OR0014-01 Mekailian, P. - Illumination Theory PREVIEW

PAUL MEKAI LI AN

ILLUMINATION THEORY FOR ORCHESTRA I NST RUMENT AT IO N: 1

Fl ut e 1

1

1

Fl ut e 2

Chi mes

1

Oboe 1

Tri angle

1

Oboe 2

Bass Dr um

1

Clar inet i n Bb 1

Tam-tam

1

Clar inet i n Bb 2

Cymbal s

1

Bass oon 1

1

Bass oon 2

1

Percussi on 1:

Percussi on 2 : Glockenspi el

1

Horn in F 1

Tri angle

1

Horn in F 1

Tam-tam

1

Trumpet in Bb 1

Bass Dr um

1

Trumpet in Bb 2

1

Trombone 1

8

Vi oli n I

1

Trombone 2

8

Vi oli n I I

1

Tuba

5

Vi ola

5

Cel lo

5

Cont rabass

1

Timpani

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P e Y as

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A BOUT : Paul Mekail ian’ s wonderf ul sens e of harmony and colo r mer ge t oget her to pai nt a s tunni ng pict ure of t he s truggle bet ween l ight and dark. I ll umi nat ion Theory i s a haunt ingly beauti f ul, yet reserved work t hat your ens embl e i s s ure to love.

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Illumination Theory

Transposed Score

Flute 1

Paul Mekailian 2019

for Orchestra

 = 34 ( = ca. 102)    



 













 Flute 2

    







  

  



  



  

   

Oboe 1

 



















Oboe 2

 



















3

    





 

 







Bassoon 2

 







Horn in F 1

 







Horn in F 2

 







Trumpet in B  1

 





Trumpet in B  2

 



Trombone 1

 



Trombone 2

 



Tuba

 

Timpani

 

  







  





  



 







  



      





 



 



 





 



 





 



 









     



 



 













 



 













 



 















 



 















 



 













 



 













 



 





2

3

4

5

7

8

 



Percussion 2

 



1

se

le ga

PE

RU



lu

qu ire s

S re A







(Chimes Triangle Bass Drum Tam-tam Cymbals)

Violin II







Percussion 1

Violin I

  



L

Bassoon 1

(Glockenspiel Triangle Tam-tam Bass Drum)

   

P e Y



3



as



3

ch

3

        

C r O

Clarinet in B  2

       

pu

Clarinet in B  1



 = 34 ( = ca. 102) poco vibrato         





  

  

6 

  



  









 



 





Viola

 











 



 





Cello

 











 



 





Contrabass

 











 



 





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Illumination Theory

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Fl. 1



  





 

 



  

rit.

  



  

Ob. 2



B  Cl. 2

Bsn. 1

Bsn. 2

Hn. 1

     

  

  

  

  

  

  

 







       

              

 







  

  

  







 



3





 

 

  

   3

  

  

 



  

 



 



 

  

  

   

   

 



  









 



 



 

B  Tpt. 1





 



 



 

B  Tpt. 2

















 



 







 



 











Perc. 2





 

9 Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.



  





 





 















 



 







 



 









 



 









 



 









 



 



      





14

15

 

se



 

  

qu ire s

S re A



10       







le ga













 

 

Perc. 1







 



 

 

PE

Timp.





lu

Tuba





RU

Tbn. 2



ch



pu





o

  

L

Hn. 2

  

o



 

3

        





  



3

o

Tbn. 1

  

    

P e Y

  

   

as

Ob. 1

B  Cl. 1



 

C r O

Fl. 2

11         

Chimes

12     

13 









 

poco vibrato

  

div.

     poco vibrato



 



 



     

 





 





 



 



 



 











 



 



 



 







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Illumination Theory a tempo

16

3

Fl. 1

  

     

    più 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fl. 2

  

    

    più 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



     



      

  









   più 







 

Hn. 1







     più 

Hn. 2







   più 

B  Tpt. 1







 

Tbn. 2

Tuba









 







 













Perc. 1







Glockenspiel

Perc. 2





 

      

16



    

      

  

17



       

   

 

     



 

      







 

 



   





 

      

 

       









 







 













 

    



18













 

    











 





le ga

PE

Timp.



  



S re A

Tbn. 1





 



se

B  Tpt. 2





lu

Bsn. 2

 



 

 





 

RU

Bsn. 1







B  Cl. 2



P e Y

    



as









ch

B  Cl. 1





C r O







pu

Ob. 2

 

     



L





qu ire s

Ob. 1



19

  





 



20

21

a tempo

Vln. I

Vln. II

       



       































Vla.

 

 

















Vc.







    

 

 

 

  

 

 

        





ord.

 

ord.

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

div.

     

Cb.





 

unis. ord.

    



   







 



 

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

B  Cl. 1

B  Cl. 2

Bsn. 1

          

Bsn. 2

Hn. 2

 

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2









 

    

  

  

 

Perc. 2

    













  



Vln. I

   

Vln. II



Vla.

Vc.

Cb.



     



  

  

  

 

  

 



   

  





  



   





     



 









 



  

  

  



  

  

 













 











   



  









      

  

to Triangle









 









 

  

  



 

Triangle

27



 



26



 



a tempo







rit.



 



      



 







 



   

 





 

   

 

  







 

 





 

 



 



25





    



24

  





                            

 







 

  



           

   

 





                           

  











  





 



  



   





     

23

 

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   

 

  





      



  

22 div.



   

le ga

Perc. 1





PE

Timp.



  



  



  









 





 Tuba

  

  





   

B  Tpt. 2

                



Hn. 1

B  Tpt. 1

  



   





RU

Ob. 2

 





 



P e Y



 

as

 

 

ch



  

  

C r O



 

   

pu

Ob. 1

 

 

 

L



 

a tempo

 

qu ire s

Fl. 2

  

 

S re A



 

 

se

Fl. 1

 

 

lu

22



      div.        div.          unis.

        

   







        





Illumination Theory

Fl. 2







 Ob. 1









       







  



B  Cl. 2

Bsn. 1

Bsn. 2





  





  

 

    



 

       

  

 







    

      





































30

31









RU



lu













le ga







PE Perc. 2









L





S re A



 





28 unis.

Vln. I





29 





Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

  

  

    

 







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unis.

  









     









33 





34

 

unis.

  

















 





div.

 

  

   pizz.

 



















    

  

 

32

 Vln. II







 



















 



B  Tpt. 2



 









 







Perc. 1



 







 

 



 

Timp.

  





   

Tuba















   



 







Tbn. 2

  



  

B  Tpt. 1

Tbn. 1





 







  

se

Hn. 2





 Hn. 1

 











C r O

B  Cl. 1

  



qu ire s

Ob. 2





       3           3 

P e Y



      

       3           3 

as



           3              3 



ch

Fl. 1



pu

28

5











 

  





 

Illumination Theory



   



37      

a tempo







       

Ob. 2

 

   

B  Cl. 1

 

   

                  3 3                     3 3                     

B  Cl. 2

 

    

   



       

     









  









 



Hn. 1





  

Hn. 2





  



  

B  Tpt. 2

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Tuba





 





  





  

  









  



Perc. 2

        

35 Vln. I

 

Vln. II

 

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.





     

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

     

36

 



 





       





 



   

3



 

 

   

 



  



 

 



  

 













 

  



 



  to Bass drum





 



37

38

39

40

         

   

 

 

      

  







   



           unis.            





                 3   3

       



     









 

3

         

3



  

Tam-tam

 

  

41      

       







      

3

  



   

  









42

  





3



to Tam-tam

div.



 



a tempo







   





  



le ga

Perc. 1

rit.











 







  3                 



 



 





  

PE

Timp.



       



  

  

con sord.

        con sord.            





RU

B  Tpt. 1

con sord.               

 

C r O







pu



 



 

L



 

  

qu ire s

Bsn. 2

 

 

  3 3             3 3

S re A

Bsn. 1

   

se

Ob. 1

  

lu

Fl. 2

   

   





P e Y

Fl. 1

rit.

ch

35

as

6



Illumination Theory

   

Bsn. 2

  

Hn. 1

 

Hn. 2

 

B  Tpt. 1

B  Tpt. 2

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

   









 



  



  



  



Tuba

  

Timp.

    





Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

              

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











  













 

  





 choke





45





  







  

         











 

 

   



    



   

  

 







            



















47

48

49

    

46

 3        3





a tempo unis.









                                    

      

 

 











            







 



3            













senza sord. 3











rit.

 







  





44

                          3  3

    





  

43 Vln. I





le ga

Perc. 2













 



PE Perc. 1











  



 









o

 



  





 







             sub.

 



 

P e Y

Bsn. 1





as

 

      sub.

ch

B  Cl. 2





o

       



C r O

 



L

B  Cl. 1





o

     

    sub.



pu

      





a tempo

qu ire s

Ob. 2

 

         3  3          3  3



S re A

Ob. 1

 

rit.                 sub.



se

Fl. 2

 

RU

Fl. 1

 

lu

43

7



 

   

  



   

 

       

  





   

    

8

Illumination Theory

  

 



 



 



 



 



 

 



 



 





 



 

             



 



 



 







 



 



 





  

 



   

 

B  Tpt. 1







 

Hn. 2

B  Tpt. 2







  

                           6   6 3                             3



            









  



 

Tbn. 2

  



 

Tuba

  

Timp.

    

Perc. 2





Vla.

Vc.

Cb.



 



   

  

 

   

 

     

 

OR0014-2019-01





 

 





 

   



  









 





    senza sord.

2

 

   

 



 





 









 



 



      più       più    





 





 



                        più   Bass Drum

 



            



 



    





 



 



    





 

  

                                          6     3                                     6      3                                         6             arco   3                                      6    3



    



 



 



                 

51

            

  

    



50

Vln. II



le ga

Perc. 1



Vln. I

 



PE



  





 



        



  

RU

Tbn. 1



  



 



 









P e Y

Hn. 1

 

ch

Bsn. 2



C r O

Bsn. 1

 

pu

B  Cl. 2



L

B  Cl. 1

 

qu ire s

Ob. 2



S re A

Ob. 1

 

se

Fl. 2

 

lu

Fl. 1





as

50

52      

53

54

















 

           

non div.

 

  

 

   

  

  

  

 

 



 non div.

     div.     

     

Illumination Theory



  





  



Ob. 1

   





  

Ob. 2

   





 

B  Cl. 1

  





  





    



  





B  Tpt. 2

  





Tbn. 1

      

Tbn. 2

      

Tuba

     



Timp.

     

       

Perc. 2



 

Vln. I

    

Vln. II

    



  



 

se



55

56

 





       





  





  













senza sord.

       senza sord.                  

  

 

  

 

  

 

  



57

58 



   



  



   



 



  

 

    



 







 





        

     



   

  

 



   

  

 

unis.

 

     

 



Cb.



   

  

      





           



  

 

 



       

     

  



Vc.



       

  





       





 

     

lu

 





 

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



      

Vla.



  

RU

 





le ga

PE

 

 

   



S re A

B  Tpt. 1

  



   





     

     



o

   



 



Hn. 2

Perc. 1





o

              







P e Y

Hn. 1

 





as

Bsn. 2

 

L

Bsn. 1

             

 

          

    

 



             



qu ire s

B  Cl. 2

    

 

C r O

Fl. 2

      

pu

Fl. 1

         

ch

55

      

9

10

Illumination Theory

59



   

 

rit.



  

 

Fl. 1

 

Fl. 2

               

 

 = 50 ( = 100)                                                 























o

o

Ob. 1

Ob. 2

              

   

              

  



             

o





                

  















o



              

 



 o

Hn. 1



    

  

     

Hn. 2





   

  

  

   

  

  



              o





     



   















 







L

B  Tpt. 1



o

   

   

 





o



          

  



Perc. 2



    







    







    





                           











 

 

 



  

 

         

59



o





o

         





   

 

   





  

 

62

63

 







le ga

Perc. 1

 



60

rit.

div.

Vln. I

               

Vln. II

                



 





  

o

PE

Timp.

     

  

se

Tuba



lu

Tbn. 2

     

RU

Tbn. 1



qu ire s



S re A

B  Tpt. 2



C r O

o

Bsn. 2

   

                                                    

o



 

P e Y

 





as

         







ch

Bsn. 1

 

           

pu

B  Cl. 2

         









o

B  Cl. 1

 

 

 

61  





to Chimes





to Triangle





64

65

 = 50 ( = 100)       



o

  

6







     



       



 

o

Vla.

             

  



 o

Vc.

     

Cb.

     

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

  

 



  

 











    

                                

 





6

 

















6

 







  



 













6

 

















 







Illumination Theory

66

B  Cl. 2

Bsn. 1

Bsn. 2

 

 

  

 









 



 







 



 







B  Tpt. 2





L





 



   



3



PE



  

Perc. 1





Perc. 2





le ga

Chimes



    Triangle 





Vln. II





 

Vla.

Vc.

   

    

 Cb.

    

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 





































67

68

                

                 

                                                  6

  





    





66 Vln. I





se



lu

Timp.

RU



  



qu ire s

S re A





Tuba





B  Tpt. 1

  







Tbn. 2



 



Tbn. 1





          

  









 



Hn. 2







 Hn. 1

 



  







  

               



P e Y

B  Cl. 1



as

Ob. 2





ch

Ob. 1

  





 

C r O

Fl. 2



pu

Fl. 1

                           

11

    



 

6



 



 

6



   



 

6



  



 

6



    



 

6



  



 

6



  



 

6



  



 







12

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

 



 



 

 







Bsn. 1

 



Bsn. 2

  



B  Cl. 2

Hn. 1







Hn. 2











B  Tpt. 2





 

Tuba

  

Timp.

  

Perc. 1



 





Glockenspiel

Perc. 2

















 

 





  



le ga

PE



lu

Tbn. 2



RU

  









S re A

B  Tpt. 1

Tbn. 1





 

 

 









P e Y



 

 



 



 



Vln. I



 







 







 



   



 





 

69

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.



  



70









 







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6

 

 











6

                                                        

      

                                                        

   

div.

     

 



ch



B  Cl. 1

as



 

C r O



pu

Ob. 2

    

 

L

Ob. 1



qu ire s

Fl. 2





se

Fl. 1







   



   



   





  

6





Illumination Theory

71

Fl. 1

   

 

  











13







 

 Fl. 2

   



   

Ob. 1

   



 





Ob. 2

   



 









B  Cl. 1



  

B  Cl. 2











Bsn. 1

   







Bsn. 2

    



  

 



 

B  Tpt. 2









Tbn. 1

    



Tbn. 2

   



Tuba

    



Timp.

    

   









Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

                        

lu







      Tam-tam

to Tam-tam



 







 



Bass Drum

                                                      

  

73 non div.

 



 

 



 







   







  div.



3

  



 



   











    

 

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

 



 

                        





71

     

P e Y











  



  



le ga

Perc. 2

to Bass drum







 







 











RU  



 



PE

Perc. 1



 



    



S re A



 

se

B  Tpt. 1



as

  

 



  

  



ch





C r O

 



 

 

pu



 



L

Hn. 2

   



 

qu ire s

Hn. 1









 



     







14

Illumination Theory





 



Ob. 2

B  Cl. 1

B  Cl. 2

Bsn. 1

Bsn. 2

 

    

 

 



        



  

       

 

   







Tuba



   



   

  

       

 

   



   

Perc. 2





 



 



Vln. I

Vln. II



   

   

 

 

Vc.

   

   

   



Cb.

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       





  

 







  

           



 

 





 



 





 



 



                      

Vla.

   



                   

    



 

div.

 





   





74 







     



le ga









   

Perc. 1







L





       

PE

Timp.



 

  





qu ire s

Tbn. 2



S re A

Tbn. 1



se

B  Tpt. 2

 

              

 

lu

B  Tpt. 1



RU

Hn. 2

 

           



   

 

Hn. 1



 

 





 







 





P e Y

Ob. 1

  



 

C r O

Fl. 2



as





ch

Fl. 1

 

pu

74

75

  

76        



                      

  



     

  unis.   

 

   

 

       

 

   

 

   



 

   



  



Illumination Theory

77

Fl. 1

Fl. 2

















 

 







   





B  Cl. 1













 











   



 



 





 



 





 



             



 



Bsn. 1

 









  



Bsn. 2

    



    







 



 





 











B  Tpt. 2











 

 

   





   





 

3



Perc. 1



Perc. 2







   

3



Vln. I

 

   



to Crash Cymbals

 



78  



Vln. II



 



 



 



 



 





 

 









 





 



 





 



 





 

 

 





 





 



 3

    

79

  

 



77    











le ga

PE

Timp.

  



 

se

Tuba



RU







qu ire s





lu

Tbn. 2

   







S re A

B  Tpt. 1

Tbn. 1

 



 

 sub.

as





ch



C r O





pu

Hn. 2



L

Hn. 1



P e Y

           









 



      sub.              







 



 









 





B  Cl. 2







 











  

 Ob. 2

(  = ) a tempo          

molto rit.



 Ob. 1



15



 





 





 





 



 





 

81

82



div.



(  = ) a tempo







    

  

  

  









 

div.

        







 



 

Vla.

   





 



 

 

    

Vc.

   

 





 

 

    







 



 

 

   







 

 Cb.

    

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 

 





80

molto rit.

         3

16

Illumination Theory

Ob. 1

Ob. 2

B  Cl. 1

B  Cl. 2

 

   



   



   







     

3

 

3

       

    









3

  

   









Hn. 2

    





 



  con sord.



  

 2









Tbn. 2

    





Tuba

    



 



 



 





 





le ga







PE Perc. 1









     

  

 













 







 







 



 













      3       

 

 

3





   

   





  

  

2







2







2

   









2

2





 

     



 

 

Crash Cymbals

 







   

 





 











 

  2

   

2

 

 

      



RU

    

Timp.

2



 Tbn. 1



   



con sord.



 

  





S re A

B  Tpt. 2



  

     2

   

C r O

    





L

Hn. 1

     





3

   



pu

    

     

 





Bsn. 2

B  Tpt. 1







qu ire s



 

 

se

   

        



lu

Bsn. 1







 



3

    





3

3



 



3

    

 

3





3



 

 

3

     

       



3

3

    

     







P e Y

Fl. 2



as

Fl. 1

   

ch

83





 





 



 

 











 





Perc. 2



 





 

83 Vln. I

     

Vla.

Vc.





unis.

                

 

3















    

3 3



 

  









   





3



3

    



        







        





 







      

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

 











3

3 3

                 

 

 





 Cb.



88

3

3





87

       







 



 



86

3

         3 3  





85

    3  3

 

      

      





84

 Vln. II

 





Illumination Theory

                   3 3 3 3  3 3                     3  3

   





 

      

  





 Bsn. 1

Bsn. 2

 

Hn. 2

 

B  Tpt. 1

B  Tpt. 2

 

 









    2



Tbn. 2

  

Tuba

  

 

   

2

2









Perc. 2



Vln. II

 

Cb.

 





 

 



3

     





 





 







     









  

 



      



    









  



   









 



 

 

       





 







senza sord.







 

 

senza sord.















3

    



      

 





 

              



   



92

93

94

    

 



 















 



 









































 













      



95

96

             







  





 

 

    



     









3

       



                    





3



             





3

    















 

div.





 













3





  

          







91

3





3               3 3  3                3 3 





 

















      



  

90

     

      

 

lu





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





   

    



2





 Vc.

 







 Vla.









89 Vln. I















 2







RU













le ga

Perc. 1





 

PE

  

 

  

 Timp.



  



    

 





Tbn. 1

    



    











     

Hn. 1

 



 

as

B  Cl. 2



L

B  Cl. 1

   

 

S re A

Ob. 2

 

  

3

                   3  3   



se

Ob. 1

3

      



P e Y

     



 

ch

Fl. 2

                       

  

C r O

 

   

pu

Fl. 1



qu ire s

89

17

                 





















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