Siren for solo flute, 7 flutes and piccolo Aaron Jay Kernis (2020)
Copyright © 2020AJK Music/Wise Music Classical (G.Schirmer. All rights reserved. SoloFluteFluteFlute23 ppmp, sinuous pp mp mf p mf p Lyrically at first (with increasing violence) q = 63 p p SoloFl.Fl.Fl.23 mf p musing 8 mf pp mf p mf pp mf p Solo Fl. mf p 11 SoloFl.Fl.Fl.23 f mf pp p espr, mp slight slowing q = 58 14 ppp p SoloFl.Fl.Fl.Fl.234 mp mf, dolce pmf p poch rit.18 mp mf mp pmf mf 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 Aaron Jay Kernis (2020) for solo flute with 8 flutes and piccolo Siren to Marina Piccinini generously commissioned by the Seattle Chamber Music Festival 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 6
SoloFl.Fl.Fl.Fl.234 p mf, legg. ATempo Tempo 1, q = 63moving slightly forward 22 p pp fmp p pp fmp p pp f SoloFl.Fl.Fl.23 f 26 fmp fmp SoloFl.Fl.Fl.23 28 f f SoloFl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.2345 mf mpp pf 30 mp p p mf mp pp p mf p f pf p p f pf p 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 6 fltng, ord. 3 ord. 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
SoloFl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.2345 f molto f sfppp f, cant. Alittle slower, q = 58 34 fpff p sf p secco, marc. mp fpff p sf p secco, marc. f sf mp secco, marc. f sf SoloFl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.2345 p, molto marc f p 37 secco mf sf p, molto marc f p f sf p, molto marc f p mf sf p, molto marc f p sf p, molto marc f p SoloFl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.23456 f mf 39 f mf f mf f p f mp fmp mp p fmp fsf 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 6 610 3 3 fltng. 3 fltng. Fltng.3 3 tongue stop ord. 3 tongue stop 3 3 3 3 3 33 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 33 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 33 3 3 3 3 3 ord. 3 3 33 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 33 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 33 3 4
SoloFl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.23456 f molto 41 sfp f sfp f sfp sfp sfp sfp f f sfp sfp sf sf SoloFl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.23456 f mf ff 42 fp fsf sfp ff fp fsf sfp ff fp fsf sfp ff fp fsf p ff p fsf p ff 3 3 3 3 3 33 3 3 33 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 ord. 33 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5
SoloFl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.2345678 p, languidespr. p mf, sultry but breathy in tone ATempo 43 mf, sultry but breathy in tone pp floating, pp floating, pp floating, pp, floating pp, floating pp, floating SoloFl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.2345678 pp, floating 49 p ppp ppp p ppp ppp p pp pp pp 3 4 4 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 33 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 keyclicks 3 3 3 keyclicks 3 3 3 6
SoloFl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.2345678 mf 52 f mf mf p p p p p p p p p p p p SoloFl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.2345678 più f ff 55 più f ff mp ff mp ff mp ff mp ff mp mp ff ff 663 3 6 33 3 3 3 6 33 3 3 gliss.microtonal 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 6 36 3 33 3 6 6 36 3 33 3 3 33 33 3 3 3 3 33 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7
SoloFl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.2345678 p musing 58 pp sf pp sf pp sf pp SoloFl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.2345678 f sfsf ffmff agitato 61 pp pp p p mf pp pp p p mf pp p p pp p mfp f pp mpp mp pp mpp mp mf f 33 6 3 3 6 3 3 3 333 6 333 6 333 6 6 5 6 6 3 3 1/2 step trills` 3 3 3 1/2 step trills` 33 3 1/2 step trills` 1/2 step trills` 3 3 Fltng. 1/2 step trills` air 1/2 step trills` ord. air 3 3 1/2 step trills` 1/2 step trills` airord. 1/2 step trills` airord. air ord. air air ord. air 8
SoloFl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.2345678 ff f sfp ff 64 mf pp pf mf mf p fpf mf mf p fpf mf mf p f p mf p fsfp mf p fsfp mf pp fsfp SoloFl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.2345678 sf p ff 66 f pp f pp f pp f pp f ppp f ppp f ppp 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 3 3 3 6 6 3 3 3 6 3 air ord.ord. 3 3 3 air 3 3 3 3 air ord. 3 3 33 3 33 1/2 step trills`ord. 3 microtonal fall-off microtonal fall-off microtonal fall-off microtonalmicrotonalfall-offfall-off microtonal fall-off 6 microtonal fall-off 3 9
SoloFl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.234567 with, coiled violence q = 10468 pp p pp pp p pp psfsfsfsfsfsf sf sf sf sf sf p sf sf sf sf sf p sf sf sf sf sf SoloFl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.234567 p 72 mp p f mp p f sfsf sf sfsf sf sf sfsf sf sf sf sf sf sf sf sf sf sf sfsf sf sf sf sf sf sf sf sf 2 4 4 4 3 4 2 4 4 4 3 4 2 4 4 4 3 4 2 4 4 4 3 4 2 4 4 4 3 4 2 4 4 4 3 4 2 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 2 4 4 4 3 4 2 4 4 4 3 4 2 4 4 4 3 4 2 4 4 4 3 4 2 4 4 4 3 4 2 4 4 4 3 4 2 4 4 4 Fl. 4 3 3 6 6 6 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 6 6 6 6 3 3 6 6 6 10
SoloFl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.234567 mf mff 75 f f f f psfsf sf p sf sf p sf sf p sf sf SoloFl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.234567 77 f f f f sfsfsf sf sfsf sf sf sfsf sf sf sf sf sf sf sf sf sf sfsf sf sf 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 6 6 6 3 3 6 11
SoloFl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.2345678 fsf 80 f f mf sf sf mf sf sf mf sf sf f f SoloFl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.2345678 f p f p 83 mf p mf p, marc. p, marc. p, marc. p, marc. p mpp p mpp 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 33 3 6 pizz. ord. 6 6 3 pizz. ord. pizz. pizz. pizz. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 12
SoloFl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.2345678 f mf f dim. p 86 mp pp mf pp p, lightly p p p, lightly p mp mpp p, lightly mp p SoloFl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.2345678 p mf mf f 90 mp p mfpmf p mp p mf pmf p mp p mf p mf p mp mf p mf p 2 4 3 4 2 4 3 4 2 4 3 4 2 4 3 4 2 4 3 4 2 4 3 4 2 4 3 4 2 4 3 4 2 4 3 4 2 4 3 4 2 4 3 4 2 4 3 4 2 4 3 4 2 4 3 4 2 4 3 4 2 4 3 4 33 3 3 63 6 35 pizz. ord. 3 pizz. ord. ord. pizz. ord. pizz. 3 3 5 13
SoloFl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.2345678 p f mff 96 mf mf mp mf p mp mf p mp mf p mp mf p SoloFl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.2345678 f molto 100 f f 3 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 2 4 3 4 3 4 2 4 3 4 3 4 2 4 3 4 3 4 2 4 3 4 3 4 2 4 3 4 3 4 2 4 3 4 3 4 2 4 3 4 3 4 2 4 3 4 3 6 33 3 6 6 3 3 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 14
SoloFl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.2345678 mp fsfsf 104 mf mp mp p sf sf sf sf mf mf mp f sf sf f sf sf sf sf f sfsfsfsf f sf sf sf f sf sf sf sf sf sf SoloPicc.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.2345678 sfsfsfsfsfsf sf sf f 108 sf sf sf sf sf sfsf f sf sf sf sf sf sf sf p sf sf sf sf sf sf sf p sfsfsfsf sf sf f sf sf sfsf sf sf f sf sf sf sf sf sf f sf sf sfsf sf sf f sfsf 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 6 3 33 6 6 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 15
SoloPicc.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.2345678 sf sf sf sf ff 112 sf sf ff ff f p fp fsf sf sf ff fp fp fsf ff ff sf sf sf sfsf sf sf sf sf sf sf sf sf sf sf sfsf sf sfsf sfsfsfsf SoloPicc.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.2345678 sf 115 sff sf f sf mf sf sf mf sf sf mf sf sf f f sff 3 4 3 8 3 4 3 8 3 4 3 8 3 4 3 8 3 4 3 8 3 4 3 8 3 4 3 8 3 4 3 8 3 4 3 8 3 8 4 4 3 4 2 4 3 8 4 4 3 4 2 4 3 8 4 4 3 4 2 4 3 8 4 4 3 4 2 4 3 8 4 4 3 4 2 4 3 8 4 4 3 4 2 4 3 8 4 4 3 4 2 4 3 8 4 4 3 4 2 4 3 8 4 4 3 4 2 4 3 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 6 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 6 6 3 16
SoloPicc.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.2345678 f 118 f f fmp fmp fmp f f f SoloPicc.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.2345678 sf121 sf sf sf sf mf p fmf mf p f p f mf mf mf f mf f mf f mf f mf f mf f sf 2 4 3 4 2 4 3 4 2 4 3 4 2 4 3 4 2 4 3 4 2 4 3 4 2 4 3 4 2 4 3 4 2 4 3 4 3 3 3 6 3 3 6 6 6 3 6 3 3 6 3 3 3 6 3 3 6 3 6 6 6 3 6 3 6 6 6 3 6 3 6 6 6 36 3 3 3 6 3 3 6 6 3 3 6 6 6 3 6 6 3 3 6 6 6 3 6 6 3 3 6 6 6 3 6 6 6 3 6 6 6 3 6 6 6 6 3 6 6 6 3 6 6 6 6 3 6 6 6 3 6 6 6 333 6 6 6 333 6 6 6 3 3 6 6 6 3 6 17
SoloPicc.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.2345678 124 SoloPicc.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.2345678 ff 126 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 3 666 3 6666 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 6 6 6663 6 666 6 66 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 663 6 6 6 663 6 6 6 666 6 6 6 663 6 6 6 366 6 66 6 6 18
SoloPicc.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.2345678 129 fp fp fp fp fp fp SoloPicc.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.2345678 135 f ff f ff 3 4 3 8 3 4 3 8 3 4 3 8 3 4 3 8 3 4 3 8 3 4 3 8 3 4 3 8 3 4 3 8 3 4 3 8 3 3 3 3 363 3636 363 636 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 6 6 6 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 19
SoloPicc.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.2345678 sf f sf pp Pesante139 sf f sfsf sf f sf sf sf f sf sf sff sf sf sf sf f sf sf f sf sf sf sf SoloPicc.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.2345678 mp, ruminative pp Expansive poco rit. 145 5 8 4 4 3 2 5 8 4 4 3 2 5 8 4 4 3 2 5 8 4 4 3 2 5 8 4 4 3 2 5 8 4 4 3 2 5 8 4 4 3 2 5 8 4 4 3 2 5 8 4 4 3 2 3 2 4 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 3 2 2 2 20
SoloPicc.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.2345678 ff ATempo 149 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff PLAYSING 6 6 6 PLAYSING 6 6 6 PLAYSING 6 SINGPLAY 6 SINGPLAY 3 3 PLAYSING 3 3 SINGPLAY 3 3 PLAYSING 3 3 6 6 21
SoloPicc.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.2345678 150 ff 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 6 6 6 22
SoloPicc.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.2345678 151 ff 3 63 6 3 63 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 6 6 6 3 23
SoloPicc.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.2345678 ff 152 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 6 3 3 6 3 3 6 3 63 3 3 6 6 6 3 3 6 6 6 36 666 33 24
SoloPicc.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.2345678 ff 154 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 66 6 25
SoloPicc.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.2345678 cresc. 156 cresc.cresc.cresc.cresc.cresc.cresc.cresc.cresc. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 26
SoloPicc.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.Fl.2345678 sf sfzpp 157 sf sfzpp ff sf sfzpp sf sfzpp sf sfzpp sf sfzpp sf sfzpp sf sfzpp sfzpp 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 Air only, no pitch, covering the embouchure6 6 6 Air only, no pitch, covering the embouchure6 6 6 Air only, no pitch, covering the embouchure 6 6 6 Air only, no pitch, covering the embouchure 6 6 6 Air only, no pitch, covering the embouchure Air only, no pitch, covering the embouchure 3 3 Air only, no pitch, covering the embouchure 3 3 Air only, no pitch, covering the embouchure Air only, no pitch, covering the embouchure 33 66 6 27