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William Walton - Belshazzar's Feast

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LEFT BAND RIGHT BAND Picc. Fl. Ob. Cl. (Eb) Cl. (Bb) Sax. (Eb) Fag. Cfag. 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 2 Tbe. (C) Tbn. Tbe. (C) Tbn. Cor. (F) Tbe. (C) 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 Tbn. 3 Tamb. mil. Tbno. CHORUS Arpe Vln. I Vln. II Vle. Vcl. Cb. S. A. T. B. 726~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ V 7 . 8 f t 8> f t 8> f t b7. trb~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 7. 8 f t 8> poco più mosso f t r p r 88t > 88t > cresc. ffp cresc. 8va ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ V 7. 8 f tb=8> tbb8> t b7. tr~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 7. 8 f f f tb=8> 8va t f r p r b=8> 8 tbb8 8 t ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ cresc. cresc. ffp V 7. 8 f tb=8> tbb8> t b7. tr~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ trb~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 7. 8 f f f tb=8> tbb8> t b8> f f f tb=8> tbb8> t b8> f f f tb=8> tbb8> t cresc. cresc. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ffp f f V 7 . 8 f t8> f t 8> f t tr~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ trb~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 7. 7. 8 f t8> f t 8> f t 8> f t8> f t 8> f t 8> f t8> f t 8> f t cresc. ffp cresc. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ V 7. 8 f t =8> tb8> f f t b7. tr~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 7. 8 f t =8> tb8> f f t b8> f t =8> tb8> f f t b8> f t =8> tb8> f f t ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ cresc. cresc. ffp V 8 t 8b8 8 8 8b8 8 tr~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ f t r r r b8 V 8 8 8 8 8 t 8b8 8 8 8b8 8 f t r r p p Bt V b8 b88b8b8b8 8b8b8 8 b8 f t b8> f t b8> f t b7> 8 f t t b8 b88b8b8b8 8b8b8 8 b8 f t b8> f t b8> f t b8> f t b8> t bb8> t bb8> t b8 > t f b b8e > t B ff p p p p p r b8> t b8> f t b8> f t b8e > t b8 > e t V Vr bb8b8 8 b8 8 8 b8> 1, 2 > > f t r r p p p bb8 f t f r r p V [mf ] A f p p p p p bb8 f t r r p mf V p p p V r bb8b8 8 b8> 8 8 b8> f t r r p bb8 > 1, 2 > f t f r r A p p p f p V p p bb8 > f t f r r V b 7. > b8e t r r r V V bb8b8 8b8 88 b7. > b8e t r r r 8 > t b f 8f > t b 8f > t 8 > t b f 8f > t f > > f f cresc. V b ffp 7. > b8e t f r r r V V ffp bb8b8 8b8 88 b7. > b8e t r r r 8e t b 8 8e t bb8 > t 8e t f b8 8e t ffp > > > > V 8 f tb8b8 > 8 8> 8 8 b8> f ffp f t r r p r b8b8 > 8 8> 8 8 b8> f t r r b8> f cresc. f t r r r 88t > 88t > V V V V V 8 t b8 > V 8 8 b8 V 8 8 8e > t r r p r b8 8 8 b8 8 8 8et r r 8e tb=8 8 tbb8 8 t b8 8 tb=8 8 tbb8 8 t r r r b8 f t b8 f t b8 > V > V > > r r p r b8 f t b8 f t b8 8 > > > > > f ff ff A p r 8> f tbb8 > f t b8> ttb8 V 8bb8 > 8 b8> f f t r r r =8> f tbb8 > f t b8> 8 ff t =8 8 t b8> 8 t b8> 8 t =8> 8 t b8 8 t B p V ff r b8 ff f t b8 f t b8> f r r p r b8> f t b8> f t b88 > t b8> 8 t b8> 8 t b88 > t b8> 8 t b8> 8 t ff Tamburo militare p p p p p 88t > 88t > 88t > 88t > 88t > 88t > … m7. 8et > r r m7. 7 m. 8et > r r mp cresc. p p V b mf sfp 7. 8 8 f t 8 f t b7. ffp mf 7. 8 8 f t 8 f t b8 8 8 b8 8 8 - - - on, in Zi - - - on, For Ba - by - lon the V b7. 8 b8 t b8 f f t b7. ffp 7. 8 b8 t b8 f f t b8 b8 b8 b8 b8 b8 Zi - - - on, in Zi - - - on, For Ba - by - lon the V b7. 8 b8 t b8 f f t b7. ffp 7. 8 b8 t b8 f f t b8 b8 b8 b8 b8 b8 - - - on, in Zi - - - on, For Ba - by - lon the V [ b7 . 8 8 f t 8 f t b7. ffp 7. 8 8 f t 8 f t b8 8 8 b8 8 8 Zi - - - on, in Zi - - - on, For Ba - by - lon the B b7. 8 b8 f t b8 f t b7. ffp 7. 8 b8 f t b8 f t b8 b8 b8 b8 b8 b8 Zi - - - on, in Zi - - - on, For Ba - by - lon the b8 b8 gliss. Vr Ab major t b88b8b888b8 f gliss. t r r p r t b8 f t r r p p 8. 8. B r t ff b88b8b888b8 8. V b8 f t r r p B r t b8. V b8 a 2 gliss. gliss. { f t r r p p B Vr t b8b8 8b8b8b8 8 > f t b8 t b8 t b7 8 f f f t r t b8b8 8b8b8b8 8> poco più mosso > > > f t b8> t b8> t b8 8 t 8> f f 8 t 8> 8 t b 8> arco div. 8 t 8> 8 t 8> 8 8va t ff f V t b8 b8 8b8b8b8 8 8 8 8 8> f t 8e t b8e t b7 8e t t b8 b8 8b8b8b8 8 8 8 8 8> f t 8e t b8e t b8 8 t 8 8 t b 8 8 t b 8 8 t b 8 > 8 t b 8 > 8 cresc. arco div. t ff f A t b8 b8 8b8b8b8 8b8b8 8 b8> f t b = 8 > tb8> f f t 7> 8 f t t b8 b8 8b8b8b8 8b8b8 8 b8> f t b = 8 > tb8> f f t 88t > b div. = 8 > cresc. arco 8 tb88t > 88tb=8 > > 8 t bb8 > 8 t ff f Bt b8 b88b8b8b8 8b8b8 8 b8> f t b8> f t b8> f t b7> 8 f t t b8 b88b8b8b8 8b8b8 8 b8> f t b8> f t b8> f t b88 > cresc. t b8> 8 t bb8> 8 t bb8> arco div. 8 t b8 > 8 t b b8 > 8 t ff f cresc. B p p p p p r b8> 8 t b8> 8 t b88 > arco t b8> 8 t b8 > 8 t f cresc. for online perusal only 119

120 Picc. Fl. Ob. Cl. (Eb) Cl. (Bb) Sax. (Eb) Fag. Cfag. LEFT BAND RIGHT BAND 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 2 Tbe. (C) Tbn. Tba. Tbe. (C) Tbn. Tba. Cor. (F) Tbe. (C) 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 Tbn. 3 Tba. Timp. Tamb. mil. Tbno. Ptti. CHORUS Pfte. Org. Vln. I Vln. II Vle. Vcl. Cb. S. A. T. B. V b7 59 trb~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ i = 160 733 . 8 f t r r r t 8> 8 f p trb~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 7. p trb~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 7. r t b8 888b8 > [ffp ] ff f V b7. 8 f t r r r t 8> 8 p b8 f 8 > . 88> 88 p b8 f 8 > . 88> 88 b8 f 8 > . bb8 f b888 > b 8vatr~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 8va a 2 8 [ffp trb~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ] V b7. tr~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ff 8 f t r r r t 8 > 8e b8 8 > . 88> 88 b8 f 8 > . 88> 88 b8 f 8 > . 88> 88 b8 f 8 > . 88> 88 b8 f 8 > . bb8 f b888 > b f 8 [ffp trb~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ] V tr~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 7 ff . t 8> 7. 8 8 8 b8. > 8> 8 b8. > 8> 8 f f b8 > . 8> 8 b8. > 8> 8 f f b8. > 8 888 > 8 [ffp ff f fffz V b7. ] 7. 8 t 8 8 8 b 8 . 8 8e 8. > > t b8 8e 8 8. . 8 8 8e 8. > > 8e 8 8 8 8. > tr~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > 8 t b8 8 8 8 8 t b8 8 8e 8 b888 8 > a 2 8 8 [ffp tr~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > > > > > > ] V p fffz ff 7. 8 t 8e b8. > > t f b8 8 8 8 8 r t b8> > > > > t f b8> 8> 8> 8> 8 t b8 > 8 > 8 > > > 8 > 8 > ff B bb8 > fffz t f r r b7. 8 t 8> 8 8 b8 8 > . 88> 88 f t b8 b8 8 8 8 r t b8 8> 88 > > > > f t b8> b8> 8> 8> 8 t b8 > b8 > 8 > > > 8 > 8 > a 2 a 2 a 2 B b8> t fffz ff f r r b7. 8 r r p r t b8> b8> 8 p r t > b8> b8> 8> r t8b8 > > b8 > fffz V bb8 f t r r bb8 > a f t r r 8> 3 t f r r p p ff p p p [f] [ff ] A bb8 > t b> r r 8f a t r r 8> 3 f t r r p p p p p B f p ff b7. 8e t r r p p p p p ff V p bb8 > a f t r r 8> 3 t f r r p p p p p A ffb> 8f a t r r 8> 3 f B p ff b7. 8e t r r p p p p p ff > V b 8 > t f r r b7. 8 r r 8. 8 8e b8 > t f 8. > t 8. 8 8e b8 > t f 8. > > > > > t bb7. fffz V bb8 > t f r r b7. 8 r r 8. > f 8 > 8e bb88e > t 88. > t =8. > 8 > 8e bb88e > t 88. > t b7. ffp molto fffz V b7 . 8 8 8 8> f t 8> f ffp molto t f r p p p p p ffp V bb7. 78 8 b8 8e t 8 8e 8 8 8e b8 8> tt8 f 8> 8 t8 f 8. b8 f 8> tt8 f 8> t8 f 8. b8 f 8> tt8 f 8> t8 f 8. b8 f 8> tt8 f 8> t8 f 8. b8 f 8> tt8 f 8> t8 f 8. ffp > . > f A b7. 8 b8 b8 mf 8 8 f t 8 8e t r b8 8> f tt8 8> f t 88. f p b8 8> f tt8 8> f t 88. f p p ffp b8 > mf f t r r b7. 8 p p p B p fffz b7. r r p r t b8. b8 8 p r t b8. b8 8 r t8b8 . . . . . . b8. B p fffz poco b7. tr~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 8 r r p p f p p p 8et > r r fffz p m7. 8et r r nat. … f7. f p p p p p p p ffp V bb7. 87 8 b88 =8e8 t 8e 8e 8e b8 > > 8e f > > > > > t f r 8. 888 8 8 t f r 8. 888 8 8 t f r 8 8 t f r Great is fall - en, Ba - by - lon is fall - en, Ba - by - lon is fall - en, fall - en, B b b7. 78 b8 b8 8 8e > 8 8e > > > 8e > > 8e b8 > 8e f t 8 t f r 8. 8 8 8 8 8 f t r 8. 8 8 8 > > > 8 8 f t r 8 8 f t > r ffp 8va 8va V p b7. t 8 8 8 p b b 8 > 8 . 8 > 8va > > > 8 88. 8f p b b 8 > 8 . 8 > 8 88. 8f b b 8 > 8 . 8 > 8 88 8ḟ B p ff > > b 7 . > > > > > > Vt 8 8 8 p b8 8. 88 88 . p b 8 f 8 . 88 88 . { b 8 f 8 . 88 88 > > > > Pedal ḟ B p b7. > 8 r r p p p p p i = 160 59 V b 8 > f t f r r b7. m 8 t 8> 8 8 b8 8 > . 88> 88 b8 8 > . 88> 88 f f b8 8 > . 88> 88 b8 8 > . 88> 88 b8 8 > f f . bb8 f b888 > b 8va div. 8va unis. 8 > V b 8 > f t r r b7. m 8 t 8 8 b88. 88 88e b8 8 > . 88> 88 f b88. 88 88e b8 8 > . 88> 88 b8 f 8 > . bb8 f b888 > > b unis. fffz ff div. 8 > > > > > A b8> t fffz f r r b7. m ff unis. t 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 t b88b88888888 888888888888 88b88b88888888 t b88b88888888 fffz > ff B bb8 > t f r r b7. m 8 t 8> 8 8 b8. > 8> 8 f t b8 b8 8 8 8 r t b8> 8 > > > > f t b8> b8> 8> 8> 8 t b8 > b8 > 8 > > > 8 > 8 > unis. B fffz b8> t ff f r r b7. m 8> r r p r t b8> b8> 8 p r t > b8> b8> 8> r t8b8 > > b8 > fffz ff for online perusal only