OR0015-01 Livingston, S. - Song for a Rainy Day PREVIEW

SAMUEL A. LIVINGSTON

SONG FOR A RAINY DAY FOR STRING ORCHESTRA

INST RUMEN TA TI ON: 8

Viol in I

8

Viol in I I

5

Viol a

5

Cel lo

5

Contrabas s

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A BO UT:

An homage to those rainy Summer days that keep us w ai t ing i ndoors, Song f or a Rai ny Day i s a fi ve mi nut e work i n three part s. Though not t echnicall y

demandi ng, it s heavy use of count erpoi nt bet ween secti ons i s sur e t o keep your ensembl e on i ts toes!

C r O

FROM THE COMPOSER:

On a rainy day in the summer, outdoor acti vi ti es have t o be post poned, and li f e month when it rained nearly every day. I call ed i t Song for a Rai ny Day,

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seems t o s low down. I wrote t he main theme for thi s piece dur ing a summer

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because it seemed to capt ure the f eel ing of relaxi ng indoors , wait i ng for the rai n t o end.

The pi ece i s in three-part s ong f orm (A, B, A’ ) , at a rel ax ed t empo and legat o

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throughout . The f i rst sect i on presents t he mai n t heme, a s ong-l ike melody i n G minor. The middl e s ecti on moves a bit mo re, wit h eighth-not e melodi es , most ly in B f lat maj or. The t hird sect ion brings back t he f i rst t heme, agai n i n G minor,

qu ire s

S re A

wi t h legato eight h-not e scal es and arpeggi os in the second vi oli ns, viol as, and cell os. The pi ece ends quietl y wi t h t hree pizz icato chords.

DURATI ON: 4' 50"

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Song for a Rainy Day for String Orchestra

Score

Samuel A. Livingston 2020

Andante con moto  = 98

8

Vln. II

Vla.





   



   



   

   

  



  

   



  







  

  



2

  

3   



Cb.

   



 

  



 

9

15

     

Vla.

  

Vc.

  

PE Vln. II



Cb.

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

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le ga

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lu

Vln. I

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      





se

  

6







   

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

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

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11



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12 

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7

14     







  

   

 10

se

8

5

   





  

RU

   

4



 



Vc.



PY

   



       

  





 



     

S re A

Vln. I

      

   

ch a

Contrabass

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C r O

Cello

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

L

Viola



qu ire s

Violin II



pu

                                 1

Violin I

       

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

13

14

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 

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Song for a Rainy Day

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Vla.

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Vc.

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   

Cb.

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

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

Vln. II

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Vla.

  



22



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

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

       

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25

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 32

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27

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PE

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Vc.

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Cb.

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34

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Vla.

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24

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34

Vln. II

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 

28

Vln. I

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23

RU

Cb.

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

Vln. I

Vc.

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S re A

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21

28

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

  

PY

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          

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ch a

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



 

C r O

Vln. II

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

L

Vln. I



23    

qu ire s

21

pu

2



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35

36

37

38

  

39

40

Song for a Rainy Day

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41

41

Vln. II

   



           

Vla.

 

Vc.

   

 

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  

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PE

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Vla.

  

Vc.

              

le ga

Vln. II







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



  

 

 



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PY





     



 



44

45

 

 

46



  

                                        49 50 51 52



56           

      

  





48

54

Cb.



se

47

Vln. I



43

RU

Cb.



42

   















 











S re A

Vln. I





48        

47





se

   



 

ch a

Cb.



C r O

Vc.

 



pu

Vla.

           

L

Vln. II



qu ire s

Vln. I

                                    





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  

 





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 







     53

           



 

          



  





 

 

    





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58

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59

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Vla.

Vc.













 sub.

      

 

                    sub.                                                             sub.          60 61 62 63 64 65

Vla.

Vc.

   

       



    



  



         

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Cb.

      



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 

 



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68

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      

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





69

70

 

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

 



  

    

   

    

  

 

 

 73

74

71

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     

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            

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

Vc.



le ga

Vla.







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PE Vln. II



67

72

Vln. I









66



pu

 

 

  

RU

Cb.



     

L

Vln. II



qu ire s

Vln. I

S re A

66

ch a

se

Cb.



PY

Vln. II



C r O

Vln. I

 

64     

75

76

77

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  78

Song for a Rainy Day

Vln. II



Vla.



 

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



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

        

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Vc.

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Cb.

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81

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Vc.

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RU 



Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

   



le ga

Vln. II

86

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PE

Vln. I

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lu

92

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87

88

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85

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



93

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

89 96    

 95





                     

94

   

   

S re A

Vla.

 





qu ire s

Vln. II







L





ch a



pu

Vln. I



                 83 84



90

   

85





C r O

80









 

79





        





PY

Vln. I

  

se

79

5

82

96

   

90

91



























              97 98

Song for a Rainy Day

   

 

Vln. I



Vln. II

                

  

Vla.

   









Vc.

  









Cb.

   





 

 

Vla.

106       



  







         





    

 

    

Cb.

   

 105





Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.







  

          112

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



















107



108

109





   

113



 114

   

  

    



   









104

   











   







 





 



103







 

le ga

PE

Vln. I

  



       

lu

112







se

106



        

102











   



RU

Vc.





L

           

101







qu ire s

Vln. II

100





S re A

Vln. I





 



99

105





   

PY





se





ch a

 

C r O

99

pu

6



 







  





110

pizz.

 

pizz.

  





115





116





111

 

 



  

  pizz.



  

  

     pizz.     117

  

pizz.

   118