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Applying for Graduate School at School of Music, Composition Major
Untitled
In Memory of the Impending Commencement
YiYu Yang2010
Instrumentation
2 Flutes (2nd also plays the piccolo.)
2 Oboes
2 Clarinets in B-flat
2 Bassoons
4 Horns in F
2 Trumpets in B-flat
3 Trombones
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion (Snare-Drum, Suspended Cymbal, 2 Temple Blocks,
Triangle, Wind Chime)
Harp
Strings
Program Note
By composing this piece, I scrutinized what I have learned and felt for my college
study. At the meantime, I am pleased to see myself completing this period of life. The
central essence of this work is variation, which, in my opinion, happens to be one of
the most significant bases in composing and analyzing music.
First movement is a non-strictly-formed sonata form with two themes, in a
minor and its relative major, C major. The two themes possess contrast character;
rhythmically, theme II consists of smaller, faster notes, with tempo unchanged.
Regarding the arrangement of pitch, I used 3 degree to construct theme I, to be the
key progressing in the development, and to be the degree between theme I (a) and
theme II (C). Regarding the modulation, enharmonic and diminished seventh are the
principle means. Regarding the instrumentation, I want to learn how to combine
different groups of instruments. The piece lacks original sound, because I have not
yet learned how to take good use of each group. I treat instr uments in group, for
example, woodwinds or strings. When combining the different groups, I looked for
their registers and compatibility. In order to obscure the key, the recapitulation does
not start with the same key, a minor. The coda uses theme II, but this time in a minor.
The whole movement starts with a single note on violin followed by crescendo, and
the coda is again ended in quiet violin and its harmonics with metal brush on snare
drum.
In second movement, I pictured the underwater world filled w ith small
effervescing bubbles. I used fast notes to represent the vigorous scene. To make the
piece sound bitonality, the key design is rel atively free, in contrast of the first
movement. 5 degree is the core interval here, with fast animato tempo and ABA
ternary form. The connection to the previous movement can be seen on certain
instruments playing similar sentence, bassoon, for instance.
2 Flutes
2 Oboes
2 Clarinets in B
2 Bassoons
12
34
2 Trumpets in B
Trombones
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion
Violin I
Violin II
Viola
Cello
Contrabass
Horns in F
a 2
a 2
suspended cymbal
UntitledIn Memory of the Impending Commencement
YiYu Yang
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espressivo
Score
I
Fl.
Ob.
B Cl.
Bsn.
12
34
B Tpt.
Tbn.
Tuba
Timp.
Per.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Hrn.
9
9
9 9 9
mute
33
3 3
3
3
3
3
33
3
3
a 2
a 1
2
Fl.
Ob.
B Cl.
Bsn.
12
34
B Tpt.
Tbn.
Tuba
Timp.
Per.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Hrn.
17
a 1
17
17 17 17
a 2
a 2
pizz.
pizz.
a 1
a 1 Ord.
arco
cresc.
poco cresc.
arco
a 2
3
Fl.
Ob.
B Cl.
Bsn.
12
34
B Tpt.
Tbn.
Tuba
Timp.
Per.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Hrn.
26
26
26 26 26
3
tuba
3
cresc.
cresc.
a 1
33
3
3 3
a 2
snare drum
Solo
con brio
pizz.
pizz.
A
4
Fl.
Ob.
B Cl.
Bsn.
12
34
B Tpt.
Tbn.
Tuba
Timp.
Per.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Hrn.
35
35
35 35 35
a 1
pizz.
arco
Wool-headed Stick
a 1
con brio
5
Fl.
Ob.
B Cl.
Bsn.
12
34
B Tpt.
Tbn.
Tuba
Timp.
Per.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Hrn.
47
47
47 47 47
a 1
a 1
a 1
a 2
a 1
a 1
con brio
Plastic-headed
6
Fl.
Ob.
B Cl.
Bsn.
12
34
B Tpt.
Tbn.
Tuba
Timp.
Per.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Hrn.
58
58
58 58 58
arco
Wool-headed
Plastic headed
arco
a 2
a 2
7
Fl.
Ob.
B Cl.
Bsn.
12
34
B Tpt.
Tbn.
Tuba
Timp.
Per.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Hrn.
68 a 2
68
68
68 68
a 1
poco cresc.
cresc.
Div.
pizz.
a 1
3 3
a 2
a 1
3
3
a 1
3 3 3a 1
a 1
3 3
3
8
play cymbal
Fl.
Ob.
B Cl.
Bsn.
12
34
B Tpt.
Tbn.
Tuba
Timp.
Per.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Hrn.
74
a 2
74
74 74 74
arco
3
3
3
3
3 3
Temple blocks
a 1
a 2
B
9
Fl.
Ob.
B Cl.
Bsn.
12
34
B Tpt.
Tbn.
Tuba
Timp.
Per.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Hrn.
81
81
81 81 81
a 1
Uni,
arco
a 2
a 2
a 1
a 2
a 2
tuba
pizz.
10
Fl.
Ob.
B Cl.
Bsn.
12
34
B Tpt.
Tbn.
Tuba
Timp.
Per.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Hrn.
90
90
90 90 90
pizz.
a 2
3
a 2
3 3
poco cresc.
11
Fl.
Ob.
B Cl.
Bsn.
12
34
B Tpt.
Tbn.
Tuba
Timp.
Per.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Hrn.
98
98
98 98 98
arco
arco
a 1
cresc.
a 1
cresc.
a 1
3
C
12
Fl.
Ob.
B Cl.
Bsn.
12
34
B Tpt.
Tbn.
Tuba
Timp.
Per.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Hrn.
105
3
105
3
cresc.
105 105 105
a 2
3
pizz.
pizz.
cresc.
3
Solo
Temple blocks
Div.
pizz.
pizz.
arco
13
Fl.
Ob.
B Cl.
Bsn.
12
34
B Tpt.
Tbn.
Tuba
Timp.
Per.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Hrn.
113
113
113 113
113
a 1
Uni.
a 2
a 1
arco
a 2
arco
14
Fl.
Ob.
B Cl.
Bsn.
12
34
B Tpt.
Tbn.
Tuba
Timp.
Per.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Hrn.
121
121
121 121 121
a 2
arco
mute
cresc.
dim.
cresc.
cresc.
3
3 3
3
33
3
15
Fl.
Ob.
B Cl.
Bsn.
12
34
B Tpt.
Tbn.
Tuba
Timp.
Per.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Hrn.
128
128
128 128 128
pizz.
pizz.
Tromb.
Div.
Div.
Uni.
mute
a 1
3
cresc.
arco
16
Fl.
Ob.
B Cl.
Bsn.
12
34
B Tpt.
Tbn.
Tuba
Timp.
Per.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Hrn.
136
a 2
a 2
136
3
3
136 136 136
a 2
3
3
4th Ord.
tuba
Picc. Fl.2nd Picc.
3
D
Ord.
arco
Uni.
17
Fl.
Ob.
B Cl.
Bsn.
12
34
B Tpt.
Tbn.
Tuba
Timp.
Per.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Hrn.
144
144
144 144 144
cresc.
a 2
3 3
33
3 3
3 3
3 3
3
3
Ord.a 2
3 3
3
3
33
3
3
3
3
18
Fl.
Ob.
B Cl.
Bsn.
12
34
B Tpt.
Tbn.
Tuba
Timp.
Per.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Hrn.
152
a 1
a 2
152
152 152 152
cresc.
Picc. Fl.
a 2 stopped horn
a 2 stopped horn
a 2
dim.
pizz.
19
Fl.
Ob.
B Cl.
Bsn.
12
34
B Tpt.
Tbn.
Tuba
Timp.
Per.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Hrn.
159 Picc. Fl.
a 2
159
Ord.a 2
159 159 159
arco
a 2
a 1
a 1
tuba
Div.
pizz.
20
Fl.
Ob.
B Cl.
Bsn.
12
34
B Tpt.
Tbn.
Tuba
Timp.
Per.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Hrn.
170
170
170 170 170
pizz.
Uni.
solo
a 2
a 2
a 2
a 2
21
Fl.
Ob.
B Cl.
Bsn.
12
34
B Tpt.
Tbn.
Tuba
Timp.
Per.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Hrn.
179
179
179 179 179
a 2
arco
arco
cresc.
a 1
22
Fl.
Ob.
B Cl.
Bsn.
12
34
B Tpt.
Tbn.
Tuba
Timp.
Per.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Hrn.
186
186
186 186 186
cresc.
cresc.
Half
pizz.
pizz.
23
Fl.
Ob.
B Cl.
Bsn.
12
34
B Tpt.
Tbn.
Tuba
Timp.
Per.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Hrn.
193
193
193 193 193
Uni.
arco
Metal brush
arco
dim.
Metal brush
24
2 Flutes
2 Oboes
2 Clarinets in B
2 Bassoons
12
34
2 Trumpets in B
Trombone
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion
Violin I
Violin II
Viola
Cello
Contrabass
Horns in F
Harp
Picc. Fl.
Animato
5
G
pizz.
5
G
Picc.
a 1
Triangle
5
G
5
II
12
3
Fl.
Ob.
B Cl.
Bsn.
12
34
B Tpt.
Tbn.
Tuba
Timp.
Perc.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Hrn.
Hp.
6
a 2
6
6 6 6
6
arco
pizz.
26
Fl.
Ob.
B Cl.
Bsn.
12
34
B Tpt.
Tbn.
Tuba
Timp.
Perc.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Hrn.
Hp.
10
10
10 10 10
10
Div.
cresc.
F
cresc.
2 Fl.
Uni.
arco
27
Fl.
Ob.
B Cl.
Bsn.
12
34
B Tpt.
Tbn.
Tuba
Timp.
Perc.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Hrn.
Hp.
15 a 2
a 2
15
15 15 15
15
a 2
dolce
dolce
28
Fl.
Ob.
B Cl.
Bsn.
12
34
B Tpt.
Tbn.
Tuba
Timp.
Perc.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Hrn.
Hp.
21
21
21 21 21
21
rit.
a 1
a 2
stopped horn
a 1
a tempo
a 2
a 2
a 2
29
Fl.
Ob.
B Cl.
Bsn.
12
34
B Tpt.
Tbn.
Tuba
Timp.
Perc.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Hrn.
Hp.
28
28
28 28 Wind chime
28
CA A
28
arco
Picc.
a 2
pizz.
pizz.
30
Fl.
Ob.
B Cl.
Bsn.
12
34
B Tpt.
Tbn.
Tuba
Timp.
Perc.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Hrn.
Hp.
32 Picc. Fl.
32
32 32 32
32
arco
3
3F
3 3
a 2 mute
dolce
a 2 mute
tuba
D
A
31
Fl.
Ob.
B Cl.
Bsn.
12
34
B Tpt.
Tbn.
Tuba
Timp.
Perc.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Hrn.
Hp.
39 a 1
a 2
39
39 39 39
D
39
pizz.
pizz.
cresc.
3 3
3 3
a 2
a 2
arco
arco
3
3
3
3
32
Fl.
Ob.
B Cl.
Bsn.
12
34
B Tpt.
Tbn.
Tuba
Timp.
Perc.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Hrn.
Hp.
46
46
dim.
a 2
46 46 46
46
3
3
cresc.
arco
E C
Picc.
a 1
a 1
a 1 without mute
G poco cresc.C
A
33
Fl.
Ob.
B Cl.
Bsn.
12
34
B Tpt.
Tbn.
Tuba
Timp.
Perc.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Hrn.
Hp.
51
51
51 51 51
51
a 1 mute
Tri.
a 2
pizz.
poco cresc.
34
Fl.
Ob.
B Cl.
Bsn.
12
34
B Tpt.
Tbn.
Tuba
Timp.
Perc.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Hrn.
Hp.
57 Picc. Fl.
57
57 57 57
57
pizz.
a 1
pizz.
arco
a 1
a 2
Picc. Fl.
a 2
a 2
a 2
arco
arco
35
Fl.
Ob.
B Cl.
Bsn.
12
34
B Tpt.
Tbn.
Tuba
Timp.
Perc.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Hrn.
Hp.
66
66
poco cresc.
66 66 66
66
poco cresc.
poco cresc.
pizz.
Wind Chime
Tri.
36