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William Walton - Belshazzar's Feast

Fl. Ob. Cl. (Eb) Cl.

Fl. Ob. Cl. (Eb) Cl. (Bb) Cl. b Sax. (Eb) 1 2 1 2 1 Fag. 1 2 Cfag. Cor. (F) Tbe. (C) Tbn. Tba. Timp. Ptti. CHORUS Org. Vln. I Vln. II Vle. Vcl. Cb. 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 S. A. T. B. (in 2)* 50 allargando (allarg. sempre) 612 V p p #7. 8. =8. > 8 > #8 > Silent r p p #7. 7. =7. p V p p ff #7. 8. =8. > 8 > #8 > r p p #7. 7. =7. p ff V p p 7. 8. 8. > 8 > #8 r p p #7. 7. =7. p V p #7. ff 8. #8. > #8> #7. 8> r p p 7. 7. 7. p mf ff Vr t #8 . 7. #7. 8. #8. 8 8 r p > > > #7. 7. 7. #7. 7. V p p ff #7. #7. 8. #8. #8 8 r p > > > #7. 7. 7. #7. 7. a 2 B r t mf ff #8 . 7. #7. 8. #8. 8> 8> r p > #7. 7. 7. #7. 7. B p ff #7 . 7. #7. 8. #8. 8 8 r p > #7. 7. 7. #7. 7. fp V p p ff #7. 8. #8. #8 > 8> r p p #7. > #7. #7 7. . 7 7. . # 7 . 7 7. Silent . mf > > > V p p ff #7. 8. #8. #8 > 8 r p p r t > #8. 7. #7. #7 7. > . 7 7. . # 7 . 7 7. . p ff (senza sord.) V p 7. 8. 8. > 8> 8> r p p 7. 7. 7. > 7. > ff V p p # 77. 88. 8. > = 88> #8> ffz senza sord. r p p #7. 7 . 77. . =7. > b77. ff A p p 7. 8. 88> . 88> #8> ffz senza sord. r p p # 77. 77. = 77> . b7. > B p p #7. ff 8. 8. > 8> 8> ffz senza sord. r p p 7. 7. 7. > 7. > B ff #7. 7. #7. 8. #8. 8 8 r p ffz > #7. 7. 7. #7. > 7. > fp B tr~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #7 . tr~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ff tr~~~~~~~ 7. #7. 8. #8. 8> 8> r p p p p p p fp ffz > Piatti, nat. … p p 7. p p p p p p p p V p p f p p p p p p p ff7. 7. O King, V p p p p p p p p p ff7. b7. O King, V p p p p p p p p p ff7. 7. [ O King, B p p p p p p p p p ff #7. 7. O King, V p p # 77. 7 88. 8 = 88. 8> 888 .> #8.> r p p # 77. 7 77. 7 = 77. 7> b7 7> . f B p p #7. 8. 88. 8> 888 .> #8.> r p p # 77. 7 77. 7 = 77. 7> b7. > { Pedal B #7 . 7. #7. 8. #8. 8e t 8e t r p p f > #7. 7. 7. #7. > 7. > allargando sul pont. 50 (in 2)* (allarg. sempre) V p r t #8. m #7. m #7. m Silent 8> 8 r p #7. m #7. m #7. m #7. m m7. mf ff > sul pont. V p r t #8. m #7. m #7. m 8 8 r p #7. m #7. m #7. m #7. m m7. > > sul pont. A p #7. m mf ff #7. m #7. m 8 8 r p #7. m #7. m #7. m #7. m m > > 7. sul pont. B #7. m mp #7. m ff #7. m #7. m 8> 8> r p #7. m #7. m #7. m #7. m 7 m. fp ff sul pont., unis. B #7. m #7. m #7. m #7. m 8> 8> r p #7. m #7. m #7. m #7. m 7 m. fp * See Textual Notes. for online perusal only ff 101

102 Picc. Fl. Ob. Cl. (Eb) Cl. (Bb) Cl. b Sax. (Eb) Fag. Cfag. Cor. (F) Tbe. (C) V #8 51 molto allargando /8> r r p #8/8 r r p 8/b8 r r r r t b8 > 8. b8. > 8. b8. > a tempo subito 8va [ 8va > > ] 8 b8 8> 623 f 8 8 f t ff V #8 /b8 r r p #8/b8 r r p #8/b8 > r r r r t b8 ff 8va > 8. b8. > 8. b8. > 8va 8 b8 8> 8va > > a 2 f 8 8 f t ff V ##8 /8> r r p #8/b8 > r r p #8/b8 > r r r r t b8 ff > f 8. b8. > 8. b8. > 8b8 8> 8 8e t a 2 ff ff V #8 /8> r r p #8/8> r r p 8/b8> r r r r t 8> 8. 8. > 8. 8. > 8 8 f 8 > #8 8 t ff ff f V 8 /8> r r p #8/8> r r p 8/8> r r r r t 8> f 8. 8. > 8. 8. > 8 8 8> 8 8e t ff ff V 8 r r p 8 r r p r r r r t 8> 8 f 8. 8. > 8. 8. > 8 8 8> 8 8e t > V 8 r r p b8 r r p #8 r r r r t =8 ff ff > > > 8. 8. > 8. 8. > 8 8 f 8 > #8 8 t > ff f B 8 r r p 8 r r p 8 r r r r t b8 > 8. b8. > 8. b8. > 8 b8 f 8> (a 2) f a 2 8 8 t B ff> > > f r r p r r p r r p ff p p p ff> V 8 r r p b 8> r r p 88> r r p p aperto p b8 r r r t b8 ff> > f 8. b8. + 8. b8. + 8b8 8 f t r ffz ff+ V chiuso 8 ffz r r p b 8> ffz ffz ffz r r p 88 r r p p p b8 r r r t b8 ff> + > + aperto f 8. b8. + 8. b8. + 8b8 8 f t r ffz chiuso ff+ V 8> ffz r r p 8> ffz r r p 8> con sord. r r r r t b8> ffz ffz + f 8. b8. 8. b8. 8b8 8> + f t r V b8 ffz r r p bb8> (senza sord.) ffz r r p #8 ffz r r p ff p ffz p ffz ffz 8 r r ffz A b8> ffz r r p b8> ffz r r p b=8> r r p p p ffz 8 r r B ffz 8> r r p b8 ffz > r r p ffz 8> r r p p p #8 ffz r r B ffz 8 r r p ffz 8 r r p ffz 8 r r p p p ffz > > > 8> r r ffz ffz ffz ffz B 8 r r p 8 r r p 8 r r p p p ffz ffz ffz 8 8> r 7. >ff [ff secco secco secco ] … [ff 8> r r 8> r r 8 ff > r r p p p p ] V p p p p p r r t b8 > nf b8. m b8. > m b8. m b8. m > t b8 f 8> ff 8 8e t 8va Xilofono V 8. 8. 7. 7. 7. 8. 8. 7. 7. 7. 8 8 8 b8 O King, live for e - - - ver, live for V 8. b8. 7. b8. 7. b8. 8. 7. b8. 8. #8. 7. 7. 7. 8 8 r 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 Tbn. 3 Tba. Timp. Ptti. G. C. Xilo. CHORUS Arpe Org. Vln. I Vln. II Vle. Vcl. Cb. S. A. T. B. O King, live for e - - - ver, 8. 8. b7. 8. 8. #8. 8. 8. 8. 7. 7. 7. #8 8 8 b8 V [ O King, live for e - - - ver, live for B 8. 8. b7. 7. 7 . 7 . 7 . 8 7. 8. 8. 8 r O King, live for e - - - ver, 8va V p p p p p r r t b8> f 8. b8. > 8. b8. > t b8 f =8> ff r V p p p p p r r t b e 8 b b t b a 2 e { = r B V 8e t r r p p p p r r t b 8 8va > > 8 f . b 8> . 8 . b 8> . 8 b 8 8> 8 8 f t B b8e > t Pfte. ff r r p p p p r r Vt b 8 e { 8 8 . b 8 . 8 . b 8 . 8 b 8 8 8 8e t f { > > > 51 molto allargando a tempo subito > > (in 3) V 8 r r p 8 r r p b 8 r r r r tn b8 f b8 m . m 8 . b8. m m 8 8va > 8va . b8 8 8 8 8> nat. trem. 8 8 8 8 f t V b > 8 r r p bb8 8 r r p = # 8 r r r r t b8 ffz nf b8. ffz m m 8. b8. ffz m m 8. b8 8 8 8 > 88888e t nat. trem. 8va A b > 8 r r p bb> 8 r r p =b> 8 r r r r Vt b8 ffz nf b8. ffz m m 8. b8. ffz m m 8. b8 8 8 8 > 88888e t nat. trem. B b> 8 r r p bb> 8 r r p =b> r r r r tn b8 ffz f b8 m . ffz m 8 . b8 m . ffz m 8 . b8 8 8 8 8> nat. trem. 8 888 t nat. B f 8 r r p 8 r r p 8> r r p ffz pffz pffz p > > (in 3) for online perusal only