Hou
concerto for violin and ensemble
Jukka Tiensuu 2012
Copyright © Jukka Tiensuu 2015
R ~ 50
1
Hou
a concerto for violin and ensemble
Jukka Tiensuu 2012
Eccitante
fl
3
3
3
cl
bn
hn
con sord. sempre
tpt
con sord. sempre
tne
motor ON (slow)
soft sticks
3
3
take two contrabass bows
(bowed)
3
prc
gracefully
3
3
3
3
pf
R ~ 50 Eccitante
v.S
IV
IV
5
5
gracefully
vl
v.2
3
3
va
vc
con sord.
senza vibr.
cb
12
fl
3
cl
bn
hn
tpt
tne
(soft sticks)
sempre simile
prc
(Ped. sempre)
3
3
pf
5
3
3
v.S
vl
v.2
va
3
vc
via sord.
ord.
cb
3
25
3
fl
cl
bn
Half-stopped
hn
con sord. sempre
tpt
con sord. sempre
tne
3
3
(bow)
prc
3
3
pf
v.S
suave
vl
v.2
va
vc
cb
p. a p. accel. al M.M. = 120
36
fl
cl
bn
hn
tpt
tne
prc
3
pf
p. a p. accel. al M.M. = 120
v.S
(sempre suave)
vl
v.2
va
vc
cb
4
R ~ 60 (sempre accel.)
50
fl
3
3
3
cl
3
bn
hn
tpt
tne
prc
pf
R ~ 60 (sempre accel.)
3
v.S
3
vl
v.2
3
va
vc
cb
63
R ~ 80
3
/
3
fl
R ~ 84
cl
bn
hn
tpt
tne
(soft sticks)
Motor OFF
prc
pf
R ~ 80
(non spicc.)
R ~ 84
(excessive vibr.)
3
v.S
/
3
vl
3
v.2
va
vc
cb
3
N
/
W
5
R ~ 100
72
fl
cl
bn
hn
tpt
tne
3
3
prc
l.v.
3
3
3
pf
(senza Ped.)
R ~ 100
v.S
3
3
3
W
vl
W
W
v.2
va
vc
cb
80
3
fl
cl
bn
hn
tpt
tne
prc
pf
3
3
3
3
3
3
v.S
vl
3
cresc.
v.2
cresc.
va
cresc.
vc
cresc.
cb
cresc.
6
R ~ 120+
88
fl
Ritmi giusti
cl
(excessive vibrato)
bn
hn
tpt
tne
prc
pf
3
R ~ 120+ Ritmi giusti
3
(3+2+2+3+3+2)
v.S
3
3
(m)
3
vl
v.2
va
vc
cb
95
fl
cl
bn
3
hn
tpt
tne
prc
pf
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
v.S
3
vl
v.2
va
vc
cb
3
cresc.
7
98
3
3
fl
cl
3
3
3
3
bn
hn
tpt
tne
prc
pf
v.S
vl
v.2
va
vc
sub.
cb
sub.
102
fl
cl
bn
hn
tpt
tne
prc
l.v. m.s.
m.d.
m.s.
pf
3
v.S
vl
v.2
va
vc
cb
8
106
fl
3
cl
3
bn
hn
tpt
tne
prc
pf
3
3
3
3
3
3
v.S
3
3
3
3
3
vl
v.2
va
vc
cb
109
fl
cl
bn
hn
tpt
tne
prc
pf
molto sul pont.
v.S
molto pont.
vl
molto pont.
v.2
molto pont.
va
molto pont.
ord.
vc
molto pont.
ord.
cb
9
112
3
3
3
3
3
3
fl
cl
bn
hn
tpt
tne
prc
pf
(excessive vibrato)
ord.
v.S
vl
v.2
va
vc
cb
115
fl
cl
bn
hn
tpt
cresc. poco a poco
tne
prc
pf
v.S
3
vl
v.2
va
vc
cb
/
N
/
N
10
118
3
3
fl
molto vibrato
cl
N
N
3
3
3
3
bn
hn
molto vibrato
tpt
N
N
tne
prc
pf
v.S
ord.
3
3
ord.
3
3
vl
v.2
va
vc
cb
121
piccolo
fl
cl
bn
hn
tpt
leggero sempre
tne
prc
pf
9:6
v.S
ord.
vl
ord.
v.2
ord.
va
vc
cb
11
124
fl
cl
bn
hn
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
tpt
leggero sempre
tne
prc
pf
v.S
3
3
vl
v.2
va
vc
cb
3
127
3
3
3
3
3
fl
cresc.
cl
bn
hn
3
tpt
/
N
N
tne
prc
pf
/
/
8va
v.S
vl
v.2
va
vc
/
/
cb
/
/
12
130
3
fl
cl
3
3
bn
hn
tpt
tne
prc
l.v.
1
l.v.
5
pf
v.S
vl
v.2
va
vc
3
3
3
3
cb
(senza rall.)
133
fl
R
~ 50 Blissfully floating
sempre
cl
( ) sempre
bn
hn
tpt
tne
prc
con Ped. sempre
(m.s.)
l.v.
m.d.
m.s.
5
pf
5
(senza rall.)
v.S
R ~ 50 Blissfully floating
vl
sempre
v.2
sempre
va
vc
cb
1
45
5
1
1
45
45
1
45
1
5
1
1
5
13
136
fl
cl
()
prc
v.S
cantabile
vl
v.2
va
vc
cb
139
fl
cl
prc
v.S
vl
v.2
va
vc
cb
142
fl
cl
()
prc
con Ped. sempre
v.S
sempre cantabile
vl
v.2
va
vc
cb
14
145
fl
cl
prc
v.S
vl
v.2
va
vc
cb
148
fl
cl
prc
v.S
vl
v.2
va
vc
cb
152
fl
3
3
3
3
3
cl
()
(bow)
prc
R ~ 40 Calmly
v.S
( )
vl
3
3
3
( )
3
v.2
3
3
3
( )
3:2
3
va
3
3
3
vc
cb
3
3
3
3
3
15
157
fl
cl
prc
v.S
3
cantando
ritmi esatti
vl
ritmi esatti
v.2
ritmi esatti
va
ritmi esatti
vc
()
169
fl
cl
prc
R ~ 120+
(occasional accents)
v.S
(measured tremolo)
3
Cadenza
(optional, see perf. note)
vl
v.2
va
vc
177
(piccolo)
3
fl
/
/
/
3
3
3
3
cl
prc
pf
3
Ritmi giusti
v.S
vl
v.2
cresc. poco a poco
va
vc
cb
16
/
180
fl
N
(leggero)
cresc. poco a poco
cl
N
N
3
3
cantabile
bn
hn
tpt
tne
prc
pf
3
cresc. poco a poco
N
/
v.S
/
cresc. poco a poco
/
vl
cresc. poco a poco
/
v.2
/
N
/
N
va
vc
cb
N
183
fl
5
3
3
3
5
3
3
3
3
3
cl
3
3
bn
hn
3
tpt
vibr. molto
(ord.)
tne
prc
l.v.
m.s.
3
m.d.
3
pf
3
m.s.
3
3
v.S
vl
v.2
va
vc
cb
3
3
3
3
3
3
N
/
N
N
N
17
3
186
3
3
3
3
fl
3
3
3
cl
bn
hn
tpt
tne
(soft sticks)
3
5:6
3
prc
3
l.v.
3
3
3
pf
3
3
3
/
/
v.S
5
3
vl
3
3
3
v.2
3
va
vc
cb
189
fl
cl
bn
/
/
/
/
hn
3
3
3
3
3
tpt
3
3
3
3
3
cresc.
3
tne
prc
pf
/
v.S
N
/
N
N
(quasi legato)
3
3
3
3
3
/
3
vl
v.2
va
vc
/
/
cb
/
/
18
192
fl
3
3
3
cl
bn
3
3
3
3
hn
tpt
tne
prc
pf
/
v.S
N
3
3
3
3
vl
v.2
va
vc
cb
195
fl
cl
bn
hn
tpt
tne
3
3
prc
l.v.
8va
3
3
3
3
pf
3
3
v.S
leggero
8va
vl
3
v.2
va
vc
cb
3
19
198
fl
cl
bn
3
hn
tpt
tne
prc
pf
v.S
cresc. poco a poco
vl
v.2
va
vc
cb
201
3
fl
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
cl
bn
hn
tpt
tne
prc
pf
molto pont.
N
ord.
v.S
cantando
N
leggero
ord.
molto pont.
vl
ord.
molto pont.
3
3
3
v.2
molto pont.
va
molto pont.
ord.
molto pont.
ord.
vc
cb
3
N
3
3
20
204
3
3
3
/
3
fl
3
cl
bn
hn
tpt
3
3
3
3
3
tne
prc
pf
v.S
leggero sempre
N
vl
3
/
/
3
3
/
N
/
v.2
/
ord.
3
/
3
3
va
3
vc
cb
/
3
206
fl
/
3
3
cl
3
3
bn
hn
3
/
3
5
tpt
3
3
tne
3
3
prc
8va
3
3
3
3
3
pf
3
v.S
8va
Loco
vl
5
v.2
3
3
va
vc
cb
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
/
21
209
3
3
fl
3
3
3
3
cl
bn
hn
/
tpt
N
N
/
N
tne
prc
/
3
pf
N
N
v.S
vl
3
3
v.2
3
va
vc
cb
211
3
3
/
3
fl
3
N
N
/
/
3
cl
3
3
3
bn
hn
/
tpt
N
3
tne
prc
3
3
3
3
3
3
pf
v.S
vl
v.2
3
va
vc
cb
3
3
3
22
213
3
3
3
fl
/
/
(scale quasi gliss.)
3
3
3
cl
bn
hn
3
tpt
tne
prc
simile
pf
v.S
3
3
vl
v.2
va
3
3
3
3
3
vc
cb
215
rall. molto
3
fl
3
cl
bn
hn
tpt
tne
prc
pf
rall. molto
v.S
3
3
3
/
3
vl
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
v.2
va
/
/
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
vc
3
cb
3
fl
217R ~ 60
23
Flute
cl
tne
Motor ON (slow)
3
3
(bow)
3
prc
(al fine)
3
3
3
3
pf
v.S
R ~ 50 Appeasing
R ~ 60
gracefully
vl
3
v.2
tranquillo
va
vc
cb
227
prc
p. a p. rall al fine
v.S
3
vl
3
v.2
va
vc
3
234
prc
W
v.S
vl
v.2
va
vc
,
Jukka Tiensuu:
Hou
(2012)
concerto for violin and ensemble
Instrumentation:
flute (doubling piccolo)
clarinet in Bb
bassoon
horn in F (always transposes down, regardless of the key)
trumpet in C
trombone (in Bb/F)
percussion: vibraphone (also bowed with two contrabass bows)
Solo violin
2 violins
viola
cello
contrabass
Performance note:
General
All ornaments are half-step ornaments.
tr
Trills always continue till the end of the (tied-over) note.
Tremoli are always measured.
Appoggiature are played on the beat.
Accidentals apply to the rest of the bar, although they are occasionally repeated to facilitate reading of long bars.
15/8
Subdivision: 3+2+2+3+3+2
Specific
Brass
The trumpet an the trombone use a sordino throughout the piece. This is mainly to facilitate balancing with strings,
but also a color effect. Choice of the sordinos are left to the players' discretion, and different sordinos can be used for
different sections to accentuate their respective musical characaters. The horn, for its part, should use half-stopping at
least in ppp-mf.
Perc.
The percussionist needs a well rosined contrabass bow (or two). The indicated bowing dynamics are approximate and
should be adjusted according to the musical context.
Piano
l.v.
let vibrate. Keep as many keys as possible pressed down till the following rest. Do not use any pedal. Also, do not
release the keys simultaneously, but gracefully one by one (preferably in the same order they were pressed down).
Cadenza
Solo vl. The cadenza is optional and could be performed either playing the enclosed written-out cadenza or improvising. In
the latter case the improvisation should move mainly in the high register and naturally relate to the rest of the piece.
The recommended duration for the improvised cadenza is ca. 1-2 minutes.
Duration: ca. 17-18 min.
Hou was commissioned by The Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation.