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Hoffman|String Quartet (1987)|Score & Par ts
String Quartet (1987)
STANLEY M. HOFFMAN
www.stanleymhoffman.com
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Vc.
* Accidentals carry through repeated notes.
(Sul C)(loco)
(legato poss.)
Copyright © 1987 by Stanley M. Hoffman. All rights reserved.
legato poss.
Va.
(loco)loco loco dolce
Vn. IISul A
cant.
3
Vn. I
10
( = ) = ord.
Vc.
dram. pizz. arco, legato poss.Sul C loco
Va.
dram. espr.
Vn. II
dram. espr.
Vn. I
= 80
dram.
rit. = 60 (rit.)
=
= 40
mist. ord. sul pont. = =
Violoncello
mist.ord.con sord.
sul pont.trillsenzaord.
Viola
con sord.espr.
Violin II
con sord. espr.
Violin I
Introduction
* = 40con sord.
String Quartet (1987)
= espr.
=
=
5
Stanley M. Hoffman(revised 1993)
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Vc.
scherz. 3 pizz.
gliss.
senza sord.
Va.
scherz.
3
pizz.
gliss.
arco
Vn. II
scherz. 3 pizz.
gliss.
arco
Vn. I
Part I= 120
scherz. 3 25 pizz.
gliss.
= arco
Vc.
espr. , cant. sord.senza
Va.
espr. , senzasord.
Vn. II
cant.3
, espr.senzasord.
Vn. I
( = ) 20 espr.
poco rit.
= ,
a tempo
=
poco riten.
poss.breve
senzasord.
Vc.
cant. 3 espr. dolce
Va.
espr.molto espr.
dolce
Vn. II
dolce
2
Vn. I
15dolce = =
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Vc.
pizz. arco
Va.
3
Vn. II
33
Vn. I
3
3 35
giocoso
Vc.
3 ten. , scherz. giocoso
Va.
3ten. , floating
Vn. II
ten. , floating
Vn. I
poco rit.ten. ,
a tempofloating
3
Vc.
arco scherz. 3
Va.
3 3
Vn. II3
3
3
Vn. I
= 30
3
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Vc.
gliss. pizz.
Va.Vc.
espr.
Vn. II
gliss. pizz.mist.arco
Vn. I
gliss.
45
= pizz. espr.
arco
Vc.
scherz.
sub.
3 giocoso
Va.
scherz.
sub.3
giocoso
Vn. II
scherz.
sub.
3 giocoso
Vn. I
40
scherz.
sub.
3 giocoso
Vc.
3 3
Va.
Vn. II
4
Vn. I3
3 3
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Vc.
Va.
Vn. II
Vn. I
= =
Vc.
mist. lilting
Va.
( ) mist. lilting
Vn. II
mist.lilting
Vn. I
rit. = 80mist.
= =
55
= lilting
Vc.
arcoloco
pizz. cant.arco
Va.
mist.
Vn. II
( )
Vn. I
molto espr. = =
505
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Vc.
sul pont.ord.
sul pont.ord.
sul pont.ten.
Va.
dim. poco a poco
sul pont.ten.
Vn. II
dim. poco a poco
sul pont. ten.
Vn. I
dim. poco a poco
=
70 = perdendosi =
ten.
Vc.
Va.
7
Vn. II
7
Vn. I
65
7
Vc.
5
Va.
sub.
45
Vn. II
6
Vn. I
60 = calando = a tempo
45
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Vc.
Va.
lively
Vn. II
lively
Vn. I
( = ) =
Vc.
graz. 33
serioso
Va.
graz. 3
33
Vn. II
graz.3 3
3
Vn. I
rit. = 60serioso
80
graz.loco
3 =
Vc.
ord. dancing
gliss.
dram.
Va.
ord. lilting pizz. dram.arco
Vn. II
ord. dancing dram.
Vn. I
( = )
a tempo
ord. lilting = 75 = pizz. dram.arco
7
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Vc.3
serioso 3
Va.3
graz. 3 3 3
Vn. II3
graz.3
3
3
Vn. I3
95
graz.3
serioso
Vc.
lively
Va.
(dim. poco a poco)
( )lively
Vn. II
(dim. poco a poco)
lively
Vn. I
90 = arco
lively
Vc.
Va.
dim. poco a poco
Vn. II
dim. poco a poco
8
Vn. I
85pizz. loco =
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Vc.
cant. 3 espr.dolce
Va.
dolce espr.molto espr.
dolce
Vn. II
dolce
Vn. I
110dolce = =
Vc.
con sord.
Va.
3 3 3 3 con sord.
Vn. II
Sul Acant.
3
Vn. I
3 3105
3 con sord.
Vc.
serioso dolciss.
Va.
dolciss.
Vn. II
con sord.
Vn. I
rit. = 40dolciss. 100
9
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Vc.
Va.
Vn. II
Vn. I
130
Vc.
dolciss.
Va.
dolciss.
Vn. II
dolciss.
Vn. I
Part II
= 80dolciss. 120 125
Vc.
espr. , cant. sord.senza
Va.
espr. , senzasord.
Vn. II
cant.3
, espr.senzasord.
10
Vn. I
( = ) 115 espr.
poco rit.
= ,
a tempo
=
poco riten.
poss.breve
senzasord.
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Vc.
Va.
Vn. II
Vn. I
( = )145
= calando
Vc.
Va.
lilting
Vn. II
dram.
Vn. I
dram.= lilting
140 = =
Vc.
detached 3
Va.
detached 3
Vn. II
detached 33
Vn. I
135
detached3 3
3
11
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Vc.
espr. dolce espr. cant.
Va.
dolce espr.
Vn. II
espr. dolce cant. 3
Vn. I
160 molto espr.= espr.
Vc.
Va.
Vn. II
Vn. I
155 =
Vc.
dolciss.
Va.
Vn. II
dolciss.
12
Vn. I
(calando) a tempodolciss. 150
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Vc.
eerie
gliss.
graz.
3
Va.
(gliss.) gliss.
graz.
Vn. II
graz.
Vn. I
graz. 175riten.
Vc.
eerie
gliss.
graz.
Va.
graz. eerie
gliss.
Vn. II3
gliss.
Vn. I
170graz. eerie
gliss.
Vc.
, cant.
Va.
, pizz. arco
Vn. II
, waltzing
Vn. I
165pochetto rit.
,a tempo
pizz. arco
13
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Vc.
3 pizz. arcoport.
Va.
3 giocoso
gliss. sim.
Vn. II
pizz.
Vn. I
185pizz.rit.
190
Vc.
Va.
6
Vn. II
Vn. I
Vc.
sub.
dram.
Va.
detached 36
7
Vn. II
sub.
dram.
14
Vn. I
sub.
a tempodram. 180
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Vc.
,
Va.
gliss. ,
Vn. II
,
Vn. I
gliss. 200
= =
molto allarg.
,
Vc.
graz.
Va.
eerie
gliss.
gliss.
Vn. II
graz.
Vn. I
195
3
gliss.eerie gliss.
Vc.
cant.
Va.
pizz. arco
Vn. II
pizz. arco
Vn. I
a tempoarcowaltzing
15
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Vc.
molto espr. espr. cant.
Va.
espr.
Vn. II
espr. cant. 3
Vn. I
( = ) = espr.220
riten.breve
Vc.
Va.
espr.
Vn. II
Vn. I
210 215 =
Vc.
appassionato
Va.
appassionato
Vn. II
appassionato
16
Vn. I
a tempoappassionato 205
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Vc.
graz.
Va.
graz.
Vn. II
graz.
Vn. I
Vc.
Va.
Vn. II
Vn. I
230
doloroso
Vc.
legato
Va.
legato
Vn. II
legato
Vn. I
Part III= 60 mesto
22517
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Vc.
Va.
Vn. II
Vn. I
Vc.
quasi recitativo port.
Va.
Vn. II
Vn. I
240
Vc.
7
Va.
7
Vn. II
7
18
Vn. I
235
7
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Vc.
dim. poco a poco
Va.
dim. poco a poco
Vn. II
Vn. I
( = ) 250 poco rit.
Vc.
abbandono
Va.
abbandono
Vn. II
abbandono
Vn. I
( = ) port.
abbandono
=
Vc.
7 7
Va.
7
7
Vn. II
7
7
Vn. I
245
7
locosneak in
7
impatiently =
19
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Vc.
3 sul pont. ord. sord.con.
Va.
3 sul pont. ord.con.sord.
Vn. II
3 sul pont.ord.
con.sord.
Vn. I
( = )=
2653
= calandosul pont. ord.
poss.breve
con.sord.
Vc.
secco3
Va.
secco 3
Vn. II
secco3
Vn. I
260( = )
impatiently= =
3=
Vc.
legato
Va.
legato
Vn. II
legato
20
Vn. I
a tempodoloroso
255 =
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Vc.
3
senza sord.
Va.
3
senza sord.
Vn. II3
senza sord.
Vn. I
3
perdendosi3
sord.senza poss.
breve
Vc.
calma
Va.
Vn. II
Vn. I
in rilievo275
Vc.
calma in rilievo
Va.
calma
Vn. II
calma
Vn. I
a tempoin rilievo
270calma
21
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Vc.
lively
Va.
espr.
Vn. II
Vn. I
285 =
Vc.
Va.
Vn. II
Vn. I
( = ) =
lively
Vc.
Va.
lively
Vn. II
espr.lively
22
Vn. I
a tempo 280 =
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Vc.
Va.
Vn. II
Vn. I
290arco
murmuring
Vc.
ben ritmico e senza trascinarepizz. arco
murmuring
Va.
3
scorrevole murmuring
Vn. II
scorrevole murmuring
Vn. I
pizz.ben ritmico e senza trascinare
Vc.
3
3
dolce
Va.3
dolce
3
3
Vn. II
3dolce
3
Vn. I
( = ) =
3
dolce
3
23
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Vc.
Va.
graz.
Vn. II
graz.
Vn. I
graz.
300
Vc.
mist.sul pont. ord. doloroso
Va.
legato
Vn. II
legato
Vn. I
a tempo
legato
295
Vc.
Va.
Vn. II
24
Vn. I
molto riten.
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Vc.
Va.
culminando
Vn. II
Vn. I
Vc.
Va.
Vn. II
Vn. I
305
Vc.
sub.
Va.
quasi recitativo
cresc. poco a poco sub.
Vn. II
sub.
Vn. I
=
25
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Vc.
giocoso
Va.
giocoso
Vn. II
giocoso
Vn. I
315
giocoso
poco espr. più espr.
Vc.
scherz. 3
Va.
scherz.
3
Vn. II
scherz. 3
Vn. I
Part IV = 120
scherz.
Vc.
culminando
Va.
Vn. II
culminando
26
Vn. I
culminando310 molto allarg.
breve
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Vc.
Va.
Vn. II
33
3
Vn. I
325arco, cant.
3 3
= 33 =
Vc.
cant.
Va.
Vn. II
Vn. I
cant.pizz.
Vc.
cant. espr.
Va.
espr.3 3 3 3
Vn. II
espr. 3 3 3
Vn. I
port.molto espr.,
espr.
320
3 3
27
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Vc.
pizz. cant.arco
Va.
Vn. II
( )
Vn. I
335
( = ) molto espr. = = =
Vc.
loco
Va.Vc.
espr. mist.
Vn. IIVc.
mist.
Vn. IVc.
( = )a tempo espr. =
Vc.
con sord.
Va.
con sord.
Vn. II
con sord.
28
Vn. I
( = )
330
poco rit. =
poss.breve
con sord.
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Vc.
( )ord.senzatrill , morendo
Va.
, morendo
Vn. II
, morendo
Vn. I
345
= molto rit. , morendo
Vc.
mist.ord. sul pont.
Va.
ord.
Vn. II
ord.
Vn. I
= 40 = ord. =
Vc.
3sul tasto, mist.
Va.
( ) sul tasto, mist.
Vn. II
3 3sul tasto, mist.
Vn. I
3rit.
sul tasto, mist.= 80 (rit.)
340= 60 (rit.)
29
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Stanley M. Hoffman
Stanley M. Hoffman was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1959. He has lived in the greater Boston area since 1977. Hereceived degrees in Composition from Brandeis University (Ph.D. 1993), the New England Conservatory of Music(M.M. 1984), and the Boston Conservatory (B.M. Cum Laude 1981).
Dr. Hoffman’s accomplishments as a composer include having his unpublished compositions Variant on “BattleCry of Freedom,” for wind quintet, Get me a rag! Just a minute... for piano solo and Limericks and LaughterThereafter for clarinet solo, chosen by the West Point Woodwind Quintet, Shiau-uen Ding and Bruce Curlette forperformance, respectively, in the 2012 and 2011 call for scores known as "15-Minutes-of-Fame" by the Composer’sVoice Concert Series in New York City. Dr. Hoffman won a co-first place prize in the 2008–09 Longfellow ChorusInternational Composition Competition for his setting of the Longfellow poem Nature. He won a third place prize inthe 2008 Choral Composition Competition sponsored by The New York Virtuoso Singers for his unpublished pieceAnim Zemiros for SATB chorus. In 2008, Dr. Hoffman received a commission from Carolina Brass for Fanfare,Tango and Fughetta on Hebrew Themes. Grant Us Peace for SATB chorus received an “Honors” citation in2002 in the Waging Peace Through Singing project sponsored by iwagepeace.com. The first song from his songcycle Selections From “The Song of Songs” for male voice and wind ensemble received a 1996 premiereperformance from the Metropolitan Wind Symphony. Dr. Hoffman received a 1995 commission from the ALEA IIIcontemporary music ensemble for his composition Trio In One Movement for clarinet, viola and violoncello. Hispiece There Is a Name for SA chorus and amplified classical guitar was performed before an audience of over 8000people at the dedication ceremonies of the New England Holocaust Memorial in Boston on October 22, 1995. Dr.Hoffman’s composition String Quartet (1987) was performed by the Boston Composers String Quartet at JordanHall in Boston on January 29, 1989. This piece was also performed by them in the Weill Recital Hall at CarnegieHall, New York City on February 12, 1989. He received a 1984–85 Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI) Awardto Student Composers for his composition Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird.
Dr. Hoffman also works as a conductor, vocalist and lecturer. He has been Chief Editor at ECS Publishing since1998, and is currently Conductor of The Temple Israel of Natick Singers.
For more information, please visit his Web site.<www.stanleymhoffman.com>