Dangerous Liaisons Reduced Orchestra Full Score

No. 4975|Susa/Bass, arr.|The Dangerous Liaisons|Full Score

CONRAD SUSA

Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y

The Dangerous Liaisons

Pe

Opera in Three Acts Arrangement for reduced orchestra by

RANDOL BASS

ACT I

Catalog No. 4975 to Craig Noel

The Dangerous Liaisons

Philip Littel

Act I

Conrad Susa

Arrangement for reduced orchestra by Randol Bass

(France, ca. 1740, high summer. The grand estate of Madame de Rosemonde in the country outside Paris.)

No. 1 Introduction

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

















 





















Spacious, echoing (q = ca. 46)

Flute (Piccolo, Alto Flute) Oboe (English Horn)

 

Bb Clarinet 1



 

Bb Clarinet 2 (Bb Bass Clarinet)



  

Horn in F 1



  

  



  

Trombone



 





mf dolce

mf dolce

    

Timpani

Percussion

 

mf

mf

Flügelhorn















mf

   















 





  



Pe  

   

Viola (divisi)

Contrabass





(con sord.)





pp

 







pp

    

poco













  

Tam-tam







 div., con sord.

(con sord.)





  

 

pp

 

Violoncello



pp

Spacious, echoing (q = ca. 46)

Violin 2 (divisi)



pp

p

mf

 

 





Keyboard (Auxiliary Percussion)

Violin 1 (divisi)



     

  

mf dolce

Bb Trumpet (Flügelhorn)



mf dolce

    

Horn in F 2

Harp













   



p

mf

dolce, lontano









   p





  







     



    p

 





  

  

mf dolce

mf

 



mf

mf dolce











mf dolce

mf

  

 mf

    





mf



































   gliss .





p





 

© 1994 E. C. Schirmer Co . © 1997 Revised. © 2001 Revised. This version © 2008. A division of ECS Publishing, Boston, MA All Rights Reserved. Made in U. S. A.

 

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



   



mf

p





pp

  

 

poco













  



pp



div., con sord.

  

 

      

        

poco

 

pp





pp

pp

   

pp





dolce, lontano

p

mf



 



poco sul C pizz.

 





    

Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y

Bassoon



dolce, lontano



poco



gliss .

p



   

The Dangerous Liaisons - Act I - Scene 1 - No. 1

2    



  



7

Fl.

Flute

Oboe

Ob.

   

Tpt.

Tbn.

Perc.



pp

    











 

mf

pp

pp

 



 



pp



mf

  











 

   











mf

mp

 

     mf



































  

 









     



 

3



mp



mf



 





mp

mp

 



mp





mp

   

mf



pp

        mf

mp St. mute





mp



mp







 

près de la table mp









 



 

  

mp







mp

   



 

  

mf















      











 



















 





















10 





 



Pe

 





 



nat., senza sord.

via sord.   

Vla.

 

Vc.

  



f



to St. mute pp



  Vln. 1  

Cb.

mp







  

 

Vln. 2

mf



f

mp

pp

mf

mf

f



  

mf

Kybd.

     



    

Hp.



Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y

  

    

pp

mf

Hn. 2





10

 

f

mf ben cant.

   Bsn.    

   

mf ben cant.

   

Cl. 2

Hn. 1



  

Cl. 1



via sord.

    p



p

 

  p

 

 

 

p





































 















The Dangerous Liaisons - Act I - Scene 1 - No. 1 (Thunderclap. We move to the interior of the house.)

   13

Fl.

mp



  

Cl. 2



  

 



 



  

  



  

f



 





   



3

  3       



     



 

 





f







  





mf

mf

 









  

mf

3

to Chimes

   



pp

p





pp

                  





         

            

     

         

f

3

3

3

3

3

3

Più mosso (q = ca. 90)







     



3

to Bb Tpt. w/ st. mute



  



Piano



3

3

3













3

















3

3

mf ben cant.

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3                                                 

 



(pizz.) 3

  



3   

f







3

 3

 



3









3



mf ben cant.



3



3

 3

mf

 3







3

 3





3



 3







3





3



  3













mf



sim.

mf unis, senza sord.

mf



f Cb.



3

f

 





3



 

 



  

  

allarg.

Vc.



mf

ff



   Vln. 1  

Vla.



3   3  3  3  3   3  3   3  3   3   3                   

f

Pe

 

Vln. 2



f

 

Kybd.

pp

3

 



      Perc.   

Hp.



Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y

   

 

pp

f

Tbn.

p

ff

f



  





p

3

 

 





   



 



mp

Tpt.

   



ff

      Hn. 1   Hn. 2

(MERTEUIL goes to the windows to observe the unstable weather.)

3

f

  





  

  f



  

Cl. 1

Bsn.



  

Ob.



Più mosso (q = ca. 90)

allarg.

3

3







3





3









3

   3

3

3



The Dangerous Liaisons - Act I - Scene 1 - No. 1

4

(The card players are impatient with the very slow play of MADAME DE TOURVEL.)

 















18 to Piccolo

Fl.

Ob.

Cl. 1

Cl. 2

Bsn.







Tpt.

Tbn.





 Perc. 

Kybd.

 



        







3

p











p

 





     3

p



3



mp cant.

  

  







 



3

  



3









 





 





Bb Tpt.





Chimes













3







  







  











       







3

3

  3  3  3 



                  







3





       





3



  





   







3

           3

3

3

3

3

20 



 



mp 3    

 

p ma sonore (con vib.)

3

3

3



3  3   3    3   3  3                   



p



3

3

7

  3     pp sul tasto  





               





           

3

7

         3







3

pp sub.

f

3







to Timp.







 

 

 

mp







 

 

St. mute

mf ben cant.

mp





(p)sfz

f

Cb.

3

p





(p)sfz

div., arco

Vc.

     



(p)sfz

 



3

Vla.

  3



3

3

p

 Vln. 1  

Vln. 2





3

3

p

Pe



         3

      Hp.

 



Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y



mf ben cant.









f ben cant., plaintively

 Hn. 1   Hn. 2

Piccolo

  

20



 

 





 

  

3

3  3          

mp





 

The Dangerous Liaisons - Act I - Scene 1 - No. 1

   23

Fl.





   

Ob.



       3

Cl. 1

 

3

        3

3

Cl. 2

Bsn.



 

 Hn. 1  

 

Tpt.

Tbn.





 Perc.  

  



 

 3    









3

f ben cant.

  



3





f ben cant.



 



  

p









  

  



 





 

3

f

    



 3   

    3





f

 3  3  3      









             

 









 









 



        3

 

 

5

 

3

      

           

 

3

 



3

 

 

   



f 3



f





  

 

 

 

 

3

3

3





  

              



 

3

( C# – F# )



 



     

5

3

 

 3       







3

3

f

mf

3

3





          

  f

mf dolce





mf

  



 





  

Vla.



 





 

3

 

 



 

   Vln. 1  Vln. 2



 

       



Pe Kybd.





  



 

  Hp.

 

  

 

p







      







Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y

 

Hn. 2









3



5 (MERTEUIL, near the windows, surveys the room.)



    



3

3

3

f







f cant. appass.

 

 



3 3  div.3                 3

f

 

Vc.

Cb.



























arco

 







3

  

f 3





  3

f

3  

    3

 3

The Dangerous Liaisons - Act I - Scene 1 - No. 1

6  











28 (Thunderclap) to Flute

Fl.

Ob.



Cl. 1

    



5

       3     

  3 Bsn.  

  

Tpt.

Tbn.

Perc.

3

3        



  3  





 

 

3

mp



Kybd.

mf

 

 Vln. 1 







 

 

 





 3      

 3     



 3      

3

3

    

3



3



3 3 3             





rem. mute

3

3 3          

3 3 3             



 

3



 

3





  

3

 

3











 



mp



3

3

 







  



3





3

3

3





















 







3

3



 





3



3





 



3



3

3







 





3



3



 



3





 





3



3







 

Vla.

             3    



     



3



3







3

  3



3

3 3

  

 

 

 





3

   



f cant. appass.

5





3

30





 

 



  



3



3

3

3



  

3







3

3



 

 

Open

3

3



 

3



Cb.

 

3

Vln. 2

Vc.

3



Pe



f cant., appass. 5

 

p

 



   





3

 

3

f



Hp.



p

 





 3      

3

  

Hn. 2



Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y

Hn. 1



5

 

Cl. 2

30

5





3 3 3 3 3 3 3  3                                                            3 3 3 3 3





 3



3

  







3



3

    3







3





3

    3





 3

  3



3

    3







3

3  



The Dangerous Liaisons - Act I - Scene 1 - No. 1

  32



Cl. 1

Hn. 1



 

      

3



 

3

3 3          

3

 

 

 



 

3 3 3             



5

    



f cant. appass.

3 3   3         



3

  



3





3











 









 



3

3

3

3





















  





3

3

 









3

3

 

3

   3

  

3

3

3

 

f 3









3

3

 

 

3

3

 

 





( D§ )







3

3

 

     









3

 







       





 





mf









 





 

 



3



 

 



3

3

mf

mf

  

  Vln. 1  Vln. 2



mf pulsating

Pe Kybd.

f cant. appass.

mf



 

 



    











 

 



3

3

5

f

  3 Perc.   

Hp.

 



       

3

3



 

Tpt.

       

3

3

 









 











   

 







 

Hn. 2

Tbn.

f

 

Cl. 2





 

Ob.

Bsn.



(more rumbling thunder)

Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y

Fl.

7

 

 



3



 



3



 



3

 

f

            3

3

3

f

3 3 3 3  3  3   3 3 3          3                                                   f f     3 3 3 3 3

Vla.

 

Vc.

Cb.



 

3



unis.

3

3

 





3



3

  3





 





3



3

  3





 



3

  3



3





 



3





3





 









 



3

3

3

 

 

 

3

f

3

3



The Dangerous Liaisons - Act I - Scene 1 - No. 1

8

accel. poco a poco ( The sun begins to come out while the rain continues to drizzle.)

  

Hn. 1







Tpt.



Tbn.









 

f

 

3

3

 

3





3

 

3

3

 3    

 

 

 



 

3

 







 









5







    



















5

5





3

  3   3      3



3

   3

  

3

3

3



mp

 



3

 3    

  3    

3

3

3

3

3





 

3



 

  



3

 



3

    

3



 





3

3

3

  

3

  

 







  3

   3

  

3

3

3











 

3

 



3

 

3

 



      



3

 

3

div., pizz. 3



  

Vla.

  

3

  

  

3

3

3

           

3

3

3

 

   

f

 



3

3

  3  

 

mf

3

 

 





3

 



3

 

 

 





3

3

3

3

  

3

  





 



3

accel. poco a poco

            







 

3

 

 



 

3

 

Vln. 2

 

3

      



3





 





f cant. appass.

3





 

mf

Cb.

  3    

3



 

3

    Vln. 1 

Vc.



3

3

Pe Kybd.





  

3

  

 





5



p

mf

  



 



3 3   3   Perc.     

Hp.







 5







3 3        

Hn. 2





 

Cl. 2



f cant. appass. 5

 

Cl. 1



     



 

Ob.

Bsn.

f cant. appass. 5



Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y

Fl.



     



36

3



 



3

3

           

3

3

3

 



      f

 



3

3

3

 

 

 

3

  

3

f



3

3

3



 





3

  

3

3

3

           

3

3

3

 



 

f

 



3

3

3

 

 

 

3

3

3

3







3

3

3

3

3

3

f





      f

 



3

3

3

 

 

 

3

3

3



  3

  3



The Dangerous Liaisons - Act I - Scene 1 - No. 1

40



Cl. 1

Bsn.

Hn. 1









Hn. 2



5

    

3

 

  3  Perc.   

Kybd.

 

 Vln. 1    

Vln. 2

 

Vla.

 

Vc.



 



fp

3

 

3

sfzp





3

sfzp

f

     



 













3

fp

f

 



  

3

  

3

f

f



3

f

sfzp

 



 

3

  3 



  

3

  

3





f

  

3

f

 

fp





to Susp. Cymb.

 



 



f



 

 



  3

 

3

 

 

 

 



 

sfz 3

 

   

 

3

sfz 3

 

 

  

3

 

 



 

3

 







3

3

 

3





3

   

unis. 3



3



3

    3



   

(div.) arco



3

ff div., arco

sfzp

      3

arco



3

ff

 

sfzp

  

3

ff

 

sfzp

  

ff



3

f

sfzp



appas..

appas..

 

3

f

3

   

3

f

3

 

 





     









 





















3

ff

          3

 

appas..

  appas..







      

     



f







Poco mosso, appassionato (q = ca. 100)





3

sfzp





 





3

 

3





3

 

3

Cb.



 

3

3

3

3

40





3

fp

  

  

3

3

Pe 

3

f



     

  

(Open)



  

  

3



 



 Tbn.   

Hp.

 

3

 

    f

3

 

Tpt.

  



3



      3

 

sfzp

5

  













3

sfzp















Cl. 2

(MERTEUIL understands TOURVEL...







Ob.



Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y

Fl.

 

9

Poco mosso, appassionato (q = ca. 100)

 

   

ff

3

ff

  

3

ff



3

f







The Dangerous Liaisons - Act I - Scene 1 - No. 1

10   43

Fl.



Ob.



Cl. 1



Cl. 2

Bsn.







 

    fp

    

fp

  

 

f maestoso

 



 

 









 









 













f maestoso

Open     





    

sfzp

  

    

sfzp



f 3

  

    

sfzp









 

(stick on dome)







3

to Timp.



Timp.



 



    

( Bb , C§ / F§ )

  

    6               

      

 

 3      

f maestoso

 div.     3

 

f maestoso

 



   

 



6

f

6





unis.

 



f

 

f



 

3

3

ff

  

3



 

sul D

 







   



   



        f



   





3



 

 

unis., pizz.





f

 

   pizz.

f



 

sfzp

sfzp

f

 



f

più f

 

Pe  

  



sfzp

più f

3

  3      

  

  





Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y



 

sfzp

Cb.

    

f maestoso

sfzp

Vc.

   



3

3

       Vln. 1 

Vla.





   

 



Vln. 2

6

6

    

 

mp

Kybd.

       f

felt)  Susp. Cymb. (hard   Perc.  

Hp.





 

 



6

 

 

    

    

fp

fp

Tbn.

  3

 

Tpt.

            6                   6 f

  Hn. 1  Hn. 2

(...and sees VALMONT’S desires.) (a big clap of distant thunder) fluttertongue



 

 

(pizz.) f

The Dangerous Liaisons - Act I - Scene 1 - No. 1 (MERTEUIL studies CECILE and DANCENY at her harp lesson.)

     6                           6 (fl.)

allargando

46

Fl.

 

Ob.

      6

6

 

 

Bsn.



 

f

   

Vla.

 

Vc.







sfzp

f

 

sfzp

f

3

  

ff





f







sfzp

f



          

 

6





f

 

sfzp

f



allargando







 

3

3

f

non div.

      

     



3





 p

3



 







           

sfzp

 



sfzp







f





3

 

f



  

ff



ff

  



  

 



arco sfzp





  

f





   3



f

    



 









   



    



sfzp





3



to Harpsichord

   

3

3

( B§ )

6

f



3

   

    



  

f

 







Pe  

Vln. 2



ff





sfzp

 

     6               

 Vln. 1 

Cb.

3



 

Kybd.

3

 

  





  Perc. 

Hp.

f ben cant.



 





 



  





  

Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y

Tbn.

    



f

3

sfzp

 

Tpt.



 





 Hn. 1    Hn. 2

  



Piccolo

f ben cant.

mf

Cl. 2



 



 

Cl. 1

to Picc.

6

mf

11

f

The Dangerous Liaisons - Act I - Scene 1 - No. 1

12

(MERTEUIL suddenly has a plan.)

  

Quasi allegretto (quasi recit.) 49 to Alto Fl.

Fl.

 

  

Solo



Ob.

Bsn.













 





 

(

) 









 





 

(

) 











 

(

) 







sfp

 



 

(

) 







 

 





 

(

) 







 

 





 

(

) 







 





 

(

) 









    

(

) 

 





















to St. mute (for No. 3)

 

mf

Pe

     poco f

 





 

 





 





 

 Vln. 1  

 

 

Quasi allegretto (quasi recit.)

  

 

   

div.

 



(unsure)

(a tempo)





 





 





   

 

 

 

   

div., pizz.

   

div.

         

(a brave try)



 

 

 

(Cecile plays hesitantly)

 

Cb.





 

Vc.



) 

(to sound onstage)

Vla.



(

 

Vln. 2



 

 

Triangle

Kybd.

) 

 

 Perc.  

Hp.



Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y

Tbn.







to St. mute (for No. 3)

Tpt.

(

poco rit.



 

Hn. 2

 

(a tempo)

 

p

 Hn. 1  

       

) 



p

 



(



p

 

Cl. 2



 

  

 

f scherzando

 

Cl. 1



(a tempo)

(

(

(

(

(

(

) 

)  )  )  ) 

) 

(a tempo)











poco rit.

  

      



      



unis.

f più cant. (

(

)  ) 



f più cant.







The Dangerous Liaisons - Act 1 - Scene 1 - No. 2

13

Scene One

The salon of MADAME DE ROSAMONDE’S chateau outside of Paris. A stifling late summer afternoon. It has just stopped raining, the sun is out again. In the corner of the room, the CHEVALIER DE DANCENY is giving CECILE DE VOLANGES her harp lesson. Some distance away, on the other side, a card game is in progress. The players are MADAME DE ROSAMONDE and her houseguests, MADAME DE VOLANGES, MADAME DE TOURVEL and MONSIEUR DE VALMONT. MADAME DE MERTEUIL, dressed in travelling clothes, has broken away from the card players and roams the room restlessly, finally going towards the windows from where she can both look outside and keep an eye on the room. For a long time, the only sounds are the stop and start of the harp lesson, the exchange of a word or two between the card players, the high whine of the cicadas outside and a dripping of leaves and old gutters.

No. 2 Cavatina Quasi allegretto (q = ca. 104)

            Alto Flute

Fl.

 



















 





      













 

Cl. 1

 

Cl. 2

     

Hn. 2

 

Tpt. Tbn.

Perc.



(to sound onstage)

  Hp.



           mp

 







Pe

         mf                  

   

  



Vln. 2

 





Vla.

 



 

(CECILE tries again.)



 







 

        

 

mf twanky







  

              What is sad - der than a game of whist in the af



 



 



Quasi allegretto (q = ca. 104)

 







  Vln. 1 

Vc.



mp

(MERTEUIL is standing at one of the windows. She is observing the card players ... and CECILE and DANCENY at their lesson.) mf quasi recit., detached, ironic





(Recit.)



p

 

 p





 

  

-

(a tempo)

 

  



 



p

  p



ter- noon?

  div.







 

(DANCENY plays the exercise for her)

mp beautifully

  

Kybd.

Cb.

(a tempo)

       

HARPSICHORD

Merteuil

       

 

Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y

Hn. 1

     



Ob.

Bsn.

mf moody, out of sorts

(Recit.)







pp

pp

pp

 



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14     5

Fl.

  Hp.

  

Kybd.

 

















Vla.

 





lov - er





  

   

 

  



  







               



 

3

wo - man al - read - y

 









won.

(a tempo)





 

 

p







 

colla voce

 

p

colla voce

p

colla voce



Vln. 2





Vla.

 

p

Vc.





Cb.



















 

10



(CECILE actually gets it right)

 l.v. 





mp

colla voce





 



 

is

a

kiss,

  

   



  









 

all

for

is

a

kiss,

What

(Recit.)

 



 

 

      

All he hopes for



(Recit.)





 Vln. 1 



that can - not win a

(Recit.)





Pe Merteuil







               



   

Kybd.



 





Hp.



mp



 Fl.



Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y

Vln. 2





 

Or a



 

(Danceny patiently demonstrates again.)

3

 

8

 







3

 

mp rich, smooth

        

(a tempo)

mp



 Vln. 1 



colla voce

(DANCENY plays it correctly.)

 Merteuil   

Cb.

    

 



mf

  

Vc.

(Recit.)

he hopes

   

 

is





sweet - er

and



10

    

The Dangerous Liaisons - Act 1 - Scene 1 - No. 2

  11

Fl.

Hp.

15

(a tempo)

                      











mp

(DANCENY demonstrates a new figure.)



p





   Merteuil  



sad - der,





that





 







Vln. 2





Vla.



(She turns her attention to VALMONT and TOURVEL.)





         

this?

What is

arco, unis.









p calmo











odd - er than a shin - ing sun















unis.









 

mp ben cant.



  





Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y



Cb.



(a tempo)

 Vln. 1 

Vc.







pp

p calmo



 





pp



poco



















  

    

16

Hp.

Merteuil



p





  





Vln. 2





Vla.

 



 

the rain.





to Flute





  

Cb.



(He repeats his demonstration.)











    

Vc.







in

Vln. 1



mp

Pe

Fl.

 p







 

    

Or

man

a

of



    

ex - per - ience mak - ing

love



   

to one

       















mp

 







  



 



 

so

16

The Dangerous Liaisons - Act 1 - Scene 1 - No. 2

20

 









Ob.











Cl. 1

















 





mp

p

Fl.

Cl. 2

Bsn.

Hn. 1











p

p

 





























Tpt.





















 









































Tbn.

Perc.

Hp.





(DANCENY and CECILE confer quietly.)

 



Pe

Kybd.

Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y

Hn. 2



Merteuil

   



plain;



All



he



hopes



for

  

he

 

will







get,



all

 

 

he

hopes

 

for

 

20

Vln. 1

 

 

Vln. 2

 

Vla.

 

Vc.

Cb.



 











mp













mp

























p

p

mp



pizz.

p

p



arco



 

he

will

The Dangerous Liaisons - Act 1 - Scene 1 - No. 2

 







24

Ob.

 

Cl. 1



Cl. 2

Bsn.

Hn. 1













(echo)



 

 











mp

 

mp

 

mp







 

mp

mp

 mf



  

 

dolce



 

 

 





































 

















 

























































I



be





 





feel - ing such

p

 









p

p







 







mf

 mf

  

mp









mp



mf

unis. (echo)









cruel - er









mp







mp





   

  



  











pizz.

pizz. mp



and more

mf

  

mp



 



What is

 

mf



mf

re - gret?



 







 

 



 



div.

  

    

Why should

 







 Vln. 1 

Vc.

 



get,

Vla.

 

dolce



   

Vln. 2

  mp

(DANCENY plays a new chord.)

Pe

Kybd.

Cb.



mf

 







Hp.

Merteuil

mp



mp









Tpt.

Perc.

 





mp



 

Hn. 2

Tbn.









Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y

Fl.

Flute

17

The Dangerous Liaisons - Act 1 - Scene 1 - No. 2

18

 





pp





pp





mp dolce

 



 

































mp dolce







mp dolce



to Mute







to Mute





pp

























 





































   

pp

























    

 

Pe

Kybd.

set

30

 Vln. 1 

a - part,



mf



Vc.









si - lent

than









  



the

hun -ter’s heart,







 

   



 







More



pp







jeal - ous





  







of



its





   





pp div., con sord.

 

pp div., con sord.

 









pizz. pp

  



 



pp



More



pp

arco, con sord.

 

prey,

div., con sord.

mp

pp









mp

 

Vla.

 

and more



 

Vln. 2

Cb.



pp





Hp.

Merteuil

 mp







p

mf









 

Tpt.

Perc.



mp

  

Hn. 2

Tbn.







 

Cl. 2



mf

 

Cl. 1

Hn. 1



 

Ob.

Bsn.



Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y

Fl.

30







 

The Dangerous Liaisons - Act 1 - Scene 1 - No. 2

  







35

Ob.

Hn. 1





p

colla voce



3



pp

colla voce

3

 



 



 







 

















 













 



 









 













 











 













 

















Hp.

Pe

Kybd.

3 3    Merteuil       

apt

  Vln. 1 



p





 









 









 





to

keep

 

a

 

 

Vln. 2





 3

lov - er



3

 



bay; Who can

say?

 

at

 











 

mp

 

Vla.

 

Vc.



 

  







(The card players have finished their game... chairs are scraped back, people stretch, yawn....) (poco)

 

 

Who can say? Who can

say?

    3

3

via sord.

 

mp

Cb.









 





Tpt.

Perc.





 



Hn. 2

Tbn.





 

Cl. 2

Bsn.









Cl. 1





(Segue No. 3)

Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y

Fl.

19

  

  







mp





via sord.

mp

 

via sord.

 

via sord.



mp





 



 



 



 



 



 



(Segue No. 3)

The Dangerous Liaisons - Act 1 - Scene 1 - No. 3

20

No. 3 Scena Allegretto e leggiero (q = ca. 112)

Fl.

  



Ob.







  









      







   





3



mp

  

        p

mp

 



 



 



  



Cl. 1

Cl. 2

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Tourvel

Volanges

Merteuil

Rosemonde





 

3

mp

 



pp



mp

3

mp

to Alto Fl.



 

p

p

        

 









p



   







muted





Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y

Bsn.

p

  

  





muted





  



mf

  

TOURVEL mf

 



By



p

  



mp

   p













ac - ci - dent!

mf

 



 











 













VOLANGES



3

        Shall we play

    Valmont  

Pe

VALMONT

won







a - no - ther?



a - gain.

mf

 

  

 

   3    

She will

ru - in me...



   



 

Ma - dame de Tour - vel is quite a

Allegretto e leggiero (q = ca. 112) div., senza sord.

Vln. 1

       mp



Vln. 2

  



mp

     



mp

      



mp

Cb.



 

   



    



    p





   



    p



   



   



   



sim.

non div., senza sord.

Vc.



sim.

div., senza sord.

Vla.



sim.

div., senza sord.

  



    

   

   





sim.







p

  

gliss.

p

p



 

gliss.

p

 

p

gliss.

The Dangerous Liaisons - Act 1 - Scene 1 - No. 3

      6

Hn. 1

Rosemonde

Valmont

  







 





         









It comes from spend - ing too much time with priests.

    



As bad as

you!



(TOURVEL hides her discomfort by dealing with some mail just brought in by a servant who has handed it to her maid JULIE.)

ROSEMONDE mf

(to Rosemonde)

sharp.



21

10













 





  

Or,

in

her

case,

from

 









Vln. 2













Vla.

    





Vc.

Cb.

  





p

    



 



    







 





Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y

Vln. 1

10

p

p



















  11

Cl. 2

 





Pe

Volanges





Vln. 1

Vln. 2

VOLANGES mf pointedly

  



a







  mp

 a

dis - si - pa - ted life





law - yer.



























   

mp



Vc.









                  

 

Vla.

Cb.

   

Ossia:

Per - haps

        Valmont  be - ing mar - ried to



(Recit.)







 







 

mp

mp

can af

-

fect one’s con - cen - tra - tion.

 



(Recit.)









    





  





   





  I

22

The Dangerous Liaisons - Act 1 - Scene 1 - No. 3

 

































  





























 









 

(muted)

16

Fl.

Ob.

Cl. 1

Cl. 2

Bsn.

Hn. 1





20 













mp

                    f

   f





Tbn.

Perc.

Hp.

sfzp







sfzp





























St. mute  

 





























































 



       







 

nev

  

Vln. 2



Vla.



Vc.

Cb.







Pe Vln. 1



(muted)



 Volanges  Valmont





Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y

Tpt.









  

p

Hn. 2







-

er con - cen - trate at



   

You trust to

luck?







cards.





















   

 















 











20  







 





    











 









 







At



sfzp

(VOLANGES is quite put out.)





cards.

unis. pizz.



   









 

pizz.









p sub.

mp

div., pizz.

p

mf

p sub.

pizz. p

pizz.

p

The Dangerous Liaisons - Act 1 - Scene 1 - No. 3

  

rall.

21

Fl.

Tempo di Menuetto, quasi Allegretto (q = ca. 108)



Alto Flute

moody

             

mp

Ob.

 

Cl. 1

                



Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Tpt.

Tbn.

Perc.



















   















   





mp

Valmont

Vln. 1



  

























rem. mute   















 

















  rem. mute   







































   

 



 



   



 

  

 

Vln. 2

Vla.

Vc.



rall.

(DANCENY is playing the new music.)

 



mf





















 









Come







join us.



You are so

      far

  





       I was list’n - ing to the











a - way.

Tempo di Menuetto, quasi Allegretto (q = ca. 108)







 





 



arco, unis.

pp















 



 arco   





  



  



arco mp





   







 



One player arco

 



MERTEUIL (coming over to them) mf



       

 

 



(calling over to Merteuil)

mp

Cb.



  rem. mute  

Pe Merteuil

p



Hp.



 



to Flute

Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y

Bsn.



   



p

 

            





6

Cl. 2

23









mf









The Dangerous Liaisons - Act 1 - Scene 1 - No. 3

24 26

   

Hp.

  Volanges 













child - ren play.

 Valmont  



Vln. 1



  

Vln. 2

 

Vla.

 

Cb.

 

  



Hp.

Tourvel

Volanges

Valmont

Vln. 1



          

 







 

She is less





awk - ward.



























     3  



30 

















    tutti,   div.     









 





(teasingly)

 

Out from un - der the good



 

One player

p



 

mf a bit twanky

VOLANGES (maternally deprecating)









    

  



   p       

 





















 

























 

   

 

Vla.

Vc.



     

mf

 













mf freely































3





 



mf

mf (CECILE tries once more.)

TOURVEL (to Volanges) mf



sis - ters.

3

mp

moth - er’s eye.





3

          

Still un - der her









 



 

(Recit.)

Solo

Ah,



  

Harpsichord



p

3

      











 







(nosily)











this let - ter is for you.



 



 

From Ger

(Recit.)



One player arco





3





  

3

 

mf

 

mf

    mf

3

coll’ arpa



 coll’ arpa

-

court?

    

  

p







 gliss.





coll’ arpa



p





  3





p

6

p



Vln. 2

Cb.



Ce - cile is mak- ing such pro - gress.

 

Pe

Kybd.





 

  31

Cl. 1



Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y

Vc.



              

Merteuil



30 

(CECILE tries again.)

p



p





The Dangerous Liaisons - Act 1 - Scene 1 - No. 3

25

  













Ob.

 













Cl. 1

  

















     





























35 Meno mosso più mosso

Fl.

Cl. 2

 

Bsn.

 

Hn. 1



Perc.

Hp.

Kybd.

Tourvel



Merteuil

Valmont







mf

 

  

Solo

6

mf

p







































 













 



            













 

      

 

 

  

    



 

 



(coolly)

Yes.



 

















3       

meno mosso







       



 

p 3

     

 





   

  



  



 



  



  

p

    p

3



p



    3

Is the



A

   

p



 



(even more coolly)

 





(sensing an awkwardness and unerringly putting her foot in it)

(to Merteuil, not without malice)



p

Vc.

p 3

 





 

Vla.



Did you hear that?

  

Vln. 2

Cb.





Meno mosso più mosso

Vln. 1







Pe

Volanges

p

   

Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y

Tbn.

  

 

Tpt.

Solo



  

Hn. 2

meno mosso

let - ter from Ger - court....

 







 













 

 



   mf







The Dangerous Liaisons - Act 1 - Scene 1 - No. 3

26 Più mosso, 39 quasi recit.

Agitato (q = ca. 120)

  



Ob.

 







Cl. 1

 





 

 







Cl. 2

Bsn.

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Tpt.

Tbn.

Perc.

Hp.

Tourvel

     mf





 

 













   



 

Cb.





 





 



p



 p









p



muted

p



       



















































 

















 















 

























 

  

     

  



to be

soon?











(warming to her theme)

     

(Alarmed at the news in the letter, she tries to summarize it.)







  



 



40

 

 



 





      mf

 



Un

Agitato (q = ca. 120)







 tutti 







pizz., unis.

  3    mf



3





p

mp

3 3   3  3        

p





for - tu - nate - ly,







 

mf

-



pizz.



   



Not soon e - nough!

pp

Vc.





Più mosso, quasi recit.

Vla.





  









 Volanges  

Vln. 2



p



wed - ding

Vln. 1

 





Pe

Kybd.

  

Flute

Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y

Fl.

40

3



 

3

 



  

3



 

3

3









 

3



  



The Dangerous Liaisons - Act 1 - Scene 1 - No. 3

   45

Fl.



Cl. 1



Cl. 2







to Bass Cl.







    





















 



 



 





pp

































  













































 































 























Pe

Hn. 1





Ob.

Bsn.



27















Tpt.

Tbn.

Perc.

Hp.

Kybd.

Volanges

Vln. 1

Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y

Hn. 2



  

Mon



 



 

Vla.

3



   3

Vc.

Cb.





 



 

Vln. 2

p

-



 

sieur

de Ger - court,

Tutti pizz., div.



to whom my





daugh - ter

is

be - troth’d,











  













 





is

still

in

 

 





 

 



pp

  

  

      

 

 



   

 

 



pp





    

arco, unis.

pp



 







3

   







3





 

 p

  

(The rain begins to shower again.)

pp



  





The Dangerous Liaisons - Act 1 - Scene 1 - No. 3

28 Fl.

50   

 

 

 

Cl. 1

 

 

Cl. 2

 

Bsn.

  

Ob.

Hn. 1

Perc.

Hp.

Kybd.

3

3

3

  

  





mf



3

3

pp

3



3



3



pp

    







pp





to English Horn

pp



















































 

 

   

 



 

 

   



 

 

 

 

 

Pe 



  

mf

 

Vla.

Vc.

  



mf

  

  



  



mf



mf

 

mf





3

    





       







pp







    

(distant thunder)









war!



 



mf

3

em - broil’d in the move - ments of

 

50    

Vln. 2

    

 

mf

Cb.

3

mf

 

Cor si - ca,

Vln. 1

3

 

 

  Volanges    Valmont

3



Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y

Tbn.

f

 

 

3

                                 

 

 

Tpt.

f

 

  

Hn. 2

                  







              3

  

mp





mf

  

  mf

cant.

    mf

   mf

cant.

  

  

You had

tired of him...

(in Merteuil’s ear)





    

    





3 

Why not



 

pp

 pp

   

pp



   

mp sub.

  



pp mp sub.

pp



The Dangerous Liaisons - Act 1 - Scene 1 - No. 3

 







 











54

Fl.

Cl. 1

Hn. 1

Kybd.

 













Vln. 2

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

 

   3   rem. mute

     









                

 

   

can go to





mp







pp

    



 



 (taking charge of the conversation; she has this plan ready...)

hell!

















  







  

 

 

wish him well?







 

What a







     









pp







 





p sul pont.

p sul pont.





pp





Pe    



mp

mp

mp



 



pp

  



ord., sul G

mf

mp





pp





pp

  



 



 



espr.





p

58 (Recit.) Meno Mosso



  

p

mf ben cant. pizz.





 

  







sul pont.



Cl. 1

6

Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y

Vln. 1

mp



(coolly, but with repressed intensity)

 



3









     



       



Mon - sieur de Ger - court

Valmont

3

mp

mf cant.

  Volanges  Merteuil

           

muted



29



60  



 

pp

  Merteuil 

pit

-

  

3





y

a - bout

 

p sub.

Vln. 2

Vla.



ord.



Vc.

Cb.



ord.







3

weath - er!

We have been

p



p sub.









in

this draw - ing

room

all















 

 







 

 







 

 

p



pris - ’ners



60  

(Recit.) Meno Mosso

Vln. 1

the

 

      







 

 

 

3



3



af - ter

-

The Dangerous Liaisons - Act 1 - Scene 1 - No. 3

30  Merteuil  

61 Moderato (q = ca. 80)



(taking in Valmont and Tourvel)





noon.

Vln. 1

 

3

  I













div.

pp





































Vc.





 

pp











 



 p

3



Whydon’twe



p

p





Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y

Cb.



3

out - side.

mp

pp

3

 3 





                 3





 





spent a day

Moderato (q = ca. 80)

 

Vla.

  

       



had hop’d all you young peo - ple might have

p ben cant. Vln. 2

3



 

 

65 (Recit.)

Cl. 1

Kybd.

 



 



  Merteuil 

   



im - ro - vise?

Our

Pe

3

        

(Recit.)

   

Vln. 1

 

Vln. 2

p

Is that

Vla.

 

p



a

-

gree - a - ble?





 







 







 











non div.

   

Vc.

p

Cb.





   

mp grazioaso





non div.

   

     

3

p

  

 



p calmo, cant., dolce

          

 

div.

   



in - ter - rup - ted pic - nic could be serv’d right here.

div.

 



The Dangerous Liaisons - Act 1 - Scene 1 - No. 3

   



Ob.





Cl. 1

 

Cl. 2



67 Comodo (q = ca. 100)

Fl.

pp poco marcato

Bsn.

Hn. 1



Perc.

Kybd.





  





 





 



 





















































 













   



    

Pe









  

con sord.

 

con sord.

 

Vla.

Vc.



 

con sord.



 



 



   

Neph - ew, will you



     





And,

my

 





 









 































 



 

 

pp



70 

 

pp



(to Merteuil, as to one of equal status)





pp

                    

see me to my room?



pp



    





pp

 con sord.



(to Valmont)

Comodo (q = ca. 100)

Cb.







con sord.

Vln. 2

 



 

 

 







  







 





 Rosemonde 

Vln. 1



 









 

 



Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y

Tbn.



  

70

 

Hn. 2

Tpt.

 

31

32

The Dangerous Liaisons - Act 1 - Scene 1 - No. 3

    



Ob.





Cl. 1

 

72

Fl.

Bsn.

Hn. 1



Perc.

Kybd.

Rosemonde





Vln. 2







 











 















Bass Clarinet





 



3           p

Solo



3





 





















































 















   



  

 

 





  



 

  

Vc.











 

 

    



  





so

nice

ppp



ppp

 

unis.





    



 

Vla.

Cb.

pp









dear,

Vln. 1









Pe

Merteuil





Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y

Tbn.





 



 

Hn. 2

Tpt.

    







Cl. 2

 

pp











 















I







that you dropp’d in.















  





  

 

 

  

must.

    







 







 









        

Must you leave for Pa - ris



 

  



to - day?

I fear a



 





















pp

 pp



 



 



 



div. p

p

p

The Dangerous Liaisons - Act 1 - Scene 1 - No. 3

 

80

78

Cl. 2

Merteuil

Rosemonde

 







3





  

 

 



 I



 

storm

Vln. 1



is

 





com - ing

on.



am











Vla.



















 

 

 

not

 a

-



fraid

of

a











80

not

Vla.

 

 

mp

Comodo

 

And now,

if you will all ex - cuse me,

 





 







 Rosemonde  

86 ... but pauses at the door...) here



with







Vln. 2

      

Vla.

   



Vc.







 





me.



  









 



I have

 



    

I

have

ne - glec - ted you.















             

    



 





to have you











p ghostly, pale

One player (con sord.)



     

  



      p









mf mp One player (con sord.) ten.





mp



    

al - ways left you free.





plea - sure

One player (con sord.)

    

Pe 

   

    

mp One player (con sord.)







What a



 









 



(She takes Valmont’s arm and leaves the group, ...

Comodo

 

(Recit.)

 

Cb.



I must have my rest.



Vln. 1

sup - pose



p

 

Valmont

I

  p



Cb.





p

mp



 





mp

Vc.





mp

82 (Recit.)

Vln. 2



 



 



light -’ning.



                      Rosemonde    

Vln. 1

lit - tle



Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y

Cb.

to Bb Cl.







    3

Vln. 2

Vc.

33





p





90 











90  





              



 















espr.





espr.

 



 

 



espr.









34

The Dangerous Liaisons - Act 1 - Scene 1 - No. 3

  

Poco più mosso

91

Fl.

 

Ob.

Cl. 1

 

Cl. 2

  

  Rosemonde     Vln. 1



p dolciss.

 











 Bb Clarinet

 





p dolciss.



p dolciss.

  

(looking him in the eye)





My

dear

boy,

I know you ver - y

 



 







p

   













  

well...

Did you

Poco più mosso



 

     





p



p dolciss.

 

 























come











to

  





 

see

me,

or





















Ma -

Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y

Cb.



 

Vla.

Vc.

English Horn

  

Vln. 2

 



 





  





 



   96

Fl.

Ob.

Hn. 1



 





 Rosemonde  

dame

Vln. 1

  

Vln. 2





de

Tour

 

 



 

to Oboe







-















 



Vc.











  



mp

I

tutti, div.





  

mf

 

  

 

tutti, div.





  





  





tutti, div.



  

     

I

mf







unis.



pp







pp







pp

        

 







3         

 







mf

3

pp

pp

3



mp

  

3

 ( )

see.

3 3                3

meno p



rall.