UCLA Contemporary Music Score Collection Title Moments Held Permalink https://escholarship.org/uc/item/28g2k48k Author Efthymiou, Litha Publication Date 2020 eScholarship.org Powered by the California Digital Library University of California Moments Held Litha Efthymiou Moments Held For Orchestra Litha Efthymiou (2017) Moments Held was written for the University of Bristol’s symphony orchestral. It was premiered at their summer concert in June 2017, conducted by John Pickard. Duration: c.9’ Instrumentation Piccolo 2 Flutes 3 Oboes 3 Clarinets in Bb (I & II = Clarinet in Bb, III = Bass Clarinet) 2 Bassoons Contrabassoon 4 Horns 3 Trumpets in C 2 Trombones 1 Bass Trombone 1 Tuba Timpani – 1 player Percussion – 3 players Player 1: Suspended Cymbal, Mark Tree, Toms Toms (high, medium, low), hand held Cymbals Player 2: Tubular Bells, Crotales, Marimba, Xylophone, Triangle, Bass Drum Player 3: Glockenspiel, large Tam Tam, Snare Drum, Harp Piano Strings (16, 14, 12, 10, 8) Performance notes Woodwind A crossed note head (x) indicates a very breathy note. Flutes should include some of the indicted pitch. All other woodwind should produce a breathy sound with no pitch. The player is sometimes asked to perform a glissando. This should be executed by moving rapidly and chromatically between indicated pitches. A triangular note head (as at bar 92) is used to instruct the player to play any high or low note (depending on direction). Phrases in boxes (as at bar 96) should be repeated freely until the horizontal arrow’s indicated point. These phrase should gradually get slower. Brass A crossed note head (x) instructs the player to produce a breathy sound with no pitch. The player is sometimes asked to perform a glissando. This should be executed by moving rapidly and chromatically between indicated pitches (as far as is possible) A triangular note head (as at bar 92) is used to instruct the player to play any high or low note (depending on direction). Feathered beams indicate a gradual acceleration of the specified passage. The precise rate of acceleration is left to the performer’s discretion. Percussion Feathered beams indicate a gradual acceleration of the specified passage. The precise rate of acceleration is left to the performer’s discretion. Use of beaters is left to the performer’s discretion, however, some suggestions are given in the score. Feathered beams indicate a gradual acceleration of the specified passage. The precise rate of acceleration is left to the performer’s discretion. Strings A triangular note head (as at bar 92) is used to instruct the player to play any high or low note (depending on direction). Headless stems (as in bar 21) are used to instruct the player to slap the open strings (on the fingerboard), producing an aggressive, percussive sound. Exact notes are not specified. Moments Held [Chord 1] Score in C Litha Efthymiou Slow q = 50 A > > > Breathy notes (with pitch) œ œ œ >œ Piccolo ° >¿ ¿ ¿ >¿ ¿ ¿ &4 J ‰ Œ Ó ∑ Œ J ‰ Ó ∑ ∑ Œ™ J Ó Œ Ó ∑ ∑ ‰ J Œ Ó f f f 6 f >œ >œ >œ Breathy notes (with pitch) >œ Flute I >¿ ¿ ¿ >¿ ¿ ¿ &4 J ‰ Œ Ó ∑ Œ J ‰ Ó ∑ ∑ Œ™ J Ó Œ Ó ∑ ∑ ‰ J Œ Ó f f f 6 f > > >œ Breathy notes (with pitch) >œ œ œ > > Flute II &4 J ‰ Œ Ó ∑ Œ J ‰ Ó ∑ ∑ Œ™ J Ó ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ Ó ∑ ∑ ‰ J Œ Ó f f f 6 f Oboe I 4 > > œ œ w > ˙ œ w œ &4 œ ‰ Œ Ó ∑ Œ œ ‰ ‰ J ∑ Œ™ œ Œ Ó Œ Ó ∑ fJ fJ sfp f fJ sfp f sfp f #œ w œ Oboe II &4 ∑ ∑ ∑ Ó Œ™ œ w ˙ Ó ˙™ Œ Ó Œ J ‰ Œ Ó fJ sfp f sfp f sfp mf Breath (no pitch) Oboe III 4 >¿ ¿ ¿ >¿ ¿ ¿ w œ &4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ Œ Ó ∑ J ‰ Œ Ó f 6 sfp f Breath (no pitch) > > Bb Clarinet I &4 w ∑ Œ ˙™ œ Œ ˙ œ Œ Ó Œ™ œ ˙ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ Œ œ w ∑ ∑ sfp f sfp f sfp f sfpJ f 6 sfp f Bb Clarinet II &4 Ó Œ œ w œ™ ‰ Œ œ ˙™ œ w ˙ Œ ‰ œ w Ó Œ œ w œ ‰ Œ Ó sfp f sfp f sfp f sfpJ f sfp fJ Bb Bass Clarinet ? 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ Bassoon I ? 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ Bassoon II ? 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ Contrabassoon ? 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ¢ 4 Breath (no pitch) 6 F Horn I and III ° 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ Œ Ó ∑ ∑ ∑ &4 ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ f> > Breath (no pitch) 6 F Horn II and IV 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ Œ Ó ∑ ∑ ∑ &4 ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ f> > Breath (no pitch) Trumpet in C I >¿ ¿ ¿ >¿ ¿ ¿ &4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ Œ Ó ∑ ∑ ∑ f 6 Breath (no pitch) Trumpet in C II >¿ ¿ ¿ >¿ ¿ ¿ &4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ Œ Ó ∑ ∑ ∑ f 6 Breath (no pitch) > > Trumpet in C III &4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ Ó ∑ ∑ ∑ f 6 Breath (no pitch) >¿ ¿ ¿ >¿ ¿ ¿ Trombone I ? 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ Œ Ó ∑ ∑ ∑ f 6 Breath (no pitch) 6 Trombone II ? 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ Ó ∑ ∑ ∑ f> > Breath (no pitch) 6 Bass Trombone ? 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ Ó ∑ ∑ ∑ f> > Tuba ? 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ¢ 4 Timpani °? 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ¢ 4 Sus. Cymbal l.v. soft beater Percussion 1 æ æ æ æ æ æ æ æ æ æ °/ 4 wæ wæ wæ wæ wæ wæ wæ wæ wæ œæ Œ Ó pp p pp mf pp mf pp f Tubular Bells Tubular Bells. Crotales Crotales l.v. l.v. j l.v. To Tubular Bells Tubular Bells l.v. Percussion 2 &4 w ∑ Œ ˙™ Ó ∑ Œ™ œ œ ∑ ∑ ‰ j w ˙™ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙™ f œ ˙™ f> f> mf> > f> > > > Glockenspiel l.v. Glockenspiel j j Percussion 3 w œ ˙ œ ˙ &4 ∑ Œ ˙ Œ ∑ ∑ Œ™ ∑ ∑ ∑ ‰ ™ ¢ w ˙ œ ˙ f œ ˙™ f> f> f> > > >˙ >˙™ >œ w> œ œ œ œ œ œ >œ œ ˙™ >œ 4 ˙ ˙™ œ &4 Ó ∑ Œ Ó Œ Ó Œ ∑ ∑ ‰ J Œ Ó Harp ff E F# G# A mp f f >˙ D C B >˙™ >œ ? 4 Ó ∑ Œ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ‰ J Œ Ó { “œ” œ œ >œ ˙™ “œ” œ œ >œ w &4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ Ó Œ ∑ ∑ ∑ mp f mp f Piano w œ w ? 4 w ? 4 ∑ ∑ & w ∑ ∑ Ó Œ œœ ww ∑ ∑ ∑ ° Slow q = 50 ° { A Violin I ° &4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ Ó ˙ sfp Violin II &4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ w sfp Viola B 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ Violoncello ? 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ Contrabass ? 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ¢ 4 2 11 B > > œ œ ˙ >œ œ œ >œ™ Picc. ° & ∑ ≈ Œ ‰ J Œ Ó ∑ ∑ Ó Œ ‰ ∑ Ó Œ ≈ J sf f f > > œ œ ˙ >œ œ œ >œ™ Fl. I & ∑ ≈ Œ ‰ J Œ Ó ∑ ∑ Ó Œ ‰ ∑ Ó Œ ≈ J sf f f > > > œ œ ˙ œ >œ œ™ Fl. II & ∑ ≈ Œ ‰ J Œ Ó ∑ ∑ Ó Œ J ‰ ∑ Ó Œ ≈ J sf f f > >œ œ > >#>œ œ ˙ #œ #>˙ Ob. I ∑ ≈ J ≈ Œ Ó ‰ J Œ Ó ∑ Ó #œ œ ™ œ#œ œ w ™ #œ & 3 sf mf f sfp f > > > > Ob. II > > #œ œ #œ œ ˙ œ #œ œ #œ ˙™ œ œ #˙ œ#œ™ œ & ∑ ≈ œ ≈ Œ Ó ‰ œ Œ Ó ∑ Ó J J J J 3 3 3 sf mf f > > > Ob. III > > #œ œ #œ œ w ˙ œ #œ #œ œ ˙ & ∑ ≈ œ ≈ Œ Ó ‰ œ Œ Ó ∑ Ó ™ J ™ J J 3 sf mf f mf f mf 3 Cl. I & Ó ˙ w œ œ œ™ ˙ œ Œ Ó œ œ œ™ ˙ w Ó Œ œ œ w mf f > sfp> ff f J 3 Cl. II & Ó ˙ w œ™ ‰ Ó ‰ œ ˙™ œ Œ Ó Œ œ œ™ ˙ w ∑ mf f > > sfp f mp B. Cl. ? ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ w ˙ Ó ∑ ∑ pp ff p œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙™ Bsn. I ? ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ‰™ #œ#œ™ ˙ #œ#œ 6 6 f 6 Bsn. II ? ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ œ œ ˙ Œ œ œ™ ˙ œ œ ™ ™ f Cbsn. ? ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ w ˙ Ó ∑ ∑ ¢ pp ff p 3 3 Hn. I and III ° ∑ ∑ ∑ Ó j j Œ™ j Œ™ j & œ œ œ j œ ˙ œ w ˙ œ œ œ œ œ™ f mp f mp ff mp f 3 3 Hn. II and IV & ∑ ∑ ∑ Ó Œ j j œ œ w ˙™ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙™ œ mp ff mp f f C Tpt. I œ œ œ™ & ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ Œ ≈ ≈ Œ ≈ J mf C Tpt. II j & ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ Œ ≈ œ ≈ œ Œ ≈ œ™ mf C Tpt. III & ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ Œ ≈ ≈ Œ ≈ j mfœ œ œ™ Tbn. I ? ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ Tbn. II ? ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ B. Tbn. ? ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ Tba. ? ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ Ó ∑ ∑ ¢ æ æ w ˙ pp ff p med. beater Timp. °? ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ Ó ∑ ∑ ¢ wæ ˙æ pp ff p l.v. Mark Tree l.v. To Sus. Cymbal Perc. 1 æ æ æ 1 ! °/ ∑ ∑ ∑ w w ˙ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ∑ pp ff mf- Tubular Bells Marimba To Marimba Tubular Bells l.v. l.v. Tubular Bells l.v. j j Perc. 2 & ∑ Ó œ#œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ j Œ ∑ ∑ Ó Œ œ ∑ Ó Œ ≈ œ™ mf œ ˙ œ fœ™ f> f> To Tam Tam Glockenspiel Glockenspiel j Tam Tam Perc. 3 œ ˙ & ∑ ∑ ‰ ™ / ∑ ∑soft beater ˙™ & ∑ Ó Œ ≈ j ¢ œ ˙™ f œ œ™ œ™ f> > f> gliss. gliss. l.v. œ œ œ gliss. œ gliss. gliss. & ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ gliss. gliss. ∑ ∑ Hp. #œ œ œ œ f ? ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ” { “œ œ œ œ œ œ#œ œ ˙ w “œ” œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ & ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ Pno. mp mp ? ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ° ° { B Vln. I ° w w œ œ™ œ œ w w ˙™ œ w & J ‰ Œ Ó ‰ ‰ J f sfz sfp ff f sfp Vln. II > & w w œ œ ˙™ w w w ˙ ˙ œ œ™ œ œ™ ˙ f sfp ff f > œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ w œ Vla. B ∑ ∑ ∑ J J ™ J #˙™ ˙™ #œ 3 3 f sfp ff f Vc. ? ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ #w ˙ Ó ∑ ∑ æ æ ppæ æff p Cb. ? ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ Ó ∑ ∑ ¢ wæ ˙æ pp ff p C D 3 19 Breathy notes (with pitch) >œ >œ >œ Picc. ° ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ & Œ Ó ∑ ‰ J Œ Ó Ó ‰ J Œ Œ™ J Ó ff 6 f f Breathy notes (with pitch) >œ >œ >œ Fl. I ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ & Œ Ó ∑ ‰ J Œ Ó Ó ‰ J Œ Œ™ J Ó ff 6 f f Breathy notes (with pitch) >œ >œ >œ Fl.