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Applying for Graduate School at School of Music, Composition Major Untitled In Memory of the Impending Commencement YiYu Yang 2010

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Applying for Graduate School at School of Music, Composition Major

Untitled

In Memory of the Impending Commencement

YiYu Yang2010

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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

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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.

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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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3

espressivo

Score

I

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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