THE DANCE L. J.

GLAZIER 2010
1. The Lament of the Ages

  
Andante (q=95)

 

accel.

         
SOLO

Oboe      
mf pp f mp

Wood Blocks
Bass Drum
         
Andante (q=95)

    
accel.
       
 
f
Marimba
         

      
       
 
          
7

   
SOLO Moderato (q=110)
Ob.   
 
pp mp p mp p pp
     
Moderato (q=110)
       
p
Mar.
       

   
      
       
        
11
     
      
Ob.    
pp
mf mp mf

      
3

            
    
15

Ob.   
mp mf mp

          3

  
17

Ob.    
p f p

Technical notes:
First movement, Lament of the Ages: First note from off-stage, arrive in place by end of fourth note.
Third movement, March of Whimsy: Prepare the Oboe d'Amore to be 1/4 tone below proper pitch.
Fourth movement, Chronos: Final note fades together with cymbals to silence.
 THE DANCE - 1. The Lament of the Ages
   
 

  

          
   
19

Ob.   
f p mf mp

            
3

              
  
22

Ob.    
mf mp mf mp

        
           
p
Mar.
    
 

 3 
   
                  
25

Ob.    
p f p f p
               
        
       
f mf f mf f
Mar.
        

     
      
 
29

Ob.      
mf p mf

           
         
mp
Mar.
           

ff
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

                   
  
33

Ob.  

         
f

  
      
   
Mar.
    



        
 
37

Ob.  

    mf   
     

W. Bl.
B.D.
   
f

            
  
Mar.
   

40

Ob.        
p
  
W. Bl.
B.D.
   
   

                
       
f
Mar.
    

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                
THE DANCE - 1. The Lament of the Ages


  
            
   
44

Ob.    
f mf mp ff

         
Mar. p
    

    
       
           
3

 
48

Ob.    
f ff f mp f


 
 
            
     
Mar. f
       

      


     
     
    
52

Ob.    
mp f p mf mp mf mp
       

                
Mar. mf p
       
   

        
56
         
  
Ob.      
 
mf mp f
                  
3
    
Mar. mf f
       

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 THE DANCE - 1. The Lament of the Ages
        

  

    
    
60

Ob. 
p f p mf mp

W. Bl.
B.D.
       

         
          

Mar. mf
             
 
ff

   
      
64

Ob.   
f ff

W. Bl.     
B.D.

                     
     
Mar.
    


        
68   
                
    
Ob.   
3 3
p f (flutter-tongue)

                     
     
Mar. f ff
    

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 THE DANCE - 1. The Lament of the Ages

A tempo primo

   
72 Andante (q=95)


SOLO
         
 
Ob.
mf pp f mp


77

Ob.       

   
W. Bl.
B.D.
   
p

     
 
subito

     
Mar. mf pp
   

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2. Phrygian

  (q=84) 
       

    
                       
Moderato
Oboe
mf mp p mf p mp p
             
p
  
3

Ob.

               
mp p mf p mp p
mf p

   
5

Ob. 
    


                 
3


         
 
  p  mf  
     
mf
                        
Mar.



                      


8

Ob.         

mf f mf p

           
    
Mar.
    
               


      
 
         
13

Ob.    

                   

 
Mar.
     

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 
       
17

Ob.       
    
mf

               

  
 
Mar.   
          


    
21
   
            

      
Ob.   3
f

       
      
 
   
p

           
         

Mar.
  
 

    
      



26

 
         
 
Ob.
p  f

    
    
mf

W. Bl.
            
B.D.

   
   

     
Mar. (first time only)

   

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                      

   
29

   mf      
Ob.

 
      
W. Bl.   
             
B.D.


          

 
Mar.
       
   

 
               
        
        
33

Ob.   
mp


f ff mf
     
 
W. Bl.
                 
B.D.

  
        
           
37

Ob.        

 
     
mp f ff mf

W. Bl.             
B.D.

                   
41

Ob. 
   
mp f mf

  
   
45

Ob.     
p
     
       
Mar.
         
          

3

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 THE DANCE - 2. Phrygian

       
     
49

                          


Ob.

3
mp p mf p mp p

mf mp p mf p
       

    
Mar.

     

             
                   
55

Ob. 
   
mp p mp p mp p mp p mp p mp p
                   
          3
Mar. mf p mf
       


  
              
61

Ob. 
   
mp mf f

mf
     
       
    

    
Mar.
     


  
         
       
65

  
Ob.

p mp p

3

       
mf
 
 
  
Mar.
            

10
 THE DANCE - 2. Phrygian
70
         
             
 
 pp
Ob.
p
 
pp p pp p pp


    
           


3 3


Mar.
       


          
 
76

Ob.            
p pp p pp p pp p pp

   

                
p   3
mf
Mar.
     


     
  
80

Ob.         
p mf f

       
            
  
mp
Mar. mf
      
   
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 THE DANCE L. J. GLAZIER 2010
3. March of Whimsy

   
 Moderato (q=84)   
    
Oboe d'Amore
(lowered 1/4 tone)    

mp mf mp

 Moderato(q=84)           
3

 
p
Marimba
     


    
    
 
    

5

Ob. d'A.      
mf p 3

    
   
           
3 f
Mar.
      

     

10

Ob. d'A.   
ff f 3 ff
p

  
 
W. Bl.
B.D.
  
mf
12
                        
THE DANCE - 3. March of Whimsy

 
    
13

Ob. d'A.      
  
f mf

  
     
p
 
Mar.
     

       
          

19

Ob. d'A.    
p

           
  

 
       
f 3
 
Mar.
    

               
     
  
24

Ob. d'A.     

  
 pp p 3
3

3
      
mp

  
   
mf
 
Mar.
     

                 
      
30

Ob. d'A.          
mf mp p 3 mf mp
3 f mp mf
      
 
W. Bl.
B.D.
     
3
13
           
THE DANCE - 3. March of Whimsy
        
37

Ob. d'A.    
mp mf mp p 3 mf mp p 3 mp
      
 
W. Bl.
B.D.
       
3 3

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

  

44

Ob. d'A.   
mp mf mp

    
   
    
W. Bl.
B.D.


        
p 3

 
Mar.
    

       
          
    
  
49

Ob. d'A. 
mf p 3
       
     
3
      
 
f
 
Mar.
    

     
54

Ob. d'A.    
ff f p 3 ff

  
 
W. Bl.
B.D.
  
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 THE DANCE - 3. March of Whimsy

                
 
rall.


57

   
Ob. d'A.
f


 rall.
 
 
      
mf
 
Mar.
    

            
     
62

Ob. d'A.  
mp
     
  
    

mp
 
Mar.
   

15
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4. Choros

      
           
           
Allegro urgente (q=128)
Oboe


f p f 3

    
Wood blocks
Bass Drum
  

Cymbals      

  
     
Allegro urgente (q=128)

mf
                
Marimba

      

        
       
4

              
Ob. 
mf f
   
         
Mar.
   
 

     
         
6

    
Ob.  


              

    
Mar.

     

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 THE DANCE - 4. Choros

                

rall.
         
8

Ob.     
  
rall.
           
  
 
   
Mar. p
        


 
             poco   
Largo (e=63)
             


 
a poco accel.

       
10

Ob.


ff f
       
                

W. Bl.
B.D.

   

                   
SOLO

 
      
16

Ob.      
ff f

     
W. Bl.
B.D. 
        

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 THE DANCE - 4. Choros
  Adagio
  (q=48)           
        
 
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Ob. 
  
mf

Adagio (q=48) 
         
          

 
Mar.
       



                     
  
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Ob.      

    
p mp

 

         
Mar. mf
    


              
  
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   
Ob.   
f

      
(flutter-tongue)

 
   
    
  

Mar.
      

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 THE DANCE - 4. Choros

         
    
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Ob.     
p f


              3

    
p
 
mf
        
Mar.
            
  
3

            
           

     
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Ob.  
3 3
ff
3 
    
3

        
3 3

   

       
Mar.
  3 3
  
3
 
3


                
  
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Ob.  

mf (flutter-tongue)
f

(fade)

 
 
W. Bl.
B.D.
    


f ff

Cym.   
ff


      

   
Mar. ff

   

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