Full Score

1565602

Life Itself
A single movement work
for brass quartet

Life Itself
N.B. Straight mutes are required.

Diminuendo

&

con sord.
Trumpet in Bb

In any order
As fast, randomly and loud as possible
'Valve wiggling'

# b n b n

1565602

q=70

11"

fff

con sord.
In any order
As fast, randomly and loud as possible
'Valve wiggling'

b n #

&

Trumpet in Bb

11"

fff

con sord.
Hold for varying lengths
between 2'-5' and at any 8ve.

&

Horn in F

11"

4
4

4
4

4
4

fff

Tuba

con sord.
11"
Hold for as long as possible, repeat if necessary

fff non dim.

4
4

> > > b >

>
>
sempre marcato

Tpt. &
2

Tpt.

Hn.

Tba.

&
&
?

Tpt. &

> > b> >

> >>>
b n
> >
accents similie

sempre marcato

accents similie

Tpt.

n b
n

b
#
n

#
> > > > > > > > > > > >
6

& >>>>

>>>>
>> > >
sempre marcato
5

>>>>
b b n
sempre marcato

accents similie

& b
n b # n n
3
3
3
3
?
Tba.

n b
7
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
Tpt. &
6
6
6
6
accents
similie
b
n b #
Tpt. &
Hn.

Hn.

Tba.

&
?

 b
Tpt. &

n b

&

Tpt.

& n b n b b #

Hn.

Tba.

bb b
Tpt. &
10

& b n b

Tpt.

&

Hn.

Tba.

n b
n
3

b n
3

Tpt. &
6
6
6
6
. .
. . -
. . #-
. . . . -
. . -
b

Tpt. &
12

Hn.

Tba.

&
?

- - -
b
Tpt. &
6
6
6
6
. . - n.
-
. -
. .. .
Tpt. &

- . .13

Hn.

Tba.

& b #
?

- - - - > > b>>

6

.. ..
. -
. . -
- - - b.
. .

n n

senza sord.

mf

- - -> > - - - -> > - - - Tpt. &

15

Hn.

&
b
? j
<#> #

. . -
. . -
. .
b-

. .- . .-

senza sord.

&
. . - b.

.- . .- . .-

Tpt.

Tba.

mf

b b n
j

6
6
6
6
6
6
6

- - - - - - -
Tpt. &
> > - > >
> >

17

& -b #-
. . - -
. .. .- . .- . .

Tpt.

&

Hn.

Tba.

senza sord.

b
mf

b #
j

6
6
6
6
3
3
3
3

Tpt. &

19

senza sord.

mf

&

Tpt.

Hn.

Tba.

pp

& #
?

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

Tpt. &

21

pp

Tpt.

&

Hn.

&

Tba.

j j
j
&
o

Tpt.

Hn.

Tba.

non dim.
p

Chorale

24

Tpt.

&

&

? w

U
w

q=80

#w

#w

pp dolce


Tpt. &

30

maestoso

&

Hn.

Tba.

&

Tpt.

w
o

#w

5
4

w
o

w
o

#w
p

& #
w

w
w

5
4 #

w
wo
w
o o
w

pp

4w
4

#
3

4
4w

maestoso

& w

w
o

5
4 #

Tba.

maestoso

Tpt. & w

Hn.

maestoso

37

Tpt.

#w

#w

5
4

#w

4
4 #w

4
4

w
p

ff

ppp

fp

mf

#w

ppp

ppp

poco espressivo


Tpt. &

43

& w

Tpt.

Hn.

pp

#w
pp

& <#>w

nw

? w

6
Tpt. & 4

6
& 4

51

Tpt.

6
& 4

Hn.

Tba.

? 46
ff

Tpt. &
bw
56

& w

Tpt.

Hn.

Tba.

& w
p

? w
p

nw

ff

pp

Tba.

#w

ff

pp

ff sub. pp

pp

o
o

mf

o
,
3U
4
,
U
3
4

sub. mp

6
4

6
4

sub. pp

3
4

4
4 w

3
4

4
4

3
4

fp

fp

fp

,
U
3
4

U
3 ,
4

4
4 > > > >
ff

w
4
4

ff

ff

ff

3
4

fp

ff

6
4

6
4

n w

Crescendo

Tpt. &

65

&

Tpt.

Hn.

Tba.

mf

Tpt. &
w

Hn.

&

? w

Hn.

Tba.

rit.

&

Tpt. & j
b
76

Tpt.

ff

sub. p

ff

sub. p

ff

sub. p

ff

w
sub. p

j j
j j

&

Tba.

U
44
w
mf

Tpt.

4U
4 w

72

pp

4U
4 w
4U
4 w

&

q=100

j
b n
3

&
?

6
6
6
6
3
3
3
3

Tpt. &

10

Tempo primo q=70

79

Tpt.

Hn.

Tba.

&
&

?
J

6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6

Tpt. & #

81

Tpt.

Hn.

Tba.

. . -
. . - .
. -
. .
b-
- . .

&
& #

Tpt. &
83

Tpt.

Hn.

Tba.

. . -
. . - b.
. -
. . n-
. . -
. . -
. . -
..
-
b
&
. . -
. . -
..
&
? n
>
f

>
3

>

> n>
3

>

#
>

>
3

b>

>

>
3

>

Tpt. &

11

85

&

Tpt.

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

& n
>

Hn.

Tba.

>

? b>

>
3

n>

>

>

b>

>

>

n>

b >

>

b >

>

#>

# #
Tpt. &
86

&

Tpt.

Hn.

Tba.

&

> > > >

>

>

>

b> > > > > > > > > > #>
5

>

b>

>

n>

>

b
>

n>

n>

>

n>

>
>

n>

b >

87
#> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
Tpt. &
6

Tpt.

Hn.

Tba.

#> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
&

& b
>
?
b
>

>

#>
3
n>

>
b >

>

>

n>

>

b >

>

b>
#>

n
>

88
> > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
Tpt. &
6
6
6
6
>
>
n> > > > > > > > > > > > b
Tpt. &

12

& b
n>
>
?
Tba.

>
89
> > > >
Tpt. &

Hn.

n>

b
>

Hn.

Tba.

#>

j
>
3

>

n>

> >
n>

n>
n>
>
b >
n>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Tpt.

b>

> > >

b > > > > b> > n> > b > >
> #> > >
>
>
b
n
&
& b>
?

b
>

n
>

b>
3
n>

n>

b
>
b >

n>

b>
n>

#>

>3
b >

>

n>
#>

n>


Tpt. &
90

Tpt.

Hn.

&

U
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
w trill at semitone
5"13
fff
In any order
As fast, randomly and loud as possible
'Valve wiggling'

5"

fff

U
& #w
fp

Tba.

? U
w
fp

5"
fff
5"

fff

TOTAL DURATION c. 4'48"

Life Itself

Trumpet in Bb

Diminuendo

In any order
As fast, randomly and loud as possible
'Valve wiggling'
q=70
11"

# b n # 4
4
&

con sord.

fff

&
&

10

&

12

&

13

&

#> > > > > > > > > > > > #> > > > > > > > > > > >

1565602

sempre marcato

accents similie

b b #
6

#
6

- - - b> > - - - - > > #

6

- - - > > - - #- - > > - - - -

#

&

15

-> > -> > > > &

17

19

senza sord.

&
mf

pp

j j
j

&
o

22

V.S.

26

&

# #

35

4
&4 w

&
<#> w

pp

6
& 4

& #

58

Trumpet in Bb
maestoso

#w

w
w

pp

#w

ff

sub. p

pp

ff sub. pp

#w

6
4

# #

3U
4

nw

q=100

4U
& 4<#>w

69

ppp

ff

ff

#w

4
4

3
4
4Crescendo

4 # #w

fp

#w

ff

#w

5
4

#w

#w

43

51

q=80

4
4

j j
j
# #

#w

rit.

3
3
3
3
j
j
j
j
& <#> n #

75

79

Tempo primo q=70

& # #

82

& #

# # # #
&

84

#
#

&

86

> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
>
>
>
>
>
>
#
Trumpet in Bb

87

&

88

&

89

&

> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > #> > > > > >

6
U
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > > > > > > > > > > #> > > > > > > > > > > > w trill at semitone
5"
6

fff

Life Itself

Trumpet in Bb
con sord.

Diminuendo

In any order
As fast, randomly and loud as possible
'Valve wiggling'

# # 11"4
#

4
&

1565602

q=70

fff

>>>>>>>>
>>>>
sempre marcato

>>>>

# b # b #

&

accents similie

&

10

& # # b #
. . - . . - . . - . . - . . - n. . - . . -
.
.
.
.
#

b

. . - . . &

12

. . - . . - . . - . . - . . -

&
. . - . . - . . - #. . -

14

- . . - . . - #. . - . . - . . - b
&
b. . - . . - . . #- . . - - . . -

16 senza sord.

mf

18

&
pp

21

&

25

&

28 q=80

&

Trumpet in Bb

maestoso

w
o

38

& #w
p

&<#>w

47

#w
o
w

pp

&

ff

ff

3U
wCrescendo
4

#w

6
4 #

4
& 4 #

##

4
4 #w

ppp

54

62

#w

5
4 #

nw

#w
f

fp

pp

w
4U
4

3
4

4
4

q=100

ff

70

& w

sub. p

76

rit.

&
Tempo primo q=70

. . -
. . -
. . -
. . -
. .-

&

80

- . . - . . - . . - . . #- . . - . . - . . - . .
.
.
.
.
.
.
&

83

85

b > > > > > > > > > > #> > > > > > #> > > > b> > > > > > > > > >#> >

87

>>>>
#> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > n> > > > > > > > > > > >

&
&

In any order
As fast, randomly and loud as possible
3
'Valve wiggling'
5"

89 >
> > > > > #> > b > > > > > #> > > # b n n #
# b
&

Trumpet in Bb

fff

Life Itself

Horn in F

Diminuendo

Hold for varying lengths

between 2'-5' and at any 8ve.
con sord.

&

1565602
5
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>

> >
b n

q=70

4
4

11"

fff
5

&

sempre marcato

b
5

accents similie

b
#

b # b b #
& n
n n b n
5
5

b # b b #
&
n n b

12

senza sord.
#

J b b # #
& b n

16

mf

&
Chorale

20

non dim.

25

&

q=80

U
w

#w

#w
dolce pp

33

& #w
p

40

&

5
4
f

# #

fp

mf poco espressivo

4 #w
4
#
3

maestoso

#w
o

#w
f

w
pp

nw

w
w

w
o o
o

Horn in F
47

& w

sub. mp

4 > > > >

&4

54

&

70

&

mf

pp

4
4

3
4

fp

Crescendo

n w

6
4

3U
4

ff

62

q=100

4U
4w

ff

sub. p

&

76

rit.

#
&

80

Tempo primo q=70

5
>>
>n>
>>
>>
#

n
b

>
>

b n

b #>>
& # n>>
>>
>>
>

>> >
>> >> >> >>
5
f

84

3
3
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> n> > #U
#

j
n

> n>
>
>
>
>

b
b

b
n
b >
n w
&
>
> > 3
3
3
3

88

fp

5"

fff

Life Itself

Tuba

Diminuendo
1565602

q=70

Hold for as long as possible, repeat if necessary

3
3
3
con sord.
11"

4
4

n n
n n

nb b b b
> > > b > b b b

w
> accents similie #
n
#
>
5 fff non dim.
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
? 3 sempre3 marcato 3
n

b
n

b
b
#
10

15

20

w
o

sub. pp

? 44

ff

j j

mf

w
p

6
4

ff

U
,
3
Crescendo
4

mf

4
4

#
w

5
4 #

#w

54

ppp

maestoso

48

senza sord.

38

62

j
j

<#> #

28 q=80

n n
n

b
b
b
b

#
3

3
4

fp

w
ff

4
4
o

4
4

q=100

? 44 U
w

69

mf

77

ff

sub. p

Tuba

rit.

# #
J
J
J
Tempo primo q=70

> > > > > 3 b> b > >

3
3
>
>
b
>
>

? n
n > >
#

b
n>
n n>
> >3
n

>
3

3
3
>
3
> n> > b >
f
87
5"
3
3
3
3
3
U
>
? n>3
n n
n

b > b > b
n> b > b > b > b >
>

>
#> > n>
#> fpw
>
fff
>
>
83

TOTAL DURA