David Whitwell SYMPHONY Nr. 2 Sinonia da Requiem Concert Band Flute 1.2, Oboe 1.2, Clarinet 1.2., Bass Clarinet, Bassoon 1.2 Alto Saxohone 1.2, Tenor Saxohone, Baritone Saxohone F Horn 1.2..4, Trumet 1.2., Trombone 1.2., Euhonium 1.2, Tuba Timani, Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Cymbals, Tam-Tam 1988 Full Score / Partitur Modern edition by David Whitwell
Coyright c 201 by David Whitwell. National Library o Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry Whitwell, David, 197- comoser. Symhony No. 2, Sinonia da requiem / David Whitwell. ISMN: 97907201477 Symhonies (Band) Scores and arts. 785.8184 Cover image: Wolgang Amadeus Mozart by Joseh Lange, 1782 Published in Australia by Maxime s Music. MM0085 maximesmusic.com
Notes Sinonia da Requiem (1988) I Requiem aeternam (Rest eternal) II Tuba mirum (The trumet shall sound) III Dies Irae (Dreaded Day, Day o Ire) IV Lacrymosa (Mournul day) V Libera me (Deliver me rom everlasting death) In 198 my wie and I moved to Vienna in order or me to study conducting at the amous Akademie ür Musik. We both elt that i we were going to live in Vienna we wanted to live in Vienna, right in the middle and not out in the 25th district. We were ortunate to ind a small aartment on Kärtnerstrasse just one block and a hal rom the great cathedral, Steansdom, which is the heart o the city. From the irst moment I steed into this aartment I had a strong eeling o the resence o Mozart. O course I immediately attributed this to the basic excitement o being, on my irst tri to Euroe, in the city o Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Brahms and Mahler. But this eeling o the resence o Mozart in this aartment continued or the entire year. O course when my mind was otherwise involved in erhas conversing with my wie, or studying scores, etc., the Mozart Eect was not aarent. But in moments o relection the eeling returned. It was always there. Twenty years later, in 1988, I read a new small book by Robbins Landon called The Last Year o Mozart s Lie. In this book he had reroduced a ma o central Vienna dating rom about the time o Mozart s death. In these old Euroean cities the basic blocks o building remain the same but the streets tend to change names over the centuries. It was, thereore, only when I saw this older ma that I realized that my aartment was in the same building and on the same loor as the aartment in which Mozart died! The reader will understand the utter sense o shock as I thought back on those eelings o 198. Indeed or some weeks I had the circumstances o the death o Mozart constantly on my mind. To ree mysel rom this obsession I decided, as a kind o exorcism, to write a Requiem or Mozart, who did not have one erormed when he died. Fortunately I was on sabbatical the Sring o 1988 and could devote mysel comletely to the comosition o this my second symhony, the Sinonia da Requiem. There are a number o curious things about this work, beginning with the act that the act o comosition was almost without a sense o labor. Indeed some movements came to me aster than I could write them down. As an inexerienced comoser I ound this rather startling but I attribute it to the act that my eelings were so unusually ocused. It is when the eelings are not engaged that comosition becomes diicult. The erormance o this Sinonia da Requiem has always had a strong imact on the audience, esecially in concerts throughout Euroe. I attribute this to the music drawing uon the listeners own love o Mozart and thoughts o his early death. Indeed, on more than one occasion I have turned to ace the audience at the end o a erormance o this work in Euroe to ind numerous audience members crying. David Whitwell
SYMPHONY Nr. 2 Sinonia da Requiem (1988) Score David Whitwell Duration: 2:00 I. Requiem Aeternum 4 4 4 4 Adagio ( = 72) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 12 11 1 9 10 1 17 14 15 4 2 8 5 7 21 22 18 20 19 m 4 m 1 Tam-Tam Cymbals Bass Drum Snare Drum Timani Tuba Euhonium 1.2 Trombone Trombone 2 Bassoon 2 Bassoon 1 Bass Clarinet Clarinet Clarinet 2 Clarinet 1 Oboe 2 Oboe 1 Flute 2 Flute 1 Trombone 1 B Trumet B Trumet 2 B Trumet 1 F Horn 4 F Horn F Horn 2 F Horn 1 Baritone Saxohone Tenor Saxohone Alto Saxohone 1.2 2 4 m 4 4 Coyright 2014 David Whitwell
2 28 0 29 25 B a temo 27 2 4 5 42 4 8 7 40 41 9 2 1 m oco rit. Andante ( = 7) A m m Euho. 1.2 Tbn. Tt. Tt. 2 Tt. 1 Tim. Cl. Fl. 2 Hn. 44 24 m m m Solo oco rit. a temo m Solo
a temo C Più mosso m m m m m m oco rit. m m m 0 59 2 1 57 5 58 49 48 50 4 47 54 55 51 5 52 m m m oco rit. Tim. 45 Cl. Fl. 2 Tbn. Tt. Euho. 1.2 Hn. Tt. 1 Tt. 2 4 m oco rit. m a temo
4 a temo D m Solo 75 7 74 78 79 7 77 7 9 8 71 72 70 82 80 81 8 oco rit. Tim. Euho. 1.2 Tbn. Tt. Tt. 2 Tt. 1 Cl. Fl. 2 Hn. 5 a temo m m m m m m oco rit. oco rit.
5 87 m 88 85 m m m m m 8 92 94 9 97 95 9 99 98 100 89 91 90 m m E a temo m T-T Tim. Euho. 1.2 101 84 Cl. Fl. 2 Tbn. Tt. Tt. 2 Tt. 1 Hn. m rit. F a temo
m m m m m m rit. oco a oco 11 114 111 112 117 118 115 11 104 105 10 109 110 10 107 108 m oco a oco rit. 121 122 119 120 G m Solo Tim. Euho. 1.2 Tbn. Tt. Cl. Fl. 2 Tt. 2 Tt. 1 Hn. 102 12 m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m
II. Tuba Mirum 7 Flute 1 Andante moderato ( = 92) A Flute 2 Oboe 1 Oboe 2 Clarinet 1 Clarinet 2 Clarinet Bass Clarinet Bassoon 1 Bassoon 2 Alto Saxohone 1.2 Tenor Saxohone Baritone Saxohone F Horn 1 F Horn 2 F Horn F Horn 4 B Trumet 1 B Trumet 2 B Trumet Trombone 1 Trombone 2 Trombone Euhonium 1.2 Tuba m m m Timani m m Snare Drum m Bass Drum m Cymbals Tam-Tam 1 2 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 1
8 B Fl. 2 Cl. Hn. Tt. 1 Tt. 2 Tt. Tbn. Euho. 1.2 Tim. T-T 14 15 1 17 18 19 20 21 22 2 24
9 m m m m m m m m m 5 4 m m m 28 27 29 2 1 2 0 m m m m m m m m Solo Tim. T-T Euho. 1.2 Tbn. Tt. Cl. Fl. 2 Tt. 2 Tt. 1 Hn. 7 25 m m m m m m m m m m m m
Fl. 2 Cl. 10 C iù mosso ( = 108) m m m m m m m m m D Hn. Tt. 1 Tt. 2 Tt. Tbn. Euho. 1.2 m m m m m m Tim. m m T-T 8 9 40 m 41 42 4 44 m 45 4 47
Fl. 2 E 11 Cl. Hn. Tt. 1 Tt. 2 Tt. Tbn. Euho. 1.2 Tim. 48 49 50 51 52 5 54 55 5
Fl. 2 Cl. Hn. Tt. 1 Tt. 2 Tt. Tbn. Euho. 1.2 12 Tim. T-T 57 58 59 0 1 2
1 Tt. 2 Tt. 1 Hn. Tt. 71 9 70 7 74 72 5 4 8 7 Cl. 7 75 Fl. 2 a temo F Largo ( = 9) oco rit. 77 rit. T-T Euho. 1.2 Tbn. Tim. oco rit. a temo
14 89 88 90 91 87 8 80 81 79 84 85 82 8 T-T Tim. Euho. 1.2 Tbn. Cl. Fl. 2 Tt. Tt. 2 Tt. 1 Hn. 92 78 m m m m m meno mosso Soli Temo I ( = 108) G Soli m molto rit.
Flute 1 Flute 2 Oboe 1 Oboe 2 Clarinet 1 Clarinet 2 Clarinet Bass Clarinet Bassoon 1 Bassoon 2 Alto Saxohone 1.2 Tenor Saxohone Baritone Saxohone F Horn 1 F Horn 2 F Horn F Horn 4 B Trumet 1 B Trumet 2 B Trumet Trombone 1 Trombone 2 Trombone Euhonium 1 Euhonium 2 Tuba Timani Snare Drum Allegretto ( = 84) III. Dies Irae 15 Bass Drum Cymbals Tam-Tam 1 2
Fl. 2 Cl. 1 Hn. Tt. 1 Tt. 2 Tt. Tbn. Euho. 1 Euho. 2 Tim. T-T 4 5 7
A 17 Fl. 2 Cl. Hn. Tt. 1 Tt. 2 Tt. Tbn. Euho. 1 Euho. 2 Tim. T-T 8 9 10 11 12
18 14 15 17 1 Euho. 1 Tbn. Tt. Tt. 2 Tt. 1 T-T Tim. Euho. 2 Cl. Fl. 2 Hn. 18 1 B
Fl. 2 Cl. 19 molto rit. Hn. Tt. 1 Tt. 2 Tt. Tbn. Euho. 1 Euho. 2 Tim. T-T 19 20 21 22
20 Tt. 2 Tt. Euho. 2 Euho. 1 Tim. Tbn. Hn. Tt. 1 27 28 2 24 25 m Fl. 2 29 Cl. meno mosso ( = ) C a temo oco rit. m m 2 0
21 Tt. 1 Hn. m Euho. 1 Euho. 2 Tbn. Tt. Tt. 2 m 4 5 2 Cl. oco rit. Fl. 2 D a temo 1 m a temo Tim. m m m molto rit.
22 9 40 8 Tim. Euho. 2 Euho. 1 Tbn. Tt. Tt. 2 T-T Cl. Fl. 2 Tt. 1 Hn. 41 7 molto rit. m m m m Allegretto ( = 84) E Solo
Fl. 2 Cl. 2 Hn. Tt. 1 Tt. 2 Tt. Tbn. Euho. 1 Euho. 2 Tim. T-T 42 4 44 45
Fl. 2 24 molto rit. F meno mosso ( = 9) Cl. Hn. Tt. 1 Tt. 2 Tt. Tbn. Euho. 1 Euho. 2 m Tim. T-T 4 47 48 49 50
rit. 25 Fl. 2 Cl. Hn. Tt. 1 Tt. 2 Tt. Tbn. Euho. 1 Euho. 2 m Solo m Tim. 51 52 5 54 55 5 57
2 a temo G Fl. 2 Cl. Hn. Tt. 1 Tt. 2 Tt. Tbn. Euho. 1 Euho. 2 m m m m Tim. 58 59 0 1 2 4
Fl. 2 rit. a temo rit. 27 H Allegretto ( = 84) Cl. Hn. Tt. 1 Tt. 2 Tt. Tbn. Euho. 1 Euho. 2 Tim. T-T 5 7 8 9 70
Fl. 2 Cl. 28 Hn. Tt. 1 Tt. 2 Tt. Tbn. Euho. 1 Euho. 2 Tim. T-T 71 72 7 74
Fl. 2 Cl. molto rit. 29 Hn. Tt. 1 Tt. 2 Tt. Tbn. Euho. 1 Euho. 2 Tim. T-T 75 7 77 78
0 IV. Lacrymosa m m m m m m 4 4 14 15 11 1 12 17 1 18 4 2 9 8 10 5 7 4 4 4 4 4 Largo ( = 0) 4 4 4 4 4 Alto Saxohone 2 Tenor Saxohone Baritone Saxohone 1 Alto Saxohone 1 19 Clarinet 2 Flute 1 Flute 2 Oboe 1 Oboe 2 Clarinet 1 Clarinet Bass Clarinet Bassoon 1 Bassoon 2 4 Solo m A 4
1 C iù mosso ( = 84) 24 Solo 2 2 25 22 21 Solo 2 1 8 9 5 7 4 40 27 28 29 0 oco rit. B a temo Alto Sax. 2 20 Fl. 2 Cl. Alto Sax. 1 41
2 oco rit. Solo Solo 59 0 58 1 2 4 47 4 45 48 44 5 54 52 57 55 5 49 50 51 D E 42 Cl. Fl. 2 Alto Sax. 2 Alto Sax. 1
F Temo I ( = 0) molto rit. 72 71 74 7 7 5 8 70 9 81 7 75 79 80 78 77 m m m m m m m m m meno mosso m m m m m 82 4 Cl. Fl. 2 Alto Sax. 2 Alto Sax. 1 meno mosso
4 V. Libera me m m molto rit. m m m m m m m 8 7 2 5 4 a temo m m m 10 9 m m m m 11 12 Baritone Saxohone Tenor Saxohone F Horn 1 Alto Saxohone 1.2 Bassoon 2 F Horn 2 F Horn F Horn 4 B Trumet 1 Oboe 2 Oboe 1 Clarinet 1 Flute 2 Flute 1 Clarinet 2 Clarinet Bass Clarinet Bassoon 1 1 Tam-Tam Cymbals Trombone Trombone 2 Trombone 1 B Trumet B Trumet 2 Euhonium 1.2 Tuba Timani Snare Drum Bass Drum m m m m m m m Moderato ( = ) m rit.
5 Tim. Tbn. Euho. 1.2 m m m m Tt. Hn. Tt. 2 Tt. 1 27 1 19 18 21 20 15 14 17 1 Fl. 2 25 2 B Cl. 2 22 24 rit. Solo a temo Solo A a temo
7 5 40 8 9 0 1 29 4 2 accel. 41 Tim. Euho. 1.2 Tbn. Tt. Tt. 2 Cl. Fl. 2 Tt. 1 Hn. 42 28 m Solo C D m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m
7 E a temo rit. 55 5 54 rit. 47 4 48 44 45 51 52 50 49 rit. Temo I Tim. 4 Cl. Fl. 2 Tt. 2 Euho. 1.2 Tbn. Tt. Tt. 1 Hn. 5
8 G m m 5 4 7 59 58 2 0 1 rit. a temo Tbn. Euho. 1.2 Tt. Tt. 2 Tt. 1 Tim. Cl. Fl. 2 Hn. 57 8 Più mosso ( = 80) F m m m m m m m m m m m rit. m m m m m a temo m m m m m
9 oco accel. 72 70 71 78 79 77 7 7 75 74 T-T 9 80 Fl. 2 Cl. Tbn. Euho. 1.2 Tim. Hn. Tt. 1 Tt. 2 Tt. H Maestoso
40 8 84 allargando 82 88 87 92 89 9 91 90 molto allargando 94 85 J Temo I ( = ) 8 Solo m Solo m Solo Solo m K T-T Tim. Euho. 1.2 Tbn. 81 Cl. Fl. 2 Tt. Tt. 2 Tt. 1 95 Hn. m L = 7
41 m Solo 108 110 109 10 105 107 111 112 99 100 97 98 104 10 101 102 M = 0 Solo m m Solo Tim. Euho. 1.2 Tbn. Tt. Cl. Fl. 2 Tt. 2 Tt. 1 Hn. 9 11
42 117 N a temo ( = 7) 115 11 122 121 124 12 120 119 118 m m m T-T Tim. Euho. 1.2 125 114 Cl. Fl. 2 Tbn. Tt. Tt. 2 Tt. 1 Hn. m m m m m m m m m
4 allargando 129 10 128 127 15 1 14 17 1 11 12 T-T Tim. Euho. 1.2 18 12 Cl. Fl. 2 Tbn. Tt. Tt. 2 Tt. 1 Hn. Published in Australia by Maxime's Music