Tan Dun SECRET LAND

Tan Dun

SECRET LAND for Twelve Violoncelli

From the G. Schirmer Rental Library Date of Printing_______

G. Schirmer, Inc. New York, NY

Tan Dun

SECRET LAND for Twelve Violoncelli

Full Score

G. Schirmer, Inc. New York, NY

SECRET LAND For Twelve Violoncellos

Tan Dun

Misterioso Adagietto q = 60   3  

Vc. 1 solo

Violoncello 1

sliding 3



ppp

3











3

  

5

3

     

  3

3







mf

ppp

Violoncello 2

 











Violoncello 3

 











Violoncello 4

 











Violoncello 5

 











Violoncello 6

 











Violoncello 7

 











Violoncello 8

 











Violoncello 9

 











Violoncello 10

 











Violoncello 11

 











 











Violoncello 12



Copyright © 2006 by Parnassus Productions Inc. (ASCAP), New York, NY Note: This piece is recreated from the same piece of orchestra version.



3

Secret Land

2

 3 







6

Vc. 1

ppp



Vc. 2

3

ppp

  3

Vc. 3

3

3









   3

3

 3











 3









  

3

  

 

Vc. 4

ppp

3

 

Vc. 5

ppp

3

 

Vc. 6

ppp

3  

Vc. 7



3



 3



3

















Vc. 8

ppp

  3

Vc. 9

ppp

  3

Vc. 10

ppp

  3

Vc. 11

ppp

Vc. 12





3



ppp

3

 3

  

3

     

  

ppp



 3

  3

3

      3

 3

  3

3

ppp





  3

3



3

3











  

5

3

     

3



  3

 ppp





3









   3

 3

3











 3









  

ppp



  



 3









     3 

3 

 ppp



     3 

  

5

  3

 3

  3

 ppp



     

3



  3



 3









3

  

5

      3

3



  3





3











3

  

5

3

     

3



  3

mf



3 ppp





 3

ppp





 3

ppp





3



mf

3

 ppp

mf

3



3

mf

3



3

mf

5

3

 3



3

mf

5

3

3

3 

5

3

3

     3 



3



mf

3



3

mf

3





mf

     

5

  3



3

mf

3

5



mf

ppp

3  

      3

5

3

  3

mf

5

ppp

3

3 

5

3

3

     3 

p





3

 ppp

Secret Land

 

11

Vc. 1



Vc. 2 solo

3



3

 

Vc. 2



3



3













3

  

5

3

     

ppp



3



  3



 ppp

f

Vc. 3













Vc. 4













Vc. 5













Vc. 6













Vc. 7













Vc. 8













Vc. 9













Vc. 10













Vc. 11

























Vc. 12





3

Secret Land

4

 

16

Vc. 1



Vc. 2

3

 3

3



 3





 3

 3

 3











 3









3

 3









 

Vc. 5

3



ppp

3

 

Vc. 6

3



ppp

3

 

Vc. 7

3



ppp

  3

Vc. 8

3



3



3



























 

Vc. 9

 3

 3









3

Vc. 10

3



 

Vc. 11

ppp

Vc. 12





3



ppp

  

      3

 3

      3

  

3

3

  

3

 3

 3

  

3

3

     

5

3

ppp

3



 3

3  

3

     

3



3



3



  3

3

ppp



 



3

 

  

 3









 3

 3











 3









  



3











 3

3







  

      3

 3



      3

 3



      3

  

5

 3

 3

 3

  3

     

3



  3

f

ppp





 ppp





 3

ppp







 3

 ppp





 3

 ppp





 3

ppp

f

3





3

f

5

3

3

ppp

3

f

5

  

 





3

f

5

3

3

3

5

3

3

      



 ppp

f

3



 ppp

f

3





f

     

5



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     

5

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5

3

 3  f

5

3

ppp

3

  

3

ppp

 

3 

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ppp

3

3

5

3

ppp

3

  

3



      5

3

ppp

 

   3

ppp

3

Vc. 4



ppp

3

Vc. 3







3

 ppp

Secret Land

 

21

Vc. 1

Vc. 2

Vc. 3

 







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





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ppp

 







5



Vc. 4



 

 

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Vc. 5

Vc. 6













Vc. 8

Vc. 9



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

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   



   



Vc. 10

 

fff

Vc. 11

Vc. 12





   

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

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ppp

  







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

ppp

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Vc. 7

  

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

  

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  

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Secret Land

6 25 2  

strike

Vc. 1





2

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2  

 

 2

strike 2



sfp

2

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sfp

strike

strike 2

  

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strike

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strike 2

  

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2

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2

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3

  





  





3

  

  

2

Subito q = 65 unis. pizz.                 

  

   

  

 

     

  

  

   

  

  

   

  







     

2

     

2

2

2



     

     

2



     

  

   

  

  

     

  

     

  



      

     

     

    

  

  









2

2

  

2



2





  

2



2



  



ppp

   

   

   

2



f only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)

2

   



f

  

f

  

    

arco

  

2



    

pick up the bow

    



only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)

  



2

f only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)





  



f

2



f

  

  

2

only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)

ppp

2

2



2



 

2

5



ppp

2

2



f

2





 

2

2

2

only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)

f

5



ppp

2 

 2

2



2





2



f

ppp

 

2

5





2

only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)



2



f

ppp

 

2

5

2

only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)





2





2

ppp

 

2

2

2

f



2

f

5



ppp



  



3

  

ff



2 



5





    Vc. tutti   

  





Vc. 1

39 

     2 



only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)

f

5

3







   

  



2

ppp

 2

2 

2

f only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)

2

f



Vc. tutti

35 

f



f

5



ppp









whispering put the bow down

ha







Vc. tutti







     2 

3



 

2

 sfp

  

  

      

ppp

strike

30p

  



2

2



 

2

2

f

ppp

2

2

5



only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)

f



 

2

sfp





ppp

strike



f





2

sfp







3

ppp

strike

2

f



 

2

sfp

Vc. 12



     



2





 

2

2

f only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)

ppp

2

2

ppp

sfp



2

2

f

5

3



 

2

2



  

ppp

 



ppp

sfp

Vc. 11

2

5

3



f

     

3



 

2

2





ppp

strike

Vc. 10



 



sfp

Vc. 9



ppp

2  

Vc. 8





2

sfp



  



2

2

f

ppp

2  

Vc. 7



2

5

3



 

2

  

Vc. 6









2 

2      

ppp

strike

Vc. 5

   3



 

2

  

Vc. 4



ppp

sfp

Vc. 3



ppp

strike

Vc. 2



only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)



    

     

 

  

ppp

  



Malinconia q = 80

 Vc. 1



 



 Vc. 8

3

    



3

mp



Vc. 8 solo

 Vc. 5

3

  





3



2

2

 













Vc. 7

    sul C



Vc. 11

 

1 1

   

   

   

      sf

  

   

   

   

   

Vc. 12

Vc. tutti

 Vc. 9





69

 

Vc. 12



Vc. tutti







 1



1

1





71



   

   

   

   

 

vocalizing

ppp zo

    

mf

      

ppp zo

 

  shout (stomp) f        f

hei zo zo

  



p

 

         p 

f

vocalizing

  



hei

zo

ca. 35" or more

 

      

ca. 35" or more

vocalizing



hei

mf

zo

hei

 

(fade out)

       

         ff



                sf

 

                  sf

 

 

    ff





dolce

sf

 fff



   fff









sfp



improvise with the motive in any register, tempo and dynamics











ca. 35" or more

 





sf





sf

dolce

sf



vocalizing



  

  

hei

zo zo hei

zo zo hei

   fff

zo zo



zo

 

vocalizing

mf

tutti (stomp on left foot)



 

 



p

  

ppp

sfp



mf



3 

5



 

 

 

p



3 3          

improvise with the motive in any register, tempo and dynamics

Vc. 9 solo







zo

 

 

fff

Senza misura



vocalize       

improvise with the motive in any register, tempo and dynamics

  





3

 1                                          mf

Vc. 11

Vc. tutti

sf

3

  

dim. poco a poco

   

sf

3



3

1

f

 

   

Vc. 12

1

1

 

64        sf

 1     1

1

1

(fade out)

f

Vc. 11









               Vc. tutti           















mf espress. molto





3

 



f

1

3

3

3

dolce

 

ricochet                       f p f







  3



Senza misura

  

ppp

3



improvise with the motive in any register, tempo and dynamics pizz. ca. 35" or more



mf espress. molto

Vc. 7 solo

 



  





                Vc. tutti     dim. poco a poco mf 

63



2

sul G

3





3



mf

Senza misura

 

2

3   

arco sul D

ppp

4

Vc. 5 solo

mf

2

2

 





2

f

   

3



f

2

3



4  1 3 3       1 1 3       3

   

3



ppp dolce

  



 3 3 3 3     

 

 

dolce

3

3

mf

3

3



gliss.

3

Vc. 3 solo

62



mp

3

  

pizz.

Senza misura

mf

Vc. tutti

   

 

f











  

57

arco

sfff

3

 3 3 3        Vc. tutti  

Vc. 3

   

7

  

mf

dolce

 

53

3 

3

  

3





ppp

48    3   



tutti arco

pick up the bow

mp

Vc. tutti

sfff

   

pizz.



Vc. tutti

   

Vc. 1 solo



   

43

Vc. 1

Secret Land

zo

      



  pizz.   (shout) (stomp) (shout)        (stomp) arco   f f (stomp)                            f hei zo zo hei zo zo 3 p

f

f

sf

 

Secret Land

8    75

Vc. 1

  

Vc. 2

  2

sfp

  2

 2

 2

sfp

       2

Vc. 3

sfp

     2

Vc. 4

    

Vc. 5

  

Vc. 6

Vc. 7

 2

2 

Vc. 8

   2

sfp

  

Vc. 9

   2

sfp

     2

Vc. 10

Vc. 11

   2

sfp

Vc. 12



  

   2

sfp

3

2







2

     

2



5

   3

 

2







2

     

2



5

3

  

5

 

  2

2

2



  2



2

 

  2

2

 

2







   3

2







2

     

2



5

   3

2







  2

2

     

2



  2

 

 

2

        

 2

5

  2

 

  2

  2



 2







 2

  2



2







3

5

2

        

2



 

ppp



2



2



  2

  2

2







3

  

5

2

     

2



  2

2





   3

2







     2

2 

5

3

5

 2



2



2



        

2



  2



  2





3

  

5

2

     

2



f



2





only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)

 2

 2



 2



f



only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing) 2



2





 2



f



only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)

 2

 2



 2



f



only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing) 2



2





2





f



only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing) 2



2





2





f



only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing) 2



2





2





f



only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)

2

 2



 2



f



only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing) 2



2



f

2

2



f

f

2



only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)

f



2

f

f

ppp

2



        

2

strike

strike

2

2

ppp

strike

 

5



only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)

f

ppp

2

3

ppp

strike

2

2

 f

f

ppp

strike 2

2

f

strike 2



f

5

3

ppp

2

2

f

strike 2



f

     

strike 2

2 

f

ppp

ppp

sfp

  

2

 

sfp

  

  2

strike

  

  

strike

ppp

2





ppp

sfp

2

2



strike

sfp

  

 2

ppp

sfp

2

strike

only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)



2





f



only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing) 2



2





f

2





Secret Land

 

80

Vc. 1

Moderato

    ppp

  







 



   



 



 

pizz.

     ppp

Vc. 4

pizz.

 

Vc. 5

ppp



Vc. 6



pizz.  

  

 





 

  

ppp



pizz.



Vc. 7

 

pizz.   

 

  

 



ppp

  

pizz.

Vc. 9

 

pizz.   

pizz.   



 



pizz.     ppp

  

 



 







  

 







  

ppp

  



 

 



 

 

p



 



 

 



 













   



 





 











  

 





 

3





 



  



  



gliss.

fff



gliss.

fff



gliss.







 

 

 

  















    

  

 

 











    











 



fff

 







 

  







    

 





    



 







  

 





 







 









 























 

gliss.







  







 

 

















 

gliss.





 

 









   

 





   





 

gliss.

fff

  p



fff



  p

fff

 

  p

gliss.



  p

gliss.



  p

gliss.



  p

gliss.



  p

fff

 

  p

fff

ppp

Vc. 12



   

ppp

Vc. 11



 

p

fff

ppp

Vc. 10







 



3

fff

ppp

Vc. 8







mf

dolce



 

ppp





ppp



mf

dolce

arco



pizz.

Vc. 3



ppp



Vc. 2



arco



9

  p



  p

Secret Land

10    84

Vc. 1

    3

3

Vc. 4

Vc. 5

Vc. 6

3

3

mf



  2  2 

   

 2 2 2 2      

2

    3

3

3

 

3



 



 



 



 



 

f

f

 



 

 

 



 







 

Vc. 9

 f

 

Vc. 10



Vc. 11

Vc. 12















   f

 



  

  

    





 

      

  

    



  

      

 

      

  

 

     

   

ppp

ppp

   

   

 





 

   



 

     

 

   







 









p

ppp

p

ppp

   

  

ppp

   

  

 

     

  

f



ppp

p

 



   

   





ppp

  





ppp

p

f

 

p

      

   

f

4

 

  



3 2 4  2  2    



p



3 



    





4 2 4 3 2  2    

    ppp

p





 1 1 1 1      1  1



3 

  

p





1 1 1 1      1  1

2

p

f

Vc. 8

2

2

3

f

f

Vc. 7

 3 3 3 3      

3

   

 

Vc. 3

3

mf

 

Vc. 2

3

ppp

p

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

  1 1 3 3 3    88

Vc. 1

1

       1

Vc. 2

1

3

3

3

1

3 



3

 

2      

sf

Vc. 4

Vc. 5

Vc. 6

Vc. 7

   

      

   

      

   

            

   

        

    2



Vc. 8

            fff p             fff

Vc. 9

Vc. 10

   

fff

     

Vc. 11

Vc. 12

    

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

fff



2

 2

  

f

2

 2

 

 



 



2

2

2

2

2

2

2

   

      

   f

2

  

















f



 f



 f



 f



 f



 f

  









   

   

   

2

2

2

2

     



 

fp



 

fp

 

 

  

fp

fp

fp

fp

 

fp

 

fp

 

  

     ppp   

  

         ppp         

p

p

  

  

ppp

       

p

ppp

  

       

p



2

        ppp

p



2

  

p

f

p

p



f

p

         fff



p

        

fff



p

            fff



p

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

2

p

           

fff

   

p

          fff p           

               

           

   

    

mp

fff

   



mp

sf

Vc. 3

2

  

ppp

       

p

ppp

p

ppp

p

ppp

         p

               

        ppp

     93

Vc. 1

  

             p

mf

fff

f

2

fff

mf

                

Vc. 3

2

2

f

f

           

             

f

f

f

         

Vc. 5

Vc. 6

                    

fff

                         

               

                             

Vc. 7

                

Vc. 8

Vc. 9

Vc. 10

                

Vc. 11

Vc. tutti



    

sfp



p

      fff



f



f



sfp

p

f



sfp

 f





p

   

sf

p

f

sf

p

  



 



 

sfp



    



sfp

p

sf

p

p

sf

p

p

sf

p

p

sf

p

 

         p

sf

p

p

sf

p

p

sf

p

p

sf

p



pizz.

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



   



p

         

f

   

sf

        



 

p

         





p

        





sf

         





p

         

f

p

fff





p

             













                         

   





p

fff



f

p

fff

 





p

fff



f

    

fff

f

      



   

p

fff

 

f



   





          



     arco

f

f

           

                            98

fff

fff

             

f

p

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

                

f



           

                                

f

                          

           

2

11            

           

                                         

Vc. 4



           

2

  2 2 2 2                           p  

Vc. 2

Vc. 12

Secret Land

 2 2 2 2 2 2          2

    sf

sfp

  p

                                                                                                                           fff p fff

102



Vc. tutti



p

keep the tempo before                  106

Vc. 1

ffff

keep the tempo before                

Vc. 2

ffff

Adagio molto q = 20 frog

    Vc. tutti    

Vc. 1

 

  

  

 

 



     



     





fff





  

  

   accel.

    







(shout) zo hei

118

(shout) zo hei

Vc. 2

Vc. tutti

 Vc. tutti





  

 



 

Misterioso q=60

   

129

ppp

133

Vc. tutti



 

 

 

q = 240

 

  gliss.

 

    gliss.

 o

 

   

  

    



gliss.

mf

p

f

       sf

(shout) zo hei

 

fffff

ppp



  



mf

dolce

                          

     



p









ppp

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 





ppp

                3

5

sf



   

138 Vc. tutti



sf

p

  





p

 



147

   

Vc. tutti

 Vc. 1



accel.

3





3

    

3

 





Vc. 2



      

Vc. 3





 

ppp

 

Vc. 5

ppp

 

Vc. 6





Vc. 7







 





Vc. 9







Vc. 10



Vc. 11

ppp





 ppp





 



 

 



  



3

  

 

fff



3



          



 

 















3

5

          

3

5

           

           3











 



          







          



5

           3









ppp





       

















5

3

5

ppp

ppp







f only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)







f only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)

 ppp

  





f only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)



          

3

5

          



ppp





 ppp



 ppp

       





f only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)

 ppp



f only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)

 ppp



 f

sf

 whispering sfp f

 

ha

whispering sfp f

 

ha

whispering sfp f

 

ha

whispering sfp f

 

whispering sfp f

 

ha

whispering sfp f

 

ha

whispering sfp f

 

ha

whispering sfp f

 

whispering sfp f

 

ha

f only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)

   

mf





 

ha

f only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)

   

mf



ppp

ha

f only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)



mf





f only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)

ppp

mf

ppp

 

 



f only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)

 ppp



5

3

ppp

 

   



f only sliding fingers, from slow to fast to slow, (no bowing)

 ppp

mf





    







mf

ppp





mf





G 

3

only sliding fingers, from slow to fastmp to slow, (no bowing)

ppp

mf

ppp







3

mf



5

     

5

3







mf

mf

ppp



 3

sf

mf

5

5



3

  

mf

5

3

3

    

mp

5

          



ppp



ppp

          

3



3

sfp

G 

3           

3



  sf

3

ppp

ppp

 



ppp

ppp

 



3



a tempo

3





sf

ppp

ppp

 



3

ppp

ppp

Vc. 8



ppp

ppp



 ppp

ppp

Vc. 4

3

 

ppp

ppp

 

 

5

fp

153   

 3                   

 

fff

3

ppp

Vc. 12

 sul C                          f sf 5

3

p

143

Vc. tutti

Secret Land

      

12



whispering sfp f

 

ha

whispering sfp f

 

ha

whispering sfp f

 

ha

