DRAGON FANTASY A thesis submitted to the College of the Arts of Kent State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts by Nicholas J. Sohutskay August, 2015 4 •≥©≥ !≤©• .©£ ¨°≥ 3 ≥ ° " - )• 3°• 5©•≤≥© +,-. - ! )• 3°• 5©•≤≥© +,-/ !≤•§ 0≤° 1 2©¨• $ - ! !§©≥≤ 2°¨ ,≤•5 0 $ !£© $©≤•£≤ 3£ ¨ ¶ -≥©£ 7 2 %≤°!¶≤§ 1§ $ $•° %¨¨•• ¶ • !≤≥ iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS…………………………………………………………………………………….....iv DRAGON FANTASY SCORE……………………………………………………………………………………1 iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS My deepest appreciation and thanks go out to all the faculty at the School of Music who have guided me along the journey of growth from the young and inexperienced freshman that I was six years ago to the mature professional that I am today. I would also like to thank my parents for their amazing support. 1 Nicholas Sohutskay Dragon Fantasy 2 Instrumentation: Piccolo 2 Flutes 2 Oboes English Horn 3 Clarinets in B b (2nd Doubles E b; 3rd doubles Bass) 2 Bassoons Contrabassoon 4 Horns in F 3 Trumpets in C 3 Trombones Tuba Timpani 3 Percussion (Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Tam-tam, Chimes, Glockenspiel, Xylophone, Vibraphone) Strings 3 Dragon Fantasy Nicholas Sohutskay Slowly q = 60 A Piccolo pp p Flute I Flute II Oboe I Oboe II English Horn Clarinet in B b I Clarinet in B b II Bass Clarinet in B b Clarinet in B b III pp p Bassoon I pp cresc. p mp pp Bassoon II Contrabassoon pp p Horn in F I Horn in F II Horn in F III Horn in F IV Harmon mute, stem in Trumpet in C I pp pp mf Trumpet in C II Trumpet in C III Trombone I Trombone II Trombone III Tuba Timpani Slowly q = 60 A Percussion I Percussion II Percussion III Violin I 6 5 pp p p sfz Violin II pp p p 5 sfz Viola 3 p mp pp p sfz Violoncello 3 3 pp p pp p mp pp p sfz p cresc. Contrabass ppp pp p pp mp pp p mf Copyright © Nicholas Sohutskay 2015 4 14 B Picc. p Fl. I p Fl. II p Ob. I p Ob. II p Eng. Hn. p Cl. I n p Cl. II n p Cl. III n p Bsn. I p Bsn. II p Cbsn. p p Hn. I Hn. II Hn. III Hn. IV Tpt. I f p harmon mute, stem in Tpt. II f Tpt. III Tbn. I Tbn. II Tbn. III Tba. Timp. B T.-t. Glock. p Chim. Vln. I 3 3 3 p cresc. 5 f Vln. II 3 3 p cresc. f 3 Vla. cresc. p 3 f Vc. 3 f Cb. f 5 25 C D Picc. 3 mf Fl. I Fl. II Ob. I Ob. II Eng. Hn. Cl. I n p Cl. II n p Cl. III n p Bsn. I p Bsn. II p Cbsn. muted Hn. I p muted Hn. II p Hn. III Hn. IV open Tpt. I f Tpt. II Tpt. III Tbn. I f Tbn. II Tbn. III Tba. f pp Timp. C D T.-t. Vib. p mp Chim. mp pp p mf Vln. I mp pp p f mp 5 Vln. II p 3 f mp 3 Vla. p f mp div. unis. Vc. mp pp f mp Cb. mp pp f mp 6 37 Picc. 3 f Fl. I sfzp Fl. II Ob. I Ob. II Eng. Hn. Cl. I Cl. II Cl. III Bsn. I f Bsn. II Cbsn. f open Hn. I f f open Hn. II f f Hn. III f Hn. IV f 3 Tpt. I f 3 3 open Tpt. II f 3 Tpt. III 3 Tbn. I f 3 Tbn. II Tbn. III Tba. f f Timp. T.-t. f 3 Vib. mf f Chim. f Solo Vln. pp f Vln. I f 3 Vln. II f pizz. Vla. f f sul pont. norm. Vc. f mf mf mf pp Cb. f f pp 7 47 E Picc. Fl. I 3 f pp sfzp Fl. II sfzp Ob. I Ob. II f Eng. Hn. f Cl. I Eb Cl. 3 3 p mp p Cl. III Bsn. I p f Bsn. II f pp p Cbsn. p Hn. I .