Full Score

Dromos

Candidate No.: 725476

Dromos
for chamber ensemble
2015

Dromos was composed between January and May 2015 in Oxford.

Duration c. 5'30"

ENSEMBLE
Clarinet in Bb
Percussion (Tubular Bells, Marimba, Vibraphone)
Harp
Violoncello

PERFORMANCE NOTES
All harp chords to be played non-arpeggiando unless otherwise indicated.
Slowing down/speeding up rhythms which are written out should be used as an indicator; it is up to the performer
to decide how best to realise these rhythms.

SCORE IN C

ENSEMBLE LAYOUT

Dromos
Ad libitum, senza mesura

U
Clarinet in Bb

&

U
Percussion &

U
&
Harp
?U

{
Violoncello

[trem.]
?
w
o

w
o
pp

=
3

Cl.

&

Perc.

&
&

Hp.

{
sul pont.

ord.

ord.
3
3

?
Vc.

3
3

o
f

=
4

Cl.

&

5
4

Perc.

&

5
4

&

5
4

5
4

Hp.

{
3

?
Vc.

3
3

5
4

3
8

Scorrevole q = 100
Cl.

5
&4

TUBULAR BELLS
soft marimba sticks

5
Perc. & 4

>

mp
Use palm to hit harp
body, RH mute
higher strings

5
&4

pp
Hp.

? 45

{
Vc.

666
6

)))
)

)))
)

? 45

666
6

)))
)

)))
)

)))
>)

&

fp

15

Cl.

3
4

&

5
4

VIBRAPHONE
bowed, motor on slow
Perc.

&

3 5
4
4

3
4

5
4

5
4

pp
Ped. sempre

&

Hp.
p

{
Vc.

& O

)))
)

)))
>)

3
4

>.

pp swell in phase with vibraphone

* N.B: trem. performed by repeatedly tapping strings with open palm

3
5
4 O O O 4 O

21

Cl.

4
4

&

1
4

4
4

MARIMBA
trem. medium sticks

Perc. &

4
4

b >.
>
1 .
4
4 b
4

pp
sf

4
4

1
4
>

.
gliss

gliss
.

&

4
4

sf
mp
Hp.
3

gli
ss.

4
4

Bb
Ab

> 1 b>
> 4 b

4
4

prs de ord.
la table
Vc.

& O

O O

4 ~
4w

1
4

4
4

=
26

Cl.

4
&4

3
4

3
4

VIBRAPHONE
bowed, motor on slow

4
&4

pp
Perc.
3

4
& 4

?3

4
b
recede

4
&4

w
bw

w
bw

3
4

mp
ppp

Hp.

w
bw

b
b
R

w
? 44 bw

gradually slow down trem. into plucked notes

3
4

mp
II
3
3

Vc.

4 >
& 4 >j b

mf

b b

~
w

3
4

pp
with a sense of ad lib.

e=e

e=e

30

3
&4

Cl.

3
8

3
4

VIBRAPHONE
soft marimba sticks,
motor o

3
&4

.j

b.
J

b >
3 nb
8

3
4

sf
Perc.

? 43 b

3
8

3
4

r
b
b

3
&4

b
b

3
8

b
3
4
6

pp
sf

Hp.

Cb

b
b

3
3
J & 8 b b 4

? 43<b>
<b>

OJ

>.

pizz.
Vc.

3
3
3
&4

?3

3
4

pp

sf

=
33

Cl.

3
&4

3 <b>
Perc. & 4<b>

b b

3
&4
6

pp
Hp.
6

3
& 4 bb bb

.
3

Vc.

? 43
>
mp

j
.
f

b.

.
&

6
35

Cl.

b-

&

pp

mp
MARIMBA

Perc. &

b
n
sec.
p

mp

b b
&
6

Hp.
6

& b b b b

arco
Vc.

b.

&

.
J

>
pp

n .

37

Cl.

j
j
b
>

b b

&

mf

Perc.

& b

b bJ
J

4
4

sec

b
b bb

b
bb

4
4

mf

ppp

b b b
4
4
&
6

Hp.
B
6

6
3

4
& bb b b b b 4

?
b
Vc.

b
b

4
4

40

Cl.

4
&4

3
4

. . 4
4

pp

b b. .

mp
VIBRAPHONE
motor on slow

Perc.

4
j 3
& 4 b 4

4 b b
4 b

pp

subito p

n
4 J
&4

3
J 4J

4*
4

4
4

4
4

Hp.

F# A C

4
& 4 b

{
Vc.

? 44

>

3
4 b

3
4

44

Cl.

& bb

n. >

b b b
>
pp

MARIMBA
5

n
Perc. & bn

b
pp

*
*
&

pp
Hp.

sim.
Db
F

n

D
Ab

sul tasto

Vc.
pp senza vib.

8
48

Cl.

& b

j
n

p
5
3
5
3

Perc. & b n w

ppp

&
Hp.

b
J

Eb

Gb Bb

{
b
J

n
J

Vc.
mp

very breathy
51

Cl.

Y b

j
& bj b

o
3
3

Perc. & w

bw

mp

b <n>

& b b
Hp.

? b b

<n>
n

{
b b
?
J J
Vc.
sfp

n bsim.
b n
b b nO
n >
f

III

rit.
54

Cl.

&

# n

pp

mp

U 5
# 4

VIBRAPHONE
motor o

&

Perc.

5
4

&

U
45

Hp.

5
4

Vc.

? O

5
4

ppp

56 Vivace, fretta q = 168

Cl.

5
& 4 n

n
mf

5 b
Perc. & 4

b
J

bb

pp

Vc.

6
J 4

>

o
j

>

>

? 45

oj o
j
b

Db
Eb

b
>

b >

oj o oj
j

Hp.

5 oj
&4

mp
>

? 45
>

~~~~~~~~~~~~~
6
b
4

b>

6
4

6
4

sim.

sim.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

6
4
f

10
59

<>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
6 <b>

&4

Cl.

uttertongue
5 n>

sim.

>.

>

>.

mf
MARIMBA
>. >. >.
6<b><b> bb
b
&4

3
3.
.
.
. . .
5 b
4 b

>
n
b

mp
Perc.

? 46

5
4

6
& 4 <b> b

Bb
Fb

Hp.

? 46 <b> b

b b >
b

mp

{
Vc.

5
4>
b

<>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
<b>
6
?4

5
4 b

n>
5
4

b b > b b >

>.

>

>.

mf

=
increasingly
breathy >

62

Cl.

&

>

>

mp

&
3
o
Perc.
b>
?

rit.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
4

#. n. 4
>

o o

b
b> > b b> b b> b >

4
4
4
4

mf

&
b b > b b
> b>
b .
>
f
>

>
? b
b
b> b
b.

o
b
.
o. G
b

Hp.

.
gliss

4
4
4
&4

? #>

>

>

Vc.

o
mp

gliss.

4
4

11
66 Placido q = 100

Cl.

4
&4

p
VIBRAPHONE

4 bww
w
& 4

Perc.

pp
6

4
&4
pp
Hp.

gliss.

4
&4

let gliss. ring

Vc.

? 44

0 ord.
0

w
w

=
increasingly
breathy >

67

Cl.

&
bw

o
pp
bowed, motor on slow

Perc. & <b>

&
Hp.

&

Vc.
3
3
3

12
69

Cl.

Perc.

&

&

&
3

Hp.

&

sul pont.

? w
w

Vc.

&

o
=
71 Scorrevole, agitato q = 76

Cl.

&

Perc.

&

&
ppp legato
prs de
la table

Hp.

&
III sul pont.

Oo
Vc.

&
o

13
72

Cl.

&
motor on slow

Perc.

&

Ped. sempre >

&
F#
Hp.

&
Oo

Vc.

Oo

&
p

swell in phase with vibraphone

quasi niente

73

Cl.

Perc.

&
#
&

mp

#
&
Hp.

&

Oo
Vc.

&
mp

Oo

14

74

Cl.

Perc.

&
#
&

mf

b
&
Hp.

&

Oo
Vc.

Oo

&
mf

75 Precipitando

Cl.

&

b
mp

Perc.

#
&

mf

b
&
Hp.

&
Oo

Vc.

&
mf

Oo

15

76

Cl.

Perc.

&

b
&

mf

#
&
E

Hp.

&

Oo
Vc.

Oo

&
mf

77

Cl.

Perc.

&
#
&

mf

n
&
Hp.
Cb

&
II

Oo

Oo
?

Vc.

&
mf

16

78

uttertongue
Cl.

&

subito pp

Perc.

n
&

mf

Hp.

b b
b R b r
&
>o
>o
F

&

j
b

(II)
gliss.

gliss.
Vc.

? b

pp

mp

81

Cl.

bw

w bw

&
quasi niente
MARIMBA
Hard sticks

Perc.

&

w bw

bw

mf

o
& R

&
Hp.

b
mf

sul pont.
arco

0
pizz.

Vc.

&

quasi niente

17

Cl.

<b>

85

~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~

&
6

ff

Perc.

& w

bw

&
Hp.

& b

>
?

Vc.

& w

fff

5"
split note *
86

U
Cl.

&

~~
nw
>
fff
TUBULAR BELLS
metal mallets

Perc. &

U
>
w
fff

U
?

&

Hp.
attacca

fff

behind the bridge

Vc.

U
? >Y

&

Each player can vary the

speed of their part ad lib.
Unsynchronised
Gradual decrescendo over
the 25".

18

25"
q = 60
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Grave

Senza tempo: ad libidum

87

Cl.

~~~~~ b ~~~~~~
~~~~ b ~~~~~~~~~
~~
~
~~
~
~
~~
~
~~
~
~
~~
~
~~
~
~~
~
~
~~
~
~~
~
~

~~
~
~~
~
~ b ~~~~
~~~~
& b ~~~~
b

bw
MARIMBA
with metal mallets
3

b
b

ss.
gli

gli
ss.

6
3
3
6


Perc. & b b

b
b

&

Hp.
let gliss. ring

gliss.

.
gliss

Vc.

w
>

&

gliss.

glis
s.

gliss.
0

=
increasingly
breathy >

<>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
&
<b> w
w
Y
Y
Y
Y

90

Cl.

dim.
3

Perc. &
b b b

poco

. .
. .
.
b

sec
pp
Use palm to hit harp
body, RH mute
higher strings

&
Hp.
mf

{
Vc.

? w

))
)
>)

bw

))
)
>)

bw

19

<>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
&
<b> Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y

96

Cl.

poco

niente

VIBRAPHONE
bowed, motor on slow

Perc. &

Ped. sempre

&

Hp.

{
Vc.

)))
>)
? bw

)))
>)

bw

>
j
b

>
j
b

U
)))
>)
U

20

Ad libitum, senza mesura

103

U
Cl.

&
U

Perc. &

U
&
Hp.

{
sul pont.

ord.

ord.
3
3

?
Vc.

3
3
3

o
f

=
104

Cl.

&

Perc.

&
&

Hp.

{
?
Vc.

w
o

w
o
pp