Thomas SHAKIN'

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Augusta Read Thomas Shakin' (Homage to Elvis Presley and Igor Stravinsky) (2005)

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AUGUSTA READ THOMAS

SHAKIN’ HOMAGE TO ELVIS PRESLEY AND IGOR STRAVINSKY

ED 4297 First Printing: August 2006 ISBN-13: 978-1-4234-1644-9 ISBN-10: 1-4234-1644-9

Shakin’ was commissioned by the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, David Loebel, Music Director, and the Music Library Association in honor of its 75th Anniversary.

The first performance was given by the Memphis Symphony Orchestra under the direction of David Loebel on 24 February 2006.

Performance Notes: Grace notes come before the beat.

Strings to be plucked inside the piano are indicated as pizz. this is cancelled with ord. The piano should be located with the percussion in the back of the orchestra.

Divisi sections in the strings should always be split as inside and outside.

Eight violins require practice mutes.

String bowing suggestions and preferences are marked by the composer but can be altered at the discretion of the players and conductor.

Music of many periods and by different composers and improvisers has fascinated and nurtured me since I was a child. I deeply love the music of J.S. Bach for its precision, its amazing invention, its elegance, and the nobility and grandeur of its emotional spectrum.

Bach sounds utterly modern to me, even 300 years after it was composed. The music of a myriad of other composers and Blues, Rock, and Jazz improvisers keeps me focused and humble at the same time as they inspire me with confidence for creative thinking.

Shakin’ pays homage to Elvis and Stravinsky. I grew up in the 1960s, the 10th of 10 children (and a twin), in a home with music playing in literally every room! All my brothers and sisters loved Rock and Roll and so did I, and thus, at a very deep level, it has indisputably affected my music.

Shakin’ is a six-minute work for orchestra, which falls into two short sections, played without a pause. The first is characterized by the use of soloists in the orchestra. It is lyric and elegant, and tuneful. Eight solo violinists, all who have practice mutes on their instruments (which makes their sound extremely dreamy, distant, and delicate) play brief song fragments. They spin an eight-part counterpoint-web. This dreamy lattice obscures each song, so one should not try to hear “Amazing Grace,” for instance, but it is in there, floating above the orchestra in the soloists, as if to recall the web of power that Elvis holds on us all, from afar.

The second half of the work is one long crescendo, from ppp to ffff, and it also is a gradual and continual accelerando. There are several “licks” that repeat, although subjected to slight variations, and give a feeling of a transformed Rock and Roll motive.

—Augusta Read Thomas

Instrumentation Piccolo 2 Flutes 2 Oboes English Horn 3 Clarinets in B flat (3rd doubling Bass Clarinet) Alto Saxophone in E flat 2 Bassoons (2nd doubling Contrabassoon) 4 Horns in F 3 Trumpets in C (optional Trumpet 1 doubling on Piccolo Trumpet in B flat) Trombone Bass Trombone Tuba Percussion (3 players) (Unless otherwise specified, please use the most common mallet or beater) I. vibraphone (motor on at times, 1 bow needed), very large triangle, medium suspended cymbal, 2 bongos, 2 low conga drums II. crotales (2 octaves, 1 bow needed), tubular chimes (shared with Percussion 3), large triangle, large suspended cymbal, very large bass drum III. glockenspiel, tubular chimes (shared with Percussion 2), small triangle, small suspended cymbal (bow needed), sizzle cymbal, chinese cymbal, 3 low tom-toms (graduated in pitch: very low, low, and moderately low)

Piano Harp Strings (approx. 14,11,9,8,7)

duration ca. 6 minutes

Performance material is available on rental from the publisher.

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with admiration and gratitude to the Music Library Association, David Loebel, and The Memphis Symphony Orchestra

SHAKIN’

Homage to Elvis Presley and Igor Stravinsky Resonant and elegant

Augusta Read Thomas (2006)

= 56–60

Piccolo

Flute

1 2

Oboe

1 2

English Horn

1 Clarinet in B 2 3 1 2

Bassoon

Alto Saxophone in E 1 2 Horn in F 3 4

1 Trumpet in C 2 3

Trombone

Bass Trombone

Tuba Vibraphone–motor on, moderate speed bowed 1 Ped. Percussion

2 Tubular Chimes 3 in background; blend into others Ped. pizz., inside piano

Piano

Ped. ord. (on keyboard)

sim.

pizz., inside piano

blend with harp and pizz.

DCB/E F G A

Harp

Resonant and elegant

= 56–60

Solo 1º sempre echo

Violin I

pizz.

standard mute

solo 2º arco

gli altri echo

standard mute Solo 1º Violin II

echo

pizz. gli altri

solo 3

3

to standard mute

Solo 1ª Viola

standard mute

solo 2ª

espr.

le altre echo

3

solo

3

Solo 1º

Violoncello

espr.

solo 2º standard mute

gli altri echo Contrabass

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3

2

8 Picc. echo Fl.

1 2

Ob.

1 2

E.H.

Cl. in B

1 2 3

Bn.

1 2

Alto Sax. in E

Hn. in F

1,2 3.4

Tpt.

1 2 3

Tbn.

Bs. Tbn. Tba.

1 Crotales Perc.

bowed

l.v. molto

2 3

3

Pno.

Hp.

Solo 1º

3

espr.

echo

Solo 2º arco (standard mute)

Vn. I Solo 4º

arco (standard mute) Solo 6º 3

gli altri

Solo 1º practice mute Solo 2º sempre, with natural dynamic nuances Vn. II

arco Solo 4º

arco

practice mute solo

Solo 6º tutti, standard mute, arco

to standard mute gli altri standard mute Solo 1ª Va.

echo le altre 5

rubato Solo 1º 5

Vc.

espr.

solo 2º–via sord. gli altri

Cb.

Note: The 8 violin soloists, with practice mutes on, should sound like a distant, floating web of lyric lines. They fade in and out of prominence, depending on the loudness and texture of the orchestra. They should not sound like foreground solos.

sempre, with natural dynamic nuances

3

15 Picc.

1.

Fl.

1 2

Ob.

1 2

bell-like

E.H.

Cl. in B

1 2 3

Bn.

1 2

Alto Sax. in E bell-like 1. solo Hn. in F

1,2 3.4

Tpt.

1 2 3

espr.

3

solo Tbn. espr.

Bs. Tbn. Tba. (Vib.)

(bowed)

mallet

1 Ped. Perc.

(bowed)

l.v. molto

2 in background (Tubular Chimes) 3 Ped.

ord. (on keyboard)

Pno.

Hp.

A

*to standard mute Solo 1º

to practice mute Solo 2º Vn. I

to practice mute

practice mute

Solo 4º sempre, with natural dynamic nuances practice mute Solo 6º

5

sempre, with natural dynamic nuances tutti (standard mute)

(arco)

3

3

gli altri

practice mute Solo 1º sempre, with natural dynamic nuances

Solo 2º 3 3

Vn. II

to practice mute Solo 4º

Solo 6º 5 3

gli altri

(con sord.) a tutti, divisi (con sord.)

Va. b

3 3

a tutti, divisi (2º senza sord.)

Vc.

sub. pizz.

arco

b sub.

Cb.

* From measure 18, only the Violoncelli and Contrabassi are not muted.

4

22 Picc.

solo Fl. 1 3

espr.

3

poss.

poss. solo

Ob. 1 espr.

E.H. bell-like 1

Cl. in B

2

3

Alto Sax. in E bell-like

straight mute Tpt. 2 poss.

echo Tbn.

(Vib.) 1 (Ped.) Perc.

(Crotales)

(bowed)

2 (Tubular Chimes) 3

pizz. (inside piano)

Ped.

ord. (on keyboard)

Ped.

Pno.

Hp.

B

standard mute

to practice mute

Solo 1º 3

3

practice mute Solo 2º sempre, with natural dynamic nuances 8va

Vn. I

loco

Solo 4º

3 3

8va

Solo 6º 8va

gli altri 3

3

8va

via sord.

Solo 1º 3

Solo 2º 3

3

Vn. II

practice mute Solo 4º 3

sempre, with natural dynamic nuances

Solo 6º 8va

gli altri 3

3

a

Va. b

a Vc.

pizz. b

Cb.

arco

pizz.

5

29 Picc. sim.

solo

Fl. 1 espr. bell-like Ob. 1

E.H. solo

3

1 espr.

Cl. in B

2

3

Bn. 1

Alto Sax. in E bell-like Hn. 3 in F espr.

(Vib.) 1 Ped. Perc.

2

3 (Ped.)

Ped.

Pno.

pizz. (inside piano)

secco

l.v.

Hp.

secco

practice mute Solo 1º 3

sempre, with natural dynamic nuances

Solo 2º

5 3

Vn. I Solo 4º 3

3

3

(echo of cello solo, measure 1) Solo 6º 3

3

sempre, with natural dynamic nuances gli altri

Solo 1º

via sord.

Solo 2º Vn. II Solo 4º via sord.

Solo 6º

gli altri

via sord. a Va.

via sord. b sul A a

Vc.

arco, al punta sul A

(pizz.) b

Cb. 3

3

6

36 Picc.

Fl. 1

E.H.

1 Cl. in B

2.

2 3

1 Bn. 2

Alto Sax. in E

1 2 Hn. in F 3 4 solo, open Tpt. 1 espr.

Tbn. blend with Basses (Vib.)

l.v. molto

1 (Ped.) Very Large Triangle Perc.

l.v. molto

Ped.

2 Small Sus. Cymbal (please pick a cymbal that when bowed gives off lots of high partials) 3 ord. (on keyboard)

pizz. (inside piano)

Pno.

Hp.

Solo 1º 5

Solo 2º 3

loco

8va

Vn. I Solo 4º

3

3

Solo 6º 3

3

3

8va

via sord. gli altri

Solo 1º

Solo 2º Vn. II Solo 4º 3

3

Solo 6º 8va

via sord. gli altri solo 1ª & solo 3ª, div. senza sord.

sul C, non vib.

solo 2ª & solo 4ª, div. senza sord.

sul C, non vib.

a Va. b

a Vc.

pizz. b

Cb.

arco, ord.

3

3

bowed

l.v. molto

7

42 Picc.

Fl. 1

E.H.

1 Cl. in B

(2.)

2 3

1 2 Hn. in F

espr.

3 4 espr.

1

Tpt. 2 3

Tbn.

Bs. Tbn.

Tuba Place brick on Vibraphone pedal for the rest of the composition (so Vib. is l.v. until it naturally fades). Turn motor off.

1 (Ped.) Perc.

Place brick on Tubular Chime pedal for the rest of the composition (so Tub. Ch. is l.v. until it naturally fades).

2

3

Pno.

Hp.

D B G A

via sord.

Solo 1º 8va

via sord.

senza sord.

Solo 2º Vn. I

via sord.

Solo 4º 5 8va

via sord.

Solo 6º 3

gli altri

Solo 1º

Solo 2º Vn. II

via sord.

Solo 4º 3

Solo 6º

gli altri

a Va. b sul tasto a Vc. b

Cb.

8 Perpetual (with repetition and variations) motion = 96 accel.*

48 Picc.

1 Fl. 2

1 blend with pizz.

Ob. 2

E.H. blend with pizz.

1

Cl. in B

2

3

1 Bn. 2

Alto Sax. in E 2.

1 2 Hn. in F

4.

3 4

1 Tpt. 2 3 solo Tbn. espr. echo bass Bs. Tbn. echo bass Tba.

2 Bongos 1 3

Very Large Bass Dr. Perc.

Large Sus. Cym.

(choke)

2 3 low Tom-toms solo 5

Glock.

3

ord. (on keyboard)

secco

Pno.

blend with Contrabasses, pizz.-like

Hp.

A

(D CB/E F GA )

Perpetual (with repetition and variations) motion = 96 accel.*

tutti, unis. (senza sord.)

pizz.

tutti, unis. (senza sord.)

pizz.

0

Vn. I

0

Vn. II tutti, div. (senza sord.) pizz.

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

unis.

3

div.

3

Va.

unis., pizz. (ord.)

0

0

Vc. pizz.

0

0

0

0

Cb. quiet, but in the foreground

* From here to the end, there is a very gradual accellerando from In addition, from here to the end is one long crescendo.

3

= 96 to

= 144.

sim.

9

52

solo

Picc.

5

1 3

blend with pizz.

Fl. 2

1 3

Ob.

sub.

2

E.H. 3

1

Cl. in B

2

3

1 3

Bn. 2

3

Alto Sax. in E

1 2 Hn. in F 3 4 st. mute 1 Tpt.

st. mute 2 3

Tbn.

Bs. Tbn.

3

Tba. blend with basses 1 3

3

Tubular Chimes Perc.

2

Sizzle Cymbal

Ped. (with brick on it) l.v. molto

3 low Tom-toms

from here to end, never dampen cymbals or triangle

5

3

l.v. molto

3

Pno.

3

s.

glis

blend with strings

Hp.

C A

unis.

3

(D C B/E F GA )

E A

3

Vn. I

3

Vn. II

div.

unis.

3

3

unis., arco

3

Va. arco (ord.)

sul D & A

div., pizz.

0

Vc. 3

3

espr.

(sim.)

Cb. 3

10

(accel.) (ca.

56

= 108)

fltg.

Picc.

3

1 blend with string harmonics

Fl.

3

2 3

1 Ob. 2

E.H. 3

3

3

3

3

3

1

Cl. in B

2

3

1 Bn. 2

Alto Sax. in E 1.

1 2 Hn. in F

3.

3 4 solo 1 cantabile

3

Tpt.

2.

2 3

Tbn.

Bs. Tbn.

Tba.

(2 Bongos)

from here to end, never dampen cymbal

1 3

Very Large Bass Drum Perc.

Large Sus. Cym.

(choke)

Tubular Chimes

3 low Tom-toms Glock.

l.v. molto

3

l.v. molto

Ped. (with brick on it)

5

3

Pno.

l.v. molto

secco

secco

gli

ss.

Hp.

l.v.

D

G

(DC B/EF GA)

(accel.) (ca.

arco 3

pizz.

= 108) (pizz.)

3

Vn. I 3

arco 3

pizz.

3

pizz.

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

(pizz.)

3

Vn. II

Va. unis.

Vc.

Cb.

3

2

div., arco

non div.

11

60 Picc. sub.

3

3

3

3

1 sub.

sub.

sub.

Fl. 2 sub.

1 sub.

Ob.

3

3

sub.

sub.

2 sub.

E.H. sub.

1 3

3

Cl. in B

2

3

1 Bn.

optional tacet

to Contrabassoon

2

Alto Sax. in E 1.

1 2 Hn. in F

3.

3 4 via sord.

senza sord.

solo

solo

3

1 3

Tpt. 2 3 solo Tbn. solo Bs. Tbn.

Tba.

Med. Sus. Cym.

2 Bongos 2 Congas

l.v.molto

1 3

Bass Dr. Perc.

Sus. Cym.

2

Small Triangle

3 low Tom-toms

5

3

secco

secco

Pno.

gli

ss.

secco

l.v.

Hp.

3

3

3

3

sub.

3

3

sub.

3

3

F G

arco a

3

3

div.

Vn. I

arco b arco

Vn. II

unis.

pizz.

div.

sub. unis., arco 3

Va. 3

div.

sub. unis., arco

Vc. div.

Cb.

3

12 (accel.) (ca.

65

= 120)

fltg.

Picc.

3 3

fltg.

3

1

3 3

3

poss. fltg.

Fl. 2

3 3

1 3

3

3

3

3

Ob. 2 3

3

E.H. 3

3

3

3

1 3

Cl. in B

3

2 3

3

3

sub.

3

Bn.

1 Contrabassoon

Cbn. blend with Contrabass pizz.

Alto Sax. in E 1. fltg.

ord.

(1.)

3

3.

3

1 2 3

Hn. in F 3 4

3

fltg.

ord.

fltg.

ord.

1 Tpt.

via sord.

2 3

Tbn. Bs. Tbn.

Tba. 2 Bongos & 2 Congas

2 Bongos 1 3

Crotales Perc.

Bass Drum

l.v. molto

Sus. Cym.

2 3 low Tom-toms Small Triangle

5

l.v. molto

3

Pno.

3

3

secco 8va

loco 3

Hp.

D B

unis.

(accel.) (ca.

= 120)

unis.

div.

Vn. I 3

sub.

div.

unis.

div.

Vn. II 3

div., pizz.

0

arco

Va. 3

pizz.

Vc. unis.

Cb.

0

arco

slow tremolo

fast tremolo

13

fltg.

70

3

Picc.

3

fltg.

fltg.

1 3

fltg.

fltg.

Fl. 2

1 Ob. 2

3

E.H. 3

1

3

3 3

Cl. in B

2

3

3 3

Bn.

3

1 3

3

Cbn. fltg.

Alto Sax. in E 5

(1.)

1 2 Hn. in F

(3.)

(3.)

3 4 solo

(non fltg.)

solo

1 Tpt.

2. senza sord.

(senza sord.)

fltg.

2 3 fltg.

solo Tbn. solo Bs. Tbn.

Tba. Vibraphone (with brick on pedal)

2 Bongos 2 Congas

l.v.

1 3

(Ped.) Perc.

Bass Dr.

Sus. Cym.

Bass Dr.

Sus. Cym.

2 3

5

Chin. Cym.

5

3 low Tom-toms

l.v. molto

3 8va

3

3

blend with pizz. secco

Pno.

3

3

3 3

ss.

ss.

gli

gli

Hp.

(D C B /EFGA)

G A

(D C B /EFG A )

unis.

div.

Vn. I

3

3 3

unis.

Vn. II 3

3

3

sub.

3

div.

unis.

unis.

pizz.

Va. 3

super fast tremolo

0

pizz.

arco

Vc.

arco Cb.

3

3

div.

14 (accel.) (ca.

= 132)

75 Picc.

1 3

3

Fl.

5

2 3

3

1 3

Ob. 2 3

E.H. 3

1

Cl. in B

2

3

Bn.

1

Cbn.

Alto Sax. in E

1 2 Hn. in F

3.

4.

3 4

1 Tpt.

(3.)

2 3

Tbn.

Bs. Tbn.

Tba.

Vibraphone

2 Bongos 2 Congas

l.v.

1 3

(Sus. Cym.) Perc.

(Ped.) Sus. Cym.

Bass Dr.

Bass Dr.

Sus. Cym.

2 3 low Tom-toms Sizzle Cym.

5

l.v. molto

5

Sizzle Cym.

3

3 3

3

Pno.

8va

glis

s.

Hp.

D

G A

(DC B /EFGA)

(accel.) (ca. sul D

= 132) 3

Vn. I 3

3

sul D Vn. II 3

3

div.

unis., arco

3

Va. pizz.

Vc.

Cb.

unis., arco

0

15

80 Picc.

1 Fl. 2

1 Ob. 2

E.H.

1

Cl. in B

2

3

Bn.

1 3

Cbn.

Alto Sax. in E 1.

1 2 Hn. in F

3.

3 4

solo 1 3

espr.

Tpt.

sub.

sub.

2 sub.

sub.

sub.

sub.

3

Tbn. 1 Tbn. Bs. Tbn. (sub.)

3

Tba.

Med. Sus. Cym.

2 Bongos, 2 Congas

l.v. molto

1 3

Bass Dr. Perc.

Sus. Cym.

Bass Dr.

Sus. Cym.

l.v. molto (do not dampen)

2 sub.

Chinese Cym.

3 low Tom-toms

3

5

5

5

5

5

3

intense

Pno.

Hp.

G

B

3 0

Vn. I sub., cantabile

3

sub.

ord.

pont.

0

Vn. II sub., cantabile

Va.

3

Vc. div.

Cb. 3

16 (accel.) (ca.

= 144)

85 Picc.

3

3

1 3

3

3

Fl. 2 3

1.

Ob.

1 2

E.H.

1 Cl. in B 2 3

Bn.

1

Cbn.

Alto Sax. in E solo 1 solo 2 sempre

Hn. in F

3.

solo

3 4 solo 1 3

3

Tpt.

2.

3

3

3

3

solo

2 3 3

3

3

3

3

3

Tbn.

Bs. Tbn.

3

Tba. (2 Bongos) (2 Congas)

3

1 3

Bass Dr. Perc.

Sus. Cym. l.v. molto sim.

Bass Dr.

(Bass Dr.)

Chin. Cym.

3 low Tom-toms

Small Sus. Cym.

5

5

3

3

Pno.

Hp.

secco

(secco)

secco

secco

E A

Sus. Cym. 3

2

3

E

G

(accel.) (ca.

= 144)

0

Vn. I 3

0

Vn. II

Va.

3

Vc.

unis.

Cb. 3

17

91

fltg.

Picc.

3

3

fltg.

1 3 3

fltg.

Fl. 2

3 3

1 3

3

Ob. 2 3

3

E.H. 3

3 3

1

Cl. in B

2 3

3

Bn.

1 3

Cbn.

Alto Sax. in E

1 2 Hn. in F 3 4 (Tpt. 1 optional: from here to end can be played on Piccolo Trumpet)

solo

3

solo

1 sempre Tpt.

2.

2 3 Tbn. 1

Tbn. Bs. Tbn. 3

Tba.

Med. Sus. Cym.

l.v.

2 Bongos 2 Congas

3

Med. Sus. Cym.

l.v.

1 5

sub.

Triangle

Perc.

l.v.

2 Small Triangle

5

3 low Tom-toms

5

3

3

3 sub. l.v. molto

Pno.

gliss

.

Hp.

B F

(DC B /EF G A )

Vn. I sempre

3

intense

Vn. II

3

intense

3

div.

unis.

div.

unis.

Va. intense div.

unis.

div.

0

Vc. 3

Cb.

18

96

fltg.

3

Picc. non dim. fltg.

1 non dim.

fltg.

3

fltg.

Fl.

fltg.

2 non dim.

1 non dim.

Ob. 2 non dim.

3

E.H.

1 non dim.

Cl. in B

2 3

3

Bn.

1

Cbn.

Alto Sax. in E 2., 4.

Hn. in F

1., 3.

2., 4.

1, 2 3, 4 fltg.

fltg.

fltg.

fltg.

sub. fltg.

fltg.

1 non dim.

Tpt.

2

3 sub. fltg.

Tbn. Bs. Tbn.

Tba.

2 Bongos, 2 Congas

Very Large Triangle

l.v.

1 3

Bass Dr. Perc.

3

3

Sus. Cym.

Bass Dr.

Sus. Cym. Bass Dr.

Crotale

3

Glock.

l.v.

2 5

(Tom-toms)

5

l.v.

3 sempre

5

intense

Pno.

non dim.

l.v.

B E F G A

Hp.

secco

poss.

div.

poss.

unis. sul G & A

Vn. I

div., sul G & A

3

non dim.

3

non dim.

unis.

Vn. II

div.

unis.

Va. 3

(div.)

unis.

non dim.

0

Vc. intense

non dim. div.

Cb.