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William Walton - Belshazzar's Feast

LEFT BAND RIGHT BAND

LEFT BAND RIGHT BAND Picc. Fl. Ob. Cl. (Eb) Cl. (Bb) Fag. Cfag. Cor. (F) Tbe. (C) Tba. 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 2 Tbe. (C) Tbe. (C) Timp. Tamb. mil. Tbno. Cast. CHORUS Vln. I Vln. II Vle. Vcl. Cb. 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 S. A. T. B. 716 Vr t. 888. 88 8e t t. 8 88. 88 8e t t. 8 88. 88 8e t t. 8 88. 88 8e t t. 8 . . . . 88. 88 p cresc. 1 Vr t. 888. 88 8e t t. 8 88. 88 8e t t. 8 88. 88 8e t t. 8 88. 88 8e t t. 8 . . . . 88. 88 8va p cresc. V 8 8 #8 8 =8 b8 8 b8 8 =8 #8 8 =8 b8 8 =8 #8 8 =8 b8 8 =8 #8 8 78 8 #8 8 =8 8 r V #8 > p t f t. #888. 88 #8e t t. #8#88. 88 #8e t t. #8#88. 88 #8e t t. #8#88. 88 #8e cresc. . . . . t t. #8#88. 88 V #8 > p cresc. 1 f t t. 888. 88 8. t t. 8#88. 88 f 8. t t. 8#88. 88 f 8. t t. 8#88. 88 f 8. t t. 8#88. 88 p cresc. a 2 f B r r 8. t 8. f f t r 8. t 8. f f t r 8. t 8. f f t r 8. t 8. f f t r 8. t B p mp cresc. p f r 8. 8 f 8e t 8e t r r 8. 8 f V 8. 888. > mp cresc. > 888. > 88 8e t r r 8. > 888. > 8 88. > 88 8e t r r 8. > 888. > 1 8 88. > 88 mp V p 8. > 888. > 8 88. > 88 8e t r r 8. > 888. > cresc. 1 8 88. > 88 8e t r r mp Vr r 8e t 8 e t r 8e t 8 e t r 8e t 8 cresc. e t r 8e t 8 e t r 8e t p cresc. Vr r # 8 8e t 8e t r # 8 8e t 8e t r # 8 8e t 8e t r # 8 8e t 8e t r # 8 8e t V 8 p f t r r 8. > 888. > 8 88. > 88 8e t r r 8. > 888. > cresc. 8 88. > 88 8e t r r V 8. > 2 888. > 888. > 88 mp 8e t r r 8. > 888. > cresc. 8 88. > 88 8e t r r 8. > 888. > 8 88. > 88 B mp p p r 8. 8e e t 8 e cresc. t r r 8. 8e B 8> u 888> u 888> u 88 8> u 888> u 888> u 88 8> mp cresc. u 888> u 888> u 88 8> u 888> u 888> u 88 8> u 888> u 888> u 88 pp leggiero sempre pp …r r 8/8e t 8/8e t r 8/8e t 8/8e t r 8/8e t 8/8e t r 8/8e t 8/8e t r 8/8e t … 8e t pp leggiero sempre r r 8e t r r 8e t r r 8e t r r 8e tpp pp r r leggiero Castagnette …r t tr~~~~~~ 8e r r t tr~~~~~~~ 8e r r t tr~~~~~~~ 8e r r t tr~~~~~~~ sempre pp 8e r r t tr~~~~~~~ 8e r V 8 > p pp leggiero sempre t 8> f 8. 8 8 f t 8 f t r 8> t 8> f 8. 8 8 f t 8 f t r 8. > pp cresc. 8 u 8 blow, blow the trum - pet, blow, blow the trum - pet, blow the “ V p p 8. 8 > #8 8 =8 b8 8 t r p 8 > 8 #8 8 > =8 8 blow, blow, mp V 8 8 #8 8 =8 b8 8 b8 8 t r 8. =8 > #8 8 =8 b8 8 =8 > #8 8 7 r blow, blow, V p p> 8 t 8> cresc. f 8. 8 8 f t 8 f t r 8> t 8> f 8. 8 8 f t 8 f t r blow, blow the trum - pet, blow, blow the trum - pet, p Vr 8. > 8 [ f 8 f t 8e t r r 8. > 8 cresc. f 8 f t 8e t r r 8> r blow the trum - pet, blow the trum - pet, blow, pp Vr [ r #8. f u8 . 8. “ f t 8. f t 8. f u #8. “ 8. f t 8. f t #8. f u8 . (sempre 8. pp) “ f t 8. f t 8. f u #8. “ 8. f t 8. f t #8. f u8 . blow the trum - pet in the new moon, blow the trum - pet in the new moon, blow the “ B pp r r 8 u f 8 8. “ f t 8. f t 8 u f 8 8. “ f t 8. (sempre f t 8 u f 8 8. pp) . . . . . . “ f t 8. f t 8. u f 8 . 8. “ f t 8. f t 8. u f 8 . blow the trum - pet in the new moon, blow the trum - pet in the new moon, blow the “ B p p r 8. > cresc. 8 f 8e t 8e t r r 8. > 8 f 8e t 8e t r blow the trum - pet, blow the trum - pet, Vr r > 8 r > 8 r > 8 r > 8 r > > > > > pizz. p Vr r b 8 8 8 r b 8 8 8 r b 8 8 8 r b 8 cresc. 8 8 r b 8 pizz. 8 A r r b#8 p> > r b#8 > > r b#8 > > r b#8 > > r b#8 > cresc. pizz. B r r b8 > 8> r b8 > 8> r b8 > 8> r b8 > 8> r b8 > cresc. unis., pizz.p B p p pizz. cresc. p r 8. 8 f 8 8 r r 8. 8 f for online perusal only p cresc. 117

118 LEFT BAND RIGHT BAND Picc. Fl. Ob. Cl. (Eb) Cl. (Bb) Sax. (Eb) Fag. Cfag. Cor. (F) Tbe. (C) Tba. 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 2 Tbe. (C) Tbe. (C) Timp. Tamb. mil. Tbno. Cast. CHORUS Vln. I Vln. II Vle. Vcl. Cb. 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 S. A. T. B. 58 721 V 8e t t. 8 88. 88 8e t t. 8 88. 88 8e t t. 8 88. 88 8e t r r b7. trb~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ . . . . ffp V 8e t t. 8 88. 88 8e t t. 8 88. 88 8e t t. 8 . . . 88. 88 8e . t r r b7. tr=~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 8va (1) 8va ffp V 7 r . =8 b8 8 =8 #8 8 78 8 #8 8 =8 8 =8 b8 =8 #8 8e t r r b7. r 8 8 tr=~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ trb~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ . f ffp V #8e t t. #8#88. 88 #8e t t. #8#88. 88 #8e t t. #8#88. 88 #8e t r r =7. tr=~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ trb~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ffp V 8. t t. 8#88. 88 f 8. t t. 8#88. 88 f 8. t t. 8#88. 88 f 8. t f r r b7. tr=~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (1) ffp V p p p p tr=~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ r t. 8 “ 8> b8 8 B 8 V (a 2) . f t r 8. t 8. f f t r 8. t 8. f f t r 8. t 8. f f t ff r r p B 8 e t 8e t r r 8. 8 f 8e t 8e t r p p V 8e t r r 8. > 888. > 8 88. > 88 8e t r r p p V 8. > 888. > 8 88. > 88 8e t r r 8. > 888. > 8 88. > 88 8e t r r p V 8 e t r 8e t 8 e t r 8e t 8 e t r 8e t 8 e t r r r t. b8 8 V > b b88 f ff V 8e t r # 8 8e t 8e t r # 8 8e t 8e t r # 8 8e t 8e t r r r t. b8 8 > b b88 V V 8. > 888. > 8 88. > 88 8e t r r 8. > 888. > 8 88. > f 88 8e t 8> u 8 8 > #8 8 #7. ff V V 8e t r r 8. > 888. > 8 88. > 88 ff 8e t r r #8> t f #8 > u 8 8 > 88 V ffp (2) ##7. B e t 8 e t r r 8. 8e e t 8 e t ff r p ffp p B 8> u 888> u 888> u 88 8> u 888> u 888> u 88 8> u 888> u 888> u 88 8 t f r r p 8/8e 8/8e t 8/8e 8/8e t 8/8e 8/8e t 8/8e p 8e t r 8e t r 8e t r 8e t r r m7. … r t tr~~~~~~~ 8e r r t tr~~~~~~~ 8e r r t tr~~~~~~~ 8e r p fp p V 8 f t 8e t r 8. > 8 u 8 “ 8 f t 8e t r ff> 8 f t 8> u 8> 8 > #8> 8 > #7. ffp V trum - pet, blow the trum - pet, Blow up the trum-pet in Zi - - V 7 r 8 8 #8 8 > =8 8 7 r ff> #8 t f 8> u f 8 > “ 8> 8 > 8 > #7. ffp V blow, Blow up the trum-pet in Zi - - V =8 b8 8 =8 > #8 8 7 r =8 b8 8 =8 > #8 8 8 f t r r r t. ff b8 8 V > 8 > 8 blow, blow, the trum-pet in > V r 8. > t r 8. > t r 8. > t ff 8e > t 8e > u 8 > 8 V ffp > 8> 8 > #7. blow, blow, blow, Blow up the trum-pet in Zi - - V [ 8 > 8 t 8 f 8 f t 8e t r 8> 7 p r t. ff8 “ 8> b8> 8> V blow the trum - pet, blow, the trum-pet in V [ 8 . f t 8. f t 8. f u #8. “ 8. f t 8. f t #8. f u8 . 8. “ f t 8. f t 8. f u #8. “ 8. f t 8. f t r r t. ff8 “ 8> b8> 8> V trum - pet in the new moon, blow the trum - pet in the new moon, the trum-pet in B 8. f t 8. f t 8. u f 8 . 8. “ f t 8. f t 8. u f 8 . 8. “ f t 8. f t 8. u f 8 . 8. “ f t 8. f t r r t. ffb8 “ 8> b8> 8> V trum - pet in the new moon, blow the trum - pet in the new moon, the trum-pet in B r 8. > 8 f 8e t 8e t r r 8. > u pp 8 8 “ f t 8 f t r r t. ffb8 “ 8> b8> 8> V blow the trum - pet, blow the trum - pet, the trum-pet in 58 V 8 r > 8 r > 8 r > 8 r r p > > > > V 8 r b 8 8 8 r b 8 8 8 r b 8 8 8 r r p A > > > > > > > r b#8 r b#8 r b#8 r r p B 8> r b8 > 8> r b8 > 8> r b8 > 8> r r p B 8 8 r r 8. 8 f 8 8 r p p for online perusal only