Roger Briggs

Gathering Together

For Full Orchestra

Score is Transposed

Duration: ca. 14 min.

Instrumentation

2 Flutes 2 Oboes 2 Bass Clarinets dbl. B-flat Clarinets 2 Bassoons

4 horns in F 3 Trumpets in C 2 Tenor Trombones 1 Bass Trombone

3 Percussion Percussion 1: Vibraphone & Marimba Percussion 2: Glockenspiel & Xylophone Percussion 3: Celesta & Crotales

Piano

Strings

Notes

The title GATHERING TOGETHER is taken from the poem, 'The People Gathering Together' by Patricia Goedicke. I was particularly struck by the final three lines:

All over the earth we keep coming together. We keep giving each other these parties These heart-breakingly beautiful parties.

The piece is a single movement work divided into four large sections. The first two sections are unified by tempi, motif, and rhythmic impulse. The third section, in variation form, is slower. The final section combines the primary material from each of the preceding sections.

Original Chamber Orchestra Version: Commissioned and Premiered by Keith Williams and THE MUSIC ENSEMBLE in 1985 at ST. John's Smith Square in London, England.

Full Orchestra Version: Premiered by the Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Válek, conducting at Dvorak Hall, Prague, 1995.

GATHERING TOGETHER has been recorded by The Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra, Roger Briggs conducting. MMC Label No. 2099.

Transposed Score GATHERING TOGETHER

Full of Energy q. = 69 ROGER BRIGGS

a2 1.         2 Flutes       fff fff f

a2 1.     2 Oboes          fff fff f 2 Bass Clarinets   in Bb       a2 1.         2 Bassoons         fff fff f

cuivre       Horns 1 & 2       in F                                  mf  fff cuivre           Horns 3 & 4      in F                           fff    mf con sord. Trumpets 1 & 2            in C                                                   fff        mf   Trumpet 3   in C      

  2 Trombones            fff fff

Bass Trombone          fff fff

VIBES Hard Mallets  Motor On, Full Vib. Percussion 1   Vibes & Marimba               fff    GLOCK. Percussion 2     Glockenspiel & Xylophone        fff 

Percussion 3 Celesta & Crotales        

            Piano fff                sim. Violin I         sfz   sfz   sfz   sfz    sfz   sfz   sfz   sfz    sfz   sfz   sfz    fff f     Violin II            fff fff f sim. Viola         sfz   sfz   sfz   sfz    sfz   sfz   sfz   sfz    sfz   sfz   sfz    fff f non div. div.   Violoncello                 fff fff f

Double Bass          fff fff

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4 a2 1.                  2 Fl.         p fff p fff p f 1. a2   2 Ob.                    p fff p fff p f 1. a2       2 Bsn.                 p fff p fff p f

      Hn. 1 & 2                                              fff           Hn. 3 & 4                                                 fff                  C Tpt. 1 & 2                                                  p fff           Tbn. 1 & 2                fff p fff p

B. Tbn.             fff p fff p

 (to marimba) Perc. 1   Vib.                   fff fff (to xylophone) Perc. 2   Glock. & Xylo.              fff fff

               Pno. fff fff                  Vln. I       sfz   sfz   sfz   sfz    sfz   sfz   sfz    sfz   sfz   sfz    sfz   sfz   sfz    fff f     Vln. II               p   fff p fff p f

Vla.       sfz   sfz   sfz   sfz    sfz   sfz   sfz    sfz   sfz   sfz    sfz   sfz   sfz    fff f div.     Vc.                              p p p  fff fff f

Db.             fff p fff p 3

A 8  2 Fl.                 pp

2 Ob.                 pp

2 Bs.Cl.                                                                                  mp                                 2 Bsn.                 pp

  Hn. 1 & 2                     ppp  Hn. 3 & 4                 pp    C Tpt. 1 & 2                          ppp

                                        Pno. pp                                      No Ped.            A Vln. I       sfz   sfz   sfz                                               p          

Vln. II                  pp

Vla.     sfz   sfz   sfz                                                 p          

(div.) Vc.                                                                            pp                              

Db.                                                   pp          13 4 more intense 2 Bs.Cl.                                                                                             sfz   sfz   sfz   sfz         cresc. poco a poco more intense                                                       sfz sfz sfz sfz Pno. mp cresc. poco a poco                                                      sfz sfz sfz  slightly detached & more intense Vln. I                                                    sfz   sfz   sfz   sfz            mp cresc. poco a poco slightly detached & more intense Vla.                                                            sfz  sfz  sfz  sfz        mp cresc. poco a poco more intense Vc.                                                                                                                 mp   cr esc. poco a poco   more intense Db.                                                                        mp cresc. poco a poco

 18

2 Bs.Cl.                                                                                                           (cresc. poco a poco)                                                      sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz Pno. sfz                                     sfz sfz  sfz sfz sfz  sfz sfz 

Vln. I          sfz    sfz    sfz  sfz    sfz    sfz    sfz  sfz    sfz    sfz 

Vla.        sfz    sfz    sfz  sfz    sfz    sfz    sfz  sfz    sfz    sfz 

Vc.                                                                                                 Db.                                             

 21 slightly detached 2 Bs.Cl.                                                                                        f  mf                                                sfz      Pno. f sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz mf cresc. poco a poco                                            sfz  sfz  sfz   sfz  sfz sfz  sfz     sfz sfz

Vln. I                  sfz sfz      f   sfz    sfz    sfz   sfz   sfz    sfz   sfz   sfz    mf

Vla.                    sfz   sfz  f   sfz    sfz    sfz   sfz   sfz    sfz   sfz   sfz    mf  Vc.                                                                         f  mf                     Db.                                                    f  mf 5

B 27 (1.)               2 Fl.                             mf mf f

1.     2 Ob.                                      mf mf f

molto staccatto 2 Bs.Cl.                                                                                                   mf     mf      f             2 Bsn.                                             mf mf f

senza sord.

C Tpt. 1 & 2                                               mf   mf   f  

MARIMBA

Perc. 1 Mar.                                                mf   mf   f  

XYLOPHONE

Perc. 2 Xyl.                                              mf   mf   f  

                                              sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz Pno. mf                                           sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz   B Vln. I                     sfz    sfz  sfz       sfz   sfz    sfz       sfz    sfz   sfz               f   

div. Vln. II                                          mf   mf   f 

Vla.                     sfz    sfz  sfz       sfz   sfz    sfz       sfz    sfz   sfz           f 

Vc.                                                                                                  

molto stacc.             Db.                                                      