Michael Simpson Andrew Vargas Meghan Davidson Justin Pickard.
IN SEA-COLD LYONESSE - Online...
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In Sea-Cold Lyonesse
The legend of the submerged city of Lyonesse dates back to Arthurian times when it was
associated with the story of Tristan and Iseult. Though geographically vague in the early
literature, the legend eventually came to be associated with the lost Cornish town of
Lethowsow, which some believed to lie submerged between Land’s End and Scilly.
Lyonesse is just one of several sunken cities encountered in Celtic legend: the Welsh
version is Cantre'r Gwaelod in Cardigan Bay, while the Bretons have the legend of the
city of Ys (the inspiration for Debussy’s famous piano Prélude La cathédrale engloutie).
From Tennyson to Sylvia Plath, the story of Lyonesse has inspired many writers and
poets. This work sets poems by Thomas Hardy (When I set out for Lyonesse) and Walter
de la Mare (Sunk Lyonesse), the latter embedded between the second and third
verses of the former.
For this particular piece, the story of Lyonesse seemed especially appropriate, for the
work was specifically designed to be performed by three groups of musicians, two on
the Cornish mainland and one on the Isles of Scilly, all playing simultaneously and all
connected in an online environment. Towards the end, the brass on the mainland and the
woodwind on Scilly call to each other across the sea, their music conveyed via a fibre-optic
cable running across the sea-bed and - who knows? - perhaps through the streets of the
submerged city itself. Thus, modern technology and ancient myth meet.
John Pickard
Instrumentation
Group 1
4 Woodwind parts (any combination of Flutes, Oboes or Clarinets; doubling is encouraged)
The present score provides a realisation for 4 flutes.
Group 2
8 Brass parts (any combination of instruments, giving a full range from low to high; doubling is encouraged)
The present score provides a realisation for 10 brass band instruments.
Group 3
Percussion: Tam-tam and Suspended Cymbal (1 player)
Female Choir or Children's Choir
Strings
The work is designed for performance in an online environment using superfast broadband. Each of the groups
is physically separated and the conductor is also physically isolated, conducting to camera, so that each group sees
the beat simultaneously. Each group hears the other two groups slightly behind the conductor's beat. Where possible,
this delay (latency) should be adjusted using a latency patch applied to the software. The latency should be set so that
the delay is extended to a full crotchet beat in length. The music is designed to ensure that, while the alignment of the groups
is different in each location, the musical experience remains valid wherever it is heard.
The work can also be performed without the use of broadband technology, with the groups either physically separated (and,
if necessary, separately conducted) or all together on the same stage as a conventional concert performance.
Flute 1
Flute 2
Flute 3
Flute 4
Soprano Cornet in Eb
2 Cornets in Bb
2 Tenor Horn in Eb
2 Trombones in Bb
2 Euphoniums in Bb
Bass Tuba in Eb
Bass Tuba in Bb
Percussion
Soprano Voices
Alto Voices
Violin I
Violin II
Viola
Violoncello
Double Bass
Misterious q = 48
pp
ppp
Misterious q = 48
ppp
ppp
ppp
ppp
ppp
ppp
Words: Thomas Hardy Walter de la Mare
In Sea-Cold LyonesseMusic: John Pickard
Tam -tam
l.v.
con sord.
con sord.
con sord.
con sord.
con sord.
con sord.
div.
div. unis.
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Fl. 3
Fl. 4
Sop. Cnt.(Eb)
2 Cnt. (Bb)
2 Ten. Hn. (Eb)
2 Trb (Bb)
2 Euph. (Bb)
Eb Bass
Bb Bass
Perc.
S.
A.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
p
9
p
p
p
poco f pp legatissimo
poco f pp legatissimo
poco f
poco f pp legatissimo
pp legatissimo
poco f
poco f pp
(play small notes if necessary)
2
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Fl. 3
Fl. 4
Sop. Cnt.(Eb)
2 Cnt. (Bb)
2 Ten. Hn. (Eb)
2 Trb (Bb)
2 Euph. (Bb)
Eb Bass
Bb Bass
Perc.
S.
A.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
15
pp cresc. f dim.
pp cresc. f dim.
pp cresc. f dim.
pp cresc. f dim.
pp cresc. f dim.
f dim.
pp sempre
pp sempre
pp sempre
pp sempre
pp sempre
cresc.f dim.
cresc.f dim.
cresc.f dim.
repeat independently in free rhythm
repeat independently in free rhythm
repeat independently in free rhythm
repeat independently in free rhythm
repeat independently in free rhythm
3
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Fl. 3
Fl. 4
Sop. Cnt.(Eb)
2 Cnt. (Bb)
2 Ten. Hn. (Eb)
2 Trb (Bb)
2 Euph. (Bb)
Eb Bass
Bb Bass
Perc.
S.
A.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
22
pp cresc. f dim. pp cresc.
pp cresc. f dim. pp cresc.
pp cresc. f dim. pp cresc.
pp cresc. f dim. pp cresc.
pp cresc. f dim. pp cresc.
ppf dim. pp cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
pp cresc. f dim. p cresc.
pp cresc. f dim. pcresc.
pp cresc. f dim. pcresc.
3 3 3
3
3 3 3
3 3
3
4
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Fl. 3
Fl. 4
Sop. Cnt.(Eb)
2 Cnt. (Bb)
2 Ten. Hn. (Eb)
2 Trb (Bb)
2 Euph. (Bb)
Eb Bass
Bb Bass
Perc.
S.
A.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
f p
28
f p
f p
f p
f
f p
f p f
f p f
f p f
f p
f p
f
f pp
fpp
f pp
f
f pp
pp
f pp
f
f pp
3 3 3
3
3 3 3 6 6 6
3
3
3 3
3 3
3
3
Tam -tam
5
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Fl. 3
Fl. 4
Sop. Cnt.(Eb)
2 Cnt. (Bb)
2 Ten. Hn. (Eb)
2 Trb (Bb)
2 Euph. (Bb)
Eb Bass
Bb Bass
Perc.
S.
A.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
31
pp
pp
pp
pp
pp pp
pp
pp
When
p
I set out for Ly on- esse,- A hund red- miles a -
When
p
I set out for Ly on- esse,- A hund red- miles a -
f pp
f pp
f pp
f pp
f pp
f pp
6
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Fl. 3
Fl. 4
Sop. Cnt.(Eb)
2 Cnt. (Bb)
2 Ten. Hn. (Eb)
2 Trb (Bb)
2 Euph. (Bb)
Eb Bass
Bb Bass
Perc.
S.
A.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
38
way, The rime was on the spray, And star light- lit my lone some- ness- When I set out for Ly on- esse- A
way, The rime was on the spray, And star light- lit my lone some- ness- When I set out for Ly on- esse- A
unis.
unis.
7
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Fl. 3
Fl. 4
Sop. Cnt.(Eb)
2 Cnt. (Bb)
2 Ten. Hn. (Eb)
2 Trb (Bb)
2 Euph. (Bb)
Eb Bass
Bb Bass
Perc.
S.
A.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
p f pp
44
p f pp
p f pp
p f
p f
p f
p f
p f
hund red- miles a way- What
mp
would be chance- at Ly on- esse- While I should so journ-
hund red- miles a way- What
mp
would be chance- at Ly on- esse- While I should so journ-
pp
muted
muted
muted
muted
muted
pizz.
8
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Fl. 3
Fl. 4
Sop. Cnt.(Eb)
2 Cnt. (Bb)
2 Ten. Hn. (Eb)
2 Trb (Bb)
2 Euph. (Bb)
Eb Bass
Bb Bass
Perc.
S.
A.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
50
there No pro phet- durst de clare,- Nor did the wis - est wiz ard- guess What would be chance- at Ly on- esse- While
there No pro phet- durst de clare,- Nor did the wis - est wiz ard- guess What would be chance- at Ly on- esse- While
pizz.
arco
arco
9
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Fl. 3
Fl. 4
Sop. Cnt.(Eb)
2 Cnt. (Bb)
2 Ten. Hn. (Eb)
2 Trb (Bb)
2 Euph. (Bb)
Eb Bass
Bb Bass
Perc.
S.
A.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
p
56
p
p
p
p cresc.
p cresc.
p cresc.
p cresc.
p cresc.
I should so journ- there.
I should so journ- there.
f pp
pp f pp
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
open
open
open
open
10
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Fl. 3
Fl. 4
Sop. Cnt.(Eb)
2 Cnt. (Bb)
2 Ten. Hn. (Eb)
2 Trb (Bb)
2 Euph. (Bb)
Eb Bass
Bb Bass
Perc.
S.
A.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
62
poco f dim. pp p cresc.
poco f dim. pp p cresc.
poco f dim. pp p cresc.
poco f dim. pp p cresc.
poco f dim. pp p cresc.
poco f dim. pp
f pp
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
11
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Fl. 3
Fl. 4
Sop. Cnt.(Eb)
2 Cnt. (Bb)
2 Ten. Hn. (Eb)
2 Trb (Bb)
2 Euph. (Bb)
Eb Bass
Bb Bass
Perc.
S.
A.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
67
p cresc. f
poco f dim. ppp cresc. f
poco f dim. pp p cresc. f
poco f dim. pp p cresc.f
poco f dim. pp p cresc.f
poco f dim. pp f
poco f dim. ppf
f ppf
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3 3
open
12
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Fl. 3
Fl. 4
Sop. Cnt.(Eb)
2 Cnt. (Bb)
2 Ten. Hn. (Eb)
2 Trb (Bb)
2 Euph. (Bb)
Eb Bass
Bb Bass
Perc.
S.
A.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
Faster q = c.60
72
ff pp
ff pp
ff pp
ff pp
ff pp
ff pp
ff pp
p
In
poco f
sea cold- Ly on- -
In
poco f
sea cold- Ly on- -
p f p
Faster q = c.60
p p
p
p
ff pp
Suspended cymbal
senza sord.trem.
senza sord.trem.
senza sord.trem.
senza sord.trem.
13
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Fl. 3
Fl. 4
Sop. Cnt.(Eb)
2 Cnt. (Bb)
2 Ten. Hn. (Eb)
2 Trb (Bb)
2 Euph. (Bb)
Eb Bass
Bb Bass
Perc.
S.
A.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
78
esse, When the Sab bath- eve shafts down From the roofs, walls, bel fries- of the found ered-
esse, When the Sab bath- eve shafts down From the roofs, walls, bel fries- of the found ered-
f p f p
p f
p
p
14
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Fl. 3
Fl. 4
Sop. Cnt.(Eb)
2 Cnt. (Bb)
2 Ten. Hn. (Eb)
2 Trb (Bb)
2 Euph. (Bb)
Eb Bass
Bb Bass
Perc.
S.
A.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
p f p f p
84
p f p f
p f p f
p f p f
p
p
p
p
p
town, The
mf
Ne reids- pluck their
town, The
mf
Ne reids- pluck their
pp
f pp
pp
pp
3 3
(very breathy) (normal)
(very breathy) (normal)
l.v.
pizz. repeat independently in free rhythm, varying the pattern constantly
pizz.
repeat independently in free rhythm, varying the pattern constantly
pizz.
repeat independently in free rhythm, varying the pattern constantly
pizz. repeat independently in free rhythm,
varying the pattern constantly
15
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Fl. 3
Fl. 4
Sop. Cnt.(Eb)
2 Cnt. (Bb)
2 Ten. Hn. (Eb)
2 Trb (Bb)
2 Euph. (Bb)
Eb Bass
Bb Bass
Perc.
S.
A.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
p
89
p
p
p
lyres Where the green
f
trans lu- cen- cy- beats, And with mo tion- less-
lyres Where the green
f
trans lu- cen- cy- beats, And with mo tion- less-
3
3
16
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Fl. 3
Fl. 4
Sop. Cnt.(Eb)
2 Cnt. (Bb)
2 Ten. Hn. (Eb)
2 Trb (Bb)
2 Euph. (Bb)
Eb Bass
Bb Bass
Perc.
S.
A.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
93
pp
pp
p f
p f
p f
pp
pp
eyes at gaze Make
p
min strel- sy- in the streets.
eyes at gaze Make
p
min strel- sy- in the streets.
pp p pp
pp p pp
pp p pp
pp
pp
arcocon sord.div.
arcocon sord.
arcocon sord.
arco
arco
17
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Fl. 3
Fl. 4
Sop. Cnt.(Eb)
2 Cnt. (Bb)
2 Ten. Hn. (Eb)
2 Trb (Bb)
2 Euph. (Bb)
Eb Bass
Bb Bass
Perc.
S.
A.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
p f p
99
p f
p f p
p f p
p f p
p
And
poco f
the o cean- wa ter- stirs In
And
poco f
the o cean- wa ter- stirs In
ppp legatissimo
ppp legatissimo
3
Suspended cymbal
unis.sul tasto repeat the same pattern independently
sul tasto
ppp legatissimo
repeat the same pattern independently
sul tasto repeat the same pattern independently
18
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Fl. 3
Fl. 4
Sop. Cnt.(Eb)
2 Cnt. (Bb)
2 Ten. Hn. (Eb)
2 Trb (Bb)
2 Euph. (Bb)
Eb Bass
Bb Bass
Perc.
S.
A.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
102
salt worn- case ment- and porch, Plies the blunt nosed- fish With fire
f
in his skull for
salt worn- case ment- and porch, Plies the blunt nosed- fish With fire
f
in his skull for
3 3
3 3
6
19
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Fl. 3
Fl. 4
Sop. Cnt.(Eb)
2 Cnt. (Bb)
2 Ten. Hn. (Eb)
2 Trb (Bb)
2 Euph. (Bb)
Eb Bass
Bb Bass
Perc.
S.
A.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
f p mf
106
f p mf
f p mf
f p mf
p f pp
p f pp
p f pp
p f pp
p f pp
p f pp
p f pp
f pp
torch. And the ring ing- wires re sound,- And the un earth- ly- love ly
torch. And the ring ing- wires re sound,- And the un earth- ly- love ly
p
slow
f pp
p
slow
f pp
p
slow
f
p
slow
poco
p
slow
f
p
slow
f
3
3
l.v.
3
3
senza sord.
gliss. gliss. gliss.
senza sord.
gliss. gliss. gliss.gliss.
senza sord.
gliss. gliss. gliss. gliss.gliss.
senza sord.
gliss. gliss. gliss.
senza sord.gliss. gliss.
senza sord.
gliss. gliss. gliss.
20
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Fl. 3
Fl. 4
Sop. Cnt.(Eb)
2 Cnt. (Bb)
2 Ten. Hn. (Eb)
2 Trb (Bb)
2 Euph. (Bb)
Eb Bass
Bb Bass
Perc.
S.
A.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
p
112
p
p
p
p cresc.
p cresc.
p cresc.
p cresc.
p cresc.
p cresc.
weep, In la ment- of the mu sic- theymake In the sul len- courtsof sleep:
weep, In la ment- of the mu sic- theymake In the sul len- courtsof sleep:
pp pp pp cresc.
pp pp pp cresc.
p pp pp cresc.
p pp
pp
slow
cresc.
pp
slow
6
à 2 3
3 3
3 3
gliss.
gliss. gliss.
solo tutti
gliss.
gliss. gliss. gliss.
gliss.gliss.
21
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Fl. 3
Fl. 4
Sop. Cnt.(Eb)
2 Cnt. (Bb)
2 Ten. Hn. (Eb)
2 Trb (Bb)
2 Euph. (Bb)
Eb Bass
Bb Bass
Perc.
S.
A.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
f
118
f
f
f
p cresc. ff
f
f
f
f
f
f
Whose
f
mar ble- flowersbloom for
Whose
f
mar ble- flowersbloom for
pp cresc. mf ff
pp cresc. mf ff
mf ff ff
mf ff
pp cresc. mf ff
ff
ff
6 6 6
6 6 6
6 6 6
gliss.gliss.
gliss.gliss.
gliss.gliss.
gliss.gliss.
gliss. gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
22
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Fl. 3
Fl. 4
Sop. Cnt.(Eb)
2 Cnt. (Bb)
2 Ten. Hn. (Eb)
2 Trb (Bb)
2 Euph. (Bb)
Eb Bass
Bb Bass
Perc.
S.
A.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
Allargando Tempo 1 (q = c.48)123
p ff fp
p ff fp
p ff fp
p ff fp
fp
ay, And, lapped by the moon guiled- tide, Mock their carv er- with heart of stone, Caged
ff
in his
ay, And, lapped by the moon guiled- tide, Mock their carv er- with heart of stone, Caged
ff
in his
p f p fp ff
Allargando Tempo 1 (q = c.48)
p f p fp ff
p f p fp ff
p f p fp ff
p f p fp ff
p f p fp ff
p f p fp ff
3
3
div.
23
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Fl. 3
Fl. 4
Sop. Cnt.(Eb)
2 Cnt. (Bb)
2 Ten. Hn. (Eb)
2 Trb (Bb)
2 Euph. (Bb)
Eb Bass
Bb Bass
Perc.
S.
A.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
ff p ff p
128
ff p ff p
ff p ff p
ff p ff p
p ff p ff p
p ff p ff p
p ff p ff p
p ff p ff p
p ff p ff p
p ff p ff p
ff p ff p
p ff p ff pp
stone ribbed side
stone ribbed side
p ff p ff p
p ff p ff p
p ff p ff p
p ff p ff p
ff p ff p
ff p ff p
ff p ff p
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Suspended cymbal
l.v.
gliss. gliss.
gliss. gliss.
gliss. gliss.
gliss. gliss.
24
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Fl. 3
Fl. 4
Sop. Cnt.(Eb)
2 Cnt. (Bb)
2 Ten. Hn. (Eb)
2 Trb (Bb)
2 Euph. (Bb)
Eb Bass
Bb Bass
Perc.
S.
A.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
ff f f f
134
ff f f f
ff f f f
ff f f f
ff p
ff f
p
ff f
ff p p
ff p p
ff
p
ff p
ff
ff p
ff p
ff p
ff p
ff p
ff p
ff p
à 2 3 3 3
3 3 3
Tam -tam
25
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Fl. 3
Fl. 4
Sop. Cnt.(Eb)
2 Cnt. (Bb)
2 Ten. Hn. (Eb)
2 Trb (Bb)
2 Euph. (Bb)
Eb Bass
Bb Bass
Perc.
S.
A.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
p
139
p
p
p
pp p pp
pp p pp
pp p pp
pp p pp
p pp
p pp
p
pp
pp pp
pp pp
pp pp
pp pp
pp
pp
con sord.
con sord.
con sord.
con sord.
con sord.
26
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Fl. 3
Fl. 4
Sop. Cnt.(Eb)
2 Cnt. (Bb)
2 Ten. Hn. (Eb)
2 Trb (Bb)
2 Euph. (Bb)
Eb Bass
Bb Bass
Perc.
S.
A.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
145
When
p
I came back from Ly on- esse- With
When
p
I came back from Ly on- esse- With
pp subito
pp subito
pp subito
pp subito
pp subito
pp subito
pp subito
27
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Fl. 3
Fl. 4
Sop. Cnt.(Eb)
2 Cnt. (Bb)
2 Ten. Hn. (Eb)
2 Trb (Bb)
2 Euph. (Bb)
Eb Bass
Bb Bass
Perc.
S.
A.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
152
ma gic- in my eyes, All marked with mute sur mise- my rad iance- rare and fa thom- less,- When I came back from
ma gic- in my eyes, All marked with mute sur mise- my rad iance- rare and fa thom- less,- When I came back from
pp sempre
pp sempre
28
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Fl. 3
Fl. 4
Sop. Cnt.(Eb)
2 Cnt. (Bb)
2 Ten. Hn. (Eb)
2 Trb (Bb)
2 Euph. (Bb)
Eb Bass
Bb Bass
Perc.
S.
A.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
p p
158
p p
p p
p p
p
p p
p
p
p
Ly on- esse- With ma gic- in my eyes!
Ly on- esse- With ma gic- in my eyes!
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solo
solo
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