Claudio Monteverdi orch. Nico Muhly L’ORFEO
Full score
St Rose Music Publishing Co. / Chester Music Ltd.
Favola in Musica
Commissioned by the Santa Fe Opera. The first performance was given on 29 July 2023, conducted by Harry Bicket.
Main Orchestra:
Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Clarinet in Bb
ISSUU version for perusal only
INSTRUMENTATION
Bassoon (Contrabassoon)
3 Horns in F
2 Trumpets in C
2 Trombones
Bass Trombone
Timpani
Percussion (3 players):
Crotales (with bow), Glockenspiel, Vibraphone (with bow), 3 Triangles, Tambourine, Chinese Cymbal, Tenor Drum, Bass Drum, Tam-tam
Piano (Celesta)
Strings
Total duration: 1 hour 40 minutes
Full score in C.
Orchestral parts are available on hire from the publisher.
Solo Group: Alto Flute
Cor Anglais
Clarinet in Bb
Bass Clarinet Harp
FavolainMusica
ISSUU version for perusal only
Trumpet1
Harp
LaMusica
ViolinI
ViolinII Viola Violoncello
Vie f niI-meneo - dehvie-ni elatuafa-cear-den-te
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fromhere,allchordslooselyandconstantlyarpeggiated somewhatlazilyandobscurely
makeswellsfromptoadlib. Piùmosso875
makeswellsfromptoadlib.
veryquickdiminuendo
repeatpatternfreely,wildly onlycoördinatewithconductoratarrows
repeatpatternfreely,wildly onlycoördinatewithconductoratarrows 3
makeswellsfromptoadlib.
repeatpatternfreely,wildly onlycoördinatewithconductoratarrows 3 &
makeswellsfromptoadlib.
makeswellsfromptoadlib.
repeatpatternfreely,wildly onlycoördinatewithconductoratarrows 3
repeatpatternfreely,wildly onlycoördinatewithconductoratarrows
wildandvaguelydangerousrollsupanddown withingivenpitches
Piùmosso875
wild,unmeasuredtremolo somenotesasfastasyandothersasslowase
sub.
makerandomswellsfrompto playerbyplayer;uncoördinated etc.sim.
makerandomswellsfrompto playerbyplayer;uncoördinated
sub. makerandomswellsfrompto playerbyplayer;uncoördinated
wild,unmeasuredtremolo somenotesasfastasyandothersasslowase
sub.
makerandomswellsfrompto playerbyplayer;uncoördinated
severesound,nonvib., mechanicalandunrelenting
Bassoon severesound,nonvib., mechanicalandunrelenting
& muted severesound,nonvib., mechanicalandunrelenting
severesound,nonvib., mechanicalandunrelenting
snarling,veryuglysound,flz.
snarling,veryuglysound,flz.
snarling,veryuglysound,flz.
for perusal only
for perusal only
severesound,asbefore
severesound,asbefore
severesound,asbefore
slowlyscrapedwithtrianglebeater anunbrokensound,verysubtleanddistant
withalmostnovibrato
withalmostnovibrato
veryfragilesound, withalmostnovibrato
veryfragilesound, withalmostnovibrato
veryfragilesound, withalmostnovibrato
ViolinI ViolinII
Vc.
Cb.
veryrough,forwardsound & veryrough,forwardsound & veryrough,forwardsound & veryrough,forwardsound & veryrough,forwardsound
veryrough,forwardsound
veryrough,forwardsound
Harmonmute changefrom+to°atthelastminute
Harmonmute changefrom+to°atthelastminute
Harmonmute changefrom+to°atthelastminute
Contrabassoon
Celesta
gra zia_inciel im- pe-tra chiquagiù provò - l'in- fer-no
echise mi - -na fra doglie - D'ogni - grazia_il - frut-toco-glie.