Festa Felciano - Richard Felciano


q =72
N.B.
Use resonant
Piano with
bright treble
Piano







  



Vibraphone     G 

 

Pno.

Vib.
(always depressed)

G
sffz
sffz
   

(dal niente)
dead stop
total muffle

 

f
 



  (sustain with hands)

 

13
 
 

G

sffz






 

  
G
 (always depressed)

(motor off, always)
 

lift hands away instantly
accent sharply to enhance resonance







  

 


G
Festa
G
G



simile
 G  

 G    

 

f
  


sffz
     


f
 
 

 G    

           


L.H.
 

     



f
  
© 2008 by Richard Felciano.
G
 G  



G
sffz

G
 G  
 



Richard Felciano

  



G

mf




 
   

f
  
 

 G    
sffz
  

   


 




 G 

 
f


G
     


   


f
  
 G 


 G 
 
 

f

2

 

   
24
Pno.
G
sffz

       
  




 loco

34
    

    
Pno.
Vib.

 


simile (sff)
  
   

loco
 





    


f

  


  
f
  


 









     





G
         



  
 



f

 ppp!
(non cresc.)
 
(accent first stroke)

gently: notes separated, but not staccato
constant, unaccented motion.
                    
subito p!


sffz
   


connect

 

 

 G 
G
sffz
     
   
loco
  
   
  
sff

   



 

 G     
G
sffz

 
Vib.    



 

 

 
5
5
5
5
5
5
  5
                       
5
(senza Ped)
3
         take one medium yarn ( ) and one soft rubber ( ) mallet











                       

     
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
ff


                                                


 
3X
38
Pno.
Vib.

5
5
5
5
5
5
5
3
5
                                                 



(mellow)
3X
   l.v.


 
  
f (foreground)

5





    



5

5
5
5

  


(harsh) (finger muffle)
mp (a little louder)

5


5
5


2X












                     
     
  




 

40
Pno.
Vib.
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5


                           




                 
2X





 

   


  
sempre f
 






 






 

 

   (Pedal only at change of harmony)


5
5
5
4
Pno.








 

                                     
3X
42
5

  
5
5

5


  



  l.v.


  

5
5


  

                






   
Vib.
5
5

   


5

5
5
 
 
  
    
very short
f

5
5
lift hands
5
5
                         
 
Vib.
5
5
5

                
  

 
 
5
5
5
                        


3X
  
 


  




 
 




44
Pno.

5
5
5
  
  



r.h.
as before
                        
 
   


5
5
5
5
 

f
5
 

l.h. legato e pesante


ff



5
 
        
 
                     
 
5
5
5
5
 



                   


f
5
sempre senza Pedale
5
5
5
5



  
connect



  

  
  




  


 

 


(keep down)





  

  
brilliant!
Pno.

 
 


Vib.  


Pno.


Pno.
Vib.




 

  
 
 










56








  

 


G



 




 
 







   







 

 
 






 


  

 


  
 
 
 

 





 

 





 








5



 



 

 
7



scorrevole-legato


  
 





 




 
   





f organ-like




 




  

 

6
scorrevole-legato


 
 
G
 






 
f but gentle and resonant

  




 
  

 
 
 

 




   




 
 


G
52
 
 

ad lib
brilliant!

 
 
Vib.    




 
 
 
47

  
f


mf
 

7
(senza Pedale)
6
Pno.
Vib.


  

60






  




f insistent

 


 
 
Vib.   G 


    
    
 
  
 
 

5
5


mf (less)
senza Pedale
5
   

 
 G 

  
 
 


   
trumpet like



  

  


     
 
a tempo
  


66
Pno.
 
 
 
 

 

take hard yarn or
plastic mallet and bow
 
     

5



  


a tempo


 


   G 

mp!





 
 

f poss.

     

   
  
  
 









f
3


7


 
 
    

















 
 
 
 
 
fff martellato

3
senza Ped
 ad lib
Ped ad lib
(secco)
 


 
  






medium yarn mallet



 

      
  

still less,
but sharp attack
mf

(bow)


 
  



f poss.

7


  

  
   
 
70
Pno.




  




Vib.



f
 


 
 




 
  

 
 

 

 
  


 

  





   







  


 







 







 


 











 


74
Pno.
 
 

 
(medium yarn)
 
Vib.    

 



   
 


 



 

 


6


  
   
 
 

 










  

 






6
legato




lift hand after striking
for resonance
    

f
   



 
(bow)







 
 

  
 



take mallets


8



 


          
  
 
ff

 

   



 
79
Pno.

Vib.  




 

Vib.  


6
   
  


  
  
  
  





 

 

like trumpets
(louder than piano)
hard yarn or soft rubber
ff aggressive

 
 

 


 
 

 
   
 
    




 



   
 


  
 


  
 

  




  

  

 
 






 

86
Pno.
mellow, resonant
(lift hands away after striking)


















(Pedal ad lib)





 

 















   
f



  
 
  

 
5
resonant but not harsh
 
6
5

 
f (a little less)



(continuous)

90

Pno.
 
 



 
Vib.  


6
6


 
5
 






  
 
 
5

 
5
9
   

5
 


  
5

 
 


 

 
5

5
   

 
  
5
5





95
Vib.

ff

Pno.






secco



     
 
       
 
 
f (less)
accented staccato, like drums
senza Pedale

secco
 






 
 
   


 




         
 


 



  

mf (still less)
senza Pedale

  






      
  
     

    


 
10

100

Pno.

 
     

 


Vib. 






 
 

       


 



          

  

(f)



 


 
 



 
 



 


   






    
     










      
             
evenly (think Lionel Hampton)

mf



105
 

Pno.



sempre f
 legato e leggiero sempre

  




              
    
(non dim.)

subito p
 
   
  

      

    
            
 












Vib.  
      














    









       
leggiero!
p

11
   
      






    

 
108
Pno.
 
     
Vib.  

       


111

Pno.
        
  

           

 

6
     





         


6
5
6
  



 
  
    
     
 
5
6
loco
3

   
   
3
medium yarn
rapid tremolo
(as in measure 2)

 


5
5
5
5
     




















         
       
   
   
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
6









   



              
6
loco
5

Vib.  

f
5



5
5


5
5


f







f
 

 


  

 


12

115
Pno.

  



6

Vib.  



118

Pno.


crescendo






6






poco



f


 


6
6
6




 


 


 
a
6
6






 





poco
6
6
 




f






 



 
6
6

Vib.  

f





 






   
6
6











6
6


f







 

 

6

  









6






6
f

121
  
Pno.
Vib.
 
lift hand

    

f
senza Pedale
f





ff
  

6
 
      




 

 f
     

simile


ff
 
6
   
  


   




  


senza Pedale

f

129
Pno.



 

 

  
   
 
   
G  

f

senza Pedale
  

* mouth resonance, fast to slow
(stop when piano re-enters)
    


lift hands
  

senza Pedale
     






Vib.   G      G
 G

 



like tolling bells;
emphasize octaves

 

 
simile
 



G
 
sfz


5
 
7X
   

5
  



strike sharply
sfz
 


like murmuring
  
 

simile
 (down continuously; create blur)
7X
lift hands
resonant 13
  

 f
    

* (wah-wah)
f

 

 
simile
many

   

 

  G 


G
3

 
mp secco, senza Pedale
lightly tap rapidly with pads of fingers
change range constantly
 


 G
1"
2

1"



1"

G  2G
2
1"
14

137

Pno.

Vib.

Vib.
G


  

144
Pno.
G




G


G


G

G

G

 

G

 
f (less, but strike sharply)


silence



as response
silence


(continuous)


 



  
G


 


G



G



(soft yarn)
rapid, imperceptible strokes











G





G



(begin inaudibly, leave most of crescendo for the end)



G



 



 


   

sffz




stop instantly with piano
at height of crescendo


fff
G
San Francisco,
15 June, 2008
duration: 7 minutes, ca.