CELLO CONCERTO (2009)
Geoffrey Burgon
full score
CHESTER MUSIC
I would like to thank Alexander Kok for suggesting that I write this piece, and to express my gratitude to Josephine Knight for her help and advice in editing the cello part. Geoffrey Burgon
Instrumentation: Flute Oboe (doubling Cor Anglais) Clarinet in Bb Bass Clarinet Bassoon Contrabassoon 2 Horns in F 2 Trumpets in Bb Tenor Trombone Percussion: Tambourine Wood blocks Bass Drum Tam-tam Tomtoms (6) Small Cymbal Cymbal
Marimba Vibraphone Harp Strings Solo Cello Duration: circa 21 minutes
CELLO CONCERTO 1 Flute
Oboe
Clarinet in Bb
Bass Clarinet in Bb
Bassoon
Contrabassoon
2 Horns in F
Geoffrey Burgon 2007
Con moto q = 96
pp
pp
pp
2 Trumpets in Bb
Tenor Trombone
Percussion
Marimba
Vibraphone
Violin 1
Violin 2
Viola
Violoncello
arco f
pizz.
arco
Con moto q = 96
Solo Violoncello
Harp
pp
pp
Contrabass
pp
© 2009 Chester Music Limited
rev. 03/11/2009
2 6
B.Cl.
Bsn.
Cbsn.
Hns
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
1.
arco
f
arco
pizz.
arco
p
p
pizz.
Solo Vc.
p
Cl.
3
Bsn.
Cbsn.
11
B.Cl.
Hns
Mar.
f
Solo Vc.
Vln. 1
pizz.
pizz.
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
4 16
B.Cl.
Bsn.
Cbsn.
Hns
Solo Vc.
(pizz.)
Vln. 2
pizz.
Vla.
(pizz.)
ff pizz.
Vc.
Cb.
Vln. 1
Mar.
arco
fp
fp
fp
5
Fl.
21
Ob.
mf
Oboe
mf
Cl.
mp
B.Cl.
Bsn.
Cbsn.
Hns
p
motor on
mf
arco
arco
mf
mf
mf
Vc.
Cb.
mf
Vla.
arco
Vln. 2
Solo Vc.
Vln. 1
mp
Vib.
6
Fl.
26
Cl.
mp
mp
B.Cl.
mp
Bsn.
mp
Cbsn.
Hns
mp
mp
mp
mp
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
con sord. 1.
solo
3
f
3
3
3
mp
mp
Tbn.
Mar.
Solo Vc.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vc.
Cb.
f
mp
p
mp
p
3
mf
3
pizz.
pizz.
p
mp pp
mp pp
mf
gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
3 3
p
pizz.
f
pp
Vla.
gliss.
con sord.
Hp.
gliss.
gliss.
. gliss
gliss.
7 34
Tbn.
Hp.
Solo Vc.
Vla.
Solo Vc.
Vc.
p
gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
p
p
p
pizz.
p
p
1.
p
pizz.
f
p
p
arco
p
p
f
arco arco
Vla.
Cb.
Hns
3
3
Bsn.
Cbsn.
39
B.Cl.
3 3
Vc.
Cb.
solo
Bsn.
Cbsn.
B.Cl.
Cl.
arco
8
44
Cl.
f
B.Cl.
Hns
f
pizz.
arco
(pizz.)
f
(pizz.)
f
p
Vla.
Vc.
Vln. 2
Cb.
f
arco
Solo Vc.
f
Mar.
Vln. 1
Bsn.
Cbsn.
9
mp
mp
48
Bsn.
Cbsn.
Hns
Mar.
Solo Vc.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vc.
Vla.
Cb.
10
52
Cl.
Cbsn.
Hns
Mar.
Vln. 2
mp
Solo Vc.
Vln. 1
Perc.
Bsn.
Wood blocks
p
(pizz.)
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
(pizz.)
11
57
B.Cl.
Bsn.
Perc.
Mar.
p
p
pizz.
p
3
mp
pizz.
p
(pizz.)
pizz.
3
3
arco
3
3
3
p
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3
mp
pizz.
w.b.
p
Vc.
Solo Vc.
Vla.
solo
p
p
B.Cl.
63 3
Bsn.
Cbsn.
Hns
3
3
3
p
p
f
f
Vla.
arco
arco
arco
Cb.
pizz.
pizz.
Vc.
p arco
Solo Vc.
p
arco
p
p
12
B.Cl.
Bsn.
68
Cbsn.
Hns
arco
pizz.
arco arco pizz.
f
Vc.
Cb.
Solo Vc.
Vla.
13
73
Cl.
p
B.Cl.
Bsn.
Cbsn.
Hns
Più mosso
ff
Tpts
ff
Tambourine
Perc.
Mar.
p
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Più mosso
Vc.
fp
(pizz.)
pp
arco
ppp
(pizz.)
Vla.
mp
f
(arco)
Solo Vc.
ff
ppp
arco
ff
fp
Cb.
fp
14 77
Perc.
Hp.
Solo Vc.
Vln. 1
Vc.
Cb.
pp
mp
Vln. 2
pp
3
3
81
Bsn.
Hns
3
3
1. solo mp
3
Solo Vc.
Vln. 2
Vc.
3
3
Vla.
Cb.
3
Perc.
Vln. 1
3
mp
solo
3 3
pizz.
3
3
3
p
p
15
85
B.Cl.
f
Bsn.
Cbsn.
Hns
Perc.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Cb.
f
a2
con sord. p
f Bass Drum
mf
mf
arco
3 3 mf 3
3
3
mf
p
p
Vc.
f
Vla.
3 3
f
Solo Vc.
f
p
Hp.
mp
f
Tpts
Tbn.
16
91
Cl.
p
B.Cl.
Bsn.
Cbsn.
Hns
p
p
p
Tpts
Tbn.
Perc.
Hp.
p
Solo Vc.
Vln. 1
p
mf
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
17 98
Perc.
Solo Vc.
3 3 3 3 f 3
Vln. 1
3
3
3
3
mf
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Vc.
Vla.
3
f
Vln. 2
Cb.
18
Fl. 103
Più mosso
f
Ob.
f
Cl.
f
B.Cl.
mf
Bsn.
mf
Cbsn.
mf
Wood blocks
Perc.
f
cym.
cym.
w.b.
w.b.
f
Hp.
Più mosso
Solo Vc.
p
Vln. 1
Small cymbal
f
pizz.
pizz.
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
pizz.
f
arco
f
f
arco
arco
mf
Cb.
19 108 Fl. f
Ob.
f
Cl.
f
B.Cl.
Bsn.
Cbsn.
cym. w.b.
Perc.
Hp.
Solo Vc.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
f
Vc.
Cb.
cym. w.b.
w.b.
pizz.
pizz.
arco
arco pizz. f
f
arco pizz. f
pizz.
Vla.
p
20
Fl. 112
Ob.
B.Cl.
pp cresc.
Cl.
ff
To Cor A. ff
ff
ff
Bsn.
Cbsn.
Hns
Tbn.
Tpts
Hp.
Solo Vc.
Vln. 1
Vc.
Cb.
gliss.
arco
Vla.
ff
gliss.
p
ff
nat.
ff
ff
ff
pp cresc.
pp cresc.
ff
Bass Drum
tremolo
f
p cresc.
arco
Tam-tam
Vln. 2
ff
ff
cym. Perc.
ff
ff
ff
ff
21 118
B.Cl.
Bsn.
Cbsn.
mp
mp
Mar.
Meno mosso q = 80
mp
mp
Meno mosso q = 80
Solo Vc.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
p
senza vib.
mp
3
3
3
senza vib.
senza vib.
pp
Cb.
senza vib. pp
3
3
pp
pp
Vc.
3
pp
mp
22
B.Cl.
Bsn.
122
Cbsn.
Mar.
p
Hp.
Solo Vc.
Vln. 1
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Vln. 2
ppp
ppp
ppp
ppp
ppp
g li s
s.
23
2 Bassoon
Lento e calmo q = 56
2 Horns in F
Percussion
Harp
Violin 1
Violin 2
6 Tom-toms
p
p
pp
mp
solo
gli altri
con sord. senza vib.
pp
con sord. senza vib.
p
con sord. senza vib.
con sord. senza vib.
Violoncello
p
Contrabass
mp soft mallets
p
Viola
pp
Lento e calmo q = 56
Solo Violoncello
con sord. senza vib.
p
24
133
Bsn.
Hns
Tpts
Solo Vc.
Vln. 1
Bass drum
mp
Vla.
(Tom-toms)
pp
mp
pp
mf
mf
1. solo pizz.
mf
Vc.
Cb.
mp
Vln. 2
Hp.
mf
p
Perc.
25
137
B.Cl.
pp
Bsn.
Perc.
Hp.
pp
mp
Solo Vc.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
mp
meno vib.
p
arco senza vib.
Vc.
Cb.
26
142
B.Cl.
Bsn.
Hns
Hp.
Solo Vc.
Vln. 1
Vla.
p
2. solo
mp
mp
pp
Vc.
Cb.
mp
Vln. 2
solo
pp
Mar.
Perc.
27
147
B.Cl.
Bsn.
Hns
Mar.
(Tom-toms)
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
p
mp
mp
arco
pizz.
mp
p
sub. mf
Vln. 1
pp
Solo Vc.
mp
Hp.
pp
pp
Perc.
28
153
Cl.
B.Cl.
Bsn.
Hp.
Solo Vc.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
p
mf
p
Bass drum
p
p
Mar.
mp
pp
p
Perc.
29
Fl. 158
p
Tpts
Cl.
Bsn.
Perc.
Mar.
Hp.
Solo Vc.
Vib.
p
p
b.d.
gl.
p
p
con sord.
mp
p
Vla.
Vc.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Cb.
30
164
Cl.
B.Cl.
Bsn.
Tpts
Vib.
mp
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
p
p
p p
con sord.
Hp.
Solo Vc.
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
mp
31
Ob. 169
Cor Anglais
mp
Cl.
Bsn.
Hns
cresc.
p
mp
mp
Tpts
mp
Vib.
p
Hp.
Solo Vc.
mp
cresc.
cresc.
gliss.
Vln. 2
Vla.
gliss.
gliss
Vc.
Cb.
.
gliss
.
Vln. 1
32
174
C. A.
Hns
Tpts
B.Cl.
Bsn.
mf
mp
p
Mar.
mf
mf
p
Vib.
Hp.
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
f
f
f
f
f
gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
mf
ff
Vln. 1
mf
Solo Vc.
mp
mf
f
mp
mp
mp
mp
mp
fp
fp
fp
fp
fp
5
33
179
C. A.
B.Cl.
mf
Bsn.
Cbsn.
Hns
Vib.
Hp.
5
mf
mf
mf
mf
mf
mf
f
Vc.
Vla.
Cb.
Vln. 2
mf
mf
Solo Vc.
Vln. 1
mf
Mar.
mf
Tpts
mf
mf
34
184
C. A.
Bsn.
Hns
Perc.
mf
sub. p
Tom-toms
mf
Hp.
sub. p
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Solo Vc.
Vln. 1
sub. p
sub. p
sub. p
sub. p
sub. p
Fl. 188
B.Cl.
Più mosso
pp
Bsn.
Cbsn.
pp
pp
Solo Vc.
Più mosso
con vib.
mp
Vln. 2
senza vib.
senza vib.
senza vib.
senza vib.
pp
ppp
pp
ppp
Vc.
Cb.
p
pp
Hp.
Vln. 1
35
36
193 Fl.
B.Cl.
Bsn.
Cbsn.
Hns
Vln. 1
Vc.
p
Vln. 2
Cb.
Solo Vc.
1. solo
Hp.
2. solo
5
mp
mp
37
Fl.
198
Cl.
Bsn.
Cbsn.
Hns
cresc.
cresc.
Vc.
Cb.
mf
mf
5
cresc.
Vln. 2
mf
cresc.
Vln. 1
cresc.
Hp.
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p cresc.
mp
mf
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
mf
mf
mf
f
38
B.Cl.
201
mp
Bsn.
Cbsn.
Hp.
Vln. 2
Vc.
Cb.
A tempo q = 56
A tempo q = 56
Solo Vc.
Vln. 1
205
Solo Vc.
208
Solo Vc.
sul C string
39
solo 212
B.Cl.
Meno mosso q = 52 p
Perc.
(Tom-toms)
mp
mp
f
Hp.
Solo Vc.
Vla.
Vc.
pp
pp
p
pizz.
p
pp
Cb.
Vln. 2
Meno mosso q = 52
solo (con vib.)
Vln. 1
40
215
B.Cl.
Perc.
rall.
5
Bass drum
Hp.
Solo Vc.
Vln. 1
rall.
port.
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
arco
41
3 Flute
Vivo q = 132
Cor Anglais
f
(Cor A.)
f
Clarinet in Bb
f
Bass Clarinet in Bb
Bassoon
f
f
mp
Contrabassoon
2 Horns in F
mp
b.d.
Percussion
mp
Vivo q = 132
Solo Violoncello
f
Violoncello
1. con sord.
f
f
senza sord. mp
senza sord. pizz.
Contrabass
mp
42
226
C. A.
p
p
Cbsn.
Cl.
f
B.Cl.
Bsn.
Hns
Tbn.
Perc.
Solo Vc.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
f
f
p
senza sord. p
fp
Tom-toms
mp
tutti senza sord. con vib.
p
senza sord. con vib.
p
senza sord. con vib.
p
Cb.
fp
p
p
pizz.
mf
mp
43
Fl. 233
Cl.
Bsn.
Tbn.
Hp.
Solo Vc.
Vln. 1
Vc.
f
mp
p
p
mf
f
p
a2
a2
ff fp f
p
f
f
f
f
p
f
f
p
p
p f
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small susp. cym.
f
Vla.
f
mp
flz
mp
Vln. 2
Cb.
Perc.
Mar.
B.Cl.
Hns
C. A.
Cbsn.
con vib.
f arco con vib.
f
p
pizz.
mf
44
Fl.
240
C. A.
Cl.
B.Cl.
Cbsn.
Hns
Perc.
Tpts
Tbn.
Bsn.
Solo Vc.
Vln. 1
p
mp
Vc.
f
senza sord.
mf . s glis mf
small susp. cym.
f
f
f
f
f
p
f
fp
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f
fp
ff
fp
f
fp
fp
Vln. 2
Cb.
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ff
ff
gliss. mf
f
f arco
f
45
247
Bsn.
Cbsn.
mf
Hns
Tbn.
mf
mf
a2 p
p
p
p
mf
mf
Vln. 2
mf
Vla.
mf
Vc.
mf
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ff
Vln. 1
Tom-toms
Solo Vc.
p
mf
Perc.
mp
mp
pizz.
mp
46
p
254
C. A.
Cl.
p
B.Cl.
2.
Perc.
Mar.
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
p
Solo Vc.
Cb.
mp
Cbsn.
Vln. 1
Tbn.
Bsn.
Hns
p
p
mp
p
p
p
p
arco
47
261
C. A.
Cl.
p
p
Vln. 2
p
Vc.
Vla.
Solo Vc.
Cb.
Mar.
Vln. 1
Bsn.
Hns
B.Cl.
Cbsn.
48 268 Fl.
f
To Oboe
Cl.
f
Bsn.
f
Cbsn.
f
Hns
Perc.
Vln. 1
mp
Bass drum
mp
arco f ff
pizz.
f
f
f
mp
mp
f
Cb.
f
f
Vc.
f
f
Vla.
mp
Vln. 2
2. con sord
Solo Vc.
f
B.Cl.
f
C. A.
mp
mp
49 276 Fl.
f B.Cl. f Bsn. f Cbsn. Cl.
Hns
Perc.
Solo Vc.
f
Tbn.
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Cb.
p
p
mf
p
mp
p
p
Vc.
Solo Vc.
Vla.
p
Bsn.
Cbsn.
283
B.Cl.
f
50
290
Cl.
Solo Vc.
Cb.
p
Vc.
Bsn.
Vla.
B.Cl.
Cbsn.
p
solo
p
297
Cl.
B.Cl.
Bsn.
Cbsn.
Vln. 1
Solo Vc.
Vln. 2
Vla.
p
p
tutti
Vc.
Cb.
p
p
p
pizz.
51
305
Bsn.
f
mp
Cbsn.
Hns
Tpts
f
a2
f
f
Tbn.
Perc.
Vc.
f
senza sord.
f
f
f
Cb.
f
f
Vla.
b.d.
f
f
Vln. 2
f
Solo Vc.
Vln. 1
arco
f
52
f
312
Cl.
B.Cl.
Bsn.
Cbsn. Hns
f
Meno mosso
a2
f Tbn. Tpts
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Perc.
Solo Vc.
Meno mosso
f f
Cb. Fl.
Hp.
Solo Vc.
Vln. 1
320
ff
Vc.
Meno mosso
p
rall.
mp Meno mosso
mp
rall.
53
329
Cl.
Lento
pp
solo
B.Cl.
p
Bsn.
Cbsn.
pp
Solo Vc.
mp
pp
Lento
pp
Hp.
Lento h = 36
p
Lento h = 36
pizz.
mf
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
pp
pp
pp
pp
pp
pp
pp
p
54
338
Hp.
Solo Vc.
p
Vln. 1
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Vln. 1
mf
arco p
solo
gli altri pp
pp
Cb.
mf
pizz.
Vc.
Vla.
p
p molto espress.
Vln. 2
solo
arco
Solo Vc.
347
Hp.
pizz.
arco
55
Fl.
355
Ob.
Hns
a2
p
Oboe
p
mf cresc.
Hp.
Solo Vc.
Vln. 1
Vla.
Vc.
tutti
pp
Vln. 2
Cb.
56
Fl. 363
Ob.
Cl.
5
ff
gli ss
Bb maj
mf
Vc.
mp
mp
pp
pp
1.
pp
1. solo
mp
pp
5
g
. liss
ff
gliss. 5
ff A maj
gliss. 5
Vla.
mp
pp
Vln. 2
mp
s.
5
mp
Solo Vc.
gli s
Hp.
mp
.
f gl iss .
mp
.
mp
gli ss
Vib.
pp
motor on
Cb.
pp
Tpts
Vln. 1
Bsn.
Tbn.
B.Cl.
Hns
5
p
Cbsn.
pp
pp
pp
pp
pp
mf
Vib.
Solo Vc.
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
s. glis 5
5
mf
p
p
p
p
1.
p
p C maj
f
p
f Ab maj
p
Vln. 2
mf
Hp.
Vln. 1
gl iss
Tpts
Tbn.
ss.
Hns
gli
Cbsn.
glis s.
p
glis s.
5
gliss .
Bsn.
s.
p
gli s
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.
gl iss
.
Cl.
glis s
Ob.
.
368
57
gli ss.
Fl.
p
p
p
p
p
58
Fl. 373
Ob.
Bsn.
Hns
Vib.
ss gli
.
mf
mf
.
ss gli
mp
ss. gli
s. glis
s.
ss. gli
Meno mosso q = 66
mp
p
p
p
p
p
Cb.
Vc.
Vla.
mf
Vln. 2
Solo Vc.
is gl
Hp.
Meno mosso q = 66
mp
Tpts
Vln. 1
59
380
Bsn.
Più mosso
Più mosso
Solo Vc.
Vln. 1
p
pont. sul pp
sul pont.
sul pont.
sul pont. pp
Vln. 2
pp
Vla.
pp
Vc.
Cb.
pp
p
ppp
ppp
60
388
Cl.
pp
B.Cl.
Bsn.
Cbsn.
Hns
Tpts
Tbn.
Vln. 1
Vc.
Cb.
Vla.
mf
5
pp
pp
pp
pp
Vln. 2
solo
pp
Solo Vc.
pp
Hp.
pizz.
f
pp
pp
pp
pp
pp
61
Fl.
5
395
pp
pp
B.Cl.
Bsn.
mf
5
pp
Cbsn.
Mar.
Vib.
mp
gli ss.
Hp.
Vln. 1
mf
5 mp
arco
Solo Vc.
let ring
Vln. 2
Vc.
s gli
s.
gli ss.
gli ss.
ss. gli
s gli
s.
glis s.
glis s.
mp
mp
mp
gl iss
gl iss
.
.
Cb.
. iss gl
mp
Vla.
5
f
mp
6
mp
glis s.
Cl.
gli ss.
Ob.
ss. gli
s. glis
62
Fl.
399
Cl.
B.Cl.
Hns
Tpts
p
p
Vln. 2
Vc.
Cb.
p
p
pp
pp
pp
pp
pp
p
pp
p
p
g liss.
pizz.
pp
Meno mosso q = 56
pp
1.
Meno mosso q = 60
p
p
p
b.d.
p
Vla.
rit.
Solo Vc.
Vln. 1
p
Meno mosso q = 56
2.
Hp.
Perc.
Vib.
Meno mosso q = 60
7
Bsn.
Cbsn.
rit.
63
Fl.
406
Cl.
Tpts
p
Susp. cym. Perc.
Vib.
pp
p
Solo Vc.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
p
Hp.
l.v.
p
. gliss
ss. gli
pp
pp
dim.
dim.
dim.
dim.
Vc.
dim.
gliss . Cb.
gliss
.
28/01/2007 Lypiatt