J O N A T H A N W O O L G A R
R A T T L E H I S B O N E S f o r c h a m b e r e n s e m b l e o f n i n e p l a y e r s
Rattle His Bones was commissioned by Cambridge University Musical Society.
The first performance was given by Cambridge University New Music Ensemble, conducted by Patrick Bailey, at the West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge on 2nd February 2017.
Duration: c. 14 minutes
INSTRUMENTATION
Flute (doubling on Piccolo) Oboe (doubling on Cor Anglais) Clarinet in Bb (doubling on Bass Clarinet in Bb) Bassoon (doubling on Contrabassoon)
Trumpet in Bb Trombone
* Percussion (1 player) Piano Double Bass
*Percussion: snare drum, vibraphone, tam-tam, vibraslap, crotales, tenor drum, pedal bass drum, tubular bells (E4 and F4), bongos, flexatone, tambourine, Chinese cymbal, swanee whistle, high gong, referee’s whistle
PERFORMANCE NOTES
All grace notes are before the beat. The Double Bass must extend to a low C.
The instruments should be set up roughly as follows:
Flute Oboe Clarinet Bassoon
Trumpet Piano
Double Trombone Bass Conductor
Score in C R A T T L E H I S B O N E S JONATHAN WOOLGAR h = 52 Flute (Piccolo)
Cor Anglais Oboe (Cor Anglais) sffz p
Bass Clarinet To Cl. Clarinet in Bb (Bass Clarinet) sffz pp
Bassoon (Contrabassoon) sffz p
Trumpet in Bb
Trombone sffz p
Snare Drum (snares off) Percussion pp sost.
2 3] sffz Piano p sonore 2 3]
Double Bass p
© Jonathan Woolgar 2017 2
5 Fl.
C. A.
B. Cl.
Bsn.
Tpt.
plunger Tbn. p
Perc.
Pno.
SOLO, poco ad lib. 3 3 pizz., vib. 3 0 Db. p mf mf slap damp 3
9 Fl.
C. A.
B. Cl.
Bsn.
con sord. harmon (stem in) 3 Tpt. p
3 (half) 5 3 Tbn. mf p mf
Vibraphone (motor off, plastic/wooden sticks) 3 Perc. f
2 3] 3 Pno. sffz
5 0 3 Db. mp 4
A 3 13 Fl. 3 3 3 3 mf mf
3 C. A. 3 3 3 mf mf
Clarinet in Bb 3 Cl. 3 3 3 3 mf mf
3 Bsn. mf 3 3 3 mf
3 (half) Tpt. f p
3 Tbn. p sub. mf p p
3 Perc. f
2 3] 3 Pno. sffz
5 3 Db. mf 5
17 3 3 3 Fl. 3 3 3 mp
3 3 3 3 3 3 C. A. mp
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Cl. mp
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Bsn. mp
Tpt. ff
Tbn. p poco
take bow bowed l.v. Perc. mf
Pno. pp una corda
arco, trem.
Db. pp 6
5 21 3 3 3 3 3 Fl. mf
3 3 3 3 3 C. A.
3 3 3 3 3 Cl.
5 3 3 3 3 Bsn. p mf
Tpt.
Tbn.
5 3 motor on, medium sticks Perc. mp 5 sub. Pno. f p (ord.) p mf inside the piano, 5 3 with nails
(ord.) s.p. ord. Db. 3 f p 7 p o c o a c c e l . flz. 5 25 Fl. p
To Ob. C. A.
To B. Cl. Cl.
3 3 Bsn. pp f mp
Tpt.
3 senza sord. 3 Tbn. mp f
Tam-Tam l.v. al niente Perc. (weigh pedal down) p deep boom 3 Pno. pp sonore p 3
Db. molto! 8 B Più scorrevole Tempo I subito (h = c.52) 29 To Picc. Fl.
C. A.
Bass Clarinet in Bb To Cl. 3 3 B. Cl. f molto
Bsn. 3 3 molto
SOLO, poco ad lib. con sord. harmon - always open Tpt. f brillante
plunger 3 Tbn. pp sempre
Snare Drum (normal sticks, snares on) w. w. Perc. etc. - very fast morse code rhythms (lift Vib. pedal weight) ppp
3 Pno. mf
pizz. arco, vib. 5 3 Db. molto p f espress. 9
33 Fl.
C. A.
B. Cl.
Bsn.
3 3 5 5 Tpt. p f 3
Tbn.
w. w. w. Perc.
Pno.
pizz. arco, vib. pizz. arco, vib. 5 3 5 3 Db. p mf 10 hold the tension... 36 Fl.
C. A.
B. Cl.
Bsn.
"wah" 3 12 3 Tpt. p mf ff
Tbn.
w. w. Perc. fff sub.
ff Pno.
pizz. arco, vib. pizz. 5 3 Db. mf C 11 q = q (q = c.104) 39 Piccolo Picc. f ritmico
Oboe Ob. f ritmico
Clarinet in Bb Cl. f ritmico
Bsn. f ritmico
Tpt.
Tbn.
Vibraslap Crotales Perc. f mf
cantabile 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Pno. ff pp f p sub. f p sub. f p
Db. 12
44 Picc.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
con sord. straight 5 Tpt. p f
Tbn.
Perc.
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Pno. fp fp fpfpfp fp
Db. 13
48 Picc. sub. mp
Ob. mp sub.
Cl. mp sub.
Bsn.
3 Tpt. 3 p f
Tbn.
Perc.
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Pno. f p agitato
arco Db. p agitato 14 D 52 Picc.
5 Ob. mf
5 Cl. mf
Bsn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Perc.
Pno.
Db. 15
55 Picc. 3 4 3 p f ff
4 Ob. 3 f 3
4 Cl. 3 f 3
5 5 Bsn. p mp mf
Tpt.
senza sord. 5 5 Tbn. p mp mf
Perc.
Pno. c r e s c . p o c o a p o c o
Db. c r e s c . p o c o a p o c o 16
3 58 Picc. 3 3 p mp
3 Ob. 3 3 3 3 p mp
3 Cl. 3 3 3 3 p mp
5 5 Bsn. mp
Tpt.
5 5 Tbn.
Perc.
Pno.
Db. mf p 17
61 Picc. f ff ff
Ob. f ff ff
Cl. f ff ff
Bsn. ff
big band fall Tpt. ff
flz. Tbn. ff
Tenor Drum 3 3 3 Perc. ff
ff Pno. f
just behind the bridge (a metallic shriek!) Db. ff ff 18 E 65 Picc. f ritmico
Ob. f ritmico
Cl. f ritmico
Bsn. f ritmico
Tpt. p sfz
3 Tbn. sfz sfz
Vibraslap Tubular Bells l.v. Pedal Bass Drum 3 Perc. f f f
h h. h. etc. - very fast morse code rhythm (same note) Pno. f 3 sffz mf
arco III 3 Db. sffz sfz 19 flz. 69 Picc.
Ob.
9 Cl. ff
Bsn.
flz. snarl! Tpt. p ff
Tbn.
3 3 3 Perc. mp f
h. h. h. q stop! Pno.
Db. 20 F
73 q. = h (h = c.68) Picc.
Ob.
SOLO - wild and wailing! Cl.
3 Bsn. p mp
Tpt.
3 Tbn. p mp
Bongos (medium vibe sticks) Perc. f
5 3 mp Pno. f p 3 poco ped.
3 5 pizz. Db. mf f mf f 21
77 Picc.
Ob.
3 5 Cl. mf sub. ff
3 Bsn. f
Tpt.
3 Tbn. f
5 Perc.
3 5 Pno. f p f 3
0 arco pizz. 0 Db. 5 p f 22
81 Picc.
Ob.
5 5 3 Cl. 5
3 3 Bsn. pp mp mf
Tpt.
3 3 Tbn. pp mp mf
5 3 Perc. p f p
3 3 Pno. p (p) 3 f
arco 5 3 Db. ff G 23 Poco meno mosso espress. 5 84 Flute 3 5 Picc. f mp mf
Ob.
To B. Cl. Cl. 10 espress. 3 Bsn. f p mp
Tpt.
Tbn.
mf mf Vibraphone (medium sticks, motor on) Perc. Vibraslap mf mp
Pno. mf mp
3
Db. 24
87 3 5 3 3 3 3 Fl. mp f
Ob. p f
Cl.
3 Bsn. p
Tpt. p f
Tbn.
mf Perc. p mp p trem. Pno. p f
Db. H 25 h = q. (ma a tempo, q = c.104) 91 To Picc. Fl. pp
cantabile Ob. mf
Bass Clarinet in Bb Cl. p
To Cbsn. Bsn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Bongos Perc. p
Pno.
Db. p 26
96 Fl.
Ob.
B. Cl.
Bsn.
Tpt.
con sord. straight Tbn. p mf
Perc. mf p mf
bell-like Pno. p sempre
Db. 27
101 Fl.
Ob.
B. Cl.
Contrabassoon Bsn. pp poss.
Tpt.
Tbn. p
3 Perc. p f
Pno. p sonore
Db. 28
106 Fl.
3 Ob. p mf p
B. Cl.
3 Cbsn.
Tpt.
3 Tbn. p mf
Perc.
Pno. 3
lirico subito
Db. mf 29
111 I Fl.
3 5 3 5 Ob. f sempre
B. Cl. 5
3 Cbsn. pp
Tpt.
3 3 Tbn. mf
Crotales bowed l.v. Perc. mp pp poco
Pno. p sonore 3
Db. f 30
116 Fl.
5 5 5 lip bend Ob. fp
B. Cl. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 cresc. poco a poco
Cbsn.
Tpt.
Tbn. p
Perc.
Pno.
Db. J 31 120 Piccolo Fl. p
3 Ob. f p
B. Cl. 3 3 mf p
Cbsn.
senza sord. Tpt. p
Tbn. mf
Chinese Cymbal (scraped) l.v. Crotales l.v. Perc. p p
Pno. p
Db. 32 125 Picc. 5 mp
Ob. mp p
B. Cl. p sub.
Cbsn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
v e r y s l o w g l i s s . Flexatone h. h. Perc. mp p
3 Pno. p
Db. 33
130 Picc.
Ob.
To Cl. B. Cl.
Cbsn. p solenne
Tpt.
Tbn. p solenne
h. h. h. h. h. Perc.
3 3 Pno. p solenne
Db. p solenne 34 K 135 Picc.
Ob.
Clarinet in Bb B. Cl. p
Cbsn. p sonore (with D.B. and Pno.)
Tpt.
Tbn.
h Tam-Tam l.v. Perc. p deep boom
depress silently pp Pno. Middle Pedal (to b.156) p sonore (with Cbsn. and D.B.)
Db. p sonore (with Cbsn. and Pno.) 35
140 Picc.
Ob.
Cl.
3 3 Cbsn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tenor Drum 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Perc. p f p f
Pno. 3 3
3 3 Db. 36 L 145 Picc.
Ob.
flz.
Cl. f
Cbsn. f unruly
Tpt.
senza sord. Tbn. p molto! ff unruly
3 3 Perc. f
3 3 3 3 3 3 Pno. (pp sempre)
Db. 37
150 Picc.
Ob.
Cl.
Cbsn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tambourine 3 3 3 3 3 Perc. f fp p fp f
h. h. h. h. h. ad lib. very fast morse code rhythm as before (same note) Pno.
Db. 38
155 Picc.
Ob.
3 3 3 3 3 3 Cl. 3 3 3 3 3 mf Cbsn. f
3 3 3 3 3 3 Tpt. 3 ff brillante
Tbn. ff
Perc. f
h. q Pno. ff
Db. f f 39 M 160 Picc.
Ob.
3 Cl. 3 3 3 ff
3 3 Cbsn. ff
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Tpt. cresc. mf
3 3 Tbn.
Snare Drum (snares on) h. h. Perc. very fast morse code rhythms as before pp
Pno. ff 3 3
Db. mp mf 40 N 164 Picc. 3 5 ff
Ob. ff
Cl. ff
Cbsn.
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Tpt. 5 ff
flz. 3 3 3 Tbn. mp ff
h. h. h. h. Perc. mf molto! ff
3 3 3 gliss. Pno. p f 3 3 3
Db. f ff 41 169 Picc. ff
Ob.
Cl.
Cbsn.
Tpt.
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Tbn. 3 3
Chinese Cymbal Perc. Pedal Bass Drum
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Pno. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
just behind the bridge (as before) pizz. arco pizz. Db. ff ff 42 173 Picc. 3 3 3 ff
3 3 3 Ob.
Cl. 3 3 3
3 3 3 Cbsn. ff
3 3 3 Tpt. ff
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Tbn. 3
Perc.
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Pno. 3 ff 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
arco 3 3 3 Db. ff 43
177 3 Picc. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 Ob. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 Cl. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 Cbsn. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Tpt. 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Tbn.
Swanee Whistle Perc. ff
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Pno. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Db. 44 O (e = e) molto rit. 181 To Fl. Picc. mf sub.
Ob. mf
Cl.
Cbsn. f
Tpt. f
Tbn. f
Chinese Cymbal Perc. f
gliss. Pno. mf sub. mp f f
Db. f P 45 A tempo (h = 52) 185 Flute Fl. p sost.
Ob. p
Cl. p f pp
To Bsn. Cbsn.
con sord. harmon (stem in) Tpt. p
Tbn.
Vibraphone (motor off, plastic/wooden sticks) 5 Gong (scraped) l.v. Perc. p mf f f (weigh down pedal) 5 5 3 Pno. ff f ff mf 3
3 Db. sffz 46
189 5 Fl. p
3 3 Ob. mf
3 Cl. p
Cbsn.
4 5 3 Tpt. pp mf
con sord. harmon (stem in) Tbn. mp 3
Vibraphone (medium sticks) 4 3 Perc.
Pno. p sonore 3
3 Db.
p poco 47
193 To Picc. Fl.
3 3 3 Ob. f ff
Cl. ff
Cbsn.
"wah" "wah" Tpt. ff "wah" "wah" 3 3 Tbn. mf f ff
Tam-Tam (scraped) Perc. f
g l i s s . Pno. ff
h (ord.) sul pont. Db. ff 48 Q 197 Fl.
Ob.
Cl. f Bassoon 5 5 Bsn. f aggressivo
Tpt.
always open 5 5 Tbn. f aggressivo
l.v. Perc.
Pno. g f aggressivo l is s.
5 pizz. 3 3 Db. f aggressivo 49
200 Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
5 5 5 Bsn.
Tpt.
5 5 5 Tbn.
Perc.
Pno.
5 3 5 Db. 50
203 Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Tpt.
flz. 5 Tbn. ff
Perc.
Pno.
3 5 5 Db. ff 51
206 Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Tpt.
5 5 Tbn.
Perc.
Pno.
5 5 Db. R 52 Piccolo 209 Fl. ff
Ob. ff 3 flz. Cl. ff 3
Bsn. ff sffz
senza sord. Tpt. ff
senza sord. Tbn. ff 3
Referee's Whistle Chinese Cymbal p ff l.v. sempre Perc. ff Snare Drum (snares on) f Pedal Bass Drum
15 Pno. fff sffz arco Db. ff sffz 53 3 212 Picc.
Ob. 5 5 3 5
Cl. 5 5 3 5
3 Bsn. ff ff sffz sffz
3 Tpt.
Tbn. 5 5 3 5
f p ff p ff Perc. f f 3
15 6 Pno. fff 6 6 3 sffz sffz
3 Db. ff ff sffz sffz 54 3 214 Picc.
Ob. 3 3 3 3
Cl. 3 3 3 3
3 Bsn. ff ffp
3
Tpt.
Tbn. 3 3 3 3
3 p Perc. p ff f
3 Pno. fff 7 5 3 3 f cresc. sffz
3 Db. ff ffp molto! 55 216 To Fl. Picc.
Ob.
growl Cl.
Bsn. ff
Tpt. mf ff
Tbn.
ff Perc.
5 9 5 5 Pno. fff
Db. fff 56 S 218 Flute 3 3 3 3 3 To Picc. Picc. mf mp
Ob.
3 3 3 3 3 Cl. mf mp
5 poco animato 3 3 Bsn. mf mp mf
Tpt.
poco animato 3 3 Tbn. pp mf
Vibraphone (motor on) pp bowed Perc. f plastic/wooden sticks 5 mf
Pno. pp una corda
5 pizz. Db. mf mp mf 57
221 Piccolo Fl. mp
Ob.
Cl. mp
3 3 3 Bsn. sffz
Tpt. p
3 Tbn. 3 3 sffz
Snare Drum (snares off) Perc. 3 pp sost.
3 Pno. f p 3
arco trem. pizz. Db. mp 58
225 Picc. pp mf pp pp
Ob. pp
Cl. pp mf pp
3 3 Bsn. p pp
Tpt. pp mp pp
3 3 Tbn. p pp
Perc.
3 3 Pno. mp pp 3 3 3
3 3 Db. p mf pp T 59 q. = h molto delicato (h = c.68) lontano, senza colore 229 Picc.
lontano, senza colore
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Perc.
Pno. ppp una corda
Db. 60
234 # ( ) 3 Picc.
§ ( ) Ob.
senza colore # Cl. ppp pp
Bsn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Vibraphone (motor off) bowed Perc. ppp (poco) P sempre
Pno.
Db. 61
240 To Fl. Picc.
poco a poco più colore
Ob. p
poco a poco più colore
3 ( ) Cl. p
Bsn. pp
luminoso, senza vib. 3 Tpt. ppp mp p
Tbn.
very soft sticks 3 bowed Perc. pp poco ppp pp
3 Pno. pp sonore
3 una corda sempre (to b.262)
dolce 3 Db. pp sonore ppp 62
245 Picc.
Ob.
Cl. # Bsn. p
poco a poco più vib. ( ) Tpt.
3 Tbn. pp sonore ppp mp
very soft sticks 3 bowed Perc. poco ppp poco
3 Pno.
3 (U.C. >)
Db. mp p 63 rit. 250 Picc.
Ob.
( ) 3 Cl.
( ) 3 Bsn.
Tpt.
( ) Tbn. p
very soft sticks 3 Perc. ppp
3 Pno. ppp 3 3 P sempre (to b.262) (U.C. >)
Db. 64 U Tempo I, flessibile (h = 52) 255 Flute Fl. pp
Ob.
Cl. pp pp
Bsn. pp
smokey vib. plunger Tpt. p p p p
Tbn. pp
Perc.
Pno. pp 3 3 3 3 poco poco sim. (Ped. >) (U.C. >)
pizz. Db. pp 65
259 Fl. p f
Ob. p mp mf f
Cl. pp mp f
Bsn. pp
3 5 Tpt. p
Tbn.
Gong (scraped) Crotales (bowed) l.v. Perc. pp mp
f Pno. 3 3 3 3 (Ped. >) (U.C. >)
arco Db. pp poco 66
3 5 (lip) 263 3 Fl. 3 mf pp
Ob. 3 mf
(lip) 3 5 3 Cl. 3 mf pp
Bsn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
l.v. Crotales (bowed) 3 Perc. ppp
3 Pno. pp
Db. V 67 (q = q) 268 5 5 5 5 5 Fl. (pp)
Ob.
5 5 5 5 5 Cl. (pp)
Bsn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
l.v. Perc. poco
Pno. ppp una corda
Db. 68
273 5 5 5 5 5 Fl. poco
Ob.
5 5 5 5 5 Cl. poco
3 3 Bsn. p warm poco
Tpt.
Tbn. 3 p warm poco 3
Pedal B.D. (with soft stick) 3 3 Perc. p p
sim. 3 3 p Pno. 3 3
arpeggiate on the beat
3 3 Db. p warm poco 69 W 278 5 5 5 Fl. poco p
Ob.
5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 Cl. poco p
Bsn. p poco
con sord. straight Tpt. p
Tbn. poco
Perc.
3 3 Pno.
5 5 Db. poco p 70
283 Fl.
5 Ob. p
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Cl.
Bsn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Perc.
5 Pno. mf arco 5 5 Db. p mf 71
286 Fl. f
5 5 Ob. mp mf
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Cl.
Bsn. f
Tpt.
Tbn.
Gong Perc. pp
5 5 Pno. f
5 5 Db. p f mf 72 X 3 289 Fl. f
3 3 Ob. f mf f
3 3 3 3 5 Cl. 3 mf f f
Bsn.
Tpt. f
Tbn.
3 Vibraphone (motor off, bowed) 3 Perc. mp damp pp (P)
3 Pno. p
Db. 73
293 3 3 Fl. mp
Ob.
3 To B. Cl. Cl.
Bsn. p dolce pp
Tpt.
Tbn. p dolce pp
Perc.
Pno.
Db. 74
297 3 Fl. p
Ob.
Bass Clarinet in Bb 3 3 Cl. pp
3 3 3 Bsn. pp
Tpt.
3 Tbn.
3 Perc.
Pno. mp p 3 3 3 Db. p 75 Y * 302 Fl.
Ob.
B. Cl.
Bsn.
Tpt.
Tbn. Crotales l.v. sempre 5 p ppp poss. Vibraphone Perc. Chinese Cymbal (motor off, very soft sticks) bowed (scraped) 3 5 pp ppp ppp P sempre
lontano Pno. ppp etc. every h una corda - to the end!
Db.
* The overall effect here, with the grace notes, arpeggiations and percussion colourings, should be that of a strange, distant music box. 76
305 Fl.
Ob.
B. Cl.
Bsn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
3 3 5 Perc. very soft sticks bowed very soft sticks 3 3 5 ppp
Pno.
Db. 77
308 Fl.
Ob.
B. Cl.
3 Bsn. pp
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tam-Tam 3 3 Perc. ( ) pp
Pno. 3
3 Db. p 78
Z 3 311 5 5 Fl. mp p
Ob.
B. Cl.
5 Bsn. mp
Tpt.
Tbn.
l.v. al niente Perc.
Pno.
Db. AA 79 rit. A tempo
316 Fl. pp
Ob.
B. Cl.
Bsn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Snare Drum (snares off) Perc. ppp
3 3 3 Pno. pp
Db. pp sempre 80
321 Fl.
Ob.
B. Cl.
Bsn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Perc. p o c o a p o c o ff
3 3 Pno. ppp pppp
pizz. Db. mf