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William Walton - Belshazzar's Feast

Picc. Fl. Ob. Cl. (Bb)

Picc. Fl. Ob. Cl. (Bb) Cl. b Sax. (Eb) 1 2 1 2 1 2 Fag. 1 2 Cfag. Cor. (F) Tbe. (C) Tbn. Tba. Tamb. mil. Tbno. CHORUS Vln. I 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 S. A. Vln. II Vle. Vcl. Cb. T. B. > 8va V p 54 q r 8 8 8 8b8#8 8 34 b7. 169 7. b7 7 b8888b8b8=8=8 ff X 4 V p 54 q r b8 88 8 8b8#8 8 34 b7. 8va > a 2 7. b7 7 8 “ u b8b8=8=8 ff X 4 V t 8 > f 88 8 8 r 54 r t 8> 8 f t b8 > 88 8 8b8#8 8 34 b8 a 2 a 2 f t r r r r t b8b8=8=8 X 4 >f V t 8 88 8 8 r 54 r t 8> f ff 8 f t 8 > 88 8 8 8 #8 8 34 77 a 2 a 2 . =7. 77 7 88 a 2 “ ub8b8=8#8 f X 4 V t t #8e 8e k8 8 54 t 8 e ff 8e 8e 8 b8 34 e t r r p > 4 V 8 8 r #8> 54 8 > 8> f 8 8 f 8 #8 8 8 34 8 > f t r r p 4 Bt #8e 8e t #8 > #8 54 t 8 b8> f f 8 8 f b8 8 8 b8 > 34 8e t r r p > 4 Bt #8e 8e t #8 > #8 54 t 8 b8> f f 8 8 f b8 8 8 b8 > 34 8e t r r p 4 V #8. > =8. + 54 r b8e > aperto 8e 8 8888 34 8 t r r p f 8 8 > > f 8 f t r f 4 + + f V=8. 88. 54 r b8e > aperto 8e 8 8888 34 t r r p f 8 8 > > > > f 8 f t r 4 f V p 54 q t 8. 8. 8. b8 8 88 8 > f t r r p f 4 V p 54 r t b8 > 88 88. 88. 88. b8 8 88 88 34b8 > t f r r p 4 A=#8 f t r t =8 8 f 54 b 8 > 88 f r r r t 88 f 34 b8 > f t r r p 4 Bt #8e 8e t #8 > #8 54 q t 8. f b8. 8. 8. b8. 34 8 > > f t r r p 4 Bt #8 e 8 e t r 54 q t 8e . b8. 8. 8. b8. 34 8e t r r p > 4 > … p 54 p Tamburo militare 34 888u r r p ff 4 … p 54 p 34 7. m 7 m Tamburino . f 4 V #8 > =8> r 8 54 7 > 88 . 8 . 8 . 8 . 8 sfz . 34 8 > pp (pp sempre) > r 8. 8 b7 b8 4 chil-dren And dash - eth them a - gainst a stone. For with vi - V 88r > > r 54 r b8> f 8 8. f b8 8 8 8 34b8> r r r b8> b8> . . . . 4 chil-dren dash - eth them a - gainst a stone. For with V [ #8 > =8> r 8 54 7 > 88 . 8 . 8 . 8 . 8 . 34 b8 > > r 8. 8 b7 b8 4 chil-dren And dash - eth them a - gainst a stone. For with vi - B =8> 8> b8> r r 54 r f 8 8- f b8. 8. 8. b8. 34 8 > b8> r r r b8> 4 chil-dren dash - eth them a - gainst a stone. For with V = 7 m7 . 54 8m 8 8m 8 > 88 8b8 8#8 8 8 8b8#8 8b8 8 8b8#8 34 8 trem. 8va nat., unis. > sul pont. Y f t r r r r b8b8b8 =8 =8 Y X 4 fp V V ==77. m 54 8 m8 8m 8 > 88 V 8 b8 8#8 8 Y 8 8b8 8 8b8 8 8b8#8 34 8 trem. nat., unis. > sul pont. t f r r r r b8b8b8 =8 =8 Y X 4 fp A=#8> t f r r 54 t 8e b8 unis. > f 8 88. f b8 8 8 8 > . 34b8 t f r r r r b8b8b8 =8 =8 X 4 Bt #8e 8e t #8 > #8 54 t 8 b8> f f 8 8. f b8. 8. 8. b8. 34 8 > f t r r r r Ab8b8b8 =8 =8 > X 4 Bt #8e 8e t #8 > #8 54 t 8 b8> f f 8 8. f b8. 8. 8. b8. 34 8 > > f t r r p 4 for online perusal only 23

24 Picc. Fl. Ob. Cl. (Bb) Cl. b Sax. (Eb) 1 2 1 2 1 2 Fag. 1 2 Cfag. Cor. (F) Tbe. (C) 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 Tbn. 3 Timp. Tbno. Ptto. W. B. CHORUS Vln. I S. A. Vln. II Vle. Vcl. Cb. T. B. 8va V 4 6 54 7 . 7 #7 7. 34 8 173 trb~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ tr=~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ f t r r V 4 b7 b7 7 7 54b7. b7. 7 7 #7 7. 34 8 8va tr~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ f t r r V 4 77 bb7 77 7 54 77 . bb7. 77 7 #7 7. 34 8 a 2 tr~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ f t #8e > t r V 4 =7 =7 7 7 77 54 7 . 77. 7 77 t #8 8 #8 8 8 #8 8 8 8 34 #8 a 2 > > > > f t #8e > t r V 4 r 8 q 8 54 p t #8> 8 #8 8> 8 #8 8> 8 8 34 #8 > > f t #8e t r > V 4 r 8 8 q 54 p t #8> 8 #8 8> 8 #8 8> 8 8 34 #8 > f t #8> > f t > r B 4 r 8 8 q 54 p t 8> 8 #8 8> 8 8 8> 8 8 34 #8 > (a 2) f t #8> f t r A > B > 4 r 8 8 q 54 p t 8> 8 #8 8> 8 8 8> 8 8 34 #8 > f t #8> > f t > r V 4 p 54 p t . . . 34# # e t 8 8e t > > > > > r V 4 p 54 p tff # 8 . 8 . 8 . 34# # 8 e t 8 8e t > > > > > r ff V 4 t 8> f 8> t f q 54 p p 34 p V 4 t b88> f b8e tq 54 p # #7 > 7 8 t f r r 34 p A 4 t 8 > f b88> t f q 54 p p 34 p B 4 t b8> f 8> f t q 54 p p 34 p B 4 t 8 col legno> 8 > 8 q 54 p p 34 p > … 4 6 m f 54 7. m 7 m 8 > et r r q 34 p Piatto, wood stick … 4 q 8et r 54 p p 34 p ff Wood block … 4 q 8et r 54 p p 34 p (or T. mil. on rim) V 4 8 ff > . 8 8e t t 8 8e 54 b7 > 8 8. 8 . ff #78 8 8 #8 7. 8 8 8 8 8 8 34 #8. 8 . #8 8e t 8 - o-lence shall that great ci - ty Ba - - by-lon be V 4 8. 8 8e t t 8 8e 54 7 > ff b8 b8. 8 . #7 7. 34 8. #8 8e t 8 vi - o-lence shall that great ci - ty Ba - - by-lon be V [ 4 8 > . 8 8e t t 8 8e 54 b7 > 8 8. 8 . ff #78 8 8 #8 7. 8 8 8 8 8 8 34 #8. 8 . #8 8e t 8 - o-lence shall that great ci - ty Ba - - by-lon be B 8 > . 4 8 8 f t t 8 8 f 54 7 > b8 b8. 8 . ff #7 7. 34 8 . #8 8 f t 8 vi - o-lence shall that great ci - ty Ba - - by-lon be V 4 8 > f t 8> > 8 q 54 p t 8> 8 #8 8> 8 8 8> 8 8 34 #8 > 8 8va pizz. arco t #8> 8 t r ff V 4 8 > f t 8> > 8 q 54 p t 8> 8 #8 8> 8 8 8> 8 8 34 #8 > 8 pizz. arco t #8> 8 t r ff A 4 8 > f t 8 8 q 54 p V t 8> 8 #8 8> 8 8 8> 8 8 34 #8 > > 8 t #8 8 t pizz. arco r A ff > A 8 > 4 f t B8 8 q 54 p t 8> 8 #8 8> 8 8 8> 8 8 34 #8 > 8 pizz. arco t #8> > 8 t > r ff B 4 r 8 8 q 54 p t 8> 8 #8 8> 8 8 8> 8 8 34 #8 > 8 pizz. arco t #8> > 8 t > r for online perusal only ff