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Rock Salt

for orchestra

JAY DERDERIAN
2016

INSTRUMENTATION
2 flutes
2 oboes
2 clarinets in B flat
2 bassoons
2 horns in F
2 trumpets in C
2 trombones (1 tenor, 1 bass)
tuba
timpani

percussion 1

2 suspended cymbles (hi/low)


snare drum
kick drum with foot pedal
low floor tom
high-hat with foot pedel

percussion 2

2 suspended cymbles (hi/low)


slap stick
ratchet
base drum

strings

DURATION: ca. 3'


Performance materials are available from the composer at jay@jderderian.com
for more information please visit www.jderderian.com
Jay Derderian (ASCAP) 2016. All Rights Reserved.

PERFORMANCE NOTES
Strings
m.s.p - molto sul ponticello
ord. - ordinary
m.s.t - molto sul tasto
n.v - no vibrato
m.v. - molto vibrato
over-bow - Use very heavy bow pressure. The sound should be dirty, gritty, and pitchless.
Over-bowed pitches are notated with an x-shaped notehead
palm slap mute - Slap the muted strings against the fingerboard, creating a percussive sound.
Dashed lines between m.s.p./m.s.t. to ord. indicate an even transition between the two.
Solid lines between n.v/m.v. indicate an even transition between the two.

Brass
Lowest possible note.

Articulate rhythm without stopping on individula pitches (except for beginning and end notes).

Winds
over-blow - Distort pitch by over-blowing. This should produce a growling, over-tone rich buzzing sound.

PROGRAM NOTES
I've been a heavy metal fan since I began playing music. The naked aggressioon, the adrenaline inducing
energy, the driving rhythms, the scary sometimes post-human vocals; this was the perfect thing for an angsty,
angry teenager to fall into. It was the first medium to really show me the potential for pure, raw, unadultured
expression. And not only expression, but the way to really craft and orchestrate gigantic walls of sound that
fills ampitheaters and blows out eardrums.
This is the kind of raw energy that I tried to capture in Rock Salt.
- the composer

Rock Salt

Jay Derderian
2016

for orchestra

Heavily; = ca.118

A
Flute 1

Flute 2

Oboe 1

Oboe 2

Clarinet in B 1

Clarinet in B 2

Bassoon

Horn in F 1

Horn in F 2

%
%
%
%

>

3footstomp =
3
=

3 footstomp =
% 3
=

Timpani

Percussion 1

Percussion 2

3footstomp
3
=

>

33 footstomp

=
3 footstomp
3
=

Viola

Cello

Contrabass

>
>

3
3
3
3

3
3

1
3

3
3

= = = = 2
3

33

13

33

3
3

1
3

3
3

=
3
3

1
3

3
3

13

33

1
3

3
3

over-blow

====
23

over-blow

2
3

33 =

=
3
3

= = = = =

over-blow

over-blow

= = = = =

over-blow
= = = = =

ord.

1
3

3
3

====
23

33

13

33

23

33

13

33

3
3

=
3
3

1
3

3
3

1
3

3
3

13

33

13

33

13

33

13

33

13

33

sim.

13

33

sim.

13

33

= = = = =

13

33

sim.
= = = = =

1
3

3
3

1
3

3
3

2
3

2
3

23

23

23

Sus. Cymb

====
23

Snare


==== =

= = = = =

33

33

2
3
====

23

33

23

choke

33 =

Tom
Bass Drum

33 X

= = = = =

==== =
x

Snare

rim shot

choke
x


= =

= =

n.v.
footstomp m.s.t.


= =

m.v.
m.s.p.

m.v.
m.s.p.

2
3
====

====
23

palm-slap mute

=

palm-slap mute

over-bow


====

2
3
====

m.v.
m.s.p.

over-bow

over-bow

over-bow

over-bow

33

ord.

33

ord.

33
3
3

n.v.
m.s.t.
arco

=
n.v.

m.s.t.
arco

=
n.v.
m.s.t.
arco
=
3
3
=



==== =



==== =

m.v.
m.s.p.

m.v.
m.s.p.

m.v.
m.s.p.

sim.

sim.
= = = =

ord.

===

over-blow

ord.

= = =

over-bow


=======

===

Kick Drum Snare

Heavily; = ca.118

33

2
3

= = = =

over-blow

3
3

n.v.
m.s.t.

footstomp

3
3

= = = = 2
3

33

n.v.
m.s.t.

footstomp

= = = = = = =

1
3

2
3

Kick Drum

Bass Drum

33

33

3
3

23

>

33

ord.

2
3

33

= = = =

over-blow

>

Violin II

33

>

Violin I

3
3

33

Trumpet in C 2

Tuba

=
footstomp
3
3
=

footstomp
=
33

footstomp =
3
3
=

footstomp
% 33
=

Trombone 2

3 footstomp
% 3
=

Trumpet in C 1

Trombone 1

3
3

footstomp

r.s.

x
=

Sus. Cymb

Bass Drum

ord.

ord.

=
ord.

ord.

ord.

over-bow


=======

over-bow

===

over-bow

Rock Salt

12

Fl. 1

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

Ob. 2

B Cl. 1

B Cl. 2

Bsn.

Hn. 2

C Tpt. 1

C Tpt. 2

Tuba

3
3

1
3

3
3

1
3

3
3


======== =

13

33

1
3

3
3

13

33

13

33


====== =

1
3

3
3

>

1
3

3
3

>

13

33


======== =

13

33

13


====== =

13

13

1
3

3
3

1
3

13

3
3

>

Hn. 1

Tbn. 2

1
3

= = = = = = = =
%

12

Tbn. 1

= = = = = = = = =

= = = = = = = = =

>
>
>


======

======

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

12

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.


======= =


====== =

>

12


======

= = = = = =

12

Timp.

Tom
Kick Drum

======

=

Tom

choke
x x

Bass Drum

over-bow

Vc.

Cb.

>

ord.

note

33 possible

lowest
3
note
33 possible

lowest
3
possible note
33

Trombones/Tuba:Articulate rhythm during


lowest

gliss withoutstopping on any pitches.

Snare

33 =0

Slap stick

=
x

Ratchet

33 sim.
=
= = = = = = = = = = = = =

13

33


==== = == = ===== =


======== =

13

33

= = = = = = =

over-bow

=
x

sim.
==== = ==
33


= x

=
%


Horns:Articulate rhythm during gliss
withoutstopping on any pitches.

x x

x x

x x
x
x x
=
=

x x

= x =
x x

x x x x
x
=x

B
arco

sim.

s trum chord s hape without


s topping glis s ando.

13

sim.

33 = = = = = = =

=
===== =

13

Snare, Tom,
High-hat, Kick Drum

========

sim.

13


====== =

=======

sim.

sim.

pizz.

>

= = = = = = =

arco

= = = = = =

arco

arco

arco

pizz.

palm-slap mute

pizz.

palm-slap mute

s trum chord s hape without


s topping glis s ando.

palm-slap mute

palm-slap mute

arco

Rock Salt

6
Fl. 1

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

Ob. 2

20

B Cl. 1

B Cl. 2

Bsn.

20

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

C Tpt. 1

C Tpt. 2

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Tuba

>

>

con sord.

>

Perc. 2


=
%


ord.

ord.

ord.

= x =
x x
x x
x x
x x

x
x
x x
x x x
=
= x
=

Slap stick
=0
=
=
=0

20

Perc. 1

>

>

con sord.

>

20

Timp.

%
>

x x x x x

=
=
=
= x x x
x x
x x
x = = = x x x x x x x x x
x
x
x

x
3

=0
=0

20

arco

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

>
>

arco

arco

arco

palm-slap mute

palm-slap mute

arco

pizz.

s trum chord s hape without


s topping glis s ando.

pizz.

s trum chord s hape without


s topping glis s ando.

pizz.

palm-slap mute

palm-slap mute

pizz.

arco

arco

pizz.

pizz.

arco

arco

arco

over-bow


== ==
=

== ==
=

over-bow

arco

= = = =
=

over-bow

Rock Salt

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Fl. 1

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

Ob. 2

27

B Cl. 1

B Cl. 2

Bsn.

%
%
>
27

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

%
%

>

>

Vln. II

Vc.

Cb.

>
>

======
=

= = = = = =
=


ord.

ord.

x x

x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

pizz.

=
=

s trum chord s hape without


s topping glis s ando.

palm-slap mute

s trum chord s hape without


s topping glis s ando.

palm-slap mute

s trum chord s hape without


s topping glis s ando.


== ==
=
harsh


== ==
=

senza sord.

senza sord.

= = = = =

simile.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x



= = = = =

pizz.

harsh

over-blow

pizz.


== ==
=

=over-blow
= ==
=

=
=

=
=

= =

= =

pizz.


======
=

pizz.

Vla.

x x x x x x =x = = = = = x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Vln. I

lowest
possible note

lowest
possible note

27

>

27

Perc. 1

27

Timp.

C Tpt. 2

Tuba

Tbn. 2

>

C Tpt. 1

Tbn. 1

= =

palm-slap mute

== ==
=
gritty
over-bow

over-bow


== ==
=
gritty

palm-slap mute

Rock Salt

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Fl. 1

Fl. 2

= = = = = =
=

= =


======
=


==

Ob. 2

B Cl. 2

Bsn.

>
34


==


======

>

= = = = = =
=

>

= = = = = =
=

>

34

Perc. 1

34




= =

= =

x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x



Vln. II


======
=

==

Vla.


======
=


==

>

>

simile.


=== ======


=== ======


=== ======

= = = = =
====

x x

over-bow

m.s.p.


= =====
==

==

= = = = = =
==


===


= = = = = = = = =
==

x x x
x

ad lib on pattern, as desired

ord.

==

= = = = = =
gritty

ord.



= = = =

gritty

over-bow

=
==
gritty


= =====

Cb.

= = = = = =

Vln. I

Vc.


======
=

34

C Tpt. 2

Timp.



= = = = = =

>

C Tpt. 1

Tuba

Tbn. 2

Hn. 2


==


======
=

Hn. 1

Tbn. 1

Ob. 1

B Cl. 1

34

m.s.p.

ord.

over-bow




======
gritty

m.s.p.

=
==

over-bow

gritty

==

====
gritty

ord.

over-bow ord.

m.s.p.

over-bow

= =

==
==

ord.

Rock Salt

Fl. 1

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

Ob. 2

41

B Cl. 1

B Cl. 2

Bsn.

>

Hn. 2

C Tpt. 1

C Tpt. 2


======


======
==

==


======
==

======

==


======
==

======

==

= = = = = =
==

= = = = = = = =

= = = = = = = =

>


======
==


======
==


======
==

>

>

41

Perc. 2

x x

x x x

x x

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.

41

Cb.

Perc. 1

Vc.

>

41

Timp.

Tuba

41

Tbn. 2

Hn. 1

Tbn. 1

>
>

over-bow

==
====
gritty

==
====

x x x

x x

x x x

x x

==

====

==

====

==
====

==
====

==

= = = =

==

= = = =

= =
= = = =

= =
= = = =

= =

= = = =

= =

= = = =

over-bow

gritty

over-bow

gritty

Rock Salt

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rit.

= = = = =

48

Fl. 1

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

Ob. 2

B Cl. 1

= = = = =

=
=
=
=
=

ord.
=
=
=
=
=

ord.

Bsn.

48

Hn. 2

C Tpt. 1

C Tpt. 2

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Tuba

>

Perc. 2

ord.

>

Vln. II

Vla.

>
>


=
=

= =


=
=

= =

=
=
=
=
=

ord.
= = = = =

=
=


=
=

Bass Drum

= = = = =

= = = = =

rit.

=

=
=
=
=

ord.

= = = = =

ord.

ord.
=
=
=
=
=
=

2
3

3
3

2
3

3
3

= = = = 2
3

3
3

33

over-blow
= = = =

over-blow

====
23

over-blow

2
3

3
3

23

33

23

33

= = = =

over-blow

= = = = 2
3

23

33

23

33

2
3

3
3

2
3

3
3

2
3

3
3

23

33

Kick Drum

====
23

Snare

x 2
3

choke

3
3

33 X

Heavily; = ca.118

n.v.
m.s.t.

Sus. Cymb

3
3

Bass Drum

====
23

3
3

secco

x
x

=
=
=
=
=
3
3
3
3

= = = = =

= = = = =

ord.

Vln. I

Cb.

=
=
=
=
=

>

48

Vc.

ord.

>

48

Perc. 1

= = = = =

ord.

48

Timp.

ord.

= = = = =
%

Hn. 1

= = = = =

%
=

>

ord.

B Cl. 2

Heavily; = ca.118

m.v.
m.s.p. over-bow

m.v.
m.s.p.

n.v.
m.s.t.

n.v.
m.s.t.

m.v.
m.s.p.

palm-slap mute



=

palm-slap mute

2
3
====

over-bow


====

2
3

2
3
====

over-bow

23

====

over-bow

over-bow
====
23

3
3

=
ord.

3
3

ord.

33
3
3

n.v.
m.s.t.
arco

=
n.v.
=

m.s.t.
arco

=
n.v.
m.s.t.
arco
=
33
=

Rock Salt
=

ord.

Fl. 1

1
3

3
3

Fl. 2

1
3

3
3

Ob. 1

1
3

3
3

Ob. 2

13

33

1
3

3
3

13

33

1
3

3
3

57

B Cl. 1

B Cl. 2

Bsn.

>
57

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

C Tpt. 1

C Tpt. 2

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Tuba

>
>

Perc. 2

33

13

33

13

33

13

33

13

33

33

= = = = =

13
13

33

>

13

33

Vln. II

>

>

13

33

13

33

sim.

13

33

sim.

13

33

13

33

1
3

3
3

choke
x



==== =



==== =

m.v.
m.s.p.

m.v.
m.s.p.

= = = = =

sim.

= = = = =
sim.

= = = =
sim.

13

1
3

3
3


=== ======== =

13

33

over-blow

= = = = = = = =

1
3

3
3

13

33

1
3

3
3


====== =

13

33


======

= = = = = =

13

33

13

33


= = = == = = = = = = =

13

33

13


= = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

ord.

ord.

ord.

13

33

13

13

33


====== =

13

13

33 sim.
=

====
= ==
======

13

33

= = = = = =
====
= == =


======= ======== =

1
3

3
3

====
= ==
33


====== =

======

Snare

over-bow

over-bow

Tom

choke
x x

Tom
Kick Drum

======

=

r.s.

x
=

33

13

lowest
possible note

ord.

33

Sus. Cymb

ord.

13

lowest
possible note

lowest
possible note

Bass Drum

3
3

Kick Drum Snare

33


====== =

rim shot

Snare

m.v.
m.s.p.

1
3

ord.


======

3
3

==== =
x

ord.

>

Vln. I

Cb.

ord.

Vc.

1
3

= = = = = = = = = = = =

= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

ord.

13


==== =

= = = = =

57

Vla.

ord.
=

57

Perc. 1

= = = = =

over-blow
=
= = = =

over-blow

ord.

57

Timp.

= = = = =

over-blow

11

= = = = = = =

over-bow

Bass Drum

over-bow

=======


=== ========

over-bow

= = = = = = =

over-bow

33

Trombones/Tuba:Articulate rhythm during


3

gliss withoutstopping on any pitches.

Snare

33 =0

Slap stick

=
x

Ratchet

sim.

sim.

sim.

=
x

33 = = = = = = =

=
======

sim.

sim.

pizz.

s trum chord s hape without


s topping glis s ando.

13

sim.

= = = = = =

Rock Salt

12
F
Fl. 1

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

Ob. 2

ord.

B Cl. 1

B Cl. 2

Bsn.

%
>
67

Hn. 1

C Tpt. 2

>

>

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

x x

Snare, high-hat
Tom, Kick drum


= x

>

67


Horns:Articulate rhythm during gliss
withoutstopping on any pitches.

x x

con sord.

con sord.

x x
x
x x
=
=

67

Timp.

Tuba

C Tpt. 1

Tbn. 2

Tbn. 1

Hn. 2

>

= x
= x =
x x
x x x x
x x
x x
x x x x
x
x
x
x x
x
x x
x
x
=x
=
=
=

Slap stick
=0
=
=
=0

0
0

F
arco

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

>
>

arco

arco


arco

palm-slap mute

arco

pizz.

palm-slap mute

s trum chord s hape without


s topping glis s ando.

pizz.

s trum chord s hape without


s topping glis s ando.

palm-slap mute

palm-slap mute

arco

arco


arco

palm-slap mute

arco

pizz.

pizz.

palm-slap mute

palm-slap mute

palm-slap mute

Rock Salt

74

Fl. 1

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

Ob. 2

B Cl. 1

B Cl. 2

Bsn.

Hn. 2

C Tpt. 1

C Tpt. 2

Tuba

ord.

Perc. 2

>

74

Perc. 1

>

>

>

74

Timp.

>
%

74

Tbn. 2

Hn. 1

Tbn. 1

13

ord.

ord.

ord.

=
=

x x x x x
=

=
=
= x x x
x x
x x
x = = = x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x = = = = = x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
x
x
x x

3
3
3
3
=
3
3
3

=0
=0

x x

x x

G
74

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

>
>

Vln. I

pizz.

arco

pizz.

arco

pizz.

arco

pizz.

arco

arco

arco

= = = =
=

over-bow

== ==
=

== ==
=

over-bow

over-bow

= = = = = =
=

= = = = = =
=

= = = = = =
=

pizz.

s trum chord s hape without


s topping glis s ando.

pizz.

palm-slap mute

s trum chord s hape without


s topping glis s ando.

pizz.

palm-slap mute

s trum chord s hape without


s topping glis s ando.

Rock Salt

14

rit.

= = = =

=
=
=
=

Fl. 1

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

Ob. 2

81

B Cl. 1

B Cl. 2

Bsn.

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

C Tpt. 2

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Tuba

C Tpt. 1

>

>

Perc. 2

ord.

ord.

x x x x x x x x x x x x

harsh

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=

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=

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=

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simile.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

senza sord.

over-blow

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=

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=

senza sord.
=

81

Perc. 1

=
=
=

=over-blow
= = = =

harsh

81

Timp.

>

>

>
81

= = = =

x x x x x x x

rit.

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.

81

Vc.

Cb.

>
>

= = =

pizz.

pizz.

== ==
=
gritty
over-bow

over-bow
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=

palm-slap mute

gritty

palm-slap mute

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= =

Rock Salt

Broadly; = ca.105
87

Fl. 1

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

Ob. 2

B Cl. 1

B Cl. 2

Bsn.

%
%

%
%
>

>

>

>

ord.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

>
>

L.V.

over-bow

m.v.
m.s.p.

arco
ord.

arco
ord.

m.s.p.

m.s.p.

m.s.p.

over-bow

over-bow

over-bow

over-bow

r.s.

=x

15

r.s.

ord.

n.v.
ord.

m.v.
m.s.p.

n.v.
ord.

Vln. II

87

Broadly; = ca.105
Vln. I

87

Sus Cymb.

Perc. 2

over-blow

87

over-blow

over-blow

%
>

over-blow

C Tpt. 1

Perc. 1

Timp.

ord.

Hn. 2

Tuba

Tbn. 2

87

Tbn. 1

Hn. 1

C Tpt. 2

dampen.

dampen.

dampen.

dampen.

dampen.

7/26/16
Portland, OR

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