Strata
For orchestra
By David Lancaster
Strata
For Orchestra
David Lancaster
The music and structure of Strata was suggested by a poster (The Pyramid of the Capitalist System) which was produced by the Industrial Worker magazine in 1911; I first encountered this poster during the exhibition ‘Picturing the Social Order’ at Leeds City Art Gallery in 2008.
Strata is scored: 2.2.2.2, 2.2.3.0, timpani, 2 percussion, piano, harp and strings. Wind doublings require piccolo and contrabassoon. Percussion 1: xylophone, tubular bells, 4 tom-toms, cowbell Percussion 2: vibraphone, glockenspiel, bass drum, temple blocks, 2 bongos, 2 tom- toms.
Duration: 13 minutes
Score in C Strata David Lancaster
Steady q = 84
Piccolo ff Flute ff
Oboe 1 ff
Oboe 2 ff
Clarinet 1 in B b ff Clarinet 2 in B b ff
Bassoon ff
Contrabassoon ff
Horn 1 in F ff Horn 2 in F ff Trumpet 1 in B b ff Trumpet2 in B b ff Trombone 1 ff
Trombone 2 ff Bass Trombone ff
Timpani ff
Xylo: Xylophone ff Temple blocks: Temple Blocks (5) ff Bongo: Bongos/Tom-toms ff sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz Piano ff ff Harp MNLOMNMM
Steady q = 84 Violin 1 ff Violin 2 ff Viola ff Violoncello ff Double Bass ff Copyright © 2013 Dragon Music Publishing 2 16 Picc.
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Ob. 2
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Cow bells: Cow B ff Xyl. T. Bl.
Tom-t. sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz Pno. Hp.
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Cow B Xyl. To Vibes Glock.
T. Bl.
Bongos/toms: Tom-t. sfz p f sfz p f sfz p f sfz p f sfz Pno. Hp.
arco pizz. arco pizz. arco pizz. arco pizz. arco A Vln. 1 arco pizz. arco pizz. arco pizz. arco pizz. arco Vln. 2 Vla. Vc. Db. 4 39 Picc.
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mf Pno.
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B. Tbn. p ff Timp. p f
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pizz. Db. ff f p 7 78 C Picc. sfz p ff Fl. p Ob. 1 p Ob. 2 p
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Cbsn. p ff Hn. 1 p p ff Hn. 2 p ff Tpt. 1 p fp ff fp Tpt. 2 ff fp p Tbn. 1 p ff fp sf Tbn. 2 p ff fp fp sf B. Tbn. p p fp sf fp Timp. ff ff p Tom toms: Tom-t. ff Xylo: Xyl. p Vibes: Vib. ff Temple blocks: T. Bl. p Bongo: Tom-t. rfz Pno. ff p Hp. p p
C arco pizz. Vln. 1 p ff arco pizz. Vln. 2 p ff arco pizz. Vla. ff p arco pizz. Vc. ff p
pizz. Db. p 8 89 D Picc. ff Fl. ff Ob. 1 pp ff molto Ob. 2 ff Cl. 1 ff
Cl. 2 ff Bsn. ff
Cbsn. ff
Hn. 1 ff Hn. 2 ff Tpt. 1 ff
Tpt. 2 ff Tbn. 1 ff Tbn. 2 ff
B. Tbn. ff ff Timp. ff
Xyl. ff Temple blocks: T. Bl. ff
Bongo: Tom-t. rfz Pno. ff Hp. ff
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T. Bl. Pno. ff Hp. E arco Vln. 1 ff arco Vln. 2 ff arco Vla. ff arco Vc. ff Db. ff Lento 10 F q=56 112 Picc.
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p Hp. MMMOMNML Eb p Lento F q=56 pizz. arco Vln. 1 p pizz. Vln. 2 p espress. Vla. p p pizz. arco pizz. arco pizz. arco pizz. arco pizz. arco Vc. p p
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B. Tbn. f Timp. sfz Tom toms: Tom-t. ff Xyl.
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Bass drum: B. D. ff sfz
Pno. Hp. H Arco Vln. 1 f arco Vln. 2 f arco Vla. f Vc. f f Db. f 14 160 Picc.
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Vibes: Vib. ff B. D. sfz Pno. p Hp. MMLOMNMM p Lento q=56 I pizz. arco Vln. 1 p pizz. Vln. 2 p espress. Vla. p
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Hp. B§ G# Eb Fb
pizz. arco pizz. arco Vln. 1
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L arco pizz. Vln. 1 ff f ff arco pizz. Vln. 2 ff ff f ff ff Vla. ff ff ff Vc. ff ff
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Cow B
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Bongo: Tom-t. f Pno. f Hp. f
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Temple blocks: T. Bl. p cresc. poco a poco mp Bongos/toms: Tom-t. p sfz p f sfz p Pno. p cresc. poco a poco mp Hp. MNLOMNMM p p p cresc. poco a poco mp
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