Harle SILENCIUM (theme from BBC series 'Silent Witness')

John Harle

SILENCIUM for Chamber Orchestra and Soprano Saxophone solo

(2011)

CHESTER MUSIC

John Harle’s arrangement of his Silencium for Chamber Orchestra and Soprano Saxophone solo was first performed as part of the Canterbury Festival on 22nd October, 2011 by the Festival Chamber Orchestra conducted by Anthony Halstead, the saxophone solo played by the composer.

INSTRUMENTATION Soprano Saxophone solo 2 Flutes Oboe Cor Anglais 2 Clarinets 2 Bassoons 2 Horns Harp Strings Duration – circa 5½ minutes

Music preparation by Ian Gardiner.

SILENCIUM The Theme from the BBC series 'Silent Witness'

Flutes 1 & 2

   

John Harle

q = 60

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Oboe

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Cor Anglais

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Bassoons 1 & 2

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Horns 1 & 2 in F

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  

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Clarinets 1 & 2 in Bb

Harp

Soprano Sax solo

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Violin II

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Violoncello

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Double Bass

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Sop. Sax. solo

         

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 Bsns.    Hns.

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  Fls.        14

Ob.

C. A.

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Hp.

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      

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         

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      Bsns.        Hns.

            

19     pp

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   

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22

Ob.

C. A.

Cls.

  

Hp.

Sop. Sax. solo

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      Bsns.        Hns.

          

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

  Fls.       

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

Ob.

C. A.



Cls.



Bsns.











 

      

     

Hns.

    

  



Sop. Sax. solo

 

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   

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















mp

 

               

       

  

  

 

          

Hp.

Vln. I

 



               

  

    



    



    

                     

       

   

























 









 







   



 







   



  

























Vln. II

Vla.

         

               

Vc.

       

 

     

Db.

  











 

       

 

     

 

     

 















 

6

  Fls.   33

      

  

  







mf

Ob.











  







mf

C. A.











  







mf

Cls.

Bsns.

Hns.

Hp.

Sop. Sax. solo





2.



     



   

      

  



  

    



      

  



 

 Vln. I   



    

      

mf

  







mf

   

    



mf

    

 





  









 

   



      



  







mf









  





mf

Vln. II

 









  







mf

Vla.

Vc.

     

      

  

   

 

 

    

       mf

 

 

 

     

     

mf Db.

   











 mf









7

   Fls. 





















36



Ob.

C. A.



Cls.



Bsns.





     

        

Hns.



    



Sop. Sax. solo



 Vln. I   





























Vla.

       

Vc.

  

 

 

 





Db.

















































 

     





             

  



 

   

 

 

     

 

  

   





 

    

  





















 















































 

             

     



   

 

     

 

 

 

     



















  

             

  



Vln. II









  



 

   

  



  



        Hp.



  





 

  

8

 Fls.    40

 

Ob.













 

                 

Hns.





  

   

 



 





 





 







Db.



      

 















 















a2



     





























mf

mf

       



         

  

 



f



f

   

 

mf

  





  

   





 







  

mf



















mf





    

        











mf

 

 

 

 

 

       



           

 

   







f

f

   

         

ff

 



  



mf

       

   

mf

       



   

1.

 

f

 

2.

mf



f

Vc.



f

f

         

Vla.



f

Vln. II

 



f

 

 





f

       



Sop. Sax. solo



f

 

   

Hp.



f



Cls.

Vln. I

     

 

C. A.

Bsns.

  





 

 















unis.













mf



mf

          mf

 

  

   

mf

 mf



 

   

 

   







 

  

9

         Fls.   45

        















C. A.

















Cls.



 



      

   Bsns.    Hns.

 







Sop. Sax. solo

Vln. I



  

          







        















        

mp

mp













         mp

           







        

     





a2

         Hp.





 

 



         1.





mp

 

Ob.























mp

  





           













        

mp

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

 















         

        

       

 

     





   



 



mp













         mp



     

 

 







 

  

 

 





mp

mp

 

  

10

49

49    Fls.  

f



Ob.







f sonore

  

     

 





  









C. A.

 

   



 

    

    

 



      

  

  



 

    





  

    











  

    









f sonore

   

Cls.

f

Bsns.

Hns.





Sop. Sax. solo

  

     











1.



  

  

  

    

  

  

     

  

  

    









f sonore 1.





    

Hp.

  

    

f

    

 

f sonore

  

 

     

  







 

   

 

 

   

  



 

  

 

 

     

  



 

    

 

 

    

  



 

 







 

 





 

  

 

 

     

  









    

         

ff sonore

 Vln. I   





         

  

 

 

  

 

        

       

 

 

  

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

     



  







   

f

Vc.

Db.





f

Vla.







f sonore

Vln. II





    f

    

    f

  

 

  

 

       



       

 



  

    

  



11

57

  Fls.   

 





 



55



Ob.

C. A.

Cls.

Bsns.

Hns.



   

 







  

mf

   Hp.

Sop. Sax. solo







    

mf





  

Db.

     









  

    

    



 

 

   

  

 



 



 

  

    

 



 

  

 

   

 



  

      

  

  



 

 







mf

    



 

    



    

     













                         



 

 

  

                        

       

 

  

    

 

 

   

 







  



mf

Vc.

  



     



   

mf

 

   

mf

  



  

 

f (solo)

 

 



mf





    



mf

Vla.

  



    





  Vln. I  

Vln. II





   



mf



 



 

 

   

       



 

  

  



    

 

mf

    

mf

  



 

  

   

       

 

12

61     Fls. 

Ob.

C. A.

Bsns.

Hns.











Sop. Sax. solo

Vln. I

   







  

 

   

 

65  

  





 

     

  

Vc.

Db.







 

 

 













 

   

  

  

 

 



  

 

 

 







   

 

   

  p

 

  

    

    

   

 

   

   

 

 



   



 

mp









            



        





            

 

        





 

   

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 









 

 



















p

 

unis.

 

 

div.

p

p



 



p



mp

 



      



  

     

p





   

 



        

    

 

    

p

  



p

  

  

p

  





Vln. II

Vla.

     

p

p



   

  







 



 





 



    

    Hp.

  

mp solo

   

Cls.

 

   

  



  

13

 Fls.    

     

67

Ob.

C. A.

Cls.

 

Hp.

Sop. Sax. solo

Vln. I







   

      

  

 

       

   









     

 

  







  Bsns.    Hns.



  

 

 

  



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  



  



 



 







 

 

 

  

 

   

 



  

   



 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





Vc.

   

 

Db.

   

Vla.

  



  

  

   



  







  













 









 

 





 

Vln. II



  

 

 



  



    

  





 

 







  

 



    

   



  





    

     

 



  



 



 

14

 Fls.    

     

71

Ob.

C. A.

Cls.

  

Hp.

Sop. Sax. solo

      

 

    



   



  

  

 

 



 

   

 



   

 

 

 



 

  

 

   

   



p





















  





















  



  

 

  

 

 

  

   

 

long

 

long

long

 

 

long

 

long

 

long

 

long

      

long

  

 







 

arco







 

   

  

 

  div.















  



 

  



 

  



 

    

 

  Db.   



      

    



Vln. II

Vc.

  

  

    



  

2.

 Vln. I   

Vla.

  

   

 

 

 

   

 

     



 



  Bsns.   

Hns.



  

     

 

 

pp

  

 

 

  

  

pp

    pp pp

 

pp

 

long

     

long

long

     

   

        

 

     

long

 

 

long

long