Cerberus

Cerberus

Trio for French Horn, Cello, and Piano

Sean Anthony Kisch 2016

Program Notes When my friend Sarah Plumley initially asked me to write a trio for cello, horn, and piano, I was excited to write something fearful and dreadful because the orchestration was so dark: there was no treble instrument such as clarinet or violin like most trios. I choose the title Cerberus for several reasons. The dog in Greek mythology has three heads, and there are three performers. The irregular rhythms in the middle section "jump out" unexpectedly. And Cerberus has often been called the "hound of hell," which matches perfectly with the horn's reputation for for hunting music. Above all, this is chase music!

Cerberus

Transposed Score

For Sarah Plumley Explosive ()

Horn in F

Cello

 

Piano

                

4

Hn.



8

Pno.



     

              3

3

3

3

       

Pno.

Vc.



3

                    

Vc.

Hn.





  

3



  

        3

   

    

3

        



3



 



      3 3 3 3                               

               

   

3

3

    

 3

   

3

  

3

  

3



 

 

3





3

 

3

3

3

             

3

      

3

3

3

          





3

11

                3

3

   

3



    

 

    

 

 

3

3

 3     



3

3



   

            

3

3

3 3                

                               3

        

3



 

Sean Anthony Kisch

        

©2016 Sean Anthony Kisch (ASCAP) All Rights Reserved













 

       3 3 3 3   

Cerberus



12

Hn.

Vc.



     



Vc.

3

3

3

 

Vc.

Pno.

3



 

            3

   

  

    

  

20

Hn.

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

            3



                      

 



3

  

 





          3   3       3 3     

3

3

3



3

        

        

3



3

           

3





       





3

 



3

                  

3

Pno.

3



16

Hn.

3







                        3

3

Pno.





4

3

3

3

3

Cerberus



 

23

Hn.

Vc.

Pno.



   



5

 



     

3 3 3 3 3 3                         3

        

  

        

  

3

3



3

     3                     3 3                      3

Hn.

Vc.

Pno.

Vc.

Pno.





    

 

3

  

 3

                  

         3 3  3 3                    3 3 3  3 3                       3        

      

31

Hn.

3

29

          3     

                3             3                       3

3

 

3



         

  

      

 

            3

    

3





 

     

    

 

   

 

   









 

  3

3

  

 

3



   



        



 

3

3

 

  

  

3

3

27



3

       

3

3

3

 





         3

 

3

    





Cerberus

6

 

 

36

Hn.

Vc.

Pno.

                      

Vc.

Pno.

Vc.

 3 3               

 



 





 





                             













                                       

            

          

Pno.

 



 



44

Hn.

 

3       

3



40

Hn.

        3

38 Ominous

       3







       3

  



 

     3      3            

                3

cresc.

        

  

    

 



     



         



    



3

     



           

3

   

           46

3

        cresc.  3 3                 3  cresc.                                    

               

 



      

      

3      

         

3

    

 

 

47

Hn.

Vc.

Pno.

 

         3



3



       

Vc.

Pno.

    

        

 

 



          

  

Vc.

Pno.

3

  

3

3

3

    

cresc.

 

cresc.

cresc.

    

 

  

          

  

  

 

       



   

  

3

3

3

3

               

    

       

      

        

          

         

              

                                                

    

   

 

        



        



 

54

Hn.

    

              

50

Hn.

Cerberus



     

      

    

   

       

 

           

       



   

   

  

 



    

 

       

       

    

   

 

         

                  

     

                          

                

  

                                

7

Cerberus

8

    















58

Hn.

Vc.

Pno.

                   

61 Skittish

Hn.

Vc.

Pno.



  

   

 

3

3

3

 

3

3

                 3



3

3

 



 



                   3                                          3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3                  

           



      





3      

 



 







3                                             3

Pno.

3

        3

3

Vc.

3

               



64

Hn.

3

3



                 

       

   

 

  

3

3

  

3

  

3



3



3

3

 

3

3

3

        



Cerberus

 

67

Hn.

Vc.

          

3                     3 3           



 

3

Vc.

 

 



Vc.

 

3

3

3

3

3

    

 

         

3

     

  

3

  



3

  

   3

        

                          3

3

3

3



3

3

        

3





 3

                  3                  3 3               

 Pno.





3

73

Hn.

3

3

3

Pno.

3

3 3                    3                     3 3 3 3 3 3 3

70

Hn.

    3       

68

3

Pno.

9



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

3

3

3

10 76 Hn.

Vc.

Pno.

    

Cerberus





pizz.

3

                       arco  3             3     

Hn.

Vc.

Pno.

Vc.

Pno.



 3       



    



3

83

pizz.

 3

     



87





   3



    









3



3

         





    





  

      

3





3

      

3





3

   







      3 

 





    

  

   

       



 





      



        



3

     

3



      

      3 arco  3                  3

3



86

Hn.

    



81



 



  

3 3  3                            3 3 3 3          

Cerberus

       

89

Hn.



3

Vc.

 

 

       



11



     

 

3



 

 



 

3 3      3    3 3                                      3 3 3 3 3 3

3

Pno.

  

    

Hn.

Vc.

 

3

Vc.

Pno.

3

  

 

3

3

  95

Hn.

      

3

3

3









3

  

3

3

3

  

   





pizz.

3

                     3 3  3                 3

3

3

3



96

3

3

3







      3







 

     

  

3

  

3

 



                                3 3

Pno.



3

          

 

  

     3                



92

 

  

      3  3       3





  3             arco

3

   

3    3                       

Cerberus

12

 

99

Hn.

Vc.

Pno.

 

     3  

         3       

Pno.



  



3

                    3

 

         3      

Pno.



       cresc. 





          



                       

3

             5

3





  3

  

     rit.

     3

          accel.

3

5

5

   

3

 = 72



                



5

105 Freely

3





            

cresc.  3 5 3               

3

5

3

 

           5

3



3



107

Vc.

            cresc. 

                                3

Hn.



3

             



3

3

       3

Vc.

 

 

103

Hn.

 

3



 



 

 



    



                      

 

     

Cerberus

13



111

Hn.

Vc.

Pno.

 





3                       3 3



 

    

rit.

accel.

3

extreme vibrato, almost like a trill



Vc.

Pno.

  

           

     

120 Ominous

Hn.

Vc.

Pno.



         3

         

                 

 

115

Hn.











                            



3







 

 

    

   















  

  accel.













                      

 

                                                        

             

Cerberus

14

          

124

Hn.

Vc.

Pno.



Vc.

Pno.



Vc.

Pno.



  





   

             

             

 = 120

  

  

 

         

      

   

  

                                     

   





cresc.



         cresc.

          

 

      

 

     

  

        

    

            

       

  

  

     

    

 

     

  

cresc.

     

                                                                     

         

            

             

     

Tempo I ()

   

accel.

          

  

                     

 

132

Hn.



   

accel.

     

128

Hn.

 = 90



     

    

                           

         

                         





 

                                      

Cerberus

        



136

Vc.

Pno.



Vc.

Pno.



Vc.

Pno.



       

 

    

 

 

                     144

Hn.

   

  

       

    





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



   

       

                                     

                                      

140

Hn.

       

      



Hn.

15

3

3

                      3

3

3

            

 

        3



     

3

3

    

 



   

  



Cerberus

16

 

Vc.

 

 

Pno.

Vc.

Pno.

 



       

Vc.

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               

 

3



    

 

               

      





                       

 3

 



3

Pno.

    

 

3

3

3

  

3

 





      



150

          3

3       

   

           

155

Hn.

  3

151

Hn.

      3



Hn.

148

 3

3

           

3

3

   

 3

 

3

3

 3

3

           

Cerberus

                                                   3 3        

158

Hn.

Vc.

 



3

3

  

3

3

 162

Hn.

Vc.

Pno.

3

3



  

3

   



3

          3        

Hn.

 

Vc.

  

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

3

3

3

3



        3       

 3

3

3

3 3                                 3 3        3                      3

  

3



166

 

   

   

                     3

3

3

          3



       3

3

3

Pno.

3

3

3

 3               3

Pno.

17

         3      3

3

 



   

Cerberus

18

       3 

170

Hn.

Vc.

Pno.

                

Vc.

Pno.

   

  

       

 

Vc.

   









3

    

 



 

3

  

               

3







3

            

   



    



    

  

3

 

   

  

     

 





     3



3

3

 

3

   

  3   

 











             

 

  

                  

     

 

3

178

Pno.

      

3

 

Hn.

    

             

     

     







 

   



3

  

174

Hn.

 

 

   

3

      3        



3

    

    

       

             

 

177

    

           





3

        

 

3

            3

3

           

       3

       3

    



3



 

 





3

3

  

     

Cerberus

                3        3        3         

182

Hn.

Vc.

Pno.

 

186

Hn.

Vc.

3





 

3







3

cresc.

Vc.

Pno.

5

3

               5

   

     cresc.

 

  3



3

 

 



    3

  

       3

       











               





3



3

  

       

3

 

3

3

                            

        

3 3 3                  

      

3



3

  

          3

3

    



 



      

           

           

 

        3



       

                  



3







 

       

3

5

cresc.

3

     3

                      3



       

190

Hn.

3

               

3

Pno.

5

                   

184

                 

3

19

3

3        3

3



        3

3

3









193

Hn.

Vc.

Pno.

  

Vc.

Pno.



 

 

 

                         3 3 3 3                        3 3 3 3 3 3 3                                      3

 



  



      3 3                 3  3        

197

Hn.



Cerberus 3

3

3 3 3 3 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

            



            

    

20





      

   