Nørgård FOUR MEDITATIONS

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EDITION WILHELM HANSEN WH 31275

Per Nørgård

FOUR MEDITATIONS ON THE POEM

“THE YEAR” BY OLE SARVIG FOR

SEVEN INSTRUMENTS

Score

I

For the Esbjerg Ensemble

Per Nørgård

FOUR MEDITATIONS 2010

for Seven Instruments

on the poem THE YEAR by Ole Sarvig

Full Score

Duration: c. 10 min.

II

Ensemble Flute dbl. Alto Flute in G Oboe dbl. English Horn in F Bassoon Horn in F Percussion Violoncello Organ (or Keyboard with Organ Sounds)

Score in C

I. Introduction page 1

II. A Guest of Grace page 3

III. The Wheel of the Year page 7

IV. Dawn of the New Year page 15

FOUR MEDITATIONS are based on material from WINTER CANTATA (1976) and the arrangement WINTER MUSIC (1998) (fl/cl/vc/pc/gtr/org) of similar material.

1

FOUR MEDITATIONS instrumental arrangement of fragments from Winter Cantata (1976)

I. Deep into the Winter Per Nørgård, 2010

( 72) Flauto contralto in Sol

4

Corno inglese

Fagotto

Corno in Fa

Percussione pizz.

Violoncello

( 72)

Organ

5

stringendo

( c.50 - 60)

stringendo

( c. 50 - 60)

Fl. contr. in Sol

C. i.

Fg.

Cor. in Fa

Perc.

Vc.

3

Org.

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3

3

3

3

3

3

ISBN 978-87-598-2190-9

2

poco rall.

9

3

3

3

Fl. contr. in Sol

3

C. i.

Fg.

Cor. in Fa

Perc.

Vc. 3

3

poco rall.

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

Org.

13 Fl. contr. in Sol 3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

C. i.

Fg.

Cor. in Fa

Perc.

3

Vc.

3

Org.

3

3

3

3 3

3 3

3

3

16

sostenuto

(Solo, ad lib.)

rall.

Fl. contr.

gliss.

in Sol

3

3

3

3

3

sub.

3

3

(Solo, ad lib.)

3

muta in Oboe

3

C. i.

gliss.

3

3

3

3

3

Fg.

Cor. in Fa

Perc.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

Vc. 3

sub.

3

3

sostenuto

3

rall.

3 3

3

3

3

3

3

Org. 3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

sub.

3

3

sub.

3

3

attacca

II. A Guest of Grace Grazioso ( c.112) Flauto contralto in Sol

Oboe

Fagotto

Corno in Fa

Vibr.

trem. dolce

trem.

Percussione

(loco)

Violoncello

Grazioso ( c.112) Organ

4

A rall.

5

poco meno

Fl. contr. in Sol

Ob.

Fg.

Cor. in Fa

Vibr.

trem.

Perc.

Vc.

A rall.

Org.

9

allarg. e cresc.

Fl. contr. in Sol muta in Corno inglese

Ob.

Fg.

Cor. in Fa

Vibr.

Perc.

Vc.

allarg. e cresc.

Org.

poco meno

5

13 Fl. contr. in Sol

C. i.

Fg.

Cor. in Fa

(ad lib.: in octaves)

Vibr.

Perc.

Vc. (2. v.:

)

Org.

B allargando molto

17 Fl. contr. in Sol

C. i.

Fg.

Cor. in Fa

Vibr.

Perc.

Tub. Bell

Vc.

B allargando molto sub.

Org.

sub.

6

23 Fl. contr. in Sol

3

C. i.

3

3

3

3

3

3 3

3

Fg.

Cor. in Fa Gongs

Perc.

(8va ad lib.)

Vc.

Org.

rall.

27 Fl. contr. in Sol (Solo)

3

3

C. i.

Fg.

Cor. in Fa

Perc.

Vc.

rall.

Org.

3

7

III. The Wheel of the Year (

40)

Flauto contralto in Sol

Corno inglese cant.

2. volta tacet

Fagotto

Corno in Fa

Percussione arco

Violoncello cant.

(

40)

8

espr.

Organ

(

6 Fl. contr. in Sol non cotto, bruto!

Ob.

Fg.

Cor. in Fa Glsp.

Perc. pizz.

Vc.

8

Org.

Gong

muta in Oboe

=

)

8 (

10

=

)

8va ad lib.

Solo

Fl. contr. in Sol

3

Ob.

Fg. 3

Cor. in Fa

Vibr.

Perc.

arco

Vc.

8va ad lib.

3

Org.

14 Fl. contr. in Sol

cresc.

cresc.

Ob.

Fg.

Cor. in Fa Vibr.

Glsp.

Perc. (trem. dolce)

Vc.

8va ad lib.

Org.

rapido

9 = muta in Fl. gr.

18 Fl. contr. in Sol

Ob.

Fg.

Cor. in Fa

Glsp.

Vibr.

Perc.

Vc.

(loco)

Org.

(8va up ad lib.) .............. attacca =

Fl. gr.

21

3

gliss.

Fl.

3 3

3

3

3

3

Ob. 3

3

3

3

Fg.

gestopft

Cor. in Fa Vibr. trem.

3

3

3

3

Perc.

3

3

Vc. 3

Gedakt

Org. Nassat

3

3

3

3

3

10 =

27 gliss.

Fl. 3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

Ob.

Fg.

Flz.

sim.

Cor. in Fa Vibr.

3

3

3

3

Perc.

3

3

Vc. 3

3

3

3

3

3

Gedakt

Org.

=

33

gliss.

Fl. gliss.

Ob. stacc.

Fg.

Cor. in Fa

Perc.

Vc.

Org.

gliss.

11 (

37 Fl.

Ob.

Fg.

Cor. in Fa

Vibr.

trem.

Perc.

Vc.

Org.

(

= )

42

3

Fl.

gliss.

3

3

3

3

3

3

Ob. 3

3

3

3

Fg.

Flz.

Cor. in Fa

Vibr.

Perc.

3

3

3

Vc. 3

Gedakt

Org.

3

= )

12

48 gliss.

Fl. 3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

gliss.

Ob.

Fg. Flz.

Cor. in Fa

(accel. independ.)

trem.

Perc.

5

gliss.

Vc.

Gedakt

Org.

54 Fl.

Ob.

Fg.

Cor. in Fa

Perc.

Vc.

Org.

secco

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

13

58 Fl.

Ob.

Fg.

Cor. in Fa

Mar.

Perc.

pizz. arco

Vc.

Org.

63 Fl.

Ob.

Fg.

Cor. in Fa

Mar.

Perc.

Vc.

Org.

arco

pizz.

arco

pizz.

arco

arco

pizz.

arco

14

67 Fl. (grandioso)

Ob. 4

Fg.

Cor. in Fa

Vibr.

Vibr. Tempo ad lib.

Perc.

trem.

Vc. col sopra (grandioso, con vibr.)

Org. 4

4 4

4

gliss.

70 Fl.

Ob.

4

Fg. con sord.

Cor. in Fa Vibr.

Perc.

Vc. (legato)

l.g.: Solo Orgel

Org.

15

rall.

74 Fl. 5

muta in C. i.

Ob.

Fg.

Cor. in Fa

Perc.

Vc.

rall.

Org.

IV. Dawn of the New Year ( 48) sifflato

Fl.

C. i.

Fg.

Cor. in Fa

Glsp. (+ sifflato)

Perc. (trem.)

Vc.

( 48) 3

Org.

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

16

rall.

4 Fl.

3

C. i.

Fg.

Cor. in Fa

Vibr.

Perc.

Vc.

rall.

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

Org.

7 Fl. 3

3

C. i.

Fg.

Cor. in Fa

Vibr.

Perc.

Vc.

3

Org.

3

3

3

3

3 3

8va

3 3

3 3

3

17

10 Fl. sub.

3

3 3

C. i. sub.

Fg.

Cor. in Fa

(arpegg.) (arpegg.)

15

Perc.

Vc. 3

3

3

3

3

3

Org.

sub.

13 Fl. ad lib., individ. gliss.

C. i. gliss.

Fg.

Cor. in Fa

Crot.

15

Perc.

(Tempo ad lib.) sul G

Vc.

Org.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

(Crotales renewing their sounds until the end of the cello phrase)

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