Schaathun FOUR MINIATURES

In memory of Hans Petter Bonden and Arne Hellan, co-founders of the first Oslo Sinfonietta (1986) Provided with funds from Norsk Komponistfond Written for ensemble BIT20, Bergen, Norway

Asbjørn Schaathun

FOUR MINIATURES 1976 / 1982 / 2003

for 12 instruments

Full Score

Duration: ca. 5 min.

Edition Wilhelm Hansen AS, Copenhagen

Ensemble 1 Flute 1 Oboe 1 Cor Anglais in F 1 Clarinet in A 2 Bassoons 2 Trumpets in B 1 Trombone (tenor) 1 Trombone (bass) 1 Violin 1 Violoncello The score is written in transposition

Asbjørn Schaathun FOUR MINIATURES for 12 instruments 1976 / 1982 / 2003

Preface / Programme Note As part of my studies (at the tender age of 14) with Norwegian composer Magne Hegdal, I wrote a few small piano pieces - or rather “studies” – based on different tone-rows. Later on, in 1982, I arranged some of these pianostudies for Woodwind Trio (fl/ob/cl); much later, at the mature age of 42, I was somehow drawn back to these miniature pieces, which, despite their simplicity, already contained one of the most important features of my music: the endeavour to discover and carve out characteristic melodic patterns in a given material, in this case: the tone-rows.

I decided to re-compose the woodwind trio pieces in a rather stravinskian manner and I choose the same instrumentation, the same 12 instruments, as did Stravinsky for his CONCERTINO (1952, published by Wilhelm Hansen), with its “grumbling” bassoons and its “feminine” strings.

My FOUR MINIATURES are dedicated to the memory of the late clarinettist Hans Petter Bonden and the late bassoonist Arne Hellan for their participation and inspiration in founding the first formation of the Oslo Sinfonietta in 1986.

Asbjørn Schaathun, 2003

I Moderato p. 1

II Larghetto semplice p. 7

III Larghetto p. 11

IV Allegro p. 15

In memory of Hans Petter Bonden and Arne Hellan co-founders of the first Oslo Sinfonietta (1986)

Transposed score

FOUR MINIATURES I Moderato (

Asbjørn Schaathun, 1976/82/2003

= c. 112)

Flauto

Oboe

Corno inglese

Clarinetto (A)

Fagotti

1 2 sub.

harmon mute

1 Trombe (B )

2

harmon mute Trombone tenore

harmon mute Trombone basso

Moderato

( = c. 112)

Violino

Violoncello

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2

6 Fl.

Ob.

C.i.

3

Cl.(A)

1 2

Fg.

1

Tr.(B ) 2

(harmon)

Trbn.t.

Trbn.b.

3

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3

Poco pi첫 mosso

11 Fl.

Ob.

C.i.

3

Cl.(A)

1.

a2

1 2

Fg.

Poco pi첫 mosso

senza sord.

1 Tr.(B ) harmon mute

2

Trbn.t.

Trbn.b.

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Moderato (Tp I ) ( = c. 112) 18 Fl.

Ob.

C.i.

Cl.(A)

a2

1 2

Fg.

1 Tr.(B ) senza sord.

2

Trbn.t.

Trbn.b.

Moderato (Tp I ) ( = c. 112) Vl.

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24 Fl.

Ob.

C.i.

5

Cl.(A)

1 2

Fg.

sub.

1 Tr.(B ) 2

Trbn.t. sub.

Trbn.b. sub.

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30 Fl.

Ob.

3

C.i.

Cl.(A)

1 2

Fg.

harmon poco marc.

1 Tr.(B )

harmon poco marc.

2

Trbn.t.

Trbn.b.

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II 35

Larghetto semplice (

= c. 56)

Fl.

Ob.

C.i.

3

Cl.(A) sempre

1 2

Fg.

straight mute

1 Tr.(B ) 2

Trbn.t.

Trbn.b.

Larghetto semplice (

= c. 56)

pizz.

(pizz.)

pizz.

(pizz.)

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41 Fl.

Ob.

C.i.

Cl.(A)

1.

1 2

Fg.

3

(harmon)

1 Tr.(B ) (harmon) 3

2

(senza sord.)

Trbn.t.

Trbn.b.

(pizz.)

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47 Fl.

Ob.

C.i.

Cl.(A)

2.

Fg.

1 2

senza sord.

3

1 Tr.(B ) (harmon mute) 3

2

Trbn.t.

Trbn.b.

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53 Fl.

Ob.

C.i.

Cl.(A)

1.

(2.)

1 2

Fg.

1 Tr.(B ) 2

Trbn.t.

Trbn.b.

arco

l.v.

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III 59

Larghetto (

= 63 - 66)

Fl.

Ob. (poco)

C.i.

Cl.(A)

1 2

Fg.

1 Tr.(B )

2

Trbn.t.

Trbn.b.

Larghetto (

= 63 - 66)

con sord. poco vibr.

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Poco meno mosso

65 Fl.

Ob.

C.i.

Cl.(A)

2.

1 Fg. 2

1 Tr.(B ) 2

Trbn.t.

Trbn.b.

Poco meno mosso

(sord.)

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13

a tempo

(

= 63 - 66)

70 Fl. poco

Ob.

C.i. poco

Cl.(A) poco (1.) poco

1 Fg. 2

1 Tr.(B )

2

Trbn.t.

Trbn.b.

a tempo

(

= 63 - 66)

senza sord.

Vl. sempre

senza sord.

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76 Fl.

Ob.

C.i.

Cl.(A)

1 2

Fg.

1 Tr.(B )

2

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IV Allegro 81

( = 160 - 168)

Fl.

6

Ob.

6

C.i.

6

Cl.(A) 6

1 2

Fg.

harmon mute

1 Tr.(B ) harmon mute

2

harmon mute

Trbn.t.

harmon mute

Trbn.b.

Allegro ( = 160 - 168) Vl.

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86 Fl.

Ob.

C.i.

Cl.(A)

1 2

Fg.

1 Tr.(B )

2

Trbn.t.

Trbn.b.

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92 Fl. legato

Ob.

C.i. legato

Cl.(A)

1 2

Fg.

1 Tr.(B )

2

harmon mute

Trbn.t.

harmon mute

Trbn.b.

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97 Fl.

3

Ob.

3

C.i.

Cl.(A)

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

non cresc.

1 2

Fg.

3

1 Tr.(B ) 2

Trbn.t.

Trbn.b.

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