Analyses
Martin Mailman - For precious friends, Op. 80 (1988)

Program Notes
Form and Structure
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I. mournful hymns did hush the night
Opening motive mm. 1-4
Chorale melody (phrase 1) - waves of sound; unmetered measure m. 5
Opening motive mm. 6-9
Chorale melody (phrase 2) - waves of sound; unmetered measure m. 10
Opening motive (chorale melody & waves of sound interpolated mm. 15-17) mm. 11-20
Opening motive - waves of sound accomp mm. 21-29
euphonium solo melodic version of chords in waves of sound
Descending scalar motive mm. 30-35
Alto sax solo (minor third theme) mm. 36-47
Opening motive (somewhat developed) mm. 48-60

Transition (upper woodwinds, piano, glockenspiel) mm. 61-65

Woodwind waves of sound with chorale melody mm. 66-70

Opening motive mm. 71-85

Brass Chorale mm. 85-100

Climax mm. 101-114

Descending scalar motive mm. 115-122

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II. broken loops of buried memories
Section I
Loop 1 (percussion) - based on three-note rhythm mm. 1-5
Loop 1 (percussion, woodwinds, & harp) mm. 6-13
Loop 1 (percussion, low brass, low winds) mm. 14-24
Loop 2 (basses, low brass) mm. 25-30
Loop 3 (upper winds, harp, percussion) mm. 30-33
Loop 1 (percussion) mm. 33-36
Loop 2 (basses, low brass) mm. 37-45
Loop 3 (upper winds, harp, percussion) mm. 45-49

Section II

"Buried memory" (upper brass, basses, low brass) mm. 49-56

Loop 3 (upper winds, harp, percussion) mm. 56-57

"Buried memory" - somewhat developed (upper brass, basses, low brass) mm. 58-67

Loop 3 (upper winds, harp) & descending clusters mm. 68-73

Loop 2 (basses, low brass) mm. 74-80

Section III
"Buried memory" with long-note theme (clarinet) - references 1st mvmt mm. 81-87
"Buried memory" in canon with long-note theme (oboe, English horn, euphonium) mm. 88-94
"Buried memory" long-note theme (woodwinds) mm. 95-101
Transition material mm. 102-108
Minor 3rd theme (horns) - originates from mvmt. 1, m. 36 alto sax solo mm. 109-120
Transition (woodwinds, harp, piano) mm. 121-126
Loop 3 mm. 127-129
Section IV
Fugato (piccolo, xylophone, flutes, clarinet 1, oboe, Eb clarinet) mm. 130-146
based on a spreading out of notes from m. 6 into melodic form
"Buried memory" & loop fragments mm. 147-149
Descending clusters - see m. 73 mm. 150-152
False loop 1 mm. 153-154
Section V
Loop (basses, low brass) mm. 154-160
"Buried memory" (upper winds) - see trumpets m. 50 mm. 161-169
Rhythmic augmentation of fugato subject mm. 170-177
Augmentation of canon with loops mm. 178-185
Minor 3rd theme (horns) with "chorale" melody from mvmt 1 with flutes mm. 186-190
- see m. 109
Development of "buried memory" (woodwind atmosphere, quasi-chorale in brass) mm. 191-212
Loop 1 (woodwind tremolo, trumpets) & descending clusters mm. 213-217
Extension of clusters mm. 218-222
Transition & crescendo mm. 223-226
Loop 1 mm. 227-229
Interruption of loop 1 (percussion) mm. 229-230
Chord stacking mm. 231-234
Loop 1 finished m. 235
Final use of three-note rhythm to end the loops (percussion) m. 236
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III. Which by and by black night doth take away
Descending scalar motive (piano, double bass, harp, mallets) - from movement 1 mm. 1-7
English horn solo based on long-note theme from movement 2, m. 81 mm. 8-15
Descending scalar motive (piano, double bass, harp, mallets) - from movement 1 mm. 16-22
English horn solo based on long-note theme from movement 2, m. 81 mm. 23-28
Descending scalar motive (piano, double bass, harp, mallets) - from movement 1 mm. 23-34
Soprano vocalise solo with upper woodwind accompaniment mm. 35-51
Soprano vocalise solo based on movement 1 minor 3rd theme mm. 52-63
Descending scalar motive from movement 1 with movement 1 opening theme mm. 64-77
Soprano vocalise solo based on movement 2 long-note theme mm. 78-82
Movement 1 chorale melody in horn & euphonium mm. 83-94
Soprano vocalise solo based on chorale melody with tutti waves of sound mm. 95-101
Rhythmic motive from movement 2, m. 50 (trumpet) mm. 101-103
Final three chords mm. 104-106

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