4

C Tpt. 2

34

Tbn. 1-2

3 4 p

mp

B. Tbn. B. Tbn. Tuba

3 4

Timp.

3 4

p

mp

f

Perc. 1

34

Perc. 2

3 4

Perc. 3

3 4

3 4 mp Hp.

mf

f

p arp.

p

3 4 Poco pi첫 mosso, q = 36 Vln. 1

Poco pi첫, q = 42

f unis.

Vln. 2

A touch faster q = 44

poco rit.

34 mf div.

p

mp

unis.

3 4 pp

mf

f

mf

p

p

mp

unis.

Vla.

3 4 f

mf

p

p

pizz., non div.

Vc.

3 4 f

mf

p pizz.

Cb.

3 4 f

mf

p

3

17

poch. accel.

A touch faster ( q = 48 )

poch. rit.

poch. accel. poco a poco

Picc. mf

poco f

Fl. 1 mf

poco f

mf

poco f

mf

poco f

Ob. 1

Cl. 1

Cl. 2 mf

p

Bsn. 1 p

mf

Bsn. 2 p

mf

mf

p

Cbsn. (opt.)

p

mp

mf

mp Hn. 1-2 p

mf

Hn. 3-4

C Tpt. 1

C Tpt. 2

Tbn. 1-2 mf

p

p

p Tuba

B. Tbn. Tuba p

mp

Timp.

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Perc. 3

mp

Hp.

poch. accel.

A touch faster ( q = 48 )

poch. rit.

poch. accel. poco a poco

Vln. 1 p

mf

p

sub. p

p

mf

p

mp

mf

sub. p

p

mf

p

mp

mf

sub. p

Vln. 2

Vla.

pizz., unis. (non div.)

arco, div.

arco, div.

Vc. mf 1/2 pizz., 1/2 arco

mp pizz.

p 1/2 pizz., 1/2 arco

Cb. mf

mp

p

4 ten.

q = 63

23

rit.

Sostenuto, q = 46

Poch. piĂš, q = 52

Picc. mf

f f ten.

1.

a2 Fl. 1-2 mf

f

f molto, strongly

ff, appasionato

dim. poco a poco

f molto, strongly

ff, appasionato

dim. poco a poco

f molto, strongly

ff, appasionato

dim. poco a poco

f molto, strongly

ff, appasionato

dim. poco a poco

f molto, strongly

ff, appasionato

dim. poco a poco

ten.

Ob. 1 f

mf

Ob. 2 ten.

Cl. 1 mf

f ten.

Cl. 2 f 2.

ten.

Bsn. 1-2 poco f

mp

Cbsn. (opt.)

f

ff, appasionato

f ten.

Hn. 1-2 poco f

mp

ff

f

f

ten.

3.

Hn. 3-4 mp

poco f

f

f

ff

C Tpt. 1 f molto, strongly

p

C Tpt. 2 f molto, strongly ten.

Tbn. 1-2

B. Tbn. Tuba

mp

poco f

B. Tbn.

ten.

mp

poco f

f`

p p

f

f

Timp. f

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Perc. 3

non arp.

ten.

mf

f

arp.

Hp.

ff

cresc.

q = 63

rit.

ten.

Sostenuto, q = 46

dim. poco a poco

Poch. piĂš, q = 52

Vln. 1 mf

f

f molto, strongly

ff, appasionato

dim. poco a poco

ten. div.

unis.

div.

Vln. 2 mf

f

f molto, strongly

ten.

unis.

f

f molto, strongly

div.

ff, appasionato

dim. poco a poco non div.

Vla. mf

ff, appasionato non div.

ten. unis.

dim. poco a poco div. non div.

Vc. mf

f

f molto, strongly

ff, appasionato

f molto, strongly

ff

dim. poco a poco

ten. arco, unis.

Cb. mf

f

dim. poco a poco

5

29

poco rit.

Sost.

rit.

A tempo (q = 40)

Tranquillo, poco piĂš mosso, q = 54-56

rit.

45

Picc.

mf

1.

solo

p

5 4

Fl. 1-2 mf

mf

pp

f, singing

mf 2.

5 4

Ob. 1-2 f

mf

pp

mf

p

5 4

Cl. 1 f

mf

pp

mf

pp

5 4

Cl. 2 f

pp

mf

mf

pp

5 4

Bsn. 1 3

mf

f

pp

dolce

5 4

Bsn. 2 mf

Cbsn. (opt.)

mf

pp

5 4 f

mf

p

1.

pp

1.

5 4

Hn. 1-2 mp dolce

mf

p

mp

pp

3.

5 4

Hn. 3-4 f

pp

nf

mp

p

pp

C Tpt. 1

5 4

C Tpt. 2

5 4

Tbn. 1-2

5 4

B. Tbn. Tuba

45

Timp.

5 4

Perc. 1

5 4

Perc. 2

5 4

Perc. 3

5 4

5 4 Hp.

mf

mp

3

p

p

5 4

poco rit.

Sost.

rit.

Tranquillo, poco piĂš mosso, q = 54-56

rit.

div.

5 4

Vln. 1 f

pp, dolce

p

div.

5 4

Vln. 2 f

ppp

p div.

div.

unis.

unis.

5 4

Vla. f

p

dolce div.

non div.

pp, dolce

pp

div.

unis. pizz.

5 4

Vc. f 3

p

p

pp 1/2 arco, 1/2 pizz.

tutti div., arco

5 4

Cb. f

p

p

pp

6

allarg.

Gradually moving forward

38 Picc.

54

43 mp

Fl. 1-2

5 4

mf

f

3 4 mp 1.solo

Ob. 1-2

1.

5 4

3 4 f, singing

Cl. 1

piĂš f

f

mf

5 4

3 4 p

Cl. 2

f

5 4

mp, singing

f

mp, singing

f

3 4 p

Bsn. 1-2

5 4

3 4 p

Cbsn. (opt.)

5 4

3 4

Hn. 1-2

5 4

3 4

f

p

f

p Hn. 3-4

5 4

3 4 p

C Tpt. 1

54

43

C Tpt. 2

5 4

3 4

Tbn. 1-2

5 4

3 4

B. Tbn. Tuba

5 4

3 4

Timp.

54

43

Perc. 1

5 4

3 4

Perc. 2

5 4

3 4

Perc. 3

5 4

3 4

5 4

3 4

f

p

Hp.

5 4

3 4 allarg.

Gradually moving forward unis.

Vln. 1

div.

5 4

3 4 p

Vln. 2

pp

5 4

mp

f

3 4 mp

Vla.

unis.

5 4

f

3 4 p

pp

f

mp singing unis.

arco Vc.

5 4

div. unis.

div.

3 4 pp

p

mp singing

f

arco Cb.

5 4

3 4 p pizz.

f

7

45

A tempo, q = 56 poco accel. poco a poco

q = 69

A tempo, sost., q = 63

allarg.

moving forward

Picc.

a2 Fl. 1-2 mf

molto

ffsf, with power and increasing anguish, marcato

sub. p

mf

molto

ffsf, with power and increasing anguish, marcato

sub. p

mf

molto

sub. p

mf

molto

ffsf

f

p

mf

molto

ffsf

f

p

mf

3

ffsf

f

p

mf

3

ffsf

f

Ob. 1

Ob. 2 ffsf, with power and increasing anguish, marcato

ff

Cl. 1 ff

Cl. 2 ff

Bsn. 1

Bsn. 2

Cbsn. (opt.)

f

Hn. 1-2 3

p

ffsf

f

ffsf

f

sf

3.

Hn. 3-4 p

p

3

sf

3

3

C Tpt. 1 f

ff

f

mf

3

3

C Tpt. 2 f

ffsf

f

3

Tbn. 1-2 p

mf

3

mf

p

3

3

ffsf

f

B. Tbn.

3

B. Tbn. Tuba 3

3

mf

ff

ffsf

f

f

Timp. f

Perc. 1

Med. Sus. Cym. Perc. 2 pp Bs. Drum.

Perc. 3 pp non arp.

f

ff

Hp.

A tempo, q = 56 poco accel. poco a poco

q = 69

A tempo, sost., q = 63

allarg.

moving forward

Vln. 1 sub. mp

f div.`

unis.

molto

ffsf, with power and increasing anguish, marcato

unis.

Vln. 2 sub. mp

f

molto 3

3

3

ffsf, with power and increasing anguish, marcato div.`

unis.

Vla. sub. mp

f non div.

ffsf

molto 3

div.

f

div.`

Vc. sub. mp

f

3

3

molto

ffsf

f unis., arco

1/2 pizz, 1/2 arco Cb. sub. mp

f

ff

f

8

q = 74

allarg. poco a poco

Molto sost. - Maestoso, q = 36 (e = 72)

molto allarg.

52

moving ahead

Picc. ff

sf fff

fff

Fl. 1-2 sf fff

appasionato, molto sost.

sf fff

appasionato, molto sost.

sf fff

appasionato, molto sost.

Ob. 1

Ob. 2

a2 Cl. 1-2 sf fff

appasionato, molto sost.

Bsn. 1 ffsf

sf

sf

sf

fff

Bsn. 2 ffsf

sf

sf

ffsf

sf

sf

sfz

Cbsn. (opt.)

sffz sffz

fff

sffz

sffz

fff

ff

sfz appasionato, molto sost.

Hn. 1-2 ff

ff-f

sfz

sffz

ff-f

sfz

sffz

ff

Hn. 3-4 ff

ff

C Tpt. 1 ff

appasionato, molto sost.

C Tpt. 2 sf ff

appasionato, molto sost.

Tbn. 1-2 ff-f ff

ff-f

ff

ff-f

sffz

ff

B. Tbn. Tuba ffsf

f

sf

ffsf

sf f

sf f

f

sfz

sffz

ff

Timp. sf mf

ff

ff

Xylo.

Perc. 1 f

ff

Perc. 2 ff

Perc. 3 sfmf

sf-f

sf

sf

ff

p

arp.

Hp.

ff

non arp.

fsf

sf

ff sf

sf

q = 74

sf

molto allarg. div.

allarg. poco a poco

unis.

Molto sost. - Maestoso, q = 36 (e = 72)

moving ahead non div.

Vln. 1 sf

sf

fff appasionato, molto sost.

non div.

Vln. 2 sf

div.`

6

6

6

6

6

sf

fff appasionato, molto sost. unis.

non div.

fff appasionato, molto sost. unis.

non div.

6

Vla. ff

sf

sf

sf

Vc.

sf

pizz.

ff

sf sf

sf

sf

tutti arco

sf

ff

sf

fff appasionato, molto sost. div.

Cb. arco ffsf

fff

9

59

q = 46

A tempo, q = 46

accel.

42

Picc. sffz

poco rit.

accel.

43 ff

a2

a2

2 4

Fl. 1-2 sffz

f

3 4 ff 3

2 4

Ob. 1-2 sffz

sub. mf

3

3

3

3

ff

2 4

Cl. 1 sffz

sub. mf

3 4 ff-f

3

3

ff-f

3

3

3 4 ff

3

3

2 4

Cl. 2 sffz

ff-f f

3

ff

2 4

Bsn. 1

3

3

3 4

`

3

ff-f 7

7

2 4

Bsn. 2 f

`

3

3 4

ff

Cbsn. (opt.)

3

3

3 4

3

ff-f

2 4

3 4

2 4

3 4

ff

ff

f 3

Hn. 1-2

ff

f

sffz

3

f

42

Hn. 3-4 sffz

3

3

ff

ff-f

3

43 3

3

3

2 4

C Tpt. 1

3 4

3

ff

3

3

2 4

C Tpt. 2 sub. mf

3 4 ff

3

f a2 3

2 4

Tbn. 1-2 f

3 4 ff

3

ff B. Tbn. Tuba

2 4

3 4 ff

ff-f

3

2 4

Timp. sf

p

3

3 4 f

ff

f

Perc. 1

2 4

3 4

Perc. 2

2 4

3 4

2 4

3 4

42

43

ff

Triangle Perc. 3 p

ff

mf

f

Hp.

ff

2 4

q = 46

3 4

A tempo, q = 46

accel.

accel.

poco rit.

6

42

Vln. 1 sffz

sf

sub. mf

3

3

43

6

sfmf

ff

6

unis. div.

3

6

2 4

Vln. 2 sffz

sf

sub. mf

ff

3

2 4

Vla. sffz

sf

f 7

Vc.

3 4

6

sfmf

3

3 4 ff

7

2 4

`

sfmf

f

3

3 4 ff

6

3

3

3

3

sf-f

ff

3

Cb.

2 4

3 4 ff

sf-f

3

3

ff

10

63

Più mosso, q = 60

q = 72

accel.

rall. molto

Picc. ff

5

3

6

a2 a2 Fl. 1-2 ff-f

3

ff

5

a2 a2 Ob. 1-2 ff-f

3

ff

a2

a2

Cl. 1-2 ff-f

3

ff

Bsn. 1 f

3

ff

a2 Bsn. 2 sf-f, pesante

ff

sf-f, pesante

ff

3

Cbsn. (opt.)

3

3

Hn. 1-2 sf-f

f

ff

3 3

sf-f Hn. 3-4

f

ff

3

C Tpt. 1 f

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

C Tpt. 2 sfmf

3

3

3

f a2

Tbn. 1-2 f

3

ff

a2

a2 B. Tbn. Tuba

3

ff

sf-f, pesante

Timp. p

ff

Perc. 1

Perc. 2 p Triangle Perc. 3 pp

Hp.

Più mosso, q = 60

q = 72

accel.

rall. molto

3

3

Vln. 1 ffmf

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

Vln. 2 ffmf

3

Vla. ffmf

5

3

3

3

3

3

3

div.

Vc. sf-f, pesante

ff

sf-f, pesante

ff

Cb.

3

ff

5

11

Tempo 1, molto sostenuto (q = 36, e = 72)

Molto sost., q = 30 ( e = 60)

relaxing

66 Picc.

5

fff

p molto molto

Fl. 1-2 fff

sf

mf

molto molto

p

mf

1.

Ob. 1-2 fff

sf

p

p

molto

f singing f

1.

Cl. 1-2 fff

sf

mf

f

molto

mf

Bsn. 1 p

fff

molto

Bsn. 2 p

fff

Cbsn. (opt.)

molto

p

fff molto molto

p

mf

p

Hn. 1-2

fff

molto molto

mf

p

mf

p

mf

p

Hn. 3-4

p

mf

fff

molto

C Tpt. 1 ff

p

molto

C Tpt. 2 p

ffsf molto molto

p Tbn. 1-2 p

fff molto molto

p

B. Tbn. Tuba fff

molto p

Timp. p

sf

Med. Crash Cym. Perc. 1 ff

Perc. 2 pp

ff

l.v.

Perc. 3 ff

non arp.

ff

f

Hp.

Tempo 1, molto sostenuto (q = 36, e = 72) div.

f

p

Molto sost., q = 30 ( e = 60)

relaxing

unis.

Vln. 1 fff div.

sf molto

f

p

mp

Vln. 2 fffsf

molto

f

div.

f

mf

p

unis.

Vla. fffsf

f

molto

mf

f singing

p

unis.

Vc. sf fff div.

molto

f

mf

fff

molto

f

mf

Cb.

f

p

12

70

rit.

molto allarg.

Più sost.

rall.

Tranquillo (q = 42)

Picc.

Fl. 1 mf

p

poco f

p

1.

Ob. 1-2 mf

Cl. 1-2 mf

p

p

mp

pp

1.

1.

Bsn. 1-2 mf

poco f

p

mp

pp

Cbsn. (opt.)

solo p

1.

mf

Hn. 1-2 p

mf

p

p

Hn. 3-4

C Tpt. 1

C Tpt. 2

Tbn. 1-2

B. Tbn. Tuba

Timp. pp

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Perc. 3

Hp.

mf

rit.

molto allarg.

Più sost.

pp

rall.

Tranquillo (q = 42)

Vln. 1 mp

mf

pp

Vln. 2 p

pp

div.

unis.

Vla. mf

pp

mp, espr.

div.

unis.

Vc. p

mf

p p div.

pp pp

Cb. p p

pp

13

74

q = 50

moving ahead slightly

24

Picc.

rit. poco a poco

rit. molto

34 f

2 4

Fl. 1

3 4 f

2 4

Fl. 2

3 4 poco f

24

Ob. 1

34 f

24

Ob. 2

34

mp

poco f

2 4

Cl. 1

3 4

mp

f

2 4

Cl. 2

3 4 poco f

mp

2 4

Bsn. 1-2

3 4

mp

Cbsn. (opt.)

poco f

2 4 poco f

3 4

pp

p

p

poco f

2 4

Hn. 1-2 p

mp

mf

3 4 mf

mp

2 4

Hn. 3-4 mp

pp

3 4

p

mp

C Tpt. 1

2 4

3 4

C Tpt. 2

2 4

3 4

Tbn. 1-2

2 4

3 4

2 4

3 4

mp

p B. Tbn. Tuba sord .

p

pp

mp

2 4

Timp.

3 4 p

poco cresc.

Perc. 1

2 4

3 4

Perc. 2

2 4

3 4

Perc. 3

24

34

2 4

3 4

2 4

3 4

mf

Hp.

p

mf

moving ahead slightly

q = 50

2 4

Vln. 1

mp

rit. molto div.

rit. poco a poco

3 4

mp

f div.

2 4

Vln. 2 pp

3 4 mp

poco f

div.

2 4

Vla. poco f div.

3 4

mp

poco f div.

non div.

Vc. p

unis.

2 4

3 4 poco f

mp

unis.

Cb.

2 4

3 4 mf

unis.

14

q = 32

79

poco rit.

A tempo

Picc. pp

p, dolce

Fl. 1 pp

Fl. 2 pp

Ob. 1 pp

Ob. 2 pp

Cl. 1 pp

pp

pp

pp

Cl. 2

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