Matre FREUDE

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MATRE Freude for Choir (offstage), Gran Cassa (offstage) and Orchestra

Full Score

EP 14828

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ISSUU Version For perusal only ØRJAN MATRE

Freude for Choir (offstage), Gran Cassa (offstage) and Orchestra (2025)

Full Score

ALLE RECHTE VORBEHALTEN

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EDITION PETERS L E I P Z I G · L O N D O N · NEW YORK

Choir – SSAATBB (Offstage)

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Transposing score

Duration: approx. 7:30

ORCHESTRA 2 Flutes 2 Oboes 2 Clarinets in Bb 2 Bassoons Freude – a note from the composer Contrabassoon Freude was commissioned by the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, which was set to open its 2025/26 season with Beethoven’s Nin Symphony and requested a new4work that in some way, relate to it.

Horns in could, F 2 Trumpets in Bb I chose to use the same orchestration as Beethoven (excluding vocal soloists). Whereas he set the entire text of Schiller’s ode to joy Alto Trombone human unity, freedom, and brotherhood, I use only the first word: Freude. The piece was written during a time of global unrest an Tenor Trombone uncertainty, and my Freude is Bass not aTrombone cry of celebration, but rather a distant and open question. The brass and winds play a single, ominous chord — the fate-laden opening of the fourth movement of Beethoven’s symphony.

Timpani The choir and gran cassa are positioned offstage and must follow the conductor via video monitor. Alternatively, an additional offs conductor may be used, following the main conductor on screen. If space does not allow for the entire choir to be placed offstage, Gran Cassa (offstage) may instead be distributed throughout the(offstage) hall, surrounding the audience. The gran cassa must in any case be placed offstage.

Choir – SSAATBB Strings

Transposing score Commissioned by Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra.

Duration: approx. 7′30″ First performance on September 4, 2025, by Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and Bergen Philharmonic Choir, conducted by Jan Willem de Vrien

Performance notes PERFORMING NOTES

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Quarter tone flat

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Quarter tone sharp

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Three quarter tone sharp Strings: Bow directly on the bridge to produce a toneless, airy sound. Ensure all strings are dampened with the left hand to prevent any unintended pitches.

Dynamic markings enclosed in quotation marks signify the intensity of the performance action, rather than its resulting absolute volume.

PROGRAMME NOTE Freude was commissioned by the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, which was set to open its 2025/26 season with Beethoven’s ninth symphony and requested a new work that could, in some way, relate to it.

I chose to use the same orchestration as Beethoven (excluding vocal soloists). Whereas he set the entire text of Schiller’s Ode to Joy, covering human unity, freedom, and brotherhood, I use only the first word: ‘Freude’. The piece was written during a time of global unrest and uncertainty, and my Freude is not a cry of celebration, but rather a distant and open question. The brass and winds play a single, ominous chord – the fate-laden opening of the fourth movement of Beethoven’s symphony.

The choir and gran cassa are positioned offstage and must follow the conductor via video monitor. Alternatively, an additional offstage conductor may be used, following the main conductor on screen. If space does not allow for the entire choir to be placed offstage, it may instead be distributed throughout the hall, surrounding the audience. The gran cassa must in any case be placed offstage.

Commissioned by Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra First performed on 4 September 2025 at Grieghallen, Bergen

by Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and Bergen Philharmonic Choir, conducted by Jan Willem de Vriend.

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Ørjan Matre (b. 1979)

Gran Cassa

OFFSTAGE

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-

 











freu



- de,











   





    

    div. a 4





   

   





















div. a 4



    





      

   

  

  

  

  

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G. C.

OFFSTAGE

 S.  A.

T.

 

 B.  36  



 



  



 



  



 



  



 



  

     

div. a 4

Vln I

   

         

                div.        div. a 4

Vln II

Vla

   

Vc.

D. B.

    

   

   



    

       

     

 Whistle



 Whistle



 Whistle



     







  

 



 



 





 









 



 



 





  

  



 

 

 





 



 

 

  

 

 





div. a 2











 











 













4 soli



 



 

 



 

 



 

 



 

        

Bow on the bridge.

div. a 2

 

 

                        

 

 

   

        

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

   

     

 

 

    

     

       



    

     

        

 Whistle

   

     

         



Two or three singers in each voice group softly whistle high pitches, avoiding unisons. The result should resemble a strange, distant sound of uncertain origin.

     

         



    

7

 



"



"

Bow on the bridge.

  

 

"

          



"

    

     

    

   



 



 



 



 

  

 

unis.

       

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Timp.

G. C.

C

C         

   

OFFSTAGE

  S.   A.

T.

Vla

Freu -



 





43 C        

-

-

de,

                   

  

          

          





















- de,



Freu

-





freu







cresc.

cresc.

de,



freu

-

-



freu -

- de,

-

-



- de

freu

 

de,











                                

























 





div.

  -

-

    

freu



  

div. a 4

 

  

-

 

 

de,



de,

  

  

























     

     

 





 









-





-

  

de.

freu

freu -

-



freu

 

-





de,

  





-

-



     







-



div. a 4

 

-

freu





freu

   



-

 



de,





Freu -



  





div. a 2

                 







div. a 2

(4 soli)

D. B.



cresc.

unis.

Vc.

-



Freu

Vln II



 

     B.  

Vln I

cresc.







-

-

 

 

de,

freu

    

     

-

- de.

-

   

     

Tutti div. a 4

  











 



   

-

   

 



de.

 

 

 

de.

             

   

   

       

                       

    Fl. 1.2         Ob. 1.2       Cl. in B♭ 1.2        Bsn 1.2     Cbsn      = 80  D Hn in F 1.2       Hn in F 3.4        Tpt in B♭ 1.2      A. Tbn.      T. Tbn   B. Tbn.     52

D  = 80

a2

Timp.

OFFSTAGE

G. C.

     D  = 80   

  S.  A.

T.

B.

   

  

52 D Vln I  Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

     

  









 = 80  







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 

 

 

       

 

 

 







 

 

                

 

 

 

 





































 



 



























                

 







 

               













-

-

-

-

-

-

de

Freu

-

-

-

-

de

Freu

-

-

-

-

de

Freu

 





de







  div. a 2





  



unis.





div.



  

 



unis. (non div.)

 

















 

 

 







 







  

         

  



        



 









   



   

   

     

 

  

 

 

   





 





 

 





  















        



















-







-

Freu













  

 

   



   



 

 







              

















    

















9



















10

61     Fl. 1.2      Ob. 1.2

Cl. in B♭ 1.2

Bsn 1.2

Cbsn

Hn in F 1.2

Hn in F 3.4

Tpt in B♭ 1.2

A. Tbn. T. Tbn

B. Tbn.

Timp.

OFFSTAGE

G. C.



     

  

T.



 

 B. 

61 Vln I  Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

 

 

     



 

 



         

                 





                 

   

 

Freu

 

Freu

  

Freu

Freu

 



-

-

-

-

-



-

-

-

-

-

-









-







-

 



-

-

  

-

-

         







 



-



de



de



de



de

         





 

















 





         

  

   

 



                  









  

     

 



        

      





    

 

                     

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

   



                    

 







-

 





-













 





  

                





 



 



a2

 

      

 

    

 S.  A.

 

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 





                   









  

  



       

    

    

Freu -

 

Freu -

 

Freu -

Freu -

69  Fl. 1.2       Ob. 1.2          Cl. in B♭ 1.2       Bsn 1.2      Cbsn   





Hn in F 3.4

Tpt in B♭ 1.2

  

     

OFFSTAGE

G. C.

 





  S.  

  

 



-

-

-



-

-

-

-

-

-

69 Vln I  

-

-

-

T.

B.



    -

-

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

     

  D. B. 

 

  

 

  







   



  

 



 

                                   

T. Tbn

-

 

a2

 

A. Tbn.

-

A.



   

                                                                                                     

a2

         B. Tbn.    





 

  

  



A. Tbn. T. Tbn

Timp.





a2

Hn in F 1.2

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

de



de





de

de



 

  

 

 



    

 









 

        

   



 





   

   

   

    



 

  

 

 











 

 

 

 

 

 







 

 

 





 

 

               

 

 

 













                       



















          

 

Freu



 

Freu





 

 

Freu











Freu







-

-

-

-



-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-



























 

de



de

  

de

de













    









  



 

  

                         

 

 



   

 

11







 

   

unis.

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77

G. C.

rit



OFFSTAGE

 S.     

A.

T.

B.



 = 72  











     

 Vln I  



  

 = 72   



espressivo, poco vib.





Vla





Vc.



          





   









 





unis. espressivo, poco vib.



 

  

      





 



      







      

 





E rit









 

 







 





      

      



       

     

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Vln II

E



unis. espressivo, poco vib.







        

 









 





 

Whistle

 

Whistle

 

Whistle





  

       





     



           

   



 

 

 



 



     

   

  

   



 



     

    

    

          



 

 

 





           

     

 

 

 

tutti div. a 4



   

(See instructions on page 7)



D. B.

 



Whistle







 

                 



      

                      

         



Timp.



G. C.

 

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 S.  A.

T.

B.

 

 

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

   

D. B.

   

div.

      div.





div.



div.



 





















     

 

      











        

  

      

                               









div.

Vc.

 

       85

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

   





 



 



 

 





 



  

  

         

  

 



    

                     





 



 



 





       

             

      

          

 

          

 



  

    

     

 

 

 



 

    

 

    

 

 

 

  



 



 





   





             

 

          

 



      

         

    



       

      





 

  

13



   

















   

  div. a 4                                   div. a 4                 



            div.     

             

div. a 4

                                  



       

                  

    

       

   

       

  

  

  

  

  

 

 

 



    

(Individual bowing)

     

(Individual bowing)

bowing)  (Individual      (Individual bowing)      (Individual bowing)                            

                      

14

Timp.



G. C.



OFFSTAGE

93

 S.  A.

T.

B.

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

  











 



93 

     ()



(Whistle)

 

(Whistle)

 

(Whistle)

 

(Whistle)



           ()

        ()

    



  



 







  

  



Freu

-

-

Freu

-

Freu

-

(triumphant)  Freu

-

 

-

-

-









de





freu



de



-

 

-

  

de

-





-



de

 

  

     

 

 

 



























 







 

 







 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



de,

(triumphant)  

 





(triumphant)   

F

 





(triumphant)   



   

F







F



 

              ()    ()

 



   ( )



 D. B.

      

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   

 

 

 

   

  

 

    

    

       

 

     

     

                

   

     

     

   

"

 

div. a 2

 



 



Bow on the bridge.

"





"

Bow on the bridge.

"

 

 

 

 

   

 

"





"

 

 



 



" "

Bow on the bridge.

          " "   Bow on the bridge.           " "   div. a 2

 

   

 

"

"

 



 



" "

             

 

 Fl. 1.2 



101

Ob. 1.2

Cl. in B♭ 1.2

Timp.

G. C.









OFFSTAGE

 

-

Freu

-

Freu

-



Freu

-

-

   B. 

Vln I

de,



 

 

  

-



 

101 

cresc. poco a poco

   

cresc. poco a poco

Vln II

   cresc. poco a poco       

cresc. poco a poco

Vla

cresc. poco a poco

Vc.

D. B.

    

 

"

"



" 

"

      

div. a 4

-

-



freu -

de

-



de

 



-

 

 

de

 





- de

 











 

   

   

             

               

 



           

  



"

"

  



 

   

   

"  

"

                    



div. a 2

  







"

"

"

"



 

"  

"

" 

"













"

"



G

 

-

-



de,



-

de,

 

-

Freu

-

Freu

-

-

  

"  

"

             













"

"



" 

"





-

de,

freu-

  



freu

-

-







 

  

 

  





        





Freu

 



 



 

 

15

 

    



 

 

   

Freu



 

 



 



 

  

  

G









 



 

div. a 2









G     

 









 



 

 

div. a 4                              





     

 

 

 

 



G





  









 

 

















  











Freu

T.





   S.  A.



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 



-

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 Fl. 1.2  109

Ob. 1.2

Cl. in B♭ 1.2

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