Canticle Sonata

Luke Ottevanger
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Canticle Sonata
for clarinet and piano
Luke Ottevanger

I - ...cloud, clear skies...

Cool and calm

 1             
e=90

3
    
      
mp poco espress. - limpid

            
3
     
3 3
 
 


 3
mp poco espress. 3

           
3 3 3
        
   

    
3

 
3
5
            
       
1+2

   
6:5

pp echo tone

           6:5   

      
3 3
           


3 pp misterioso smorz.

      
3

    

3

3

       
6:5
      
      

una corda
3 3 3

9        3 
 
 1                
3
 
 3 
mp poco espress.

 
  
     
      
3
   


 
 

mp poco espress.

      



tre corde
   
3

      
3
3

     
3

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        
     
3 1+2

  

13


6:5

    
pp echo tone

3    6:5  

        
3

     
3 3
    


  
pp misterioso

     

6:5

     
3
   
                 
    

una corda

3
3


6:5
      
 
17 3
    

     
1
 
3 3
pp dolce 3 mf poco espress.

     

 
           
    3
 
 


6:5 3

     mf poco espress.

   
smorz.

        
         
6:5 
tre corde

   
21
    
            

          
 
  
           

  


 


3





  







 
 3


6:5
24 1+2 6:5
   
 
6:5

      

p
    
       
       
  6:5     
   
6:5 6:5

 smorz. 6:5    
pp misterioso
       
6:5
 
6:5
       
   
     
         
                   
   6:5 6:5
6:5


una corda

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  
1+2
    
3 6:5

1

      
    
p dolce

 
                    
6:5

3
 
3
     



pp misterioso

  
p dolce 6:5

                
    
          
  6:5  

tre corde (tre corde)

accel. Più mosso

   
6:5 6:5 3 6:5
e=165

33 3

      
2
  

 6:5      6:5   6:5          

.tratt.—

              

  
          
          
       
  6:5         
   6:5   6:5 6:5
f espansivo, quasi rubato
   6:5
   6:5            6:5  
      
6:5

                          
       6:5          
  6:5    
6:5

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       

  
    
         
   6:5
      

6:5
p

    
6:5

           
 
6:5 6:5
 
6:5

        

      

45

      

   6:5espress.
  6:  
5

     
6:5          
          

6:5
 



 
a tempo
accel mf 6:5 6:5

 
             
6:5 6:5
         
6:5

 
   
6:5
6:5
    

Poco meno mosso

rit. 1
51 e=130
        
tratt.—

   
mf espress.
 6:5 6:5
 
6:5

     
6:5
        
    

           
      
       


     
  
mp
6:5   6:5 6:5

                      
6:5 6:5 6:5
 
     

 5

rit.
           
   
58

        

         6:5       
   
6:5

        



6:5 4:5
4:5

     
 (use half pedalling)

Ancor poco meno mosso

introducing 2...
+A...
e=115
         
       
63 3

         
3 3

mp

       
 
        
        



      
4:5
         
     




   
     
(use half pedalling)


      
...+Eb...

          
68  3


 
 
       

3

   
         
              
 

    
                    
           
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         
73 3
           
3 3



    

              
  
      


  
              
   
   
 

eliminating 1...
79
...+B=1+2 e=165 -G...

     
6:5 6:5 6:5

                    
p 
6:5

6:5

  
  
          
   
mf
  
    

6:5 6:5
p
ff p
6:5

6:5

      
4:5 6:5
    
                
   
 mf
 6:5 6:5


...-D=2 rit.
6:5    
...-Bb... 6:5

 
86 6:5


6:5 6:5 6:5 6:5 6:5
     

6:5

           
6:5 6:5

6:5
6:5 6:5

                       
     
    
6:5 6:5 6:5
6:5 6:5 6:5
p mf
mp p

 
6:5
        6:5 
p 6:5 p
   6:5 6:5
  
6:5 6:5
       
6:5

        


  
   
 6:5 6:5 6:5

6:5 6:5
6:5
 
 7
molto rit. e=130
 6:5  
6:5

  
94 6:5
 
4:5

  

    
6:5
    
4:5

     
6:5
  
  
3
   
3

  
  
3
  


  4:5
6:5 p
mf 4:5

   
      
6:5 3
   
6:5
 
6:5

        
       
   3

6:5
3
  4:5

 4:5

4:5

               
4:5 4:5

4:5

         
99 4:5

  
 4:5
     
4:5

     
4:5
4:5
       
      
4:5
 
4:5
   
    


4:5 4:5 4:5 4:5 4:5
4:5

    
4:5 4:5 4:5 4:5 4:5 4:5
    
      

      
4:5
4:5 4:5 4:5 4:5

 4:5
rall.

4:5
                    
4:5 6:5
 
4:5

   
4:5
105

 

5
 4:5

        
4:5

     
4:5

  
4:5 4:5

        


4:5 4:5
4:5 4:5 4:5

   
4:5 4:5

       
4:5
4:5 4:5 4:5
     
       
   4:5  4:5    
4:5 
4:5 4:5 4:5 4:5
8


      
6:5 4:5
Tempo primo
111
    e=90    
                    
4:5

             
ff
   
4:5


4:5

  
      4:5 4:5 4:5 4:5 4:5
     
    
4:5
4:5
      
4:5
4:5 ff

 4:5 4:5 4:5  4:5 4:5 4:5

          



Tempo primo
Be sensitive to shifts from
'Ab' sections to 'A' sections

   

1 alternating with 2

            
118

        
 smorz. mp poco espress.

  
       
4:5 4:5 4:5



   
 mp poco espress.

       

 4:5 4:5 4:5


   


123
  3
    
   



      

        
3 3
 
3
        


 3
3

    

3 3

         
3

   
    

3
 9

         
3


126
  
          
   

               
      
3 3
        


  3 3

   3
 
3 3

         
   
 

   
   
3 3 3

         
             3 
 
130 3
       
3

    
      
3
mp

        
 
3

      
3 3
    


  
3
mp
3

           
3
        
3
                  
 
3
3

                 
      
135

   
3 3
mf

    
 3              
3
   
3
  
3
   


3

mf

       
              
  
    
3
10

   
139
  
              
      

       
      

     
        
  


3

          
 
       
    

rit.
    
143
 
3

       
     
p dolce

       
     
   3
3

       
      
p dolce


3

                
       
 

Meno mosso
e=80

1+2
        
147

                    


   
  
               
    
 
 


  

 
    
                     
    
 
 11

II - ...humble, precious, chaste...

Gently flowing, avoiding extremes

x=180
           
1

echo tone
                     
N1
   
pp pp
pp fluido e semplice p dolce
  
          
             
            


  
         
pp pp

    
   
     

una corda

              
 
            
         
        playful

   
               
       


   
    
mp
  
      
    
p
  


                      

14

             
p mp non forte
mp dolce
   
                    
  
      
   
    
    
      


   
p 
      
mp fluido e semplice
         
     
mp

     
12

19
                
    
 
playful

   
             
         
           
             
             



                     
(non cresc.)
              

24           
   

dolce

 
 
                
                            
    
  


 
        
mp dolce
    
(non cresc.)
       
   

 

 
      
        

  
29

 

         
     mp dolce
p

                  

           
 

                                       
       
   

   
 13

8:9
34
           
       

8:9 3

                                             



  
     
     

 
      

  

    
8:9

 3    3    3
(=y.)

    3     
8:9
   3  3
3 3 3
39 3

        
8:9 8:9

                    
(etc.)
      



(etc.)
8:9 3 8:9 8:9
3 3 3 3 3 3 3

                       
3:2

     
(=y.)

...beautiful, radiant and of great splendour...

accel. Full chromatic set ( = 1+N1, 2+N2 etc.)

1 Effectively, più mosso -
8:9 x=x
  
8:9 2 Blazing and impulsive

42 3 3

    3 3
 3

       
subito cresc.
      
3 f

    3    3    3  3
ff mf
    
3

3

3
        3
      
 
(=y.)
   
 

 
8:9 8:9

  

subito cresc. f duro
 
ff
          
   
       
  
8:9 8:9
tre corde
14

 
                         
     
47
 

9
ff

      
              
       
             
       
     


   
  
ff
        
              
  
 
   

   


            
     

5


56
      
 
  5 fff

              

   
    

       
     
     
 
       
   



    
fff
       

      
    

 
         
 
    
        
    
        
   

Senza misura - parts not syncronised

    
x=200
       
63
     
N2
   
 6
fff ff 7
 
                          
 

             
    
 7

 
fff

  
  
 
  

ff



 15


            7  5
    
64

           
              
     
f
           
dim.

    
     
           r.h.  



 f l.h. dim. l.h. r.h.

share between hands r.h.



molto rit. Come prima

65
  3  x=180


7:6
           
                        

mp p p dolce
pp fluido e semplice
   
     
          
                 


          
mp p pp

             

    
  
3
una corda 

     
71
   
       
     
p dolce
p playful

                   

     
      


p

     

 
p
     

16
Meno mosso
rit. x=160 rit.

N1

              
77
 
          
più p

        
        
        
 
               
         



più p
      
      

    
   
      
       
    
p
(il basso più sonore)
 17

III - ...beautiful, merry, robust, strange...

(1-2)+(2-1) or (N1-N2)+(N2-N1) Chaconne
1 e=80 p hollow, fleeting

          
 

 

         
                   
mp senza espress., preciso mp  

mp espress. 3
3
  
3

       
16
        
5:3

      

                 
 

          
        
24

       
mf espress.

    
    

quasi koto, semplice
     
  

    




 
      
        


     

 
  

            
    
31
3
    
   
3

   espr.  
    
           
         
     





  
   



 
   
 



   
  
18


     5      
37
     
     

                  
      
     


3


          

   
      
 
 
   

3
         3:2 
  
42

       

3

             


    
         
      


  



   

 


 
  




   
 
    



 


  


e=140
accel. Scherzando

 
1

       3    5   3 
5
    
3 3

5 5

47 5

                      
3
5 f mp

   
                    
3
  3
  
5

    
             
  3  3 5 3
f 5
5 subito mp

     
5


5

    
             
         3    
 5
 19


accel. e=150

     
5
  
5


53 3 3

          

 
        
           

 
        
  



3 5 3 3
5
5

   
       
2 2

   
1

        
4

 
 3 3 3
5 3

             
   
58

    

 

3
                 
3
3
             
1

       
2 4

 


3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

3

       
   
2

  
1

     
1

  
 
  3 3
3 3 3 3

              
                    
64

  
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3

      
         



  
  
 
3

 


3
 
   
 

3



  
3 3 3 3 3 3 
  

3



 
3
  
  

  
3 3
3
3
20

   
     
   
69

         
   festivo


              
       
3

 
2 2 2
3
         
4 2 4

    
3

 
2 1 4 1


   
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

3 festivo

3
3 3   
              
 
          
3 3 3 3

1

         

 
3 3 3 3 3 3
 


 

     
 
              
N2
75 
  
     


   
                  
         
       


     
    
         
   

                        
     
        
  
        
    


   5      
   
84

 
5
   
5
  5

   
  

 
            
    


 
  
             
 

             

              
 21

92 accel.

      
         
mp

                 

        


  
   
   
p sotto voce
              
                     
                  
(use pedal to help sustain inner part, but
keep the three lines as clear as possible)

100

          
   


                  
       



 
 

       


  
   






 
        
 
    

105

               
         
p sotto voce

   
                         3 3 3 3

           


3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3

 
     

                           
22

110
3 3 3 3 3 3
                              
   

       
            

3
  
3 3 3 3 3
             
  
3
subito p poco
f a poco cresc.

       
  
              
              

   

   
                    
115 3 3 3

              

3

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3

       
             

 
 
                                


                                    
   
               

 
e=170 rit.
1N2      
     
121

 
e=85
     
      
 3

(until


sound

       
5
   
disappears)*
 
           
                    


(white note cluster) p
    
            
 
        
   
 
 
 
 
5 (black note cluster)

*(use judgement - discretely

clear sound by gradual release
of pedal if necessary)
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131
 
       
  
     
     

   
   
                   
 
  


poco f espress.

       

       
     

mp espress.
rit.
  
3
141
        
e=80
    
     
 
   
 
 
 
  
mp senza espress., preciso

 

          
    


  
poco f espress.

       
   

3
3
  
      
148
   
    
          
 

       


           
24

(1-2)+(2-1) or (N1-N2)+(N2-N1)

                    
154 e=80

     3

    
3
  
          

quasi koto, semplice
       
   


  




          

  

   

 
     
 

  
   

         
162

     

   
        
   
  
      


  




 
   
               
  
 
 
   

    
rit.
   
169
 
3

    
5
     

3
    
  
       
   
  
          
 






 
            
  
      
   

   
 25

Meno mosso
e=70

    
N1N2
  
       
177
5:3
    
             
    

p dolce

               
                
          



     
         
          
p dolce
                 


188
                             
    
1

   

      
p dolce semplice
    
              
           
          

   



p dolce semplice
poco

  
a tempo
        
rit.
        
          
 

198
                 
         
   


          

              
   


  


              

      

        

Spring 2007