POEMS FOR ANGUS. I Triple Burden. Stuart MacRae, Norman MacCaig. Energico = ca Energico = ca I know I. quasi eco.

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1 Norman MacCaig Energico = ca POEMS FOR ANGUS I Triple Burden Stuart MacRae, 2009 Voice I know I had my death Violin Viola Violoncello Contrabass Energico = ca Piano quasi eco 6 molto in me from the mo ment I yelled up side down quasi eco ba Copyright 2010 Novello & Co. Ltd.

2 bur den for an y man. And it s a heav y know ledge that : : 42 wistful dolce E tells me on ly the death I was born with. sul tasto sul tasto sul tasto sul tasto E

3 11 91 grazioso con rubato grazioso va scorrevole 6 9 leggero sub. leggero sub. leggero sub. va sub sub.

4 1 Voice = Presto = 10 ( = 100) 2 Praise of a Man cantabile, ma energico He Violin = senza sord. punta d arco * sim. sempre Viola = senza sord. punta d arco * sim. sempre senza sord. punta d arco * Violoncello = senza sord. punta d arco * sim. sempre Contrabass = = Presto = 10 ( = 100) ** Piano = una corda col Ped. tre corde went through a com pa ny sim. sempre sim. sempre * Rapidly and constantly vary the pitch within a tone (including microtones) above and below the written note. Always bow in semiquavers. ** Cue notes may be played above the general dynamic level in order to be audible.

5 . an 17 4 oth er be dim. dim. dim. dim. 9 C gin to glow to shed a be a a a a C una corda

6 sim. ooh loco tre corde 11 K * III richochet, veloce gliss. ricochet, veloce * gliss. sim. sempre gliss. III III * ricochet, veloce gliss. sim. sempre gliss. II III * III ricochet, veloce gliss. K 6 sempre ** 6 6 una corda 6 * Two-bow ricochet with notes, as fast as possible. Glissando to the note two octaves higher than the start note, or failing that, to the highest possible note on the same string. If the marked dynamic needs to be increased to produce the ricochet, maintain relative levels. ** If it is impossible to play these runs at tempo, omit some notes, but keep the starting and ending pitches the same. Do not adjust the tempo in order to accommodate all of the notes.

7 0 12 M come prima The be ne fi come prima ord. come prima ord. come prima arco come prima ord. M tre corde una corda 17 cent lights dim but (molto) sul pont.* (molto) sul pont.* (molto) sul pont.* (molto) sul pont.* * The sound should be clearly sul pont. but the written note should still be audible.

8 4 170 R still in the snow a a a R a 176 of the world dim. dim. dim. dim.

9 Lento = ca.69 From His House Door conversational, simply espr. ten. 7 Voice I say to my self, How he en riched my life. ten. Violin espr. ten. Viola ten. Violoncello ten. Contrabass Piano A conversational, simply And I say to my self, More than espr. A

10 41 0 D va ord. sul pont. va ord. sul pont. ord. D (clusters) 4 sub. molto ord. ba

11 46 1 B For all I can say of him is no IV B una corda 2 more than a scrib ble in themar gin of a lost III or IV

12 4 Moderato = ca.104 In Memoriam resolutely Voice In mem o ri am. Violin senza sord. flautando 0 0 senza sord. flautando Viola senza sord., flautando Violoncello senza sord., flautando Contrabass Piano 7 A On that storm y night a top branch broke (ord.) (ord.) ( ) ( ) A tre corde col Ped.

13 9 D () 0 () () () va D va 42 va

14 4 E grazioso The liv ing arco va E 1 branch es

15 Adagio = ca.72 6 Highland Funeral 7 Voice con sord. Violin con sord. Viola con sord. Violoncello Contrabass Piano una corda 6 A Begin to walk off the stage in an unhurried and dignified manner. con sord. A tre corda una corda