Scorn

for Bb Bass Clarinet.

by

Brendan Colbert
Scorn for Bb Bass Clarinet:
(This score is not in C)

Performance Notes:

Accidentals:

apply for the whole bar and

they affect only the note in the particular octave.
Notes tied over the bar carry the accidental for the first note of the new bar.
Courtesy accidentals are used throughout.

Trills:

all trills are with the semitone above.

Grace Notes:

are played before the beat.

Multiphonics:

are indicated by a diamond head note with an M above the start of that note.
The pitches indicated will ideally have a noticeably strong presence within the
sound module.

NB: Those selected for use in Section A would ideally be fairly soft,
muted and distant with a comparitively consonant harmonic make-up.
Those in Section C should be more dissonant, violent, angry and industrial.

Programme Note:

"There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn"...

from The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus.

Scorn was premiered by Carl Rosman in the Great Hall at King's College, London,
on the 8th of March in 2004.

For biographical information: http://www.brendancolbert.com.au

 Scorn. by Brendan Colbert.
q = 72
  
  


 
Bass Clarinet
       
                
     
in Bb

pp p
  
ff sfz p sfz pp sfz mp pp

  
   
2
  
            
       
      
sfz
  sfz mp
mf fff p pp mf f

 3:2e
 
 3:2x 5:4y  5:4y   3:2x  5:4y 
3
   

                
    
              

sfpp mp p sfz 
pp mp sfz mp sfz p pp sfz p

   
3:2x 5:4y
5:4y
5  
 
 
    

      
    
       

  mp f mp


sfz sfz mf p mp ff sfz

3:2x  3:2x     3:2x


  
6 
      

         
       
     

  
mp sfz fff pp sfz 
p
sfz mf p f

3:2x
  5:4y  3:2e 5:4y 3:2e  
3:2x


  


8   
           
 
         


        
sfz 

ff sfz mp sfz p sfz
fff mp


5:4y
 5:4y 3:2x
 
5:4y
10
  
          
 
    
         
 f pp sfz mf p
pp p
2
3:2y
  3:2y 3:2y
 

3:2x
   
    
11
           
 
          
 
    
pp f sfz mp f sfz p mf 
sfz pp mf
sfz mp sfz

5:4y
  
5:4x

3:2x 9:8y
 5:4x
 
12
           

                     
      
mf ff sfz  sfz p mp sfz mp p
pp f mf


    5:4y 

3:2y 5:4x
3:2x
14
  
           
     
              
    
fff sfz mp sfz mf sfz mp f sfmp fff
sfp

 

  
5:4y
 3:2x 5:4y 5:4y  9:8y 5:4y

     
17
  
              
        
f mp f sfp mp sfmp ff sfmf
fff

5:4y
   3:2x
 5:4y  5:4y

  
19   
        

   

               
   
 sfz mp fff sfz mp ff sfmf ff sfpp sfz mf
pp mf


5:4y
   
3:2x 5:4y
3:2y 3:2x
3:2x

    
      

 
20

  
                 
     
  

f fff sfz mp f fff sfz mf fff sfz pp

3:2x  3:2y
3:2x 5:4y
  5:4y
   

21
    

          
 

         
  
sfz mf
 sfz
p f fff sfz p f mp
  
3
3:2x
  5:4y 5:4y 3:2x
 
         
        

22
   
          
        
f sfpsfz sfz 
f mp p mf sfz f fff sfz

   5:4y

  
5:4y 3:2e

   
3:2y
 

 
23
        
         
  
f sfz ff sfz p sfz f mp f

  3:2x

3:2e  5:4y 3:2x

  
5:4y
   
24
      

                   
        

  

fff sfz mp pp f sfz p mf sfz  sfz mp f ff
pp

  3:2e    5:4y 
3:2x
 5:4y
 
5:4y
        
 
26 
            
   
      
    
ff
mp mp sfz mf f sfz pp
sfz

3:2y  5:4y 5:4y  3:2x

   5:4y


 
27
   

 
              
        
   
sfz f ff fff sfz mp sfz mp f
mf


        
5:4y 3:2e
 
3:2e 5:4x

                      


      
28

       
 
 
sfz f sfz f fff sfz f mf ff sfz p fff sfmf sfz mf

  

  
5:4x 5:4e 
         
   
    

       
   
   

30

          
 



  
f fff sfz fff sfz ff f sfz mf
4


3:2e 5:4x
             
5:4y

32

                    
   

f ff fff sfmf fff sf.ff f fff sfz


    


3:2e
 
3:2e
 
3:2x
 
               
34
      
        
   
ff sfz fff ff fff ff fff ff sfz


  5:4e 
     
5:4x
        

  
5:4x
           

     
37

       

f ff sf.f fff sfz ff fff sf.f ff sfz mf sfz mp

 
5:4e
            5:4e 
40

     

                   

      
f fff sfz ff fff sf.f mf f sfz mf fff sfz

   

3:2e 5:4y

3:2x
 
5:4y
42 
   
 
   
    
        
          
  
f p mf p fff sf.mp sfz p f

  3:2y   

5:4y 3:2x 3:2x 5:4x

       
44

   
   
   

 
   

     
          
  
mf sfz 

sf.mf p mf sfz fff mp fff sfz p
pp mp


5:4x  
 3:2x 5:4y
 
5:4x
   3:2x 
 

 
46 
      
        
          
sfp f sfz mf p
 p sfz mp
sfz f sfz
 5
 3:2y
49
  5:4y 5:4y
 3:2x

5:4y

       
 
            
      
          
sfz mp
mp
fff sfz
f sfz p 
pp

 3:2e   3:2e      

   
50
            
 
         
                  
 p 

mf p sfz mp p mf fff sfz sfz mf  sfz
pp

     
 3:2y
52   
            

      
             

  
 

p sfz 
pp sfz pp sfz   sfz
pp

A
  M
q = 54
 3:2e
M M

53 3:2e 7:4x 7:4x 7:4x 5:4x
       
           
       
 
 p 

pp mf p mp p

 
5:4x

7:4x
55

     
          

  
  


p
 
pp mf

  M  5:4x

M
M
 
3:2x

7:4x

57

      

      
         



mf p p mp f

   M
60
 3:2e 5:4x
 
     

 
    
  
 
      
 p
 pp mp 

mp
6 B q = 72 +
 9:8y       9:8y

5:4y
 
5:4x
          

         
      
  
62
      
     
 
 fff sfz f sfz fff sfz f sfz fff sf.ff
f

 
 
9:8y
         
  
64
    
    
sfz f sfz fff sfz f ff


   
3:2e 3:2e
    
     
 
65

    
  
fff sf.ff sfz ff sf.f sfz fff


9:8y
 
11:8y
   
11:8y
  
       
          


66
   
  
ff f sfz f ff fff sfz f

  9:8y
         
11:8y 5:4x

11:8y
     
          
67
      
    
fff sfz f sfz ff sfz fff sf.ff mf sfz fff sf.ff

       
5:4x

 
5:4x
                         
3:2e 9:8y
 
    
68

       
  


fff sfz ff fff sfz f ff sfz f fff sfz f fff sf.f sfz

  5:4x
11:8y

  
       
9:8y 5:4x
70
            
            
  


      

fff sf.ff sfz ff fff f fff sfz mf
 7
6:5x
   5:4x
5:4x
 5:4x
  
       

71
   
                
       
  
     
 
mp ff sfz mp f sf.mp fff sfz  f sfz mf
p

 
5:4e
 5:4x

       
 
73
 
 
            
             
sfz  sfz mp p mf 
fff sfz pp 
fff mf mp

5:4x 3:2e
 5:4x
 
75
  
    
 

 
       

             
                
 
sfz mp p sfzfff sf.pp mf sfp
fff

  
3:2e
 
3:2x 5:4x 
3:2e

         
77 
        
 
                 
          
sf.f mf
p sfz mp f fff

 5:4x
 
5:4x
   5:4x

   
79

          

                 
                   
fff sfz  mp f sfz pp sfz p f sfz

 
3:2e

9:8y

5:4x

3:2e
81
        
 

 
 

   
           
  
     
    
p sfz p 
pp mp sfz mf sfz fff sfz

 11:8y
 9:8y

11:8y
  
          
    
83

            
  
 
f sfz mp sfz ff mf fff sfz f
8


5:4y
      
9:8y

3:2e 11:8y
 
      
    
 

        
84
   
   
sfz mp f sfz f sf.mp sfz ff fff

5:4x 11:8y
                  
11:8y 5:4x
    
  
        
  
85
 
    

 
   
sf.ff sfz f sfz mf ff sfz ff fff sf.ff sfz f

  3:2x      

9:8y 11:8y
 
3:2y
     
  
86

     


   
fff sfz f sfz ff sfz f sfz mf

    
5:4x 9:8y

11:8y
        
            
87

      
   
  
sfz f fff sfz mf sfz ff f


11:8y
 9:8y
  11:8y

 

    
         
 
       
88 
  

  
    

sf.mf sfz ff f fff sf.mf sfz mf sfz fff


3:2e

 
9:8y
 
11:8y
 
5:4x
  
  
        
            
89

          
     
f fff sfz
sfz f fff sfz f mf


             
11:8y 9:8y 9:8y
        
90
         
 
      
 
 
fff sfz fff f fff sf.mf f fff sfz f fff sfz ff fff
 9


11:8y
 
  11:8y             
9:8y
5:4y
 
   
                
    
91

    
   
sfz f fff sfz ff fff sfz f fff sfz mf ff sfz ff fff sf.ff

   
6:5x
         
   
3:2y
  
  
    
93
  
     
 

mf f fff sfz f sfz ff sfz mf

 9:8y  

11:8y
  
        
5:4x 5:4x
    
95 
         
             
      
 
ff fff mf sfz f ff sfz f sf.mp ff fff sfz ff

     3:2x
3:2y

5:4y
     
3:2y
  
        
     

            
97

      
  
sfz f ff sfz f fff sfz ff sfz f mp fff sfz ff

    
11:8y

        
9:8y 9:8y
          
 
98
 

    
mf f sf.mf ff sfz fff sfz

  3:2e
 
     
3:2x
          
   
99

    


 
ff fff sfz fff f fff
10
11:8y
  11:8y  
            
3:2x
100
      
       
 
f sfz f fff sfz ff sfz fff sf.mf

 
3:2x
 
    
3:2x

    
       3:2x

 
 
     
101
   
            

fff sfz f sfz ff fff sfz ff sfz

        
      
9:8y

11:8y
    

103
   
   
   
f fff sfz ff sfz mf f ff

 
3:2e
        
3:2x
         
3:2x 9:8y 5:4y
  5:4y
        
 
    
104

         
 
sfz fff sfz ff sfz f sfz mf ff sfz ff fff

     

    
        
 
106

  
 
f sfz ff fff sfz fff sfz

  
          

107        
        
   
 


fff ff fff sfz ff sfz fff sfz
  
5:4y 3:2x 5:4y 11

                            
3:2x


108


fff sfz fff

3:2e

       
3:2x
   
5:4y

       
     
109

 


C
7:4x
   7:4x

 
3:2e
  
 
5:4x




110
M
    M




 


  
     
sfz fff sfz fff

 5:4x
  
    
 
7:4x
  
      

 

 7:4x
 
M

112  
 

 
    



 
      
   
sfz fff sfz fff sfz fff sfz fff


3:2x
   5:4x
 


114  M
   
  
 

 
sfz fff



     3:2e
 


 M M
116

    

  
 
 
sfz fff sfz fff

sfz sffz

© Brendan Colbert. Melbourne. 15/11/2002