Partitur 3/15

Ligeti
 
Arc-en-ciel
(Étude 5 from Études pour piano, Premier livre)
Transcription for ensemble
by Hans Abrahamsen
(2012)

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 György Ligeti
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Arc-en-ciel
(Étude 5 from Études pour piano, Premier livre)

Transcription for ensemble by

Hans Abrahamsen
(2012)

____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Score

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© 2012 SCHOTT MUSIC GmbH & Co. KG, Mainz • Printed in Germany
 Commissioned by Westdeutscher Rundfunk
for Wittener Tage für Neue Kammermusik 2012
This transcription is dedicated to the memory of György Ligeti in the greatest admiration.

First performance:

27 April 2012, Witten, Saalbau

Asko I Schönberg Ensemble
Conductor: Reinbert de Leeuw
Ensemble

1 Flute (doubling Piccolo)

1 Oboe
2 Clarinets in Bb (1st doubling Clarinet in A)
1 Bassoon
2 Horns in F
1 Trumpet in C
1 Tenor trombone
Percussion (2 players): 1: Vibraphone (without motor), Xylophone
2: Bass drum, Tubular bells, Glockenspiel
Harp
Celesta (doubling Syntheziser with "Flute-sound")
Violin 1
Violin 2
Viola
Violoncello
Double bass

The score is notated in transposition.

Duration: approx. 4 minutes

 Arc-en-ciel
(Étude 5 from Études pour piano, Premier livre)
Transcription for ensemble by Hans Abrahamsen (2012)

(68)
György Ligeti
Andante con eleganza, with swing (x ca. 84, e ca. 42)* muta in
      
    
muta in Flauto Piccolo
              
Piccolo        
p 
              
Oboe     
p
muta in Clarinetto in La
1        
   
                
 
Clarinetto in Sib pp
   
2   
                     
     
 
pp 
        
Fagotto 
p

consord.



      

          
1     
pp pp p
Corno in Fa

con sord.     
                
2
   
pp pp
p
sempre con sord.
 
Tromba in Do           
     
sempre con sord. p  pp
 
        
Trombone tenore 
p

    
                            
Vibrafono
Percussione   
pp

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

 p dolce
  p
Arpa
   
                  
 
   

muta in Synthesizer muta in Celesta

                                   


Celesta
"flute-sound" p
pp dolce pp
       
  

(68) Andante con eleganza, with swing (x ca. 84, e ca. 42)*
             
 
                   
 
Violino 1         
p p pp

                  
               
Violino 2  
p p pp
pizz.
  arco             
Viola             
p pp
          
    
pizz.
         
arco
 
Violoncello 
p pp
  
II
    
I

Contrabbasso          
pp pp

*) Varying tempo: The metronome mark represents average, the semiquaver movement fluctuating freely around this average tempo, as in jazz.
**) Play all the accents very clearly.

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A
molto espr.
5
               
    
muta in Flauto
         
Picc.   
5
p mf p
p mf
      
    
Ob.        
p mf
 
     muta in Clarinetto in Sib
  
Cl. (La) (1)   

          

 p mf p
p sub. 
   
p
       
Cl. (Sib) 2   
p sub. mf
   
    
Fg.      

p ppp mf

  
1            

Cor. (Fa) p sub.

2       
    

p sub.

    

Tr. (Do)         

p

  
Trb. ten.
       

p

     
 Vibrafono      
                      
Perc.             
   p mf p mf
poco cresc.
p
poco
         
                        
Arpa p sub. mf p mf p
      poco cresc.
                   

    
 
p
poco  3
   3 
  
  
   3  
                 
   
  
     
   

           

3
Cel. mf p poco cresc. 3 3 3
mf
5
     
   
     
  
poco
molto espr.   

 

                       
      
       
3
        
Vn. 1        
p
5
p sub. mf p 5poco cresc.
3
3
   
mf
             
arco
     
 
5 3 3

pizz.
     
       
     

   
Vn. 2
 p 5
p sub. mf  3
    
p mf
poco cresc.

Vla.    

             
  
pp poco cresc. mf
pizz. arco
   
       
          
       
   
 
Vc.
  
p mf pp mf
p sub. poco cresc.
 IV
   
I     
III
 
             
Cb.    

p pp
p p sub. mf

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          
    
Fl.       
3 3
5
ff fff p

ten.          
         
Ob.        
3 3 3
più f 5
f ff fff p
              
   
ten.
   


  

   
        
    
1
p f 3 5
3 3    
cresc. poco a poco f più f ff fff p
Cl. (Sib) fff
                
  ten.         dim. poco a poco
2      
       
 3 3      
p f 3
più f
5
cresc. poco a poco f ff fff p
fff
 
ten.

  
dim. poco a poco

Fg.
                    
 3 
p f più f fff
senza sord.
       ten. 
      
1                     
        
 ff

mp fff
Cor. (Fa) p f più f
cresc. poco a poco
 
  
senza sord. ten.
              
2        
   
 
p      
 ff p fff
f più f
cresc. poco a poco 5    
      
ten.
Tr. (Do)             
      
 
mf f 
più f
ff p f sub.
               
  
ten.
      
Trb. ten.       
5
mf f
 ff p
più f f sub.
 
  3         
  
Vibrafono
          
Perc.  
    
 più f ff fff sub.
f dim. poco a poco

secco

   
                
fff sub.
Arpa pp ff fff  a poco
 
dim. poco
 
                   
    
  
 

muta in Synthesizer        
              
p fff sub.
Cel. p mf
(Synth.) dim. poco a poco
      
     
         
allarg. pesante accel. - allarg. - accel. - -
arco 
 
pizz.
  
pizz. arco
          
 
pizz.
  arco
                      

 
Vn. 1     
3 5
p mp mf f 6 fff fff
più f dim. poco a poco
  
pizz.   
   
pizz.
arco    arco  
        
arco
pizz.
   
Vn. 2   
  

          
p mf 3 6 5
fff fff
f più f
pizz. dim. poco a poco
              
pizz. arco pizz. arco 
 (pizz.)
                 
Vla.
          
p mf   5
fff fff ff f
f più f
pizz.
 
pizz.

(pizz.)
           
arco pizz. arco

          
       
Vc.        
mp
f f più f  fff fff
 
pizz.
   
arco  
arco
    III
II


IV
                    
Cb.  
f più f
ff f

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allarg. molto rubato allarg.
(accel.) - - a tempo a tempo a tempo poco allarg.
13 

           
  
muta in Piccolo

Fl. 
mf p mf
cresc. poco
   
           
     
Ob. 
mf p mf ff sub.
 
cresc. poco
    

1       
 
   ff sub.
Cl. (Sib)  
p    

2      
       
   ff sub.
p
p
  *)
          
Fg.        
  
p cresc. poco
      
mf ff sub.
  
    
1        
  ff sub.
p
Cor. (Fa)  
       

2      ff sub.
cresc. poco 
p mf   
  
   
Trb. ten. 
ff sub.

   

Vibrafono

                       
  
Perc. p Gran Cassa
 
       
f

  
         

                   
   
Arpa p cresc. poco
mf   
    ff sub.
      
                  

  
 
        muta in Celesta
        
p cresc. poco
Synth.    mf
         
         

allarg. molto rubato allarg.

(accel.) - - a tempo a tempo a tempo poco allarg.
   


pizz. 
arco

               
IV
      
  
Vn. 1         
 
 
p  3 3 3 3
 p
mf ff sub.
 
  
pizz.  arco
  
             
  
Vn. 2      

                        
 
mp
p p ff sub.
3 3 3 3

                   
arco
 
Vla.       

       
  
mf 
mp p mp ff sub.
3 3 3 3

 
    arco
         
Vc. 
 
       
ff
p ff sub.

                
  
 
Cb.
  
p ff sub.
*) Fg.: The low A is made possible with an extension.
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meno mosso poco rall. a tempo poco rall. - - - - -
16
      
Picc.   
       
p sub. ppp dolciss.

Ob.           
   p f

       
    
 3
     
1
mf f
   
Cl. (Sib) 
     pp dolciss.
       
2        3

f           
mf

     pp dolciss.
          
Fg.       

mf 3
pp dolciss.

     
1          
3 3
Cor. (Fa) f
3 3
2             
   
f
3
Tr. (Do)                   

mf f
 
        3       
Trb. ten.  
3
mf f pp dolciss.

 Vibrafono 
                
  
 
      
Perc. p  pp
 mf
      
Glockenspiel Campane
      
p pp dolciss.


      
   

         

p sub.
 mf f
Arpa  mf
 
   
3

  

          

 
                    muta in Synthesizer
   
muta in Celesta
    
 
cresc. 
p sub.   mf mf f
Cel.
   pp
   
(Synth.)
       
 
     
          
 

meno mosso poco rall. a tempo poco rall. - - - - -


   
    
Vn. 1             
p sub.   pp
pp p
 
Vn. 2             
 
II

pp

p
sul tasto  
3  3  
III
   
Vla.    5 A    

         
    
    
pp p mp
  f 3
      pp dolciss.
 3  3  
       
     
Vc.  

    
 
        
 
pp p  mp
 f 3
pp dolciss.
II 
  
III   3    
IV
 
       
 
Cb.            

pp mp pp dolciss.

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a tempo, con tenerezza G poco rall. perdendosi, ma senza rall.

20
a tempo quasi niente
      
Picc.              

       
p p mf pp
 
cresc. poco
       
Ob.           
p mf
cresc. poco   
  
1    
                  
p  pp
mp
Cl. (Sib)
 
cresc. poco
  
   
             
     
2   
 p mp pp
p cresc. poco  
   
      
con sord.  
Fg.
          

p mp pp
cresc. poco
con sord.
 
1              
p
Cor. (Fa) con sord.
2             

p

            
Tr. (Do)            
p mp
cresc. poco
          
          
Trb. ten. 
p
   

cresc. poco
Vibrafono Silofono  
                        
  
(very soft mallets)
           
p pp ppppp
Perc.  
 
cresc. poco

Glockenspiel

 
           

pppp
 
            
     
  
 
 
         
            


p pppp
 
Arpa  cresc. poco p pp
       
         
    
 
  
             
      
                 
           
 pp pppp
Cel. p mf
  
   
cresc. poco
     
      


poco rall. perdendosi, ma senza rall.

a tempo, con tenerezza
  a tempo quasi niente
      
                      
     sim.

        
Vn. 1 
p p 
 pppp

          
  sim.
       
                 
Vn. 2    

     

 
p pp pppp
II
 
  II I          
 sim.
          
III
        

Vla.    
p p ppp pppp
   
    
  
      
Vc.  

p ppp

pppp
  
 
   
    
Cb.   
p ppp pppp
Durata
ca. 4'
54 581