Alice Ballet by Joseph Hallman

Alice Joseph Hallman

ÂŠ 2010

"Alice" is a ballet. It is scored for: flute/melodica, alto sax percussion, harp, violin, viola, and bass. There is also an actor/narrator. This piece may be also performed as a concert version, without narrator or dancers "Alice" is based on the Lewis Carroll book Alice's Adventure in Wonderland

this work was commissioned by the Art of Ă&#x2030;lan, the San Diego virtuoso chamber music organization. It was premiered April 16th, 2010.

Alice BoatRide and poem q = 102

   

Flute



jhallman

















(pedals set in C major)

   

Harp



pp (murmuring)

 



   



Narrator

Violin

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



Hp.

 Fl.















For both our oars, with little skill,



  

While little hands make vain pretence



   



Vln.

    









 

  

   



 



          

  





less sul pont. and gentler





  

  



  



 





                                                                                                                  

Ah, cruel Three! In such an hour,



  

Beneath such dreamy weather,

 

  





  













To beg a tale of breath too weak



          

  

   







  







  



To sitr the tiniest feather!

Yet what can one poor voice avail



       



E§

Against three tongues together?







 







         

   3



    

 mp

    

    

 

 arco



 

 



Imperious Prima flashes forth Her edict "to begin it":



  





pizz.

   



B§



                                                                                                 



Nrtr.



Our wanderings to guide



stil slightly sul pont.





Hp.

 







Fl.



                                                                                                        

Nrtr.

Vln.



gently

Hp.

Full lesiurely we glide;

   

Nrtr.

Vln.



slightly sul pont.

Fl.

All in the Spoken freely and dramatically: golden afternoon

     mp

      

Fl.

26      



  

          

   

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.

  















                                                                            p

                       

      

   3



 



   

 

 



 While Tertia interrupts the tale Not more than once a minute









 



     







  

 In gentler tones Secunda hopes "There will be nonsense in it!"

            

   

32   

 

 



 Fl.







     

            

 



  

    

Hp.

                                                                                                               mf

Nrtr.

Vln.

Anon, to sudden silence won, In fancy they pursue



   



  



  

 

 



 

 



 

In friendly chat with bird or beastAnd half believe it true.

                               

        5





    3







Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.

 

Fl.



The dream-child moving through a land of wonders wild and new,

  B§

                                                                                                      faintlystrove that                And  wearyone  To put the subject by, And ever, as the story drained The wells of fancy dry,



   



                





  

 



"The rest next time-" "It is next time!" The happy voices cry.

 

 44

Fl.

E§

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.

G§

                           

 





   



           

 

           

                                                p

Thus grew the tale of Wonderland: Thus slowly, one by one,

 



 



 





Fl.

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.

50    

 





           





sfp

 

           6

                                                                                               Eb

Its quaint events were hammered outAnd now the tale is done,



  



And home we steer, a merry crew, Beneath the setting sun.



  





  

Alice! A childish story take, And, with a gentle hand,



          







      





    55

Fl.

        6

                         



Nrtr.

Vln.



                    Gb



  



                                                                                           Bb

Hp.







           



Lay it where Childhood's dreams are twined In Memory's mystic band,

 





 







 





   

    6             5

Fl.

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.



           





    

   

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





B§

G§

                   

Like pilgrim's wither'd wreath of flowers Pluck'd in a far-off land.



  













 pizz.





   63

Fl.

Hp.

Vln.





E§



                                                 

  



 



 



 







arco



   

  











   69

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Perc.





Slide Whistle

c. q= 96 Alice lands, uprights herself



   



   



   



 



 



 







start at highest pitch



   

gliss.

mf gli



ss.



 gliss.

ss.

Nrtr.

  



Tempo is free here: Alice falls down the rabbit hole after the White Rabbit

gli

Hp.

Down the Rabbit hole Alice sees and then follows a White Rabbit c. q= 108

3 3 3 3 3    3                                                          mp pizz.                                                                         



 gliss.



  





pizz.

Vln.

Vla.



pizz.

Cb.

    











 



 3















   



  



  

   





  



  

   

 

   



Fl.

Alto Sax.

T. Whistle

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.

q= 120 Alice chases the White Rabbit

                    





             







accel..............

q= 132



               



 

 













   

 

 

   

Vla.

 

 





arco



    



   

        

    



    



 

 

                

like pizzicatti

                                                         





    



         

 

   



       





Cb.











   

     p



 



 



  

     pizz.



 

      



  

         



arco

  

          



       



                                                                                  89

Fl.

Alto Sax.

                     

    

 T. Whistle  





 

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.

   



       



   

   mp

          





          



       



    

 

    







 

 

   



   



  3               





   



   





       



                  



    



    

 3                   



                       mp

  

 







   



 

     





   

Vla.

Cb.

   

           

 

  











  95

Fl.

Alto Sax.



          





   



   

 

sim.                            



     



   3                 

   3              



             



 



   

 



 



 



 







 



 



 



 



 







 





        



 

   

 

sub. mf

 





 



 

(gliss.)



 



  

sub. mf





  







 

         

       



sim.

                                 

          

Vla.

Cb.

 

                

    

 

Vln.

            



   

Nrtr.

 T. Whistle  

Hp.

          



     

   100

Fl.

Alto Sax.

T. Whistle

                    mf



      



   



Vln.

      mf

   

Fl.

 

Alto Sax.



   

         

   

   

 

   

 3   



   



c. q= 112 Alice finds table with small key











 





  





 3

    

     3

        











  mp

 3





   



     



        



 

 105

   



    





 

Cb.

     



   



 



       

Vla.



    

  

Nrtr.





       

Hp.



                             6             



    3

   

    3

 

    3



 3  



  





 



   



     

 

                            

Alice tries the keyfinds door to small

Alice walks- & finds "Drink Me" bottle



 



 



 



 



  



T. Whistle

 





Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.





























 





 

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3                                                             mp 

                                                                      

Vla.

Cb.





pizz.

 







 











 

   too small

 















too small



  mp

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

 





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

 





 



 









 

Alice drinks the bottle

 



 









116

Fl.

Alto Sax.

T. Whistle

 

Nrtr.

Vln.



 

  Hm...



Vla.

B§

 



"Drink





 



 







glis











iss

Hp.





 

slow down the trill







Alice shrinks











 



 



Me"?



 







 



        



 

 

















Cb.

 

 

  

Fl.

Alto Sax.

T. Whistle

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.

Alice eats the cake

Alice wanders- & finds "Eat Me" cake



 





 

 





 





 





 





 

 



 

Vla.

Cb.

Alice realizes she doesn't have the key



124





 







 



both - er

the

key!

 3

 









     

        

 









 





 



 

 



 





 





 



 





 





 



 

 

 

9 POOL of tears q = 112

   131

Fl.

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

Alice grows taller



accel.





Alto Sax.

T. Whistle

Vln.



 



 







 



 



 



   







 



 





frustrated

      



     



 



  



            

But now I'm too large to fit through the door

Oh both - er

both - er

arco 







Now, I have the key

  

Vla.

Cb.



 

Nrtr.



her tears start to fill the room

  

  

Hp.

Alice puts down the key Alice starts inadvertently to sob wildly

Alice picks up the key







  

arco





pizz.







 

both - er

   



 



Narr. should start to frown and then start to mime sobbing





  

arco

both - er



 these glisses should emulate sobbing







these glisses should emulate sobbing

arco

 





  

mp these glisses should emulate sobbing









    mp

   

 q = 132

  145

Fl.

Alice sees the White Rabbit



     

Alto Sax.

T. Whistle

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.

         

                      



   



   



              









   









 f









 

Vla.



         

 



           

 

          

 





     



     









   

 

               

 

                  





 



 

















 

 









 

    

                 



 











 



   

                  

 





  

 

    

sub. mp

 



 sub. mp







sub. mp

Cb.

White Rabbit leaves after dropping his gloves and fan



pizz.



    

arco

   

 

pizz.



pizz.           

q = 112 rit.

  154

Fl.



   



 

Alto Sax.

T. Whistle

Hp.

Nrtr.



 









 













     







  







 glis







You've drop'd your fan and gloves

 

Vla.

glis



But the key is on the tab - le



  













    

                            

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

  

 

Cb.

   

accel.

Alice realizes key is still on table



Vln.



Alice starts to shrink again









 





















 







 







 

 Alice looks puzzled but picks up the fan and gloves

q = 132







 













163

Fl.



Alto Sax.

T. Whistle

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.

    

Vla.



 

 

White Rabbit: sounding slightly rushed

   







Fetch my gloves



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

  

 



 



   

 





 







 



 





 





 



   

   

and fan

  

Cb.

White Rabbit leaves after Alice fetches his things

                    White Rabbit re-enters



 



 

  

  

 

 

 



   

 



 

 





 

q = 112

Alice starts to walk away

   170                  rit.

Fl.

Alto Sax.

T. Whistle

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.



rit.







 



















   

Vla.

Cb.



(harm.)





 

   

 



         mp

 



         mp



 mp

 



        

 

 



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

















 

advice from a caterpillar q.= 52 Alice meets the Caterpillar

      177

Fl.

     

flzg.

Alto Sax.

  



       ppp

Hp.



Vln.



 

     



 

       



 



     



 

   

 



ppp

                                                                             pp

 

Nrtr.



 



susp. cymbal

Cym.

     



  

whispered

  

who



are

you?



 





pizz.

 







who

are

you?





 











Vla.

 



Cb.

  



    

     

184

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Cym.

Hp.







   



Vln.

     



 

 

 

     

  

 







who

are

you?

  



    



Vla.



  



 



 



                



who

are

you?

 



  

  

  2

 



  

 

sim.



con sord. arco



        



                                                                                 

Nrtr.



     

Cb.



pizz.

 





   

 







   

 







  

 



    190

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Cym.

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.





 

   



 

      



 

  

 









   



  





  



           

 





  

 



 



who

are

spoken (contempously)

 



you?





who



are

 







                                                                  

Vla.

Cb.

  



 





 













  

   





    



 

arco







     

arco

       

harmonics sound as written



  

 

  

 

  



 

 

  

    197

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Cym.



      

 





Hp.



 you?

 



 









who

are

Vln.

   

     

      

Vla.

 



Cb.

  

     

     

 

   3                       3



    

 







 

   



   

 

 

  







                         

                     







     

                               





Nrtr.





 















     

   



you?

      

 



     

             

  



 

  



 

3                            3

  



 

  



 

   

  

  

 





       



5                        



      



       



       



    

  

205

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Cym.

  





 

Hp.

  

 

  



    

          

 

   

 

     3

        



  





Susp. Cym.Susp. Cym.-brushes brushes 

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



 











 



Vla.



      

Cb.





Nrtr.

Vln.



         



  

Alto Sax.

Dr.



       



 

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.



 

                 



 



  











                                                                                       

Cb.







   



Vla.

    

Alice eats a piece of mushroom and shrinks so quickly her head hits her feet flzg

214

Fl.



               

Alice eats a piece of mushroom and shrinks so quickly her head hits her feet

 

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Dr.

218     





    





                                                     









 



Vla.





Cb.





Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.

   

     219

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Dr.



   





Hp.



  

                                                                                   









 



Vla.





Cb.





Nrtr.

Vln.

Alice then eats the other side of the mushroom and grows larger rapidly until her head hits Pigeon's nest

    221

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Dr.



      



 

Hp.

 

 



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







   



                                                p

     







  

  

sub. f











 



Vla.





Cb.





Nrtr.

Vln.





 



 

      226

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Dr.









 

 

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.

                     









   

 

 

 





  



 

 

  

Vla.





Cb.









 



     228

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Dr.

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.





 













 

                                                          

  



 

Vla.





Cb.





     230

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Dr.

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.

  

Alice and Pigeon's argument



q= 132

            pp

                                 



                                  





 



 

   













 



 



 



   

  



   



 

     







   



              







 









          

    

sul pont.

senza sord. sul pont.

Vla.

Cb.











 



  236

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Dr.









 



Hp.

                                                

             3 3   



Nrtr.

Vln.







Vla.

gliss.

       

wish - a wish - a wish - a wish - a

 

      



words do not matter, sounds do







 stage whisper:



 



shouted:





wish - a wish - a wish - a wish - a

                               

  

f                                          







         

              



  

 

 

     

  

   

 





 



  





       



 







                      



Ser - pent!

Cb.



  





   

  

  

 

   







     

  

  

 





 



  



  

     

        

     



    

 



Ser - pent!



     

 

Ser -- pent!



 

  

  

        



 

 

 

     

 

Ser -

 

   243

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Dr.

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.







                            6

  

  

  

  

 







pent!



 

  

Ser



 



 



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

3         



  







      

 





 

      

 

Vla.

Cb.

  



  

 

   



 

 



 







pent!

Ser

sounds 8va higher

Ser





pent!



 

whispered:







 



 



 

 



 









pent

Ser

pent!

Ser

- -

 -

pent

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

                                                

 















                 

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Dr.

Vln.







 



Nrtr.





 

 

Hp.

q= 92

rit.

248



  

Vla.

 









Ser

 



  



 

 

  

rit.

               





pent







q= 92

 

  

    



Cb.



 



sul tasto

                                                                         p



 



   



 



20 chesire cat q = 86

Fl.

   257            

             

Alto Sax.

Dr.

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.

  



   





 



Cb.





 



  





    



         

    



      







        



Finger cymbals (or susp. cym. scrape with coin)





 



        





















   





 

 



  

   

       

  

Vla.

  



Alice and Cheshire Cat speak

Alice sees the Cheshire Cat slowly materializing



    3







  

Che - shi - re Puss Would you tell me





  



ALICE: questioning





  



 

Narr. should slowly start to grin as wide as possible



  





    



  





which way to go from here?



    







     



de pends





        



  

CHESHIRE CAT: smugly and slowly spoken

That



   



 



onwhere you'd like to go.





pizz.

     p



pizz.



pizz.

     



 



















Fl.

Alto Sax.

Dr.

274      

  



 



Nrtr.

Vln.

  

    





      

       

        











 



 













 



 







  

          



ALICE:

  

      

I don't care where

  



as long as I

         







 





    

 



 

 



     



 

    

 



        

 



   

 



 

get some - where.

        



 p

p.d.t.

    

Vla.

Cb.



       

sub. pp



   

Hp.

        

  

 



 

sub. pp



CHESHIRE CAT:

 





                             



             

  

   

   

it doesn' t matt - er which way you



sub. pp





      

Then









        

      

    go.

   

     

 



 

       

     

 

sub. pp

     sub. pp



  



   



 

 







290

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Dr.

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.

 







       















    That way

  

   

 





 

      

    





   

   

 





    

    







  











 

that

    

      



 



    



 





                        



   





di - rect - ion lives the March Hare

    

  

     

    

   





     

      

  





and in

     





               



sub. mf Cb.



Hatt - er



     







 

lives the Mad

     



              





 

 

        sub. mf     





    





sub. mf





    





    







                  

     

Vla.

  

the low B's in this passage will likely be airy and the sound slightly fuzzy- don't worry about it. Make the sound as percussive as possibe without being loud.



sub. mf

   302

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Dr.

Cheshire Cat starts to slowly dematerialize

    









 

    

    





          

Hp.



Nrtr.

Vln.



 







 













   



          

     



   

Vla.

Cb.







    



all that is left is his grin

     

   



 



           



    

        







      

   

 





ALICE: matter-of-factly









grin

   

 

      



 



with - out a cat

 

        





   



 



 





 

              

 



        

 

    

it's the

most cur - i - ous thing

    

    





                    

 

Alice shrugs her shoulders



   

I've seen

 

  



life

 

        



    



     

Alice walks in the direction of the Mad Hatter

  

q = 112



 

  



 

   





 

 



 

 



 

 



 

316

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Dr.

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.

    

 



 



 

             

Vla.



Cb.

as she draws closer she pauses hearing a ruckus

    



 



 

         





 



 



 

         



 



 



 



         







 



 



 

 

         





   

 

 and pauses again to hear the wildness

 



 







 







 



322

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Dr.

 

  

Hp.





Nrtr.

Vln.



 Mime straining to hear the party



   p

 



 



 

            

Vla.

Cb.



  p







 





 







 



 



 



 

         

 

 





 



 



 

         



   



 

 



 



 

         pp

 

 pp







 



 



 

         



 

23 MAD TEA PARTY q = 160

     328

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Dr.









        



Nrtr.

Vln.

 f



    

       



    

     









arco









arco

        

      

   

    

   



kick drum

 arco



        













          







hand claps:

 

Cb.



  







        

 

Vla.

   

  





hand claps:

          

Hp.



 





















  

   

   



             



            

   



       

kick drum

    

      

   

    

 

 



To Mar.



      

       

     



 





 

            

       







 

 



 

Marimba











 

 

     

 

 

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



                         







 











 



 





 



 

3       

     





 



 

   

3        

  

   

 

3   





 



    





Fl.

       338        



             



       

             





     

Alto Sax.

Mar.







Nrtr.

Vln.

               

Hp.

      



 

 

 



 

 

 



 



 





  

 



                         6

                      





Cb.

          

        

Vla.



         3

 



                 















 









 



346

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Mar.

    

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.

 

 

 

To W.B.

                                                                     6 6 6 6

       









 







Vla.

Cb.



 



 

  

 





    







    

 





 



  

   



     

 



  











  



     

      

                            

pizz.



  











355

Fl.

Alto Sax.

     Wood Blocks



    

Hp.



Nrtr.

Vln.

Vla.

Cb.



               



 



     

    



    



     



  



   

  



        

    

     

     



    

   







 

  

  

        

    

  



   

  





 

  





 

   





                         

                                  



 



 



   



pizz.



 



  

  



  



  



     



       

   

               

          

    





 

        

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

Xylophone (or Marimba) if Marimba-play 8va higher Marimba



W.B.

 

flzg



       



  



       

                                arco

















               3

  

   

365

Fl.

Alto Sax.



   

                                       



             

  



 



 











    

     

gliss.

 

     

 

  





  



    



    

      

  

                                       



  





  





   

 

 

gliss.

Mar.



   

Nrtr.

Vln.

Cb.

 Fl.

Alto Sax.







371

     

gliss.





           3

 



  



  

pizz.







 











 

Nrtr.

Vln.

Vla.

Cb.









  

 

   



  



   



 





 3



  



               





gliss.

 3

 



 



    mp

 





 3

    







 



 







    



      

  3











arco



 



 



 





      







                   





 





                                 3

 



suspended cymbal (scrape) suspended cymbal use the sticks used use the sticks used for the woodblock for the woodblock



 



                                                         



     

gliss.



arco



 





 

  





   

  

Mar.

Hp.

                                         



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



  



   

       



(gliss or "ghost" up)



     



   





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



pizz.











arco

 

       

   





   

    



 









 





  

Vla.



            

 

Hp.



  



     

  











            377

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Dr.





  







  

Nrtr.

Vln.

Cb.

 







 

Wood Blocks



 







 

 







    

Vla.







Hp.





rit.

















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







  

        





rit.                                    solo

  

   

   

 





      

 





   383

Fl.

Alto Sax.

W.B.

q = 120





  



Nrtr.



 



Cb.





         

 











    

  



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

 

   











  

                





                                                                                                             

                

Vla.

    



q = 120

Vln.

                                          3

   

Hp.



        

    

 

 

         

  

 

  3

 

             

                       

               6

 

   

  

gliss.        

   

  

    

gliss.

   



       389

Fl.

Alto Sax.

W.B.

Hp.



Nrtr.





subito q = 152









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

  



            

  





sub. p



















sub. pp

 

                                                       f

sub. pp



  







sub. pp

Cb.









cresc.



    



sfz

    



    





 

                  





  





                     



                                                                

Vla.

sfz



                                                  

sfz

subito q = 152

Vln.

                 

      

sfz

 

   

     

sfz

             





   396

Fl.

Alto Sax.

W.B.

  



   

       

   

Nrtr.

Vln.



Cb.

sfz

       



  





                   sfz

                 sfz

sfz

 



    

     

sfz

     

sfz

     

   



      





sfz



  

 

 



  

sfz

           sfz

        sfz

     



       

      

sfz

     

          











 

   

           

Vla.

sfz

        

Hp.

  

   

sfz

  

   

sfz

  

sfz

    

       



 

                     

 

  

 



   sfz



   

           3

 

sfz

   

sfz



sfz

    

       sfz







sfz

   

sfz

         

   

    

  



sfz

    



    sfz



    



 









                             









     





       

     402

Fl.

 



sfz

Alto Sax.

W.B.



 



sfz

Nrtr.

Vln.

Cb.









  







 









To Slide Whistle

don't stop the strings





    

iss

   

      



   



sfz



       

      

      

Vla.

     

sfz

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

sfz

     

Hp.

sfz

        

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

   



 









 





 















 









 



  



 















  



  

gliss.



 







 







gliss.



 









     



 



 



   









 





      









start at lowest pitch and go to highest











 



   

Slide Whistle















 



Fl.

Alto Sax.

T. Whistle

409            





    



 

Nrtr.

Vln.

  

Vla.

Cb.









 

 



 

Hp.

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









 

gliss.











 





  







 

gliss

 

 





glis s.



   

 

  

gliss.

   

 













 















 

  



 





 

    

 



  





  

   

    3



 

 



  



   

 

   

      

  

  3



    

 



 

          











     

  

  

   

   

  

        



                    

Fl.

Alto Sax.

T. Whistle

Vln.



       

        







 

   



 

 







   3

  

  pp

   



  



q = 132

rit

           



 



        







    





   

 

           





 





 





  

    

   

  



        



  



   mf

 mf



   



Vla.

Cb.



   

Nrtr.





 

Hp.

q = 132

rit

414



Fl.

Alto Sax.

T. Whistle

420       

Nrtr.

Vln.







 

                                                                                









       

Vla.

Cb.

                 

                   





Hp.

               

             



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

 



pizz.

  



  



  

  

  

  



  



  



  

  

  



   425

Fl.

Alto Sax.

T. Whistle

  





Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.



    





   



  

    

     

   

 



  



 



      

               

                

         



   







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

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









    





  

  





  

  

  

  





 





pizz



     





 







   

Vla.

Cb.



 

  



     



            5



  





  

 



     



                                 6 6 430

Fl.

Alto Sax.

T. Whistle

    







  

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.

 



 

  









   

 

pizz





  

      

   





 



  



  



 

   

       

accel.

    





Cb.

 





   

 

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

           

Vla.

   





 



 

      



    





  

 

 







 



  



 

 

             

 



 







 

 







       





              arco

 



  

 

 



       

3      3

   



  accel.                  

  





 

  



  435

Fl.

Alto Sax.

T. Whistle

  





Hp.

   

    



Vln.



Cb.



  



 

q = 160

                                                         

     



 

     



  

   

 3

      



 

 

   





    



 





  

  

 

    

 

q = 160



 

 



arco



         f



       

   

 



arco







 



 





  

  



             3

     

 



hand claps:











 

Vla.

 



 

Nrtr.

  

         drum kick    

     





 



 



 





   







 

  





          

   

  

    



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

       













 

        

 

       

 

      

 

   441

Fl.

Alto Sax.

W.B.

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.

 



 









 





 

 

 

 



 



  



  

  

   

 

 







 

 





  

 





 

 









 

          



     



          



        

 

Vla.

Cb.

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

  

 

  

  

 

   

  

   



 

 



  

 

   

  

   



                     3    3















 

 



          

   446

Fl.

Alto Sax.

W.B.

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.

       





   

                                                  opt. 8va

           









 

















   



   



     



   

               





 3

 3                                                                    3 3 3 3 3 3

                                

Vla.

Cb.

           



 

gliss

                      ss. .   gliss  gli 

       

 Mar. To       



            



     

  

 

         



           



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



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

      

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

Alice solo: from tea to Croquet Ground q = 112

   452

Fl.

Alto Sax.

W.B.

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.

Alice dances alone. perhaps re-enacting some of what she has seento try to understand it.



  



   



 



 



 





  

pizz.



  

 



  



Vla.

Cb.



     

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

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

pizz.



pizz.







 







 

    







 

  







 















463

Fl.

Alto Sax.

W.B.

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.



3       



        

   

  

  

    

  



   

       

                                                                                 



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

                   

Vla.

Cb.

                    



  

   

              

 

  

      

 



    

   

 

  

   

 

 







 





  

472

Fl.

Alto Sax.

W.B.



                     

       

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.

                    

             

      



Alice finds the door in the tree that leads to the Queen's Croquet Grounds.

  481

Fl.

Alto Sax.

W.B.



Nrtr.

Vln.

Vla.



  



3 3 3        3              3                      3                       3

 

3             





 

   













 



     







             3

  

 

  



       

 



 





  





   

   





   

 

 



 

   

  



   

 

   

  

  





  

  

   



  

   

  

  

  





 

 



                   



 

  

   

 

  

  

  

 3



 





  

  

  

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





  

  

   



        





Cb.



 3                                                   

 











 

Hp.



                

Vla.

Cb.













        

3 3                              

               mp







 





 







 















488

Fl.

Alto Sax.

W.B.

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.



   

Vla.

Cb.



 



    3

 



 

        



 



 



 

        



 



 



 

3 3 3 3 3                                                                   3



 

       

 







 







 

  







 















494

Fl.

Alto Sax.

W.B.

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.



3 3           

 

                 

Vla.

Cb.





 







 3



 



 

                 

        

  

3                                                 



 

      







 

 





 



  



 



 



The queen's croquet-ground q = 112

   502

Fl.

Alto Sax.

W.B.

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.

Alice walks ontowards the Queen's croquet grounds



  







 



   

 



 



   



    







 



W.B.

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.

 



















 

q = 96 Melodica

            5



            7

 









  





  

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

    

Card 2 will be more humorous and "cute" than the other cards

    



 

 



              

Alice watches them paint the (oversized) roses in long up-and-down strokes in a mime-like fashion

      



mp, as light as possible

q = 144

 



 

  



  



 



 



 



 

 

    



 



 



 





 

          



   



 



 

             



 

    

 

 

    



 

    



Five!

 

mp, as light as possible







 p

arco 



 



Sev - en!

 



 

 



 

arco

        5

  



    

 arco



mf, as light as possible





  

 

 

 



   7



Two!

  





 

 



 



        

 





  

  

 

        

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



 

 

près de la table

           







    





 

 

Vla.

Cb.





Alice sees the deck, looks them up and downperhaps circles the cards 510

Alto Sax.



    

                                                                                   mp

Fl.

 

3 3 3 3   3                        mp 

Vla.

Cb.



  

 





 



portraying the act of painting



 mp

gliss.





portraying the act of painting



 gliss.





                   522

Accord.

Alto Sax.

W.B.

Nrtr.

Vln.



 





                                                               3









   

      



      



    



   

  





  







Cb.

gliss  

  gliss.

 .

 









 gliss



 

 gliss



 

 

Hp.





Nrtr.

Vln.

gentle slow glissandi down to the E of next bar

 

 



 

 



 









Vla.

Cb.







 



3 Slide Whistle



 

       













gliss.

          













   

  











3 3 3                             mf

   

       

  







 













    













     

 

   

   

       

            









 3

         3

 





 



                          

slight pause

                            

slight pause

                                          

  pizz.   









   

                     sim.

senza sord. 3



 

   















slight

   

Why are you paint - ing the ro - ses?





 



         



   



                                            

 

   





Why?

 

            3

pause                                                                                3

subito q = 112

Freely



  



 



          

The Cards scatterProcessional as Queen's they hear the Queen's (Melodica player should cue entrance) Procession approach

532





Why?

p lightly

 gliss.





W.B.

con sord.



Alto Sax.

            

 

Why?

 



Vla.

Accord.

        





Hp.



     

Alice questions the cards: Slightly Slower and rall. to the fermata

    











 



 

           



    





 

 slight pause

                                                               

   

        

Queen haughtily Alice curtsies and looks back at circles Alice the Queen and inspects her

Queen looks Alice up and down

3 3 3                                    

545

Accord.

Alto Sax.

T. Whistle



To Fl.

                                     3

   





  

Hp.



Nrtr.

Vln.





















   





















 



 



 







 





 



To Xyl.

 

with ire:

      



Who f

are

for a long time



you?



 

pizz.



 



 









 

T. Whistle





 



Hp.



Nrtr.

Vln.

Vla.





Marimba

 5                   

mf cresc a m 565 Harp should be tuned to C Major

           

mf cresc a m 565











gliss

glis s.

 gl is

these glisses don't need definite end points

 g li



  



gliss

 g li



ss.

  

   

arco

mf cresc a m 565







 







           3

 

  

                       





 

             

gliss.



  

              

 

 

 



  R



                        

 

s glis

 gl is

          





gli

arco 5     3                                                           mf cresc a m 565  arco                                                               mf cresc a m 565

Cb.

                         

mf cresc a m 565

 



     

mf cresc a m 565

Alto Sax.

molto decresc.

Freely, slightly faster

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





                           



Queen becomes more visibly enraged

   

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

  

 



 3 3 3                  

 

   



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



   







Flute

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



harmonic

 

pizz.

556

Fl.



   3     3      3                          

Vla.



 

   

Cb.

 



  f

                          

 



 

Fl.

Alto Sax.

                       563                        

 

 

 

   

 

    

sfp

           3

 

if E is not possible, play C agaain

  

         

   3                                         T. Whistle     3 3 3 3 3  3 sfp

Hp.



Nrtr.

Vln.



Fl.

Alto Sax.



   

 

  

   



    



  molto



 



fff

 





 



 



    





  571

 

 

  



     

 





  



with even more fury:

            fff          

molto

 



fff

      

  

                                         



Off

 

fff

with

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.

her head!!



 



 



  

  

     

  

     



  

             

 

  





 



 



 





 



 



 

  

          

 

                    







 

pizz.



  

     



 



   

 





 

  



   

  



    

  

  

  



 

      



           



  

          

  

       



       

  



            

                                                                           mf

Vla.

Cb.





T. Whistle

       



         

   

 

   



             sfp   3              sfp



  



 

    



          







fff

molto

sfp





  

Vla.

Cb.

  



fff

molto





Queen dances wildly and angrily in tempo

fff

molto

sfp

      

Freely, almost senza misura







         



 

  575

Fl.

Alto Sax.













   T. Whistle  

Vln.

  

   

  f

 

    

 

Cb.



   

 

(slow and long as possible)











 

  

         







  

  

 

     

              





 

 



  

           



 



   



  

              

    

     

    

 

  

 

  

 

                           

 



      

 



      

 

gliss.



   







                         



 



   





 





  

3                            3 3 3

Vla.

 

              

s. glis



 





 

Nrtr.

       



Hp.

  

   



 

                            579

Fl.

Alto Sax.

 



              





   



  



Vln.

Vla.

Cb.





King tries to calm her down whispered very precise:

    







 

glis



  

Al - ice Al - ice

        

  

 

      

 

    Al - ice

mp The Queen

Roto-toms



   

Al - ice Al - ice



 



 

  

 

The

  

 

Queen

  

(relative to the group)



Al ice



         

whispered very precise:





To Roto-t.

 

Nrtr.





   

Al ice Al ice mp

             T. Whistle                          Hp.



The Queen

 3        

  

knocking (both sides)

 

  

 



L mp





The Queen



whispered:

 

   

     

        

       



        

    

  

           

    

 





 

gliss.

King mp



King



King King King



King King King King King

King

        pizz.       



 







 





 



 

       3

like soft distant trumpets

     

pizz.

  mp

mp like soft distant trumpets gliss.



gliss.

  583

Fl.

A. Sax

Roto-t.





Hp.



Al - ice

   

  

 



  

 3        

sim.

  



Vln.





Al - ice

Al - ice Al - ice

Al - ice

A - lice

  

  

        





The

        

Queen

  



The Queen

 3        

  

   



Vln.

Vla.

A - lice

      



lice

King

A - lice

The Queen



King King King

    



3



3





King King King King King



King





 







King King King King King King King



King King King



King





  





 



 



   

 



  





gliss.



  

      sub. mf       

  







gliss.



 

 





gliss.

    

   



gliss.









3                  3

         





  

 

gliss.

              













  











 











                  

  ToCym.         

















    



    

Alto Sax





     

 

sub. mf



   



sub. mf



 











 

The Queen

 

  

Flute



A - lice A - lice





 

   



Mar. Xyl.   To To   

       591                                                                 



      

 

 



       

mf cresc a ff







       

                                                

Off

 



with their heads



sub. mf



                                                    3

sub. mf

Cb.



 3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3                   

this passage should be fluttertongued if possible, take as many breaths as needed Queen sees cards painting the roses, becomes enraged again







The Queen

  



A - lice

The Queen

 



Nrtr.



iss gl .

Hp.



Marimba

Roto-t.



       

sub. mf

Alto Sax.







King King





Fl.

Al - ice



 



iss gl

Cb.

 

 

Vla.

   





Nrtr.

 

The Queen The Queen



 



 

sub. mf







 

 



gliss.



   

    



arco

6                     

596

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Mar.

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.







 







      

   







 

Off





 

 

      

 

  





Cb.

Cym.

    





Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.

  

 





 ff

 





Off

with

their

heads







 



    





 

 

 









 ff



 







        



 





    













  heads!

        

        

    

 

        

their

    

   



 

with

   



   



 

Off

 



 





       



    



   

          



        

          3   3

















 

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





slight rit. to q=86













         7



       5





Vla.

Cb.







 

Queen starts to leave, Alice attempts to hide the cards from the Queen to save them

601

Alto Sax.



     



Fl.



 

To Mar.

Vla.

  









  ff

gliss.

Off with their heads



   

 

  

     

                                               6 6 5 5 5 5

susp. cym.

with their heads

  



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

        

 



                    









                        



  



607

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Cym.

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.







q=86





 



Queen returns. asks:















 





















 

 





 





  



calm and prim





    

  





     

Would you care to play cro - quet?

 

Vla.

Cb.





pizz.

      



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

pizz.



 

  





    





   

pizz.





3       



 3

   

   614

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Cym.

Hp.







 









Vln.

Cb.

 ALICE:



 







 

Why





C Major ss.

gli



gli

ss.











 

QUEEN:





 



Yes

3       

Vla.

Queen explains the game



Nrtr.

q=92

slight accel. to q=92



      3



       



shall we?



          3





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

  





   



Thecards are the arch - es,

 

  

                     3

 



The balls are hedge - hogs

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

         3





  3



   3



 

 

 



    

 





 

 

 

 



 







  

q=112

Alto Sax.

Cym.

Hp.







 











Nrtr.

Vln.

Vla.

Cb.



  623

Fl.

                    

Game begins Alice and all are playing Croquet. The Queen leads the way









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

                      





                 





   

And

 

are

 

 

 

  

themall - ets

 

 



                    3

   





 

   

 3

  





         mp



fla - ming - os

   

 

 

 

           



                                                                                                                       

  



   



 

 



 3

  3 

    630

Fl.

 mp

Alto Sax.

Mar.

  



 Marimba





Nrtr.

Vln.









      



 



 

            

  







 



      









 







   





 

Vla.







3     



 

   3



 



 

gliss



      

3     

 



            mf





  



 



arco sul pont.











 



 



  







  

 

  

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







                               3

Cb.













   







Hp.





   



arco sul pont.

       

 



 

 mf

   





 

 

                636

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Mar.

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.





 



 



 





 



 







 



 



               

Cb.

ALICE: almost screaming







There

are





 

  



       

  

 





Where

 

pizz.



  







 



pizz.

 





 





 









 



 

 

           

 





mann - ers?!

 



    

   



their

 

                       



are



          

                       

   

  

rules

       

Vla.

  







 3

 

3   





 



3 3              3     



3   

 

   641

Fl.



Queen becomes enraged again. Tries to execute the players.



       







        



mf e cresc. a m. 654

Alto Sax.

Mar.

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.

  



 mf

    





      5 

    

   



 





















         

 



                          e cresc. a m. 654

                                  QUEEN:



  

   



 

 



with their heads

 Off

 

 

with their heads

mp e cresc. a m. 654





 Off

 

 



with their heads



Off

 



with their heads



 

Off

with their

arco

          



f e cresc. a m. 705

         

          

             

mp e cresc. a m. 654

Off



       



mf e cresc. a m. 654



   

Vla.

Cb.



        

              



        3



      

e cresc. a m. 654



       3



     3

     

e cresc. a m. 705



  648

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Mar.

Hp.



Vln.



        

  

           



       







    





 



    







 



heads

Off



      

 





Mar.

  





Off with their heads!



     

Vln.

 







   



     

     



 

Off with their heads!

                       ff 



 



Off with their heads!Off with their heads!Off with their

     

heads!Off Off Off Off Off





 

   



        appears next to Alice                                                                         

     

     



Cheshire Cat's head



    

      



                 

                                     



 



              



 



                             







Off ff







with

their



 

   

 ff         





          

                         ff arco                        



    

  

Queen start to calm down Everyone is still playing game

     

                          ff 



     

  



                                 

 

Vla.

Cb.



    





Nrtr.

   



Off with their heads!

                               



Hp.



 







with their heads



653

Alto Sax.

  

 

           

                                                   



Fl.



  



    

                         

Vla.

Cb.

      

      

                              



Nrtr.

 

  

   





heads!

  

   

          

         

          



  



  



  



   



  



  



                       

     



                  







660

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Mar.



  

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.









     



         



              

    

         

          



                                                       5



 Cat!





 

 

 

   

 

 

  

  



   



    

 

 

   

  

    

 

 



you



What mad - ness thi is!

    p



How are you?

    

  



  





  





      

   

Hell - o

    









        



   

ALICE:

     





       

p 3

     

Vla.

Cb.

  





       



 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 



see this?

 

   

 

CAT: languorously





Yeeeeeeees

          

 

 



 

    



 



 



 

   



 

   



Fl.

Alto Sax.

Mar.

     667                                                                                                    



 

Hp.

 

Nrtr.

Vln.

Cb.

















 

 



   



 

 

 



   



Vla.



            

 How

  











  



utt - er - ly



            

 



 



 



   













 



cul

iar



 



  



   



















  



utt - er - ly

  

       





  

            

 





utt - er - ly

 

 



   





 3

  







            











    





  



utt - er - ly



 3

utt - er



    3



utt - er - ly utt - er - ly



 



 

 



 



 



   



  







 -



 



  



 

  



  

  673

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Mar.

                





Hp.

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





Vln.



            



       

                  



             3





 

 



    















3 3                 

 





 

 







cul

  



            





  

                            

            



   

Vla.

Cb.



King sees the Cheshire Cat

  7                                                   



Nrtr.

Queen also sees the Cheshire Cat now. Becomes enraged

 ALICE:

       



iar

 

  

 



Tru - ly and utt - er - ly pe - cul

 



  



   

   



  

 

  



   

  

   -

 



iar!

 

  



        

   

 KING:

   



 





  

  

    

You must go! f

     



3 3                            

 3 3                             

                               

 Queen dances wildly

 







681

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Mar.

Hp.





Nrtr.

Vln.

Vla.

Cb.



  





  











   f

  





                  

      



















Off

with

his

head

   







        















      

              



  



  









  



  









  



  





Off

with his head

Off

with his head

Off

with

his



with his head

                                                      f



e cresc. a m. 704

  

Off f



e cresc. a m. 704

 

  

e cresc. a m. 704





 

    

QUEEN:





mf e cresc. a m. 704

    





            

e cresc. a m. 704

   f

arco



  



e cresc. a m. 704

  

e cresc. a m. 704







 



  



  





  



  



     686

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Mar.



Nrtr.

Vln.















 











 













head

  

  





 

Off



 



 











  



 





 







 

Off

with

   





  

            f

 



    

 

  



  





his head!

                       



    



with his head





                  

Hp.





Off with his head!



 

     



    

   

      



     

    

      





 

Off with his head!

Off with his

  

 

head! Off with his head! Off with his

f                                                                      f



Vla.

Cb.







 

 



 



 





 





 



 



     



 



 f







   



 



     







     

     



Cards try to chase the Cat's head

  691

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Mar.

Vln.

  





  

Vla.

Cb.



  





 





  

 





  



 

   

Nrtr.







Hp.

 





  

 





  



 





 

   

 

  

  

 

  

 



 



head!

Off

Off Off

Off











 





  

 









 

                   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  















Off

                



 



 



 



 

                   

 





gliss.



 









with

his





 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 





head!

arco

  



          

                       

pizz

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Mar.

       695                





Nrtr.

Vln.

   













gliss.



               gliss.

     

         

               

       

 

    



         

         

 





    





         

 

      

         

              

             

       



 

    

  

 

     

 

   

 





   





            



                                                                             





            

        

                





   



         

               







  

Vla.

Cb.

               



                       

Hp.

 





 arco

    

        

                





Fl.

Alto Sax.

Mar.

 701    

 

   



Vln.



 





           

 



 

  

 

 



arco



  

 



 



            

 

  

 

 



 

 

                  

 



 



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

 

      



             



                     

  

    

 

                                  

Vla.

Cb.

         



   

Nrtr.







Hp.



            

         

                     

  

 

 

               

D: not sure this actually possible at this octave- if not, play at octave written

  705

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Mar.



 

Vln.

Vla.

Cb.



           

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

 

  

 

 

  

 

    

 



 

 

 



 

         

 

         

 

         

 

       

   

 

     

 

       

   

 

     

 

       

   

 

 

 

     



 



  



      

 

  

    



           

 

       





 

   

    



         

 

      

 





Nrtr.



                       



Hp.



          

    



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



 

     

 

     

 

     

 

 709

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Mar.



    

   





   

  

 





Nrtr.

Vln.

Vla.

Cb.



 

  3

    



 

 





Hp.

   



   

  

 





 





 

  



 



 



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

 



 



 



 



 



 

  

 

    

 

  

 

  

 

  

  

 

  

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

  

   

 

  

 

   

  713

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Mar.

    





Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.

Cb.



Mar.

Vln.

  

 

  

 

  

  

 

   

 



  

 



 

  

 

   

 

King and Queen argue about how to behead a Cat without a head. The cards continue to chase the head.









 



 



    

 



 





 

 

  





 

 







    



 



    



 

                 

    



  



 





How

  



 KING:





 

q = 102

  















   





 

  

          

       

   





 

  

           

       



        

      

do you ex - e - cute

  

 

a head - less cat?

cat with - out

     



a head

cat with - out

    



a head

pizz.







  

  

   

   

pizz.

   





pizz.

Cb.

 



 

Vla.



  

 





Nrtr.

 





Hp.

  

 

 



717

Alto Sax.

 







Fl.



 

rit.





 

Vla.

 

 



  

   



 

  

   

  



   



   

   

  

          



       

  723

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Mar.







Nrtr.

Vln.



     





There is no bo - dy to

Whispered  Loudly:  











      



    

s glis



  

gliss.









say.

   



Off with his head



  



There

arco

   bo

     

   



dy to cut from it!

      

     



There is no bo - dy to cut from this head!

There is no bo - dy to

slightly sul pont.

arco



  is no

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

      f

arco

Cb.



mp There is no bo - dy to

 



Vla.



QUEEN:

 



Whispered Loudly:

 

  

Hp.



q = 96

rit. to tempo change

          

           



        730

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Mar.

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.

  





cutfrom this head!

      There is no bo - dy to











 

There is no bo - dy to

 

  

 

cut from this head!

 

   



cut from this head!



  There is

             

There is no bo - dy



    There is

 

bo - dy to

     



There is no bo - dy to cut from this head!





no bo - dy to cut from this head!





 



  

How

do you ex



There is no bo -

     a

    e - cute

    

cat with - out

  

  There is

   

cut from this head!



Whispered Loudly:



 

  

cut from this head!

a head





a head - less cat?

      cutfrom this head!

 KING:



How

  

    

do you ex - e - cute

  

 

a head - less cat?



QUEEN:





   

There is

     

 



bo - dy to cut from this head!

                                                                                                 

Vla.

Cb.

   



cutfrom this head!











Fl.

no bo - dy to

Alto Sax.

Mar.



Hp.



Nrtr.

Vln.

     



  

How

do you ex

There is no

   





   

  

a head

e - cute

    

bo - dy to

 

a cat with - out

 

    

a head

 

   

    



cut from this head!

There is





  

   

cat with - out

   

no bo - dy to

 



cat with - out

a head



a head

  

 





cut from this head!

         

a head

 

a head - less cat?

 

cut from this head!

     

a cat with - out



   

no bo - dy to

Thereis no bo - dy to

    



Thereis

   



cut from this head!

    

 

cut from this head!

    

cat with - out

    

   

a head

a cat with



















 Queen asks everyone to play once more

  742

Fl.

    

There is no bo - dy to

  



dy to cut from this head!

a cat with - out





                                                                                                 

Vla.

Cb.

 

cut from this head!

        

accel.

Chesire Cat begins to fade from the scene. The cards give up looking for him.

        736



Everyone plays the game once more.

q = 112

                     

   



   







  

sub. mf Alto Sax.

Mar.

  



Nrtr.

Vln.



                     



          

     

out



sub. mf

a head











 QUEEN:

                 

   

 









          



   

                  





 

      

     







Let us play once more

sub. mf



pizz.



sub. mf









pizz.

 

sub. mf

Cb.



                      

pizz.



Vla.



sub. mf



Hp.



  

sub. mf

  



 3

 

3   



  

  



 3

 

  3   



  

  

   



 3

   



   

  



  3

3   



   

  



  3

3   



  749

Fl.



 



  5

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

mp e cresc. al fine Alto Sax.

Mar.









  

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.







 



 



        



gliss



Vla.

Cb.







 



 



    

gliss







         

       

sub. mp e cresc. al fine







sub. mp e cresc. al fine

                           



             







               



                           sub. mp e cresc. al fine



sub. mp e cresc. al fine



              



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



                       



          

  



         



  

       

sub. mp e cresc. al fine

   756

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Mar.



Nrtr.

Vln.





                3

                                3               3



              3







 





         

Vla.

Cb.



                               

Hp.

                                              

 



  

        

  



     



The mock Turtle's story q = 112

       760

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Mar.

Hp.

  



Vln.

Vla.

Cb.



 



 



 



 



        



                    mf                                     





 

  

    



  















 





 

 f

arco



QUEEN:

What a match! f

           

arco

   

   

 

    

     f 

 

    



 



f                     



      



arco

       

gliss.



 

 Queen should be acting happy that she has won the match

 

 



   

 

Nrtr.







  



       

     3





                 

    





  

      



Fl.

Alto Sax.

Mar.

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.

Vla.

Cb.

q = c. 96

 







766

rit.



3                                                                            











          rit.        3                 

   

            

          

      

 

    













haughtily:







 

 

Do you know

 

  



 

  



No,



pizz.



pizz.

           



  

     

      



        

pizz.

I'm

     



     

 

amost sassy



What a Mock Tur - tle is?





ALICE:

   











 









accel............................

774

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Mar.

Hp.

Vln.







  



a - fraid I

don't





Mar.

Nrtr.

Vln.





 

             3





  



  3



 





 

      





  



  3

         





         



 

              3



       

    

           

Queen introduces Gryphon to introduce Mock Turtle Spoken More Freely

 

q = 96

rit............................





          



 

















 3



 

 













 





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

 QUEEN:

 



sweetly patronizing



rit............................            

Vla.

Cb.

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

would you be so kind as to tell me... Please. accel............................



 



Hp.



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

782

Alto Sax.



          







Fl.



3 3 3                           

Vla.



Cb.

                  mp



Nrtr.

q = 112

 

Oh p











Gry - phon







 p





Gry - phon





in - tro - duce





Dear

Mock

 Tur

 -







tle.



















 







787

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Mar.

  





Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.

 







  







 







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









 







Vla.

Cb.





 ALICE:



Why



 







 

does he look









sorr





 

 GRYPHON:









ow - ful?







He mp













has - n't





got





  







792

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Mar.

  



q = 86

They walk over to the Mock Turtle

  





                                            

Hp.





Nrtr.

Vln.



 



 

 



 





sorr - ow

        



MOCK TURTLE: appearing to have just been sobbing

          

Please Turt - le, tell her your his - to - ry.













arco



Ver - y well.





But no talk - ing 'til I'm through

arco



Vla.





  



  

















arco Cb.

  















 







 













801

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Mar.

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.

Once

  

   

Vla.

Cb.

         3  





 

very dramatically, perhaps with an affected British accent





 

I was

a real

   



turt - le

ALICE:

 

I studi - ed Wash - ing





MOCK TURTLE:

 

Wash - ing?

    

Yes!

and Reel - ing

   

andWrith - ing

          

and Dis - tract - ion, Ug - li - fi - ca - tion

 

   



  

 



  



 



 



  



  

 



  



 





  



 









 























 





and De - ris - ion, Drawl - ing,





  







 









813

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Mar.

Hp.

Vln.



Cb.







  

    







coi - ls

pizz. (gliss.)

  



 3  

Stretch - ing and Fain - ting in

  

 ALICE:

 

Vla.



Nrtr.

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

What was that like?





arco



can't

show

you





I'm

too

stiff





as if giving Gryphon a dirty look



and



  



Gry - phon did - n't learn





















 



 





 























       





  

















MOCK TURTLE:











 















820

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Mar.

 

                               

Hp.

Vln.

decresc. al fine





Nrtr.

GRYPHON:





  



   tell her

  

   

 



a - bout the quad - rille













Tell

her





 







Tell

her





 





 













 







decresc. al fine

 

Vla.

  





decresc. al fine Cb.



 









61 The Lobster quadrille q = 112

   

Melodica

827

Mel.





mf Alto Sax.

  



      







   3



   









 

 











 



arco

  







         3





on E string. mf if no C stringsimply do not gliss. down

Cb.









 3        

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

  

Vla.

  

p.d.t



arco

Vln.

    



mf heavy and rough

  

Nrtr.

3 3 3 3   3  3   3   3   3   3   3   3  3  3   3   3                                                          

 

Hp.

      

3        



Caxixi (2)

Cax.

mf heavy and rough

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





   3



  



3 3                    

 















  

    



  

    



      3

          









3      3 3



heavy and rough





heavy and rough





  pizz. & slide down                                                 mf

should sound like a low flabby drum

  

Alice, Gryphon, and Turtle all dance and play

835

Mel.

Alto Sax.

Cax.

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.



    

    3

  



        



     

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

                                                                











 





 

 

















 













 



 







 





                     



 



             



          

   3





          



  



           

to normal (not p.d.t.)                                

Vla.

Cb.



  





  





           3 3



                  843

Mel.

Alto Sax.

Cax.



Nrtr.

Vln.



        

 3

      3

   

3   

  



 3        

     



   

  

             3  3









 

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

             

Vla.

Cb.



                                                       

Hp.

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



 3



3           3







     

    



  3



   3



3     

  





   

   

    

  

  



 3     

850

Mel.

Alto Sax.

Cax.





          3

  





Nrtr.

Vln.

       3

  

 









arco

 

   5

   

      

      

      



  



  

 3



3        3 3

        

     

        



     6

3  

      



      





       3

    



  3

  



   

  



   



    

 6





    

              3

         



   

 

  6

    

 



    



    



    





   

  



      



       

  3





 

 



  

 



      5

3 3   3          3

Vla.

Cb.

   

 

Hp.

 3

  

      

         

  

      

         

  

  

 

      

         

  

   3

  

   

         

      

             

856

Mel.

Alto Sax.

Cax.







   

   

    

        

 

Nrtr.

Vln.









 

    

  



   



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



   

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

pizz







 











                                                       



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

    

3                  



    







 

Vla.

Cb.



                                                                

Hp.





   



 3





  











     

        





 



       

pizz



  



   862

Mel.







mp Alto Sax.

Cax.





 

Nrtr.

Vln.











 

  3

  









 

 

 

 









 

 3

   

   3

       3

   3

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



















 



   



   

 



















arco





arco

  

   

     

   



    



   



 

 

 3

  







       

              



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





 

        

Vla.

Cb.





       

Hp.





         

      

     

            

 







869

Mel.

Alto Sax.

Cax.

                         





Hp.

 

            



               

Nrtr.

Vln.

 Mel.

Alto Sax.

 









3 3







3 3

  









3 3

     3

 



 

3 3

      3

   



3     







3    















877



 



    



    3

 



 





    









 

                               









  





  







    



3 



 











3 3    









 



 





  



  



 



  







    

    

     









  



Vla.

Cb.





Cax.







Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.



  

   







3    

 









 







  3



                         





 3

  



   

Vla.

 3



Cb.



  

  3

 

   3

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





 



 





                 5    5







   3



  

 



6               

6 5                       







 







 





       



 



   3

pizz.









       3

       

   884

Mel.

Alto Sax.

Cax.





   3



   

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





      





3          





    



mf heavy and rough









3            



      3

 





Cb.

 









 3

 







 

  

Vla.

p.d.t.



Vln.



Nrtr.

     3

mf heavy and rough



To Roto-t.                                            

Hp.

  





3        3           











       mf 3



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

 















         

   3

     3





mf heavy and rough





mf heavy and rough



     3









3      3 3

  

        

    

       

                            cresc. al fine

   891

 



Cax.

  



  

Vln.

Cb.





  





  



     



    3





  

 3

  



 







      3



          6



   3

  

 



 



  cresc. al fine







 

 

 

cresc. al fine

 

Vla.

 

cresc. al fine



Nrtr.

 





Hp.



     



  

cresc. al fine Alto Sax.







Mel.











           





       



 



  





                                                  6



 3

         cresc. al fine



 



 3



Turtle starts to leave the scene.

3 3 3 3                                                                  3 3 3 3

 

  

 



 

895

Mel.

Alto Sax.

Cax.





     3

 





  



Hp.



Nrtr.

Vln.



   



 





 

     

 

 

 

 

    

          

    

 

 

     



 





 

 

 



3 3 3            

Vla.

Cb.





                      5





 









 

  



f 3

arco





 



  



  3

 

 





 

 



  

3            

     3  3

 



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





  

   

 

  

 





    



  



 

  

Alto Sax.

Cax.



   







Nrtr.

Vln.



 

       

 



 

pizz.

 mp



   mp





Roto-t.

Vln.



       



         



      



          



 



arco

 3

 

SUNG through cupped hands (as if a trumpet) (at these pitches if possible)

arco

 

    









 

 

too to to to mf



too to to to mf

  



 

too to to to

             

pizz.

 



 



SUNG through cupped hands (as if a trumpet) (at these pitches if possible)

too to to to

 







        

   



      



 

   

            

WHITE RABBIT: trying to sound official

 



It mp



man - date - ed

molto cresc.

arco

      



molto cresc.



pizz.







 



pizz.



 







WHITE RABBIT does a sort of wild dance at this point.







3         





 



one

  

molto cresc.



that you



Vla.

Cb.



too to to to





Nrtr.



 



Hp.



Roto-toms

pizz.

  

913

Alto Sax.



 





 





 Mel.



too to to to

       

              3

       

    



   

 



 

SUNG through cupped hands (as if a trumpet) (at these pitches if possible)



   

pizz.

Cb.

 



 



             

   

Vla.



too to to to mf

     

Hp.



SUNG through cupped hands (as if a trumpet) (at these pitches if possible)

too to to to mf

  

White Rabbit appears. Should appear to be making announcement of trial.

They hear trumpets

Alice, Gryphon, are walking away. Turtle has left.

902

Mel.

q= 96

q= 76

Announcement of trial q= 96

                                        

     

   









ice

 





 





  

 



one Gryph - on













 

 



are

a -tten - dance

 











 











 

3 3           

  

3       











  



pizz.



   













   



3      

the court

of the King and Queen

3 3           

   



 



  

 

  

                          3

 



   

   for the tri

3 3          

 -

 

  

of one



   

  

  



















 





Knave ofHearts.

         

3 3 3 3 3 3                           



WHITE RABBIT walks away in a soldier-ly manner

 







920

Mel.

Alto Sax.

Roto-t.

3             



 

Hp.



Nrtr.







          

Vla.

Cb.



 



   



steal - ing

one of the Queen's

    





 

  

 

  







You









must come











 



 











926

Alto Sax.

Roto-t.

 



Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.



   

 



 

  

  

  



where the trial is

Cb.





 



  



 

 





pizz.





 

  

 





  



 3



 



  





 



 

  

 









  

  













  



















Alice and Gryphon walk to the palace grounds where the court session is already getting underway





 

I'll

show you







 





 3

   

 



    

  

 

   3

  

 



  

 



 

 3

  



 



     









 

GRYPHON:







 3

now.



     



 

I'd be mosto - blig - ed





 

  

pizz.

Vla.



ALICE:

    

 

 

  

    





Mel.





    

tarts



 

 

    

  

  

   



 

He was caught

Vln.



   



 

 

 

     







 

  

 



   3

  









Thank You

 3

   



  

  3









 



 

  3

 



 

 3

   



  

  3

  



 



  

 



Who stole the tarts? q= 104 Alice reaches the court scene where it is already underwaythey sneak into court

beating chest with open palms (body percussion) (flute on lap or stand)

                           932

Mel.

p LR LR

Alto Sax.

Roto-t.

  

Nrtr. Vln.



     



    

Roto-t.



 

 













 



 









         mf

 

 



    























             



 

 

       







 









 

fff



reference pitch for players to sing

        3



   



  

  



 









 



  

 



    

   

     

 





   

  



White Rabbit makes announcements q= c.126

 



 



 



 





  





too

 

to to





too

 

to to

sung (as if a trumpet) (at these pitches if possible)

       too to to to mf

 

  

 

too

 

 

to to



  

 

  

 

to fff

                      Narrator should make gesticulations as though he were making the Rabbit's annoucement.



 



 



fff



Narr. should mockingly hold two fingers up behind his/her head: "bunny ears"

 pizz.    p

  

to fff



fff

sung (as if a trumpet) (at these pitches if possible)

too to to to mf



 

sung (as if a trumpet) (at these pitches if possible)

too to to to mf



 





fff

molto

          



 

fff

 

         

    

molto

 



 

 

To Fl.

molto

try to match the drum's roll

  p

 

    

arco

try to match the drum's roll





       

  









        3



 

 





 



     



 



   





 

 

         

                                           3

arco

         

Vla.

Cb.

Nrtr.

Vln.

 



knock on back of bass (bow down)

 

Hp.

         

Alto Sax.

         



  

sim.

R L RL RL



 

 

       

 

939

Mel.

                                                        

knocking



 

   

Vla.

Cb.

                       

sim.

hitting thighs with open palms (body percussion) (sax should be on a stand) L R L R LR L R L R L R sim.  

  

Hp.

LR LR



  

  





   







                    p 947 Flute

Mel.

Alto Sax.

Roto-t.





 





 

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.

Cb.



Alto Sax.

Roto-t.

Hp.

Vln.





 

    



          



 

  





 









 









 

D # D§

   

    



     

   



          



pizz.

          

 

      



put sax on stand



       C§

  

 

        





pizz.



gliss.

 

gliss.



     

     

       

 





A§



 

   

  

Al - ice Al -ice mp

Al - ice Al - ice

Al - ice

Al - ice Al - ice

        



mp The Queen

 

Rototoms



  

 

The

  

 

Queen

  

(relative to the group)





Al - ice

         

whispered very precise:

The Queen

 3        

  

 



The Queen

  

 



L mp



whispered:

 The mp



King

pizz.

    mp

 



E § D§

             



 



  

      



The King rises slowly White Rabbit pauses, after gesticulating,as the White Rabbite sits and bows whispered very precise:

 

     

      



                                         6

arco



       

 

arco

B§

  







                        

  



G§           

   





 



   



   



    

 

  

                     3

   

put fl. on        stand                                 







 





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

  

          









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

       



 

Vla.

Cb.











Nrtr.



   

954

Fl.

   





               

like pizzicatti

          

Vla.





King King King

gliss.



King King The



King King

King

 







 



 



 

mp like soft distant trumpets







like soft distant trumpets

pizz.    





gliss.

King sits slowly

  960

Fl.

A. Sax

Roto-t.

Hp.



 

Cb.



Al -ice

Al - ice

 

   

 



Al - ice

Al -ice Al - ice

Al - ice

  



  

The Queen The Queen

  

 3        

sim.

  



3

King King

 



Vla.



The

        

        



Queen

  



The Queen

 3        

  

   



  

A - lice A - lice A - lice





      

The Queen

         

  

 A





lice







 The

   





 





   



    



 



   

 3



KingKing The

3

King King



   

 



   

 



gliss.



 3 

King

KingKing The



 



gliss.

 3 



KingKingKing The





  

 

 

  



The

King

Thes

King







 3

               



    

 



  



               

    



gliss.

 

King

  

 3   3   3   3 



   To Mar.  

     

L R L R

hitting thighs with open palms (body percussion) (sax should be on a stand)



The Queen

       



mp L R L R

 



The Queen

 

A - lice A - lice

King King King





lice

 3   3    3     3   3   3                             3



 -

      

The Queen

  



Nrtr.

Vln.





   

  

 

beating chest with open palms (body percussion) (flute on lap or stand)



gliss.

 











Queen rises quickly and sharply

                                  967

Fl.

To Fl.

sim.

A. Sax

Roto-t.

Hp.

Vln.

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3                                                 

  

 





 

  

  



   



mp cresc al mf







 



 



 



      

      





Cb.





     

mp cresc al mf

          

  

            







  

  



      

    



 



  

 



 

mp cresc al mf



 



Alto Saxophone

 

 

mp cresc al mf





 

 

mp cresc al mf

 

Vla.

 

Marimba

To Alto Sax.



mp cresc al mf

 

Flute

   973

Fl.

 





  





                   





    

 







Alto Sax.

Mar.



 

     

   

 



   

                                              mf

Hp.

Vln.



  

gliss.



   



 

  

  

Vla.







  

                    

   





   



    

   

       

           



Cb.

          





      







      



Mad Hatter is called to trialhe becomes histrionic and no information is gathered

3                              

Mar.





Hp.

Vln.

Cb.

 



  B#              





3              

  

Vla.





q=144

accel...................

978



     



     

   



     

          





q=144

accel...................





     



               



 



  





           



 

  

 

    

        



 

     



     



       



        



  

      



        

   

                            

Wood Blocks

        



          



  





B§



  

 

                                 

  987

Fl.



   

               

flzg



         

mp cresc al mf

Alto Sax.

W.B.





 





 

Cb.

 Fl.

Alto Sax.

     





Nrtr.



   

    

  

   



    





Marimba

       





mp cresc al mf

 

      

 

   



pizz.



   







    



  



     



   



   



  









     









  



  



  



  



          



    

   

  

  

       





              

 



   

                  3



arco

 













  



   











     



 



 

  

gliss



 







  



   



gliss.

           3



pizz.

 



 start slower and accel

    

gliss.





                                   

    

       







  

  















mp cresc al mf

 





          

   

mp cresc al mf

  

  

mp cresc al mf

      



  

arco







 



mp cresc al mf

    

     

 

                                                                      



        

    



  



996        

 

Hp.



   

  Glock.



    

Vla.

                  



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





 

Vln.

        

mp cresc al mf

          

Hp.





 

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











To Xyl.













 



 



start slower and accel

Vln.

 

                                    3

    

Vla.

  



   



arco



   

   





pizz.

  

  

(gliss or "ghost" up)

     



  

  



 

Cb.

 



                      3





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

   

  

  

      

 

 



Alice has grown larger, so large that she disrupts court when coming to stand. The Characters all act out of turn.

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Glock.

        1002           

Nrtr.

Vln.



 



  





Cb.



 



   



  



 

  

      



   







       



                  3



 



    

 

 

                           

pizz.









 



 

 



  

 

pizz.



      



pizz.

 



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



subito q= 112

to the stand

 

 



mf                    

              3



     

A - lice



 

Marimba



 

very freely: official and grave in tone





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



 



molto



 

                      

Vla.



 



subito q= 112

 



 

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



Hp.

Alice is called to stand



         

 



  

 

  

1009

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Xyl.

Nrtr.

Vln.







               



  

 



 

 

 

 





 





 







 



          





 





                                             



  



 



 







decresc. al fine

 









   





     

 







     

  

Vla.

Cb.



  





                      

decresc. al fine





Hp.

                        

 

arco







decresc. al fine

 





arco



 3





 3



 3







decresc. al fine





Court begins to calm down

                          1013

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Xyl.



  





Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.



  





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



  





 



           3







 

  







 

Vla.

Cb.



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



 

 



  3





  3





 3



















76 Alice's Evidence q = 86 Court has come to order.

   1018

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Xyl.

The White Rabbit reads a letter submitted as evidence



Vln.







   

knocking: (acting as gavel in the court)

 

Nrtr.



  

       

Hp.



 should mime the gavel rapping

     

  



mime (White Rabbit) reading letter, getting slightly frustrated



 3  3  3                                      

 3  3    

                          

 3  3  3                                   

     

                   

Vla.

 



 



Cb.

  







     





  







Xyl.

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.

Vla.

Cb.



 



 









  

Queen intterupts and stands up is bothered by the proceedings   

 







 









1028

Alto Sax.

   



Fl.

 





 

 

 

  





  



 









    





 3     



 3     

     

     

    



  





 





  

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





 





  

  

              





  

  









 



 



 





 3



 

  









 



  



   



the Cards start to slowly and hesitantly surround Alice, It is clear they fear her size (atart at q = 86 and accel. awkwardly towards q = 132)

  

  

1033

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Xyl.



    





Hp.





Vln.

Cb.





        











 



 



 

        

QUEEN: shouted

  

            

 

  

 





  



  

   

   

 

Off with her head!! f



 



 

    



   





 

   

    

               





  

               

       

 

    

                 

       



                  

 



    



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

accel.................... to q= 132

   

accel.................... to q= 132



 

Vla.







 



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



Nrtr.



 



 

Queen sentences before verdict is made

  











1041

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Xyl.

  

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.

Vla.

Cb.

           3

 



 

 



 

 

              

 3



 3



 3





   





    







 

But

molto sul pont.



 

  

     



        



   

 

 3



 



   

molto sul pont.

       



     





  

  3



you



are



                 



 3



 3



mere pack

          6

    

 





ALICE:



 



of cards!

                f

                   f

     f

 

 







1047

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Xyl.

   





Hp.



Nrtr.

Vln.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

cresc. al ff

 

f cresc. al ff

  

        



           

Vla.



 





Cb.

 

 







   





 



 

  

 

 

     

 

 



                                             





cresc. al ff

 

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

   

                                          

           f  cresc. al ff                 f

        

                 

cresc. al ff

    



 5

          

                 



 



   

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

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

                                                                                                             1052

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Xyl.

                                                        ff    

 

   

 

 

   

 

     

 





Hp.



Nrtr.

Vln.

Vla.

Cb.

       





   ff

 





 







   



 

                                                         



                                                                   ff                                                                                     ff  slap pizz.                                

               







 

1057

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Xyl.

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.



   





   





    



Nrtr.

Vln.





     

     









                               



 

 

 



   

            

   









 

                    6 







arco



    3



          



 

               6                                         

q = 144

  



the Cards fly about attacking Alice

  







                   

normal







 

     



      



        



       



 











   

   



  







   



 









   3         



        



Cb.



Vla.

                             





 





imitate the sound of a medium ride cymbal: roughly a "ts" sound

Hp.







Xyl.



    



1061

Alto Sax.

       6           



                                             



Fl.



 



  

Vla.

Cb.





 



    f



 

      

 

       





     

           

                 







   

      



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



      

 

 



               3           



                      1066

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Xyl.



              

  



  

Hp.

Vln.





 





 

   

      

  

      



   

 



Vla.

Cb.



  



     6



  



 







 







  

    

  



 

    

 





                 



      

                  

      



   

 

  



Alto Sax.

Xyl.

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.

 



 



  





          



  

 



 



 



 



 

 



    



 

  



  









 



 





    





 



 



3         



 

gliss.

 



   

 

   

 



 





    



 



 





 



     

                      3 

        3 

     

  

    

  

 

 

 

    









  





           



    6

KICK DRUM:

 

 

 





 



 













              



   





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

 







        











cresc. a fff

 





 





cresc. a fff

 

  



3               



 

 



cresc. a fff

                           

Vla.

Cb.

 



 







cresc. a fff

                                                             6



cresc. a fff



 

ff cresc. a fff



              

 

       



 

      









1072

Fl.

 ff





cresc. a fff



  



6              

  

Nrtr.

   

  

  

   









 



    1076

Fl.

   





          





    

fff

Alto Sax.

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.

sim.



fff

   

sim.





 

   

Vla.





     fff     



    



         



Alto Sax.

Xyl.

  



played as gliss

 

Nrtr.

Vln.

  









 



  

   

    

                    

    

    

                    





    





    



    



  



        



    



     

  

   



      

          

      

  

 





 



 







  

    





 

 







  

  





 

 



  





 

  







 











Vla.

Cb.





    

q = 112

 

  

Hp.

 





Alice starts to awakenthe cards have been replaced by rustling leaves 1080

Fl.



           



fff







 

  

                                             fff sim.                                     

fff

Cb.



sim.

 slap  tongue                                 fff

Xyl.

   





   



82 the end q = 92

 

1083

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Xyl.



  

Hp.



Nrtr.

Vln.















      

 

 





    

      



 







 

 







       

    





   

Child of the pure unclouded brow and dreaming eyes of wonder





    















Vla.

Cb.









  







1087

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Xyl.

  





Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.







 

   



    

  

 



 







 Though time may be fleet, and I and thou are half life asunder

    

    



 



 

 









      

 





   



Thy loving smile will surely hail the love-gift of a fairy-tale

start trill slowly end slowly as well





  





Vla.

Cb.



 



 

    

 







1091

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Xyl.

  





Hp.



      



Nrtr.

Vln.

Cb.









 







I have not seen they sunny face, Nor heard they silver laughter:





 No thought of me shall find a place In thy young life's heareafter







                                 



  

Vla.





 



















  







1094

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Xyl.

  





Hp.

Vln.

























Enough that now thou wilt not fail to listen to my fairy-tale.





  

Vla.

Cb.



                                               



Nrtr.







 













 







1097

Fl.

Alto Sax.

    

Glockenspiel

Glock.



Nrtr.

Vln.



 



 



 

   

        



 



A tale begun in other days, When summer suns were glowing-







 



harmonics sound as written

Cb.





 



















 

3    



 



  

        

 

     





 

  



  





 







 







  

  



 

        

 













 

    

Come, hearken then, ere voice of dread, with bitter tidings laden



 

  

           

Whose echoes live in memory yet, Though envious years would say 'forget'



 

   

             

A simple chime, that served to time the rhythm of our rowing-



harmonics sound as written

 



              

     

 

Vla.



  

sounding one octave higher



Hp.

  









       

We are but older children, dear, Who fret to find our bedtime near.







   

              

Shall summon to unwelcome bed A melancholy maiden!

3    

  

  





 



 





 



  

  

  

   

                       



1111

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Glock.

    





Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.

 

    

  

 

        

 

  

               3                       

    





 











Vla.

Cb.



  



  

 

The magic words shall hold thee fast: Thou shalt not heed the raving blast.

  

 

   

 

  

  



 

  

 

   

    





 



  

 

 

 



And though the shadow of a sigh may tremble through the story,



q = 86

 











1126

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Glock.

  

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.



 

   

 





 

 





  

 



 







 

 

For 'happy summer days' gone by, and vanish'd summer glory-

 







 

Cb.













 

 











 

 









 

 



pizz.



 





 



  

pizz. Vla.



 









 

It shall not touch, with breath of bale, the pleasance of our fairy-tale.









pizz.













    

    







    







     



     



        

     



    

        

    

    





 

  











1136

Fl.

Alto Sax.

Glock.

Hp.

Nrtr.

Vln.

   



 

 



 



Cb.



 





  



    

decresc. al fine

 



 3





    





        

    

decresc. al fine

 







 

 



 

 



decresc. al fine

 



  









3 3           

Vla.



        

   

 



   

      

 3

        

    

    

        

    







    



    



  



  

    

  



        

    

 





 

 

 