The Valley of Unrest

for String Orchestra

by

Cavan Carson

2Once it smiled a silent dell

Where the people did not dwell;

They had gone unto the wars,

Trusting to the mild-eyed stars,

Nightly, from their azure towers,

To keep watch above the flowers,

In the midst of which all day

The red sun-light lazily lay.

Now each visitor shall confess

The sad valley’s restlessness.

Nothing there is motionless—

Nothing save the airs that brood

Over the magic solitude.

Ah, by no wind are stirred those trees

That palpitate like the chill seas

Around the misty Hebrides!

Ah, by no wind those clouds are driven

That rustle through the unquiet Heaven

Uneasily, from morn till even,

Over the violets there that lie

In myriad types of the human eye—

Over the lilies there that wave

And weep above a nameless grave!

They wave:—from out their fragrant tops

External dews come down in drops.

They weep:—from off their delicate stems

Perennial tears descend in gems.

- Edgar Allan Poe, 1845

The Valley of Unrest

Duration: 11 minutes, 30 seconds

Violin I a

Violin I b

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello I

Violoncello II

Double Bass I

Double Bass II

mf cresc.

Grave, Pesante q=92

mf cresc.

sffp sffp

mf cresc.

mf cresc.

ff mf

ff sffp mf sfp

sffp ff sfp mf

2 3 4

3

C. CarsonThe Valley of Unrest

3

simile

3

3

3

f mf cresc.

f mf cresc.

f mf cresc.

f mf cresc.

mf sfp mf sfp mf

sfp mf sfp mf sfp

5 6 8 97

3

3

3

3

4

f mf cresc.

f mf cresc.

f mf cresc.

f mf cresc.

sfp mf sfp mf sfp

mf sfp mf sfp mf

10 11 12 13 14

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

5

f mf cresc.

f mf cresc.

f mf cresc.

f mf cresc.

mf sfp mf sfp mf

sfp mf sfp mf sfp

15 16 17 1918

3

3

3

3

6

fff f cresc.

rall.

A tempopoco accel.

A

fff f cresc.

fff f sfz sfz

fff f

fff f cresc.

fff f sfz sfz

sfp mf fff f sfz sfz

mf sfp fff f sfz sfz

20 21 22

3

3

divisi

3

divisi

7

sfz sfz sfz sfz

sfz sfz sfz sfz

sfz sfz sfz sfz

sfz sfz sfz sfz23 24

8

f

f

sfz sfz sfz sfz

f

sfz sfz sfz sfz

sfz sfz sfz sfz

sfz sfz sfz sfz25 26

9

cresc.

cresc.

sfz sfz sfz sfz

cresc.

sfz sfz sfz sfz

sfz sfz sfz sfz

sfz sfz sfz sfz27 28

3

3

3

10

sfz sfz sfz sfz

sfz sfz sfz sfz

sfz sfz sfz sfz

sfz sfz sfz sfz29 30

11

f cresc.

f cresc.

f

f sfz sfz sfz sfz

f cresc.

sfz sfz sfz sfz

sfz sfz sfz sfz

sfz sfz sfz sfz

31 32

3 3

3 3

divisi

3 3

12

sfz sfz sfz sfz

sfz sfz sfz sfz

sfz sfz sfz sfz

sfz sfz sfz sfz33 34

13

f cresc.

f cresc.

sfz sfz f sfz sfz

f cresc.

sfz sfz sfz sfz

sfz sfz sfz sfz

sfz sfz sfz sfz

35 36

14

sfz sfz sfz sfz

sfz sfz sfz sfz

sfz sfz sfz sfz

sfz sfz sfz sfz

37 38

3

3

3

15

f fff

A tempo

f fff

f fff

sfz sfz f fff

f fff mf

sfz sfz f fff

sfz sfz f fff

sfz sfz f fff39 40 41 42

3

gliss.

3

gliss.

3

gliss.

3

gliss.

3

gliss.

solo

3

gliss.

3 gliss.

3 gliss.

16

mp

Flowing, free q=92B

mp

mp

mp

mp

mp

43 44 45 46 47 48

pizz.

pizz.

pizz.

pizz.

espressivo

pizz.

pizz.

17

49 50 51 52 53 54

18

mf

mp cresc.

mp

55 56 57 58 59

arco

arco

arco

arco

(solo)

(tutti)

arco

arco

19

60 61 62 63 64

20

f cresc.

C

f cresc.

mf

mf

mf

mf

mf

mf65 66 67 68 69 70

espressivo

gliss.

gliss.

espressivo

tutti

21

71 72 73 74 75

22

76 77 78 79 80

23

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

81 82

24

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff83 84 85 86

25

fff ppp p

With feeling q=72 D

fff ppp p

fff ppp p

fffppp mp

fff ppp mp

fff ppp mp

fff ppp p

fff ppp p87 88 89 9190

pizz.

pizz.

pizz.

26

92 93 94

27

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

95 96 97 98

28

p

p

p

mp

mp

mp

p

p99 100 101

29

pp mf

pp mf

pp mf

mf

mf

mf

mf

mf102 103 104 105 106

arco

arco

arco

30

mp (sub.)

Transparent (q=72)E

mp (sub.)

p (sub.) mp

mp (sub.) p

mp (sub.) p

mp (sub.) p

mp (sub.) p

mp (sub.) p

107 108 109 110 111

31

mp

mp

mp

mp

mp112 113 114 115 116

32

mf

F

mf

mf

mf

mf

mf

mf

mf117 118 119 120

33

121 122 123 124 125

34

mp (sub.)

mp (sub.)

mp (sub.)

mp (sub.)

mf mp (sub.)

mf mp (sub.)

mp (sub.)

mp (sub.)

126 127 128 129

35

130 131

36

132 133

37

mf

mf

mf

mf

mf

mf

mf

mf134 135 136

38

ff

Triumphant q=100 G

ff

ffstacc=pizz

f

f

f

ff

ff137 138

divisi

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

pizz.

arcopizz.

arcopizz.

arcopizz.

3 3 3 3

pizz.

arcopizz.

arcopizz.

arcopizz.

arco

3 3 3 3

39

139 140

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

arco

pizz.arco

pizz.arco

pizz.arco

pizz.

3 3 3 3

pizz.

arcopizz.

arcopizz.

arcopizz.

arco

3 3 3 3

40

mf

molto rall.

mf

mf

mf

mf

mf

141 142 143

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

arco

pizz.arco pizz. arco pizz. arco pizz. arco

3 3 3 3

pizz. arco

pizz.arco pizz.

arcopizz. arco

3 3 3 3

41

mp

A tempoH

mp

mp

f

f

144 145 146

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

42

f

f

f

147 148 149

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 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

3

43

150 151

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

44

152 153 154

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 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

3

3 3 3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3 3 3

45

ff ff

I

ff ff

ff f

ffmf (sub.)

ff mf (sub.)

ff mf (sub.)

ff f

ff f155 156

3

3

3 3

divisi

33

3

3

3

pizz.arco

pizz.arco

3 3 3

pizz.

arcopizz.

3 3 3

46

157 158

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

pizz.

arcopizz.

arcopizz.

arcopizz.

arco

3 3 3 3

arco

pizz.arco

pizz.arco

pizz.arco

pizz.

3 3 3 3

47

Pushing forward

159 160

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

pizz.

arcopizz.

arcopizz.

arcopizz.

arco

3 3 3 3

arco

pizz.arco

pizz.arco

pizz.arco

pizz.

3 3 3 3

48

cresc.

J

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

161 162

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3 3

3 3 3

arco

3 3 3 3 3

3 3 3

49

163 164

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

50

fff mf fff ppp

molto rall.

fff mf fff ppp

fff mf fff ppp

fff mf fff ppp

fff mf fff ppp

fff mf fff ppp

fff mf fff ppp

fff mf fff ppp165 166 167 168

51

mp

With Energy, Momentum q=88 K

mp

mp

mp

169 170 171 172

52

173 174 175 176

3

3

53

177 178 179 180

3

3

54

mf

mf

mf

mf

mf

181 182 183 184

55

185 186 187 188

3

3

3

56

f

f

f

f

mf

mf189 190 191 192

3

3

3

3

57

cresc.

Più mosso (q=100)poco accel.

L

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

mf cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

193 194 195 196

58

197 198 199 200

59

201 202 203

gliss.

3 3 3

gliss.

3 3 3

gliss.

3 3 3

gliss.

3 3 3

60

204 205 206

3

3

3

3

61

207 208 209

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

62

fff mf

molto rall.

(q=88)poco accel.M

fff mf

fff mf

fff mf

fff mf

fff mf

fff mf

fff mf

210 211 212

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

3 3 3 3

63

mf mf

mf mf

mf mf

mf mf

mf mf

mf mf

mf mf

mf mf213 214

3

3 3 33 3 3 3

3

3 3 33 3 3 3

3

3 3 33 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 3 3

3

3

3 3 3

3 3 3

3

3

3 3 3

64

mf mf mf

molto rall.

mf mf mf

mf mf mf

mf mf mf

mf mf mf

mf mf mf

mf mf mf

mf mf mf215 216 217

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 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

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

65

f

Heavy, Pronounced q=112N

f

f

f

f

f

218 219 220 221 222

66

f

f223 224 225 226 227

67

228 229 230 231 232

68

cresc. ff

Più mosso O

cresc. ff

cresc. ff

ff

ff

ff

cresc. ff

cresc. ff233 234 235 236 237

69

fff pp mp

molto rall.

fff pp mp

fff pp mp

fff pp mp

fff mf

fff mf

fff pp mp

fff pp mp

238 239 240 241 242 243

loco pizz. arco

loco pizz.

pizz.

pizz.

pizz.

pizz.

70

mp

Expressive q=54 P

pp

pp

pp

244 245 246 247

solo molto vibrato

arco

71

ppp mp

With Energy, Movement

q=100accel.

Q

mp

mp

mp

mp

mp

248 249 250 251

tutti

arco

arco

72

mp

252 253 254 255

3

3

3

3

73

mf molto cresc.

mf molto cresc.

mf molto cresc.

mf molto cresc.

mf molto cresc.

mf molto cresc.

mf molto cresc.

mf molto cresc.

256 257 258 259

3

3

3

3

3 3

3

3

arco

arco

74

260 261

75

fff

fff

fff

fff

fff

fff

fff fff

fff fff262 263 264

3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3

pizz.

pizz.

76

265 266

77