FLUTE CONCERTO

ELLIOTT CARTER
(2008)
Piano Reduction by
Allen Edwards

FLUTE CONCERTO
Allegretto

= 96

ELLIOTT CARTER
(2008)
Piano reduction by
Allen Edwards

Solo
Flute

6
3

poco

scherzoso

Piano
Reduction

Log Drum

Unpitched
Perc.
delicato

poco

ten.
3

ten.

ten.
ten.

3
2

Sost. Ped.
Temple Blocks

Sost. Ped.
4

9
3

(Sost.
Ped.)
Copyright 2008 by Hendon Music, Inc.
a Boosey & Hawkes company.
Copyright for all countries. All rights reserved.

sempre

ver. 6 Dec. 2009

12

ten.

Sost. Ped.
T.B.

1
3

Wood Block

14

Sost. Ped.

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17

meno

3
3

3
3

T.B.
yarn mallet
Log Dr.

W.B.

T.B.

T.B.

Log Dr.

delicato
1

W.B.

20
3
3

poco

poco

3
3

sempre

(leggiero)

T.B.
3

T.B.
5

W.B.

W.B.

T.B.
1

W.B.

T.B.

T.B.

W.B. W.B.

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24
3
3

meno

poco

cresc.

secco
poco

Sost. Ped.
27

secco

ten.

3
3
3

Sost. Ped.
T.B.

30

(D )

3
3

ten.
3

ten.

(Sost.
Ped.)
5

T.B.

sub.
Log Dr.

delicato
W.B.

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T.B.

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32

espr.

poco

poco

sub.
poco

T.B.

W.B. T.B.

W.B.
1

T.B.

Log Dr.

35
3

3
1

sub.

T.B.

37

W.B.

sub.

sub.

espr.

sub.
poco

W.B.
T.B.

Snare Drum
brush scrape

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2
1

5
3

7
41
3

sub.

espr.

3
3

2
4

1
3

2
4

1
5

1
2
4

44

dim.

depress
silently

2
5

Bongo

Sost. Ped.

Tom-tom

47
3

3
6
3

cresc.

espr.

(Sost. Ped.)
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50
3

depress
silently

depress
silently

Sost. Ped.
54

ten.

depress
silently

Sost. Ped.
(Sost. Ped.)

Tom-toms

57

meno
marc.

(D )

(Sost. Ped.)

3
3

ben marc.

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59

Meno mosso = 72

ten.

secco

secco

secco
Sost. Ped.

Tom-toms

61

5
2

4
2

1
2
3

1
5

1
2

3
5
2

3
1

Bongo

fltz.

63

sub.

5
1

5
2

3
1

5
1

2
4

Tom-tom

1
5

Bongos

5
3

dtach sempre
3

3
2

1
2

1
5
1

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2
4

3
5
4

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65

5
2

3
1

3
1

sub.
marc.

(marc.)

5
2

3
1

5
2

5
2

6
3

(dtach sempre)
3

1
5

Tom-tom

1
5

2
4

1
3

Bongo

3
3

67

meno

accenti molto marcati

3
Tom-toms

S.D.

fltz.

69

3
Bongos

sub.

5
1

2
1

6 2
1

3
2

4
1

5
1

4
2

1
5

1
2

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2
3

1
2

1
2

3
1

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71

5
3

2
1

5
1

5
2
1

3
1

3
3

1
2

1
2
5

Bongo

2
1
5

3
2
5

1
3
5

1
2

rim shot
Tom-toms

73

marc.

Bongo

Tom-tom

Bongos

76

(loco)

Tom-toms

8
1

Tom-tom

Bongos
2

1
3

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B.D.

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79

marc.

Tom-toms

Tom-tom

Bongos

82

Andante
3
1

5
2

= 54 ( = 108)
5

4
1

3
5
2

3
1

5
1

marc.

2
4

1
3

1
2
5

2
5

1
4

1
5

2
4

non troppo
T.B.

S.D.
rim shot

Bongo
2

Tom-tom

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84
5

sempre)
tranquillo

tranquillo

T.B.

T.B.

Bongos

86

sempre

(Harp)

3
3

(gliss.)
3

ossia:
conflate to

marc.
2

(gliss.)
3

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T.B.

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88

5
5

depress
silently
ten.

L.H. over
depress
silently

(gl.)
Bongo

90

T.B.

Sost. Ped.

secco
5

(Sost. Ped.)
Bongo

92

T.B.

5
5

Bongo

Cym. choke

Bongo

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Tom-tom

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94

delicato

3
T.B.

Tom-tom

96

8
5

98

ten. (G )

secco

ten. (D ) Sost.
Ped.
Tom-toms
2

Bongo
3

Tom-tom

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Bongos

2
1

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101
5

5
5

(4)

sempre

(Sost. Ped.)
T.B.

Cym. 2
choke

103

T.B.

4
4

105

5
5

poco

sempre

3
S.D.

B.D.
3

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5

107

5
5

3
3

109

Presto

= 135

possibile

Tom-tom

sub.

marc.

Bongos
Tom-tom

Tom-tom

B.D.

B.D.

112

2
1

2
1

5
1

3
2

depress
silently

2
4
2
2
3

1
5

Bongo
1

Tom-tom

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Sost. Ped.

1
3

18

5
3
1
3

115

3
3
1

marc.

3
3
4
5

(Sost. Ped.)
S.D.

117

marc.

Tom-tom
Tom-tom

Bongo
1
3

S.D.
3

120

depress
silently

ten.

Sost. Ped.
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espr.

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123

L.H.
over

(Sost.
Ped.)

3
S.D.

Tom-tom
Bongo
2
3

Bongo
2

126

3
3

sub.

Sost. Ped.

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129

(*)
L.H. under

R.H.
ten.

(Sost. Ped.)

133

pi

Bongo
3

Tom-tom

135

poco

sub.
meno
3

B.D. (D)

(*) Use both hands to play this

to measure 135. Lower staff is for information.

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140

3
3

3
3

3
3

Tam-tam
l.v.

Mesto

= 40+

144
3

molto
espressivo

non troppo
con intensit

depress
silently

ten. sempre

Sost. Ped.
Tom-tom

Cym.

149
5
3

pi

poco

R.H.
ten.

R.H.
ten.

L.H.
ten.

(C )

(Sost. Ped.)
B.D.

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153

meno

ten.

ten.

R.H.
5

(ten.)

(Sost. Ped.)
(B.D.)

158

pi

R.H.

L.H.

ten.

R.H.
ten.

ten.

(ten.)

ten.

R.H.
ten.

L.H. ten.
(D )

(Sost. Ped.)
Tam-tam

163

pi

pi
poco

ten.

ten.

(Sost. Ped.)

ten.

ten.
L.H.
ten.

R.H.
ten.

(ten.)

ten.
R.H.
(Sost. Ped.)
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(ten. C )
secco
L.H.

ten.

Sost. Ped.

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168
3

poco

ten.

(ten.)

sempre

R.H.
ten.

ten.

ten.

ten.

secco

ten. A

5
1

(Sost. Ped.)

secco

Sost. Ped.

Sost. Ped.

Log Dr., yarn mallets

5

173

R.H.
ten.

R.H. R.H.

ten.
L.H.

ten.

ten.
L.H.

R.H.

L.H.
ten.

ten.
secco

(Sost. Ped.)
177

pi

pi

ten.

R.H.

ten.

sempre
ten.

L.H.

secco
Shaker

Sost. Ped.

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182

3
3

sub.

ten.

ten.

ten.

ten.

ten.

(E )

depress
silently

secco

(B )

secco

secco

ten.

un poco
marc.
Sost. Ped.
Almglocke
open end, hard stick

187
3

pi

(C )

secco

secco

secco

secco

secco

(Sost.
Ped.)
Tam-tam
on edge, wood sticks

Log Dr.
plastic mallets
5

l.v.
(ben marc.)

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193

tutti
ten.
ten.

ten.

ten.

ten.

ten.

secco
(Sost. Ped.)

ten.

Sost. Ped.
B.D.
(hard stick)

Bongo

Tom-toms

Tam-tam
Bass Drum

Pi mosso
= 67+

198

ten.

(Sost. Ped.)
Tom-toms
5

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Presto

= 135

Allegro non troppo

203

= 90

(ten.)
ten.
tranquillo
ten.
(ten.)

Tom-toms

depress
silently
Sost. Ped.

2
1

B
B

207

ten.
tranquillo
ten.

(Sost. Ped.)

215

cantando molto espr. ma dolce

3
3

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220

(E )
3

pi

poco

3
3

225

pi

non troppo
sub.

E
3

230

pi

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236

pi

poco

sub.

ten.
C

ten.
depress
R.H. silently

secco
sempre

R.H.

L.H.
Tam-tam (brushes)

Sost. Ped.
3

242

sub.

depress
silently

(Sost. Ped.)

L.H.

Sost. Ped.

246

cresc.

ten.

R.H.

secco
sempre

depress
silently

(Sost. Ped.)

Sost. Ped.
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secco
sempre

29
251

(cresc.)

ten.
3

8
(Sost. Ped.)

254

meno

B
ossia
3

(C )

257

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260

marc.
Bongo

263

( = 90)

sub.

Tom-toms

pi
3

Bongo
Cym.
2

Bongos

Tom-tom

marc.

266
3

meno
6
3

Bongo
3

1
3

Tom-tom 1
rim shot

CARTER: Flute Concerto Fl. & Pno.

3
Cym.
1

l.v.

31

Leggierissimo (presto possibile)

= 120
3

268
6

15

8
ten.

L.H.
over
B.D.

(Cym.)

271
5

poco
cresc.

una corda
(to m. 298)
273

secco

(una corda)

S.D.
muted

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275

(una corda)
(S.D.)

277

2
1

4
3
1

4
2
1

5
1

stacc.
poco

1
4
5

(una corda)

3
4

1
4
5

279

(l.v.)

loco

5
3

8
3

R.H.
over

Sost.
Ped.

(una corda)
Shaker

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281

(Sost. Ped.)
(una corda)

Log Dr.

283

R.H.
over

3
3

Sost. Ped.
(una corda)

3
3

Bongo

285

on edge

5
5

R.H.
over

3
3

(una corda)

Log Dr.

Pipe

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Sost. Ped.

espr.

34
287

R.H.
over

secco

secco

(Sost.
Ped.)
(una corda)

R.H.
over

depress
silently

secco

3
3

Sost. Ped.
Bongos

289

fingers

5
5

loco

loco

8
3

3
3

(Sost. Ped.)
(una corda)
291

5
5

5
5

(loco)

(una corda)

B.D.

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293

R.H.

3
2

depress
silently

2
3

(una corda)

1
5

2
5

Sost. Ped.
fltz.

295

5
5

(Sost.
Ped.)
(una corda)
Tom-tom

In tempo (or slower)

298

cresc.

tre corde

8
B.D.

Music engraved by Jeffrey Grossman

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