The Love of Don Perlimplin - Piano/Vocal Score - Conrad Susa, Richard Street

Catalog No. 4148

Piano/Vocal Score

To Brooks Jones

The Love of Don Perlimplín Opera in One Act with an Interlude Conrad Susa and Richard Street adapted from the play The Love of Don Perlimplín and Belisa in the Garden by Federico García Lorca

Conrad Susa

Pre-scene: The Entrada accompanies the entrance of the Chorus. After a promenade they sit, three on each side, on benches placed at the sides of the stage.

I. Entrada

Broadly

                                   (Tpt.) (Nino Rota style)

Piano Reduction by the Composer

(perc.)

 



f ben cant. maestoso, but sentimental



    

8

 





 











10 (Opt. cut to Ø)





    

   

 

    

   





  Ø   

 







       

attacca

Eighteenth-century Spain. The house of Don Perlimplín. His study, a cartoon-like setting, largely two-dimensional and somewhat surrealistic, suggests a puppet play. At the rear a deep window through which Belisa’s balcony may be seen. Pantomime music: Don Perlimplín is seated at his desk, immersed in his books. He wears a green cassock and a white wig full of curls. Marcolfa, the servant, wears the classic striped dress. She chatters (silently) as she dusts and rearranges books. Don Perlimplín has heard it all before and pays little attention to her, or tries to. He is writing a poem and sometimes hums a melody from Scarlatti, his favorite composer. Play: The Love of Don Perlimplín and Belisa in the Garden, English translation by James Graham-Luian and Richard L. O’Connell. © Copyright by the Estate of Federico García Lorca. Used and adapted by permission.

Music and Libretto: © Copyright 1987 by E. C. Schirmer Music Company. A division of ECS Publishing, Boston, Massachusetts. All rights reserved. Made in U.S.A.

2

Scene One The Study of Don Perlimplín.

II. Pantomime Con spirito (q. = ca. 84)

    (14 )

(Stage left)

S.

A.

T. 1 Chorus

(Stage right)

T. 2

B. 1

B. 2

   

    

         

   

* f

     









   











    

































ña, ña, ña * f

ña, ña, ña * f

ña, ña, ña * f

   

ña, ña, ña * f

    

ña, ña, ña * f

     

ña, ña, ña

   

(W.w.)

       f

        (Timp.)

f

                               

  

(Str. pizz.)

(gliss.) sim.





*This is the sound of Marcolfa’s nattering. To Perlimplín she sounds like a sheep.





S.

  

A.

T. 1

T. 2

     

B. 1

3

20













B. 2





f



     

f               



ña,

ña,



f



f



ña,

f

ña

ña,

ña

ña

ña

    ña

ña

ña,

ña

ña,

ña, ña

ña, ña, ña

ña,

ña, ña

ña, ña, ña

fp f             

ña,

ña

ña,

ña, ña

ña,

ña,

ña, fp

ña, ña

ña,

ña, ña

ña, ña, ña f

              ña,

ña,

ña,

ña,

ña,

f

ña, ña

 

ña, ña, ña

               fp



ña, ña, ña

fp f                

   

       

ña

fp

   

    



fp

f

   

ña,



f              

ña,

ña,



     

f



ña, ña, ña

     

          ( f ) (Timp.)          

                  

4

       26

S.



ña, ña, ña

A.

      ña, ña, ña

T. 1

T. 2

B. 1

       ña, ña, ña         ña, ña, ña      

B. 2

ña, ña, ña

              

      



ña, mp

ña,

ña

ña,

ña

ña,

ña

ña,

ña

ña,

ña,

ña



mf

ña,

      



mp         ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña



      

ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña



      

ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña

  f     

 

ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña



f       



ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña

ña, ña, ña

      

        mp

ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña



30



ña,



mp

mf

f        f        f       

f       

ña,

ña

                                    mp f sfz f                            

                    31

S.

mf

ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña

                 mf

A.

ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña mf

T. 1

T. 2

                ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña mf                 ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña

                 mf

B. 1

ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña mf

B. 2

                   

ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña

 

f



            

   

  

  

5

                     ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña mf

mp

                        mp

mf

ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña mf mp

                       ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña mf

  

            

ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña mf

              ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña mf

            

                  

ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña

            

   

  

  

6

  36

S.





ña, mp





A.

mp





ña,



ña,

T. 1

T. 2

B. 1

 



ña,

mp            ña, ña, ña, ña, mp      ña,

B. 2



mp



ña,

ña,

mp        ña,

      

ña,

  

ña,

 







   f

ña f

  

ña,

ña



f

  

ña,

ña



f

   

  

 



  

 

ña,

ña,

ña





ña,

ña,

  

ña,

ña f

f

 

mf

f mp

        

ña, mf

ña,

ña, ña, f mp

      ña, ña, ña, ña,

ña,

 ña,

mp       



mp



mf

 

f

ña,

ña,

ña, ña,





                  

ña, mp

ña,

ña,

ña,

mp





ña,

                          

ña,







ña

f



 

40

 

 ña,

           



7

   

   

   

   

41

S.

f

ña f

A.

ña f

T. 1

ña, ña,

      ña       ña f

T. 2

B. 1

f     ña

    f

B. 2

ña



ña, ña,

   





ña,

ña,

ña,







ña,

ña,

ña,







ña,

ña,

ña,







ña, ña,

ña,

ña,

ña,

 



ña, ña,

ña,

    ña, ña,

     



    ña, ña,

     



     



ña

ña

    



    





    



ña,

ña,

ña







ña,

ña,

ña,



                   

           



ña

ña

    



ña

               f                               (In this ‘dreamy’ music of Perlimplín’s favorite composer, Scarlatti, we gain a glimpse into his dreaming soul: he is a poet at heart)

          (Str.)             50

45







                    

                     p dolce, semplice

dreamily

sub. p

                  

8

 

(Sounds of Marcolfa intrude upon his dreaming.)

51

S.

T. 2

 



  





B. 1

B. 2





A.

T. 1













f

 ña,



f

 ña,

  f

ña,

ña,

ña,

  f

         

  

f     fp      



         



fp

ña,

ña,

ña,

  

ña,

ña,

  

ña, f

  

 f

(He lapses into

     

ña,

ña,

ña,

f

ña, ña, ña

ña, ña, ña

fp

ña,

ña,

f

ña, ña, ña

      



         



fp

  ña,

ña

  ña,



f

ña, ña, ña fp f

ña

ña, ña, ña

fp f          

 



                                      p dolce, semplice  f      dreamily                             ña,

ña,

ña,

ña

ña, ña, ña

f



fantasy once more.) 56



        

        

      

   

  

    

sfz sub. p



 

            

         

9

60

S.

 p        







mi - ra, mi - ra, mi - ra, mi.

 

A.

T. 1

T. 2

      

p

          

mi - ra, mi - ra, mi - ra, mp (whining, full of mock self-pity)





ayee, ayee, mp (whining, full of mock self-pity)





ayee,

ayee,



B. 1

 

ayee,

 

ayee,







mi.

  ayee

 

ayee

        p







mi - ra, mi - ra, mi - ra, mi.

B. 2









  

 (Trb. sord.)

  



mi - ra, mi - ra, mi - ra,

  

        p

  

  

    



   

10

         62

S.







mi - ra, mi - ra, mi - ra, mi.

 

A.

T. 1

T. 2

      

mi - ra, mi - ra, mi - ra,

mi.





ayee,

ayee,

 





ayee,

ayee,



B. 1

B. 2

          



 

ayee,

ayee

 

 

ayee,



ayee







  





 







mi.





mi - ra, mi - ra, mi - ra, mi.

  

  



         

 



      

    

mi - ra, mi - ra, mi - ra,





 

            64

S.

11







mi - ra, mi - ra, mi - ra, mi.

 

A.

T. 1

T. 2

      

       

mi - ra, mi - ra, mi - ra,

 ayee,

 ayee,



B. 1





ayee,





ayee,

 







mi.

      3

ayee,

ayee

      3

ayee,

ayee

         







mi - ra, mi - ra, mi - ra, mi.

B. 2









                     

   







       mi - ra, mi - ra, mi - ra,

                

12

       

 







      

 







 







 







      







      







66

S.

mi - ra, mi - ra, mi - ra, mi.

A.

mi - ra, mi - ra, mi - ra, mi.

T. 1

T. 2

      

 

B. 1

 

 ayee,



ayee,  

 ayee,



ayee,

ayee,

ayee,

mi - ra, mi - ra.

B. 2



 

mi.





mi - ra, mi - ra.

                                    f   (Timp.)                 

f

(Hn.)

S.

  

A.

T. 1

T. 2

    

B. 1

B. 2



13

70

   

   

  



p          

 





  

p

      

mi - ra, mi - ra, mi - ra,





ayee,

ayee,

ayee,





ayee,

ayee,

 

(complaining) mp

 

(complaining) mp

 



























          



 







mi - ra, mi - ra, mi - ra, mi.







       

sub. p







 

 

ayee,





14

  74

S.

A.



 





           

mi - ra, mi - ra, mi - ra, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña



           

mi.

T. 1

T. 2

mi - ra, mi - ra, mi - ra, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña

    ayee



     ayee



        p

B. 1











ayce,

ayee,

ayee





ayce,

ayee,

 

B. 2

      

ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña

         



mi - ra, mi - ra, mi - ra,

mi.





 

p



  

ayee

     

mi - ra, mi - ra, mi - ra, mi.

   

 

  







      ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña

 

  

 

   

  (Vns.)                                     più f f           

76

S.

     

     

          

     



    

     

A.

T. 1

T. 2

 

ña, f

ña, ña, ña,

ña, f

ña, ña, ña,

ña, f

ña, ña, ña,

ña,

ña,

ña, ña, ña,

ña, ña, ña,

        ña,

ña, ña, ña,

           ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña,            f

B. 1

B. 2

15

f          

80



ña, f

ña, ña, ña,

ña,

ña, ña, ña,

             ña,



f

ña, ña, ña,

    



ña,

ña, ña, ña,

  

 

ña

ña,

ña

ña

ña,

ña,

     ña,

ña,

ña,

ña,

ña,

ña,

    

     

    

     

ña

ña,

ña

    

            

ña



  

ña,

ña,

ña,

ña,

ña,

         

ña,

 

ña,

 

 

ña,



16

S.

83                  

ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña

A.

T. 2

B. 1

                   

                 ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña





 







 



















ayee, ayee, ayee

ayee

                      ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña ayee, ayee, ayee                     ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña

B. 2



ayee, ayee, ayee

ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña

T. 1



 

                       

ayee, ayee, ayee

 

  

 

  



                                 

ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña



 



  

ayee

  



 

  86

S.

17



             







             







 







              







               













ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña



A.



ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña

T. 1

T. 2

     

B. 1





 ña,







ña,

ña,



 ña,

ña

ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña



ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña

B. 2









                    







ña,

ña,

ña,

















ña,

 

      ña

  

         

 

18

  89

S.



90

              



            

 



 



              



            



ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña,



A.



ay!

ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña,

T. 1

T. 2

     

B. 1





 ña,





 

ña,

ña,





 ña,

ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña,

B. 2







              

      





ña,

ña,

 











ña,



ay!



 

ay!

ay!

 



ay!

ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña, ña,



 



 



ay!

 

ay!

 



ay!





ay!

ña,

 

ay!



 



ay!

ay!

               

 Timp.



    





    





19

92 D.P.

S.

A.

T. 1

T. 2

B. 1

B. 2





(Don Perlimpín)





No!

  

   

     

ay!

 

ay!

ay!

ay!



   

     

     

    



   

     

     

     

ay!

ay!

ay!

ay!

   

ay!

ay!

ay!

ay!

ay!

ay!

ay!

        

ay!

ay!

      ay!

ay!



 

ay!

ay!

ay!

ay!

    

ay!

ay!

ay!

ay!

ay!

ay!

        

ay!

                                          

ay!

     

   

  

ay!



        

ay!

 

ay!

     

        

ay!

   

ay!

     

No!

   

ay!

  

 

          f

ay!

ay!

ay!

      ay!

ay!

ay!

ay!

ay!

ay!

     ay!

      ay!

                                 

    





     

    

III. Duet

20 96 Mar.

D.P.

Lo stesso tempo

   



 



f     A

 



      

(Timp.)

 

        



f

             si, si, si, si, si,

D.P.

      no,

 

105

   

si, si,

D.P.





no, no!

 

Mar.

si,

No,

        mp  mf               



    

No, no, no,

Vc. pizz.



no, no, no, no,

no!



f



  f

yes!

 

no,

 

no,

 

But

I

 fp

 

3

no, no,

         

no...

no,

si,

no, no, no,

         

    

   yes,

No,

      



mf

              

                  

    



       

no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,

f

si, si, si, si, si, si, si, si, si,

       f      

si, yes, yes,

 

           Yes, yes, yes, yes! f         mf

               



   





hun - dred, a thou - sand times, No!

100

Mar.



Marcolfa

no,

    

 

say “yes.”

           mf            

  

109 Mar.

 

f





       p

D.P.

21

110

Yes.

 f





yes!



Mar.

 

D.P.

     



Mar.

D.P.







                  



mp

 

mp

So?

f

120

mf

 



Affretando



But I’ve









yes!

       





f         





 



       Just be - cause,

119

    



But why “yes?”

                  f p                  115









al - rea - dy said“No!”



  

      

    



  

 

 

(Recit.)

 

 

Just

so.

             

                               p mp    f                     

But tell me, mas - ter, the rea - son for that

 

  

22 122 Mar.

  



“no.”

D.P.

  

  

            

p cresc.

And

mp

     

Mar.

tell

Moderato

 

me,

you un - re - len - ting bu - sy - bo - dy.

     f    

 





       mp

D.P.

f                      

  

124

  



mf



“yes?”

well?

128

D.P.

   



   



          



  

ten

  

     



   

130

 make

    





 

more

3



   



       

 

  

Well, twen - ty and twen - ty are for - ty...

 

 

  

3 3              

poco a poco cresc.

and



ceed.



The rea - son for that

mp



                      p      

Mar.

Rall.

 

3

    fif - ty.

  

 

 

p

 

Good,

 

 

    

mf



 

Pro -

3

   And at

good.

                 

mp

IV. Aria 131 Mar.

D.P.

          

3

3



fif - ty one is no lon - ger a child.

 



         3

      3    

mf

I may die at a - ny

 

3

Of course. What are you say - ing?









134 Mar.

  mf

 









Allegro marcato (q. = 72 - 80)

    f

 



min - ute!

 





  



           f

136 Mar.

 





  

             

138 Mar.

 



   



  



-

              

 



I

  

feel



         

  

              

 

   

f

al

 



   

   



       

p



(exaggerated intensity) mf espr.



 







         



sick

 

  

  

23

liberamente p appass.







read



 

-





y.





        



 







24

Mar.

140

mf

 



        142 Mar.



-

ning.



My

head



is

burn

-



145

mf



148 Mar.

 

-



 

mp



  

f



shake.





                    

p legg.

                      



f





Meno mosso

Look!

f

3          

Maestoso





          f    3       

is

It

 mp 6

      

Death!

sfz

3

   150

f molto espr.

 



    

Allargando mf espr.

That sha - dow of the wall.

   

                  



-

my

 

 

-





                        

-

Look!

    

hands



Più mosso, accitato

molto

 

       



                                       

  

        Mar.

 

f



p

   

( )

’

      

 

     

Più mosso

D.P.

(seems to die.)

                Ho- ly Vir - gin, save me! Save my mas - ter. f agitato 3                 

151 Mar.

25

(Recit.)

mp devoutly

 

     

       p

Good Lord!

A tempo moderato

(153 )

D.P.

 3              3

wa - ter.



      



And when I’m



 3

 

mf

     





care of

p

you?



    You’ll be

 

 

an



       

  



who will take

 

mf







or - phan.

p

 



  

dead,

3      



Don’t die for heav - en’s sake!



Mar.

 

(rouses herself)





156

 

 

p

Mar.

3

Let me get you a glass of



   

Who will cook your

 

 

26 158 Mar.

3

    soup?





3



   

f espr.        dolciss. ( )



3

   

Fetch your slip - pers? Put fresh sheets on your bed?

  

Who?

Who?

 

     

 

p

A tempo

   

160 Mar.



3

me. D.P.

With - out

     





What would hap - pen to you?

 



p

  

     p     

3             

f

 



3









    

What would hap- pen?



You see! That is why you must

f

f

 











Rall. 163 Mar.

   



mar - ry.

D.P.

 



 f

   3



mf espr.

 All



     

 my

Not a - gain!

 

       

 

       

fp

p









f



27

Adagio (q. = ca. 46)

165 mp Mar.



 

3

 

life

I

   (Vc.) 

 

















p pathetico

166 Mar.

 

  

-

-





167 Mar.

 





hap



3





3

  









 



 





this,





   



  







 



me

3

 

un -





 



mp

 

Say

for.

 

let

know - ing you’ve a - lone and



cared

you







   



Rall.

 

  Will

168 Mar.

 





have worked to make you

py.

like





 







die

























 





espr.



    

   

28

A tempo

169 Mar.

 



 

“yes.”

Say

   

mp ben cant.







 





 



 





 

liberamente

  col



 -

fa.

f

Say

       

           3

                  f        6                     

Mar.

D.P.

 

Appass.

 





     f



               p

f (colla voce)

6

    3 

liberamente

Don’t die,

                      

,



appass.

 

“yes” be - fore I die curs - ing all bach - ’lors!

(Vn.)

172

“yes” for old Mar -





170 Mar.

   

Mar - col - fa!

,



 





 



Più mosso



mp

   



Does that mean “yes?”



,

       mf     









V. Narrative

Agitato

              

175

(Str.)

f espr.



179 D.P.

f espr.

Quasi allegretto

 

   

    3

  

When

 

         

180

  

simple, childlike p

 



      



             

(Str.)





29

Rall.

I was a

 

child,

 

   

 pp







there was

a

   

 

                                   p  non legato                           181 D.P.

 

3

wom - an

 





  

who



3

mur - dered

 

 





her

hus







3

-

band...









 



   

                                                               183 D.P.

Recit.

   

helpfully mp

 

3

 

   

3

He was a shoe - mak - er.

      mp     

 

A tempo



           p      

3

mp espr.



          I

3



can’t for         

       

30



185 D.P.



 3

get

     





I

f



  



mf

        3

f

 





What

 mp

 



Bel.

 

Mar.

 



D.P.

 









   

               

3

 

fp 

 

   



    f

    



A tempo

   

              f pesante

     

3

(Str.)  (Pno. off-stage)                  



f





   







Not all wives stran - gle their hus - bands.

(Belion is heard practicing)

   

good will mar - riage do me?

 

(Recit.)

mf

190

   

6

VI. Recit. and Trio Moderato

al - ways said I would - n’t mar - ry.

p colla voce

6

My books are e - nough for me.

191

  

     

più f

      pp f    

       

trying to be cheerful mp

  

       

 

Recit.

f

it!

3

188 D.P.



           (Pno.)

f

        

194 Mar.

(Recit.)

3

          3



On the con - tra - ry,



fp 

     

197 Mar.

  

   3

seems.

It



  



mar - riage holds great charms.

       



  

is

 

 

It



is - n’t

  

what

of

it

 

            

 

            

 

(Pno.)

mp



f

mp

f

200





                     full

        sim.            

31

A tempo, allegretto

hid - den

things.

  

                            mf

f

cresc.

(Recit.)

   

201 Mar.

f

           

  

Things

which it would not be pro - per for a ser - vant to

 

   



       3      

3

men - tion.

   

 

 

mp



32

 

203 Mar.

D.P.

Allegretto grazioso



 

       

206





     I

    pp

   

Bel.



    

 

 

mf





   



That

 

  

what?

    



 



mp





210

    

A

                             

-

 

 









          

        3

mor,

        

That

     

mf

Belisa dolciss. mp

 

       

                             

   

p

(off-stage, with piano)

Moderato (q. = ca. 56)







Rall. 209









that...

  

have blushed!

   

see that,



A tempo





freely

Mar.







You can



     

Bel.

   



Rall.

          

 

  

a-

 

 

212 Bel.

Mar.



     

 mor,

 

      

       mor,

D.P.



see

a

3

    

the

rea - son I

               

-

      

mor,









    







a - mor,

a-

    

  

have.

       

216

Mar.



My mas - ter will soon

       

Bel.

    



a - mor,

mf

33

a - mor!

 f

     



I’m feel - ing

 

    



She sings

quite

mf

     



  

    

    



    pret - ti - ly!

   







                                  

220

Mar.

      3

bet - ter al - read - y!

 

 







Rall.



3                     

f liberamente





3





34

Meno mosso 224

Bel.

             mf espr.

En - tre mis mus - los cer

-

          



ra - dos,

na - da co - mo_un pez el

Rit.

mf freely

                     mp mp                     

227 Bel.

  

  





  

  



Rall.

,              mp cresc.



sol.

A - gua ti - bla

en - tre los jun - cos, a -

Rit.

6                                        

freely mf

    

    p



  

   

   

mf

230 A tempo



poco f (sost.)

Bel.

Mar.



mor,

 

p



      

a - mor,

  

poco f

Lis - ten!

       

             

    





a - mor,

   

     



 

Do you hear

     

her,



   

   

a - mor,

      Per - lim - plín?

    



Do you

  

35 235 Bel.

Mar.

         

 

hear

 

238 Bel.

a

    

    

-

her?

      mor,



a

mor.



  



-

  



(freely)

 

     

La

es - tas

o

   



 

    mf





                                 

que se ra



 



240



          

A tempo (meno mosso) ¡Que no se va - ya,

freely (con fuoco)





                            3 3 6 6 mf             

 

la



p



  



     

6

no - che!

f

  

¡Gal - lo,



   

 

Rit.

Bel.

yen - do?

(Recit.) Ancora meno mosso

A tempo

    





 

    No!

         f       freely

36

A tempo (moderato)

243 Bel.

Mar.











 

         





   

mp legg.

a

-

-

     

-

-



She’s the

        

Bel.

più p

a

Mar.

-

-

   



mas - ter. D.P.

         

      -

-

   

The fair,

  

-





sweet,

           

    

wo

-

    

250



-



man

for my

   

Meno mosso Molto amoroso

Rall. poco a poco 247



mor,

                   

  



-

   

Lis - ten!

      



mf

      

       -

-

mor, mp dolciss.

          

soft.

 

   



sempre p



The flow -’ry Be - li - sa.



    



  



p

  Be -

mp cant.

       

(Vc.)

(Recit.)

         

251 Bel.

Mar.

D.P.

   



 

li - sa,

    

    

254 Bel.

Mar.

D.P.





 

 

   

 

mf

li - sa,

      

a

-

  

but would - n’t it be bet - ter if I...

   



 

   mor!

 

  

        

mf

      Be - li - sa!

    

mp



 

Be -

mp cant.

(Vc.)          



-



       

Say “Be - li - sa!”

freely



mor,

mp

          

Loud - er.

    

  





a mf

   

    

(A tempo)

 

           

37

Più mosso (Belisa slams the piano lid shut.)

f    















Who calls?



   

    

        



3

f

mf scherzando





   

 

3

38

The balcony of the neighboring house opens and Belisa, resplendantly lovely, appears. She is half-naked.

        3

    

(non rit.)

 

,

Lo stesso tempo



    

D.P.

(Perlimplín reels abit.)

 

 

            

           

( f ) liberamente

f

3

  f

                 

(Cadenza) 261

(Cl.)



258

260

p

3

3

                 







Quasi allegretto

 

(He is struck by her beauty.)



      



 

(Vln.)

  



    

                

mf espr., ma capriccioso (Str.)

fp

fp

(Recit.) 263 Mar.









mf

 

Ans - wer.      loco                                    3  3  3 p dolciss. mf f                      

39 266 Bel.

 

mf

  

shyly p

D.P.

 

3

    mf



Yes?

   

mp



mf

   269 Bel.

D.P.

 



  



(Recit.) Poco allegretto

 

mp

 

And





p



    

   

I should



3            



p

  







D.P.

 

  

be - cause

 (colla voce)          

3

  

we--

   3

3

   



3

270 Poco maestoso







say “no?” (dignified at first, then quite nervous) mf

 

    3     

3

I would be sor - ry,

                      6 p mf            271



Just be - cause “yes.”

mp shyly

3

if

 

   3

Yes.

I was call - ing.

 



But why “yes?”



3

 

   

(blurting it out) mp



 

3         

3

3

be - cause I’ve de - cid - ed to mar - ry.

          













mf

     

pp

40 273

(Cadenza)

                  

 



   f

274 Bel.

D.P.



mar - ry



-



 



 

        

   

-

3

-



 

But...



ma - ma!



   





pp

3

-

    f

You.

(a piacere) brilliante (calling to Mommy) (accel.) f

-



         

 3  3           mp

(Cadenza)

Ma

D.P.



3

 

pp

    

p







mp

                            

278

Mar.



whom?





Bel.

 

      mp





ma! f



  f  



 

meno f

    

  

 

meno f

     

This is go - ing ve - ry well! f

  

   

   

You think so?

   

VII. Quartet

280

41

Allegretto (minuet) (q = ca. 96 - 100)

Bel.

Moth.

 













Enter the Mother, wearing a great 18th century wig full of ribbons and glass beads, ink pen and a contract.

 

                       f p                  283 Bel.

Moth.





   mf



Don





  

       

Per - lim - plín

wants to

                       f

 286 Bel.

Stentando







3

me.

mp

 







 

 

    



 

  3

What must I





                 f sfoggiando

f

f

   

  

A tempo

       

              3   

3

mar - ry

   

                



 

do?

Moth.

f

      

  

            f mp          

The ver

-

      

    

ry

 

mf

best of

  f



 

af - ter - noons to



mp



 

  

 

42 289 Moth.





 

you,

my

 





    

charm - ing, lit - tle neigh

Moth.

3

said

   

Moth.



3

to my poor lit - tle

 

   

295

      

       

 

 

girl

           

  

bor.

I

mp

 

 



 

 

al - ways

 

  

 

  

                 3

that you have the

  

grace









p cant.







 



f                             cresc.

and



-

mf ben cant.

          

  

             

292



290



  

 

poco a poco cresc.

  

  



el - e - gance of

   

     

that great





La - dy who was your

   

     f

        

43

       

298 Moth.

p



moth - er. Mar.

D.P.



  



mp dolciss.







I

   



       



grazioso

302 Moth.

Mar.

D.P.

 

mp      soul!)

Thank

  





 

 



mf

 

 







 pp            



mp

you.

My moth - er,

    



  f



  











3

 

     f

to con - tract

          3

3

3

  has de - cid - ed         f 

(God rest her

             

that we are go - ing to



you. My whole house hold has...

            









p

   







  

thank you, La - dy. Thank you, Thank

  p

300

      









44

              

305 Moth.

Allarg.

Vivo

mat - ri - mo - ny.

 

that not

 



mf





 

 

 

so?

    f

    

            3   3 3 3 3 3                



310

Adagio





p



It

                          

312 Bel.

Moth.

  

mp



     



  

is

so.





 





A tempo



pp (colla voce)

 







Molto rall.

308 D.P.

Is

Accel.

      

  

A tempo (allegretto)

      

f

But, ma - ma,

     f

   

what a - bout





me?



  

mp

 

 

 

   

                    6     legg.



        f

You

are a - gree - a - ble,

      fmp

    

 



 

  

315 Moth.

p

  p sub.              

 

Don

Per

-

lim - plín

is

3

                      mf

p

                          

Moth.

D.P.



p





hus - band.



mp





mf

    

  

 



p

321 Mar.

D.P.



   be



 

one,

ma - dam.





-

-

 

   

 

320

    





I

 

     

mp

ci - nat - ing

6

you.

 

-

        



hope

     

 to



Stringendo









This is go - ing ve - ry well!

3

       



 

fas



Thank

 

           a





 

     

mf

na - tur’all - y.

318 mf

45





   







 

                        3

       

 

46 324 Bel.

Moth.

Mar.

  



f (vehemente) Ma

 



 



-



ma!





petulantly



            Moth.





 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 







 





 

 

 

 





so

young.

 

       

 

340



 



                    

(attempting to placate Belisa) mf ma poco dolce

  

         

 

is

 

    

   not...

 

  

 



   3

   3

U - sual - ly that means                                                              child.







suavely

338





f sempre









He

Moth.

330

Marcolfa and Perlimplín whisper together, simultaneously, Belisa, now angry, takes aside her Mother.

             f p staccatiss.           331

Bel.

VIII. Duet

Con spirito







    

 

True,

 

3

 

      

my



 

 

                       

noth - ing.

47 344 Moth.

    3

He

      

is

  

 3 

el - e - gant charm - ing and

350

Moth.

act - ly dash - ing,

         

Bel.

 



    

he is

f

      

3

health - y

   

I be - lieve.



3

f

    



 



f

   

Or

ex -











    

p







was.

 

mf

  



    

Moderato, ma con moto

 



But







      3

An -y - way, we can dis - cuss this when you’re a



and while not

mp (suspiciously)

                

how - ev - er,

             

mf (cheerfully)

Moth.

rich,

f

 

354

3            

                                       

                 

     



3  

wi - dow.

    

    

mf



mp espr.



   p



   

 

 

 

 

48

  

357 cresc. Bel.

how



       

     2

2

 

     

f (outraged)

Moth.

363 Bel.

(relaxing)

I



(Recit.)

 

  

mf ben cant.



 

 

 



 





         





mp

3

What does it mat - ter?

3   3         



mp





IX. Recit. and Bolero  





               

     

him?







     

più f

p

f

Affretando

       



(Recit.)

    

love

 

(almost casually) mf

3

Moth.

if



 

f

 

tell

  

Moderato



       

I

  

  

Such a ques - tion!

   

can



 

360 (Recit.)

Bel.



     

mf

3

As my moth - er once ad - vised me:



 



“Love does much, but mon - ey does more.”

       p





p

       3



 

(colla voce)

 

   

    

      

Brightly (q = ca. 136) 365 Moth.

 

mf



(h = q)

p   sub.       f

   



49

Con - sid - er:

Don

Per



-





lim - plín

 has

3  3                        p p grazioso f                                        3  3

          

369 Bel.

Moth.

 

-

-

             3

  

(Belisa is still angry and upset.)



                 

 3

Moth.





man

372

370

6

(unperturbed) mf

   

        

And



f

        



3

-

   

   



   









y lands.

 

                        mp risoluto                    

 

mp dolciss.

 on

3

 



  

3

       mp grazioso          

the

 



lands

are

      

   

3

 

          

50 375 Moth.





          

  

  

cresc.

3

                            3 3  3                                          man

-

6

-

y

Più mosso

   

378 f Moth.

sheep

380

geese.

                     

381 Moth.



               

Più mosso, quasi recit.

          3

sheep are tak - en to mar - ket.

   p  

   

(colla voce)

    

   

and

At

rall.

   

f

  

mar - ket peo - ple pay mon - ey

    

    



                   

3

    

 

 

                    

      



  

3



       

3

3

3

The

          



A tempo di Bolero

for them.

   

  mf



  

(Str. )

mf espr.



     





384 Moth.

51

mf espr.

  

Mon -

                3 mp ben cant.   3            

(espr.)                  3

  

(scherzando)

ey,

mo - ney, mon - ey, mon - ey, mon - ey,

       3    3        

   

   

 

mon

-

        3  3      

    

ey pro - duc - es

          

   

390 387 Moth.

 





         3  3        beau



       sought af - ter by



 

 

    

(Cadenza)

beau - ty is (colla voce)

                  3   più cant. cresc. fp 6                                           Più mosso

 



f

and

ty.



391 Moth.

mf

  

all,



                                      6

f (brillante)

6

6

6

6

all,



                                   6

6

6

6

6

52 cadenza con bravura, ad lib.

             ,                    

395 Moth.

all,

all, all, all, all, all, all, all, all, all,

 



 



 

X. Recit. and Scene Poco grande (Rall. . . . .) 396 Bel.

Moth.

  

     

Moth.





qu - iet!

    f

   

3







 



 



f

       

love,



  

 

mf espr.

 3  

So

men.

  

399



  

all

  



p



    

Con moto, accel.

  

Do you wish

3



  

            

   

  

mar - ry

   

           



3      3  

to

is... f

Be

mp

3





          p   

then,

or

go

to

a





con - vent?











400

Con moto, flessibile q = 82

Moth.

 

(Belisa thinks it over.)



         3

404

 

  3

me.

    

mf

   mf

         

Then?

me for it



        3



     



    



      



3

                                      

      



           

3

mp

We are ev - er so thrilled!

3

to

 

mp



la - ter.

3

               

leave this

(Belisa acquiesces dutifully and kisses her mother on the cheek.)

                              







3



      

mf

Now

3



410

409

D.P.

thought so. 3

You will thank

    

      

  

53

                         

 

mp

Moth.

  I

 

Moth.

Rall. mp



A tempo di menuetto, ma con moto



Be - li - sa, go in - side.



 

  

    (sweetly)



It is - n’t

           



54

(To Mother)

413 Bel.







poco a poco cresc.

      

 

3

Moth.

good for



  

     

 





hear

 



 

 

Señ

sub. p dolciss.



 

Accel.



  

-



   



mf

  

  Un - til



cer - tain con - ver - sa - tions.

          





              





mf



Poco più vivo

(To D.P.) (sweetly)

   la - ter.     

to



poco a poco cresc.

416 Bel.

a young girl



(suppressed anger) mp



    or.

(She leaves)



   



                f

            420

  





                                            3   mf                          

419

Rall.

421 Moth.

 



    

mf

  

is

   

     

424 Moth.

But

  





a

li



mp

  



-

ly.

 mp ben cant.            

 3   

 

       3



 

Just



    

p molto espr.

if you should see fur - ther...

  

(sempre quasi recit.)

You’ve seen her face?









 



3

She

55

A tempo, quasi di menuetto

    



 



like

sug

 -

         p



     

voluptuously



 



  

ar!

        

espr.

(Recit.) 427 Moth.

         

mf

 



          



3

  

  

mp

 

     3

But

par - don,

I

mf

       









3

need not men - tion these things to a

p

    

  

cresc.

56

Moth.

430

  f           3







3

per - son as mod - ern and com - pe - tent as

D.P.



you. mf









   

433 Moth.



      436

Moth.

    

mf

  

A tempo

f

     

“Our”

  p

  mp   

   

 

     

    





  mp

       

3

   p  



grat - i - tude! What ex - tra - or

pp



mf

grat - i - tude.

        



Oh!

our

   

said it with - out

        

I don’t know how to ex - press



  

3

   

I

 

3



mf



 



         

3

i - ro - ny.

D.P.

  

      

  

  p

  



(Ob.)



(Recit.)

f

Why, “yes?”

Yes?



3

 

 







  

  

    

  



-

   

9



   -

-

di - na - ry

                      

slentando 3

439 Moth.

              del - i - ca - cy!

3

The

grat- i - tude

        

R.H.

    

 

   442 Moth.

 

intimately

 

I

445 Moth.

had

Mar.

D.P.

 

3

 



 

   

 

 

3

in



re - lat - ions with

a



man.



and your - self...



    

3







   3



  

3

spite of the fact it has been twen - ty years since I’ve

  

 







mf (in a loud whisper)

 

The

 

   

   p (colla voce)       

 

heart

 

(Recit.) Più mosso

(envisioning it.)

   

3

your



  

         

    

      



 

  

of





mp

guessed it...



     

 



have

   

 

 

  

 

mf

ben cant.

57

440 Poco meno mosso

  





 



wed - ding.

 



    mp

 

        



pp

   

Ah

yes, the



58

A tempo di Menuetto 447 Moth.

D.P.

 



wed - ding.

 

Most gra - cious

(Recit.) Più mosso mf

  

    Don Per - lim - plin,

   

hur

La

such a

 -

dy,

 

-

-



mp



I,...

 

I,...

I,...

f



-

ry!



pp

I...

                     

 

         

XI. Recit. and Trio

450

D.P.

Ah,

           

                mf mp mp              

   

Moth.

cresc.

  

3 mf                

Accel.

(teasing him.) mf 3

  (colla voce)     

mp

3                    



3

3

you know the pro - verb:

“A - qua pa - sa - da, no mue - le mo - li - no.”







    p

f

      

3



  

 

 

   

 

453 Moth.

D.P.

     p

 



3

    

Eh?

What do you say?





mp    



 3

3

    



3

“Wa - ter that’s flowed past will not turn the mill?” 

      mf

      



          





mfp

     



Affelt.

           What’s this? Mar - col - fa!             3

p

3

f

   

  

pp

mfp

mp

456 D.P.

59

Più mosso



  





    mf

3





p  3            

I thought this was set - tled.

 









  p







Not turn the mill?













Con brio 460 (q = ca. 138) 459 Mar.

 

(To the Mother, brushing Perlimplín aside.)







f



  

Come, come!

          f               



   

cheerfully

mp poco marc.

     

  mf

“An



    

(quoting an old proverb)



old





ox

   





can

  

             

60

The Mother produces from her wig a contract (scroll), an inkpot, and a plumed quill pen. She and Marcolfa draw up the wedding agreement. Don P. looks on helplessly. 465

Mar.



  still

D.P.



D.P.

  

a

  f



Just







fur p



row.”



Oh dear, oh dear, oh Di - os

                            





the same,

 dear!



mf (another proverb)

 



man

who

has

 “A







          



           



 a



                                                                         



                3

476

beau



straight

   

mi - o, dear, oh

Moth.



    

    

        





   

471 Moth.

plow



  



470

-

-

ti - ful

wife

 needs

 more



480



 than

 

two

 eyes.”

                                              3                                            

482 Moth.

Mar.



 

       

si,

  



   

Mar.

  to

D.P.

No!

f

  

  “It

is

Now

they tell

me! Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear!



  





in



-

  

Now, now! “The wife





ves - ti -







 

   

the key

  

to

a



home.”

    p

gate.”

No, no, no,

   

                                           si,

si, si,

si,

than

        

    is



 

be - lieve

       



             Si,

to

      



   









                

f



bet - ter pp

      

 





  







ay, ay



si!

490

488 Moth.



si,

f

mp

(aside) mf

D.P.

mf            mp



ay,

61

si,

si!



     



    

 

  

     

62 494 Moth.

Mar.

    Si, si!

si, si!

f      



no,

no!



   

  

500

f

  

“In

  

“In f

D.P.

  

   a

   

a

 



 

 

house where there is

  



 

house where there is





nev - er

             

Mar.

si, si, si!

      

“The i - deal wife

Moth.

si, si, si,



                   no, no, no, no, no!

D.P.

            

p

 

  

no, no!





no, no, no,

no! Re - mem - ber:





mar - ries.”

                                      





   

plen - ty,



  





 

the

din - ner

is



   

  

 



   

plen - ty,





the

din - ner

  

is

 

                                                 “In

  

       a

house where there is

 

plen - ty,

 

 

f

the

 

din - ner

is

63 505 Moth.

       

soon

Mar.

served.” Si, si, no,



  soon

D.P.



soon

served.”

  

        



(aside)



    

 

 

   

 



but

knew

and

old

p

 



no, no, si,

si! no, si, no,

no, si,

si, si, no, si,

                                     youth

        

     



    



 

si,

no, si,

si,

age

  

    

si, no,

  

Meno mosso

si,

D.P.

f

    

510

Mar.

   

no



“If

rall. Moth.



served.”





   

p

 

 

      



f



quasi recit.        f



3

si!

Why do you hes - i - tate?

f























could!”

         

si!

  

f

 

f



fp

 



 

 

        f



64

            

516 Moth.

3

  

520



3

“Would you have bet - ter bread than is made of wheat?” Mar.



  













521 Moth.

Mar.





    mas - ter.

          











  

“An old

3

rid - er for a new horse.”

 

 

 

fp

  

  

            

now,

       



 

 

Yes,

     

Come

mp

mp



(recit.) (scherzando) mp

 

              



f



 

mf espr.



fp

  



    p

Eh?

“an





 

old

ox can

f



                          mp    

527 Moth.

  still f

Mar.

 

“...still

D.P.

 



65

Più mosso 530

  

(They laugh together.)



Grandly

 



3



f



Good!

plow a straight fur - row!” 3

  

  







plow a straight fur - row!”





(To the Mother)



      

     

  

 



   

mf (doubtfully)



a - bout the



   

wed - ding...

                         p f                Più mosso



            

The Mother takes a silk purse containing three ancient gold coins 532 Moth.

A tempo, giocoso           

Stentando

 

When - ev - er you

Mar.

“Health

wish!







 



 

f



“Health

D.P.

     f   



     

 



   



  

  



p





f







 

  

 

and

 

and



  wealth

  wealth



and



and



                      



 

66

the symbol of the dowry - and claps into Perlimplín’s hands before he can speak. 537

Moth.

Mar.

 

 time



time

D.P.



540

             

f

     

 

to en - joy them!” a

     

-

men

  



to en - joy them!”



             



  

        

“Health f

 

 

and

wealth



(aside)

             oh

to (a

     





and

    

that! - men!)

time



dear,





 

   



           

 

  

Marcolfa clasps their hands, sealing the contract.

542 Moth.

Mar.





   to

 

mf

D.P.

(h = q) (Quasi recit.) (Senza misura)

  

en

-



joy



  

fp

  them!”

 

Though...

    

dear!

3





to ev -’ry moth - er...













                     (Vn.)                     mp espr.  fp                  oh

(Brings out a

  

 f



     

67

handkerchief and weeps.)

(Recit.) Moth.

 

p

 

547

 

       3

 

551 Moth.

 

(h = q)





556 Mar.

  









 

       

 

(The Mother continues to exit in the previous tempo.)

                                         (Bass)    



                                        f







(exits.)

Un - til lat - er!

         pp

550

Grandly

3



 



                 





                                               

        



  

                             









  

            

   

        

 



                  

  





560

   

   At                      

f

  

XII. Recit. and Trio

68 561 Bel.

Mar.

D.P.

Moderato

 

(Belisa is heard practicing the piano sullenly)



    

last!







       3

sempre quasi recit. mp (freely)

 





Oh,

    



(Str. pizz.) p

(Pno. off-stage) mf poco pesante

D.P.

   

  3 



got - ten

 

D.P.

                pp

  mf

Why,





      

     pp

   p 

mat - ri - mo - ny, of course.







  

 

 



3

     

in - to?

   

566

What have I

             

564 Mar.

(Hpsd.)

  3

Mar - col - fa!



 





 

   

mf (poco pesante)



sempre p



 

Ah,

      what a day!

             

mf

To tell



3    the

truth,



      

D.P.

     3

all this has made



  

me

     



pp

             

Mar.

D.P.

 

  



                

 

3

3

3

A - maz - ing!



 







Ah





3

 

       3



  

(offstage) mf

love,

  



 

mp cant.



   

  3



 

3

Who could             3



3

  



  

be

3

 

mp

-

            p       





3



  



     



- sa don - cel

lieve it!

3



       

Her mo      

      







Amoroso (q. = ca. 44)

 

   

3

(Vc.)

  3

 

rall.

 

3

Please, bring me a glass of wa - ter.

 

 

       

                    

 3

Bel.

thirst - y.

p

 

572

 



  

570



 3 

ve - ry

   

D.P.



 

568

69

(Marcolfa approaches and whispers in his ear.)

   ah

-

la.

           

 

      

70 574 Bel.

Mar.

D.P.



     

 love!

       

   

ah

Es

mf espr.

u - na a - zu - ce (musing to himself)

A

                

na!

Co - mo



   



A

  

  

  

  

      

de



a - zu

-

 

car!

a-





mor!

A

   

     

Più mosso accel.

-

  



 





-





 







 









love!

mor!

( mf )

D.P.

 

ah

       

mor!

    

     





mf

Mar.

-

   



576 ( mf ) Bel.

 



love!



-



mor!

        

Rall.



                               6

freely

mf

  

          

                   





71 578 Bel.

A tempo

 

   

 



mf

   

        580

Tight in my warm thighs im - pris - oned,

Mar.

D.P.

 



      

    

     

D.P.

     



-

da

co - mo

cresc.





               

               Warm wa - ter

     un

pez

-

el

                 

     



mf



na

the

Rall.



  

like

espr.                         

sun.

Mar.

fish

En - tre mis mus - los cer - ra - dos,

581 Bel.

a



mp musingly

    

mf



swims

         



     

there

       



  



 

in



the rush - es.

 

sol.

        



mf





  

   

             

   

 

72

   

584 Bel.

Mar.









Ah!

  

sempre quasi recit.

D.P.



p dolciss.

    

       

meno p



   

I won - der, Mar - col- fa,

 

    

      



        (Str.)

 

 

  

 

quasi recit. mf



 

      

A

will she some - day stran - gle me?

      

 

 

  

 





 

mp ben cant.

  

586 Bel.



p legato

 leggiero

Mar.

   

wom - an is weak

D.P.



      



   



(Recit.)



Lis - ten!

 



The



if fright - ened in time.

  

Fl.

  

      

      





 

 

         mp perky





  



  



          

mf

   l.v.     mf

3

  

 

         3

73

      



588 Bel.



         

roost - er crows.

Mar.

D.P.















       590

  

      pp

  

(Cl.)

 

             3

mf

3

l.v.

Accel.

Rall.





way.

Mar.

D.P.











 

        



 

Bel.

And the night is stream - ing a -



(Ob.)



3

    

A tempo

 

  

mp dolciss.

     A

-





mp cant.                        3 3 3 3 mf   p lusingando             p legato

-

mf sopra

  

 

-

-



 

Lis - ten,



do you mp

 



What is 3

                        

74 592 Bel.

Mar.



 

  





hear

D.P.



mor,

her?



      hap - pen - ing to me?

   

  

 

-

-

 

What

is it?

  

  

Do you

 

 

-

mor,

 



     

   

a-

 her?



What is

  

   

it?

          







-



  

   

A-

    A-

 

 

 mor!







A



-

mor!

A

-

mor!

mor!

         



hear

A

mor!

D.P.

     

(The piano goes on playing. Past the balcony flies a band of black paper birds.) Più mosso (q = ca. 64) (ossia)

mor!

Mar.

-

                    

  

594 Bel.

 

a



4

   

molto rall.

    

 

p                                                       

          f

    

mp espr.

  



      

 

               3

 

75 597 Bel.

Mar.

D.P.

(ossia)









 A

   



 -



A



-

A

-



mor!





mor!





mor!

                                                  



    

                      

 

 

3

 

 

 

   

 

 

6

3

  



XIII. Scene Change

600

Lo stesso tempo, ma con moto

                                         

mf

3

 



                                              3          

602

76

(Wedding-Day Celebrations) Allegro (q = ca. 156–170) (e = q)

              (Str.)             mf cant.                   p 

604

                

  

                

  

608

614

610

                      

  

                    

     

                           

          fp                                             



  (Timp.) 

(Tamb.)



 (Ob.)               620



 

  

f rudely

p

                       





        

                                      mf            

            

   

625

 

      

(Str.)

p

                     

          

          

77

630

         

629 (Ob.)



f rudely

         



 

                                                                                             f p                                        

634

(W.W.)

(Str.)

640

                                        

  

638

 

 

mf grazioso

                  f        

643

 

 

 

    

 



  

 

    

                              

                  

 

650



                                                                        

648

(Tpt.)

  

      f

fp

 



    (Hn.)     fp

               3



  

fp

 

fp

  

 

fp

3

78 652 (Str.) 

  

f ben cant.

(Brass)

     (Timp.)  

 

 

 

  

f

 

  

 

 

 



        



 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 







 

  





Marcolfa enters with a candelabrum in her hand. She sets it down near the bed and checks the room to make sure the details are perfect.

660

           mf             p  (Bsn.)

657 p

 

 

 

 

 

(Str.) mp

  

 



 



                                             



 

 

mf

 

             

  





670





 











 



          

    





  

 



 



mp

                                    

669

 

mp

(Str.)

663

  





        



   

f



(pizz.)

   



     attaca

Scene Two

79

Don Perlimplín’s room. At center is an enormous canopied bed with plumed ornaments. In the back wall are six doors leading onto balconies.

XIV. Recit. 

Moderato, recit.

 

Belisa



   



(Speaks at the first door on the left.)

Marcolfa

     

   

 





         

     (recit.) mf





A - dios, Mar - col - fa.



   



 



    



           

  

p





         



         

Don Perlimplín mp

       

                  mf

                mp espr.

sub. p (colla voce)





 



May my Mas - ter have a good wed - ding night.

(Don Perlimplín enters at the first door on the right.)

D.P.

     

Bue - nos no - ches.

mp

4 Mar.





Marcolfa poco p

            

Piano

  

Belisa (within)mf dolce

   

A dios, Mar - col - fa.

 

              

   

XV. Pantomime and Aria

80 (Marcolfa Exits.)

10

Più mosso

     

9

      14



 

                   



(Don Perlimplín tiptoes towards Belisa’s room and looks from the door.

     

    

    

                          

                    and turns to the audience.)

  

stentando

 , accel. 3  3 3                   

 



(He gasps

He sees her preparing herself.)

  

 

pp p capriccioso

 



 

f



     

(He peeks into the room as before.)

stentando 20                                                      p 3 3 3 f fp  fp                             

18

capriccioso, accel.

(He sits on the floor.) 22 D.P.



con moto



        p











   

 

 

mf dolce

                                           p  poco a poco cresc. mf ben cant.                     Be - li







Don Perlimplìn

mfp

 p



    

poco a poco cresc.

 



 

  

  

mfp

-

sa!

 

etc.

             30

 

28 D.P.

In

all

that froth of lace

  

 

you look like a

    

32 D.P.

 





 Be

                          

36 D.P.

-

   

wave!

                         



  

                        

  

            

81

                   li



-

 

sa, Be - li - sa!



 

You make

a child of me,

         

 

                    

 



 





  



,



                                       ,                                                                               and

I am

filled with

the

fear

of the Sea.

82

D.P.



40 Meno mosso, quasi recit.

 

mp quasi recit.

  





         

più espr.

  

Since we came from Church, my house is full of se - cret whis - pers,

And

                  3 p                  



(E.H.)

(tr. E only)

44 D.P.



  

poco a poco cresc.

  wa

-

ter grows

 3

warm by

    

allargando

3

it - self in the glass

        







  

a tempo

es.

3

D.P.



 li

sa!

(falsetto) (a tempo) p dolciss.



          Oo

mf



sub. p

         

  

 

  

 



my Be - li

                                                

  

           3               3 3 3 3 3   

-

My Be -

f ben cant.

3

3

50

48

f

  

             

poco a poco cresc.

3

-



-

  



sa!

                      mf                

cadenza

 pp                         

              

53 D.P.

83

(falsetto) blissfully

Oo



      

  

   fp

 

  

55 D.P.

 

 

(E.H.)



Oo

 

Do

  

 





  



 

 

 



a tempo

        

pp                                               (Vn.)

   

p 3

pp

  

59

 

 

(Don Perlimplín leaves on tiptoe.)



scherzando

 



  

60



 

5

   

 

 

p

     

    f

                                                     

61

sub.  p               

(Don Perlimplín peeks back on stage and signals his musicians to play.)

  

                                        

 

XVI. Serenata

84

Allegretto grazioso (q = ca. 136) 63

 





       

        

(D.P. withdraws.)

mp grazioso  

(Ob., Mand.)

      

            sim.                             p

(Hp., Mar.)

(Belisa enters, dressed in a magnificent sleeping garment adorned with lace. Her headdress launches cascades of lace and needlework to her feet. Her hair is loose, her arms bare. She sniffs the air and fluffs a pillow or two.)

70 Bel.

f      



 

(recit.)

Belisa

 

 



 





 



f

 

tornando al a tempo

73

    80

Bel.

 

    







 

 3                3

The maid has per - fumed this room withmint, not thyme, as I or - dered!

   

3

  

  

  

  

 

f

  

mp



   



    mp grazioso                 





mu

-

mp dolce



The

 -

sic

  









 

glides

o’er

my

skin

like the

                                      p                        

85 84 Bel.

 

soft,





warm

down

        





of

a

 

(rall.)





swan.

                                           

88 Bel.

poco meno

  

 



più cant.



90

  



  

is

it the



mu - sic?

      cresc.   più p                  



  

accel. poco a poco

          3

Or



                 

rall.

 



 

93 Bel.



Is it I?

     





(quasi recit.) p



a tempo, grazioso







p espr.





Ah!



 

mp grazioso

                     f p                             

86

100

Bel.

    



 

       



seek me,



some

-

  

one,

ah,

         



  

  

seek

seek

me,

  

me,

  

                               

107 Bel.

  

    seek

 

me,







110

 

seek me, some - one,

  

  



ar - dent - ly!



                                              

Meno mosso, agitato

       

114 Bel.

  

mf







My thirst is nev - er quenched.

     

fp



  

      



f

3

3

I am a fount - ain of spurt

-

ing

                          

 

 

cresc. poco a poco















 

87

120 

(ossia)

 118 Bel.











and

my



gar - goyles,



   

           thirst

is nev - er,

nev

-

thirst is nev - er, nev - er

-

  er

quenched.

                                           

     



 



 



quenched.

Bel.

  

Bel.

 

  

  f espr.

  





some - one,

 



  

ah,

            

seek

 me,

           f richly fp                     130 poco rall.

 ar



 



Ah,

         

127

 

a tempo, ma grande

allarg.

122

   





-

     dent - ly!



a tempo p





(She throws a cape



                           f p mf                                   

XVII. Recit. and Scene

88 133 Bel.



Animato

of red velvet over her shoulders and paces about the room.)











(Fire whistles, from different backstage locations, are heard.) 

1

Whistles





      



sfz                         

   



  



mf

  



 



   f espr., agitato                sfz mf                    fp

138 Bel.



 

2

 

  

140

     

sfz

        f

 

   

  

3



f espr., agitato

sfz





        sfz

 

 

fp



                   

p



4



                          f fp 3

3



   sfz

 

   

   

Five of them!

 



5     

      

3

   

fp

(She adds them up on her fingers.) meno mosso (spoken) 144 (to the audience) mp Bel.





 

f fp

fp

a tempo, appass.





                 



     

   

 

f fp

fp

(Perplimplín enters.)

      

        

                    

f appass.3

3



, ,

  



149 Bel.

D.P.

       

(Startled at first, she recovers her poise)

 













3

p

3

mp



3

How is that pos - si - ble?

(Tries to take the lead.) 3 mp

          



  p      

157 Bel.

D.P.



   

  

(Another hopeless try.)

3



 



 



Moderato, ma con moto



   

(G.P.)

Sleep - y?

 











(G.P.)

   

                 

     mp

     

    





p

    

Are you sleep - y?

 

    

( mf )

3    3     

 

        3  

The night has be - come a lit - tle chill - y.

  

(Tries a new subject.)

(G.P.)



pp

 mp

 

Do I dis - turb you?



(G.P.)

       

( mf ) 3



 



         

              

 

153

D.P.

recit.

                                      

mp

Bel.

89

150

Più mosso

  

 

     

90

160 Bel.

D.P.

 

          

  

D.P.

 

   f    

  







166 Bel.

3

D.P.

 

Moderato, con moto

 

Be - li - sa.





 

      Oh,

3



 

“Per -



            mp



3

Your’s is pret - ti - er,



mp

What do you want?

    

 

It’s a pret-ty name.

   

 



- lim - plín.”

3        

3

Per - lim - plín.

      

163 Bel.

     







(Takes the lead.) mf

 



                       mp                       

 



thank you!

 

p



3





 

          



f

(recit.)





3





(A whole new start.) mf

         3

     mf   

3

3



I wan - ted to tell you some - thing.









169 Bel.

      mp

And that

D.P.





is...? mp

  3

Say it.

            

 

91

170

3

3



          3







172 Bel.

D.P.

Più mosso

   

Oh,

 

    

mf

    Bel.

D.P.

 





pp

  p  

   

    

  

  

 





  

Be - cause.



     

   

  



mf

 



 6  espr.                                           6  6    mp mf p scherzando                  why

“yes?”

lusingando



 Yes. mf

   

mp

Yes?

      

(mock outrage) mp



you.

mf





(coyly) p

 

   



No.



        p   





gen - tle - man! That’s your du - ty.





love



 

  3               3 you lit - tle

176

Be - li - sa, I





(shyly) p

I have been late in de - cid - ing, but...





(q = q.)

Moderato

But

     

   



Per - lim - plin!



         3    p sub. scherz.          

92

Bel.

D.P.

180







mf 3     3  

be - fore



     





 

  

D.P.



       mf

 

I

3

   3   

What are you

did - n’t love you.



   

3

      

3

 

 

 

                3 3

mar - ried you from a sense of du - ty,



     





mp                   3

love you.



  



but that is not why

      p

 





I





     

Più mosso

187 D.P.

   



     



I



 mf



3

mar - ried you



 

3     

say - ing?

I



  

183 Bel.

      

 

No, Be - li - sa,



(jokingly) mf



  

I saw you dress - ing just now,

   fp

       

 







                 p

 

 

3

3    

190

D.P.

  

        3 p

3

froth of lace like the

Sea

and



then

 

    



      

più p     love

 came

             



to me,

     



 

  

         

like the

deep thrust of a



  



mp

   

         p

fp

   

 

 



    

lan - cet in my

           

But the

throat.

      

  





                  



3

 





196

D.P.



   

192

Bel.

dolciss.  

                       

fp

D.P.

93





oth - er wo men...? p cresc.

 

The

                 (p)  (Str.)            (Cl.)

94

200 Pressare



     

199 D.P.

oth - er

wo - men?

           

Bel.

D.P.

   3  

What

oth - er



wo - men?



          



3

mf



    





p sub.

mf

   202

mf-p









Poco più mosso ( mp )

  

  







Those you knew be - fore.

 



   

mp



But





   3

are there oth - er

wo - men?

                                       3

p

3

  



(pizz.)

204 Bel.

 

3

3



3

 

 



mp

3        





3

3

3







3

You as - ton - ish me!



                           

   

3

3





3



       3

* men whistling

 1   2   3   4   5   

     sfz

  

sfz

fp

  

* N.B.: These whistles are unseen suitors of Belisa, coming from different parts of the stage.

 

fp



sfz

       fp fp fp sfz

fp



sfz

  

95 208 Bel.

     mf

D.P.

  

210





The clock.





213



             



    

 





 

3



             217

D.P.

 



p

     

 

  



  

  

 

 

-

(yawning) poco p

 



Of

course,

pp