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William Walton - Belshazzar's Feast

Fl. Ob. Cl. (Bb) Sax.

Fl. Ob. Cl. (Bb) Sax. (Eb) 1 2 1 2 1 2 Fag. 1 2 Cfag. 3 1 39 V p p p p 4 p p q t 8#8#888#8 8. f t r q 34 p V p p p p 4 t 8 b8e b8 888 b7 8 f 8 b8 f 6 8888887 34 8 1 - - b8b7 - - p f p f 1 V p p p p 4 p p q t 8#8#888#8 7 q 34 p V p p p p 4 p t 8 8b8 b8 888 b7 8 f #8- #8 f =7 8=88888 - 34 8. b8- f b8 B p p p p 4 p p t #8 8e 8 a 2 #8 8 #8 =8 - r q 34 p B p p p p 4 p p t #8 8e 8 #8 8 #8 =8 - r q 34 p mf mf mf mf f pp 5 for online perusal only Tbn. 1 2 B p p p p A 4 b6- b6 8 8 t f q p 34 p pp CHORUS Vcl. Cb. S. A. T. B. V887 8. 8. 7 r p 4 p p p p 34 p wil - - lows. V887 8. 8. 7 r p 4 p p p p 34 p wil - - lows. V 887 8. 8. 7 r p 4 p p p p 34 p wil - - lows. V 887 8. 8. 7 r p 4 p p p p 34 p wil - - lows. V [ 8. b8 8 8 8 8 88 b8 8 b887 wil - - - lows. 8 rr 4 p p p p 34 p V [ 8. 8e 8 8 8 8b88 8 8 887 wil - - - lows. 8 rr 4 p p p p 34 p B 8. 8 f 888. 8eb8#8 887 8 rr 4 p p p p 34 p - harps up-on the wil - - lows. 3 B p p r tb8#8e 88 8 888 7 8 4 f 8 b8 f b6 8 f#8 8e 8 -#8 8 #8 =8 8- 8b8 . 8- 8. 34 8. unis. - #8- =8 - - f mf B p p r tb8#8e 88 8 f fp 888 7 8 4 f 8 b8 f b6 8 f#8 8e 8 f p - -#8 8 #8 =8 8- 8b8 . 8- 8. 34 8. arco #8- =8 - - f mf f fp f p

6 Fl. Ob. Cl. (Bb) Cl. b Sax. (Eb) 1 2 1 2 1 2 Fag. 1 2 Cfag. Cor. (F) 1 2 3 4 Tbe. 2 (C) 3 Tbn. 1 2 CHORUS Pfte. Vln. I S. A. Vln. II Vle. Vcl. Cb. T. B. 4 Inquietamente* poco V p p r t 88 88e p 4 t agitato 8 b8 b8 48 8va > . 8 8 8 b8. a 2 r f V 7 r p r t 88 88e p 4 t f 8 b8 b8 (1) > a 2 . 8 8 8 b8. r f V p p p p 4 t f 8 b8 b8. > a 2 8 8 8 8. r V p r r #8 8 r r #8 8 8 #8 8 8 8 8 4 t f 8 b8 b8. > 8 8 8 8. - r V 7 r p p p p 4 t f 8 8 8 > . 8 8 8 8. r B p r r #8 8 r r #8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 4 t f 2 a 2 - 8 8e b8 8 > b8 > 8 f > > B p r r #8 - p 8 r r #8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 4 t 8 8e b8 8 > b8 > 8 p f > > 2, aperto V t 8e . 8888 . . . . 8e 8- 8- 8e #8e 8 8- 8e 8e 8- 8- 8e 4 #7. 8e t mp - - V p # 8 e 8 8 8 8e 8 8e # 8 8 8 fp f aperto t e 8 8e # 8 8 8 8e 4 7 7. . 8 8e t mp8 f . 8 . 8 . 8 . 8 - . mp - - - - - - V p p #8 88 r r fp f p 4 p con sord. - A p p mp p p 4 q r u b b8> b 8 8 mf V p p r t fp 8> f 8. p 8 8 4 r t fp8 f 8 r wast - ed us mirth; V p p r t fp 8e > 8. p 8 8 4 r t fp b8e 8 r wast - ed us mirth; Vr [ r t p 8e 88 t 88 88e #8. 8888 r r t 88e 88 88 88 V 88 4 b8 > r q f - - For they, they that wast-ed us Re - quired of us mirth; B r r t p 8e 8- t 8- 8e 8. 88 r r t 8e 8 888 V 4 8> r q For they, they that wast-ed us Re - quired of us mirth; V p B t 8e 8e t r t 8e 8e t r p 4 t 8 8e b8e . t . > . > - r { B p t mp 8e 8e t r t 8e 8e t r p 4 t f 8 8e b8e . t . > . > - r 8va 8va V p p r t 8n 8 8va 4 Inquietamente* sul pont., div. 8 n poco agitato 8e t p 4 p f sul pont., div. V p p r t 8 m8 8 n p 8e 4 p f A p t 8- 8- 8e 8- 8 8e 8- 8e - 8e 8- 8- 8e 4 6 m p div. fp A p t 8- 8- 8e #8- 8 8e 8- 8e - 8e 8- 8- 8e 4 b6 m p fp B=7 r t 8e 8e t #8- 8 t 8e 8e t #8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 4 t pizz. pizz. arco pizz. arco 8 8e b8e . 8 > b8 > > - > 8 > > > mp p [p] [mp ] B=7 r t 8e 8e t #8- 8 t 8e 8e t #8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 4 t f pizz. pizz. arco pizz. arco 8 8e b8e . 8 > b8 > > - > 8 > > > for online perusal only mp p [mp ] [p] f * There is a graduated ‘più mosso’ from 4 where i = c.63 to the eleventh bar after 5 where i = c.126.