Musgrave NIGHT WINDOWS (for oboe and string ensemble)

Thea Musgrave

NIGHT WINDOWS (2008) for oboe and string ensemble

NOVELLO

NIGHT WINDOWS for Oboe and String Ensemble Walking down a darkened street it’s hard to resist looking in through lighted windows and catching a glimpse of other people’s lives. The imagination lingers…

Night Windows is the title of a painting by Edward Hopper of a scene in one such lighted window. However the scenes in this work – though reflecting something of the loneliness in so many of the Hopper paintings – are all imaginary: highly charged emotional moments.

Loneliness: Anger: Nostalgia: Despair: Frenzy This work was commissioned by the International Double Reed Society and it is dedicated to Nicholas Daniel.

Instrumentation: Oboe 5 Violin I 4 Violin II 3 Viola 2 Violoncello 1 Contrabass

Duration: circa 13 minutes

to Nicholas Daniel

Night Windows Thea Musgrave

I - Loneliness Sadly q = 52

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  

f

                         f pizz. arco                  Vln. I                  7

Vc.





2 soli

2 soli

p Vc.

pp

pp



   



p



p





pp





mp





p

mp

   





mp

   

11   

p



   

mf



  

mp





 

poco rit.

 

    



 

            p

mf

3

Ob.

Vln. I

 

 div.



  div.

  

  



   

        

    

 



        

   Vln. I   

Vla.

     mf    



 





            

         

       p arco



   



   

        solo        







 



        





pizz.

 

      





pizz.

 





  









  

arco





pizz.

 









  





  

mf





              



arco

   





      

mf

pizz. arco                    mf

   

     

arco

   

   

     

      

p

         









mf

    

tutti



pizz.



 

mf



    

mf

pizz.



             p       

  

 

   

mf

arco

 

      

         

   p



   pizz.

p

Cb.



mf





 

Vc.

    

p

f

19

Vln. II



mf

 Ob.

  



 

mf

  









p

p

pizz.

 



                 

   



mf

p

   

sfz mf

Cb.

    

sfz mf Vc.



p

sfz mf

Vla.

     p

sfz mf

Vln. II

14                         

                         

13                  

13











  

mf









arco



  







sfp

sfp



15   

26

Ob.

Vln. I

                       

               







         

Vla.





Vc.

Cb.









 

  



           p





               

33

  Vln. I      

Vln. II

 

Vla.

   

Vc.



   

                   

             

        

arco

p

   

              









      pizz.





 

  



     



     

   

                

       



   











16 





  

    mf

div.

  

f

mf

div.

  

  f



     

  

          



  



  



 

f



 



   



      f         



f











f





mf pizz.





mf

f





mf

      mf f



   

                                          mf f f

div.             mf

      

             

  

arco

   

      



   

mf

mf

Cb.

     



p

         



mf

 Ob.



   



p

p



  

     

        arco



p

              mf





                

p

mf

 

pizz.    



mf

Vln. II

       

               

    



f

 





 



 

4

39

           mf

Ob.

                

    

sfz

mf

 

Vla.

f

 

 

Vln. II

mf

mf

   



         

sfz

Vc.

Cb.



sfz

sfz



    



f

    



    



   





   



   



sfz

   







sfz

sfz



f

sfz

   

sfz



sfz

sfz

sfz

    

mf

sfz

sfz

f



mf



f



 

mf

    



f



mf

                                                                  

 

 Vln. I  

                                            









17    

44

Ob.



sfz

sfz mf

     sfz mf

       f

sfz

         

         

 

mf

   

    

   

   

f

sfz mf

f

sfz mf

f

   

   

   

  

f

sfz mf

    

  Vla.           mf



sfz

f

   Vln. I       Vln. II

     

       

f

sfz mf

         

f

mf

f

mf

f

mf

f



  

    

 

   

 

         

            mf

          

f

mf

   

pochiss. rit.

mf



    

 

     

 



          

    

       

  

    ff

cresc.





      





     





     





cresc.

        

 



cresc.

            

           



f



  



cresc.

mf



18 Subito molto più mosso q = 152 3 3 3                    



51

Ob.

f

  Vln. I  

sfz

div.

  ff

 

Vln. II







solo

 

ff

sfz

     

           

tutti

     

   

solo



solo

mf



        

tutte



solo

     





   

sola

mf

       

         

tutti

mf

f

     

        

tutti

mf

f

     





     

tutte



mf







mf



       

mf







mf

mf

 





19 3              3 mf

mf

tutti

mf



   

 

mf

f

                 f

        

f



solo

sola



     



f

 

mf

f

ff

Cb.

mf

   

  div.   (pizz.)

  

mf

mf

f

ff

  



   

div.    

Vc.



mf

f

ff

Vla.

  

    

3 3 3              











mf

f

                

57

Ob.

3



 









 



         



3

              Vln. I 

3

 











   

3

    

solo





solo



     

           tutti



f

mf

    

           {   



p

mf

   

mf

gli altri

              

Vln. II

       

Vla.

    



solo



             

tutti



        f

mf







sola

      





     





 

mf

mf

    

 

mf gli altri

          p





   

Vc.







mf



   

mf

    

div.

(solo)

     

    

solo

                 {

p

mf

tutte



 











mf

5

 Vln. I 

 

















 

 

mf

dim.

mf

dim.

f

mf

     



p

p

Vc.

 

sfz ff

mf

dim. pizz.

Cb.



          

 

 

 



ff





  

    









div.



 



mf

f



 

 



   







 











   



div.



 



sfz f pizz.



  



ff



 

sfz f

ff



 



f

p

 

 

  

f

unis.

  



ff

            





 

sfz ff



p

div.

 



    

        mf

tutti div.

  



ff

p

mf

dim.

       





sfz ff

Vla.



tutti

sfz ff

Vln. II



 





Ob.

20

pizz.

    



62

ff

pizz.

   

arco

     













p

f





f

III - Nostalgia

 Mit Sehnsucht, rubato q = 60



  

Oboe



ppp



                 

             p

 

Violin II

cresc.

con sord.

         p

 



mf

p



   

mf

cresc.



  

  

   



      

p

cresc.

con sord.

Violin I

 

21   







     



         



mf

cresc.





 





















 

   

mf

cresc.

p



  

  

arco

       

sola

con sord.





   



p espress.

Viola

 











le arco altre sul pont.

con sord.





  

   

   

    

  











pp

con arco sord. 

 

Violoncello







p

con sord. arco

Contrabass

     p

 

mf p

 



 

  



  



 

 



 







 



mf p







  

mf pp









mf

p

pizz.











arco







pp

p

 13

Ob.



     cresc.

  solo     



 

pp Vln. II

   

cresc.

mf

    



 



 



     

               

p

p





    



   

pp

 



  

mf



         



          

     



     mf

cresc.

mf

         





 





































 







   



   

pp 

















 



   





pp





  pp



  

 

 

 

   

mf



    

cresc.



















mf

cresc.



 

  

pp

    

cresc.





pp

Cb.

     

23 a tempo          

mf

pp

  

poco rit.

  

       



cresc.



   

        mf

  

   

mf p tutti nat. div.

  

   Vc. div.

cresc.

   p

    

  

 Vla.

    





  

cresc.

gli altri sul pont.

 

 

22  

 

mf

p

Vln. I

  



  

 



 

p



  



  

p

           mf







mf

mf

p



  

      



mf p





    mf

p



 



   mf

6

        

   

26

Ob.

24          

  

p

mf

 Vln. I 

      













         





  

      



 



 



Vln. II

  



   

p Vla.







  

  

     

   

p









 

    

     

 

 

















     

p le altre sul pont.



   

   

 







pp

  



   





 

 







  

p

   

25

a tempo

 

    



 

 

























pp





     







  



f

cresc.

 

 

     



f

cresc.

   

 

     

     



f

cresc.







   







   







pp



pp

arco



      ord.

p

pizz.

   

         p



 f

         

mf

   

    



 

p cresc.

p

 

  



p

pp

  Cb. 



       

sola



pp Vc.





f

pp



           

cresc.

    



poco accel.



pp

p



 

Ob.

 p

 Vln. I 

poco accel.

       

39

p





    

                           mf







  

     

cresc.

26 a tempo                 f

  

 

     

 

       



        

 

 

      

 

  

p

  

Vla.

  

   

pp

 



pp

Vc.

 

pp pizz.

Cb.



 







 





 

  

  

   

ord.

 

 

 



 

   



   

p













p

 

f



 

 f

       

       

f

f

  

pp



 

p





 

  





p

p

arco





  





f

p espr. tutte sul pont.



f

p

Vln. II

p

p

            

   



p

(ord.)

   





   

  



  

p

pizz.











arco





p

 poco accel.

     

51

Ob.

              



 

 



pp

 

Vla.

  p





 









Vc.

 

Cb.



 

  

    

    





 





  









     







f

  





f



p











    

28                      









f

p





pizz.



p



  

    

 





  

 

   

   



  

p

p

mf

f

   p

   

 





mf



 

p

mf



  

f

cresc.

mf

 

a tempo

             

p

Vln. II

27

f

cresc.

mf

 Vln. I 

   

  























arco









 





 



  

 





 



  





7

accel.

60

 





Ob.



  

  



più mosso 29 Poco                     

  cresc.

          Vln. I       p

Vln. II

Vla.



  







 



p







unis.

Vc.

                

   



mf

p









   

  

 

   





mf









p



 



 



mf

Cb.

 

  

  

 





 

 







 



30  







      





 



 

    



    





 

mf





  





mf



















  



 

   

       



p



   mf

p

p

 



mf

cresc.

  



          



p

f

 

   





p

 





rit. poco a poco

         

 

70

Ob.

Vln. I

  



  

31

       

  

p











 













p

Vla.

 





 

  





p

Vln. II

 

32  









mf











p



   



mf

pp



   



rit. molto

    

        pp

dim.



pp

mf



 

     p







 

















 



 







 



mf



84

33

 

Ob.

Tempo Iº







  

ppp

 Vln. I 



 

  

 

34     

   

 













 







 

   pp



 

  









    









   



   

  

pp

pp

  

   

pp





























pp

Cb.

  



  



solo

  



 

 

    p

solo

 





pp

p



 



















pp

    











 

 

 

pp

pp



 

pp

pp

        



rit.

dim.

pp

Vc.

  

p

         

Vla.

  

pp



Vln. II

     









 pp

 

 

8

IV - Despair

     

Oboe

 

solo senza sord. pizz. arco

        sfz

Violin I



p



p

   



p

        

  



p

p







pizz.























        



sfz





     

tutti arco





















  



















pizz.

      

arco

  

sfz

p

pp

  







 

pp

tutte arco

        





p tutti arco







            

  







  

 



pp

sfz









pp

solo





pp

 pizz.       



        

  

sfz

  

  

p

p

             

 

pp

sfz

 Contrabass  









sola pizz.

p molto espr.

solo senza sord. pizz.

arco

p tutte arco

    

mf

     



pp

sola senza sord. pizz.

      

p

  



rit.

p

pp

   

Violoncello



sfz

  

gli altri div. senza sord.

Viola





pp

solo senza sord. arco pizz. sfz

  

          

pp

gli altri div. senza sord.

Violin II

  

  

mf

p

35 a tempo     

rit.

Desolate q = 40













 11

   

Ob.

rit.

36 a tempo      

p

mf

sfz

p

 

        sfz

p



  



  





 



sola pizz.

   

p



  











 





mf





 



 





   



  

     

solo pizz.

   





mf

pp









pp

mf



  

 p





tutti

 p

pp tutte arco

tutti





div.

   

unis.

 



 





        



mf div.

unis.



mf

pp

sfz

 

 

pp

div.

 sola pizz.      

 

 



pp

sfz



p

p

tutte arco

 



arco  pizz.       

mf

mf

     



sfz

unis.

sfz

Vc.

  

 



         

pp

tutti arco

p

p



solo pizz.





mf

  



p

 pizz. arco       



sfz

pp

Vln. II div.

Vla.

  

pp

arco

pizz.

   

p

pp



p

            

  



p

arco  pizz.       Vln. I



37 a tempo                   



mf



arco div.







mf

sfz



Ob.

38   21                     



 

39                                       

 



                     unis.

tutti unis.

  Vln. I 

 

Vln. II





 

 







 

 

p



 



                



 



  p

 



  



  

   























         



    



 









 





mf

p

Vc.

 

mf

p

Vla.



div.

mf





 mf



 

9

28

       





Ob.



  40              

mf

f

div.       Vln. I 

 

ff

 







      

















f

 



 

 

   

 

  

    









f

p

p

mf

    



rit.

  

  

dim. poco a poco

mf

            



mf

Vla.

f

    

div.



41                        

f

mf

Vln. II

  



 

mf

 





   

pp



unis.

   

pp



   

    

p

 

pp



42 a tempo      

43 

38

Ob.

 

 



mf

p

 

 p

 

 

 



mf

   

 

pp

 



mf



 





pp

solo

 pizz.   

arco



 

sfz

Vln. I



 

p





 



 



 



 

mf



p

solo pizz.

  



 







p

sfz



mf

 

arco



























p

gli altri div.

 



p



p

mf

 

  



p

sola pizz.

 

Vla.











 

Vc.

tutte arco





 

 

mf









tutti arco



 

 



 



  p



   









































mf

  mf







 



mf







mf





pizz.

 



pp

 

p





mf



 

mf

sfz

Cb.

p

mf

sfz

solo pizz.





mf

Vln. II gli altri div.







 







 







 





pp







 pp



V - Frenzy Frenzied e = 160

Oboe

 



                            3 3 3 3 3



mf

Violin I

  







 

  



3



mf

  

Viola

   



mf

Violoncello

            mf

   

pizz.

Contrabass

mf



mf

    

    







 



   

pizz.











3

3









   







pizz.

     

         



pizz.

  



  

mf

f

 

pizz.

mf

 











 

f

     



div.

  

sfz



arco unis.

div.  3      sfz

3

mf

div.   

  mf

sfz

























3

3

3

   44 3                    3 3 3 3 3

f

arco

 

 

 

f

mf

Violin II

 

f

3

      





10

10

   

Ob.

 

45          

  



arco

 3      Vln. I       3

  

Vln. II

  



Vla.





 









46    

3

    



3

   













 



pizz. arco

    

 









  

 



    



3

  

 

  

 

  

 







47 





  



 

pizz.   





pizz.  











 















 









 













3

       



    



mf





















mf

3

3

        

  

3

mf

 

 

    





pizz.



mf

f

3





 

















  

     

mf

f

3

    

pizz.

3

     







                             3                  3         

arco

    









     



49 

 





   





   

arco

     

pizz.

  

f

arco



 

 

   



    

pizz. div.

  





mf

pizz.

 

















  













   





  







         

mf

 







  

   

mf

pizz.

  

arco













  

mf

 

arco

   



    





f





  

f

3

3

3           3



sfz





f

mf

  

            





mf



48    Ob.           3 3          Vln. I          



 





arco



29

Cb.

 

3







Vc.

 

3

        

 



f

    

 

mf





sfz

Vla.



mf

sfz mf

Vln. II

          

f

    

arco

    pizz.



 

f

sfz mf

Cb.

 

f

mf

Vc.

  

 

f



f

mf

  



mf

3

3

pizz.



pizz.

3

mf

f

     Vln. I  

Vla.

 

   f

3 3 3                                        3 3 mf 3

mf

Vln. II





f

mf

19

Ob.



mf 3

f

f





3

   



 





mf

Cb.



         





3

arco





  

                                 3 3 3 3 3

mf

arco

  

 

sfz

Vc.







mf

  

sfz

   



 

sfz

 















mf

mf

   





mf

 41

 

Ob.

Vln. I

  

Vln. II

  

  







   





50  

 









   





 







  



              

 











Vla.





pizz.

      





arco



     

mf

     

Vc.

    arco



 

p

Cb.







 

p



  





 



 







  







 











    



  

    

pizz.

     

    

          



 



         

    



  

 

 



 

p arco

  

mf

pizz.

 

 

mf





pizz.

  

 

      

mf













p



 



  



  







mf

  p



11

51

                      3 3 3  3

53

Ob.

3

3

  Vln. I   

 

 

 



 

3                                      3 3 3 3

 

3

arco div.

pizz.

 

 

   







 

f



   





f

     

arco     

 

Vln. II





 



f





 





Cb.





52

3

3

3

                    Vln. I  

   

3

     mf



3

mf 3

 













 



           





3

  





 









mf























   





p

     

3

    

 pizz.

    















 

3

  





       



 

sfz

 Vla. 

 

 





p



 

pizz.

    

pizz.

     





  







 







   

 



   

3

 pizz.         p Vln. I div.

pizz.         p





Vln. II









rit.

   

 

 



                

 

 

3 3                 3

p

pizz.

 

Vla.





   





   

   





 

sfz

f





mf

  





 

  

mf

p

Vc.



   

(pizz.)









 

    



    





 

 

arco

   pizz.













 

mf

 

 

  



mf

              pizz.

mf

p pizz.

 





p

mf



   

     

cresc.

   

 

 

 

  



mf



    

cresc.



     sfz

         

mf

 

arco

cresc.

pizz.

 arco div.

pizz.

mf







f

f

 

Più mosso

55

      

56                  3 3                                        3 3 3 cresc.  mf 3 f arco                         mf cresc. mf arco                           mf  cresc. mf  unis.                                  mf arco

 

3           3

84





mf

arco div.



p



sfz



pizz.

   



sfz

p cresc.

 

 

 

        

f

div.             

 

pizz.

    p





                

cresc.





mf

p

sfz



cresc.

p



 

                 

mf







pizz.

  

arco div.

mf

 

    



arco

arco

       



mf



mf

sfz



 

  



p

arco                     

 

mf

 

p

3

53

3 3 3                             

3

             

54                       



72

3

p

 



   

 

3

mf

mf

arco

Ob.

   





p

 





   Cb. 

Cb.

mf

p

f

mf

   

p

  Vln. I  



mf

  

Vln. II

  



3

        

p



p

Ob.



3



    

Ob.

Vc.



mf

62

Vla.



pizz.



Vln. II





p

       pizz.           

         









f

 

mf



 

arco

f



Vc.





arco div.

  

Vla.



 

  



mf arco

pizz.

     



p

mf

arco div.

  





    

f

    

f

    

f

     f

        

arco

sfz