PDF

University of New Orleans University of New Orleans

ScholarWorks@UNO ScholarWorks@UNO

University of New Orleans Theses and

Dissertations Dissertations and Theses

5-16-2008

Leyla and Mejnun for String Quartet Leyla and Mejnun for String Quartet

Roula Baaklini

University of New Orleans

Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td

Recommended Citation Recommended Citation

Baaklini, Roula, "Leyla and Mejnun for String Quartet" (2008). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 831.

https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/831

Leyla And Mejnun For String Quartet

A Thesis

Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the University of New Orleans

in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of

Master of Music in

The Department of Music

by

Roula Baaklini

Teaching Diploma in Musicology. Holy Spirit University, 1987

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Instrumentation………iii

Abstract………iv

Leyla and Mejnun for String Quartet………....1

INSTRUMENTATION

ABSTRACT

Leyla and Mejnun for string quartet relates a classical Middle Eastern love

story. A young poet named Qays Ibn Al-Mulawwah fell in love with his cousin

Leyla. He went mad when her father prevented him from marrying her.

The music consists of four interwoven movements. The Prelude is based on a

motif in F# played by the first violin, then by the second violin on Bb, and

finally by the viola and cello altogether, respectively in D and Ab. It ends with a

final restatement of the motif on the second violin with pizzicato on the three

other instruments. The Prelude is followed by a dramatic transition that leads to

the Love Theme which is treated as a theme and variations. The third movement

is a Scherzo based on a Middle Eastern dance called Dabke. It ends with an

 

 

q = 70

Roula Baaklini For String Quartet

Leyla And Mejnun

Violin I Violin II Viola Violoncello  

   _p      

  p                     

p    

  _{        }  p         _    _{ }    5                     3   _{  }   _{ } _     _{  }   _{ }                                  _     9  

13 



             Ord._mf                

mf



    _{ } _  

          

Ord.

mf

  _{   }

           Ord.

mf

   _

     

16

_{ }       _        _{     }

    _    _       

 _{  }        3 _

19 



                

                          

         

 _{  } 

 _ _{ } _ _ _

22 



      

Martellato(Tallone) 

        

               

       



        



24    f                          f  _ _{      }_ _{    }  f                          f  pizz.       _     _ _  _  _  26                                 _  _   __{ }      _  _  _                              _                _ _  28 _

p subito

                       

                         

p subito

30 



                       

         _{ }     

  _{   }          

 

             

32 

 

ff

 _{ } 

         

  _{   }   _{ }_



ff

 

     

    

      _         



ff



    _{ } _{    }_   

      

35

Grave q = 55                  _  con sord. mf      

           con sord.

mf

 

  _{ }       

  _{ }          pizz.

mf  _{ } 38                    _{         }

 con sord.

  mf _{        }      _{    }    _{      }     42     _{ }  rit.   pp        pizz. _ _  _{  }  rit.

     mp espress.

45 



  _{  } _   _{  } _{  }

       _{          }

              

 _{   }

49

e=120 



  _ 

 

Poco



rallent.

     

Attaca

 

 

 

  

Poco rallent.

   

senza sord.



Attaca

Attaca

 

mf

 



 

3 3

   

Poco Poco

 

rallent. rallent.

    

Attaca

 









e = 65 52





  senza sord.

mf

arco

  

      

 _{         }

 senza sord.

 

arco

mf

  _

       _

senza sord.

mf

arco

 

     _{ }       

54

_{  }  sul tasto_  

 

 _   

    sul tasto_   _ _ _ _ 

   

p



 

     

56 



     

cresc.

 _    

   _{  }

 

cresc.

 _   

       mf

 _{ }

     

 

mf



      

  _{ }      

58 

 

f

             



f

    

       

  _{ }

 

 

f

            

60 



               

      

mp

    _

       

mp



    

      

mp

  _ 

63 _

mp

              

       _    _{ }

   

  Molto Vibrato



  _{   }

 MoltoVibrato

66                dim.            _   _

dim. 







    _dim.

              _{ }   dim.        

e=e 71               

 __{  } Ord.

75

A tempo Love Theme





  

Poco Rit.

  

Ord.

p

  

         

Rit. Poco

_{ }    

p



  

3

     _{   } 

Poco Rit.

        

 _ Ord.



p Poco Rit.

_{ }_{   }   

79

_{ }   _    _{ }_ _{ }_  _ _ _

   

      

     _ 



     

   

3 3 3 3

   

82 



  



  _ __ _ _ _ _ _{ }_ _

   

     _ 

       

     _ 

   

3 _{3 3 3}

   

  _{        }

85 



  

  

   _   _{ } 

sul pont.



 __{ }

Ord.

   

   _   __{ } 



p

          

  _

     

3



88                mf   3 3 3 3        mf            _ _  3       mf  _{ }   _    _ mf     90 _                         _ _           _          

3 3 3

          

  _{ }  _ _

e=75 poco accel.

92

e=80



 

ppsubito

 

 _{             }



ppsubito

 

 

 

              



pp

 

subito

 

   3             

 _{ }

94 



            _{  } _{     }

                

3

3

     

    

      

   _ _{ }3       _{ }     

96 



Molto Vibrato

     

               

3

3

        

Alla Punta

       

   

        _   

 

   _

3

3

98 _Ord.

mp

_{     }  _

      

3 ₃ 3 ₃

 Alla

sempre pp

Punta

               



sempre pp



               

100 



 _

      

      _mf 

  _{  }Sul_ G

3 ₃ 3 ₃

            

Ord.

p

  _  

 

            

Ord.

p

   _ 

  _{       }

mf

    3 _{  }3 3 

103 



  _{          }



     

 _{     }

 

           

106 poco rall. 



  _{    }

dim.

     

 _{   }

dim.



 _{ }



    dim.



 

 

   

     _dim.      

3 3 3 3 3 3

109

allargando

A tempo

e=65





          

ppp glis

s.

 

  _{   } _{     } 

ppp gliss.

 

  _{          } 

 # 



  # 

114 

 

Molto

 Vibrato



      

     



Molto

 Vibrato

     

     

  con sord. 

mp  



      



ppp

       _     

119 

 

 _

  



   

 

  _

       

                

123 

 

  _{   }



       Ord.

pp

 _{ }

                  mp



  

      

pp



 

126 _

p

  

Ord.

 

 

  

 

 _ _ _ 



 

 

     



       

                

          

128 



       

 _{ }    

 _ _ 

 



 

  



    

                

          

                 

130 



             

      



  _{ }  

                

    _{  }   

132 



   _     _     

 



     

                

       

 _{  }  _{ }

  

  

  _{  }  _{ } _

134 

          

         



     

       _{ } _{ } _{ } _{   }  _

       senza sord.

  _{ }

3

3

 

poco rit. poco rit.

poco rit.

poco rit.

142 



   

p



 

  

p

   

           

3

   



p

        

144

_{ }   _   _{ }_

   

     

         _ 



 

3 3 3

  

146 



  

   

        

            

3

 

  _{  }

147 



  



  _ _ _{ }_ _ __ 

             _ 

     

   

3 3 ₃

  

149 



 _   

    _   _    

     

    

3

 

p

  3   

       _{ }

151 

      

  _       _

    _     

152 



 _{  }     

         

 _{  }         

    

153 



     

pizz.

mf  

   _{ } _

3 3

      

    

mf

  



     



          

3 3 3 3 3

3

155 



     

3

  

mf

3     

             

3 3 3

      

156 _

arco

f







f

 3 _{ } 3 _{ } 3 _{ } 3 _{ }      3 3 3 _{ } 3 _



f



    _{   }



pizz.

157 



  

                    

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

        

            

3 _{3 3} 3

158 



      

       _{       }

3 _{3 3}

3

   _ _   

 



arco

 3       

159 

 

ff

   

  _   _   _   _ _ _{ } _ _{ }  _{  } _ _{ }

3 _{3 3 3 3}

3 3 3



ff



       

            

   



ff

    _{   }



ff

 

           

3 3 3 3

160 

 

 _{ }  _{ } _ _{ } _ _{ } _ _{ } _ _{ } _ _{ } _ _{ }

3 3 3 ₃ 3 3 3 3

 _{        }               _{   }

        

161 

 



 _{ }   

  ___ _{ } _ _{ } _ _{ } _ _{ }   _     



3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

 _{     }                    

          

    _{           }  _

3

3

3 3 3

162 



                        

3 3 3 3

  

 3 _{ }   _{ }  _   3_{  }

 _{ } _{          }

3

3 3 3

163 



       

           

3 3

3 3

  

 _  _{ } 3    

3

      3 3 _     3         

3 3 3

                         

164

_            

3 3 3 3

            

3 3 3 3

                        3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

165 

 

 _{             } 

 _{     }

               

3 3

                        

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

                     

166 



     3  3     3    3  3   3   3    3

  

                

                         

167    f  _{ }          

3 3 3 ₃

 f   _               _    _  _{  } 

3 3 3 3

 f     _{  }               _   

3 3 3 3



f

 _{  } _{     }    

 _  _{ }

3 3 3 3

169

_  _{  } _{   }

  

 _ 

3 ₃ 3

    _{   }              _  

3 3 ₃

  3  _{ } 3   _{  }   _{   } 3

 _{   } _{ }     

      

  

170                            

3 3 3

3     _                  

3 ₃ 3 3

  _{   } _{  } 

     

   

3 3 3 3

    _      _     _      

3 3 3

3









q=110 Dance Of The Mad Poet

171    Scherzino mf       _  _  _   mf        _  __      _  mf                                     _       

172 



 _   _    _ 

 _   _

   

   

 

  

     3  _       _     

3 3 3 ₃ 3

   

 _{  }

 

 _  _ 

173 

 _   _  _  _ 

 _   __  __    

 _

 _  _{ }_ _{ }_ _{ }_ 

174 



 _   _  _  _ 

 _   _

   

   

 

 _ 

       _         

     

3 3 3 3 3 3

   

 _{  }

 

 _  _ 

175 



  _   

 _        

 _   __ _{ } _{ }

 

  

  

176 



 _{ } _{          }     _{  } _{ }  

     _ _  _  __  _   _  _  _ 

 _   _  _  _  _   _  _  _{ }

  

    

   

    

         

178 _{ }



  _{  } _       

         

 _    _          _

    _{  }    

    

    _{    }

       

180           psubito  _{    }                      psubito            _      _{ }_      

    _p

subito _{ }_{ }_{ } _{      }       

    psubito

184 



 

 

 



   

           

 

 _  _{  }

    

  

 _{ } _{  }

    

185

_            _{    }

  



            

  

                _

186 

 

f subito

             _            fsubito                                

f_subito

190 



     

III

      psubito

   



      

     

  psubito

 

      



     

      

  psubito

 

           

     _

psubito

          

  

192 _

mp  subito



       

     

    



mp         subito

  _{ }  _ _   



mp subito

        _

   

   

     



194 

 

mf

   _  _ _  



mf



  __{  }

    



mf    

  _ _{ }



mf

  

      195





          

 _{ }

                 

  _{ }       

  

   



196 



 



 _{ }

   

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

      _  

 

    _  _    

197 _

ppsubito

          

   pizz.

p    

 _{ }

  



ppsubito

  _{         }

199 



                

              arco

    

                

               arco 

201 

 

mf

    _

          

    



mf

    _

     

 _ _

 _    



mf

 

  

         _     

 

   _   

    

     _   

206 

 

   

 



 

 



      

 _{ } _  _       

          _     



                

207 

 

      

     

              

        _{        }

208 



            

  

             

 _            



            

209

_       _   _    _ _ _{ }   

                     

      _{        }  

      

      _{        }

211 



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

             _{   }

            

            

212







 



     _       

            

                







 213







 



    _      _

    

    _      

   

                   

                   









q=40

214 

   con sord.

p

     

3

  con sord.

p

   

  con sord. 

p



    



Grave Epilogue

con sord.

217 



 

           

            

            _{    }

           

221 

 

 _{  }

mp

         _{ }

          

mp

 _{    }

  _{   }

mp  

     

      

mp



 _{   } 

225 



       

             _{  }

                 _

       

p

    228





   _p     

    

3



p    

  

p   



 _{      }    

230 _ 

dim.

  

  

dim.



       

  

dim.

  _ _

VITA

Roula Baaklini was born in Beirut, Lebanon. She received a B.A.in 1986 and a

Teaching Diploma in Musicology, from Holy Spirit University in 1987. She

went on to study piano with Dr. Shirine Maaluf and music theory with Dr.

Jamal Abul Hosn in the Lebanese National Higher Conservatory of Music,

where she received a Baccalaureate in Piano Performance in 2002 and a B.A. in

Harmony in 2004. In 2005, Ms. Baaklini obtained a scholarship from the

University of New Orleans to pursue a M.M. in Composition with Dr. Jerry

Sieg. Her most recent works include a Sonata for Wind Quintet, Three Songs

for Mezzo Soprano and Piano, a Toccata and Fugue for piano, as well as Leyla