Violin I String Quartet No.

2
Movement 1 James Nathaniel Holland
q=50
 
spiccato
 
"Pyrrhic Fight Dance"
    
       
f

  
quasi improvised
  
        
2
    


  
        
   
con forza
3
 
nat. h=60
 
(port.)   
    
f 3 3

 
     3 
                
      
11
   
  

p sfz f   p mf

    
15
                           3  
     
 
f p

      
                
     
      
 
19
 

 

ff f  fp f p

  
 
        
24
   
  
f p f fp f p f
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  
32

   
         
       
f mf f p
    
            
            
      
37

 
ff mp ff

           

  

     
41

  
   
   
f p fp
          (port.)
sffz ff
45
   
con forza 
  
  
                  

            
 3 3 3

        

    
f sfz ff
 
     
  
51

               
3 3
f


3

      

           
      

55

              
  
f mf ff sfz

                        

     
58

               

    
   (Ord.)
 (molto vibrato)
p f

               
 
62

 
    
 
ff fp f fp f

 
       
 
          
67

       

               
p f p f p f p f p f fp
   
h=100

   
           
 
72

 

 
  
     
f 
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78

                  

ff       
                        
f

          
           
85

      
ff
       
        
92

  
               
 
    
  
           
mf    
               
 
            

98

           
   
 
       
            
104
 
             
           

 f
           (port.) 
h=60
     
         
109

   (port.)

 
ff f p f ff

            

 

             
 
115
       

f
     
  
ff ff

120             
            

 




mp p mf p

 
 
(molto legato)


127
                  
          
mp

                      

134

    

mf f f p f V.S.
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 

              
   
p f p

   
 

               
 
          
146

   
ff p f mf

     
    
152

        

p mf p mf

  
160
     
         
               
   
3
f sfz f p f sfz sfz

 
                                    
164

 
p sfz

167
        
   
 
            
   
ff

173  

    
sfz
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   
 
176

       
   

f 3 fp 3 f

             
   
 
181
  
              

sfz
 
3

      
185
        3            

     
    
f mf

               
                  
189
  
 
ff fp f


193          
         
         

fp f p f p f p f

                   
198
       
          
p f p f p f

                     

     
202
 

       
p f fp f ff f

207
              

                
ff mf ff 
STRING QUARTET NO. 2 J.N. HOLLAND
 Movement 2
"Blissful Awakening"
q=60

6 213 Violin I

    
           
pizz.

          











 








p

      
  
220
          
      






 




 




 






p  p
226
 
rit.
 a tempo      
     
           



   



















     
      
                
233

    






 











pp


q=75

                  

(Sul tasto)
241 rit.

arco

 
a tempo p pp mp

                   
(Ord.) (Sul tasto) (Ord.) (port.)
246
 
 

      
(solo)
  (cantabile)
 
252 rit.

 
f p mf

         
a tempo rit. q=60
     
256 (solo end)
   
 
mp f

          
263 a tempo

   
rit.
     
mp

      
  
      
270

stretto
    
p mp
J.N. HOLLAND STRING QUARTET NO. 2
 Violin I 7


         
q=60 q=60


poco rit. rit. rit.
 
  
275
 


f mf pp mf pp

q=60 q=60
278         
rit. rit.
    
          
mf pp
                 
q=60 rit. q=60 rit.
280
     

mf pp mf pp
         
q=60
   rit. 
282
      
   


mf
q=85 pp mf pp

   
q=60 q=75
 
(Sul tasto)
  
284

(Ord.)

    
(port.)

p mf p pp

 
     
291 (Sul tasto)
     


  
rit.
   
(solo)
 
q=60 freely

         
295
 

(Ord.)

p pp mf

      
299
    
            

          

rit. q=60
(cantabile) 
  
   
301 ten. ten. ten.

 


p pp p f mp p

                  
(port slowly)
308
   
ten.

   
mf f p pp mf V.S.
STRING QUARTET NO. 2 J.N. HOLLAND
      
8 Violin I
    
  
313

    
   
 
  
rit. a tempo
317
     
      

f mp

               
323

 
     
p pp


329 rit.

       

J.N. HOLLAND STRING QUARTET NO. 2

 Movement 3
"Memories of a Drowning Sheik"
Violin I 9
      
     
332 q.=47
 

pizz.
 
     



                         
p mf


arco
  
  
338 q.=47 (Ord.)
 
        


mf f p f

 
  
            
 
(Sul tasto)
 (port.)
  
                 
345 (Ord.)
       
    
 

ff mf p pp mf p f
 
                 
   
352
            
    


  
     
p
 
f
     mp
   

 
356


 
f p pp
q=150

     
361

pizz.  
arco
 
        
   


 rit.
f f f sfz fp sfz

   
365 q=80 q=60 rit.

   
 
e=87
      
mf mp p

               
369 (solo)


 
    


   
3 3

           
mf p p


         
371

 
 
                     
ppp p ppp
375  e=100

    
mf pp mf p V.S.
STRING QUARTET NO. 2 J.N. HOLLAND
     
10 Violin I
 e=60
    
  
rit.
          
382

(virtuosic)

 
 
      
pp  
    
  (solo end)
 (Sul tasto)
p

 
mp rit. q=150
f


385 mf p
       3
 
pizz. arco

              
3 3


 
pp

3
      
f p

   

                  
390

    

                          

f 3

                              
393


  
3 3 3
    
ff
 
    
  
397

 


    
mf ff

          

q.=47 q=150 (molto vibrato)

      
  
399
     

mf f sffz mf ff
405        
       
                  
  
      
sfz f

           

      
409

  
f ff
     
     
       
  

 
                


412


  
f f
     
416
                  
          
     
ff
 ff
J.N. HOLLAND STRING QUARTET NO. 2
   
Violin I
 11
419
     
 
          

                    
mp ff sffz

                   

  
     
422

       


mp sffz p


e=60
       
 

426
   
(solo)



     
f f p pp

    
   
430

   

(virtuosic)

ppp pp

433                  
(port slowly)
 

2
ppp p ppp pp

                 ten.
ten.


438
  
  



p mp

               (solo

e=38

   
  
443
 
end)

p pp mf f pp p ppp

                
    
      
448 q.= 40

  
pp


q.= 47



452 pizz.

   
mf
STRING QUARTET NO. 2 J.N. HOLLAND
 Movement 4
"African Fugue"


    Violin 
   
  
q=170 arco
12455
 
I
                  
    

     

   
        
f sfz
        
459
             
 

                         
462

              

                    
 
sfz mf
  
          

465
       

sfz sfz sfz sfz

                                    
469

  


                        
472

         

sfz sfz sfz sfz

                                
476

      
  
sfz sfz sfz sfz





       

 
480  
   
                         
 
sfz



                   
484 

            
 
sfz

                                
487

   
sfz sfz sfz sfz

                       

 
491

    

sfz
J.N. HOLLAND sfz
STRING QUARTET NO. 2
 Violin I 13
494
           
       
           
   

  
                                   
   
 
497

    
sfz sfz sfz sfz
    
        
        
             
    
501

  
    
sfz sfz

                                  
505


    
 
                  

             
508

         
 

sfz sfz sfz sfz p

                               


512

        


                               
  
516

             
sfz sfz

                               

520

        
sfz sfz sfz sfz

              
      
     
524

        

sfz sfz sfz

                    
527

  
                
     
sfz sfz sfz sfz V.S.
STRING QUARTET NO. 2 J.N. HOLLAND
             

               
14531     
 
Violin I

      
            sfz    
  sfz
          
sfz sfz

   
535


sfz
  
sfz
   sfz
  
                               
  
538

       
 
               
 
sfz sfz sfz sfz
        

542

            
       
sfz sfz
 
       sfz 
   

545
            
  
sfz
 
sfz sfz
                          

   
548

   
      
  
sfz sfz sfz
                     
  
551

    
     
 
      
  
 
554 sfz sfz
    
               
sfz
    
sfz sfz
    
sfz sfz

    
557
         
   
 
sfz sfz sfz sfz

       
           
559

           

  
sfz 
561

  
      FINE

       
 
sfz
J.N. HOLLAND STRING QUARTET NO. 2