Death of socrates excerpt

WANG JIE

DEATH OF SOCRATES for Full Orchestra

Duration: 8 min

2nd Edition • 2007

FULL SCORE

Orchestra 3 3 3 3

Program Note

Flutes, 3rd doubling the Piccolo Oboes Clarinets in B-flat, 3rd doubling Clarinet in E-flat Bassoons, 3rd doubling Contrabassoon

Summer of 2005, I wandered into a NYC castle which houses a collection of art treasures. Having been rather tired of my stubborn notion that music remained the most visceral art form, I wanted the castle to convert me. I needed the art works to jump out the museum walls and capture me. And I insisted that this miracle happen by accident.

4 Horns in F 3 Trumpets in C 2 Trombones Bass-Trombone Tuba

As we all know, amazing things occur on their own terms regardless of our egotistical little plans. I followed my feet up the main stairway and instinct told me to turn left. There it was, the over-sized painting

by Jacques-Louis David titled The Death of Socrates. Something about the word “death” defining the protagonist’s impassioned face struck me. Music immediately began emerging in my head, clearly born out of my increased heart rate. “Dammit”, I thought to myself, “ I am brought to my knees by this painting and I still can’t help hearing the musical interpretation!”

Timpani: 30", 28", & 23" 3 Percussions: 2 Bass Drums, Glockenspiel, Snare Drum, 1 Slapstick, 1 Suspended Cymbal, Tam-tam, Tomtoms, Triangle, Vibraphone, Woodblocks, Xylophone, and 5 Temple Blocks 1 Harp 1 Piano

The painting portrays the frozen moment when the infamous martyr achieves sainthood. It's brilliant and should be enough for anyone. But as a relentless composer, I had to unfreeze the moment, to give Socrates a heartbeat and to make him real, breathing right next to your ear. If you pay attention, hemlock takes the heartbeat away, and leaves the breath to carry on the conversation.

Violin I Violin II Viola Violoncello Double Bass (Min. 8,8,6,6,4.)

For my foreseeable future, music remains the most visceral art form after all.

-Wang Jie

Duration: ca. 7 min Northridge Prize: Score in C Death of Socrates was the winning work of the 4th Edition Northridge Composition Prize.

Except that the Piccolo and the Xylophone sounds one octave higher, the Glockenspiel sounds two octaves higher, the Contrabassoon and Double Bass sounds one octave lower unless indicated "real sound".

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DEATH OF SOCRATES

Score in C

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sfz



     





Desk II

   

         

    

 

 

q = 42

Violin I

     

   



A Vivace q = 120

                  

  

  

 

  



Desk I



f

  

   

 



fff

 



Harp



fff

  

Percussion II

Percussion III

fff

  

Trumpet III in C

Percussion I

   

      

Trumpet I, II in C

Timpani

fff



III, IV

 

à2

 

Horns in F

Bass Trombone & Tuba

fff

   



     ff

   

   ff       

2   5

Picc.



Fl. I, II

                6

    







Ob. III



Cl. I, II



5



5

 

   











 

gliss.





  





 

  

   à2

f







  

  

5

   

  

à2

sfz

f

5



5

        

 5



   

f





     7

6

sfz

   



5

                         6 6  7

      

5

5





         ff





5

5



                       

sfz p



  

ff

6

           

5





sfz p



5









           













                    















  







 







5                 

          5   7

     

f

 

Bsn. I, II

à2

f

 

Cl. III in Eb

  

5

                                     5 5                 

Ob. I, II

I, II





5

C. Bsn.



6

                   ff f 6 6  6                                                            5 5 ff sfz

sfz p





sfz p

mf

Hn.

 

III, IV

mf

 

C Tpt. I, II

sfz p

        













 

sfz p

f

 



        







 



        







   



  



















C Tpt. III

Tbn. I, II

Tbn. III & Tuba

Timp.

Perc. I

   







 

mf

    

Tom-Toms

f

f 1st f



 

ff





     



f

Xylophone

 

Perc. II

Perc. III



Tempo Blocks



Pno.

f







             

ff

5



Vln. II

ff







        

ff

p































        









































ff

         ff









     





 



     sfz

 

sfz

  sfz







               fff

   







           fff

 



f

             f









         f

f













    







fff

   

fff

        fff

       

       

    f

    f

  

            



   

   

         f   



   

fff





fff

fff





   

   





   

   





fff

sfz

 

   

fff



sfz

   



 

sfz

fff

fff



sfz

         



 

sfz







ff



sfz

    

                             













Vc.

 

Tom-Toms



ff

Vla.

    

ff



ff

sfz p





                               

 

Wood Block

f

ff

                                       sfz ff                                   ff                                             ff                                                            sfz ff                                          ff sfz                                              ff                                      ff           ff                        

Vln. I

5





     

Db.

  



   







Hp.





          



15                                             

L

69

Picc

Fl. I

                          

Fl. II



Ob. I



Ob. II

   

Ob. III

   

  

Cl. II



Cl. III in Eb

Bsn. I, II



  

C. Bsn.







  

Hn.

 

III, IV

 

ad lib ca. 2" to 3"

                       

     

ca. 2" to 3"                                                ad lib

ad libitum Independent of Conductor

   

as fast as possible

  

  

mp

  

 

               



 

         

 

Cl. I

I, II

 

   

 

  

 







 









 









 







à2









 











à2











à2











mp

f





mp

à2

  



f



mp

 

f



mp

 

f

C Tpt. I, II











C Tpt. III











Tbn. I, II



Tbn. III & Tuba



Timp.

Perc. I

Perc. II

Perc. III



 



  

  

Pno.

 



 

 

 

 

 

mf

 



mp

f





mp

  

 



    

 









  









f





à2





  

 





 

 





  

 

















































 







      

ad libitum Independent of Conductor gliss.

 



p

   

ad libitum Independent of Conductor



Vla.



 









gliss.

    

p

ad libitum Independent of Conductor gliss.

p







             Sul D                                     p ad libitum Independent of Conductor Sul A

Vc.













                                              p ad libitum Independent of Conductor





   Sul D                                                        p ad libitum Independent of Conductor









      Sul G                                                  p ad libitum Independent of Conductor

Db.











      Sul E                                                             p

    

     

 gliss.         

ad libitum Independent of Conductor



 





L







 

Vln. II

à2

 Hp.

Vln. I



  

 

   

16

M

  73

Picc

Fl. I



Fl. II



Ob. I



Ob. II



Ob. III



Cl. I



Cl. II



Cl. III in Eb



Bsn. I, II



C. Bsn.





78

 

 

 

mf

f









à2

 

à2

mf

I, II

mf



III, IV

 











 

 











 

 











 

 











f

  

Hn.

 

 

mf



f



f

C Tpt. I, II















C Tpt. III















Tbn. I, II



Tbn. III & Tuba



Timp.

Perc. I



  

 

à2





 

 











 

 



















f

mf





 

mf

f

 



  

B. Drum





mf





Perc. III





















Hp.

Pno.

 

p



Tam-Tam

 

 MMMOMMMM

















p

    

ad libitum Independent of Conductor gliss.

 



p ad libitum Independent of Conductor gliss.

    

  

p

    

   

ad libitum Independent of Conductor

  

gliss.

p ad libitum Independent of Conductor

 p

gliss.

  

   

ad libitum Independent of Conductor gliss.

p

 

ad libitum Independent of Conductor gliss.



    

 

ad libitum Independent of Conductor gliss.

p

  

  



  

 

   

 

     

    



   

     





      

   

 

 



Independent of Conductor After Cue, q = ca. 68, with D. Bass

   

    



mf



 

    

  

                                       

Independent of Conductor

  

As fast as possible



 



  

ff

                                               

M

 

    

   

 

   

   



          

    





  

p

     



  

   

        

         

 

 

    p

 



           

  



mf Independent of Conductor, Keep Tempo After Cue l.v.

With Conductor



ad libitum Independent of Conductor gliss.

Vln. II

 







    

Vln. I



Triangle



B. Drum

mp

Perc. II

   

Independent of Conductor, Keep Tempo After Cue

     



    

 

 Vla.

  

Vc.

 

Db.



 

Independent of Conductor After Cue, q = ca. 68, with Harp

    

mf

 

 

 

17   79

Picc



Fl. II



Ob. I

Bsn. I, II

I, II



Timp.

Perc. I

Perc. II

Perc. III











  









  

 









  

 

à2

     





ff

         



    

sfz p





5           

    



5

 



  

 



  

 



 

 

 









 







   

Triangle



     



 



        



   

non. cresc.

   

non. cresc.

non. cresc.

non. cresc.

 

non. cresc.

non. cresc.

non. cresc.



non. cresc.



non. cresc.



non. cresc.



non. cresc.

Vln. II



non. cresc.



non. cresc.



non. cresc.



non. cresc.

  



 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



non. cresc.

 

non. cresc.

 





non. cresc.

 



non. cresc.

non. cresc.



 

                                                





 

5



Vln. I

Db.

 

5





ff

     





Vc.

à2



 

Vla.

     

       



         Pno.

    



sfz p

mf

Hp.

 

  

 

 



ff

Tbn. III & Tuba

 



Tbn. I, II

 

 



 

C Tpt. III

 



With Conductor C Tpt. I, II

 





III, IV

 



non. cresc.



Hn.

 



non. cresc.



Cl. III in Eb

 

 

non. cresc.



Cl. II

 



non. cresc.



Cl. I

non. cresc.



non. cresc.



Ob. III

non. cresc.



non. cresc.



Ob. II

C. Bsn.

non. cresc.



Fl. I

 



 

   

 









   

18

Picc.

N q = 68       

   84

 







 









 

 









 













 





 









 





 









 















 





 









 















 















 

                             















 

               













 

 

      

 















 

                     















 

                





 









 

 

Ob. II

 

Ob. III

à2

 

Cl. I, II

 

Cl. II

 

Cl. III in Eb

Bsn. I, II

C. Bsn.

      

fff

      

fff

      

fff

      

fff

        fff

        fff

        fff

        fff à2

      fff        fff

I, II Hn.

                                                  

                  

         

                



















 















fff

III, IV

fff

C Tpt. I, II

fff

C Tpt. III

Tbn. I, II

        fff

fff

Tbn. III & Tuba

Timp.

Perc. I



Perc. III

fff

                              





   

Susp. Cymbol



  

  















 



fff

N q = 68        

     Vln. I

        Vln. II

   

fff

      

fff

        fff

      

fff

        fff

      

fff

        fff

      

fff

                                                   

 div.                             

 

 





 

 div.                              fff

 div.                      fff





  

Solo

fff

div.                               Db.



 

    fff





fff



 

ff





ff

dim..... . . . . . . poco a poco



ff

. . .



. . .

.



  

ff

.

f

  

.

.



 



 



mf





f



mf

 







mp



  

mp





mp

  



 







mp

 





p



















 



 

p

 

p



 

  

    p



 



 









 

 









 















 















 









 















 





 









 















 















 















 















 















 





 









 





 









 















 

3

ff

3

q = 42



q = 38



q = 60



q = 42

               

mf

mf

mp





















 















 

fff

fff

 



Sul A                                                                                    3 3 3 3 3 3

       f espress.              

Vc.



dim..... . . . . . . poco a poco



fff

Vla.

 



fff

   



                        



fff







                       

Pno.

  



Bass Drum      Triangle     



Hp.

  



fff

fff



Perc. II

q = 42



fff



q = 60



 

Ob. I

q = 38

 

 

Fl. II

q = 42



 

Fl. I

     









 

19

q = 38

  

Fl. I, II

Ob. I, II

O q = 40















 

  















 

  















 

 



 



 



 



 

Cl. I, II

 



 



 



 



 

Cl. III in Eb

  















 

Bsn. I, II

  



 

90

Picc.

Ob. III

C. Bsn.



  









p



 





 



 

 









 

  









 

  









 

 

1st





p

I, II

  

With no attack

 



 

p

Hn.

With no attack

  

III, IV

 



 

p

C Tpt. I, II

 



 



 



 



 

C Tpt. III

  















 

Tbn. I, II

  



  

With no attack

 

   









 

  









 







 



  

p

Tbn. III & Tuba

Timp.



With no attack

  

 



 

p

    

















pp

Perc. I

Perc. II

       



mp

Perc. III







mp



   



   



p







pp





l.v.



 

pp

   

 

l.v.





   

let ring

(motor off)

pp

 





 



    

pp

pp

   















 

  















 

  



 



 



 



 

  















 

  















 

  



 

  



 

  



 

Hp.

Pno.

q = 38

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.

O q = 40

unis.    p

unis.



unis.



pizz.   p

   



   









 

















 pp

 

   



  

 





 



p

p

 

 

   

p

 

pizz.  



p







 





 



 



mp

mf

 

p

 

   

   

 

Vc.

  



div.

   p

Db.

   



 

   

 

   

div.

    p





   p





    p

   



mf



 





mp

mf

   

 

unis.



unis.

mp

 

 

p



    p

• Serenade in Isolation 12’ Violin Solo • Dance for Two 15’ Percussion Solo • Game for Two 13’ Two Pianos • Faded Colors 10’ Piano Trio • Waiting for the Beginning 15’ Fl, Cl, Vln, Vc, Pno&Toy Pno • The Animal Carnival 15’ Soprano and String Quartet • In Wind They Cleave 15’ Soprano, Baritone, Piano, Percussion, Violin, Cello • Music for the Joy of Sextet 5’ Fl, Cl, Vln, Vla, Vc, Perc.

• Concerto for Harpsichord and String Instruments 12’ Harpsichord, 2 Vla, Vc. • The Stranger 2 12’ Fl, Cl, Vln, Vc, Pno • Five Phases of Spring 15' Fl, Cl, Tpt, Perc, & String Quartet • I Died for Beauty 11’ Baritone, Vibraphone and Piano • Three Miniature Etudes for the Joy of Organ Playing 5’ Organ Solo

• Symphony No.2 • From the Other Sky • Symphony No.1 • Swamp’s Shore • Five Faces of Joy • Oboe Concerto

15’ 17’ 15’ 7’ 7’ 20'

3333, 4331, timp, 3perc, hp, str.

111, 1111, 3perc, pno, hpsc & cel, singers, str.

3333, 4331, timp, 3perc, pno&cel, hp, str.

Sopr, 2222,4231, timp, 3perc, pno, hp, sopr, str.

String Orchestra & Celesta Oboe and Chamber Orchestra

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Death of Socrates | Printed in New York | 2014 | $ 69.95