Perspectives of New Music

- 326 Steps (Homage to Debussy) in memory of Milton Babbitt Joan Tower  4 5  4 5            3   = c. 48             ppp dolce  4 6  4 6         mf   6      3       pp   pp dolce    mp        ( ppp )           5      dim           ppp  Poco Più Mosso  = c. 54   6             6      6     cresc                      8  4 3 4 3       6      p  6   pp          6 pp                            4 2    4 2 6    10 4 3 4 3 8 3 8 3                   6 p           3    3    Copyright © 2011 by Associated Music Publishers, Inc. (BMI) New York, NY International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved. Warning: Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is prohibited by Federal law and subject to criminal prosecution. - 327 2 3  6 cresc      6       8 3 8 3 12   4 5 4 5              cresc         3     4 3 mp  –  4 3  dim            4 5 4 5 14   4 3 4 3  5          6    6  –                  mf  3              4 3 4 3 15         6          6                  17 Poco Più Mosso  = c. 56  8va   8 3 8 3                    6 ppp        ( ppp )         pp delicato             6       19 8 3 8 3 8va 4 5 4 5             3                  3      3    - 328 3        3 3            21 4 5 4 5 8va                                 sim.     6      4 2   4 2 6 cresc        p      22   8va 4 3 4 3               6                                                     5  5   4 3 4 3     5 p 4 3 4 3   24                         4 2  4 2 5 cresc  5       Ped. ad lib  5             5   5          mf   3            3   3           4 3 4 3          27    6     3      5  5          5 mf  5                   6  6                                3  3  29   broaden                       3  3                                         3  3   - 329 4              Poco Più Mosso  = c. 63 30   4 3 4 3       3   3 3    3                 3    3   3  3              marcato   3          3 no pedal      8 7 8 7   31 4 3 4 3                                         3  3        f                               33 8 7 8 7   4 3 4 3                        3  3  3  3                                             34 4 3 4 3          3  3         3  3                        8 3  8 3                            3  3 4 6 4 6   35                         cresc         mf sub  broaden                                     - 330 5         11  37       4 6 4 6   3   a tempo (  = c. 63) f                            4 5 4 5               11   3            8va 3             7  4 5 4 5 38       dim              3                3                       mp           3                   3   39        3                         4 3 4 3            3    3      - 331 6     7                40 4 3 4 3   pp dolce           = c. 48           3        cresc            4 2 4 2         43        4 2  4 2        3      8 3      8 3     3    mf     10  4 2    4 2         47 4 2 4 2      7                 3 mf       4 3 mp  4 3        11    12        50             3                    cresc   3           4 3 11  f 4 3                      = c. 76  cresc   52                       mf    accel                    to                       - 332 7               16 5  16 5 f     55    16 6 16 6                                                                          57 16 6 16 6  4 3 4 3                    16 5  16 5                     16 6  16 6                                               4 3 4 3 61                                     mf sub                  cresc                     4 2 ff  4 2       63                                                    Broaden    3 3    3    3   4 3  65     8va    3   4 3  3 3    3   = c. 76 3    ff  3    3 3    3     3  - 333 8 3   3   3    3 4 3     8va  3    3 3 3    3     3 3  4 3      3 66              fff marc. feroce  Poco Più Mosso            8va                   3  3 3    3     3 3  67   3 3      3   3      3                             8va                             69                                                            8va                               71                                                                                    73                               - 334 9                                                                               75                                                4 6  4 6            to  77       dim              rit                                  = c. 63           pp dolce      79                                               rit  8va        84              - 335 Joan Tower: STEPS When I was studying for a graduate degree in Music at Columbia University in the 60s, Milton was a powerful and caring presence. He seemed to be at every concert, was always aware and supportive of composers and performers of the so called “uptown” school -of which I was a part of at the timeand he presented to me a concerned and yet slightly intimidating presence because of his immense intelligence and knowledge. I tried to unravel the articles he(and others) wrote and I really worked hard on the music that I played at the time(which I never really understood). But, even though I went my own way eventually, I admired Milton’s position and his total dedication to what he believed...