Alden K.

Cai

Sinfonietta
for Brass Nonet

May-August 2012
 Program Notes

Rhythmic vitality is the dominant force. The piece is built upon crystallization of monothematic pitch material
fragments. In addition to the busy polyphonic arguments antiphony is featured throughout. Moods range from
the mysterious to the fervent. The Finale is a folkish dance with original step patterns.

Written in a period of intense productivity, this piece aims to compress symphonic concepts into a chamber
setting.

Performance Directions
The following stage planning is recommended:

First performance: 8th of July, 2012 in the Australian National Academy of Music by the following artists:
Josh Rogan, Allison Wright, Georgia Ioakimidis-MacDougall, Ash Carter, Tim Duncan, Ben Anderson,
Alistair Crawford, Grace Went and Louisa Trewartha.

1st Movement completed June 15th

Full completion August 2nd 2012,

Duration c.a. 6'40

 Sinfonietta
for brass nonet
I. Prelude Alden K. Cai
Fervante. Molto vivace c.a. q = 120
q=q q=q q=q
  
                     
     
 
Trumpet 1 in C

sfp f più f

  
      
Trumpet 2 in C                                                   
sfp f marcatissimo più f

           
   
         
 
Horn in F
    più f
sfp f

          
         
Tenor Trombone   
      
sfp f più f
     
Bass Trombone
            
    

 

 
  
più f
sfp f
 
  

         
    

 

 
 
Trumpet 1 in C   
sfp f più f

          

                             
       

Trumpet 2 in C
sfp f marcatissimo più f


                      
Tenor Trombone        
sfp f più f

     
            
    
    
   
Bass Trombone

più f
sfp f


6 e=e A e=e q=q e=e e=e  q=q


 
 
              
     
     
                 
 f
mf con preciso e energico

      


             
   
mf f

               
     
                      
molto cresc. fff f ben marcato

                     
        
       
mf f mf ben marcato

                 
                           
mf
  
f
f mf

 
             
                       

mf

mf mf con preciso


                              
  
       
sfz  
f
                                 
       
mf f subito sfz mf

                            
          

 
mf f subito sfz mf f

©Alden K. Cai 2012

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e=e B q=q e=e

12
              

          
   
mf f mf

    
                     

mf mf


                   
 
               

f            
 
                       
ff
         


   
   
f

                            
                
      

   
 
             
      
 


ff mf f

        
          
        
f ff


                                           
              
f

 
                                     

             
       
energico mf     

17 q=q
 e=e

 
         

f mf   
f
 

    

 
 

                  
       mf
f marcato

                                    
           
      
ff brillante
    
                   
  
mf f

             
         
         

    
                   
       
mf f mf

     
       
       

   
 
 
f f marcatissimo
           
               
     
f mf

     
                   

       

f  
mf
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e=e Cq=q
21 q=q
          
e=e

             
   
  
più f ff mf ben marcato

 
         
                          
f mf con preciso


    
               
           

    

            
marcatissimo f ff f

                    
        



 
mf

    
                 
       
  
f mf marcato

       
        
              
f mf subito mf     ben marcato
ben marcato
      
                                      
  
mf mf

brillante

                                                   
   
f brillante mf
 

               
           
mf marcato

e=e e=e q=q

26 q=q 
              
   
       
mf deciso

         

       

  

 
  


mf

                        
                                
f ff ff

                      
  
      
f

          
               
 
     
   
f marcato

                    
            
    
f

 
                 
  
                   
   
f con preciso


   
  
  
           
f

      
      
         
sf-mf f
4

D e=e
 e=e e=e e=e e=e e=e
   
31
             
         
ff
     
f
       

          
          
   
mf f



                          

      
ff
 
ff mf

     
          
             

         
                       
mf
f mf poco marcato

                   
              
ff mf

      
                               
mf f


    
       
  
  
  
  

  

       
 
       
                    
 
 f mf

37 e=e e=e e=e e=e

       
 
       
    
                       
f mf

       
                           
  mf


              
             
    
mf mf

               

    
mf

     
             
             

           
    


          
   

    
                       
   
mf

                            
           
 5

q=q
43 e=e e=e 
E
            

        

 
   
         
f p

                     
               
 
      
     
f p

      
                         
mf

                 
     
    
mp

           
                  
 
mp

         
        
  
             
  
mf

     
         
      
  
 
p
      
         
                     


mf

             
                
        
 mf

49 e=e q=q q=q

               
         
mp mf mp


                  

           
mp mf
mf f

               
            
     
   
f mf f mp

                        
  

                
mf mp

         
       
mp

                             
                 
 mp mp

     
                                       
  
mp mp mp mf

                      
                   
mf f

         
          
    
marcato f
6

53 e=e q=q e=e

         
      

                
mp mf mp mf

                       
   
mf mf mp

       
                                      
   
mp mf molto cresc. mp mf molto cresc.
 
            
         
         
 
   

mp mf mf f mp mf mp

         

      
  
     
   
mf mp

      
         
  
    
mf mp

      
   
                      
              
mp mp mf mf f mp

                   

         
    
 mf f subito
 f

       
           
              
         
mf f subito mp

58 e=e e=e F q=q

 
   
  
                         

mf

                          

         
                     

ff mf


                  
 
ff

                    
    
ff mf

      
                   

   
f  sfz
mf f

  
   
                       
  
ff mf f sfz


                     
    
ff mf
 f sfz

   

                                 
            
ff mf

          

  
              
  
      
  


  

    
  
f ff 
f mf
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64
                                         
                        



                                                   
 

                      
    ff 
sfz sfz rfz sffz
                       
             
sfz sfz rfz f marcatissimo

                
   

sfz sfz rfz sffz

   

                
sfz sfz rfz sffz

                
   
sfz sfz rfz sffz

                                        
       

                                        
                    

69 q=q


   
                                
 
sfp f


                     
                        
sfp f

  

                            
                cresc.


                      


            
         
cresc.

 
  


    
                
    f
f ben sostenendo cresc.


      


      


                                      
            
mp f

                                 
                   
mp f
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74 G e=e q=q e=e q=q q=q


      
             
 
ff marcatissimo

 
                   
 
mf f

    
      
                       
          
f
mf ff

                        
       
f
mf f pochissimo dim

         
               
 

mf f pochissimo dim

                                  
 

               

mf f

       
  
   
         
     
mf f pochissimo dim

                        
        
mf f pochissimo dim

        
                   
  
mf

q=q q=q h=h q=q e=e

80
     To Piccolo Trumpet in Bb
 
    
      
(Picc. Tpt.)
   
f ff

             

                      
       
 
mf f ff

         
        

fff

 
 
 


  
               

f pochissimo dim ff fff

      
          
f pochissimo dim 
fff

                     
                 
mf     
f ff

    
       
         
ff f deciso
 ff

  
        
           
     
f pochissimo dim f deciso ff fff

        
        

fff
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II. Nocturne
Adagio. Semplice q=58 A
 
Piccolo Trumpet in Bb             

Trumpet 2 in C

            

           

                         
Horn in F
      
p
mp p subito
con "straight mute"
         
Tenor Trombone            
p p p pp

            
 
Bass Trombone

     
Trumpet 1 in C         
pp

Trumpet 2 in C

            

            
Tenor Trombone 
pp

               
Bass Trombone      
pp pp

13 con "straight mute" B Tranquillo q=66 c.a.

          

  
pp p
con "straight mute"
             
pp p


            
     
mf sonore

     
        
pp p pp
con "straight mute"
  

                 

pp p pp p pp p      
pp

  
         

con "straight mute"

             
pp p

            
p   
pp
    
      
       
pp
10

24 poco accel. molto rit. C q=66


           

senza sord.
           

                     
              
mp f espr. p

             
p

           

              
con "straight mute"
             

 
p mp p

            

p mp

            


          

               

35 D

   
  
  
               
  
 
p

blow through water hole

       
          
  
3


mf (like wind blowing)

         
  
      
mf (senza accento)

       
  
      
mp

    
            
 

                
senza sord.
    
          
  

 
mp mp espr. p

     
           
      
p ben sostenendo

             
  

            
   

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45 E
   
        

  
(senza cresc.)
blow and depress valves up and down as fast as possible

      (like wind blowing)
mp mf mp

     
3

      
p sonore
senza sord.
          
3

p sonore


         
p

  
    


p

    
  

    
     
p

     
   
p


Tranquillo rit. (Molto adagio)
50 ancora F To Trumpet in C
senza sord. 

        
 (C Tpt.)

pp

        



pp
 
                 


 
    
mf mp
      
   
p

     
senza sord.
    



mp p p

         


mp p
senza sord.
         


pp


  

      
mp p pp
ossia 8va
     


     
mp p 
mp
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III. Danse finale

Tempo di Valse q=192 
A molto rit. Festivamente q=192

 
         
           
 
Trumpet 1 in C
mf

    
          
           

Trumpet 2 in C
f f f

     
Horn in F          
f

       
Tenor Trombone                     
mf f

       
                  

Bass Trombone

mf   
f
  
   
   
 
               

Trumpet 1 in C

mf

      
Trumpet 2 in C          
f

 
Tenor Trombone

        
         
f

      
         
Bass Trombone   
   
f sempre marcato

7
        
B a tempo (q=192)
     
molto rit.

            
        
 f

           
                  
    
 f

 . 
               g          
liss
   

  
ff f ff

mf f

   
                           
 
ff mf

 
                      
      
f


     

     

                 
             
 
 
mf

                    
  
      
f
 13

12 C

           

         


      
           


     
 f

 
                             
mf-p

                                 


                            
       
mf


            
f deciso

         
   mf-p
mf

                
  
 






      
 
mf f marcato

              

             
  

16          
 
     


ff

           
       



                
     
rfz ff

               
 


  

           
                

f f ff 
  

                  

    
                        
 
rfz f marcato

     

             
  
mf

                            
       
   

f 
ff
14

20 (senza rit.) D
     


   
f
 
   

    
             
mf

   
                 





    
mf f mf
  
       
mf

    
   

 

     
 
 


mf f marcatissimo

       
      
 
mf

         
        
         
f mf

      
      
mf mf

            
         
f marcatissimo mf

24
            
   


mf

          
    
mf  

                           
  
mf ff

            
mf

      
                               
    
mf sfp


    

    

  
            
mf f mf

    

  
      
                                
    
mf sfp
f marcatissimo
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E  allarg. Meno mosso q=126

                
ff f



           
ff

 
                                  
       
ff f
ff

    
           

           
   
ff sf


                                 
         
ff  
f più f ff

                
ff f

ben marcato

     
          
ff f ben marcato

             
     
ff
sf

32    
  

    
 ff

        
                               
f fff ff

        
  ff
f

        
ff ff

   
        
  ff 
ff

             
                
    
f ff

      
    
 ff f

         
    
f fff

        
 

ff