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William Walton - Belshazzar's Feast

Picc. Fl. Ob. Cl. (Eb)

Picc. Fl. Ob. Cl. (Eb) Cl. (Bb) Sax. (Eb) 1 2 1 2 1 3 Fag. 1 2 Cfag. Cor. (F) Tbe. (C) 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 Tbn. 3 Tba. Timp. Tamb. mil. Ptti. Xilo. Arpa 1 Arpa 2 Pfte. Vln. I Vln. II Vle. Vcl. Cb. Vr t 8> 55 8 b8 8 t 8 8 8 8 8 8 b8> 8 8b8b88b88> t 888888b8> 88 b8b88b88 > =8 88> 8 b8 b8 > 677 b8 b8 8> > Vr t 8 8 b 8 ff 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 b8 8 8b8b88b88> t 888888b8 88 b8b88b88 =8 8 8> a 2mf > > > 8 8va b8 b8> b8 b8 8> Vr t 8> 8 ff mf b8 8 t 8 8 8 f b8> 8 8b8b8 8 b88 > =8 88 8 b8 b8 > b8 b8 8 > =8=8 8> 8 b8 b8 > b8 b8 8 > a 2 V 8 > #8 8 8> 8 ff mf 8 8 t 8 8 8 8 8 8 8> 8 8 ff 8b88 88 > #8 88> 8 b8 8 > =8 b8 8#8 > =8 8> 8 b8 8 > =8 b8 8 > V 8> 8 8> 8 8 ff mf 8 8 t888888 8> ff 8 8b8b88 88 =8 88> 8 b8 8> b8 b8 8 > =8=8 8> 8 b8 8> a 2 b8 b8 8> V p 8#8 >ff mf 88> 8 b8 8 > =8 ff b8 8 > #8 =8 8> 8 b8 8 > =8 b8 8#8 > =8 8> 8 b8 8 > =8 b8 8> ff B b8 . 8. b8. 8> 8 8 8 > 8 8 8 8 > 8 8 8 8 > 8 8 8 8 > 88 8 8 8 8 b8 > 8 b8 b8 8 > > B > > r r t ff b8 mf f 8 t 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8e r V t 8. t 8. ff t 8. mf 8 r . 8 t 8> f r 8> r 8. 8f t 8> r 8> r 8. 8f t 8> 8f t r mf V b8 8 b8 8 r 8 8e t 8> r 8 r 8 8e t 8> . . . r 8 r 8e t 8 8e t r mf . . . V 8. f tt888888 . . . . . . 8 r 8 t f 8> 8 t f 8> r 8 t f 8> r 8> 8 88> 8 b8 b8 > f t r V p > f 8 8 > mf 88 8 b8 b8 > b8 b8 8e t ff p a 2 r 8 =8=8 8 8 b8 b8 t =8 88 8 b8 b8 b8 b8 > f r A p B ff 8 8 88 p 8 b8 b8r b8r b8 ff ff8 =8 =8 8 8 b8 b8 b8 b8 8 =8=8 8 8 b8 b8 f t > > > > > p r f t ff> > > a 2 r B p p r r 8 > =8 88> 8 b8 b8> b8 b8 8 > =8=8 8> 8 b8 b8> f t r B r r t ff t b8e 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8e r B p mf > > > > > > 8> t 8e > r 8> r 8 t 8e > r 8> r 8 t 8e > r 8e t r Tamburo militare [f] r r 8/8e t 8/8et 8/8e t 8 /8et > r 8/8e t8/8et 8/8e t 8 /8et > r 8/8e t 888e > Piatti nat. … p pmp p mp p p r 8e t r V 8 t 8 8f r 8 t 8 8 8 8 8 8 8> f t r r t 888888 8> f t r r t 88 8888 mf 8> f t r f V t 8 t8 8 t mf bb8 8 r r p p p p [Db] ff V t 8 8 t Eb major { 8 8 r r p p p p V t b8e t 8e r p p p p p C= Db ff 8 Eb major gliss. { V b8 8 b8888b88b8 r r p p p p V 8> 8 8> 8 8 b8 > 8 8 8 8 8 > 8 8 8 > 8 8 8 8 8 > 8 8 8 > 8 8 8 8 8 b 8va 8 > 8 b8 b8 8> ff V 8> 8 8> 8 8 b8 8> { 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 b8 b8 b8 8 8va 55 Vr t 8> 8 8 8 b 8 8 e tt8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8> t 8 8f 8> t 8 8 8 8 8 8 8> t 8 8f 8> t 8 8 unis. 8888b88b88b8888 > > ff V 8 > 8 8 8 8 t > mf f r 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 > 8 8 8 > 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 > 8 8 > 8 8 8 8 unis. 8888b88b88b8888 > > V 888888888888 8>ff mf 8 888888 8 > 8 8 8> 8 8888888 > 8 8 8> 8 88 ff 8888 b88b88b8888A ff B b8 8 b8 8> mf 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 > 8 8 8> 8 888888 8 > 8 8 8> 8 88 ff 8888 arco b88b88b8888 > > B r r t b8 ff f 8> mf 8 8 8 8 8 > 8 8 8> 8 8 8 8 8 > 8 8 8> 8 8 ff 8 8 8 > f t r for online perusal only ff mf ff 111

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