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William Walton - Belshazzar's Feast

Cl. b Fag. 1 2 Cfag.

Cl. b Fag. 1 2 Cfag. Timp. CHORUS Org. Vle. Vcl. Cb. S. A. T. B. 208 V p p p 7. 7. 7. 8 e t r r p pF pp B 8 b8 8 f 8. 8. 8. - 7 8 b8 8 r r p p p p Fp B 8 b8 8 f 8. 8. 8. - 7 8 b8 8 r r p p p p F p nat. B p p p tr~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 7. 7. 7. 8. t r p pF ppp V p p p p p p p p pF V p p p p p p p p pF V [ 7 8 7 8 7. 7. 7. 7. 8. t r p pF no more at all. B 7. 7 8 7 8 7 t . 7. 7. 8. r p pF more, no more at all. V p p p p p p p p pF B p p p 7. 7. 7. 8e t Pedal r r p F { p ppp - - A 7 m. 7 m. 7 m. 7 m. 7 m. 7 m. 7 m. 7 m 8 ‘vt. pF B 8 b8 8 f 8. 8. 8. - 7 8 b8- 7 pizz. r 8 r r 8 r r p p F p B 8 b8 8 f 8. 8. 8. - 7 8 b8- 7 pizz. r 8 r r 8 r r p p F p 29 for online perusal only Bar. Solo Bar. Solo Bar. Solo Bar. Solo Quasi recit., ad lib. * robusto 217 B 8 #8. F8 8 “ #8 “ #8 f 8 f ,#8 “ #8 “ b88b8b8 - - - - 8b8b8b8 - - - “ 8 “ t t. b8 8 “ f 8 f 8 f 8 f 8 f 8 f 8. f =( “ )8 8 f 8 f t. 8 “ 8 “ 8 “ 8 f u 8 “ 8 f Z Ba - by - lon was a great ci - ty, Her mer-chand-ise was of gold and sil - ver, Of prec-ious stones, of pearls, Bu8 “ 8 8 f “ 8 “ u 8#8 “ #8 t#8 “ “ u #8 #8 “ f b8e r 8 f 8 “ 8 “ 8 f 8V f 8 b8. f “ 8 8 ” f 8 f 8 “ 8 “ 8 “ 8 “ 8 “ 8 b8. “ f b8 “ 8 f u of fine li-nen, Of pur-ple, silk, and scar - let, All man-ner ves -sels of i - vo-ry, All man-ner ves-sels of most prec - ious wood, B 8 “ 8 “ t 8 “ 8 “ u 8 b8 “ f 8 f 8 f 8 f 8 f 8 f 8 f 8 b8 f f 8 f V V V V V t. 8 #8 #8 #8 8 f u #8e #8 f t #8 f #8 f r #8 f u #8 “ #8 f t #8 f Of brass, i-ron, and mar-ble, Cin-na-mon, o-dours and oint-ments, Of frank-in-cense, wine and oil, Fine flour, wheat and beasts, Sheep, Bt b8 f 8 b8 f 8{}8 ten. meno mosso - - b- 8 b8 , f t 8 “ 8 b8. b8 “ f 8 b8 b8 8 b8. b8e b88. 7 Fp hors - es, cha - riots, slaves, And the souls of men. * Accidentals only apply to the notes they precede.

30 Picc. Fl. Ob. Cl. (Eb) Cl. (Bb) Cl. b Sax. (Eb) 1 2 1 2 1 Fag. 1 2 Cfag. Cor. (F) Tbe. (C) Timp. Xilo. CHORUS Pfte. Vln. I Vln. II Vle. Vcl. Cb. 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 S. A. T. B. 15 Allegro V 4 r t b8 molto 8> i = 160–76 f 8 8 f t 38 p 4 p 34 p p 4 p r t b8 8> 219 f b8 8 f t V 4 r t b8 ff 8> f 8 8 f t 38 b8 > 8 8 4 8 f t r q 34 p p 4 p r t b8 8> a 2 f b8 8 f t ff V 4 r t b8 f 8> 8 8e t 38 b8 > 8 8 48e t r q 34 p p 4 p r t b8 f 8> b8 8e t a 2 ff V 4 r t 8 f 8 > #8 8 t f 38 8 > 8 #8 48 t f r q 34 p p 4 p r t 8 f 8> 8 8 t ff f V 4 r t 8 f 8> 8 8e t 38 8 > 8 8 48 8 8 8 8 e t r 34 p p 4 p r t 8 f 8> 8 8e t ff > V 4 r t 8 f 8> 8 8e t 38 8 > 8 8 4 8 8 8 8 8 e t r 34 p p 4 p r t 8 f 8> 8 8e t ff > V 4 r t 8 f 8 > #8 8 t f 38 8 8 #8 48 8 8 #8 8e t r 34 p p 4 p r t 8 f 8> 8 > > 8 t f B 4 r t b8 ff f 8> 8 8 t f 38 b8 8 8 48 b8 8 8 8e t r 34 p p 4 p r t b8 f 8> a 2 b8 > > 8 t ff f B 4 p 38 p 4 t b8 f 8> 8 8e t r 34 p p 4 p p V 4 p 38 p 4 t ff b8 8> 8 8e t r 34 p p 4 p r t b8 f 8> 8 8e t 2 V 4 p 38 p 4 t f b8 8> 8 8e t r 34 p p 4 p r t b8 f 8> 8 8e t 4 V 4 r t b8 8 8 8e t senza sord. > f 38 p 4 p 34 p p 4 p p f V 4 p 38 b8 8 8 48e t r q 34 p p 4 p r t b8 f 8> b8 8e t (con 2 > sord.) f B 4 p 38 p 4 t col legno 8e 8> 8 8et r 34 p p 4 p p V 4 r t b8 f 8> 8 8e t f 38 p 4 p 34 p p 4 p r t b8 f 8> b8 8e t Xilofono V 4 ff p 38 p 4 p ff ffp 34r r 8 7. 4 7 * 8 > . 8 8 p In Ba - by-lon V 4 p 38 p 4 p ff ffp 34r r 8 b7. 47 8. > b8 8 p In Ba - by-lon ffp V [ 4 p 38 p 4 p ff 34r r 8 7. 4 7 8. > 8 8 p In Ba - by-lon ffp B 4 p 38 p 4 p ff 34r r 8 7. 4 7 8. > 8 8 p In Ba - by-lon V 4 r t b 8 8> f 8 8 f t 38b b 8 8 8 48 b8 8 8 8 e t r 34 p p 4 p r t b 8 8va 8> f b 8 8 f t ff > > B 4 r t b8 f 8> 8 8 t f 38 b8 8 8 48 b8 8 8 8 e t r 34 p p 4 p V r t b8 f 8> { > b8 > 8e t B 15 Allegro V 4 r t b88 molto 8> 8 i = 160–76 8 8 8 f t 38 p 4 p 34 p p 4 p r t b88 8> 8b88 8f t ff V 4 r t > b8888888e t 38 b88 > 8888 48e t r q 34 p p 4 p r t b8888b88 > 8 e t ff A 4 r tb8888888e t 38 b88 > 8888 48 8 b88 88888e t r 34 p p 4 p r tb8888b88 > > > 8 e t unis. ff B 4 p 38 b88 8888 48 8 b88 88888e t arco r 34 p p 4 p r At b8888b88 > > > 8 e t B 4 p ff 38 p 4 t arco b8 f 8> 8 8et r 34 p p 4 p p { 8 f } * See Textual Notes. for online perusal only ff