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Oboe Quartet for oboe, violin, viola, and cello

James M. Stephenson

www.stephensonmusic.com

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JAMES STEPHENSON - COMPOSER

The collection of Jim Stephenson’s music represents many different styles inwhich Stephenson has composed over the years, ranging from the “grand

and stirring American Fanfare (1999)” [Omaha World-Herald, October 22,2005] for full orchestra to the more intimate Fantasie (2005) for violin and piano,commissioned by the Florida Music Teacher’s Association. Whether writingnarrative scores, as in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1996) [ “In my book, thispiece should take its place right along side Peter and the Wolf; It’s a classic!” -Edward Benyas, Music Director, Southern Illinois Symphony; designate,Chicago Chamber Orchestra] or music composed from the heart (Stephenson’s2nd movement of his String Quartet (1995) was a surprise for his wife’s 29th

birthday), his music has pleased audiences and musicians alike whereverperformed.

The Boston Globe and Boston Herald each applauded the premiere presentation of Stephenson’s Concertofor Trumpet (2003), stating:

...a pair of skillfully composed movements... The pastoral, the evocations of big-city bustle, a majesticfull-orchestra climax... - they were all here, seamlessly arranged with nary a cliche in sight. In every respect,this premiere performance seemed all it should have been.

Richard Buell - The Boston Globe

Stephenson’s concerto deserves to be heard again and again. ...the concerto is filled withstraightforward, unashamedly beautiful sounds intriguingly arranged...

T. J. Medrek - The Boston Herald

Orchestras across the U.S. have performed Stephenson’s music, including the Cleveland Orchestra, DetroitSymphony, Rochester Philharmonic, Syracuse Symphony, Naples Philharmonic, Omaha Symphony, SantaRosa Symphony, Missouri Symphony and more.

A sought after arranger, Stephenson has worked with many of today’s top pops conductors (including KeithLockhart, Erich Kunzel, Jeff Tyzik, Michael Krajewski, Bruce Hangen and Jack Everly) who have taken hismore than 100 orchestral arrangements to the Boston Pops, Cincinnati Pops, the symphonies in Houston,Atlanta, Baltimore, Indianapolis, Madison, Toronto, Winnipeg, the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa,and many more.

A tribute to Stephenson’s music lies in the fact that since his beginnings as a self-taught composer in 1993,his music is in constant demand and he has always maintained a back-log of commissions for orchestras,chamber groups, soloists and churches.

Stephenson lives in Naples, FL, with his wife and four children.

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The Oboe Quartet was commissioned by the Christy/Marcy quartet in November of 2003, and premieredin November, 2003. I had been in discussion with Judy (Christy) about writing an oboe sonata for her, butas the idea for a Christy Oboe Quartet CD developed, we decided that I would compose a quartet instead.

The piece is in theme and variations form with a finale which recalls the main theme and was added toprovide a symmetrical framework to the piece and to allow the players more opportunity to display theirvirtuosity. The theme is actually a musical “coded message” (and I know I'm not the first composer to dothis!) based entirely on the family's surname: Christy. I arrived at the musical representation of the nameas follows:

C H RI S TY becomes: C B Ré Es Ti becomes: C, B, D, Eb (D#), B

The piece admittedly sounds a little like Shostakovich at the beginning, the reason being that the first fournotes used are the same (though in different order) as Shostakovich’s own frequently employed musical

monogram (D, Eb, C, B). The musicians enter with the theme in the order of their appearance in the

family: violin (Jay), viola (Jan), oboe (Judy), cello (John, who married in).

Because the theme does not readily lend itself to tonality, the piece is a bit of a departure for me as acomposer, and I wanted to keep the theme very present and easy to decipher throughout the ninevariations in order to give the listener a home base to refer to amid the relative lack of tonal structure.The Finale appears here in its revised form, which is a slightly lengthened version to give myself theopportunity to refer back to the main theme, and therefore give the piece a more complete framework.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Christy family for believing in new music, and for giving methe chance to create something that I otherwise would not have. I am forever grateful to them.

Jim Stephenson

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Violin

Adagio, calmTheme a Fugue

Solo b

Oboe QuartetJames M. Stephenson, III

Theme, Variations and Finale

for Jay, Jan, Judy, and John

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Oboe Quartet / Stephenson(Revised)

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333 3 3

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3 3 3 3 3 3

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(Bring Out) b

57 pizz.

b b pizz.

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poco b

(take time)

Subito AllegroD Var. I

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Maestoso e molto affectandoVar. IIE

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TarantellaF

pizz. arco

Maestoso e molto affectandoG

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Allegro, elfinH

Var. III

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103 arco

107 arco

arco pizz.

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115 arco

Andante con motoVar. IV

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b 3 3 3 3

Subito Allegro ModeratoVar. V

Jmolto marcato

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b bb bbb

147 bbbb b

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K Var. VI159 b b b159

bsimile

b simile

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165 b b b165 (as before)

(as before)

Var. VII

168 sul G bpizz.

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174 sul G b

barco b

A Slower, Walking TempoM

Var. VIII

(steady, unchanging)

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

181 pizz.

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3

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3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3

Con fieroVar. IX

bpizz. b b

Adagio b

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Con fiero196 b

Adagio Con fierob

Adagio199

Con fierob

Adagio b

Con fiero Adagio, calmO202 b

202 bOboe

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bpizz.

bpizz. arco

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FINALE

moltob

bbpizz.

(L.H. pizz.)

b b bb b

bpizz. b

bpizz.

arcobarco

bpizz. b b b b b

non-vib.

Andante, calm

semplice

bsemplice

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Q13 b b b

13 barco

moltob

bbpizz.

(L.H. pizz.)bb

bbpizz. bb

b b b b b b

21 b b b b

21 b b b barco b b

b b bb b b

b bb b b b b b

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b b b b b

b b b b

Andante, calm

semplice

bsemplice

AllegroR33

33 b b b

b b bpizz. b

b bb b b

b b- 22 -

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b bb b b

b b barco

pizz. b

b b b b

b b- 23 -

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arco b

pizz. b

b bb b b

b b- 24 -

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b b b b

pizz. b

arco b

barco b

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73 b b b

bpizz.

81 b b81

bOboe b

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95 b b b95 b

arco b

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b b b b

b bpizz. b

barco b- 28 -

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112 b b b

b b b b

b b bb

b b b b

cresc.

b bb b

b b b b

118 b b b b b

b b b bpizz.

b bb b b

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cresc.

bpizz.

125 b125

barco b

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133 pizz.

bpizz.

bb b b

bpizz.

Slowing

A Slower, Walking Tempo(a little slower than before)X2

3arco 3 3 3 3

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1463 3 3 3

(long)

Con fiero(Finale Tempo Primo)

150 b b b b

150 b b b barco b b

b b bb b b

b bb b

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