Lewis THE WILL TO ADORN

LEWIS

The Will to Adorn for Chamber Orchestra

Full Score

GEORGE LEWIS

The Will to Adorn

Instrumentation

Flute/Piccolo Oboe Clarinet/Bass Clarinet

Bassoon/Contrabassoon Trumpet in C Trombone

Percussion I: Large triangle, Large Tam-tam, Large suspended cymbal, 2 Tibetan bowl bells,

2 nipple gongs (A and D), Vibraphone, Chimes, Castanets, 2 bongos, Bass drum

Percussion II: Medium triangle, Medium Tam-tam, Suspended splash cymbal, Suspended crash cymbal, Marimba, Crotales (one octave),

2 nipple gongs (C+ and E), 2 temple blocks, Snare drum, 2 Tom-toms, Metal clank pipe, Maracas, Slapstick, Tympani: 32" D2 to A2,

Guitar Piano

Strings

The score is transposed, with customary transpositions: Piccolo sounds an octave higher than written, Clarinet part sounds a major 2nd lower than written, Bass Clarinet part sounds a major 9th lower than written, Contrabassoon sounds an octave lower than written, Guitar sounds an octave lower than written, Contrabass sounds an octave lower than written.

Symbols:

s.t.: sul tasto (arco) a.s.t.: alto sul tasto (arco)

s.p.: sul ponticello (arco) a.s.p: alto sul ponticello (arco)

o.b.: play on bridge (arco) o.b.p.: near bridge, extra bow pressure

c.l.b. : col legno battuto (arco) s.p.p.: sul ponticello, extra bow pressure

 = quarter-tone fat  = three-quarter-tone fat

 = quarter-tone sharp ÷ = three-quarter-tone sharp

Ⓜ, multi, multiph: multiphonic sound

5th M: clarinet multiphonics emphasizing the ffth harmonic

+o (brass): gradual plunger mute movement from closed to open

+(percussion): choke

Accidentals carry through the measure.

Specifcations as to instruments, bowings, mutes, articulations, etc., are maintained until superseded by a subsequent specifcation, or by the “ord.” instruction.

Duration: 14 minutes

The Will To Adorn

Lg. Trgl. Lg. Tam-Tam

Med. Trgl.

Lg. Nipple Gong

B.Dr.

B.Dr. arco

B.Dr. Lg. Cymb. stk.

Sn.

B.Dr.

George Lewis

George Lewis (b. 1952) is Professor of American Music at Columbia University and Area Chair in Composition. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy. His other honors include a MacArthur Fellowship (2002) and a Guggenheim Fellowship (2015). A member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) since 1971, Lewis’s work has been documented in more than 150 recordings and has been presented by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Dal Niente, the London Philharmonia Orchestra, International Contemporary Ensemble, Ensemble Musikfabrik, Mivos Quartet, Spektral Quartet, London Sinfonietta, and others. Lewis holds honorary degrees from the University of Edinburgh, New College of Florida, and Harvard University.

George Lewis (*1952) ist Professor für amerikanische Musik an der Columbia University and Leiter des Fachbereichs Komposition. Er ist Mitglied der American Academy of Arts and Sciences und der American Academy of Arts and Letters sowie korrespondierendes Mitglied der British Academy. Zu weiteren Auszeichnungen zählen ein MacArthur-Stipendium (2002) sowie ein Guggenheim-Stipendium (2015). Seit 1971 ist er Mitglied der Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM). Lewis’ Musik ist in über 150 Aufnahmen dokumentiert und wurde u. a. vom BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Dal Niente, London Philharmonia Orchestra, International Contemporary Ensemble, Ensemble Musikfabrik, Mivos Quartet, Spektral Quartet und von der London Sinfonietta aufgeführt. Er ist Ehrendoktor der University of Edinburgh, des New College of Florida und der Harvard University.