Theo Verbey Ariadne for orchestra
Theo Verbey
AriAdne is commissioned by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.
Theo Verbey passed away on October 13th, 2019 only a month after delivering the completed score of AriAdne to the orchestra and his publisher.
The first performance was given posthumously on January 30th, 2020 by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Santtu-Matias Rouvali.
Thanks are due to Tobias de Haas for his efforts in preparing the performance score and parts and to Mark van Dongen from the orchestra for his support.
Scoring
Piccolo
2 Flutes English Horn
2 Oboes
Clarinet in E flat (doubling Clarinet 3 in B flat)
2 Clarinets in B flat
Bass Clarinet in B flat
2 Bassoons Contrabassoon
4 Horns in F
4 Trumpets in C
3 Trombones Tuba
Timpani
Percussion (2 players): 1 2
Glockenspiel*
Suspended Cymbal Tambourine Guiro Bell in B
Harp Piano
Violins I Violins II Violas
Xylophone** Marimba Bass Drum
preview
Violoncellos Contrabasses
* (sounding two octaves higher than written) ** (sounds one octave higher than written)
Transposed score
Comments on page 61
Duration: c. 15’
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Trombe
Comments
MS = manuscript
PR = piano reduction
M = measure(s)
SP = sounding pitch
WP = written pitch
This first edition draws on the handwritten manuscript and the typesetted piano reduction, both made by Theo Verbey. Unfortunately this typesetted score has not been proofreaded by the composer As explicitly marked by Theo Verbey, the piano reduction is not allowed to be published. It is made only to serve as a help for the typesetting process. In this edition, signs enclosed in square brackets do not appear in the sources.
M.14, Clarinet 1, beat 1, last 2 32th notes should be d’-e’(WP) (corresponding PR, Clarinet 2 and Piccolo).
M.19, Violin I, beat 2, 8th note: in MS, flat missing for bb’.
M.28, Harp, beat 2.5: in MS, natural missing for b’.
M.55/248, Clarinet in Eb, beat 2, second note: MS writes g#’, comparing to the Oboe, Violin and PR (b# SP), it should be gx’ (WP).
M.55, Viola, beat 3: a should be a#, comparing to PR and the same passage in M.248.
M.55/248, Violoncello, beat 4.5: PR writes in both measures f#-a#’; MS writes g#-a in M.55 and f#-a in M.248.
M.80/81, Oboe 2: most probably a’ should be a#’, comparing to the a# in PR, Trombone 2 and Harp.
M.85, Violin 2, beat 1.5: flats missing for cb’’ and ab’.
M.86, Bass Clarinet, Bassoons, Contrabassoon, Viola, Violoncello, Contrabass: missing dynamic. Added in brackets. M.97, Violoncello and Contrabass, beat 2: missing dynamic ( f ).
M.97, Piano: in MS. dotted half notes is tied to an empty next measure.
M.105, Bassoons 1, 2: in MS missing F-clef.
M.112, Horn 1, beat 4: in PR, d#’’(WP) (g#’ SP); in MS c#’’ (WP), (f#’’ SP).
M.114, Clarinet in E flat, beat 4: in MS last 16th should be c#’’’.
M.115, Clarinet in E flat, beat 4: f#’’ should be fx’’ corresponding with a#’’ in Flute 1, Oboe 1 and Violin I and PR.
M.116-119, Clarinet in E flat, beat 4: f#’’ should be fx’’ corresponding with a#’’ in Flute 1, Oboe 1 and Violin I and PR.
M.128, Clarinets 1, 2: in MS missing indication whether the Clarinets play a2 or solo. “a2” added in brackets.
M.140, Oboe 1, beat 2, 2nd note: a#’ should be aª’
M.142, Viola, beat 1: f-a should be f#-a#
M.159, Violin 1, beat 3, 3rd note: natural for d’’ is added.
M.159, Violin 1, beat 4, 1st note: natural for b’’ is added.
M.170, Clarinet in E flat, beat 3: f#’’ should be fx’’ corresponding with a#’’ in Violin I
M.172/172, Clarinet 1 and 2: in MS, Clarinet 1 and 2 are written on one staff with “stem up” for Clarinet 1 and “stem down” for Clarinet 2. In this edition the instruments are swapped to maintain the dovetail-writing for each instrument.
M.173, Viola, Violoncello: “arco” indication added.
M.185, Tuba, beat 1: flat for G is added.
M.186, Piano: added F-clef.
M.188, Clarinet 1 in B flat, first note in bar should be dª’’’, corresponding PR, Flute 2 and Violin II.
M.193, Bassoon 1, 2: “a2” indication added.
M.203/204, Contrabassoon: these measures accidentally got 2 notes, c#’s are deleted.
M.208-209, Horn 1 and 3, last note (208), first note(209): in PR, a#’ (SP d#’). Most probably an oversight.
M.214, Clarinet 2, beat 2, 4th note: should be cb’’
M.214, Clarinet 2, beat 3, 1st note: should be bb’’
M.236/237, all strings: “arco” indication added.
M.247, Trumpet 3,4: 3º indication added as in measure 55.
M.247, Viola, Violoncello: f dynamic added comparing to measure 55.
M.255, Flute 2, beat 3, 2nd note: natural added for e’’.
M.255, Piano (left hand), beat 4: natural added for B.
M.258, Clarinet 1, 2nd and 3rd note should be b and c#’ instead of a an b in MS.
M.262/263, Oboe 2, same issue as in M.80/81. But in PR the triad f#’-a#’-c#’ is not written.
M.265, Violin II, beat 3, 3rd note: natural added for c’’.
M.266, Bass Clarinet, Bassoons, Contrabassoon, Viola, Violoncello, Contrabass: missing dynamic.
M.274, Violoncello, beat 4, 2nd note: natural added for g.
M.275, Harp: F-clef added in left hand.
previewM.276, Bass Clarinet: two times mf in this measure. First mf probably is mp (as in Clarinet 1, 2 and Strings).
M.277, Oboe 1, Clarinet in Eb, Violin 1, beat 5: PR writes d#’ (SP).
M.277, Piccolo, Violin I beat 6, first note: PR writes bb’’.
M.277, Violoncello, beat 6, 2nd and 3rd notes: missing natural for a and b.
M.285, Bass Clarinet, beat 3: sharp added for f#
M.298, Horn 1, beat 1 and 2: in PR c#’’- d#’’ (WP) (f#’- g#’ SP). MS writes c’ - d’ (WP) (f’ - g’ SP).
M.299, Clarinet 2 in B flat, first note: in MS f’ (eb’ SP). In PR: d’ (SP), (e’ WP).
M.304, Piano (left hand): sharp added for a#’.
M.310/311, Clarinets: In MS, notes for Clarinet 2 are accidentally written on the staff of Clarinet 1. Notes for Clarinet 1 are on the staff of Clarinet in Eb
M.314/315, Violoncello: added crescendo sign.
M.320, Horn 2, beat 3: in PR, d#’’ (g#’ SP); MS writes c# (WP) (f# SP).
M.322, Trombone 1, beat 3: a# should be aª
M.329, Violoncello, Contrabass, beat 3.5: G# should be Gª as in PR and Piano.
M.341, Contrabass: added “arco” indication.
M.350, Tuba, beat 1.5: in PR, bb instead of b in MS.
M.350, Flutes 1, 2: in MS missing indication if Flutes play a2 or solo.
Amsterdam, 2019 Tobias de Haas