Commissioned by the UAH Percussion Ensemble

Deborah Loach, instructor

A POEM COMPOSED AT THE IMPERIAL COMMAND

After Li Bo
CURTIS LINDSAY (2012)
Moderato, ben calmato (q = 80)

[Glock.]

II

III

pp

Synth Bass

[Low Tom,
felts]

col Ped.

[Tri.]

mp

mf

mf

20

battute

[Chin. Cym., yarns]

mp

mf

pp

mp col Ped.

[Vibraphone]
slow vibr.

pp soave

[Bs. Dr.]
mp

pp

12

II

IV

III

[Sus. Cym.]

Moderato, ben calmato (q = 80)

mp

[Marimba]

Piano

pp

IV

[Crotales]
arco

mp
[Wind Ch.]

mf
p poco pi marcato
V

20

mf

Pno.
f chiaro, amabile

Synth

sost. ped.

A Poem Composed at the Imperial Command

21

(4)

(4)

II

III

IV

Pno.

Synth

mp

(8)

27

II

30 [Glockenspiel]
3

mf chiaro, amabile

[Temple Blocks]

III

IV

[Vibraphone]
senza vibr.

f chiaro, amabile

mp

mf

mf

Pno.

Synth

30

pp legatiss.

mezza Ped.

A Poem Composed at the Imperial Command

33
6

(4)

II

III

IV

(8)

pp

Pno.

Synth

39

II

III

IV

40

p ma sonore

Synth

slow vibr.

[Tam-tam]

col Ped.

(p)

(p)

40

p ma sonore
Pno.

[Chimes]

A Poem Composed at the Imperial Command

47

48

III

IV

mp espr.

48

mp

(4)

mp

pp delicato

mp
[Shaker]
mp

p a few chimes

[Wind Ch.]

[Bs. Dr.]
pp

Pno.

Synth

[Fing. Cym.]

[T. Bl.]

[Sus. Cym., sticks]

II

(4)

ppp

(l.v.)

u. c.

55

59

[Chin. Cym., yarn]

p splash

al niente
(8)

III

al niente

II

Pno.

Synth

pp

pp preciso, egalmente

pi p

mp

59

mp
[Sn. Dr.]

al niente

IV

[Crotales]

pp delicato, lontano

mp

ppp

u. c.

A Poem Composed at the Imperial Command

63

III

Pno.

Synth

(4)

II

IV

(4)

(4)

al niente
(8)

al niente

(l.v.)

70

lunga

Vivo (q = 144)

[Tuned Gong]

lunga

III

IV
lunghe

ff
[Tam-tam]

Pno.

Synth

lunga

lunga

lunghe

lunga

II

f
[Timpani] (A2, B2, E2)

[Cr. Cym.]

fff

Vivo (q = 144)

f martellato

(4)

A Poem Composed at the Imperial Command

75

3
3
3
3
3
3
III

f

IV
II

Synth

sff poss.

Pno.

(8)

sff

sff

81 Poco pi mosso (q = 158)

II

III

[Glockenspiel]

[T. Bl.]

[Vibraphone]
senza vibr.

[Ratchet,
offstage]

IV

[Xylophone]

f risoluto

Poco pi mosso (q = 158)

Pno.

Synth

(l.v.)

(12)

A Poem Composed at the Imperial Command

86

IV

II

III

Synth

Pno.

89

(16)

89

f
90

II

Pno.
f

Synth

III

(20)

IV

93

93

f secco

senza Ped.

A Poem Composed at the Imperial Command

94

mf

II

III

mf

IV

Synth

col Ped.

Pno.

(4)

98

III

Synth

sub. p
[Sus. Cym.]

mf

sub. mp
ben sost.

[Tam-tam]

101

Pno.

II

IV

101
ben marcato il canto

sub mp
(8)

col Ped.

A Poem Composed at the Imperial Command

102

II

III

Synth

IV

Pno.

109
107

II
III

cresc.
[Low Tom, sticks]

IV

p cresc.

Pno.

Synth

cresc.

[Chin. Cym.]

[Sn. Dr.]

f preciso, egalmente

109

[Chimes]

ff

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A Poem Composed at the Imperial Command

111

I
II
III
IV

3 3

cresc.

(4)

Synth

Pno.

cresc.

115

II

III

IV

Synth

117

sf

[Timpani]

[Tuned Gong]

sf

sf

[Ch. Cym.]

117

[Bs.
Dr.]

Pno.

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A Poem Composed at the Imperial Command

121

II

IV

III

Pno.

Synth

125

sf

sf

sf

ff
125

ff staccatiss.

senza Ped.

127 [Glockenspiel]

I
f

II
III
IV

[T. Bl.]

[Tamb.]

Pno.

Synth

col Ped.

sff

sff

sff

sff

sff

sff

4 Jan 2011