julia wolfe
C
op
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Yo
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singing in the dead of night
full score
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Commissioned by eighth blackbird through the generous support of The Jebediah Foundation: New Music Commissions, The Ravinia Festival, and Frederica and James R. Rosenfield
Š 2008 by Universal Music Corp. (ASCAP) International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved. RNY 1234 ISMN 979-0-041-61234-8 Warning : Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is prohibited by Federal law, and subject to criminal prosecution.
for eighth blackbird
SCORE IN C
Singing in the dead of night q = 145
Flute
p
Clarinet in Bb
Violin
Violoncello
JULIA WOLFE
p
p
p
rk
Vibraphone
Yo
p
R
C
Vln. I
op
yr
Cl.
by
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Fl.
ig
6
Perc.
ic
Vc.
N
p
or di
Piano
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Pno.
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Fl.
Cl.
11
Vln. I Vc.
sudden rest
Vln. I Vc.
Perc.
sudden rest
N
by
p
p
sudden rest
p
sudden rest
sudden rest
Pno.
C
Cl.
ht
ig
Fl.
sudden rest
yr
16
op
R
ic
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or di
Pno.
Yo
rk
Perc.
p
p
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Fl.
Cl.
23
p cresc. poco a poco
Vln. I
cresc. poco a poco
Vc.
cresc. poco a poco
rk
Perc.
Yo
cresc. poco a poco
Perc.
R
ig
ht
yr
op
by
Vln. I Vc.
C
Cl.
28
Fl.
cresc. poco a poco
ic
N
or di
Pno.
ew
Pno.
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Fl.
cresc.
Cl.
cresc.
Perc.
mp
cresc.
rk
Vc.
mp
Vln. I
Yo
cresc.
ew
cresc.
or di
N
Pno.
R
ic
38
by
C
Vln. I
op
yr
Cl.
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ht
Fl.
sudden rest cresc. mf sudden rest
cresc.
Perc.
sudden rest
mf
sudden rest
sudden rest
cresc.
mf
Pno.
mf
cresc.
Vc.
mf
cresc.
mf
sudden rest
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Cl.
Vln. I
mp cresc. poco a poco
3 mp cresc. poco a poco
3
3
3
mp cresc. poco a poco
rk
mp cresc. poco a poco
3
3
3
3
3
ic R
cresc.
mf
yr
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op
cresc.
mf
cresc.
cresc.
mf
cresc.
mf
C
Vln. I
by
ht
52
Perc.
Vc.
Yo
Cl.
mp cresc. poco a poco
Pno.
Fl.
ew
Perc.
N
Vc.
or di
Fl.
3
3
3
3
3
3
mf
3
3
Pno.
cresc.
mf
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3
3
3
6
Fl.
Cl.
57
cresc. poco a poco
Vln. I
cresc. poco a poco
Perc.
cresc. poco a poco
rk
Vc.
3
3
3
3 cresc. poco a poco
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
R
3
by
60
ht
cresc.
yr
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mf
op
Cl.
ic
Fl.
ew
N
Pno.
or di
Yo
cresc. poco a poco
C
Vln. I
cresc.
Vc.
Perc.
cresc.
cresc.
Pno.
3 cresc.
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
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3
3
3
7
Fl.
63
cresc.
Cl.
cresc.
Vln. I
Perc.
cresc.
Vc.
cresc.
cresc.
ew
cresc.
Pno.
or di ic by ht
f
ig
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op
C
Vln. I
cresc.
Perc.
cresc.
Vc.
R
66 cresc.
Cl.
N
Fl.
rk
Yo
f
f
cresc.
f
cresc.
f
f
cresc.
Pno.
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Fl.
69
Vc.
Perc.
Pno.
Perc.
by
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ht
op
f cresc. poco a poco
yr
Vln. I Vc.
C
72
Cl.
R
Fl.
N
or di
ic
Yo
Vln. I
ew
Cl.
rk
f cresc. poco a poco
f cresc. poco a poco
f cresc. poco a poco
f cresc. poco a poco
f cresc. poco a poco
Pno.
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Fl.
81
cresc.
Cl.
cresc.
Vln. I
Vc.
cresc.
cresc.
or di
ew
cresc.
Pno.
Yo
rk
cresc.
N
Perc.
R
ic
C
cresc.
op
Cl.
yr
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Fl.
ht
by
84 cresc.
Vln. I
cresc.
Vc.
cresc.
Perc.
cresc.
Pno.
cresc.
RNY 1234
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87
ff
ff
Perc.
ff
ff
ff
ff
Pno.
or di
rk
Vc.
Yo
Vln. I
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Cl.
N
Fl.
by
R
ic
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yr
C
Cl.
op
Fl.
ht
90
Vln. I Vc.
Perc.
Pno.
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Vln. I
Vc.
Perc.
ew
N
or di
Pno.
rk
Cl.
Yo
Fl.
Cl.
Vc.
Perc.
yr
op
C
Vln. I
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Fl.
ht
96
by
R
ic
Pno.
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Fl.
110
mp
mp
mp
moving on amplified sandpaper
Perc.
mp
moving on amplified sandpaper
Pno.
ic
or di
rk
Yo
Vc.
ew
Vln. I
N
Cl.
Vln. I Vc.
Perc.
Pno.
moving on amplified sandpaper
ht
sudden rest
mp
mp sudden rest
mp
mp
sudden rest
by
sudden rest
moving on amplified sandpaper
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yr
op
Cl.
124
C
Fl.
R
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moving on amplified sandpaper
or di
moving on amplified sandpaper
Pno.
rk
Perc.
Yo
Vln. I Vc.
ew
Cl.
N
Fl.
139
Cl.
cresc. poco a poco
Perc.
Pno.
cresc. poco a poco
cresc. poco a poco
Vln. I Vc.
moving on amplified sandpaper
ig
cresc. poco a poco
ht
yr
mf poco a poco cresc.
mf poco a poco cresc.
mf poco a poco cresc.
C
Fl.
op
154
by
R
ic
mf poco a poco cresc.
moving on amplified sandpaper
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Vln. I
Vc.
Perc.
stop moving on sandpaper
3
3
3
ic
R
Vln. I
3
by
ig
yr
op
Cl.
C
Fl.
ht
172
Perc.
f
Vc.
f even and dry
3
Snare drum
Pno.
f
stop moving on sandpaper
f
f
f
rk
Yo
ew
flute and clarinet play only on the repeat clean rests for everyone to show rhythm
N
Cl.
or di
Fl.
q=132
168
3
3
3
3
3
Pno.
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Cl.
Vln. I
Vc.
Perc.
3
3
Pno.
178
3
3
Vln. I
Vc.
Perc.
by
ht
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yr
op
Cl.
C
Fl.
R
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N
or di
rk
Yo
Fl.
ew
175
3
3
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Pno.
3
16
Vln. I
Cl.
Vc.
Perc.
3
3
Cl.
Vc.
Perc.
op
C
3
N
3
ic
by
ht
ig
yr
Fl.
Vln. I
Funky
183
3
or di
R
Pno.
rk
Yo
Fl.
ew
180
3
3
3
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Pno.
3
Cl.
Vln. I
Vc.
Perc.
3
3
Perc.
R
by
3
Pno.
3
3
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3
3
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Cl.
yr
op
Fl.
C
188
Vc.
N
Vln. I
or di
Pno.
rk
Yo
Fl.
ew
186
17
3
18
Cl.
Vln. I
Vc.
Perc.
3
Perc.
3
R
by
ht
ig
Cl.
yr
3
Pno.
op
Fl.
C
192
Vc.
3
ic
Vln. I
N
3
or di
Pno.
rk
Fl.
Yo
trance-like groove
ew
190
3
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3
19
Vln. I
Vc.
Perc.
3
3
Perc.
R
by
ht
ig
Cl.
yr
3
op
Fl.
C
196
Vc.
3
3
ic
Vln. I
N
or di
Pno.
rk
Cl.
Yo
ew
194
Fl.
3
3
3
Pno.
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Vln. I
Vc.
Perc.
3
or di
3
3
R
ic
3
Pno.
3
3
Yo
rk
ew
Cl.
N
Fl.
198
Vln. I
Vc.
Perc.
3
3
3
Pno.
by
ht
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yr
Cl.
op
Fl.
C
200
3
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21
Vc.
Perc.
3
3
3
3
R
ic
or di
Pno.
rk
Vln. I Cl.
Yo
ew
Fl.
N
202
Vln. I Vc.
Perc.
C
by
op
Cl.
ht
ig
Fl.
yr
204
3
Pno.
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Cl.
Vln. I
Vc.
Perc.
R
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N
or di
Pno.
rk
Fl.
Yo
206
ew
Cl.
Vln. I Vc.
Perc.
ht
by
ig
yr
Fl.
op
208
C
Pno.
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Fl.
Cl.
Perc.
216
ic
Expressive, mesmerizing
q = 120
by
R
(continue to accent pitches in the upper register)
(continue to accent pitches in the upper register)
Perc.
Low tom
Pno.
ht
C
Vln. I
Vc.
ig
(like a gliss.)
yr
op
Cl.
or di
Fl.
N
Pno.
rk
Yo
Vc.
ew
Vln. I
3
3
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3
3
24
Vc.
Perc.
3
Pno.
Vln. I
Vc.
Perc.
Pno.
3
3
by
3
ht
3
3
3
ic
R
ig
yr
Cl.
op
Fl.
C
220
Vln. I
rk
Yo
Cl.
ew
N
Fl.
or di
218
3
3
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Vc.
Perc.
3
Pno.
Vln. I
Vc.
Perc.
Pno.
3
or di
R
3
3
3
3
ic
by
ht
ig
3
yr
Cl.
op
Fl.
C
224
Vln. I
rk
Cl.
Yo
ew
Fl.
N
222
25
3
3
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26 Still
Cl.
Vln. I
Yo
Fl.
226
or di
R
by
ht
ig
Vc.
Perc.
C
Vln. I
op
yr
Cl.
232
ic
Fl.
N
Pno.
rk
Perc.
ew
Vc.
Pno.
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Fl.
236
Cl.
Vln. I
rk
Pno.
Vln. I
Perc.
N
or di
p
Large cymbal
as before
ht
yr
ig
(gliss.)
as before
p
as before
Vc.
ic
by
op
Cl.
C
Fl.
244
R
Yo
Perc.
ew
Vc.
3
3
3
Pno.
as before
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f
p
Vln. I
Vc.
Perc.
3
3
Pno.
Vln. I
Vc.
Perc.
p
or di
3
3
3
p
Pno.
R by
ht
ig
Cl.
yr
Fl.
op
250
C
ic
rk
Yo
Cl.
f
ew
Fl.
N
248
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3
29
254
Fl.
Cl.
Vln. I
Vc.
Perc.
rk
3
3
Yo
p
3
ew
3
Pno.
N
or di
ic
R
Perc.
f
by
Vc.
ht
Vln. I
ig
p
yr
Cl.
op
Fl.
C
252
3
3
3
Pno.
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30
Vc.
Perc.
p
p
3
3
3
Pno.
op
p
C
Vln. I
Obsessive
yr
Cl.
ig
Fl.
ic
258
R
Pno.
rk
Perc.
Yo
Vc.
ew
Vln. I
f
N
p
or di
by
Cl.
f
ht
Fl.
256
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f
f
Vln. I
Vc.
Perc.
3
Vln. I
Vc.
Perc.
Pno.
3
p
N
ic R by
ht
p
ig
Cl.
yr
Fl.
op
262
C
or di
Pno.
rk
Cl.
Yo
Fl.
ew
260
31
RNY 1234
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32 264
Fl.
Cl.
Vln. I
3
R by
p
p
Vln. I
Vc.
Perc.
ic
3
3
3
3
Pno.
ht
ig
Cl.
yr
266
op
Fl.
C
Pno.
3
ew
rk
Yo
N
Perc.
or di
Vc.
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f
f
Vln. I Vc.
Perc.
Pno.
3
3
3
or di
rk
Yo
Cl.
ew
Fl.
N
268
33
R
ic
Perc.
ht
p
yr
f
p
Pno.
ig
Vln. I Vc.
p
op
Cl.
Still
f
p
C
Fl.
by
270
sul pont. (like crickets)
p
p
3
3
3
3
3
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34 273
Fl.
Cl.
Vln. I
ic
or di
Pno.
moving on amplified sandpaper
rk
Yo
ew
Perc.
N
Vc.
Vln. I Vc.
Perc.
p
Pno.
ht
ig
yr
Cl.
C
Fl.
op
277
by
R
moving on amplified sandpaper
RNY 1234
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p
Cl.
Vln. I Vc.
Perc.
Yo
Fl.
rk
281
ic
or di
N
ew
Pno.
Cl.
yr
ig
op
Fl.
ht
285
by
R
C
Vln. I Vc.
Perc.
Pno.
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Fl.
Cl.
Vln. I
rk
Perc.
Yo
Vc.
ic
or di
N
ew
Pno.
Cl.
yr
ig
Fl.
ht
293
by
R
op
C
Vln. I Vc.
Perc.
Pno.
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297
Fl.
Cl.
Vln. I
rk
Perc.
Yo
Vc.
ew
Pno.
or di
N
Cl.
ig
ht
yr
Fl.
301
by
R
ic
C
op
ord. Vln. I
as before
Vc.
Perc.
stop moving on sandpaper
as before
stop moving on sandpaper
Pno.
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304
Fl.
Cl.
or di
op
C
Vln. I Vc.
yr
ig
ic
R
ht
by
Yo
rk
306
ew
Perc.
Pno.
Cl.
Fl.
N
Perc.
Vln. I
Vc.
Expressive, mesmerizing, wild
Pno.
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Pno.
R
ic
rk
Yo
by
ig
Vln. I Vc.
Perc.
op
yr
C
Cl.
ht
310
Fl.
ew
Perc.
Vln. I Vc.
N
Cl.
or di
Fl.
308
Pno.
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Fl.
Perc.
Driving
312
rk
or di
N
ew
Perc.
Yo
Fl.
314
ic
R
316
Vln. I
by ht ig
yr
op
Cl.
C
Fl.
Over the top
moving on amplified sandpaper
moving on amplified sandpaper
f
Vc.
f
Perc.
moving on amplified sandpaper
3
3
Pno.
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Vln. I
319
Vc.
3
41
3
3
3
Pno.
C 323
Vln. I
3
or di
N
3
3
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3
3
Pno.
ew
ic
yr
Yo
rk
Vc.
3
op
Pno.
ig
3
R
by
ht
Vln. I 321
Vc.
3
42 325
Vln. I Vc.
Pno.
rk Yo
3
3
3
3
yr
ig
329
Vln. I
C
op
Vc.
R by
ic
3
3
Pno.
ew
N
ht
Vc.
or di
327
Vln. I
3
3
3
3 3
3
3
Pno.
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3
3
Pno.
Yo
335
3
3
3
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3
3
3
Pno.
C
ht
op
ig
yr
Pno.
ew
N
or di
Vc.
ic
3
Vln. I
R
333
by
Vc.
Vln. I
rk
3
43
3
44
337
Vln. I Vc.
3
3
3
3
don't let up
ew
N
moving on amplified sandpaper
yr
op
Vln. I
C
343
Vc.
3
ig
3
or di
don't let up
Pno.
ic
R
ht
Vc.
by
339
Vln. I
rk
Yo
Pno.
347
Vln. I
Vc.
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Vln. I 351
359 Vln. I
364
everyone except strings continues to move on sandpaper sudden rest
sudden rest
Perc.
cresc. poco a poco
p legato sempre (except repeated notes)
gradually fade movement on sandpaper
p legato sempre (except repeated notes)
cresc. poco a poco
cresc. poco a poco
p legato sempre (except repeated notes)
gradually fade movement on sandpaper
Pno.
p legato sempre (except repeated notes)
p legato sempre (except repeated notes)
Vc.
ht ig
C
Vln. I
yr
gradually fade movement on sandpaper
op
by
gradually fade movement on sandpaper
Cl.
R
Fl.
ic
Vc.
rk
Yo
Vc.
ew
Vln. I
355
N
or di
Vc.
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367
cresc. poco a poco
Vln. I
Vibraphone
p legato sempre (except repeated notes)
Pno.
R
ic
cresc. poco a poco
cresc. poco a poco
or di
rk
Perc.
Yo
Vc.
ew
Cl.
N
Fl.
by
ig
ht
Fl.
370
C
op
yr
Cl. Vln. I Vc. Perc.
Pno.
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Fl.
Cl.
47
Vln. I Vc.
C
Vln. I
yr
op
Cl.
ig
ht
Fl.
376
by
R
ic
or di
Pno.
rk
Yo
ew
N
Perc.
Vc.
Perc.
Pno.
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Fl.
379
Vln. I Vc.
rk
Yo
Pno.
382
ht
by
Fl.
ic
R
ew
N
Perc.
or di
Cl.
ig
yr
op
Cl.
C
Vln. I Vc. Perc.
Pno.
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385
Vc.
Perc.
f
f
Vc.
Perc.
N
ic R
by
ht
ig
yr
Cl.
op
C
Fl.
f
or di
388
f
Pno.
Vln. I
f
rk
Vln. I
Yo
Cl.
ew
Fl.
Pno.
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Vln. I
Vc.
Perc.
Pno.
Vc.
Perc.
ig
ff ff Vibes
+ B.D.
ff
3
N
ht
ff
R
by
ff Bass clarinet
3
yr
op
C
Vln. I
ic
Grand and Passionate 394
Cl.
or di
Fl.
rk
Fl.
Yo
391
ew
50
3
3
3
3
ff maniacal and beautiful
Pno.
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Pno.
3
Vc.
Perc.
3
3
by
Pno.
R
ht
ig
yr
op
Vln. I
C
398
Cl.
Fl.
3
ic
rk
Perc.
Yo
Vc.
ew
Vln. I
N
Cl.
or di
Fl.
396
3
3
3
3
3
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3
3
52
Pno.
Vln. I
Vc.
Perc.
3
Pno.
3
RNY 1234
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C
Cl.
403
Fl.
rk
Yo
ic
ew
R
Perc.
by
Vc.
ht
Vln. I
ig
Cl.
op
Fl.
N
or di
400
3
53
3
Pno.
Vln. I
Vc.
Perc.
3
3
yr
3
C
Cl.
407
Fl.
3
3
Pno.
3
3
3
3
RNY 1234
3
rk
Yo
ew
N
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or di
Vc.
ht
Vln. I
ig
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op
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ic
405
R
by
3
3
3
54
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Vln. I
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Pno.
ic
R
413
Fl.
Pno.
RNY 1234
rk
Yo
by
ew
ht
Perc.
ig
Vc.
yr
Vln. I
op
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C
Fl.
N
or di
410
55
418
Fl.
Cl.
Vln. I
Vc.
Perc.
3
3
yr
op
Pno.
3
3
3
Yo
3
ew
3
C
3
3
3
3
3
Pno.
3
3
N
or di
Perc.
ic
Vc.
by
Vln. I
ht
Cl.
ig
Fl.
R
416
rk
RNY 1234
56
Pno.
Vln. I
Vc.
Perc.
3
Pno.
3
3
3
3
RNY 1234
3
3
3
3
ig
Cl.
422
op
Fl.
C
ew
or di
rk
Yo
ic
Perc.
R
Vc.
by
Vln. I
ht
Cl.
yr
Fl.
N
420
Vc.
Perc.
C
Vln. I
op
yr
Cl.
ig
Fl.
426
Pno.
(gliss.)
Yo
Pno.
ew
rk
N
or di
Perc.
57
ic
Vc.
R
Vln. I
RNY 1234
by
Cl.
ht
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424
swell of sound
Lush q = 60
op
C
f a continuous sound roll across the four strings to make a chord
f a continuous sound roll across the four strings to make a chord
f
f
RNY 1234
f
or di
ic
rk
Yo
f
Pno.
438
Perc.
Vc.
Vln. I
Pno.
Cl.
Fl.
R
Perc.
by
Vc.
ht
Vln. I
ig
Cl.
yr
Fl.
ew
429
N
58
59
Fl.
Cl.
Vln. I
Vc.
Perc.
moving on amplified sandpaper
by
Vc.
Perc.
Vln. I
yr
ig
ht
op
C
454
Cl.
R
Fl.
ic
or di
Pno.
N
rk
Yo
ew
446
sudden rest
sudden rest
sudden rest
sudden rest
sudden rest
moving on amplified sandpaper
moving on amplified sandpaper
moving on amplified sandpaper
moving on amplified sandpaper
moving on amplified sandpaper
Pno.
RNY 1234
ht
ig
yr
op
C by or di
ic
R N
ew
Yo
rk
ht
ig
yr
op
C by or di
ic
R N
ew
Yo
rk
ht
ig
yr
op
C by or di
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R N
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Yo
rk