AL E SSAN D R O

R ATOCI
A SHORT REQUIEM FOR AN ISLAND
for solo viola, in a reverberant space...

For the ‘Black Pencil in Schokland’ Prize 2022

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A SHORT REQUIEM FOR AN ISLAND

for viola, in a reverberant space Alessandro R atoci
Plain q= 60

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Ϫ
10 A
jj # ú ª
Å Å 4 j
2 4
j
ä ªª
pizz. (guitar)

#n ÏÏ ÏÏ jnn úú b ÏÏ n Ï
4 3 3 4
B nÏ J bnn ÏÏÏ ä ä n b ÏÏ ä
>¼
nÏ J bÏ

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nÏ >. #Ï
Viola

ff f ff p mf f ff
sfz

²
poco accel . a tempo
.j >.
4
jj j > 11
> # Ï n Ï.
3 3
nn ÏÏ Å n# ÏÏJ n Ï #n ÏÏ
4 4
B ä bÏ #n ÏÏ n Ï
Å b Ï #Ï
3
nÏ Å j
nÏ J J J nÏ Ï # ÏÏ b Ï bÏ J bÏ
J n>Ïj
J
p mf mp f

µÏÏ BÏÏ
11 13
4 bÏ Ï >ú
#n ww- n Ï n Ï-
3
4
j ú
b
3
B nÏ Ï n Ï
J - # Ï- b Ï-
nÏ nÏ
ff f p mf p espr.

13 >j > > 9

4 - >j ä3 n Ï >
Ï b Ï n Ï n Ïj ä n úú
3

B bÏ j bÏ b ÏÏ b ÏÏ Ï nb ÏÏ ª n Ï #n ÏÏ j 4
nÏ # ÏÏ b Ï nÏ bÏ J Ï Å n Ïjj
J # Ï nÏ J
p f p pp

. >.
accel . a tempo q= 60
.j
rit.
.j j
(q= 80)

Å ª #n ÏÏ
9 4 4
Ϫ n Ï # ÏÏ ªªªª
4#n úú ÏÏ ³
j n ÏÏ Å #n ÏÏ
4 3 4
b ÏÏ ÏÏ
Ï #n ÏÏ
Å
3
B # ÏÏ b Ï bn ÏÏ Ïª nÏ n bÏ #n Ï bÏ
j
J J nÏ Ï
J
mp p mf mp ff fff
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B without pulse
4 >½
e=1 20

>½ j
3

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>(libero, irregolare...)
> > > > > >
pizz. (guit) ≈6"
3 3
j arco pont.
#Ï
B n ÏÏ # ÏÏ ¾¾
(rall.)

¾
4 arco, alla punta (acc.)

Ï ä nb ÏÏ n ÏÏ Å Ï
...
n ÏÏ
pizz. (guit)

ä ä b ÏÏ ä ä ä BB

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#Ï Ï #Ï
m. press.

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J
III
IV pp mp
fff

 B
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

# O # BB
≈8"

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B Ï¾Ï OO } n ÏÏ
{O O
¾¾ ¾
OO } O O # OO O
¾ ¾
B BB
... ... ...
III IV

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pp mp
pp mp o