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Hoffman|String Quartet (1987)|Score & Par ts

String Quartet (1987)

STANLEY M. HOFFMAN

www.stanleymhoffman.com

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Vc.

* Accidentals carry through repeated notes.

(Sul C)(loco)

(legato poss.)

Copyright © 1987 by Stanley M. Hoffman. All rights reserved.

legato poss.

Va.

(loco)loco loco dolce

Vn. IISul A

cant.

3

Vn. I

10

( = ) = ord.

Vc.

dram. pizz. arco, legato poss.Sul C loco

Va.

dram. espr.

Vn. II

dram. espr.

Vn. I

= 80

dram.

rit. = 60 (rit.)

=

= 40

mist. ord. sul pont. = =

Violoncello

mist.ord.con sord.

sul pont.trillsenzaord.

Viola

con sord.espr.

Violin II

con sord. espr.

Violin I

Introduction

* = 40con sord.

String Quartet (1987)

= espr.

=

=

5

Stanley M. Hoffman(revised 1993)

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Vc.

scherz. 3 pizz.

gliss.

senza sord.

Va.

scherz.

3

pizz.

gliss.

arco

Vn. II

scherz. 3 pizz.

gliss.

arco

Vn. I

Part I= 120

scherz. 3 25 pizz.

gliss.

= arco

Vc.

espr. , cant. sord.senza

Va.

espr. , senzasord.

Vn. II

cant.3

, espr.senzasord.

Vn. I

( = ) 20 espr.

poco rit.

= ,

a tempo

=

poco riten.

poss.breve

senzasord.

Vc.

cant. 3 espr. dolce

Va.

espr.molto espr.

dolce

Vn. II

dolce

2

Vn. I

15dolce = =

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Vc.

pizz. arco

Va.

3

Vn. II

33

Vn. I

3

3 35

giocoso

Vc.

3 ten. , scherz. giocoso

Va.

3ten. , floating

Vn. II

ten. , floating

Vn. I

poco rit.ten. ,

a tempofloating

3

Vc.

arco scherz. 3

Va.

3 3

Vn. II3

3

3

Vn. I

= 30

3

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Vc.

gliss. pizz.

Va.Vc.

espr.

Vn. II

gliss. pizz.mist.arco

Vn. I

gliss.

45

= pizz. espr.

arco

Vc.

scherz.

sub.

3 giocoso

Va.

scherz.

sub.3

giocoso

Vn. II

scherz.

sub.

3 giocoso

Vn. I

40

scherz.

sub.

3 giocoso

Vc.

3 3

Va.

Vn. II

4

Vn. I3

3 3

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Vc.

Va.

Vn. II

Vn. I

= =

Vc.

mist. lilting

Va.

( ) mist. lilting

Vn. II

mist.lilting

Vn. I

rit. = 80mist.

= =

55

= lilting

Vc.

arcoloco

pizz. cant.arco

Va.

mist.

Vn. II

( )

Vn. I

molto espr. = =

505

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Vc.

sul pont.ord.

sul pont.ord.

sul pont.ten.

Va.

dim. poco a poco

sul pont.ten.

Vn. II

dim. poco a poco

sul pont. ten.

Vn. I

dim. poco a poco

=

70 = perdendosi =

ten.

Vc.

Va.

7

Vn. II

7

Vn. I

65

7

Vc.

5

Va.

sub.

45

Vn. II

6

Vn. I

60 = calando = a tempo

45

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Vc.

Va.

lively

Vn. II

lively

Vn. I

( = ) =

Vc.

graz. 33

serioso

Va.

graz. 3

33

Vn. II

graz.3 3

3

Vn. I

rit. = 60serioso

80

graz.loco

3 =

Vc.

ord. dancing

gliss.

dram.

Va.

ord. lilting pizz. dram.arco

Vn. II

ord. dancing dram.

Vn. I

( = )

a tempo

ord. lilting = 75 = pizz. dram.arco

7

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Vc.3

serioso 3

Va.3

graz. 3 3 3

Vn. II3

graz.3

3

3

Vn. I3

95

graz.3

serioso

Vc.

lively

Va.

(dim. poco a poco)

( )lively

Vn. II

(dim. poco a poco)

lively

Vn. I

90 = arco

lively

Vc.

Va.

dim. poco a poco

Vn. II

dim. poco a poco

8

Vn. I

85pizz. loco =

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Vc.

cant. 3 espr.dolce

Va.

dolce espr.molto espr.

dolce

Vn. II

dolce

Vn. I

110dolce = =

Vc.

con sord.

Va.

3 3 3 3 con sord.

Vn. II

Sul Acant.

3

Vn. I

3 3105

3 con sord.

Vc.

serioso dolciss.

Va.

dolciss.

Vn. II

con sord.

Vn. I

rit. = 40dolciss. 100

9

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Vc.

Va.

Vn. II

Vn. I

130

Vc.

dolciss.

Va.

dolciss.

Vn. II

dolciss.

Vn. I

Part II

= 80dolciss. 120 125

Vc.

espr. , cant. sord.senza

Va.

espr. , senzasord.

Vn. II

cant.3

, espr.senzasord.

10

Vn. I

( = ) 115 espr.

poco rit.

= ,

a tempo

=

poco riten.

poss.breve

senzasord.

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Vc.

Va.

Vn. II

Vn. I

( = )145

= calando

Vc.

Va.

lilting

Vn. II

dram.

Vn. I

dram.= lilting

140 = =

Vc.

detached 3

Va.

detached 3

Vn. II

detached 33

Vn. I

135

detached3 3

3

11

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Vc.

espr. dolce espr. cant.

Va.

dolce espr.

Vn. II

espr. dolce cant. 3

Vn. I

160 molto espr.= espr.

Vc.

Va.

Vn. II

Vn. I

155 =

Vc.

dolciss.

Va.

Vn. II

dolciss.

12

Vn. I

(calando) a tempodolciss. 150

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Vc.

eerie

gliss.

graz.

3

Va.

(gliss.) gliss.

graz.

Vn. II

graz.

Vn. I

graz. 175riten.

Vc.

eerie

gliss.

graz.

Va.

graz. eerie

gliss.

Vn. II3

gliss.

Vn. I

170graz. eerie

gliss.

Vc.

, cant.

Va.

, pizz. arco

Vn. II

, waltzing

Vn. I

165pochetto rit.

,a tempo

pizz. arco

13

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Vc.

3 pizz. arcoport.

Va.

3 giocoso

gliss. sim.

Vn. II

pizz.

Vn. I

185pizz.rit.

190

Vc.

Va.

6

Vn. II

Vn. I

Vc.

sub.

dram.

Va.

detached 36

7

Vn. II

sub.

dram.

14

Vn. I

sub.

a tempodram. 180

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Vc.

,

Va.

gliss. ,

Vn. II

,

Vn. I

gliss. 200

= =

molto allarg.

,

Vc.

graz.

Va.

eerie

gliss.

gliss.

Vn. II

graz.

Vn. I

195

3

gliss.eerie gliss.

Vc.

cant.

Va.

pizz. arco

Vn. II

pizz. arco

Vn. I

a tempoarcowaltzing

15

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Vc.

molto espr. espr. cant.

Va.

espr.

Vn. II

espr. cant. 3

Vn. I

( = ) = espr.220

riten.breve

Vc.

Va.

espr.

Vn. II

Vn. I

210 215 =

Vc.

appassionato

Va.

appassionato

Vn. II

appassionato

16

Vn. I

a tempoappassionato 205

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Vc.

graz.

Va.

graz.

Vn. II

graz.

Vn. I

Vc.

Va.

Vn. II

Vn. I

230

doloroso

Vc.

legato

Va.

legato

Vn. II

legato

Vn. I

Part III= 60 mesto

22517

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Vc.

Va.

Vn. II

Vn. I

Vc.

quasi recitativo port.

Va.

Vn. II

Vn. I

240

Vc.

7

Va.

7

Vn. II

7

18

Vn. I

235

7

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Vc.

dim. poco a poco

Va.

dim. poco a poco

Vn. II

Vn. I

( = ) 250 poco rit.

Vc.

abbandono

Va.

abbandono

Vn. II

abbandono

Vn. I

( = ) port.

abbandono

=

Vc.

7 7

Va.

7

7

Vn. II

7

7

Vn. I

245

7

locosneak in

7

impatiently =

19

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Vc.

3 sul pont. ord. sord.con.

Va.

3 sul pont. ord.con.sord.

Vn. II

3 sul pont.ord.

con.sord.

Vn. I

( = )=

2653

= calandosul pont. ord.

poss.breve

con.sord.

Vc.

secco3

Va.

secco 3

Vn. II

secco3

Vn. I

260( = )

impatiently= =

3=

Vc.

legato

Va.

legato

Vn. II

legato

20

Vn. I

a tempodoloroso

255 =

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Vc.

3

senza sord.

Va.

3

senza sord.

Vn. II3

senza sord.

Vn. I

3

perdendosi3

sord.senza poss.

breve

Vc.

calma

Va.

Vn. II

Vn. I

in rilievo275

Vc.

calma in rilievo

Va.

calma

Vn. II

calma

Vn. I

a tempoin rilievo

270calma

21

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Vc.

lively

Va.

espr.

Vn. II

Vn. I

285 =

Vc.

Va.

Vn. II

Vn. I

( = ) =

lively

Vc.

Va.

lively

Vn. II

espr.lively

22

Vn. I

a tempo 280 =

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Vc.

Va.

Vn. II

Vn. I

290arco

murmuring

Vc.

ben ritmico e senza trascinarepizz. arco

murmuring

Va.

3

scorrevole murmuring

Vn. II

scorrevole murmuring

Vn. I

pizz.ben ritmico e senza trascinare

Vc.

3

3

dolce

Va.3

dolce

3

3

Vn. II

3dolce

3

Vn. I

( = ) =

3

dolce

3

23

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Vc.

Va.

graz.

Vn. II

graz.

Vn. I

graz.

300

Vc.

mist.sul pont. ord. doloroso

Va.

legato

Vn. II

legato

Vn. I

a tempo

legato

295

Vc.

Va.

Vn. II

24

Vn. I

molto riten.

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Vc.

Va.

culminando

Vn. II

Vn. I

Vc.

Va.

Vn. II

Vn. I

305

Vc.

sub.

Va.

quasi recitativo

cresc. poco a poco sub.

Vn. II

sub.

Vn. I

=

25

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Vc.

giocoso

Va.

giocoso

Vn. II

giocoso

Vn. I

315

giocoso

poco espr. più espr.

Vc.

scherz. 3

Va.

scherz.

3

Vn. II

scherz. 3

Vn. I

Part IV = 120

scherz.

Vc.

culminando

Va.

Vn. II

culminando

26

Vn. I

culminando310 molto allarg.

breve

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Vc.

Va.

Vn. II

33

3

Vn. I

325arco, cant.

3 3

= 33 =

Vc.

cant.

Va.

Vn. II

Vn. I

cant.pizz.

Vc.

cant. espr.

Va.

espr.3 3 3 3

Vn. II

espr. 3 3 3

Vn. I

port.molto espr.,

espr.

320

3 3

27

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Vc.

pizz. cant.arco

Va.

Vn. II

( )

Vn. I

335

( = ) molto espr. = = =

Vc.

loco

Va.Vc.

espr. mist.

Vn. IIVc.

mist.

Vn. IVc.

( = )a tempo espr. =

Vc.

con sord.

Va.

con sord.

Vn. II

con sord.

28

Vn. I

( = )

330

poco rit. =

poss.breve

con sord.

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Vc.

( )ord.senzatrill , morendo

Va.

, morendo

Vn. II

, morendo

Vn. I

345

= molto rit. , morendo

Vc.

mist.ord. sul pont.

Va.

ord.

Vn. II

ord.

Vn. I

= 40 = ord. =

Vc.

3sul tasto, mist.

Va.

( ) sul tasto, mist.

Vn. II

3 3sul tasto, mist.

Vn. I

3rit.

sul tasto, mist.= 80 (rit.)

340= 60 (rit.)

29

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Stanley M. Hoffman

Stanley M. Hoffman was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1959. He has lived in the greater Boston area since 1977. Hereceived degrees in Composition from Brandeis University (Ph.D. 1993), the New England Conservatory of Music(M.M. 1984), and the Boston Conservatory (B.M. Cum Laude 1981).

Dr. Hoffman’s accomplishments as a composer include having his unpublished compositions Variant on “BattleCry of Freedom,” for wind quintet, Get me a rag! Just a minute... for piano solo and Limericks and LaughterThereafter for clarinet solo, chosen by the West Point Woodwind Quintet, Shiau-uen Ding and Bruce Curlette forperformance, respectively, in the 2012 and 2011 call for scores known as "15-Minutes-of-Fame" by the Composer’sVoice Concert Series in New York City. Dr. Hoffman won a co-first place prize in the 2008–09 Longfellow ChorusInternational Composition Competition for his setting of the Longfellow poem Nature. He won a third place prize inthe 2008 Choral Composition Competition sponsored by The New York Virtuoso Singers for his unpublished pieceAnim Zemiros for SATB chorus. In 2008, Dr. Hoffman received a commission from Carolina Brass for Fanfare,Tango and Fughetta on Hebrew Themes. Grant Us Peace for SATB chorus received an “Honors” citation in2002 in the Waging Peace Through Singing project sponsored by iwagepeace.com. The first song from his songcycle Selections From “The Song of Songs” for male voice and wind ensemble received a 1996 premiereperformance from the Metropolitan Wind Symphony. Dr. Hoffman received a 1995 commission from the ALEA IIIcontemporary music ensemble for his composition Trio In One Movement for clarinet, viola and violoncello. Hispiece There Is a Name for SA chorus and amplified classical guitar was performed before an audience of over 8000people at the dedication ceremonies of the New England Holocaust Memorial in Boston on October 22, 1995. Dr.Hoffman’s composition String Quartet (1987) was performed by the Boston Composers String Quartet at JordanHall in Boston on January 29, 1989. This piece was also performed by them in the Weill Recital Hall at CarnegieHall, New York City on February 12, 1989. He received a 1984–85 Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI) Awardto Student Composers for his composition Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird.

Dr. Hoffman also works as a conductor, vocalist and lecturer. He has been Chief Editor at ECS Publishing since1998, and is currently Conductor of The Temple Israel of Natick Singers.

For more information, please visit his Web site.<www.stanleymhoffman.com>