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Joby Talbot

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VAMPYR Full score November 2018

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Commissioned by Los Angeles Opera, 2018.

First performance 27 October 2018 by members of the L.A. Opera Orchestra conducted by Matthew Aucoin at the Theatre at Ace Hotel, Los Angeles.

Composer’snote:

Soundtrack to Carl Theodor Dreyer’s 1932 film VAMPYR – The Strange Adventure of Allan Gray

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DURATION 1h 14m

INSTRUMENTATION

Flute, dbl. Piccolo, Alto Flute

Clarinet in Bb, dbl. Clarinet in A, Bass Clarinet

Horn in F Trumpet in C

Percussion (3 players), sharing: Vibraphone Crotales Glockenspiel Marimba Xylophone

Tubular Bells

Tuned Gongs one chromatic octave A3 - G#4 (‘Turandot’) + 6 low gongs: Bb2 + C

Tuned Cowbells from G3, chromatic to Eb5

Timpani

Piccolo Side Drum

Side Drum

Small Woodblock

S/M Triangles

2 Small Suspended Cymbals

Medium Suspended Cymbal

2 Large Suspended Cymbals

Sizzle Cymbal

Large China Cymbal

2 Kick Drums

2 Bass Drums

Ratchet

S/M/L Tam-tams

Harp

Piano*/Celesta

* + 2 x ¼”-20 bolts for prepared piano (bars 430-40) + wire brush (bar 446)

Button Accordion

Soundtrack/SFX/Click Track – see Composer’s note, below

Voice (contralto) - optional

2 Violins

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

ScoreisinC

This score incorporates elements of the original movie soundtrack and other audio effects that have been dubbed to the picture provided, along with a click track which should be fed through a headset to the conductor and any players who might find it helpful.

If the ensemble is amplified (dependent on the acoustic of the venue), please consider using a larger than normal amount of reverb. The sound should have a slightly washy, hyper-saturated quality to match the dreamy and unsettling nature of the movie.

The piano should be easily accessible to the accordion player for the "Inside Piano with brushes" section (bars 666-70).

Prepared piano, bars 430-40, requires 2 x ¼”-20 bolts wrapped in electrical tape inserted between strings, to give a gong-like effect.

The piece may be performed with or without singer.

3 + E

3 + F#3 + G3

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The Inn at Courtempierre 00.00.47.13 1 II The Shadow People 00.10.21.22 34 III The Manor House 00.20.28.03 82 IV Leone 00.33.13.13 130 V The Doctor 00.39.33.17 149 VI The Old Servant 00.48.29.02 187 VII Strange Visions 00.54.51.12 215 VIII The Curse is Lifted 01.03.15.21 249

CONTENTS I

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