Talbot MINUS 1500

Joby Talbot

minus 1500 (rev 2)

for bassoon, percussion and strings

(2002)

CHESTER MUSIC

Joby Talbot’s minus 1500 was commissioned by the London Sinfonietta

Duration: c. 7 minutes

minus 1500 Joby Talbot q = 63

Bassoon

0

motor off

Vibraphone

B

G B

1 Violin I G Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double Bass

6

Bsn

0

0

G

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

B:

4 "

"

p

Db.

B:

2

4

?

'I

0

p

?

p

4 " 4 "

?

p

0

4

5 B

B

'

I

' '

pp

55 BB 4

BB

pp

pp

BB B

B

'

B

'

EBB

' '

pp

'I

'

'I

'

mp

5 5 5 !5

pp

mp

0

B B

pp

mp

4 5 '

Š 2002 Chester Music Limited

B

mp

'I

'

pp

mp

4 5 '

0

'I

'

" 5 : 5 5 5 5 5^ 5

!5 = 5 : 5 5 5 5 E5 _= 4 ? '

0 " '

0 " ' '

0 " '

0 "

0 0

mp

pp

?

B:

4

pp

4 "

BB::

Vc.

?

5 '

5 5 5 : 5 5 5 5 5 5 : 5 5 5 5 : 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 !5 = 5 : 5 5 5E5 = 5 5 : 5 5 !5 = 5 : 5 5 5 5E5 = 5

1 B: Vln I G

Vla

5 5 5 : 5 5 5 5 5 : 5 5 5 5 = 5 : 5 5 5 E5 = 5 : 5 5

p

G

0

0

B G B

Vln II

0

p cant., ritmico

p

Vib.

'

'

pp

pp

2 12 Bsn

Vib.

B:

0 5 4 " 5 5 5 5 5^ 5

G 5 = 5 5 5 5 E5_= 4 ?

1 B: Vln I G Vln II

Vla

Vc.

Db.

G B :

BB::

B:

Vib.

2 B:

Vla

Vc.

5 4 "

0

?

G

"

B

BB

B

B Db. 2

" " " "

B :

p

B

55B

55 4 "

0

4

0

EB :

B

B

B:

B

B:

B

p

0

B

B:

0

B

0 0

B^

B_

0

G E' : pp

B

'

BI :

B

mp

mp

0

0

'I

0

B B

0

damp

':

BB

'

0

B

EB

EB

= 5: EB

EB :

p

B

B

= 5 : B

B :

p

EB

EB

= 5 : EB

'

I5

'

mf

EB :

p

'

I5

piĂš f

mf

5I

'

mf

B:

pp

?

BBI ::

mf

B

B

B: I

0

B

mp

p

0

B

mp

B

!BI :

B

p

0

B

mp

pp

?

BI :

B:

'

pp

?

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 : 5 5 5 5 !5 = 5 5 5 5 5E5 = 5 : 5 5 !5 =

B 4 B

pp

?

4

mp

p

p

" 5 : 5 5 5 5 5 :

G 5 : 5 5 5 5: E5 ?

55B

p

5 4 "

B

1 B Vln I G Vln II

0

5 "

17 Bsn

5 4 "

A B

4

'I mf

'

B:

I 4 ' mf

5 5 5 5

3 23

Bsn

B

"

0

?

5 : 5 5 5 5^ G = 5 : 5 5 5 E5_4 ?

Vib.

0

0

p

1 B Vln I G

5

4

B

EB

B : 5

f 5

5 5 E5

5 5 5

Vln II

4 5

: EB

II

B :

IB

Vla

5

4

B

B

B :

B : IV

IB

Vc.

5

4

B

EB

EB :

B:

IB

Db.

2

4 GE5

'

B:

B

Bsn

B:

'

0

B

0

?

?

solo

B BBB MM pp

Vln II

Vla

G

0'

Db.

4

4

4

" "

5 '

"

B :

5 '

"

0'

0 BB :::^ BB :_ MM

0 4 "

mp

0'

0

0 B BBB MM

pp

0'

BB MBB M

0'

pp

0

'0

0 '0

pp

Vc.

0 motor on

1 0 Vln I G '

f

poco

Vib.

4

"

f

0

5^ !

5_

G = 4

5 '

B :

B

pp

28

4

f

pp

B

5 '

" 5

5 !5 E5 5 = 5

!5 5

5 '

f III

pp

B

f

pp

B

4

con Ped. f

pp

G B

'

0 '0

0

0

'0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

'0 0

?

0 '0

0

4 5 p

'

0 '

4

'

'

34 Bsn

B

p

'

' 'M G ' M mf

BBBB MM

1 0' Vln I G

0'

Vib.

? "

MM ^ ' ' ' '_

MM BBBB

G '

"

B

'0

'0

B

Vc.

'

'

B

"

B

"

C '

Bsn

Vib.

1 0 Vln I G '

BBB MMB

E!BBB !B MM 0'

0

0

G '

'

B:

'0 '

Vc.

'0 '

B

I ' ! ' ' ' MM

Db.

2

'

'

'0 4 5

?

'

'

mf

B

"

4 ?

pp cresc.

'

'

0 '0

4 ? "

cresc.

4 B:

0

pp cresc.

5 5 = !!5 :: 5 5 5 !!5 '0

mp

: B 4

pp

B

' B

0

BBB :::^ 0 ?

B: MM _ " 5 !!5 = 5 :: 5 !!5 5 5 '0

B

mp

4 5

p

mp Vla

?

0

mp

Vln II

0'

pp

0

B

' MM BB BB

?

p cresc.

mp

BB G MBB M

0

55

4 55 MM

pp

'

'

0

?

mp

40

4

pp

poco

B

?

EE5I 5 = 5I :: E!5I 5 5 5I '0 I I I mp

p

' Db. 2

?

p Vla

0

I I I 5 5 = 5:: ! 5 5 5 5 0' I I I I

B

'

0

5 pp

mp Vln II

poco B:

mp

'0

pp

4 ? " B

cresc.

0

G

4 B : pp cresc.

' p

' cresc.

5 46

EB

Bsn

!

5 : EB = poco

EB

E'I

B

f

0

G

Vib.

0

MM 4 BBB ::: B:

molto

mp

1 0 Vln I G ' G EB

Vln II

'0

= !5 : EB poco

EB

5 5

B

MM ' ' ' '

"

?

MM ^ ' ' ' '_ EE0'

= 5 :: ! B

f

E'I

0

B

pp

B "

f

0

?

0

0

0

0

0

? " 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

molto

0 '

Vla

G B

Vc.

'0

= 5 : B poco

B

E5 !!5

EEB

f

'I

B

f

Db.

2

'

'

= E : E 5 : EB

molto

B: 5 B:

"

'0

?

0

' '

' '

f

D PiĂš mosso q = 72

0

53 Bsn

"

pp

"

0

0

0

G

0

0

0

0

1 Vln I G

0

0

0

0

Vib.

E 5 5 G 5' 5 5 5 5 5 ' E 5 : 5 5 5 5 5 5' E5 5 E 5 5 5 5 5 5 5' E5 5 E 5 5 5 5 5 IV

Vln II

gliss. sempre

p III

Vla

0

0

0

?

4

= 5

III

IV

p

Vc.

Db.

2

G

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6 57 Bsn

Vib.

Vln I

0

0

0

0

G

0

0

0

0

gliss. sempre

1 G

0

III

0

5B:: 5 5

5 5

55 : E5

5 5 5 5 5 5 ' E5

5' 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

p II

G E 5' 5 5 5 5 5 5 5' E5

Vln II

E5 5 5' E5 5 3

gliss. sempre

' 5 E5 5 5 5 5

5

E5 5

5' 5 E5

Vc.

G

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Db.

2

61 Bsn

5

4

0

E5

5'

5 5 5

E5

5 E5

Vla

B

'

B

'_

5'

5

5

"

mp

Vib.

G

4

0

E5

mf

at the point – sul tasto I5 I5 I5 I5 5I I5 I5 1 5 5 5

Vln I G 5B:: 5 5 E5 : 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

I5 I5 I5 5 5 5

55I I55 I55

I5 5I 5 5

(non cresc.)

Vln II

G E5B:

5

E5 5

(non cresc.)

Vla

5B:

at the point – sul tasto 5I5 :: E I55 55 5I5 55 5I5 :: at the point – sul tasto

5

5

5 5

3

55 I

55 I

55

5I5 :: I55 55E 5I5 55 5I5 ::

3

55 I

55 I

55 I

3

55 I

5I5 :: I55 55 5I5

55 I

55

(non cresc.)

Vc.

Db.

G

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

3

55 I

5 I5

7 64 Bsn

Vib.

0

0

G

0

0

1 55I Vln I G

G 55E 55 : 55 : 55 55 55 55 55 : I : I : I I I" :

Vln II

Vla

55 I

Vc.

G

Db.

I5 I5 I5 I5 I5 I5 I5 555 5 5 5 5 "

2

3

69

Bsn

3

E

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

I p

0

mp

?

0 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

55 55 I

55 I"

0

4

5

0

0

4

5

mf

Vln I

1 5' 5 G

5 5' E5 5 5 5 : 5 5 5

0

55 55 I I

0

G

4

III nat.

I p

mp

Vib.

5 5:

5 5 5' 5 5 5 5 5 ' ' 5 5 55 5

II nat.

5 5 5

5

5 5B: 5 5

B

' 0

B_

at the point – sul tasto

55 I553

3 3 3 55I I55 I55 55I I55 55I 55I I55 I55 I55

(non cresc.)

B: 5 5 5 5 E5 : 55EI55 55I 55I I55 55I I55 I55 EI55 55I 55I 55I I55 55I 55I 55I G 5' E5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5: E5: at the point – sul tasto

Vln II

(non cresc.)

III

B'

Vla

II

Vc.

Db.

nat.

2

E5

p

5

5B: 5 5 5 E5

at the point – sul tasto 5 5I5 :: 5I5 55 5I5 555I5 :: 5I5 :: 5I5 555I5 555I5 :: 5I5 :: 55I 555I5

(non cresc.)

G

0

0

0

0

4

0 5 mp

B

0 '

8 73

Bsn

' 0

G

Vib.

B

B

poco

?

EBB^

_ poco

' 0

I5 3I5 I5 I5 3I5 5I III

1 5 5 5 5 5 5 = 55: 5 5B E5 Vln I G " II

mp cant.

IV

E5' 5 5 E5

Vla

' 0

5' 5 5 5 5

(non div.) II

5' E5 5 5

B

E5' E5

5

5B E5

5' 5 5 5 5 5 5

5B 5 5' E5 5 5 5

II

I

0

G

!5

mf

III mf cant.

Vc.

0

B ' E

5

5 5' 5 5 E5 5' 5 5

5 5 !

5 5' 5 5: 4 = III

mp cant.

IIIIIIII G E55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 ? "

Vln II

'

' Db. 2

0

0

0

0

poco

B

E B

'

'

'

mf

78

Bsn

' 0

G

Vib.

$ 3= 4 5M

E5 5 !5 5 1 '5 Vln I G G 5'

Vln II

?

0

0

0

0

0

55 :: 5I5 555I5 555I5 :: 5I5 :: 55I 555I5 555I5 : 5I5 : 55I 5555 555I5 :5I5 : 55I 55 5I5 555I5 :

3 3I I I I I I

5 !

5 5 5 5 E 5 5 5 5 55 55 55 5

3 3 3 3 5I5 55I 55I 5I5 5I5 55I 5I5 55I 55I 5I5 5I5 5I5

mf

Vla

I5 I5 I5 5I 5I5 55I 55I 55I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I : 5' E5 5 5 5 5 55 E55 5555 55 555555 E5555 55 555555 5555 5 5 5 5 II

I

I

II

0

G

Vc.

0

0

' p

Db.

2

'

$3= 4 5M

?

0

0

9 rall.

82 Bsn

Vib.

0

0

0

0

G

0

0

0

0

BI

I I I 1 55 : 55 55 55 55 55 = 5 Vln I G

I 5:

E I5 E 5I =

ff

G

Vln II

55I 55I3

55I BIB

Vla

II

=

5

G

'

ff cant.

''

ff

55I ::

=

EI55 EE55I

BB I

p

E'

E 5

BB

ff

Vc.

E 5

p

''

55I 55I 55I 55I 55

E 5I B

E 5I :

cant.

E 5

E55I :: EE55I BB

B

'

2

0

0

F Tempo primo q = 63

5 5 ' '

ff 55I 5I 55 :: I55 5I 5I I5 IBB

5 5 5 E5

= G

0

ff cant.

E5

ff

Db.

0

86 Bsn

Vib.

ff

1 Vln I G Vln II

B

B

G

`a5I 5I 5I !5I

=

5I : I5 5I

B:

B:

BB

5I5

5I I5 5 5 :

5I : I5 5I =

5I EI5 5 5 :

Vla

B

? p

Vc.

Db.

G '

B

' 2 '

' '

ff

? p

G

= ?

p

ff

55 55 BB ::

EI5 !5 I ff

B:

5

dim.

I 55I 55 55 5I5 = !

55

5 E I5 5I

meno f

5 =

f

4 5

= ?

! I5 5I

p

4

5

p

B

B

I I

5 !

5 : E 5 55 = 5 : loco

p

'

5 5

5: 5I 5I =

5 EI5 5I = 5

f

I 5I 5 5 4 EI5 p

=

5 : E5I 5I

BB ::

55 55

5I 5I 5 BB :: dim.

4

I5

p

55

10 91

Bsn

'

5 5 :

mp

B

55 EEI55 5I5 5I5 I55 BB G

Vib.

1 Vln I G

5 E I5 I5 I5 I5 5

E5I5

p

I5 I5 E E 5 E 5 5 = G I5 I5

I5 !I5 B

I5 I

5 5 I5 EI5 5 E 5

=

I5 I5 B

Vc.

f

BB

G

97

0

To Crotales

G

1

Vln I G E5 5: I I

IB

B

pp senza vib.

.

G ''

Vln II

B

0

?

Vla

con sord.

?

Vc.

4 4

?

4 4

?

4 4

?

4 4

?

4 4

lunga

0

p lunga

mute

0

?

55 55 ::

mp

0

lunga

' '

0

" 0

0

0

5

B:

E5I 5: I

B

0

E5I 5: I

B

each change of bow to be well defined

''

pp con sord. poco

?

? "

?

lunga

lunga

mute

0

0

con sord.

con sord.

? "

B

p Crot.

mute

4 "

lunga

p

' Db. 2 '

Bsn

MM ^ BB ::_

mute

IB

mp

?

MM ''

IB

mp

mf

0

MM BB

IB

5I 5 = 5 : I I

f

0

"

mf

I5 I I I5 5 E 5 4 B 5 5 G

Vla

'

I5 I I5 = 5 :

4 B

4 4

lunga

MM 5 5 5I55I 5 5I5 4 55 MBB M mp

p Vln II

rall.

B

B

B

B

5 5 : 5

pp senza vib.

5 5 : 5

. ''

sim.

0

E5I 5: I

B

B

5:

5

0

E5I 5: I

B

''

B

B

B

. ''

B

B

B

B

5 5 : 5

B

5 5 : 5

B

5 5 : 5

0

B :

5

B

pp senza vib.

Db.

2

0

0

p match Bsn dynamic

5:

5

11 102

Bsn

5 B 5 dim.

B

triangle beaters

0

G

Crot.

!B

0

'

0

"

l.v. sempre

5 35 5 BB

5 5

'^

B

0

ppp cant.

1

Vln I G E5 5: I I

E5I 5: I

B

G ''

Vln II

. ''

B

B

Vc.

B

5 5 : 5

Db.

Vla

2

?

Bsn

G

B

5 5 : 5

5 E'

' '

ppp sempre

B

B

B

5 5 : 5

B

!B

B

B

B

5 5 : 5

ppp sempre

!

5 5 : 5

B

4

'

0

'

"

H 5

p Crot.

B

' '

ppp sempre

''

B

I I5 5 : B

poco

5 B

107

B

I I5 5 : B

EI5 I5: B

B

0

B

'

0

5

B:

5

5 35 5 5

0

5

4 ? "

!B

BB

I 5I 5 :

B

ppp

1 I 5I : B Vln I G 5

G ' '

Vln II

B

B

Vc.

B

5 5 : 5

Db.

?

Vla

2

4

5 p

I 5I 5 : B

I 5I 5 :

' '

' '

B

B

B

5 5 : 5

'

I 5I 5 :

B

' '

B

B

B

5 5 : 5

5:

B

5 5

' '

B

B

B

5 5 : 5

B

B

B

5 5 : 5

piĂš

5

'

'

"

12 112

Bsn

0

0

0

B

B

pp

^ '

' G _

Crot.

To Vibes

I 1 5I 5: Vln I G

I 5I 5:

B

' G '

Vln II

B

Vc.

B

5 5: 5

Db.

0

2

0 I 5I 5:

B

' '

B

Vla

0

0 I 5I 5:

B

' '

B

B

B

5 5 : 5

B

' '

B

B

B

0

B

B

5 5 : 5

B

5 5 : 5

0

' pp

116 Bsn

5

B:

5

B:

5

B:

'

mf triangle beaters Vib.

G

5 5

0

pp

1 5I I5: Vln I G Vln II

Vla

Vc.

I 5I 5:

B

' G '

B

B

5 5 : 5

B B

5 5

5 ! 5 E 5 5 5

I 5I 5:

B

' '

B

: Db. 2 5

5 5 5 5 !5 E5

dim.

B

5 5 : 5

0

"

B

B

0

" B

B

0

"

E5 5

5

B:

E5

5

B:

mf

5 5 !5 5 ! 5 E 5 0

"

' '

B

5 5 5

B dim.

B

13

Bsn

B

5 G 5

Vib.

I

poco rall.

120

1 Vln I G

B

a tempo

'

p

5 5 ! 5 5

'

5^

5

"

0

0 "

0

0 B

solo

0'

G

Vln II

' MM

' MM "

0

Vla

Db.

0

Vc.

' MM " sul pont. ' MM "

0

2 E'

124

Bsn

!B :

0

G

0

1 Vln I G :: B G

Vln II

0 5

0

'0 '0

pp

' MM

B :

0

IV B::

0 0

"

p

5

0

"

p

: B

' ppp

Vib.

' MM

5

p

'

"

B:

`a " : II B poco

: B:

B

"

p

sul pont.

5 :: 5

E!B

p molto cant. sul pont.

0

0

keep fingers same

gliss. distance apart

B ::

5 5

"

keep fingers same

Vla

Vc.

IV

'0

0 0

pp poco sul pont. IV

0'

pp

Db.

2

0

poco sul pont.

0'

B ::

B ::

B ::

B ::

B ::

B ::

III

pp

gliss. distance apart

5 5

" gliss.

E5

"

gliss.

5k

"