PRODIGAL CHILD

JOHN FITZ ROGERS

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 for saxophone quartet

for David Stambler

Accidentals carry throughout the measure.

(Score in C)

Duration: 10’ ca.

Psalm 43
Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation:
O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.
For thou art the God of my strength:
why dost thou cast me off?
Why go I mourning
because of the oppression of the enemy?

O send out thy light and thy truth:

let them lead me;
let them bring me unto thy holy hill,
and to thy tabernacles.
Then will I go unto the altar of God,
unto God my exceeding joy:
yea, upon the harp will I praise thee,
O God my God.

Why art thou cast down, O my soul?

And why art thou disquieted within me?
Hope in God: for I shall yet praise him,
who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
 Prodigal Child
commissioned by the Capitol Quartet, New Century Saxophone Quartet,
and the San Francisco Saxophone Quartet John Fitz Rogers
 
Turbulent q=120

              
   
            
  5 5


Soprano Saxophone 
       
*
sf p f sf p f

Alto Saxophone


molto espress.
 
       

Tenor Saxophone

  
       

    
 
Baritone Saxophone      
* It's preferable to perform m. 1 without the grace note.
However, it may be included to help make the sforzando
attack more explosive.

 
6

                                 

3 5 3 3 
      
mf f p cresc.

                          
p cresc.

         


   
p cresc.

          
     
p cresc.

   
                
11


 
   
pp p cresc.
cresc. f

  
    

            
 
cresc. f
  pp p cresc.

 
         

    
 
     
cresc. f
   pp p cresc.

    
                   

     
cresc. f
  p cresc.

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  
        
16
   
                              
 
cresc. f (no dim.)   

mp

       
        
    
      

cresc. f (no dim.)   
mp

                     
     
 
         
    
cresc. f (no dim.)  
mp
                             
  

 
      
 
cresc. f (no dim.) mp


A
         
22
    
   
          
f   
mp f

         
           
         
            
f   sf p

             

mp f f
     
   
   
  
         
f  p

             

mp f

      
      
 

  
f mp f

 
30

       
          
p f

            5   

  
3 3 5
    
                
f 
mp f

       5 5

     
        
p  
f
    
 
    
   
p f
 3


                               
34

    
       
f

                
5 5
    
           
            
 f   


5 5
         
         
         
           
f

      

  
                              
 
f

    
39

                                        

       p f p

   
 
                   
  
       
     p f p

              
                     

       p f

mf

               

                     

       
p f mf

   5   3  3  3   
45
    
5

        
    
      
 
   
 
  
ff 3


5 5
   
  
3
 3  3       
          
              
     
ff 3

    3  3  
5

        
5 3
       
    
ff

        3  

5

      
5 3 3
     
       
  
ff
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
 B Broader, passionate;
50

              
rit.
q=104
 
a little slower

3
       
       
3


sf mf

  3
       
        
           
                       
   sf mf f

3

     
       
       
 
   3 3 
sf mf

    
  

        
3

3
  
  3 3
sf mf

 
56 (simile)
        
 
   
5 3 3 5
        
           

                 
f mf f

         


        

f mf sf f f mf

          
  

sf mf

    
        
sf mf

 
61
 3            
3

         
     
   
3 3 3

5 5
         

       

 
 
3 sf f
mf


    
        

sf mf sf f 3

  
    

 
 
sf mf sf f
 5


 
66 rit. Tempo primo q=120

   
3

              

  
ff p cresc.

  
   
 
          
p cresc.
      
ff
  ,   

ff pp p cresc.

       
(fast breath in tenor and
,
 
     
baritone if necessary)


 
p cresc.
ff pp

       
70

                         
5

         
     p f


 
cresc. f

                       
5
           
cresc.      
  

        

p
 f 
       
 
f

        



f

cresc. mf 3
f
         
  
 
    
 
    
cresc.
  mp f 3
f

 
73

                                     

     
 cresc.
 
fp f

                                      
    

fp f 
 
cresc.
                                     

 
  
 

f

fp cresc.
                               

    
   
 
fp cresc. f
6

   
77 C Calmer, playful
  
  
 
  
               
    sub. p
p


                             
      
    

     

sub. p pp
  
 
 
             
      

   
sub. p pp
  
                   

  
 
sub. p pp

                         
83

     


      
  

pp

  
     

 
     

p
poco

 
88

            
            

poco

    

 
       

poco

        
 
p pp p poco

          

   
pp p pp
poco
 7


   
   
92

         
p
           
                          
  
p
            
 

        
p pp p pp
  
poco

             

     
p pp

  
96

                 

         

 5
mf f
  
5

                    

          

  
mf f

  
      
      

mf
5
 
f

            
      
5

  
3
mf f

   
99

6

              
3
       
 5 6 6
mf ff mf
    
5

3

              
 
3
          
 6

 
mf ff mf

                  
   
6
   
3
 
mf
5
      
ff mf

  
5

  
      
     
6

   
   
mf  3
3
ff 6
mf
8
    
          
D
         3  3 
102 5

      
        
3 3 3
3
   
ff
   
 
sfp
      5 3 
            
 
3 3
         
     
 

ff
           
  
sfp

          
  

      

     5 3 3
 
      
ff
 
sfp pp

                

 
    
3
       
3 3 3 5 3
  
ff sfp pp


107

                   
3

              


ppp p
  
      
      
pp
   
    
 
 
 
 
 

pp


   
  
  

   

    
 


p


                           

111 6

5


       
3

 
p
f mf
 
5
   
        
          

  
f mf pp

           
        
   
5
f mf pp

               


5
    


3

     
6
f mf p
 9

 
          

114 6
     
                   
  p    mp
f
  
mf
 
5
    
 
             
 
    
p

    
f mf pp

  
   
         
 
 
3
5 mf pp p
f

          
        
6

               
 3
        
f mf p mp

 
117

    
      

         
5

mf
         
  f

       3

        

     
 

mp cresc.
         
f
   

   
3
mp cresc. f

             
    
       
     
mf 5
f

Broader, passionate;
E a little slower q=104
                
119

6

   5
        
         sf f ff 5
6
mf cresc. 6

                        

6
  
5
   
       
ff ff f
mf cresc. sf f

            
6

            


   
5
6

mf cresc. sf f

                   
6
  
   
    

  
5 5 6
mf cresc. sf f
10

       
(simile)
      
            
123

     
sf f ff

                   


        
 
ff f
sf ff
             

        
sf f

         
       

   
sf f

 
 
rit.
129

                      
3
5
   
        
cresc.

  
5
 
3

   
          
     
ff f sf f cresc.
         
        
  cresc.
sf f sf f


         
  

    
 
sf f sf f cresc.

          
135 rit. Tempo primo q=120
     

   

cresc. sf

   
sf

        
angry, molto espress.  

 
    
          
   
              


 
sf p ff

         
 
cresc. sf p ff
   
     
cresc. sf sf

          
  


      
cresc. sf sf
 11

 
       
        
141

 
   
   


    
sf sf sf
                 
3 
 

     
                 
 sf sf sf 

      
         
più p cresc.
     
sf sf sf

        
          

  
sf sf sf

 
147 rit. F Driving, relentless q=120
            
  



    
     
  

    
     
cresc. ff
                
sf dim. ppp
     
  
pp

             
       
 
      
pp

 
156

   
  
  
       

        
  
pp

   
    
    
        
 
      
  
    
pp
     
       
     
      
               


     
         
     
          
               

 
12

 
164

      
 
     
 
                
pp cresc. mp

   
   
 

                     
   
                               

pp cresc.
     
mp

  
    
cresc. mp

                                     

           

cresc. mp

       
172

     
  
     
   
 
     



  
 
   
 
   
                        
       
               
                           
    

                            

             



178

    
 
  

    
 
         


           


 
   
  
  
 
 

                        
       
        
                       
   
     
 
 


                               

   
          
 
 13

 
184

   
 
 
 
  
 
 
  

     
                     
    
      

   
 
 
   
  
 

 
                         
 
            
             


    
        

                    

                  


 
190 5

     
  
          

 
              
           
   
   f
5

   
  
           
       
                      
   
f

 
           

                
 

         5

   
f

                  

          
             
 5
f

       
196 3

   
  
   
 
  

          
               
f

   
mp
   
3

   
  
 
 
  
 

                    

f
 
  mp
          
          
              
    3 
    
mp f

       
         
          
      3

mp f
14

 
                   
202
       
                
 mf        
        
f mf f

  
 
   
   
 
                      
              
f
   
mf f
             
mf
  
                

   
      
      
mf mp f mf mp f
    
     
      
          
        
mf p f mf p f

   
210
  
                      
          
     
          
mf

  
 
 
      
       

    
                             
 
mf
        

                
               
       
          
mf
  
                                 
           
mf   

   
                        
217
     

       
   
   
f


    

                        
 
     
               
   
                    
f
     
                       
    
         
f
  
                                 
            


 
   
  
f
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              
225

                        
  
fp mf f p
 
            
         
           


fp
    
f

mp
       
p
   
              
         

  
fp f p

       
                          
     
 

fp f p

G soaring, legato
        
       
232

          
    
   

  3 f

          
soaring, legato

                 
    
3

    
     
  
                    
f
    
              

          


f
              
      
                          
 
   
   
f

                
       

           
239

                

mp mf

 
     
 
    

       
 

  

 
      
   
  
            mp             
           
mf
              
     
mp mf

                                         
   
     
 
  

  
 
 
mp mf
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           


          
247

     
 
    
 
  

3

             
f

      
    
         
        
   
           
3

         
f
 

  
              
 

     
 
3
f
   
                 3             
         

      
     

 

f

        
   
254    
   

 
 
   
  
 
 


          
    
            
  
          

                       

  
       
     
       
    
   
       
            
          
            

    
 

 
                     
 


261
    
    
 
 
  
   
  
  

   
 
                  
       
  
            

    

   
   
 
                   
   
   
 

       
    
       

       
       

          


 17

            

   
 
268

    
  
 
    
    

 3

  
          
      
              
     
 

                          
       
       
  
 
 
   


    

                     
3

                         
   

                       
           
275

    
         

mp mf


  
 
   
         
           
            
  
           mp             
                 

mf
              
mp mf

       
 
     
       
          
       
      
          
  mp mf

      joyous   


         
283

  
       
  
   
 
  

3

     
f

                
joyous
          
  
   
  
     
  
3

             joyous   
f

  
              
               
       
3
f
           
joyous
                    
                      
3
    
    
 
f
  
18
        
   
290 
   

 
 
   
  
 
 

ff

                        
    
           
   
     
          
ff
  
 
     
  
     
              
          
     
    
ff

     
    
        
        
    
         
           

 ff

(soprano m. 298 ossia:


same as m.294)
 
       

      
 
   

297
       
        

     
         

          
                   

                  
   

                 
      
       
 
   
    
          
         
              
    
 


      

                   
304

          
      
          
 mp
f mf

          
       
          
        
             
  
  
f mf mp

  
 
                          
                 
f mf mp

  
        
              

          
 

    
    
f  mp
mf
 19

        

312 H Calmer, playful  
  
   
               

p
cresc. ff sub. pp

   
                            


 
 

              
pp
cresc. ff sub.
        
        
  


sub. pp pp

           
cresc. ff

 
               
    
cresc. ff sub. pp p


 
                               5
321


     

  

3
cresc.

    
5
 
   
  
 
    
   

    cresc. 6

          
              
cresc. 5 6

  
              
3

 
  
 
   5
cresc.

    

324 6

     
 
     
   
     
 cresc.
fpp

                   
        6
              
 
 3

 
f p 3 cresc.

                  

              

f 6


p
   
cresc.

  
3

  
         
 
fpp cresc. 6
20

     

 
327

     
   
3

      
 p
fpp mp cresc.
    
    
 
       3 
 p  
  
            
fpp mp cresc.

          
   
5

   
         
   
f p mp mf
 
                        
  
  
             

f 5
p mp mf

 
poco accel.

330

                                 
           
f poco a poco cresc. ff

                          

 poco a poco cresc.          
f ff

                     
 poco a poco cresc.       
       
ff
     
f

        
  
f poco a poco cresc. ff

I Majestic; slightly slower q=116

    
  
A tempo ( q=120 )
   
 
334

            
6

   5
   
  
    
ff

                

6

      
6
mf cresc.
 
    6  
6 

 
5
               ff fff
 
6

mf cresc.
                  
  
    
 
5
  
  
  
6
mf cresc. 6 ff
    
6

                    6
      
 
 

5 5 6 
mf cresc. 6
ff
 21
  
  
337
 
    
 


   

          
   
       
                
 

   


3 3
  
5 5

      
 


    
 
  





 
343 6


   
         
pp f
3
      
         
   

       
pp mp f
        
 
sub. pp 6
         
f

 
      
pp 
3
f

 
348

        
 
gently
       

mp sub. pp
mf

   
p

molto
  
gently
       

    
   
sub. mf
     molto
mp p pp

   
   
gently
  
 

 
sub. p pp
mp
   mf molto

     

 

gently
    
  
mp mf
p pp
molto
22

 
Slower, with freedom q=90
357

    
  
     
   


    
     
   
                       
  
   
espress.

  
 
       
   

 
366 molto rit.

         


         

 
 
  
    

     
3 3

              
 
3

3

  
 
      


373 J Driving, relentless q=120

         
   
p

  
poco a poco cresc.
    
   
 
p poco a poco cresc.
             

  
ppp poco a poco cresc. p
                 

     
ppp poco a poco cresc. p
 23

 
                   
377
 
  
  
 
  
   
ff pp

                        
poco a poco cresc.

      
 
    
                           
poco a poco cresc. ff pp

  
  
  
  
  

poco a poco cresc. ff pp
              
        
       
poco a poco cresc. ff pp

 
382

              
                     
      
 
               
             
 
    
  
             cresc.
 

                    
         
cresc.
                   

  
          
       
  

  
cresc.

  
390

     

cresc.                                  
      
mp

   
 
 
 
  
 

                                 
  
cresc.
           mp   

  
     
     
                    
cresc.
          
mp
  
              
           
       
 
  
cresc. mp
24

 
399
     
                                        
            
 
             

 
 
        
 
     
               
       
                  

      
 
 
    
 
 
      
 
 


            

        

    
        

          

 
406
       
                             
       

      
   
     
                    
       
        

                  
   

             

              
   
                 

       
3
3

  
412
                     

                        

 
         
         
   
                                         
                    
            
           
  
  


        
                       
                 
 25

     
      
419
          
                          
    
      5

f mp

  

             
          
               
 
        
              
f 5 mp
    


 
           


     
   


5 mp
f
   
  
  
        
                        
        
5 f mp

 
       
     
426
              
                      
    f 3
    
 
mf
   
                
           
 
            
     
   f 3 mf
       
             

  
  
   

        
   
 

     
f 3 3 mp

mf

           
         
    
             
       

 
f 3 mf p

  

433

 

       
      
      
 
 
      
   
   
f
 mf
 
f mf

              
 
 
          
                  
  
          
f

mf f mf
   

 

    
  
   
   


     
mp f 3
 
f mf mf
   
            
          


f mf p f mf
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
        
440
        
3
  
                             
   
 3 3

f 3

         
   
  
       
                
  
    
f
 
                        
             
      
          
f
   
     
                  
              
f

        

446
    
         
  
3

              
3 3 3

        
3
    
3
            
3 3 3
              
  
           
   

     
        

     
       
          
3 3

    

                     

  
              
3



             
452 (very fast breath)
        
      
cresc. ff  

     p
 
 
  
 
  
        
cresc. 
  
    
   ff     
  
                  
p

               
           
3 3 3 3
cresc. ff p

 
   
                               
        
3 p
cresc. ff
 27

 
accel.

  
458

              

                  
cresc.

  
                        
           
 
              
cresc.

           
   
    
 

  
 
cresc.

   
 

  
       
cresc. 3

K
x=x

      
accel. q=180 K Manic, crazed q=120
  


      
 
     
467

   
     

cresc. ff
     
 
            
   


       
3 3

 cresc. ff
 
                              
     
3 3
cresc. ff 3 3

        


3 3
    
3
 
                              
  3
cresc. ff

    
  

473
     
 
3

      
   
   

    
 

           

       
3
  
  
3
      

 
          3   
             

  
   
  
  
   
  
3 3 3
3

 
 
     
                         
 
 
3
  3  

 
3
3
28

            
     
478
   
 
           
 3 

         
       
3
 

3
       
     
 
  
 
         
      
                 
 3

      
3
3

    
          
            
3

     
3 3 3

  
 3

 
   

        
 
483
       
        
3

          


         
    
   

3 3 3

        
3 3

 

            
    
        
3
  
3
 
      
              
3 3


3

         
          
   3
  3 3 3
3

       
 
       

488

  
    
  
  
 

3 3


         

     
    
    
     

3

3 3

              

          
3 3
              
   
3
  
  

3 3
       
                  3     
 
3

  3        3

   

3
 29
   
    
 
              
  
493

   
 
  

3 3 3

  
                             
     
3 3

                 
       
        
 
3 3 3 3 3
3

           
 
3 3 3 3 3

             
      
 
 

  

   

     
     

498    
 
 
3 3 3


                         
  
3 3

 
  
          
         
3 3 3 3


                    
 
3 3 3
3 3



  
         

502 
    
sf mf
              
 
6

       
5
    
     

5
6
mf
   
6
       
6


5
  
6
     
  
      
 
mf

     
 

6
   
             6
6
mf 6
30

                   
     
     
     
504

                 
   
3 3 3 3 3

    
ff 5
     
                               
      
ff 5 3 3

  
                 3   3    
5

       
                
  
                      
ff
 
              
          
3 3 3 5 3 3
ff

                            
   3  3       
510

    
  6 6 6 6 6 6

 3 
3

     
  
   
3

        

     
3 3
3
           
    3

     
 
5
 
            
3

                                    
514


6 6 6 6 6 6

3 3 5 5

     
                   
5 5 6
                       
6 6

         

                          
5
   
    
6 6 6 6 6
 31

           
517
K x=x q=180

                  
6 6
6 6

                         
   


           

       
    
6 6

                  
        
6 6

                    
519

         
 
                    
     
 
 
                
           
  



         
                    

      
521

           
    
cresc.

       
sfffz


                     
    
cresc. sfffz
            

       
     
      
cresc.   sfffz

                 
 

         

     
cresc.
   
sfffz
Columbia, South Carolina, June 2004