Greenbaum SYMPHONY NO.1

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SYMPHONY NO.1 FOUR ESSAYS ON THE PASSING OF TIME for orchestra GRT • 056 1998

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ISSUU version for perusal Stuart Greenbaumonly SYMPHONY NO.1 FOUR ESSAYS ON THE PASSING OF TIME for orchestra INSTRUMENTATION Piccolo 2 Flutes 2 Oboes English Horn 2 Clarinets in Bb / A Bass Clarinet 2 Bassoons Contrabassoon 4 Horns in F 3 Trumpets in Bb / C 2 Tenor Trombones 1 Bass Trombone Tuba Timpani Percussion 1:

Percussion 2:

crotales, glockenspiel, vibraphone, tubular bells 3 temple blocks, snare drum, bass drum, drum kit (snare, kick, hi-hat, ride, crash, 4 roto toms) tambourine, triangle, suspended crash cymbal, large tam tam

Harp Piano / Celeste Violin I Violin II Viola Cello Double Bass

Transposed Score duration circa 26 minutes

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The four movements of this symphony are scored for slightly different forces but work with a standard triplewind orchestra. The first movement requires only double winds. The third movement is scored for string only.

Rubato should be approached with caution and restraint. Single grace notes are played fast on the beat. Multiple grace notes are played fast before the beat. Rhythmic modulations (such as between 12/8 and 4/4) should be precise (quaver = quaver). Decrescendo hairpins are intended to fade out to an imperceptible dynamic.

Similarly, all crescendos from ‘ppp’ are intended to fade in imperceptibly.

Trumpets require Bb + C instruments for different movements. Similarly, clarinets require Bb and A instruments. The drum kit in the first movement should be blended with the orchestra with thought given to kit position and/or sticks used. In the third movement (strings only), the 1st violins are divided (A and B). If desired, they may also be set up on opposite sides of the conductor for stereo canonic effect – though the strings may still set up in regular formation depending on programming and circumstances. Additionally In this movement, while the strings are not required to play non–vibrato, they may start with only a little vibrato and end up molto vibrato by the end.

PERFORMANCE NOTES Symphony No.1 – Four Essays on the Passing of Time (1998) i. 90 Minutes Circling the Earth ii. 4 Minutes in a Nuclear Bunker iii. Moments of Falling iv. 4 Hours in a Holding Pattern This symphony is comprised of works written in the late 1990’s for different orchestral forces, grouped together due to their programmatic connection. While I did not set out to write a symphony, in hindsight, the grouping and musical arc became clear.

90 Minutes is the time it takes a space shuttle to circumnavigate Earth. This first movement is inspired by observations made by astronauts and cosmonauts regarding what Earth looks like from space. The movement takes around 5 minutes to represent a 90-minute space flight that visually encompasses a full 24-hour cycle on Earth from night to sunrise, day to sunset and back again to night. It is dedicated to my niece, Megan Diplock.

4 Minutes in a Nuclear Bunker is dedicated to English novelist, Martin Amis. Living under the possibility of nuclear holocaust is a theme of his work. I wanted to depict a scenario in music where news emerges of a nuclear missile launch. Panic spreads. Some find their way into a bunker. It is damp, cold, claustrophobic and then quiet.

The head begins to hum in anticipation and continues to build and distort until there is a blinding flash, visible through a narrow protected screen. The waiting is over. But what is left? What is it like up on the surface? I imagine distant songs of children in unrelated time and key.

Moments of Falling is dedicated to Estonian composer Arvo Pärt – particularly in respect to his Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten (1977/1980). I attempted a similar canonic structure for strings but in triple time, incorporating a phasing technique borrowed from Steve Reich. The title refers to a play, Atlanta, by Joanna Murray–Smith that describes ‘moments of falling’ – what it must be like to walk through glass and come out the other side.

Contrary to visions of a delayed landing approach from hell, 4 Hours in a Holding Pattern actually refers to a uniquely wonderful flight from St. Petersburg to London. Taking off at sunset, the plane impossibly follows the sun and lands four hours later, still in sunset. A dark horizon of deep orange, red and purple lasting as long as the fully staged version of Tristan und Isolde is something I may never experience again. This final movement is dedicated to my teacher and colleague, composer Brenton Broadstock.

The first performance of the complete symphony was given by the Krasnoyask Philharmonic (Russia) conducted

by Andrew Wheeler on 22 March 1999.

Stuart Greenbaum

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