Holt AN ICICLE OF MOON

Simon Holt An icicle of moon (2014) for orchestra

CHESTER MUSIC 10.15 v2 10.15

Commissioned by Bamberger Symphoniker.

First performance on 31st October 2014 at the Joseph-Keilberth-Saal, Bamberg, by the Bamberger Symphoniker conducted by Karl-Heinz Steffens.

SCORING Piccolo Flute Oboe Cor anglais* 2 clarinets in B * 2 bassoons 2 horns in F* Trumpet in B * Flugelhorn in B *†Tenor trombone Bass trombone Timpani Strings

* Notated in C in the score †If no Flugelhorn available, mayonbea played on a B RTrumpet †The is part may alsothe bepart played B trumpet using harmon mute, stem removed

Duration c. 6½ minutes Study score on sale Order No. CH82929 Conductor’s score and orchestral parts on hire

COMPOSER’S NOTE The title An icicle of moon is a phrase from the great poem of Garcia Lorca, Romance SomnĂĄmbulo: ‘Un carĂĄmbano de luna la sostiene sobre el agua’ (An icicle of moon suspends her above the water). This piece is scored for a small, essentially classical orchestra.

S.H.

for Harry Birtwistle at 80

An icicle of moon

A

Vivo q. = 60, e = 180 Piccolo

Flute

Oboe

6 8

4 4

p

6 8 6 8

Cor Anglais

6 8

Clarinets 1 in Bb 2

6 8

Simon Holt (2014)

p espress. cantabile, melanconico

4 4 4 4

p

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2.

p 1

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4 4 p

Bassoons 2

6 8

4 4 p

1 Horns 2

6 8

4 4 p

Trumpet in Bb

6 8

4 4

Flugelhorn

6 8

4 4

Tenor Trombone

6 8

4 4

Bass Trombone

6 8

4 4 p dolce

Timpani

Violin I

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4 4 A

Vivo q. = 60, e = 180 pizz.

6 8

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p

Violin II

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4 4

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Viola

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4 4 p pizz.

Cello

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4 4 p

Double Bass

6 8

div. pizz.

4 4

p

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CH82929

10.15

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D.B. 11th July 2014

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