Impression

for Piano, Clarinet and Alto Saxophone

Hong-Da Chin

Houston, Texas

8 March 2010

Approximately 8 minutes
Program Notes:

Impression is inspired by gamelan music. Growing up at Malaysia, I always

have a special feeling towards Gamelan music. It’s not just music to me, but
it’s also part of my cultures that evoke certain feelings in my heart. The
timbres of two Gamelan instruments, Bonang (collection of small gongs
placed horizontally onto strings in a wooden frame, either one or two rows
wide) and Peking (high pitches small gongs placed in a wooden frame), are
being imitated in the piano part. The improvisatory passages at the clarinet
and saxophone parts are imitating seruling, bamboo flute that is used in
Gamelan ensembles.

Performance Notes:

1. All acciaccaturas or grace notes are to be sounded prior to the

associated specified rhythms to which they are attached.
2. M.V.(molto vibrato) always refers to wide and fast vibrato.
Abbreviations and symbols:

accelerando; ritardando

Crescendo dal niente; Diminuendo al niente

Change gradually from one sound or one

way of playing to another

Grace note as fast as possible before the beat

Multiphonic

m.v. molto vibrato (always refers to fast and wide

vibrato)

s.v. senza vibrato

 Impression
Dedicated to Thelema Trio Hong-Da Chin
Rubato (b.1985)


q = ca.40

Clarinet in Bb   


Alto Saxophone  

 
molto legato
soloistic

 

   
  
           
   
ppp      
legato mp pp
Piano

     
         
  
pp p pp



3

Cl.   


 
 
Alto Sax.

     
   
          
pp sempre  

    
Pno. mf
pp
       3       
3

               
               
3

        
        

3 3

p mp p mp


5 accel.

Cl.   


Alto Sax.  

   
  
          
            
       3
3 ff 3
f 3

 
3

Pno. 3

 
3

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

        
              3

   
  3

3
2 A

7 q = ca.40

    
Cl.     

p
  

Alto Sax.      

  
rit.

     
  


    
   
fff mf
  
Pno.

*imitate bonang (gamelan instrument)

 
             
                            
          
  pp
f
 

 
*m.v (fast and wide vibrato)
10
 
Cl.    

          
    
   
   
    
             
pp mp
mp


Alto Sax.
   

  
 

 
Pno.
           
               


p
sempre
 
 

  rubato
12 *m.v n.v


Cl.                                      
     
          
       
  
mf f
p  mf


  


   
Alto Sax.

  
 

  
      
 


 
   
Pno. mf p

      
    
    mp 

 
 
 3


Lively
15 q =120
   *m.v
 
n.v
 
  
    
 
  

   
  
Cl.

f  
ppp


solistic
 

Alto Sax.       

     
mf

         
            

 
p

mf sub.
Pno. ff

              
   
               
    
mf


 
18
B q =40

Cl.    

legato


      
Alto Sax.               
 


  
              

                 
 
Pno. mp


    
    
mf
 


20

Cl.   


        

  
Alto Sax.        
    
              

  
           
 
 


      
            
                   

Pno.

         
 
 
           
 
4


22

Cl.   

  

                    
Alto Sax.
       
         
     
ff
  


    


  


Pno. ff ff

   
      
        
 
 
C

24

Cl.   


            
  
* use any multiphonic that is
            
  M 
the most effective and loudest
Alto Sax.    
fff mf fff
fff
      
                         
  
        
       
  

Pno. sempre
fff
  
        
    
     
 
 

            

     
26

           

3
Cl.   
3 6 5
fff mp fff
* use any multiphonic that is the
 
most effective and loudest, like before m.v
        

Alto Sax. M M  
 
 

   
 
 





sempre mf fff

           
            
  
         
 
   
Pno.
  
        
      

 * use any multiphonic that is the most effective


5

     
M M        
and loudest
        
28
m.v

     
  
Cl.     
sempre 6 fff
mf

       

5 m.v


5
        
6
Alto Sax.                  
       
mf
ff mf fff
 
             
     


        
   
  

Pno.

   
      
   


Lively

 
s.v. rit. q = 120
30

Cl.   
ppp
s.v.

 
Alto Sax.  

  
ppp

     


             
rit.

 
    

sub.
Pno. mp ff
 
pp
               
  
    

mp


q =ca.40
33

Rubato
Cl.    



Alto Sax.   

             
3

      
       
 
sub. pp p mp
pp
Pno. 5


3

             

       

ppp pp ppp
6

 
35 q = ca.30 accel. q = ca.60

Cl.    


 
Alto Sax.
   

               
    
      
    ff

Pno.

   
    
      
   
ppp

D
 
36 rit. q = ca.60 accel.

Cl.     


 
Alto Sax.   

                                             

          


pp
Pno.

    


39 q = ca. 70

Cl.    


Alto Sax.   

 
 = 120
  
         

pp


     
Pno.
    
             
      
     
ff
 7


42

Cl.    
 = ca. 70
soloistic Rubato


      
   
Alto Sax. 

*imitating the sound of peking

mf p fp
    
     
 **
          
  
 
motionless

pp sempre
Pno.

   


45

 
Rubato
Cl. 
  
   p ppp
ppp

                   


Alto Sax.  
ppp
ppp f

 
Pno.

   


48

Cl.    

    
Alto Sax.
 

          
mp f

legato
     
    
**

  
**


sub.
ff sub.
Pno. pp

     
     

** The clarinet and the saxophone play at q = 70 while the piano repeating measure 42 and 49 at q = 120. The clarinet and the saxophone and the piano
are supposed to be sound independently. The pianist may resume playing at measure 48 and 53 after the clarinettist has done his or her tremelo.
8


51

 
Cl. 
   

        

   
 
        
        
  

ff pp
 ppp


 
  
    


   
     

        
Alto Sax.
  
    
pp ppp

  

Pno.

  
 

 
53

Cl.        
  

   
 
Alto Sax.      

 
      
** legato
       
       
sub.
Pno. ff

        
         
      

E
     
q = 120

           
56 Playful
Cl.      

mf


 
Alto Sax.   

               

                      
p
ff
Pno.

      


 9


59

       

 


       
         
Cl.

f pp
mf mf

Alto Sax.
       
  
     
  
     

  mp mf ppp
mf f mp mf
              
                        

 
Pno.

  
          
     
mf sempre f


62

   
Cl.  


         

3

  
     mf
Alto Sax.
p

              
p

    

                 
     
Pno.
       
       
        
sempre

         
  
65

Cl.          
  
mf

   
     
3 3 3
    
 
Alto Sax.
  
         
mf
 p


                     
  
sub. sempre
ff p
Pno.

         
 
  
ff
10


68

Cl.  
               
     
            
f
f sub. f sub.
mf mf

                      
Alto Sax.
         


mp mf mp mf
f
                
 
                      
f
Pno.
       
        
ff  ff 
f


71

    
Cl.   

 

Alto Sax.    


           
      
Pno.
    
     


 
74
F
Cl.     

                       
Alto Sax.
        
           
f ff

       
             

   

 
mf sempre mf sempre
Pno.

        

  
f
 11

 

  
   
77

    
Cl.   
  
p  p 
f f

                     


Alto Sax.


      
mf

 
  
    
        
 
 
       
        
        
mf ff mf ff
Pno.

      
   

 



80


3
Cl. 
       
 
          
mp p

                      
Alto Sax.
               
  
f ff

              
    
  

  


sempre mf zempre
Pno.

        
  
f

 
 

83

    

   

 


    

 

Cl.

mf p p
f

            
 
                    
Alto Sax.

mf ff
 
            
  




 

 
  

   
     
mf ff mf
Pno.

           
   
  
12
  

   
           
       
86

Cl.        
p pp p mf p
mp


f pp

             

Alto Sax. 
 p
    
mp mf

  
 
       
          
   
    
 


ff
  
Pno.
 
 
 
     
 

G  

             
        
89

        
    
  
Cl.
f ff
f
mf

  
                     
  
    
Alto Sax.

 
mf ff ff
mp f

           
              
         
   
ff
ff
 
Pno.
           
      
           
   
    


  
92         
Cl.                 
        
fff sub. fff sub.
ff ff
   
  
                    
Alto Sax.
      
ff


fff fff

     
        
        
   
         
                 
ff ff ff ff
Pno.
            
  

  
  

 
                 
             
  
sfffz sfffz
sfffz
  
13

         

     
95

       

Cl.
ff

 
f

                       

 
Alto Sax.
ff


f

   
          
       
            
ff   ff ff

   
Pno.

         
fff
           

     
    
 
sfffz

 
        

  
98

          
Cl.   
ff fff         
fff
p
 
            
 
     
Alto Sax.
          

   


ff fff fff
    
p
 
     
           
 


 
ff ff fff fff
       
Pno.
 
                 
   fff

fff
 
pp

* ad. lib on highest notes, take breath as needed

senza tempo

           
ca. 8"
q = ca.120

   
    
101

Cl.      

      
        
ppp
ffff sempre
 ppp



* ad. lib on lowest notes,

  
 
3 take breath as needed
 
3

           
Alto Sax.
    
ppp 

           


ffff

  
sempre

     
 
         
     
Pno. ppp ffff sempre ad. lib (cluster), highest notes on right hand
    
and lowest notes on left hand

       
                
  
             

14


q = ca. 50

    
104


gliss.
Cl. 


 
ff ff



 
Alto Sax.   


gliss.

        
ff
        
   
Pno. fff
   

release the pedal slowly

H

Majestically

    
      
106

Cl.  5  4
4

4
fff sffz

 45       
     4
 
 
Alto Sax. 4
fff sffz
sffzpp

     

          
 
 


 
        
           
(fff sub. sub. ffff ff

          
Pno. ffff fff fff
    
fff

            

     
 
108

Cl.    
fff sfffzp fff

         
 
Alto Sax.
      
   



fff  sfffzp

  

Pno.
       
                                       
   
sub. sub.
f fff
 15

         
soloistic
 
                    
110 6

Cl.    
ff 5 5 5

    
soloistic

                    
5
Alto Sax.     
  
ff
fff

  

Pno.
  
      
soloistic
             
    

 
   

   
ff



                          
molto vibrato

      
112

Cl.      
sub. ff 6
mp mf

     
         
6 

5 6

                 
      
Alto Sax.

mf

  
 
Pno.
          
  
       
3 3


  


 





    


 
fff ff 3 3
mp

I
 
 
114

Cl.  
 

f pp

  
 
Alto Sax.  
f pp

 
 = 40
    
      

        

mf mp
Pno.

      
       
16

 

rit.
117

    
Cl.  
ppp 
 

    


Alto Sax.



ppp
  
     
 


    
     
3
pp ppp
Pno.

    
     
                      

p pp ppp