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Concerto grosso for orchestra and four soloists (two percussion and two piano)

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GEORGE LEWIS

…ohne festen Wohnsitz

Concerto grosso

for orchestra and four soloists (two percussion and two piano)

Full Score

Written for Yarn/Wire

Commissioned by the New York Philharmonic and Philharmonie Luxembourg

With the support of the Arlene and Larry Dunn Fund for Afrodiasporic Music

First performed on 8 April 2026 at Lincoln Center, New York, by Yarn/Wire and the New York Philharmonic, conducted by Kwamé Ryan

Instrumentation

3 Flutes in C (Flute III doubling Piccolo)

3 Oboes (Oboe III doubling English horn)

3 Clarinets in B-Flat (Clarinet III doubling Bass Clarinet in B-Flat, Contrabass Clarinet in B-Flat)

3 Bassoons (Bassoon III doubling Contrabassoon or Kontraforte)

4 Horns in F (mutes: straight, Harmon, stopping)

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3 Trumpets in C (mutes: straight, Harmon with stem, plunger)

3 Trombones (mutes: straight, Harmon with stem, plunger)

Tuba (mutes: straight)

Timpani

Orchestra Percussion I

High Bongo

High tom-tom

Lg. Ride Cymbal

Castanets

Vibraphone

Orchestra Percussion II

High Bongo

Medium tom-tom

Crash cymbal

Castanets

Xylophone

Low Bongo

Floor Tom

Lg. Sizzle cymbal

Brake Drum

Flexatone (with bow)

Low Bongo

Bass Drum

China cymbal

Brake Drum

Flexatone (with bow)

Almglocken (Db4, Eb4, Gb4, B4)

Orchestra Percussion III

High Bongo

Low Bongo

Low Tom-Tom Floor tom

Snare drum

Small Triangle

Small Tam-tam

Crotales (2 octaves)

Police Whistle

Sna e drum

Medium Triangle

Lg. Thundersheet

Crotales (2 octaves)

Police Whistle

Snare drum

Lg. Triangle

Lg. Ride Cymbal Lg. Sizzle cymbal Lg. Tam-tam Castanets Brake drum

Police Whistle Flexatone (with bow)

Almglocken (D4, E4, G4, Bb4)

General: Bow, sticks, mallets, brushes, Superball beaters, chopsticks, etc.

Metal percussion: Always let ring unless otherwise notated.

Solo Percussion I

High Bongo

High Log Drum

Lg. Ride Cymbal

Low Bongo

Mid-High Log Drum

China Cymbal

Small Triangle Spring Coils

Police Whistle

Glockenspiel

Solo Percussion II

High Bongo

Mid-Low Log Drum

Lg. Sizzle Cymbal

Snare drum

Med. Talking Drum

Sm. Thundersheet

Brake Drum

Crotales (2 octaves) Xylophone

Flexatone (with bow)

Low Bongo

Low Log Drum

Crash Cymbal

Med. Triangle Spring Coils

Police Whistle

Glockenspiel

Almglocken (E4, G4, Bb3)

Snare drum

Lg. Talking Drum

Med. Thundersheet

Brake Drum

Marimba (4.3 octave) Vibraphone

Flexatone (with bow)

Almglocken (C4, Eb4, Gb4)

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Harp

Solo Keyboard I

Solo Keyboard II

Violin I

Violin II

Viola Cello Contrabass

Symbols

s.t.: sul tasto (arco)

m.s.t., a.s.t.: molto sul tasto (arco)

s.p.: sul ponticello (arco), normal pressurem.s.p., a.s.p.: molto sul ponticello (arco)

c.l.b.: col legno battutom.p.: moderate bow pressure (some pitch)

h.p.: heavy bow pressure (some pitch) bisb.: bisbigliando (in winds, timbre trill) += closed plunger or harmon mute o= open plunger or harmon mute

B = quarter-tone flat

μ = quarter-tone sharp

Bb = three-quarter-tone flat

˜ = three-quarter-tone sharp

m.v.,m.m.v.: molto (molto) vibrato (normal speed, widest pitch range possible)

square or open noteheads: indicates air sound, growls, or other production of indefinite pitch

h.p.: heavy pressure (with some pitch, using approximate indicated pitches)

h.p. (no pitch): heaviest, pure noise (staff position not indicative of pitch level)

, multi, multiph: stable, dissonant multiphonic sound on given note

Clusters in indicated register

Create variations on previous passage

The notation “Source:” shows a passage that is the source for performer-created variations. Dynamics are performed as indicated.

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harm. arp.: Harmonic arpeggio. Rhythm and movement trajectories of the left hand are suggested. Create variations as suggested by the indeterminate notation.

Glissando notation

Execution: Single, continuous slide between noteheads and across headless stems. Note that for strings, there are no slurs between notes or across headless stems

highest note possible

Bow pressure specification (relative): high

low

Vibrato: Should match the duration of the first note to which they are attached. Speed is similar to normal vibrato, but pitch range is much wider, similar to Korean nonghyeon

very wide narrow accented fading growing “jeonseong” (grace note-like rise and fall in pitch)

glissando down with vibrato glissando up with vibrato

These signs modify the pitch of a note. Where they are executed corresponds to where they are placed in a given measure.

General performance notes

slowly undulating pitch (all): Like vibrato in pitch range, but much slower. Do not synchronize with other players.

voice grunt, growl (winds): Use rough-textured voice and play at the same time. slap tongue: Produce percussive sounds with some pitch content, which may be indeterminate in pitch. In brass, the technique is analogous to the flutist’s tongue ram.

air sound: Sharp, hissy breath textures are intended.

glissandi: Short, leading toward an attack: Treated like sliding grace notes. Short, trailing a note: Analogous to a short verbal shout. Long, trailing a note: Should not exceed the total duration of the note. Follow approximate pitch curve. Between notes: Follow approximate pitch curve.

The score is transposed, in the customary way:

Piccolo sounds an octave higher than written

B-Flat Clarinet sounds a major 2nd lower than written

B-Flat Bass Clarinet sounds a major 9th lower than written

B-Flat Contrabass Clarinet sounds two octaves and a major 2nd lower than written English Horn sounds a perfect 5th lower than written Kontraforte/Contrabassoon sounds one octave lower than written Horn sounds a perfect 5th lower than written Crotales sound two octaves higher than written Contrabass sounds an octave lower than written

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Specifications as to instruments, bowings, mutes, articulations, etc., are maintained until superseded by a subsequent specification, or by the “ord.” instruction. Accidentals carry through the measure. Trills are always half-step, and are executed with irregular speed, as with tremolos. Specified vibrato is always irregular, unstable, and non-synchronized.

Duration: 28 minutes

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George Lewis

George Lewis (b. 1952) is Professor of American Music at Columbia University and Area Chair in Composition. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy. His other honors include a MacArthur Fellowship (2002) and a Guggenheim Fellowship (2015). A member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) since 1971, Lewis’s work has been documented in more than 150 recordings and has been presented by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Dal Niente, the London Philharmonia Orchestra, International Contemporary Ensemble, Ensemble Musikfabrik, Mivos Quartet, Spektral Quartet, London Sinfonietta, and others. Lewis holds honorary degrees from the University of Edinburgh, New College of Florida, and Harvard University.

George Lewis (*1952) ist Professor für amerikanische Musik an der Columbia University and Leiter des Fachbereichs Komposition. Er ist Mitglied der American Academy of Arts and Sciences und der American Academy of Arts and Letters sowie korrespondierendes Mitglied der British Academy. Zu weiteren Auszeichnungen zählen ein MacArthur-Stipendium (2002) sowie ein Guggenheim-Stipendium (2015). Seit 1971 ist er Mitglied der Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM). Lewis’ Musik ist in über 150 Aufnahmen dokumentiert und wurde u. a. vom BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Dal Niente, London Philharmonia Orchestra, International Contemporary Ensemble, Ensemble Musikfabrik, Mivos Quartet, Spektral Quartet und von der London Sinfonietta aufgeführt. Er ist Ehrendoktor der University of Edinburgh, des New College of Florida und der Harvard University.