G.F. Root - All Quiet Along the Potomac To-Night

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George Frederick Root arr. Jacob Mashak

All Quiet Along the Potomac To-Night

Voice Piccolo 2 Flutes 2 Oboes 3 Clarinets in Bb Bass Clarinet in Bb Bassoon 2 Alto Saxophones Tenor Saxophone Baritone Saxophone 4 Horns in F 3 Trumpets in Bb 3 Trombones Euphonium Tuba Timpani Percussion Snare Drum Tenor Drum Bass Drum Crash Cymbals


Ethel Lynn Beers

Piccolo

All Quiet Along the Potomac To-Night

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     

2 Flutes

f

     

2 Oboes

f

Clarinet 1 in Bb

Clarinets 2&3 in Bb

Bass Clarinet in Bb

Baritone Saxophone

Voice

Horns 1&3 in F

Timpani

Percussion (Snare Drum)

Percussion (Bass Drum)

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f

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     

    

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George Frederick Root arr. Jacob Mashak

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   

Euphonium

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  

   

Trombone 3

Tuba

     



Trombones 1&2

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  

Trumpets 2&3 in Bb

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Trumpet 1 in Bb

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 á2        

    

Horns 2&4 in F

Tenor Saxophone

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f

    

Alto Saxophone 2

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  

Alto Saxophone 1

    

Bassoon

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Moderato

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            

       

"All qui - et a - long the Po - to - mac to - night," Ex - cept here and there astray

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2 Fl.

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3

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2 Ob.

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Cl. 1

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Cl. 2&3

B. Cl.

A. Sax. 1

A. Sax. 2

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

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Voice

Hn. 1&3

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 

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     



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pick- et

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più f

più f

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più f

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Bsn.

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                      

Is shot as he walks on his beat to and fro, By a ri - fle- man hid in the thick- et;

              'Tis noth - ing!a pri - vate or

two now and then,

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Tpt. 1

Tpt. 2&3

Tbn. 1&2

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Tbn. 3

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Euph.

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Hn. 2&4

Tba.

Timp.

Perc.

Perc.

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    

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         

più f

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   

 

     

 

Will not

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più f

più f


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 

2 Fl.

 

 

2 Ob.

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 

Cl. 1

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 

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Picc.

Cl. 2&3

B. Cl.

  

Bsn.

A. Sax. 1

A. Sax. 2

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

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Voice

Hn. 1&3

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

count

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      

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          

   

in the news

of the

bat - tle,

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Not an

of - fi - cer lost!

                 

on - ly one of the men Moan - ing out

all a - lone

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the death rat - tle.

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Tpt. 2&3

 

Tbn. 1&2

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 

Tbn. 3

  

 

Euph.

  

 

Tba.

Timp.

Perc.

Perc.

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"All

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2 Fl.

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2 Ob.

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Cl. 1

Picc.

A. Sax. 1

A. Sax. 2

Hn. 1&3

pp

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Ten. Sax.

Voice

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  

Bsn.

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pp

B. Cl.

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pp

Cl. 2&3

Bari. Sax.

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   



qui

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to night!"

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mac

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-

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the Po - to

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a - long

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et

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 



  

    

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 

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Tpt. 1

Tpt. 2&3

Tbn. 1&2

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Tbn. 3

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Euph.

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Hn. 2&4

Tba.

Timp.

Perc.

Perc.

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     

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2 Flutes

      

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f à2

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2 Oboes

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Verse 2

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f

Clarinet 1 in Bb

Clarinets 2&3 in Bb

Alto Saxophone 1

Alto Saxophone 2

Tenor Saxophone

Baritone Saxophone

Voice

Horns 1&3 in F

Euphonium

Percussion (Tenor and Bass Drum)

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

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3

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  

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

 

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  

There's

   

 

  

And theirtents in the rays of the clear au - tumn moon, And the light of the camp firesare gleam - ing;

 

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    

 

   

 

   

   

 

  

 

to - night," Where the

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3

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 

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  

 

       

sol - diers lie peace - ful - ly dream - ing,

   



 

  

  

          

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"All qui - et a - long the Po - to - mac

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  



 

    



f

   

     

      

f

   

  

mp

   

f

    

 

f

    

     

f

 

    



f

       

    

  

     

Hn. 2&4

Euph.

  

Cl. 1

Hn. 1&3



 

2 Ob.

Voice

8

2 Fl.

Bsn.

  

    

Horns 2&4 in F

   

    

Bassoon

       


7

2 Fl.

14

                                    

    

     

  

  

     

 

   

 

mf

2 Ob.

Bsn.

Voice

Hn. 1&3

 

 

mf

mf

      

on - ly thesound

Euph.

Perc.



  

of the lone sen try's tread,

 

 



   

 



   

  

 

  

 

mf

  

Ten. Drum

                   

         

                   

 

as hetramps from the rock to the foun - tain,

   

mf

        

 

 

 

 



 

mp

    

 

mp

            

mp

 

 

 

 

       

 

mp

 

 

 

 

      

 

mp



          

  

mp

 

Andthings of the two on the low trun - dle bed Far a - way in the cot on the



 

       

                   

           

    

mf

Hn. 2&4

    

 

  

 

mf

2 Fl.

21

2 Ob.

Bsn.

Voice

Hn. 1&3

      

         

         

         

      

   

      

     

     

       

   

 

           

 

   

  

 

     

  

   



 

 

 

  

moun - tain.

   

   

 

    

Hn. 2&4

Euph.

   

"All qui

-

et

   

 

a - long

the Po - to

  

 

 

  

 

 

-

mac

  

to night!"

 

 

  

 

mf

      mf

      mf

 

  

 

mf

mf

   

 

     

           

 

  

       

 

  

 

          

   

                     

  

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

  


8

Piccolo

     

   

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



   



       

  

       

 



   











           

f

    

2 Flutes

     

Verse 3

f

     

2 Oboes

f

    

Bassoon

    

    

  



   

Alto Saxophone 1

Alto Saxophone 2

Tenor Saxophone

Baritone Saxophone

           

f

 

     

f

        

          f

            

         

  

f

    

 



 





   



f

     



     

f

f

f

 





     

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mf

mf

mf

mf

 

 

       

His mus ket falls slack his face dark and grim, Growsgent - le with me - mo - ries

    

    

Euphonium

   

    

Trombone 3

   

f

    

Trombones 1&2

f

   

Trumpets 2&3 in Bb

f

   

Trumpet 1 in Bb

     

Horns 2&4 in F

Tuba

   

Voice

Horns 1&3 in F

f

         

 

      

   

  

  

      

  

      

   

    

  

      

mf

mf







 

 

 

 

 



 

 





 mf

mf

mf



 mf

mf

mf

 

 


9

Picc.

9

2 Fl.

 

 

     

  

2 Ob.

mf

A. Sax. 1

A. Sax. 2



 

   

Hn. 2&4

Tpt. 1

Tpt. 2&3

Tbn. 1&2

Tbn. 3

Euph.

 

3

ten - der,

 

 

 

3

     

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

p

     

 

p

3



 

 

3

 

3

   

    

Voice

Tba.

Ten. Sax.

Hn. 1&3

3

  

Bsn.

Bari. Sax.

   

p

 p

As he mut - ters a pray'r for the chil - dren a - sleep, And their mo - ther"May hea - ven de - fend her!"

 

     

        

        

  

 

   

 

    

p

 

 

     

          

        

  

 

 

    

p







 

 

 

 



 

    

 



 



 

   









 

 



   



   





 







 

 

 

 

           





 

The moon seems to shine as bright - ly as then

 

             

                      

  

 

     

 

that

 

   

     

  

      

     

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

 

 

p

 

 



 

p





p

 p

p

 

 


10

16

 

 

2 Fl.

 

 

2 Ob.

 

 

Bsn.

  

 

Picc.

 



 

A. Sax. 2

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

 

       

Voice

Hn. 2&4

night, when the love



















  



 

     

yet un - spo - ken

Leap'd up

 

 

 

 

 

              

to his lips, and when low mur - mur'd vows

  

Were pledg'd, to be ev - er un - bro - ken.

"All



 



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 





 

 

  

 



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 







 



 

 





  

 

  

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 



 





 







 



 

 

  

 

 



 







  





 

    

  

 



 

 

 





 







 





 

 

 

Tpt. 2&3



Tbn. 3

   

Euph.

   

 

   





Tbn. 1&2

 

Tpt. 1

Tba.

Hn. 1&3

A. Sax. 1



 

  




11

22

 

2 Fl.

 

2 Ob.

 

Bsn.

  



  



Picc.

A. Sax. 1

A. Sax. 2



   

Voice

Hn. 1&3

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

qui

Hn. 2&4

-

et

   

a - long

-

mac

   

     



   



  

     



   



   

     

   

   

mf

mf

mf

mf

  



 



 



 

  

to night!"

   

       

     

       

   









 

     



 

 



 



 



mf

      

    

 

  

 

 



  



mf

      

   



pp

pp

   

 

  

pp

Tba.

 

 

mf





  

 

pp

Euph.

   

pp

Tbn. 3

       

Tbn. 1&2

the Po - to

     

pp

Tpt. 2&3

  



       

pp

Tpt. 1

     

pp

 

 

 mf

mf

   

 



   

 

 



    

 



 

  

 

 

   


12

         



         



             



1.      

2 Flutes

Verse 4

f

     1.

2 Oboes

f

Clarinet 1 in Bb

    

   

  



   

Alto Saxophone 1

Alto Saxophone 2

Tenor Saxophone

Baritone Saxophone

f

f

Tuba





f

 

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

f

 

   



       

  

 



    

 

 

mp

mp

mp

mp

     

          

     

1.

        

    

The draw - ing his sleeve rough - ly ov - er his eyes,

mp

He dash - es off the tears that are

         

 

 



 



f

    



f

    

Euphonium

             

Trumpet 1 in Bb

               f

   

Horns 2&4 in F

          

   

         

 

f

Horns 1&3 in F

 

         

         

f

    

Voice

         

f

 

  

2 Fl.

9

2 Ob.

  

    

      

  

    

Cl. 1

A. Sax. 1



Voice

Hn. 1&3

Tba.

 

3

3

     3

 

    

  



   

  

   

  

 

  

 

  

           

well-ing

 



 

  

 

 

mp



  

 

   

 

  

  

    

    

    

3

3

3

          

And ga - thers his gun close up to his breast, As

if

 

to keep down the heart'sswell- ing;

 

 







pp

pp

 



 





     

   

    

pp

 

pp

He pass - es the fount- ain,the blast - ed pine tree,

     

             

 

pp

 

 

And his


13

2 Fl.

16

  

A. Sax. 1



Tba.

   

    



poco cresc.

 

 

poco cresc.

 

poco cresc.

   

 

 

    

   

 



   

 

    

 

   

 

pp poco cresc.

   

            

Yet

   

  

   

  

   

   

  

   

mp

mp

foot - step is lagg - ing and wear - y,

poco cresc.

    

   

 

    

    

       

  

Voice

Hn. 1&3

Cl. 1

     

poco cresc.

    

2 Ob.

    

mp

mp

  

on - ward he goes, thro' the broad belt of light, Toward theshades

  

 

  



 

  

   

 

of the for - est so drear - y.

"All

mp

 

   

mp

2 Fl.

22

2 Ob.

Tba.

     

   

       

     

     

   

 

 

   



  

qui

 

  

   

   

Voice

Hn. 1&3

     

Cl. 1

A. Sax. 1

       

-

et

  

  

   

a - long

 

   the Po - to

 

 

-

mac

  

  

  

     



 

     



 

     



     



 

poco f

poco f

poco f

 

poco f

 

   

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 









to night!"

  

 poco f

poco f

 

   

 

 

  


14

Piccolo

      f

     

2 Flutes

f

    

2 Oboes

f

Clarinet 1 in Bb

Clarinets 2&3 in Bb

Bass Clarinet in Bb

  

  



         



         





            











         

f

f

f

 

 

 

 

   

f

                     

f

  







   





   

f

Percussion (Bass Drum and Crash Cymbals)

 

 



mf

                    3

 

  

 

 

 

  

  

 

  

 

 

 

mf

               



          



  







f

f

f

 

 

  

  

f

 

 

 

Hark!was it the night - wind that rust - les the leaves!Was it themoon - light so wond' rous - ly



  

 



  

Percussion (Snare Drum)

  

     

 

mf

f

 

mf

Trumpets 2&3 in Bb

    

  



  

    

 

mf

    

 

Trumpet 1 in Bb

    

  

Euphonium

Trombone 3



 



Horns 2&4 in F

Trombones 1&2

                                

á2

        

Timpani

Tenor Saxophone

Tuba

                     

f

   

Alto Saxophone 2

Horns 1&3 in F

Alto Saxophone 1

Voice

  

    

Bassoon

Baritone Saxophone

         

Verse 5

mf

 

 



 



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mf

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mf

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 

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15

Picc.

9

  

        

    

  

     

2 Fl.

2 Ob.

 

Cl. 1

Cl. 2&3

B. Cl.

Bsn.

A. Sax. 1

A. Sax. 2

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.



Voice

Hn. 1&3

p 3

p 3

     



Tbn. 1&2

  

  

  

 

Tbn. 3

Euph.

Tba.

Timp.

Perc.

Perc.

    

3







 

p

       3

p

    3









p

p







 

  

  

 

 

mp

 

 

mp

 



mp

  mp



    

mp



  

 



 

 

 

 

  

 

 

  

"All qui - et a long the Po - to - mac to - night,"No







p

 



 

 

 

 

  











 



 

 

       

 

mp

 

 

              

 

mp

mp



   

mp

           

It look'dlike a rif - le,"Ha, Ma-ry good - bye!" And his life - blood is ebb - ing and plash - ing.

 

     



 

p



 

   

Tpt. 2&3



 

 

   

Tpt. 1

3

          

flash - ing?

   

  

    

Hn. 2&4

p 3

   

  

 

 





p





 

 


16

Picc.

16

 

 

2 Ob.

Cl. 1

Cl. 2&3

B. Cl.

Bsn.

 





 

   

 

Ten. Sax.



   



Tpt. 1

  

 





   







 

 



  

 

  

 



 



   

     

 

 

 

 

of the

ri - ver;



     

While soft falls the dew

 

p





 

       on the face



 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mp

 

 

 

 

 











 







mp

 

mp





mp



 





 







  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





mp





      mp

 

Pick - et's off du - ty for

 

mp

 

mp

 



mp

 

ev - er.

 

Tbn. 1&2

  

 

Tbn. 3

  

 

Euph.

   

 

 

 

 

 

Tba.

Timp.

Perc.

Perc.

     



 



 



 

 

 





mp





mp



Tpt. 2&3







 

mp

mp

 

mp

  



 

mp

of the dead, "The

 

 

 

 

  

 



 

sound save the rush



Hn. 2&4

 

       

       

 







A. Sax. 2

Hn. 1&3

 

A. Sax. 1

Voice

    

2 Fl.

Bari. Sax.

"All


17

Picc.

22

  







  

  

  

     pp

 

 





pp

 

 

 

 





 



 



pp





   

    



 

  

 





 

























 

pp

    

2 Fl.

pp

2 Ob.

Cl. 1

pp

Cl. 2&3

B. Cl.

Bsn.

pp

A. Sax. 1

A. Sax. 2

Voice

Hn. 1&3

pp

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

pp



pp

pp

   

    

   

    pp

 

  

 

 



qui - et



Hn. 2&4



pp

Tpt. 1





  

  

    

Tbn. 1&2

the Po - to - mac

pp

Tpt. 2&3

a - long

   

  

  

pp

Tba.

Timp.

Perc.

Perc.



 





  

 

            

 

     

 

       

mf

 

 



mf



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

    





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

pp

 

     

pp





 

 

 

 mf

mf

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

  

 

 

 

   

    

 

 

 







 

  



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pp

 

pp

pp

 

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pp

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pp

 

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pp

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mf

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mf

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     pp

Euph.

 

 

  

pp

Tbn. 3

to - night!"

 

sec.

 

pp


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