Rosner - Fantasia quasi una Toccata, op. 31

ARNOLD ROSNER
FANTASIA QUASI
UNA TOCCATA
for brass octet and four percussionists
op. 31 (1965, rev. 1982)

Arnold Rosner
Fantasia quasi una Toccata
As with many of Rosner’s early works, Fantasia quasi una Toccata relies heavily on
harmonic effects obtained from combinations of major/minor chords and idiosyncratic
modal scales. After an imitative “pesante” opening, the body of the work is a driving
“Allegro,” beginning with an extended canon at the unison for the four trumpets. After a
pounding triadic climax, a raucous cadenza for the percussion alone leads to a return of
the brass and a final, hammered conclusion.
— Carson Cooman
Duration: 5 min.
Premiere: 1974; Colorado Philharmonic Orchestra Members; Carl Topilow, conductor
Percussion Key
Large
Gongs
Small
Cymbals
Large Medium Small
Bass Tenor
Drum Drum
Snare Drum
snares
off
snares
on
Glockenspiel
sounds two
8vas above Chimes
Glockenspiel, Chimes, Bass Drum, Two Snare Drums,
Crash Cymbals, Two Gongs, Three Cymbals, Timpani
Arnold Rosner (1945–2013)
Fantasia quasi una Toccata
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Music engraved by Jeffrey Grossman in SCORE 4.01
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Fantasia quasi una Toccata
for brass octet and four percussionists
Pesante ( = c. 106)
2 3 4 5 6
Arnold Rosner
Opus 31 (1965, rev. 1982)
1
Trumpets
in C
2
3
sostenuto
4
1
sostenuto
2
Trombones
3
4
Pesante ( = c. 106)
Percussion 1
Percussion 2
Percussion 3
Percussion 4
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7 8 9 10 11 12
1
Tpts.
in C
2
3
sostenuto
sostenuto
4
1
Tbns.
2
3
4
sostenuto
1
13 14 15 16 17 18
Tpts.
in C
2
3
4
sostenuto
Tbns.
Perc. 1
1
2
3
4
Timp.
sostenuto
in G, A, C , C
Perc. 2
Crash Cym.
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19 Allegro ( = c. 156) 20 21 22
1
Tpts.
in C
2
3
4
Perc. 1
Timp.
G→F
23 24 25 26
1
Tpts.
in C
2
3
4
27 28 29 30
1
Tpts.
in C
2
3
4
31 32 33 34
1
Tpts.
in C
2
3
4
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35 36 37 38
1
2
Tpts.
in C
3
4
39 40 41
42
1
2
Tpts.
in C
3
4
43 44
45 46
1
2
Tpts.
in C
3
4
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47 48 49 50 51
1
Tpts.
in C
2
3
4
Tbns.
Perc. 3
1
2
3
4
a2
a2
Bass Drum
barbaro
barbaro
Bass Drum sticks
1
52 53 54 55 56
Tpts.
in C
2
3
4
Tbns.
1
2
3
4
Perc. 3
Bass Drum
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57 58 59 60 61 62 63
Tpts.
in C
1
2
3
4
molto
1
molto
Tbns.
2
3
4
molto
molto
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Drums
Cym.
molto
Snare Drum sticks
soft sticks
64 65 66 67 68 69
Tpts.
in C
1
2
3
4
1
Tbns.
2
3
4
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Drums
Cym.
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70 71 72 73 74 75
1
Tpts.
in C
2
3
4
1
2
Tbns.
3
4
Bass Drum
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Cym./Gongs
76 77 78 79 80
1
Tpts.
in C
2
3
4
Tbns.
2
3
4
3. 3.
2.
Perc. 1
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Timp.
Bass Drum
Cym./Gongs
C →A
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81 82 83 84
1
Tpts.
in C
2
3
4
1
Tbns.
2
3
4
Perc. 3
Drums
Perc. 4
Tpts.
in C
1
2
3
4
85 86 87 88
1
Tbns.
2
3
4
Perc. 1
Perc. 3
Timp.
Drums
barbaro
molto agitato
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Perc. 1
89
Timp.
90 91
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
92 Timp.
93 94
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Glock.
possibile
Perc. 4
95 Timp.
96 97
Perc. 1
Glock.
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Drums
Perc. 4
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
98 Timp.
99
Glock.
Drums
Cym./Gongs
gl.
100 101
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Perc. 1
Perc. 2
102
Timp.
103 A→G 104 105 106
Glock.
Drums
Small Susp. Cym., soft sticks
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Cym./Gongs
Tpts.
in C
1
2
3
4
Tbns. 1–4
107 Molto pesante ( = c. 56) 108
a 4
Molto pesante ( = c. 56)
Chimes
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Perc. 1
l.v. sempre
Perc. 2
Small Susp. Cym. (soft sticks)
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Tpts.
in C
1
2
3
4
109 110
a 2
Tbns. 1–4
Chimes 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Crash Cym.
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
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Tpts.
in C
1
2
3
4
111 112
Tbns. 1–4
Chimes 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Tpts.
in C
1
2
3
4
113
114
Tbns.
1
2
3
4
a 2
sostenuto
Chimes 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
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Tpts.
in C
1
2
3
4
115 116
Tbns.
1
2
3
4
a 2
sostenuto
Chimes 5 5 5 5 5
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Cym./
Gongs
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
l.v. sempre
Tpts.
in C
1
2
3
4
117 118
Tbns.
1
2
3
4
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Cym./
Gongs
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
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Tpts.
in C
1
2
3
4
119
a2 120
sostenuto
Tbns.
1
2
3
4
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Cym./
Gongs
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
121 122
1
Tpts.
in C
2
3
4
Tbns.
1
2
3
4
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Chimes
Glock.
Cym./
Gongs
l.v. sempre
5 5 5 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5 5
l.v.
5 5 5 5
Perc. 4
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(l.v.)

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123 124
1
Tpts.
in C
2
3
4
Tbns.
1
2
3
4
Chimes 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Perc. 1
Glock. 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Perc. 2
125 126 allargando al fine 127
1
Tpts.
in C
2
3
4
Tbns.
1
2
3
4
Chimes 5 5 5 5 5
allargando al fine
Perc. 1
Glock. 5 5 5 5 5 Crash Cym.
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Timp.
Cym./Gongs
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