Seltenreich Sparks and Flares

for flute, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin and cello

Conductor Score

Emblem

Program Note: Imagine a dark boundless open space. Every minuet, movement, and tiny flicker of light catches our attention in such darkness. The colors and shades become more brilliant and clear in this primal scenery. This allows us to perceive tiny nuances in tone, timbre, pitch, and direction in space. This piece revolves around the notion of inception, the birth of themes and ideas as they originate from a micro occurrence. This piece tries to explore the infinite possibilities that can emerge out of the smallest of fragments, and each fragment is developed into a kaleidoscope of color. The piece has three basic types of movement in space. An upward motion (ascending arpeggio, accumulation of sounds in an upward contour, etc.), a downward motion, and a horizontal motion (a sustained note, cluster, or pattern). Throughout different points of the piece, the instruments can be found to have varied levels of intensity (in density, volume, register, timbre, etc.), and thus are found in different layers of the foreground, middleground, and background. The piece is written as chain reaction of occurrences, and this dependency of occurrences is a continual sub theme. The occurrences are bound to every preceding note, and shift through the different parts of the piece in a metamorphosis.

Flute

Clarinet in Bb

Glockenspiel

Piano

Violin

Violoncello

p f pp

q = 100 ca. 8"

p f pp

mpmf p f

mf f p f

f

f

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

ff pp f

q = 804

ff pp f

ppp f

ff pp f

ff pp f

4

4

5

4

4

4

4

4

3

4

4

4

6

Sparks and Flares Michael Seltenreich

6

Glock.l.v

Vibraphone6

7

6

col legno battuto(pitchless)

col legno battuto (pitchless)

Fl.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

mf

6

mf

pp mf

ppp

f f

f f

Fl.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

f pp

8

f p pp

ff p p

f ff mp

ff p

f

4

4

3

4

3

4

5

4

2

4

Marimba

col legno battuto pizz.

col legno battutopizz.

3

GlockenspielVibraphone

3 3

5

2

Fl.

Cl.

Crot.

Pno.

Vc.

ff p mf

10

ff p mf

f f

f

pp

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

pp

A13

pp

mp

mf

mf mf

mpppp

mp pp

2

4

4

4

6

4

4

4

Crotalesl.v Glockenspiel

7 6

arconat.

Vibraphone l.vGlockenspiel

Strum finger over strings (between marked pitches) nat.

7

pizz.arco

3

pizz.

Sul Aarco

("Seagull Effect")gliss.

3

3

Fl.

Cl.

Glock.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

ppp non cresc. mf

16

ppp non cresc.ppp mf

fmp p p

fff p

pp

f pp ppp mf

pp pp ppp mf

Fl.

Cl.

Crot.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

ppp p ppp mf

22

(fff) ppp p ppp mf

ff pp p

(fff) ppp mf

(fff) ppp mf

4

4

3

4

4

4

2

4

4

4

4

4

7

8

4

4

non vib.

Marimbameasured

Crotales(crot.)

6

pluck string

scratch string in one slow continues motion

una corda.

col legno battutopizz. arco

pizz.measured

arco

Marimbasoft sticks

4

Fl.

Cl.

Mar.

Vln.

Vc.

pp molto

B27

pp molto

pp molto

pp molto

Fl.

Cl.

Mar.

Vln.

Vc.

28

f

p

pp f

col legno battuto nat.

sul pont. col legno battuto

5

Fl.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

mf f

30

p mf f

f

f

p f

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

31

mf

mf

f mf

3

3

pizz.

33

3

arco

pizz. arco

6

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

p subito

C32

p subito

pp

mf

f p

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

33

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Vln.

34

6

3

Vibraphone

pizz.arco

5

7

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Vln.

Vc.

35

p

p

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Vln.

Vc.

36

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Vln.

Vc.

37

6

3

sul pont.

3

3

6 6

6

3 3

33 3

33 3

3

8

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Vln.

Vc.

38

Fl.

Cl.

Vln.

Vc.

mp pp mp

D39

mf mp p

mp

Fl.

Cl.

Xyl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

41

p ppp pp

mp

p p

3

3

3 3

col legno batutto(pitched) nat.

pizz.

col legno batutto(pitched)

3 3

Xylophone Marimba

3arco sul pont.

nat.

9

Fl.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

E43

ppp f

p pp

pp f pp p

ppp f pp p

Fl.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

p f

45

p f

f

f

p f

molto

una corda

sul pont.

sul pont.

pizz.

10

Fl.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

pp ppp mp

46

pp ppp mp

pp

pp

p

p

Fl.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

ppp mp mp mp f

47

ppp mp mp mp f

5

4

5

4

pizz.

11

Fl.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

p f p mf f pp f pp p mf

48

p f p mf f pp f pp p mf

mf p mf f

f p mf f

Fl.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

p

50

(ppp)

(ppp)

3 3

3 3

3arco

3

3

arco33

3

12

Fl.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

51

ff

ff

Fl.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

pp ppp (f) ppp

F52

pp ppp ppp

ff

ff f

pp f pppmolto

(f)

pp mp ppp molto

7

8

7

8

5

4

4

4

pizz.

pizz.

5 6

arconat.

arco

13

Fl.

Cl.

Vln.

Vc.

(f) ppp (f) pp (f) ppp (f) ppp (f)

56

(f) ppp (f) ppp (f) ppp (f) ppp

ppp (f) ppp (f) (f) (f) ppp

(f) f p ppp

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

f ppp (f)

60

(f) mp f ppp

f mf pp

f mff

mf

(f)

(f) ppp

glide slowly gliss. gliss.

glide slowlygliss. sul pont. nat

col legno battutoarcosul pont. nat

5

Vibraphone

3

65

6

14

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

p

62

(f) p

f mf f mf f

p

(f) ppp

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

ppp (ff) ppp

G65

ff p ff p p (ff) ppp (ff) ppp

f

ppp (ff)

(f) p ff p ppp (ff) ppp (ff) ppp

ff p ff p ppp (ff) ppp

6 6

non vib.nat.

martellato

15

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

(ff) f

71

(ff) f

f

(ff) f

(ff)

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

p ff

73

p ff

p

p f

f

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

H74

stacatissimo

stacatissomo

7

pizz.

6

3

3pizz.

16

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

75

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

76

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

77

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

I78

p

p

p

p

Crotales

Vibraphone

17

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

pp (f)

80

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

83

mf

18

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

p

J84

p

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

85

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

f

K86

f

f

f

f

9

8

9

8

4

4

4

4

6 6 6 6

66 6

6

(quick strum)

19

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

pp

87

pp

mpf

mp f

p

p

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

p ppp

L89

p ppp

ff

f

p ppp

p ppp

6

6

Vibraphone measured

63

measured

63

(Vibraphone)6

(Vibraphone)

6 6

arco

arco

20

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

f pp f

94

f pp f

f pp f

f pp f

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

f p

M100

f p

f

f

6

6

(Vibraphone) 6

3

73

3

pizz.

3 3

21

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

f

102

f

ff

ff

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

103

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

104

mp

6 6

6 6

6

7

36 6 6

6 3 6 6

7

6 6 3 6 3 6 36

6

6

6 36 3

6

22

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

fp

106

fp

mf

f

f

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

ppp ppp

N108

ppp ppp

3 6 6 6 3

63

3

6

3

pizz.

pizz.

6

6

6

6

23

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

mfpp

112

mfpp

pp

pp

pp

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

mp pp p

114

mp pp p

mp pp p

mp pp p

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

pp p pp

115

pp p pp

pp p pp

pp p pp

3 3

3 3

arco3 3

arco

3 3

33 3

33 3

33 3

33 3

33

33

3 3

3 3

24

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

p pp f pp f

O117

p f pp f

f pp f

p pp f pp f

p f pp f

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

pp f

119

pp f pp

pp

pp f pp

pp f pp

3

3

3

3

25

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

pp f mp

120

f mp

f mp

f mp

f mp

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

121

pp

26

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

p

P122

p

p

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

p f ff

124

p f pp

f

p f

36 3 3 3

6 3 3 3 3

pizz.

3 3 3

6 6 6 6

66 6 6

pizz.

3 3

27

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

p pp mp p mf

Moderato126

(f) pp mp p mf

ff p

ff pp mp p mf

pp mpp

mf

Fl.

Cl.

Xyl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

p (pp) ppp p (ppp)

Q

130

ppp p (ppp) ppp

p

p ppp p p

3

4

3

4

6

pizz. arcosul pont.

arcosul pont.

pizz. arco

Xylophone

33 3 3

3

3 3 3

pizz. arco pizz.

3 3

col legno battuto

gliss.

6

28

Fl.

Cl.

Xyl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

ppp p (ppp) mf p mp pp

133

p (ppp) mf p mp pp mp

Fl.

Cl.

Xyl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

mp pp mp pp mp

136

pp mp pp mp pp

3 3

3 3 3

3

3 3

3 3

pizz.

3 3

3 33

33

3 3

3 gliss. 3

gliss.

3 3 3 3

29

Fl.

Cl.

Xyl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

mf

139

mf

Fl.

Cl.

Xyl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

141

4

4

4

4

6

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3col legno batuttogliss.

33

3

3 3

30

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

f ppp

142

f ppp

mf

f

f

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

f pp

R144

f pp

f

pp (f)

pp

pp (f)

arco

arco

31

Fl.

Cl.

Xyl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

(ff)

147

(ff)

mf

mp

f

mp f mp

(ff)

Fl.

Cl.

Xyl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

f

148

f

f

mp f mp f mp

f

(Xyl.)

Accented notes are note clusters.the pitch range of the clusters must be kept.

pizz.

32

Fl.

Cl.

Xyl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

p f

149

p f

f

mp

f

p f

p f

Fl.

Cl.

Xyl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

150

mp f mp f

mp

f

(ff)

(ff)

arco s.p. nat.

arcosul pont.

nat.

3

sul pont. pizz.

sul pont. pizz.

33

Fl.

Cl.

Xyl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

151

mp f mp f mp

Fl.

Cl.

Xyl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

mp f

152

mp f

f

mp f mp

flutter

flutter

arconat. 6 6

3

3

3

pizz. arco

3

34

Fl.

Cl.

Xyl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

153

f mp f

mp

f mp f mp f mp

f

Fl.

Cl.

Xyl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

154

mf

mp

f

mp

f

mp f mp

f

ff mf f

mf f

pizz.3

flutter.

arcosul pont. pizz.

3

arcosul pont.

pizz.

35

Fl.

Cl.

Xyl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

f

155

pp ff f

mp

f

pp ff

Fl.

Cl.

Xyl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

156

p

mp

f f fff

p ff f

3

arco

3

col legno battuto

gliss.nat. pizz.

6

3

arcosul pont.

pizz.

3

36

Fl.

Cl.

Xyl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

p (f) f

157

f

p f

f

Fl.

Cl.

Xyl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

p

158

p

fmp

f mp

p (ff)

arco

arconat.

33

pizz.

37

Fl.

Cl.

Xyl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

(ff) f

S159

(ff) f

f

Fl.

Cl.

Xyl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

160

f

mp

arco

6 6arco

6 6

pizz.

pizz.

38

Fl.

Cl.

Xyl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

161

fmp f

mp

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

pp

162

pp

pp f pp

pp

pp

arco

arco

39

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

ff

T164

ff

p

ff pp

ff

ff p

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

165

p

Vibraphone

pizz.

pizz.

40

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

p

166

p

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

168

p

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

pp

169

arco

6 3 7

6 3

6 3

41

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

mp pp f p fp

171

pp mp pp mp p fp

mf f

f

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

p

q = 80

U

173

p

p

p

5

4

5

4

7 3 3 6

7 7

7

pizz.

arco

42

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

174

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

poco a poco cresc.

175

mp cresc

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

mf f ff

176

mf f ff

mf f p

Fl.

Cl.

Vln.

p subito

177

p

4

4

4

4

43

Fl.

Vib.

Pno.

V178

p

pp

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

ppp p ppp p

179

ppp p ppp p

ppp p ppp p

ppp p ppp p

Vibraphone

arco

44

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

ppp p

180

ppp p

ppp p

ppp p

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

ppp p

181

ppp p

ppp p ppp

ppp p ppp

5

4

45

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

p ppp p

182

p ppp p

p ppp p

p ppp p

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

ppp p ppp p

183

ppp p ppp p

ppp p ppp p

5

446

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

ppp p ppp p

184

ppp p ppp p

n

ppp p ppp p

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

ppp p ppp p

185

ppp p ppp p

ppp p ppp p

ppp p

47

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

ppp p ppp f sfz

186

ppp p f sfz

ppp p f sfz

ppp p f sfz

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

ppp f ppp p ppp

W187

ppp f ppp p ppp

pp

ppp f ppp p ppp

ppp mp ppp mp

sul pont.

48

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

ff ppp

188

ff ppp

ff ppp

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

pp f pp mf

189

pp f pp mf

(n)p mf

f p mf

pp f pp

pp f pp

3

3

3

3

49

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

pp p pp

191

pp p pp

mp

mp

mp p pp

mp f pp

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

f p f

193

f p f

f p f

f p f

3

3

pizz arco

3

pizz arco

50

Fl.

Cl.

Xyl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

p f p ff

X194

f p f p f

f p f p f

p f pp mf

f p f p f

mp f ff f mp f

Fl.

Cl.

Xyl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

195

mf

Xylophone 66

6

6 6

pizz.

pizz.

51

Fl.

Cl.

Xyl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

mf

196

mf

mp

mf

mf

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

p

Y198

pp

pp

p

p

Vibraphone

52

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

199

p

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

200

53

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

201

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

mp p

202

mp p mp

6

6

3

54

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

pp mp

203

pp mp

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

ppp p

204

ppp p

6 6 6

6 6 6

55

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

ppp mp

205

ppp mp

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

206

6 6 6 6

6 6 6 6

56

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

ppp p ppp p

Z207

ppp p ppp p

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

ppp p ppp p

208

ppp p ppp p

57

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

ppp

209

ppp

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

mf

210

mf ppp

58

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

ppp mf

211

mf ppp mp

Fl.

Cl.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

213

59

Fl.

Cl.

Vib.

Pno.

Vln.

Vc.

p f pp

215

p f pp

p f

mp p f

f

f

6

6

6

6

60