Sheng PRELUDE TO BLACK SWAN

Bright Sheng

PRELUDE TO BLACK SWAN (full score)

G. Schirmer, Inc. New York, NY

Bright Sheng

PRELUDE TO BLACK SWAN (full score)

G. Schirmer, Inc. New York, NY

"To Jerry with Love" A Gund/Simonyi Commission for the Seattle Symphony Orchestra celebrating Gerard Schwarz's farewell season as Music Director.

Prelude to Black Swan (After Brahms Intermezzo Op. 18, No. 1)

TRANSPOSED SCORE

Bright Sheng

Allegro non assai, ma molto appasionato legato 1

Flute 1

    f

Flute 2

Oboe 1

 

f

 

   



 

f

    

 

  



f

Bassoon 2

Horn 1 in F

Horn 3 in F

Horn 2 in F

Horn 4 in F

f

Violoncello

Double Bass



 



p









p



  





p

f

mf

  

f



mf



pp







ff

f

  

mf



f

   

f

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 

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



mp

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mf

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  

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      

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mp

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2

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pp



assai, ma molto appasionato   Allegro non     

  

pp

mp



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f

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mf

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 

    

p



1

Viola

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f

   

  

Violin 2





Trombone 2

Violin 1

 



  

Timpani



3

f



   

Trombone 1

Bass Trombone

p

p

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Trumpet 2 in Bb

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f

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legato

Trumpet 1 in Bb

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ff



p

f

ff

legato

Bassoon 1

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Clarinet 2 in Bb

f

ff

legato

Clarinet 1 in Bb





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 

p

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ff

legato



f

ff

legato f

Oboe 2

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ff



legato

2

 









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mp

mf

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Fl. 1

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

Ob. 2

Cl. 1 in Bb

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Bsn. 2

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Hn. 3 in F

Hn. 2 in F

Hn. 4 in F

Tpt. 1 in Bb

Tpt.2 in Bb

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    4

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Vln. 2

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f espr.

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6

mf

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f espr.

f espr.

p

Cl. 2 in Bb



5

ff

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p

 

ff



 

 



       

 

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  8

Fl. 1

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

Ob. 2

Cl. 1 in Bb

  

 

9

ff

mf

ff

Bsn. 1

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p

mf

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ff

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ff

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mp

Bsn. 2

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Hn. 1 in F

 

Hn. 3 in F

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Hn. 2 in F

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Hn. 4 in F

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B. Tbn.

Timp.

 

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Vln. 1

Vln. 2

Vla.

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Tpt. 1 in Bb

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Cl. 2 in Bb

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Fl. 1

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

Ob. 2

Cl. 1 in Bb

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13

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p

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Bsn. 2

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Hn. 2 in F

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Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Tpt. 1 in Bb

Tpt.2 in Bb

B. Tbn.

Timp.

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Vln. 2

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  

13

14

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12

Vln. 1

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Hn. 3 in F

Hn. 4 in F

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p

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f

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

 

ff

Cl. 2 in Bb

5

15

f

f

ff

ff



 f

  

f

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

f

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   

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15

ff

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ff

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6

16

Fl. 1

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

 

 

17

Cl. 1 in Bb

Cl. 2 in Bb

Bsn. 1

   

Hn. 1 in F

 

 

ff

ff

f



   





   

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ff

ff





ff

f

   

p





 

Hn. 2 in F











Hn. 4 in F











  









  









Tbn. 1











Tbn. 2











 

















  16

Vln. 1



   

ff

Vln. 2

Vla.

 

div.



ff

div. 

Vc.

Db.

 

 

   

      

    

    unis.

f



   



mf

      

ff

    

pizz.

ff

18

    

mf

   

unis.

     ff

         

ff

f

f

ff

ff

ff

 

17

mf

ff



p





 

p

p



Timp.

 

  



B. Tbn.

p

 



Tpt.2 in Bb

 



Hn. 3 in F

Tpt. 1 in Bb

p

ff





p

ff

ff

p

    

 



      

f

 

   

 

  

          ff           ff        

19



p

ff

Bsn. 2

18

p

   ff    

   

ff

ff

Ob. 2

  

    



19

 

f

    f



         



          



 f

 

ff

f

     

 

ff

f

     ff

   

mp f



  

f

mp ff



   



f



 

ff









f



20

Fl. 1

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

Ob. 2

Cl. 1 in Bb

Cl. 2 in Bb

    

  

 

   

21

 p

p



p



 



Hn. 1 in F



 

Hn. 3 in F

Hn. 2 in F

 

Tpt. 1 in Bb

Tpt.2 in Bb

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

B. Tbn.

Timp.

p







p





Vln. 1

Vln. 2

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

pp





mf

mf

mf



 





 

mf

         f

          f

                  

  







   





      

div.

ff

 

ff

 

ff arco

 

ff

  



  



 

 

 







ff

ff

        

  

pp

ff



pp

 

ff







mf

f

ff

  f

   

      

unis.

      

  

f

f

    mp

    

 







 



  



ff





    

f

ff

f

22



ff



mp





f

  

ff

ff

pp

mp

21

 



p

  

mf



 



mp

 





pp

mp

 



ff

mf



 



mf









ff



mf



 



 

f





mf

7

        



mf

23

ff



ff

  



f





 

f

    p



ff



   



 

ff

f

p

mf



  

p

      

f

   

mf

ff

     

 

f

  ff   









20

ff

f

p



f

   



       



f

p

 f



   



  

ff

p

Hn. 4 in F

f



    

ff

  





ff

f

Bsn. 2

   

f



 

pp

Bsn. 1

ff



p

ff



     

   

f

 

p

  



ff



22

 

f 23



                 

ff

 

div.

ff

 unis.   

        

ff

        



p

ff

 p

 

ff

8

24

Fl. 1

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

Ob. 2

Cl. 1 in Bb

Cl. 2 in Bb

Bsn. 1

Bsn. 2

Hn. 1 in F

Hn. 3 in F

Hn. 2 in F

Hn. 4 in F

Tpt. 1 in Bb

    



  



f



f

f

    f

   

f



f

   

f

   

f

   

  













ff

f





ff

f





ff

f





ff

f

26

 

 p





 

p















p

p

f





        

ff

f

        

        



 

p



f









f









f



        

ff



f

ff





f



ff

f







   

27





   



 



p



 

25

f

f











f

         f



         f





p







f



mf



 p

   







   







   





   







f

   

p



 p





Tbn. 1











Tbn. 2











 



 



Vln. 1

Vln. 2



  





     f

 

Vc.

Db.

 

    

 

        f

    





f

Vla.



p

  24







Timp.



f



B. Tbn.



f

  

Tpt.2 in Bb



       





ff

f

25





ff



f

ff

f





  

ff



ff









 







 

f

26

p

ff

         

pizz.





ff

    





 



 

f

  

div.

  

f



f

   



27



          

f

 

         f







rit.

Fl. 1

 28   



 

f

 

ff

f

 

ff



 

ff

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

Ob. 2



ff

f



 



ff

Cl. 1 in Bb

Cl. 2 in Bb

  

ff

f



   ff

Bsn. 1





f

  



  





ff

Bsn. 2

Hn. 1 in F

 



   





ff



 



ff



 





 

f

    



    





pp

     



 





p











Hn. 2 in F

















Hn. 4 in F

    



ff





  

 



ff

mf







  









Tbn. 1











Tbn. 2











Tpt.2 in Bb

B. Tbn.

Timp.

   



 

mf



   

Vln. 2



ff unis.

Vc.



ff



Db.

ff





(2nd x) 

  



p



 

 

   





 





f

f

ff



mf

   



ff







mf















   mp 

 2.

rit.







 



   

mf

  



p

    

f



   



 p

f

   



ff

 p

 p

   

 

div.



pizz.

Arco

 

pp

   

ff

p

ff

 



(2nd x) 

 

  

1.

29



p

ff

Vla.

 (2nd x) 

  



mp

p

28

Vln. 1





p



Tpt. 1 in Bb

ff

  



ff

mf

ff

 

pp



ff

Hn. 3 in F

ff



ff







p

  

 

p



  

pp

pp



p

  

  

p

f

  

  

pp

f

p



pp

f

f

  

ff



ff

p



f

 









  



p

ff





ff

  

 



2.

p

ff

f

    

  

ff



  

9

1.

29



p



     ff

    ff

    

ff

 

 

10

 

























32

Fl. 1

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

Ob. 2

Cl. 1 in Bb

Cl. 2 in Bb

Bsn. 1



33





 



  



p

 p



Hn. 1 in F

 

        



Hn. 2 in F



Hn. 4 in F



Tpt. 1 in Bb

Tpt.2 in Bb

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

B. Tbn.

Timp.

        

  

Hn. 3 in F







f

Bsn. 2

f

f







p

mf

p



 



 



ff

ff









f

p

mf

p

ff

p

Db.

f

   

f

f

            mf f           mf

        ff

ff

        ff

        ff

        ff         ff





  

      

mf



















 









  



















f

    

 



mf



 

 

 



    

    



 

pizz.

mf

        

mf

ff pizz.



p

  

p









p





pp

34

35









































ff

 

   

pizz.





  

f

33

 



mf

 

ff pizz.

 

ff pizz.



 

ff

   

f

p

ff

   

ff

f



   

ff

f



mf

Vc.

   

           

   

 

f

 

       

35



mf

Vla.



f

 



  

 



  

32

Vln. 2





mf

Vln. 1



mf

   

34

    36

Fl. 1

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

Ob. 2

Cl. 1 in Bb

Cl. 2 in Bb

Bsn. 1

Bsn. 2

Hn. 1 in F

  

     

    

11

    

            

 

              

37

   



 fff



 

  









  







  







 

 





fff

fff

fff



fff



 



fff







Hn. 2 in F

Hn. 4 in F

Tpt. 1 in Bb

Tpt.2 in Bb

Tbn. 1



 



   

 





f

   



B. Tbn.

Timp.

Vln. 2

 



  



  



 



  





  









    



  



 





  

f











 

        

mf

p

mf

 p

mf





f



  fff  

f

fff



 





p

 

fff

 

Vc.







     

 







 

ff

  ff

  ff  

p

ff



  ff  

p



sub f





p

 

sub. f

  



 

p



sub. f

  



sub. f





fff



37

 

38





f

 



f

Vla.

 

ff



p



fff

p





 

fff





fff

p



 

 

 

39

 

 







rit.

ff div.

 

ff

    ff

Db.

rit.

 



mf

  

fff



p

 

f

p





mf

  36

Vln. 1

 





mf

Tbn. 2

f



f

f

39

f

fff

f

Hn. 3 in F

 





fff





 





  







 

  

 

38

  

ff

  

















ff

  



12

  40

Fl. 1

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

Ob. 2

Cl. 1 in Bb

Cl. 2 in Bb

Bsn. 1

Bsn. 2

Hn. 1 in F

Hn. 3 in F

Hn. 2 in F

Hn. 4 in F

Tpt. 1 in Bb

  

41

 mf

 

 



Tbn. 1













 









 

mf

pp



mf

Tbn. 2





p

B. Tbn.

mf

p

mf

p



Timp.











Vln. 2

Vla.

 



Vc.

  

(pp)



(pp)







 







 







 

  









 







 



 

pp

mf

pp



pp

  



mf

pp





ppp

  









 









 

mf

  

pp



  









 





 

 mf

pp



mf

pp

 





p

pp 41







p

   



 p

 



p



(pp)



40

Vln. 1



pp

   

 

 

  

mf

   



pp

p

 

(pp)

pp

p

 





p

mf

 

pp



mf

 

pp



pp





 

pp

pp



 



pp

pp

mf



 

pp

pp

mf

Tpt.2 in Bb



mf

      mf   

 



rit.



      

 

            

unis.

      





 p

 

div.

43 pizz.

42

p

p

pp



  



 



pp

    pp

  

ppp

  

div. pizz.

  





   



 

pp

pp

Db.

        

  

   

p

   

pizz.



pp

Attacca to Black Swan

pp div. pizz.

  

arco

 

Attacca to Black Swan

43



pp

 

42

rit.

pp



 