Craig Armstrong

IMMER (2007) for solo violin, string orchestra, piano and optional samples

Score

Chester Music

Instrumentation

Piano Harp Strings (Optional samples)

Solo violin

Duration: circa 16 minutes Instrumental parts are available on hire from the publisher

Chester Music Limited www.chesternovello.com www.musicroom.com

to Clio Gould

Piano

Samples (optional)

Solo Violin

IMMER



Craig Armstrong

q = 63 to be played with a cool intensity

       



Violin 1

       

























































      

    

mp espr.

 

 



    

 



mf

mp

        

mf

mf











   

 

mp

















Violin 2

   

















Viola

  

















Cello

 

















Bass

   



















8

Smps

Solo Vln

  



Bass Harmonics sample

    



    

 

   



      p

harm.      

Db.



p

       div.

   













 





  

 





 



 

 



p



harm.

Vc.



p

    Vln 1



p

  

  





mp

mp



harm.

mp

© 2007 Chester Music Ltd.







 



mp



p

   

  

   

  

   

p



pp

div.

   

p



p

p

p









   



  

  

 



   



mp

mp



mp





p

mp



nat.



p

 



mp



p



p

2

17

   









Smps

   

Solo Vln

   





    

 

  













  





  





p



 



















   



   

mp

Vln 1

Vln 2

Vla

Vc.

        



   









pizz.



pizz.







pizz.         

arco trem.



sfz



p



f

pizz.          

arco trem.



f



sfz



f







     



  

   



   

      



  

   

mp

p

p

      sfz

 



p

arco     



mp









pizz.

f



pizz.

f

    p



mp





arco



p

mp

sfz



mp

Db.



f

 

   









 p

 p

3

25

   









  

 

Smps

   

Solo Vln

   





     



    















  















 



mf espr.



  

mp

mf











f

 

 

 mf

   









Vln 1

Vln 2

Vla

Vc.

   



 



    



  







f

 f









      



     arco



   

pizz.



f

    



sfz



nat.



p

mp

   

mf

mp

  

  



   



  

    p

mp

 mp





pizz.

f



p



sfz



p



   

arco      



p



mp

arco

     

mp



sfz



mp

Db.

p



mp















 p

 p

4

33

   

Pno

Prepared Piano touch halfway up string



    

(Sounding pitch)

   

Prepared Piano sample

 p

Smps

   

Solo Vln

         







   

   

    





 





   

f











 



   

p



mp

  

 



  





f

  







   

   

  

 



mf

   



 mp





Vln 1

Vln 2

Vla

Vc.

   

 



   





   



p



mp

pizz.







    



f div.



     arco





sfz

 



    p

     

Db.



mp

      

mp



pizz.





f

   

arco

p











 



 





f





sfz



mp

    



p



p





mp



  

 



   

p

 

mp



p

mp



  

5

39

   

Pno







       



   

        



   

    



































Smps

Solo Vln

  







      Vln 1

Vln 2

Vla

Vc.



    

  

  



 

unis.











 



 







pizz.

  

 p





      arco





Db.

      

 







p

mp















 





mp



mp

 





 

pizz.











 f

sfz

   

arco



p

mp









mp

p



arco      



f



p

     



sfz

f



    







 

mp

f

  



p

pizz.









 

 

nat., trem.

mp

f





 

pizz.     

  



p

mp

mf

 

mp

 

6

46

Pno

   



  



   



 



Smps

      

Solo Vln

   

Vln 1

mf

Vla

Vc.

Db.



    

    p



   

   

    

    





   



p

mp

mp





 







mp



div.

  



  



















 

  

  

 















p

 

pizz.



f

    

arco

unis.



 

arco      

pizz.

f



sfz





sfz

  



  



div.

   





      

 



   Vln 2



    

    







          

 









 





   

 





mp

 



p





     



p

mp

     p





p

mp





 p





 

p





7

52

   

Pno

Smps

Solo Vln

Vc.

  

       

    



   



  





  

 





      

   







 

     





div.

  

 

























 

p

  

 







    

  



    



       



p

mp

 

















p

mp



  pizz.

sfz arco

f pizz.

 

     

sfz

mp



mp

   

  





 

pizz.







      arco

sfz





   



p







p

mp





f



 

 

f

 





     

p

mf

 



arco









 



mp



f pizz.



  





pizz.     



   

mp





f

     



mf

mp

Db.





  Vla



   

    Vln 2



       

    Vln 1





mp

   

mp

 

8

59

Pno

Smps

Solo Vln

   





  





   





          

 f

      Vln 1

      

Vla

Vc.



arco



    

Db.

p

      mf



 

 

   



mp



  f

 

 f

  

   





   

    

 



    



              

      



      









      

  



p

mp



    

  

   







    

mf





  

mf



mp

      







   

 

 

 f





mf



  



  

        

Vln 2













       



mp

         

     



 

9

63

   

Pno



        

Smps

Solo Vln



    

 

 

Db.





 

loco

  

        

f





       

f

                





    





 



               

div.

 





       









     







p

mp





     



mf



       



  

   



        



     Vc.



          

  Vla



     

     Vln 2

 





   





    

     Vln 1





mp

mf



 

mp







10

66

   

Pno



Solo Vln









  



    













            

     





  



       

         

Vla

 

Vc.

Db.



         

      mf



(unis.)



        

   

mute on



         mute on   mute on



         mute on  

 



  





  

































        





mute on









       

f



mute on





p

      







to Piano

       

   



   

mf

   

   

     



    

 



     

            Vln 2



   

             Vln 1





        

Smps







 



p

mp

 

unis.

 

11

Piano 70

   

Pno

  



   Smps

Solo Vln

  

Vla

        



mp









      



 







           





     













































  

con sord. unis

     mp



  

unis.

   







con sord.

mp



 

   

 



con sord.



                 







unis. con sord.

   

   

mp











   

mp

  





           

 

(end of harmonics)





















  

  

  



   





  

Vc.

Db.



mp

  Vln 1   

Vln 2

   

        

 div. (con sord.)





 

(con sord.)









 

(mp)



(mp)

unis.



mp



12

77

  





 





    







  

   

           



Pno

Solo Vln

 

    

sim. P











 







   



Vln 2

Vla

(con sord.)



  



          

  

   

     



   





   

 





Vc.

Db.

      

  

     mp

  





(con sord.)



 



div.

Vln 1

  

 

mp

mf



  

mp





  











   

 

 

 

 

 

  



  

      

 







     

   



  

  

  







mf

  



  





   





   

  

  





13

84

     



      













    

       



Pno

Solo Vln

  



  



    



mf

     





   



    



      



   







            



 







  



   



 



(mp)

div.



     

            

  



loco





Vln 1

Vln 2



  

  





   

 

mp

mf







 

















Vla

  

   

 

(mp)







Db.

     



   

     











 









Vc.

   





   



   



 





  







  





  

  



  

  





  



14

   

          

  



91









      









    

Pno

Solo Vln

      



 









   



mf

    



   



 

  



    





Vln 1

Vln 2

   

   

    

  

   

  

  

                 

  







 

  



  

Vla

 





   Vc.

Db.





 



   

   







    







   

  



   













   

  

   

   

          



 

   

 

  







  





  



  







 

 



 



   



15

98

  



  



 

   



          





     









Pno

Solo Vln





         3

3







    





  



  



  









  



 

















              

  

   



  









f





loco

Vln 1

   



3

     

Vln 2





mf

mute off



  







 

      

  



   



 



 



 

 





 

Vla

  







  

 

  





  

 

Vc.

   

Db.

    

 















   

  





  

  





  













16



105

Pno

Solo Vln

Vln 1

Vln 2

Vla

Vc.

Db.

       

 







         

 

   

 



          

Solo Vln

Vln 2

  

Vla

      

div.

Db.

 

mf







mute off





  



  



 





  

  

  

   





   

     



 



   



 

mp 6

 

  6

 

senza sord.



div.3

  6

 

mute off

10

6

   

  

mute off



senza sord.









   







mp 6

 



         mp















senza sord.



















mp 6







  

div.3

  





   





   



   







 



  

  Vln 1   



  

112

Pno







  

  

           





 

  





mute off



   





mp

  

    



       







      

    

 





 





6

senza sord.

 div.3

mp senza sord.

 

mp



17

      

             

116

Solo Vln

    

Vln 1



   

  

senza sord.



mp

6





   

       





 

senza sord.

senza sord.



mp











  



Vc.

    















  mp

  mp



senza sord.

 

  



6

mf

mf



6

6



6

       



        





6

   

Db.



mp

   

Vla

 



6

  

Vln 2

9

mf

9



 



 



  





  





  



f marc.

senza sord.

div.

f marc.



 

senza sord.

 





f marc.



18

   

118

Solo Vln

 f

      Vln 1

  

    

9





Vln 2

9

    



      







div.

6





6

   

   







   

 

    



6

        6

   









           



6





      mf

Vc.

Db.



   



mf

   

 







     

 







    

 







    













 

 



 

 

 



 

 

 



 

 

6

       

6

Vla



     



19

120

Solo Vln

            

     

 

f

Vln 1



   

           

unis.



 div.

6

    

   Vln 2

  



       



6





   

6

        



6

Vc.

Db.





     

     





       

div.

   



   



 f

 

  

 



   



   

 



    



   

 



    

    



   

f marc.

Vla



6

      

f marc.

   

       

  f



      







 

 

 







 

 







 

 







 

   

6

20

  

122

Solo Vln

   

   

 unis.

Vln 1

   



    

    



    

   

Vla

Vc.

Db.

   

    



6



 



f marc.

 





6



  

6

6

 

















6

3

 

3

 

 

3





 





   



mp

mf

mp

mf

    







 

    



    







 

    



    







 

   



    

     

              



 



unis.

  

6



  

f marc.

      

f

Vln 2



div.



   

  

 



 



21

    

124

Solo Vln



      div.

Vln 1

     















 

 





   



Vc.

Db.







      



   

6

  



3

3



3

6

 

6

   

6







 







  









   





    



  





  





  mf



 mf

  





  





  





  





  





  





    





      

   

Vla





     Vln 2







   







   







   



 



22

     

126

Solo Vln





   





  



   

 



    









  







    



10

 

     Vln 1

      







 

   

   

   

     



6

Vla

Db.





     













  

 

   





   

 

   





   

 

   



    





 



 6



f

Vc.



 

    



6



f



6





     

  

6

    Vln 2

          

    





   



 





mf

 

mf

 

 







 

 







 

 







 

   

23

128

Solo Vln

   



     Vln 1



  



   

unis.

  



     6



   







        6

 



 6



       

 

6

6

   

3

   

 

3

 

3  

 

 

3



    Vla



6

     Vln 2



     



3

3





  







   









        f

f

Vc.

Db.

    







 

 

 





    







 

 

 





    







 

 

 





    



 



24



130

Solo Vln

   









Vla

Vc.

Db.

6



         

    

div.

      6





      



6





     

   

    





       

   



 



   



      6



mf

f

mf

f

  

    

 







   

 







    

 







    





  

  



6







 

6

           Vln 2

 

 

      

ff

div.



6

    

   





          



   



5

       Vln 1





  







  







  





 



25

        

 

132

Solo Vln

                      

    

Vln 1

   

unis.







   

 



   Vln 2

  

Vc.

Db.

  



  

 



         

  





div.





 



  

       



div.

  







 

unis.





6



 

3 3

















 





 







   

 





 







   

 





 













  



 

  



 

6



     

    

 

6

 

6

    Vla

                   

6

        



    





6

    

   





mf





mf



 









 









 









 

26

        

 

134

Solo Vln

                 

        

    

   Vln 2

       



 

     



 



3     

Vla



   



unis.



Db.

  6

 

       

 

6

 



  





  







  





  















f



   

f









   









  



 





   









  



 





   









  



 





  

 





    





 



 







  6

 



div.3

Vc.

 



6

 3   

  

 

6



Vln 1

                    



27

                     

 

136

Solo Vln

      Vln 1

    





Vln 2

Vla

 













 



 



div.

 

 

  6

   



   



   



   



   



   



unis.



     

 

 6

 

 



6

        





 6





  







  



   mf

f

mf

f

  

 







 

 







    

 















    

 





    

   

Db.

                     





    Vc.

     

     

  

     

 

 







 

 







 

 











 









 





28

      

 

138

Solo Vln

 

     Vln 1

   

  

 



div.

    

     Vln 2

       

   

3

   

3



   





 







Vc.





     





           





  

6



 

 





 





3  





  







 





  



3

6



6





 mf



 mf

 





 







   

 





 







 





 





    



 

 

  

  

   



6

     

  

Db.

 

      

      Vla

  

6

6

   











   





   





   

 

 



 

29

140

Solo Vln

      

 

    

Vln 1



    

 

           



 

   

  

 

   

 

6

 

Vln 2







               

Db.

 

6

 

 



6



 

  







   





   

  







   





   



   











 



mf









 

 

  



    









 

 

  



   









 

 

  



   

 









    



 



 

     



   



6

mf

f

Vc.



   

f

Vla



 

         6

unis.

     

6

6

   

     

    





30

     

 

142

Solo Vln

      

            



            

    

 

6

Vln 1

                      

   

 



Vc.



 div.

 

   



 6



              



 

  

 



 3



         6          3

3

 





 



mf

f

3



    

     







     

 







     

    

 







     

 











    





    

    



  

 

 

6

      

     

    

    

Db.



      

6

 

   

f



         

f

Vla

 

   

6

6

Vln 2

          

  

 

 

     

 

31

145

  

Solo Vln

   

                       

     

Vln 1



             unis.

6

                  



6

  

Vln 1





Vln 2

Vla

 



    





159

Solo Vln

   

        

      

 



         

   





     



















 

   p



         





  

con sord.



p

unis.

 











 













p

unis.

   

 

   







      



   

long pause

p







 





 







  

mp

 





 



 



mute on

 

       

   



 

mf



      

    





mp



  



unis.





mp



          



p

p



  



con sord.

 

 

p

    

con sord







  



mf

Db.

6







mp unis.

con sord.

Vc.

 

     

 

    

Vln 2

Db.

 

     151

Solo Vln





unis.



    unis.        

Vln 2

Db.

unis.

 

 

  



   

       



  





32



    

164

    

Pno

Solo Vln

Vln 2

Vla

Vc.

mp

    



    



     

  

   





   

 molto espr.

mp



p



  







Pno

       

Solo Vln

Vln 2

Vla

    

    

       

Db.

 

             

mf

       



  











mp

        



 

mp

         

 





   

 

 





 

pp

     

 





 

  



mp

     

 





mp



             





 

mp

mf

           

     

       



  



   



mf



 





      



  

p

Vc.



pp

170

 

 

  

  

mp

  

    

       





     

     

     

  



mf

Db.

  

  

  





mp

            

  







    

p



  





mf





pp



mf

33

Pno



Solo Vln

Vln 2

Vla

Vc.

Db.

        

     

    

      

176





 

     

  

Solo Vln

Vln 1

           

Vln 2

Vla

Vc.

Db.

             



     



  











pp

 



       





            







mf

 pp





mf



   

       

 



  



p











con sord.

   





 

  

          

  

 



         

 



mp

    

p

mf

   







mp





 









mp

              









     

mp



    

     



mf









            

   

    

    



   

 

           

    



  



mp

           











    





182

Pno

   

 



p

mp

        

  

   

           













pp

34



         

188

Pno

Solo Vln

Vln 1

Vln 2

Vla

Vc.

Db.



    



    



            

Solo Vln

Vln 1

Vla

Vc.

mp



    







       

 

mf

   

      





   



 

   











pp

     

 





      



   







    

p

  



 

              



pp



   

 

 



   

mp

  

mp

div.



 

p

mp

 

 

  



 

mf

   

 

       



   

          

 







mp

mp



      

       

  

 



       







 

      



  



    

              

     





   



   







mp



p

    

 





mf

     



mp

     

mf

Db.



               

       Vln 2





     

    

  



 

  

194

Pno

    







            





(con sord.)

 p



mf



mf







  

35

       

          

  

200

   



 



Pno

Solo Vln

    



     

  



      





  

  





















 



loco

 mp





p div.

Vln 1

   



     

  









 

mp



    



  



p





Vln 2

Vla

      

       

 

     



 

     



p

Vc.

Db.

3 3          

3           

     

       

3

 

  



pp





mf

 





    3

    



3



3



      







mf







 



36

       

  

205

     

    



   

  



Pno

    

Solo Vln

   











     







p



      



  

  

mp









 



 

p

Vln 1

    



       

    

mp

  







p

  





 

mp

  

 

   

Vln 2

    

Vla

       3

        







p

Vc.

Db.

   

      



pp





       3

3

    

    



mf



         3

 



 



   

      3

3

      



    

  











mf

 



  



 pp

37

       

     

  

210

     

   

   



Pno

    

Solo Vln



       



 











 









mp

      











  





   



 



    

 

mp

 mp





p

Vln 1

    







 

   









   

mp

Vln 2

Vla

   3 3         



       

 

  

 

  

p

Vc.

Db.

     

      

 

  



mf

3   









 





  

3

    3



           3

3

3

3

       





 



 



mf





 





pp

38

       

  

215

     

    

   



 



Pno

Solo Vln

    



      



     





  













 







p



p







 







   p

Vln 1

     



      

  









 



p



 

mp

  



  





Vln 2

Vla

    

 

        



p

Vc.

Db.

3

         

      

mf







     3

3

         3

      





      



  

 







          

      



3

  



 mf

  



 pp



 



39

       

     

    

  

220

   

  



Pno

  

Solo Vln



      



















  





   

    



  

             

  



mp

Vln 2

         3

       p

Db.

     

      

mf



      

  







 



 



 

p

Vln 1

Vc.

  



loco

mp

      

Vla







     

mp

      3

            3

3

      

 

     

 





 





    

     

    3

3

       









 







 mf









pp



mf

40

       

  

225

    



 



 

   

Pno

  

Solo Vln

   









       

























p

p

Vln 1

     



   



       

  

        







mp



  





p

 





  



Vln 2

Vla

p

Vc.

     



Db.

      





3 3 3 3 3 3 3                              3

 

  

 











  

















 

pp

3

        





   





41

229

    



  

 

 

     



  

 

Pno

    

Solo Vln



    









 

mp





  

      

 



   



    











mp

  

p

Vln 1

    

mp

     

Vln 2 3          

Vla

Vc.

     

 

     

      



3 3            



 















p

mf

Db.

mf

  

  









 



mp

           



   







3

 



    





 



    



  









  

3

3







pp

3

42



         

233

Pno

Solo Vln

Vln 1

  

      

       

Vla

Vc.

Db.

    

Solo Vln

Vln 1



   







                

  

      

     

      

Vc.

Db.



   

mf

mf

mf

    



  

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p

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mf

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



 

  

  



   



    

     



    



        

pp



  



p

      



    







        

 

    

 



pp

   

    

 



mp







p



  

 

    



p

  







  



mp







     

    







 









               

      







unis.



3 3 3 3 3                       



   

 

 



p

   













mp

      





     



mp

    

     

    











mp

Vla

  

p

     

unis.

Vln 2









                

      

 



238

Pno





     

      Vln 2



   

mf

           

 

43



244

Pno

Solo Vln

Vln 1

Vln 2

    

    



  



    





     



  



Vc.



  

  

 

            



249





  



Pno

Solo Vln

Vln 2

Vla

Db.

    



    





   

 

     











  



      







       



  







p

     

     

 

    

  





mf

 

long pause

     

    







 









 





 





 





  



 

pp







 



        





       





mp



mp







mp

  

     

    

     



  



 

p

mf

Db.



   

p

                

     

 

mp

Vla

     

  

 

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