Bell A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Iain Bell

A Christmas Carol Chamber opera in five staves for dramatic tenor and chamber ensemble Libretto by Simon Callow after Charles Dickens’ one-man adaptation of his 1843 novella

FULL SCORE May 2015

Chester Music

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Commissioned by Houston Grand Opera. First performance 5 December 2014 in Houston Grand Opera’s Cullen Theater, Houston, Texas with Anthony Dean Griffey (tenor) and members of the HGO Orchestra, conducted by Warren Jones. Directed by Simon Callow.

DURATION c. 1’40 SCORING Dramatic tenor soloist (Narrator) Flute, doubling Piccolo Oboe, doubling Cor Anglais Clarinet in Bb, doubling Bass Clarinet Bassoon Contrabassoon Trumpet in Bb Trombone Percussion (2 players): 1: Tubular Bells, Tambourine, low C Timpani (+ upturned cymbal), Sleigh Bells, Wind Chimes 2: Suspended Cymbal, Triangle, Glockenspiel, High and Low Woodblocks, Side Drum with snare 2 Violins 2 Violas Violoncello Double Bass Score is notated in C, with the usual octave transpositions for Piccolo, Contrabassoon, Glockenspiel and Double Bass.

Composer Note: It is preferable that the opera be performed as written, without cuts or spoken word additions. I.B. Performance Note: All metronome markings are advisory; tempi may be changed at the discretion of singer and conductor to suit the performance space. All trills are semitonal to the note above, unless stated otherwise. At the end of hairpins dynamics should rise or fall to the one immediately above or below, unless stated otherwise.

SYNOPSIS London, 1843 ACT ONE Stave One: Marley’s Ghost Ebenezer Scrooge, a callous old miser, works in his counting-house on a freezing Christmas Eve. His clerk, Bob Cratchit, shivers in his office because Scrooge refuses to spend money on coals. Scrooge's nephew, Fred, pays his uncle a visit and invites him to his annual Christmas party. A portly gentleman appears, asking Scrooge for a charitable contribution. Scrooge reacts to both visitors with seething venom, spitting out "Bah! Humbug!" bitterly in response. After returning to his dark, cold apartment that night, Scrooge is visited upon by the ghost of his dead partner, Jacob Marley. As punishment for his grasping, selfish deeds in life, Marley has been damned to wander the Earth burdened with heavy chains. Marley seeks to save Scrooge from the same end, informing him that he will be visited by three Spirits over the coming three nights. After the spectre vanishes, Scrooge collapses into a deep sleep. Stave Two: The First of the Three Spirits Scrooge awakens, seconds before the arrival of the Ghost of Christmas Past; an otherworldly, childlike apparition with a brightly glowing head and shimmering body. Scrooge is taken on a journey to Christmases of his youth. Unseen by those he observes, Scrooge re-lives his boarding-school days, his apprenticeship with the jovial merchant Fezziwig and his engagement to Belle, who later leaves Scrooge when his desire for wealth overshadows his love for others. Profoundly shaken, Scrooge weeps tears of regret before the Ghost returns him to his bed. ACT TWO Stave Three: The Second of the Three Spirits Scrooge is woken by the Ghost of Christmas Present, a regal giant clothed in a green fur robe, who leads him through the streets of London to unveil the year’s coming Christmas. Alighting at a modest home in Camden Town, Scrooge watches the Cratchits joyfully prepare their meagre Christmas dinner. He notices Bob Cratchit's crippled son, Tiny Tim, a courageous child whose kindness and humility warms his heart. Scrooge is then witness to his nephew Fred's Christmas party. He finds the gathering wonderful and begs to stay until the end of festivities. As their time together passes, the Spirit visibly ages. It shows Scrooge two starved children - Ignorance and Want - living under its coat, before vanishing. Stave Four: The Last of the Spirits Scrooge spies a shadowy, hooded figure approaching; the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. It conducts Scrooge to the home of the Cratchits who are mourning the tragic death of Tiny Tim. It then shows Scrooge a series of scenes pertaining to an unnamed man's recent death. Scrooge is desperate to know the identity of the dead man. He finds himself in a churchyard and the Spirit points to a grave. Scrooge peers at the headstone and is stunned to read his own name. He frantically entreaties the spirit to alter his destiny, vowing to relinquish his uncaring, materialistic ways and to honour Christmas in his heart all year round. Stave Five: The End of It Scrooge swiftly finds himself back in his own bed. Overcome with happiness at this second chance - and overjoyed that it is yet Christmas Day - he leaps out onto the streets to impart his new-found Christmas spirit. He has a giant Christmas turkey delivered to the Cratchits’ and attends Fred's party, to the wonderful surprise of all the guests. As the years go by, Scrooge keeps his promise to honour Christmas with all his heart, acting as a second father to Tiny Tim, and is celebrated all London-round for his compassion, generosity and kindliness. I.B.

CONTENTS

ACT I page Stave One: Marley’s Ghost

1

Stave Two: The First of the Three Spirits

85

Interlude (instrumental)*

150

* To be played if the opera is performed in a single act. ACT II Stave Three: The Second of the Three Spirits

152

Stave Four: The Last of the Spirits

221

Stave Five: The End of It

253

This work is dedicated to the memory of Carole Batten, who indeed honoured Christmas in her heart and (were she permitted) would have kept it all the year... Miss you. Love you.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL Score at sounding pitch*

IAIN BELL

Libretto by SIMON CALLOW after DICKENS

ACT I Stave One: Marley’s Ghost

From an unspecified location, the Narrator addresses his audience.

Mysterious, of the night q = 60

Flute dbl. Piccolo

4 4

2 4

4 4

Cor Anglais dbl. Oboe

4 4

2 4

4 4

Cor Anglais

3 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

p

mf

Clarinet in Bb dbl. Bass Clarinet

4 4

2 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

Bassoon

4 4

2 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

p

Contrabassoon

4 4

2 4 p

Trumpet in Bb

4 4

2 4

3 4

4 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

mf

4 4

2 4 p

mf

Timpani

4 4

Percussion (2 players)

4 4 mp

p

Trombone

mf

2 4

pp

mf

4 4

Suspended Cymbal

2 4

4 4

3 4

pp

Narrator

p

4 4

2 4

Mar

ley

was

mf

dead.

mp

mp 3

3

4 4

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no

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l.v.

doubt

what

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3 4 a

bout that.

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sul tasto poco a poco sul pont.

Mysterious, of the night q = 60

Violin I

Violin II

Viola I

Viola II

4 4 4 4

2 4

4 4 4 4

2 4

2 4 poco a poco sul pont.

2 4

pp

Violoncello

4 4

poco a poco sul pont.

p

pp s.p.

2 4

p

Double Bass

pp

2 4

mp

4 4

3 4

4 4 pp

3 4

4 4 mf

4 4

3 4

4 4 mf

pizz. nat.

4 4

p pizz.

4 4

pp

4 4

3 4

p

4 4

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mf

3 4

mp

mf

s.p.

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4 4

3 4

p arco sul pont.

4 4 4 4

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mp

*Usual octave transpositions apply to Piccolo, Contrabassoon, Glockenspiel and Double Bass

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5

Fl.

Solemn

Flute

4 4

2 4

4 4 p

C. A.

4 4

2 4

4 4 p Clarinet in Bb

Cl.

4 4

2 4

4 4 p

Bsn.

4 4

2 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

p

Cbsn.

4 4 p

Tpt.

p

4 4

2 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

p

Tbn.

4 4 p

4 4

Tubular Bells

l.v.

p Perc. (Susp. Cym.)

4 4

2 4

4 4

l.v.

pp

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4 4

mp

3

re gis ter

of his bur

ial

was

signed

3

by the cler gy man,

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3

clerk

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3

un

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2 4

4 4 p legato nat.

Vln. II

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2 4

4 4 ppp

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4 4

p legato

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4 4

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10

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2 4

5 4

C. A.

2 4

5 4

2 4

5 4

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2 4

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5 4 p

p

2 4

Cbsn.

5 4 pp

(Susp. Cym.) Perc.

2 4

5 4

2 4

5 4

pp

fp

mp

3

3

3

3

Narr. E be ne

zer

Scrooge

and Mar

ley

were

part

1

ners

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for I don’t know how man y

years,

but

Vln. I

2 4

5 4

Vln. II

2 4

5 4

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s.p.

2 4

5 4

2 4

5 4

2 4

5 4

pp

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2 4

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5 4

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Chilling q = 50 Piccolo 15 (4.1)

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5 4

4 4 pp

C. A.

5 4

4 4 mp

Cl.

5 4

4 4 mp

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5 4

4 4 p

Cbsn.

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5 4

4 4 pp

pp

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5 4

mf

4 4 mf

p

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5 4

4 4 p

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5 4

mf

4 4 mf

p

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5 4

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5 4

3

4 4 Scrooge was not

so dread ful ly

cut up;

he

ne

ver

mp

3

e ven paint ed out old Mar ley’s name.

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years af ter wards, a

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4 4

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pp

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D.B.

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4 4 p

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5

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p

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mp

mp

mp

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mp

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pp

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p

p

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p

3

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mp

3

Narr. bove

the

ware house

door: SCROOGE AND MAR

LEY.

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2

he was a tight fist ed hand at the

grind

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was Scrooge.

Fierce q = 76

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ppp

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p

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p

mp

mp

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fp

p

A

6

24

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mp

mp

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mp

mp

mp

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mp

mp

mp

mf

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mp

mp

mp

mp

mf

pp

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mf

D.B. p

p

mp

f

7

3

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f Perc. (Tri.)

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mp

3

mp

3

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3

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and as

sec

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tained

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oy

ster.

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with

in

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3

pp

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(sul pont.)

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pp

p

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pp

poco a poco piĂš vib.

legato

con vib.

3

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fpp

pp

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s.p.

nat.

Vlc. pp

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p

him

8 Flute

rall.

32

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C. A. pp

mp

pp

mp

Cl.

Bsn. 3

mp

Cbsn. 3

p

mp

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mp

3

legato

3

mp

3

3

Narr. froze

his

feat ures, nipped

his

point ed nose,

shriv elled his cheek,

stif fened his gait,

made his

eyes

red,

made his thin

lips

blue;

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pizz.

arco sul pont.

pizz.

arco sul pont.

pizz.

arco sul pont.

pizz.

arco sul pont.

pizz.

arco sul pont.

Vln. II p

mp

mp

mp

mp

Vla. I

nat. Vla. II pp

Vlc.

arco sul pont.

arco sul pont.

arco sul pont.

pizz.

pizz.

pizz.

pizz.

p

mp

mp

mp

arco sul pont.

arco sul pont. pizz.

D.B. mp

no

9

q = 56 37

Fl. mp

mp

C. A. pp

mp Take Bass Clarinet

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mp

Bsn. pp

mp

Cbsn. mp

pp

pp

3

Tpt. p

Tbn. p

(Timp.)

Perc.

(Susp. Cym.) l.v.

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pp

p

mp

p

3

3

3

Narr. wind

that blew

was

bit

ter

er

than

he,

q = 56

as he edged a

long

the crowd ed paths

of life,

warn ing all

sul pont. flautando

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pp legato

pp

arco flautando

pizz. Vln. II

pp legato

mp poco a poco sul pont.

s.p.

Vla. I pp

mp

poco a poco sul pont.

s.p.

(sul pont.)

mp

pp

3

Vla. II pp

poco a poco sul pont.

s.p.

nat.

mp

pp

Vlc. pp

pizz. molto vib.

pp

arco

D.B. p

p

p

10 The scene melts into a dark, dismal counting house in Victorian London. It is Christmas Eve. We see two people working - Ebenezer Scrooge (the proprietor) in a large office, and Bob Cratchit (his clerk) in a room no larger than a cell.

4 41

Fl. p 3

3

3

3

3

3

C. A. p

p Bass Clarinet B. Cl. p

p

Bsn. p

Cbsn. pp

Harmon mute Tbn. p

Perc. (T-tom)

Tub. Bells mp 3

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an

sym pa thy

to keep its dis

tance.

4 Vln. I

Vln. II

(pizz.)

arco sul pont.

pizz.

arco sul pont.

arco sul pont.

pizz.

pizz.

arco sul pont.

Vla. I p

p

mp

flautando Vla. II pp legato

Vlc. p

p arco sul pont.

arco sul pont.

pizz.

pizz.

p

p

pizz.

arco sul pont.

pizz.

D.B. mp

arco sul pont.

l.v.

11

45

Fl. 3

3

mp

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

mp

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

p

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

C. A. mp

mp

3

p

B. Cl. mp

p

p

Bsn. p

p

Cbsn. p

p

p

Tbn. mp

(Tub. Bells) Perc. f mp Narr. Once up on

Vln. I ppp

nat. Vln. II p legato

nat. Vla. I p legato

nat. Vla. II p

p

p

mp

mp

mp

Vlc.

nat. D.B. p

p

a time,

up

12 48

Fl. p 3

3

3

3 3

3

3 3

3

3

3

3

3 3

3

p

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

p

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

C. A. 3

p

p

3

p

3

B. Cl. p

p

p

p

p

Cbsn. p

Harmon mute Tpt. pp

Narr. on

a Christ mas Eve,

old

Scrooge

sat

bu

sy

in

his count ing house.

The

Vla. II p

p

p

mp

mp

mp

p

p

p

Vlc.

D.B.

51

Fl. p

3

3

3 3

3 3

3

3 3

3

3 3

3 3

p 3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3 3

3

3 3

3

3

C. A. p

p

B. Cl. p

p

Bsn. p Cbsn. p

p

Tpt. mp

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ty clocks had

on

ly

just

gone

three

con sord. Vln. II

Vla. II p

p

mp

mp

p

p

Vlc.

D.B.

but

it

was

quite

13

Taut

53

Fl. 3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

C. A. pp

B. Cl.

Bsn.

Cbsn.

Cymbal, upturned on Timp.*

ppp start imperceptibly, cresc. poco a poco Perc. Triangle

l.v.

f

p Narr. dark

al

read

y.

con sord. (nat.)

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fog

came

pour ing in

at

ev’

ry

chink

and

key

hole,

3

3

so

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Vln. I pp legato

Vln. II

pizz.

arco sul tasto

Vla. I p

Vla. II

Vlc.

D.B.

* With gradual pedal gliss. each time this effect is called for.

3

3

pp legato

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

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C. A. pp

(Cym. on Timp.) Perc. mp

(cresc.)

mp Narr. dense,

hou ses op po site

were

mer

est

phan

toms.

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Vln. I

Vln. II

poco a poco sul pont.

s.p.

Vla. I 3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

poco a poco sul pont.

3

3

3

3

3

3

s.p.

Vla. II pp

poco a poco sul pont.

s.p.

Vlc. pp

(harmonics at sounding pitch) D.B. pp

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

15

rit.

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2 4

Fl. p

3

3

3

3

p

3

3

3

3

3

2 4

3

C. A. p

p

2 4

B. Cl. p

p

p

2 4

Cbsn. p

2 4

Tpt. pp

2 4

Narr. door

of Scroo ge’s count ing house

was

o

pen

that

he might keep his eye

up on

his

clerk,

rit.

Vln. I

2 4

Vln. II

2 4

pizz.

2 4

Vla. I p

pizz.

arco nat.

pizz.

Vla. II p

2 4

2 4

Vlc. p

nat.

2 4

D.B. p

arco .

p

nat. p

mp

p

pizz.

lit tle Bob

16

q = 56

(rit.) 62

4 4

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p

3

4 4

C. A. p

3

3

3

p

3

3

p

B. Cl.

4 4

Bsn.

4 4 p

3

3

3

3

p

p

p

4 4

Cbsn. p

p

p

4 4

Tpt. mp

4 4

Tbn. p

p

p

4 4

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(rit.)

Scroo

ge’s

fire

was

ve

ry

small,

but

his

clerk’s

was

so

small er

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4 4

senza sord. p

p

arco nat.

4 4

p

p

arco sul pont. sempre Vla. II

pizz.

4 4 p

Vlc.

arco

p

4 4 mp

mp arco sul pont. sempre

D.B.

that

q = 56

Vln. I

Vla. I

much

4 4

pizz.

pizz.

p

p

arco

it

17

65

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3

3

3

p

3

3

3

3

3

p

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

C. A. p

3

3

p

3

p

B. Cl. p

p

Bsn. p

p

Cbsn. p

p

p

Tbn. p

3

Narr. looked

like just

one

coal.

But he could n’t re

ple nish

it,

for

Scrooge

kept

the coal -

senza sord. Vln. I p

Vln. II p

p

Vla. I p

pizz.

p

arco

arco

pizz.

pizz.

p

p

arco

Vla. II p

Vlc. mp

mp

arco pizz.

pizz.

p

p

mp

arco

pizz.

D.B. p

arco

box in

his

18

A little slower q = 50

68

Fl. p

3

3

3

3

3

p 3

3

3

C. A. p

p

B. Cl. p

p

p

Cbsn. p

p

mp

p

3

3

Narr. own

room.

So

the

clerk

put

on his long white scarf and tried

to

warm

him self at the can

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Vln. II

Vla. I

pizz.

arco

pizz.

arco

pizz.

arco

Vla. II p

p

p

Vlc. mp

pizz.

mp

arco

pizz.

mp

arco

arco pizz.

D.B. p

p

p

dle.

19

Brisk q = 76

5 71

Fl. mp

3

3

3

3

mp

3

3

3

3

C. A. mp

mp

Take Clarinet B. Cl.

Bsn. mp

mf

mf

Cbsn. mf

Susp. Cym.

l.v.

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24

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Narr. ding

and

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Keep Christ mas

in

your own

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26

rit.

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mp

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3

Narr. and let

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in

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sul pont.

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27

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Narr. thought

7

of

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28

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a

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do

me

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Narr. “Let me hear a no ther sound

from

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31

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q = 60

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2 4 job!”

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cle. Come! Dine with us

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32

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why?” “Why?

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did

you

get mar ried?”

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nat.

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fell

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33

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2 4 cause you

fell

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34

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a

Mer

ry Christ mas!”

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In

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mp

mp

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let ting Scroo

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3

4 4 ge’s

neph ew out,

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clerk

let

a

per son in;

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port

ly gen tle man,

plea sant to

be

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3

Narr. hold,

who now stood with his

hat off.

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or Mist ter Mar ley?”

he asked.

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q = 56 Vla. II pp D.B.

ley

has been dead

these

36

10

Alla marcia q = 63

148

Take Piccolo

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p

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p

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Narr. se ven

years.

He died

sev en years this

ve ry

day.”

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10

nat.

At this fest

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seas

on,

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2 4

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f

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p

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nat.

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f

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f

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37 154

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4 4

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2 4

4 4

Narr.

2 4

4 4 Mis ter Scrooge,

a

2 4

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few of

are

en deav our

ing

to raise a

fund

to

buy

the poor

some

meat and means of

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q = 63

a

3

no ny mous?”

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wish to be

left

4 4

mf nat. Vln. II

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What shall I put you down for?”

rit.

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a lone.”

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38

Solemn q = 56

11

161

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mp

mf

p

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mp

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p

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quasi-religious (=)

3

3

Narr. Scrooge,

thou sands are

in

want of com mon

ne cess ’ries.”

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11 Vln. I

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D.B. f

mp

f

“Are there no pri

sons?

Are there no work hou ses?”

“Both ve ry

39

q = 63

166

3 4

Picc.

q = 56 Take Flute

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Narr. bus

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mp

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y,

sir.”

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to

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q = 56

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4 4 mf

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4 4 mf

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4 4 mf

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4 4 mf

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4 4 mf

mp

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them,

they cost

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nough,

and those who are

40

q = 63

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mp

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Narr. bad

ly off

must

go

there.”

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ter

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do it,

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f

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2 4 noon,

sir.

Good af

ter

noon.�

con sord. molto vibr.

2 4

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molto vibr. Vln. II f

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pp

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mp

f

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2 4

Vlc.

2 4

D.B.

2 4

43

12 182

Fl.

With greater urgency q = 58

Creeping q = 48

2 4

4 4

2 4

4 4 pp

C. A.

2 4

4 4

2 4

4 4 pp

Cl.

2 4

4 4

2 4

4 4 pp

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4 4

2 4

4 4 pp legato

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2 4

4 4

2 4

4 4 pp legato

4 4

2 4

2 4

Tub. Bells

4 4

mf Perc. Susp. Cym.

2 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

ppp start imperceptibly, cresc. poco a poco

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Mean while the fog

had

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much the

an cient

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wer of

a church be came in

12 2 4

4 4

and struck

2 4

4 4

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4 4

2 4

4 4

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4 4

2 4

4 4 pp

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2 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

pp

pp

pp

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4 4

the hours and quar

With greater urgency q = 58

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vi si ble

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pp legato

4 4 pp legato

ter

44

accel. poco a poco 189

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f

mp

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mf

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p

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mp

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4 4

2 4

4 4

p

mp

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in the clouds as if

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teeth

were chatt ’ring

in

its

fro

zen

head.

4 4

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accel. poco a poco Vln. I

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4 4

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mf

p

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4 4

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4 4

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45

13 194

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q = 54

q = 63

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3

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mp

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4 4

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mf

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mp

p

fp

4 4

2 4

mf

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4 4

2 4

4 4 p

Narr.

4 4

2 4 length

the hour of shut ting up

the

count ing

house

ar

rived.

“You’ll want all day

to mor

row, I sup pose, Cratch it?

q = 54

13 q = 63

Vln. I

3

4 4

4 4

senza sord. sul pont.

2 4

4 4 mp

sul pont. Vln. II

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2 4

4 4 mp sul pont.

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4 4

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4 4 mp

mf

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4 4

2 4

4 4

mp

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4 4

pizz.

f arco nat.

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4 4

mp

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4 4

mf

s.p.

fp

2 4 mp

poco a poco sul pont.

mp

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fp

mf

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mf

If

I were to

46

198

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C. A. mp

mp

mp

mp

mf

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mp

mp

mp

mp

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fp

fp

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mp

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mp

mf

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mf

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3

3

Narr. stop you

half

a crown you’d think your self migh ti ly

ill used,

yet

you

don’t

think me

ill

used

when I

pay

a day

Taut q = 69 Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla. I mp

mp

mp

mp

mf

mf

mf

f

mp

mp

mp

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f

sul pont. Vla. II mp

pizz. Vlc. p

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mp

nat. D.B. fp

fp

fp

fp

mf

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47

203

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mp

mp

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f

f

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4 4

p

p

mp

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p

3 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

mp

Cbsn. f

3 4 mp

Cl. f

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fp

mp

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4 4

f

mp

3 4

Tbn.

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f

mp Narr. for

no

work.”

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3

3 4 on

ly once a

year, Sir”

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poor

ex

cuse

for pick ing

4 4 my

nat.

3 4

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p

p

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f

3 4

4 4

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p

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mp

mp

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f

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arco poco a poco sul pont.

s.p.

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fp

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3 4

4 4 mp

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pizz.

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48

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4 4

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f

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3 4 mp

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4 4 mf

mp

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3 4

4 4

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4 4

3 4

4 4

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l.v.

f

Narr.

3

4 4 pock et

3

3 4

3

ev ’ry twen ty fifth of De cem ber.

Be here all the

mf

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next morn ing!”

3

The of fice was

closed

with in a twin kl ing

14

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3 4

4 4

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nat.

mf

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4 4

mp

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arco nat.

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mp

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mp

fp

mf

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fp

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mp

4 4

fp

pizz. fp

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4 4

3 4

mp

nat.

pp

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mf

mf

4 nat. 4 pp

mf

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49

212

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mp

mp

mf

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mp

mp

mp

mp

mp

Cl. mf

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Cbsn. mf

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mp

mp

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mp

(Tri.)

l.v.

Perc.

3

Narr. Bob slid down

the ice

on Corn hill

twen ty times

and

ran home as hard as

he could pelt

to play

at

blind man’s buff.

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Vla. I mf

mf

mf

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f

mp

mp

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D.B. f

50 The murky cobbled streets of London at night.

q = 50

216

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f

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f

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Cbsn. ff

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f

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f

ff

Cymbal, upturned on Timp.

ppp Perc. (Tri.)

l.v.

l.v. ff

p Narr. Scrooge

q = 50 Vln. I

Vln. II ff

Vla. I f

f

f

f

mf

mf

f

f

f

f

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Vlc.

D.B. ff

went home

to

bed.

He lived in

51

15 221

Creeping, eerily

Fl. pp legato C. A. pp Cl. pp Bsn. pp Cbsn. pp (Cym. on Timp.) Perc.

3

3

3

Narr. cham bers once be longed to Mar

ley

in a

gloo my build ing that

no bo dy lived in but Scrooge. The yard, so dark and fog gy that Christ mas Eve that e ven Scrooge who knew its

15 Creeping, eerily

(pizz.)

Vla. II pp

227

3 4

Fl. mp

4 4 p

pp

3 4

C. A. mp

4 4 p

pp

3 4

Cl. mp

4 4 p

pp

3 4

Bsn.

4 4

mp

p

3 4

Cbsn.

4 4

mp

p

3 4

Tpt.

4 4

mute with hand pp

(Cym. on Timp.)

3 4

Perc. mp mf

pp mp

Narr. ev ’ry stone was fain to grope

4 4

3 4

un til at

4 4 last

he reached the door.

Now there was

3 4

Vln. I

no thing at all part ic u lar

4 4 pp

3 4

Vln. II

legato

4 4 pp

3 4

Vla. I

legato

4 4 pp

3 4

Vla. II mp

legato

4 4 pp

a bout the knock er on

the door. Scrooge had

52

q = 50 accel. poco a poco

rit.

232

q = 60 rit.

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p

mf

mp

p

mf

mp

p

mf

pp

p

mf

mp

p

mf

p

mf

p

mf

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open Tpt. mp

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l.v.

Perc. mp pp

3

mf

3

3

mp

f p sub.

3

Narr. looked at it morn ing, night, year in, year out.

rit.

So let a ny man ex plain to me how when he put his key in the lock of the door Scrooge saw not a knock er

q = 50 accel. poco a poco

but the

face

of Ja cob

q = 60 rit.

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p

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mp

p

mf

mp

p

mf

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arco Vla. II mp

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mf

pizz. Vlc. p

mf

53

q = 50 accel. poco a poco

237

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q = 60

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4 4

2 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

p

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p

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4 4

2 4

4 4 p

4 4

3 4

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mute with hand

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4 4

pp

3 4

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p mute with hand

4 4

2 4

4 4

pp

(Cym. on Timp.)

l.v.

3 4

p

p

4 4

pp

2 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

Perc.

3 4

4 4

Tri. mf

3 4

Narr. Mar

ley.

It was a

4 4 li

vid col our with a dis mal

q = 50 accel. poco a poco

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light

a bout it.

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as Mar ley used

to

look

with

ghost

q = 60

3 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

p

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pizz. Vla. II p

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pp

3 4

4 4

2 4

(pizz.)

4 4

pp

ly

spec ta cles

up

54

16

Frozen still q = 50

243

2 4

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2 4

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pp

Cl.

2 4

Bsn.

2 4

pp

2 4

Tpt. p

2 4

Tbn. p

(Cym. on Timp.)

2 4

Perc.

p

3

3

3

2 4

Narr. turned up on his ghost ly

fore

16

head.

The eyes

wide o pen, per fect ly

mo tion less. Scrooge looked

fix ed ly

at this phe no me non

’till it be

3

came

a knock er a

Frozen still q = 50

sul tasto

2 4

Vln. I ppp

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2 4

Vln. II ppp sul tasto

2 4

Vla. I ppp

arco sul tasto

2 4

Vla. II ppp arco sul tasto Vlc. ppp

2 4 sul tasto

D.B.

2 4 ppp

55

249

Explosive q = 72

4 4

Fl.

17 3 4

2 4

The gloomy interior of Scrooge’s house.

q = 56

4 4 fp

C. A.

4 4

2 4

3 4

4 4

Cl.

4 4

2 4

3 4

4 4 p

4 4

Bsn.

2 4

3 4 p

4 4

Cbsn.

mp

2 4

4 4

4 4

3 4

p

mf

p

4 4

T-tom.

2 4

mf

3 4

4 4

mp

mp

f

Perc.

4 4

Susp. Cym.

2 4

3 4

4 4

mp

4 4

Narr. gain.

mf

2 4

“Hum bug!”

he

said.

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and closed the

17

4 4 mp

2 4

q = 56

3 4

4 4

f

fp

nat.

4 4

Vln. II

4 4 door.

nat.

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ff

3 4

“Pooh, pooh!”

2 4

3 4

4 4 fp

f

nat. Vla. I

pizz.

4 4

mp

nat. Vla. II

2 4

pizz.

2 4

mp

arco

3 4

f

fp

nat. poco a poco sul pont.

2 4

fp

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4 4

4 4

nat.

3 4

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f

fp

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pizz.

ff

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4 4 fp

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4 4

nat.

f

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4 4

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ff

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fp

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fp

ff

4 4 fp

fp

pizz.

pizz.

ff

56

255

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C. A.

2 4 p

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2 4

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p

2 4

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p

2 4

Tpt. pp

2 4

Tbn. pp

(T-tom.)

2 4

Perc.

mp

3

3

3

3

Narr. Scrooge

was not a man to be fright ened by

e

choes.

Up the stairs he went,

not car ing a

but ton

for its being ve ry dark;

2 4

dark ness was

Vln. I

2 4

Vln. II

2 4

Vla. I

2 4

Vla. II

2 4

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2 4 (pizz.)

D.B. p

2 4

57

260

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2 4

(3.2)

4 4

5 4

4 4

3 4 pp

p

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2 4

4 4

5 4

4 4

3 4

44

43

p

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44

45 p

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2 4

4 4

5 4

4 4

3 4

Cbsn.

2 4

4 4

5 4

4 4

3 4

Tpt.

2 4

4 4

5 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

5 4

4 4

3 4

5 4

4 4

3 4

pp

Tbn.

2 4 pp

Perc.

Cymbal, upturned on Timp.

2 4

4 4

ppp

Narr.

2 4

4 4 cheap

and he

3

5 4 liked

it.

But be fore he

shut

the hea vy door to his cham

4 4 bers he

3

3

walked through all his rooms to see all was all right.

3

3

3 4

No bo dy un der the

2 4

4 4

(3.2)

Vln. I

5 4

4 4

3 4

Vln. II

2 4

4 4

5 4

4 4

3 4

Vla. I

2 4

4 4

5 4

4 4

3 4

Vla. II

2 4

4 4

5 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

3 4

arco pp legato

Vlc.

2 4

4 4

5 4

arco pp legato

D.B.

2 4

4 4

5 4 pp

58 265

Fl.

3 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

pp

3 4

C. A.

4 4 pp

3 4

Bsn.

4 4

3 4

4 4

mp

pp

3 4

mp

4 4

Timp.

3 4

mp

Perc.

3 4

4 4

3 4

l.v.

4 4

Tri. l.v.

4 4

f

f 3

3 4

Narr.

bed

3

Vln. I

4 4

No bo dy in the

3 4

3

clo set

mp

3

No bo dy in his dress ing gown,

3 4

Quite

pizz.

4 4

sa tis fied

3 4

pp 3

3 4

Vln. II

4 4 (pizz.)

4 4

3 4

Vla. II

3

3

4 4

3

mf arco

3 4 3

p 3

4 4

3 4

3 4

4 4 mf

4 4

3 4

4 4

pp

269

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4 4 mf

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arco sound at written octave

4 4

arco

p

3

4 4

3 4

D.B.

p 3

3 4

3

pp

pp

Vlc.

4 4

mp

3 4 pizz.

4 4

he closed the door and

3 4

pp

Vla. I

mp

mf

Scrooge’s bed-chamber. A meagre fire is burning.

4 4

3 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

p legato C. A.

4 4 p

Cl.

3

p

4 4

3 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

p

Tpt.

4 4

mute with hand

p

Narr.

3

4 4

doub le locked him self in.

Vla. I

4 4

3

3

He put on his dress ing gown, slip pers and night cap

3

and sat

down be fore the ve ry low

3 4

poco a poco sul pont.

fp

fire

to take his gruel.

4 4

pp Vla. II

4 4

3 poco a poco sul pont. 4

4 4

pp Vlc.

4 4

3 4

4 4

sul pont.

pp D.B.

4 pizz. 4 pp

3 4

4 4

nat.

mp

As he leaned his

59

18 274

Fl.

C. A.

Cl.

Bsn. p

Cbsn. p

Tpt. p

Tri.

l.v.

Perc. mf

3

3

3

3

Narr. head back in the chair

his glance hap pened to rest

up on a

bell,

a dis used bell

that hung on the wall.

18 Vln. I

Vln. II

nat. Vla. I pp

Vlc.

arco D.B. pp

As he looked, the bell

jud dered to life,

60

q = 66 accel. with building frenzy 279

Fl. mp

mp

Bsn. p

p

mp

Cbsn. p

p

p

p

p

mp

Tbn. mp

Glockenspiel (hard mallet) mf Perc. Tub. Bells

mf mp

mp

mp

mp

Narr. swing

ing

back

and

forth,

back

and

forth.

Now

bells

were

ring ing

all

o

ver

the

q = 66 accel. with building frenzy arco

Vln. I p

mp

Vln. II mp

mf

nat. Vla. I p

mp

p

mp

Vla. II

Vlc. mp

D.B. p

mf

61

hold back 283

q = 120

Fl. f

Take B. Cl. Cl. f

Bsn. f

mf

Cbsn. mf

f

open Tpt. mp

f

Tbn. mf

f

(Glock.) l.v.

Perc.

f (Tub. Bells)

l.v. 3

f

3

f Narr. house.

q = 120

hold back

Vln. I f

mf

Vln. II f

Vla. I mf

f

mf

f

Vla. II

Vlc. f

D.B. mf

ff

62

19

287

Heavy, ominous q = 69

Bsn. mp

Cbsn. p

straight mute Tpt. mp

Tbn. p

Susp. Cym. (with wooden stick)

p

scrape from bell-end, l.v.

sim.

f

p

f

Perc. strike with brass mallet on closed top l.v.

(Tub. Bells)

sim.

mp

mp

p

3

Narr. But the house was

emp

19

ty.

What was that clank ing noise?

It seemed to come

up

from the cel

Heavy, ominous q = 69

Vln. I

Vln. II

sul pont. Vla. I p

p

Vla. II

Vlc. pp legato

D.B. pp

lar

63

A little faster

293

Fl. mf

Bsn. mf

f

mp

mf

mf

f

mp

mf

Cbsn. mp

Tpt.

Tbn.

sim.

(Susp. Cym.)

p

f

p

f

mp

f

mp

f

mp

f

mp

f

mp

Perc. (Tub. Bells) f

mf

mf

3

Narr. as

if some per son were drag

ging a hea

vy

chain

o ver stones.

Up

the stairs it came,

A little faster

sul pont. Vln. I mf

f

mf

sul pont. Vln. II 3

p

mf

mp

f

mp

Vla. I p

mf

p

mf

mp

mp

mp

mp

sul pont. Vla. II mf

pp legato

3

3

3

mp

sul pont.

Vlc. p

mf

mp

sul pont. D.B. p

mf

mp

64

20

Ominous q = 56

299

3 2

Fl. mp

ff

3 2

C. A. mp

ff

Bass Clarinet 5

5

5

5

B. Cl.

3 2

pp

3 2

Bsn. ff

mp

5

5

5

3 2

5

Cbsn. mp

f

pp

3 2

Tpt. ff

mp

3 2

Tbn. fp

mp

(Susp. Cym.)

f Perc.

3 2

l.v. mp

fp

fp

fp

ff

(Tub. Bells)

3 2 f

mp

3 2

Narr. straight

to wards his

door.

Mar

20

ley!

The ve ry same.

He had a

Ominous q = 56

nat.

3 2

Vln. I mp

ff

nat.

3 2

Vln. II f

mp

ff

3 2

nat. Vla. I f

mp

ff

3 2

nat. Vla. II f

ff

mp

3 2

nat. Vlc. f

ff

mp

nat.

5

D.B. f

mp

ff

ppp

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

3 2

65

303

Fl.

3 2

4 4 p

C. A.

3 2

4 4 p

B. Cl.

5

3 2

5

5

Bsn.

3 2

4 4 5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4 4

5

5

5

5

5

5

4 4

pp

Cbsn.

3 2

Tbn.

3 2

4 4 p

a niente

Perc.

3Tri. 2

4 4

l.v.

mp

Narr.

3 2

mp

3

long

chain

wound

a bout

him

like

a

tail,

4 4

made

of

Vln. I

3 2

4 4

Vln. II

3 2

4 4

Vla. I

3 2

4 4

Vla. II

3 2

4 4

Vlc.

3 2

4 4

D.B.

3 2

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4 4 5

5

5

66

Frozen still 305

Fl.

senza vib.

4 4

C. A.

44

B. Cl.

4 4

Bsn.

Cbsn.

Tpt.

p

Take Clarinet 5

5

5

4 4 5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4 4

4 4

open

p

Tbn.

5

p

4 4 p

Narr.

4 4 cash

box es, keys

and

pad

locks,

hea vy

pur

ses wrought

in

steel.

The

bo

dy

was

trans

Frozen still senza vib.

Vln. I

4 4 pp senza vib.

Vln. II

4 4 pp

Vla. I

punta d’arco

4 4

pp

5

senza vib.

Vla. II

4 4 pp

Vlc.

senza vib.

4 4

ppp

D.B.

4 4 5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

67

308

Fl.

senza vib. C. A.

2 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

p

Susp. Cym. Perc. pp

3

Narr. par ent.

He

felt

the

chill

ing

in

flu

ence

of

its

death

cold

Vln. I

2 4

4 4

Vln. II

2 4

4 4

Vla. I

2 4

4 4

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

Vla. II

2 4

4 4

Vlc.

2 4

4 4

D.B.

2 4

4 4

68

Alternating between two distinct worlds Volcanic q = 72 (Tempo I) Still, solemn q = 60 (Tempo II)

21 311

Fl.

4 4

vib. nat.

2 4

3 4

p

C. A.

4 4

2 4

Cl.

Clarinet

2 4

4 4

2 4 pp

Cbsn.

4 4

2 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

p

mf

4 4

2 4 pp

mf

(Susp. Cym.) Perc.

3 4

p

pp

Tbn.

4 4

p

pp

Tpt.

3 4 p

p

Bsn.

p

vib. nat.

p

4 4

4 4

4 4

2 4

l.v. mp

Narr.

mf

4 4 eyes.

Vln. I

4 4

Vln. II

4 4

Vla. I

4 4

2 4

“Who

3 4 are

you?”

mp

“Ask

3

me

4 4 was

who

I.”

“Who

Alternating between two distinct worlds Still, solemn q = 60 (Tempo II)

21 Volcanic q = 72 (Tempo I) 2 4

5

legato

5

5

5

3 4

4 4

2 4

3 4

4 4

2 4

3 4

4 4

Vla. II

4 4

2 4

3 4

4 4

Vlc.

4 4

2 4

3 4

4 4

p sounds at written octave

D.B.

f

4 4

ppp

p

mf

2 4

3 4 mf

4 4 pp

mp

69 315

accel.

Tempo II

Tempo I

Fl. p

mp

C. A. p mp Cl. p

mp

Bsn. p

Cbsn. p

Tpt. p mp Narr. were

you then?”

“In

life

Tempo I

I

was

your

part

ner,

Ja

cob

Mar

ley.”

Tempo II

accel.

Vlc. p

mf

D.B. pp

mp

pp

Tempo II 320

Tempo I

2 4

Fl. mp

4 4

3 4

4 4

p

p

mp

2 4 p

mp

2 4

C. A.

q = 40

Tempo I

p

mp

3 4

2 4

3 4

2 4

3 4

2 4

3 4

2 4

3 4

2 4

mp

2 4

Cl. mp

4 4 p

p

2 4

Bsn.

p

4 4

p

p

2 4

Cbsn.

4 4

p

mp

Tpt.

2 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

mp mp Narr. “Can

Tempo I Vlc.

you…

can you

sit

down?” “I can.”

“Do it then.”

Tempo II

4 4 p

pp

3 4

pp

mp

in me.”

“I

q = 40

2 4

3 4 pp

2 4

p

4 4 mp

lieve

mf

2 4

D.B.

mf

3 4

“You don’t be

Tempo I

2 4

mf

mp

mf

mp

2 4 pp

70

Tempo I 324

Fl.

q = 40

2 4

4 4 mp

p

2 4

C. A.

4 4 mp

p

mp

2 4

Cl.

4 4

p

p

2 4

Bsn.

q = 66

4 4

mp

p

2 4

Cbsn.

4 4 mp

mp

2 4

Tpt.

4 4 mp

mp

2 4

Narr.

don’t.”

“Why do you doubt your

q = 40

Tempo I

2 4

Vlc.

4 4 sen

ses?”

“Be cause a

slight

dis or der

of the sto mach

af fects

them.

q = 66

4 4

mf

2 4

D.B.

4 4

mp

328

2 4

Fl.

mf

mp

mp

p

mp

p

2 4

C. A.

2 4

Cl. mp

p

mf

mp

2 4

Bsn.

mp

p

mp

p

2 4

Cbsn.

2 4

Tpt.

straight mute

mf straight mute

2 4

Tbn.

mf

fp

fp

fp

p

Tri.

2 4

Perc.

fp

mp mf Narr. You may be

Vlc.

D.B.

3

2 4 a bit

of

un

di ges

ted

beef,

2 4

a crumb of

cheese,

a

frag ment of

un

der done

fp

fp

fp

fp

po

ta

to.

mf

2 4 mp

71

22 Tentative, nervous q = 66 333

Tempo I

4 4

Fl. mf

mf

ff

4 4

C. A.

ff

mf

f

4 4

Cl.

mf

mf

f

ff

4 4

Bsn. f

mf

p

ff

p legato

ff

p legato

4 4

Cbsn.

p

f

mf

4 4

Tpt. f

ff

mf

p

mf

4 4

Tbn. f

p

(Timp.)

mf

ff

(prepare Cymbal on Timp.)

4 4

p

mf

Perc. (Tri.)

f Susp. Cym.

4 4

l.v.

mf

l.v.

mp

ff

f Narr. Hum

bug!�

At

this,

the spi rit raised a fright ful

cry,

and shook its chain

4 4

Vln. I mf

sul pont.

mf

ff

mf

ff

4 4

Vln. II mf sul pont.

4 4

Vla. I mf sul pont.

4 4

Vla. II mf

4 4 f

4 4 f

noise

that

Tentative, nervous q = 66

sul pont.

D.B.

with such an ap pall ing

p

22

Tempo I

Vlc.

mp

3

4 4

nat. poco a poco sul pont.

s.p.

mp

f nat. poco a poco sul pont.

s.p.

mp

f

poco a poco sul pont.

s.p.

p

f

poco a poco sul pont.

s.p.

p

f

pizz. p

72

a tempo (q = 66)

rit. 338

2 4

Fl.

4 4

2 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

Bsn.

2 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

Cbsn.

2 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

Tpt.

2 4

4(straight mute) 4

2 4

4 4

C. A.

p

p Cl.

pp (straight mute)

2 4

Tbn.

pp

4 4

2 4

pp

2 4

Narr. Scrooge held tight

to his chair

to save from

fall ing

in a

swoon.

2 4

Vlc.

3

3

2 4

How much great er his

4 4

pp

pp

pp

pp

pp

pp

pp

pp

4 4

pp

4 4

p

3

4 4

hor ror when the phan tom took off the ban dage round its head,

2 4

as if too

rit.

a tempo (q = 66)

4 4

pizz. p

2 4

D.B.

4 4

rit.

2 4

4 4

a tempo

345

Fl. mp

mf

pp

mp

mf

mp

mf

mp

mf

p

mp

mf

p

C. A. pp

p

Cl. pp

Bsn.

Cbsn.

Tpt. pp

pp

pp

pp

f

pp

pp

pp

pp

pp

pp

f

pp

pp

pp

pp

pp

pp

Tbn.

Cymbal, upturned on Timp. pp Perc.

l.v.

Tri.

l.v.

mf f

3

3

p sub.

p

mp

Narr. warm to wear in doors, and its low er jaw

dropped down on its breast.

rit.

a tempo

Vlc. mp

mf

mp

mf

D.B. p

“Why

are you in chains,

Ja-cob?”

“I

73

23 352

Undulating q = 72

Fl.

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

C. A. p

Cl.

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

Bsn. p

Cbsn. p

(Cym. on Timp.) l.v. Perc.

Narr. wear

the

chain

I

forged

in

23 Undulating q = 72

arco sul tasto senza vib.

Vln. I ppp

arco sul tasto senza vib. Vln. II ppp

arco sul tasto senza vib. Vla. I ppp

arco sul tasto senza vib. Vla. II ppp

arco sul tasto senza vib. Vlc. ppp

arco sul tasto senza vib. D.B. pp

life,

I

made

it

link

by

74

q = 56

355

3 4

Fl.

C. A.

3 4

Cl.

3 4

5

5

5

5

4 4

p

3

4 4

4 4 p

3 4

Bsn.

5

5

5

4 4

p

3 4

Cbsn.

mp

5

open

3 4

Tpt.

4 4

pp

Tbn.

mp

open

3 4

4 4 mp

pp

(Cym. on Timp.)

3 4

Perc.

pp

3

3 4

Narr. link,

yard

by

yard.”

q = 56

“But you were al ways a

mp

3

good man

4 4

4 4

4 4 of

bus ’ness

Jac

ob.”

Vln. I

3 4

4 4

Vln. II

3 4

4 4

Vla. I

3 4

4 4

Vla. II

3 4

4 4

Vlc.

3 4

4 4

D.B.

3 4

4 4

75

24 359

Fl.

4 4

C. A.

4 4

Cl.

4 4

Bsn.

4 4

Cbsn.

Ferocious q = 76

p

p

p

p

4 4 p

Tpt.

Tbn.

Narr.

p

p

p

p

4 4 p

mf

mp

p

mf

mp

p

mf

p

mf

p

mf

mp

p

mf

mp

p

mf

p

mf

bus

’ness;

mer

cy,

4 4

4 4

mf

“Man

Vln. I

24 4 4

Vln. II

4 4

Vla. I

4 4

kind

should have been

my

cha ri

ty,

be

Ferocious q = 76

sul tasto Vla. II

5

4 4 p

Vlc.

D.B.

4 4

arco nat.

4 4

arco nat.

p

p

5

5

5

5

p

p

5

5

5

mp

5

5

5

5

76

q = 56

Mysterious q = 60

362

Fl. mp

p

mp

p

pp legato

C. A. pp legato

Cl. mp

p

mp

p

pp legato

Bsn.

Cbsn. mp

p

mf

Tpt. mp

f

mp

f

p

mp

f

mp

f

p

Tbn.

(Cym. on Timp.) Perc. pp

mp

3

mf

mp

“I have sat

in vi si ble

3

3

Narr. ne vo lence.”

“Why

have you come to me.

Ja

cob?”

at your

side

ma ny, ma ny a

Mysterious q = 60 q = 56

arco nat.

Vln. I ppp

Vln. II

Vla. I

Vla. II 5

Vlc. mf

D.B. mf

5

5

5

poco a poco sul pont.

77

q = 56 368

Fl. p

C. A. p

Cl. p

Bsn. p

3

3

mf

Cbsn. p

mp

Tpt. p

Tbn. p

(Cym. on Timp.) Perc. pp

3

mp 3

Narr. day.

Do you want to know

(poco a poco sul pont.)

the weight and length of chain you

bear,

E be ne zer?”

“Speak com fort

s.p.

q = 56 Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla. I

Vla. II

Vlc. pp legato

sound at written octave D.B. pp legato

to me, Ja cob!”

“I have none

to give.

I am here to

78

Ferocious q = 72 374

25

Delicately ethereal q = 52

Take Picc.

Fl.

3 4

4 4

3 4

C. A.

3 4

4 4

3 4

3 4

4 4

3 4

3 4

4 4

3 4

3 4

4 4

3 4

3 4

4 4

3 4

3 4

4 4

3 4

3 4

4 4

3 4

3 4

4 4

3 4

3 4

4 4

3 4

Take B. Cl. Cl. p

Bsn. p

Cbsn. p

p

p

p

Tpt. p

mf

mp

p

mf

mp

Tbn. p

mp

mf

p

mf

mp

(Cym. on Timp.) l.v.

Perc.

Glock. solo

mf p Narr. night

to

warn

you

you

have

yet a chance

of

es

cap

ing

my

fate.

25

You will be

haunt ed

by

three

spi rits.

Ex

Delicately ethereal q = 52

nat., molto vibr.

Ferocious q = 72 Vln. I pp legato

3 4

4 4

3 4

3 4

4 4

3 4

3 4

4 4

3 4

nat., molto vibr.

Vln. II pp legato nat., molto vibr.

Vla. I pp legato

nat., molto vibr.

sul tasto 5

Vla. II pp

5

5

5

5

Vlc. p

p

D.B. p

p

5

5

3 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

3 4

3 4

4 4

3 4

5

pp

3 4

79 379

Picc.

Piccolo

3 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

4 4

2 4

p legato (Glock.)

Perc.

3 4

4 4

3 4

Narr.

3 4

4 4

3 4

pect

the first

to

mor row night when the bell tolls one.

Ex

3

pect

the se cond the fol low ing

night at the same hour.

The

3

third

4 4

the night af ter

Vln. I

3 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

Vln. II

3 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

Vla. I

3 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

Vla. II

3 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

384

Picc.

C. A.

B. Cl.

4 4

q = 56

rit.

3 4

4 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

Bass Clarinet

3 4

4 4

4 4

p Bsn.

Cbsn.

Tbn.

4 4

2 4

pp 5

5

5

5

2 4

3 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

2 4

3 4

4 4

2 4

3 4

4 4

2 4

3 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

pp

Tub. Bells

l.v.

p

mf

(Glock.) l.v.

4 4

3

p

3

that when the last stroke of twelve has ceased to vi

rit.

p

p

4 4

Narr.

pp

p

p

p

Perc.

2 4

brate.

E be

ne zer,

re

mem

ber

what

has

q = 56

Vln. I

4 4

3 4

4 4

2 4

Vln. II

4 4

3 4

4 4

2 4

Vla. I

4 4

3 4

4 4

2 4

3 4

4 4

sul tasto senza vib.

Vla. II

4 4

Vlc.

4 4

3 4

4 4

sul tasto senza vib.

2 4

pp

2 4

pp D.B.

4 4

3 4

4 4

sul tasto senza vib. p

2 4

80

388

Picc.

2 4

4 4

C. A.

2 4

4 4

B. Cl.

2 4

Bsn.

2 4

5

5

4 4 4 4

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

p

Cbsn.

Tpt.

Tbn.

2 4

4 4

2 4

p

p

pp

pp

pp

pp

4 4

2 4

4 4

4 4

2 4

Timp.

pp

pp

Perc.

2 4

4 4

Tri. mp

Narr.

2 4 passed

be

tween

Vln. I

2 4

4 4

Vln. II

2 4

4 4

sul tasto senza vib. Vla. I

2 4

mp

4 4

pp

4 4

Vla. II

2 4

4 4

Vlc.

2 4

4 4

D.B.

2 4

4 4

us.�

The

81 391

Picc. p C. A. p

5

B. Cl. p

5

5

2 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

5

5

5

2 4

Bsn.

p

2 4

Cbsn. p

p (Timp.)

Narr. ap pa ri tion walked

back

ward.

At

3 4

4 4 p

4 4 pp

(Tri.)

4 4 p

p

2 4

pp

Perc.

3 4

4 4 p

4 4 p

p

2 4

5

5

3 4

4 4 p

Tbn.

5

p

2 4 p

5

5

4 4 p

Tpt.

5

5

3 4 pp

4 4 p

2 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

ev ’ry step it took

the

win

dow

raised

it

self

a lit

tle

so that when

it

reached

it the

26 395

Picc.

4 4

5 4

2 4

4 4

5 4

2 4

4 4

5 4

2 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

5 4

2 4

4 4

5 4

2 4

4 4

5 4

2 4

4 4

45

42

44

2 4

4 4

(2.3) pp

C. A.

pp

4 4 pp

B. Cl.

4 4 p

Bsn.

Cbsn.

4 4

5

5

5

pp

5 4

5

4 4

5 4 pp

Tpt.

pp

pp

pp

4 4 pp

Tbn.

4 4 pp

4 4

(Timp.)

p

Perc.

44

(Tri.)

Narr.

mf mp sub.

4 4 win

Vln. I

dow

was

wide

o

pen

it float ed out

5 4 up on the bleak, dark

night.

Scrooge be came sen

26 (2.3) 5 4

4 4

Vla. I

4 4 4 4

pp nat., molto vibr.

ppp

si ble of con fused

nois

es

2 4

4 4

5 4

2 4

4 4

5 4

2 4

4 4

molto vibr.

Vln. II

mp

pp

82

400

Picc.

4 4

2 4

4 4 p

B. Cl.

4 4

2 4

4 4

Bsn.

4 4

2 4

4 4

Cbsn.

4 4

2 4

4 4

Tpt.

4 4

2 4

4 4

Tbn.

4 4

2 4

4 4

Perc.

4 4

2 4

Take Clarinet

Glock. solo

4 4

mp

Narr.

3

4 4 in

the air;

sounds of

la

men

ta tion and re gret,

in ex pres sib ly

2 4 sor row ful

and

3

p

4 4

self ac cu

sa to ry.

The

air

molto vibr.

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla. I

4 4

2 4

4 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

pp

pp

pp

nat.

Vla. II

Vlc.

4 4

4 4

pp

nat.

2 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

pp

D.B.

4 4

was filled with

83

407

Picc.

3 4

4 4

C. A.

3 4

4 4

Cheeky, tentative q = 66

mp

3 4

Bsn.

4 4

mp

pp

3 4

Cbsn.

4 4 p

(Glock.) Perc.

3 4

4 4

Narr.

3 4

4 4

phan

toms.

Ev ’ry one wore chains;

none

was

mp

free.

Scrooge closed the win

dow

Cheeky, tentative q = 66 Vln. I

3 4

4 4

Vln. II

3 4

4 4

Vla. I

3 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

molto vibr. Vla. II pp

molto vibr. Vlc.

3 4

4 4 pp

D.B.

3 4

4 4

and ex am ined the

84

412

2 4

Picc.

4 4

Take Flute

3 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

mf

2 4

C. A.

4 4 pp

Clarinet

2 4

Cl.

4 4

mp

p

mf

2 4

Bsn.

4 4

3 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

43

44

p

2 4

Cbsn.

4 4 p

42

Tpt.

44

mp

mf

p

2 4

Tbn.

mp

l.v.

Perc.

mp

3 4 mp p

4 4 mf

Susp. Cym.

2 4

4 4

mp

mp

l.v.

3 4

pp

f

2 4

Narr.

mf

4 4 p

Tri.

p

door; dou ble locked, bolts un dis turbed.

mf

mp

4 4

“Bah!

4 4

Hu…”

3 4

He went straight

to bed with out un

4 4

dress ing,

and fell a sleep on the

sul pont. Vln. I

Vln. II

2 4

2 4

4 4

mf

3 4

pizz.

mp

sul pont.

4 4 mf

4 4

3 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

mf

Vla. I

sul pont.

2 4

pizz.

mf

4 4

mp sul pont.

Vla. II

2 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

mf

Vlc.

2 4 mf

D.B.

2 4

pizz.

4 4

nat. mp

f

4 4

pp

p

(mp)

mp

3 4 f

4 4 p

attacca

85

Stave Two: The First of the Three Spirits 27 417

Cl.

Scrooge’s darkened bed-chamber; the middle of the night.

Gentle q = 44

4 4

f

Bsn.

4 4

sotto voce 3

pp

f

Cbsn.

3

4 4 f

Tpt.

4 4 f

Tbn.

4 4

sotto voce f

Narr.

3

pp

4 4 in stant.

27 Gentle q = 44 Vln. I

4 4

(pizz.) f

Vln. II

4 4

nat. pp

Vla. I

4 4

arco nat.

(pizz.)

f

Vla. II

pp

pp

Vlc.

D.B.

4 4

p legato espress.

nat.

4 4

4 4

p legato espress.

p legato espress.

arco

solo, cantabile

pp

mp legato espress.

3

86

rit. 424

a tempo Flute

Fl. p

3

3

3

3

C. A. p

mp

p

Cl. p

Bsn. 3

p

3

3

p

3

3

mp

3

3

3

p

Cbsn. p

mf

p

Tpt. p

Tbn. p

mf

p

rit.

a tempo

arco Vln. I p legato espress.

p

mf

Vln. II mf

p

Vla. I mf

p

mf

p

Vla. II

Vlc. mp

arco D.B. p

mf

p

3

p

3

87

28 2 4

429

Fl.

mf

Nervous q = 60

4 4 p legato

2 4

C. A.

4 4

mf

p

2 4

Cl. mf

3

p

2 4

Bsn. p

4 4

3

4 4 p legato

2 4

Cbsn. mf

4 4 p

2 4

Tpt.

4 4 mf

2 4

Tbn.

4 4 mf

mf Narr. Scrooge

Vln. I

mp

2 4 a

woke,

28 2 4

en

4 4 dea vour ing

to pierce the

dark ness

with

his

fer ret eyes.

Nervous q = 60

pizz.

mf

p

pizz.

2 4

Vln. II mf

Vla. I

4 4

4 4

pp

2 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

mf

Vla. II mf

Vlc. mf

D.B. mf

p

88

rall. 434

Fl.

4 4

C. A.

4 4

Creeping q = 50

p

Cl.

4 4 p

Bsn.

4 4 p

Cbsn.

p

p

p

p

mf

p

p

p

p

p

p

p

p

p

p

p

p

4 4 p

Tpt.

mf

4 4 mp

Tbn.

4 4 p

mf

Tub. Bells

4 4

T-tom.

l.v.

p

ff Perc.

Susp. Cym.

4 4

l.v.

pp

Narr.

4 4

f

mp

Sud den ly

p

3

the church clock tolled

a deep, dull,

hol low,

me lan cho ly One,

shak ing the room.

4 4

Vln. II

4 4

Vla. I

4 4 p

Vla. II

mf

p

mp

mf

p

mp

4 4 p

D.B.

ter ror

4 4 pp

Vlc.

watched in

Creeping q = 50

rall.

Vln. I

Scrooge

3

mf

p

p

p

p

mf

p

p

p

p

4 4 pp

as the

89

438

accel. poco a poco

2 4

Fl.

4 4

Mysterious q = 50

q = 60

2 4

3 4

4 4 p

2 4

C. A.

4 4

2 4 fp

2 4

Cl.

3 4

fp

fp

4 4

2 4 p

3 4

2 4

Cbsn. p

2 4 p

2 4 p

fp

2 4

4 4 fp

2 4 mp

Perc.

3 4 fp

4 4

p

4 4 mf

2 4 fp

Tbn.

3 4

mp

4 4

p

4 4 mf

2 4 mp

Tpt.

3 4

mp

4 4

p

p

2 4 mp

4 4

f

4 4

p

f

2 4 mf

Bsn.

4 4

f

3 4

mp

4 4 mf

4 4

2 4

mp

3 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

mf

mf

2 4

3

Narr. cur tains

of his bed

were slow ly

3

drawn

4 4

a side by a

3

hand.

2 4

He found him self

face

to

accel. poco a poco

2 4

Vln. I

arco

4 4

2 4

mf

2 4

Vln. II

arco

4 4

2 4

2 4

4 4

2 4

2 4

2 4 p

4 4

2 4

p

4 4

p

2 4 mp

2 4

q = 60

Mysterious q = 50

3 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

mp

4 4

mf

2 4 mp

mp

sul tasto

ppp

f

p

D.B.

fi gure.

f

mf

Vlc.

with a strange, strange

f

mf

Vla. II

face

mp

f

mf

Vla. I

pp

3 4

4 4 mf

3

like an

90

29

444

Fl. p legato

C. A. p

p

Cl.

Bsn. p

Cbsn. pp

Tpt. pp

p

Tbn. pp

p

p

mp

3

3

Narr. old man but di-mi-nished to a child’s pro por tions.

Its

hair

was white with age

29 Vln. I

flautando Vln. II pp

Vla. I mp

flautando Vla. II pp

Vlc.

D.B.

yet the face not a wrin

kle in it.

Its

91

449

Spritely q = 66

accel. poco a poco

2 4

Fl.

4 4

2 4

f

2 4

C. A.

4 4

2 4 f

2 4

Bsn.

4 4

2 4 mp

2 4

Cbsn.

4 4

2 4 mp

2 4

Tpt.

4 4

2 4 mf

mp

2 4

Tbn.

4 4

2 4

mp

(Tri.)

2 4

Perc.

mf

4 4 ff

mp

3

Narr. belt

2 4

glit tered and

spark

Vln. I

2 4

mf

mf

4 4 led

now in

one part,

2 4 now a no ther,

what was light one

Spritely q = 66

flautando

accel. poco a poco

2 4

l.v.

4 4

2 4 mp

Vln. II

2 4

4 4

2 4 mf

Vla. I

2 4

poco a poco sul pont.

4 4

p

Vla. II

2 4

s.p.

2 4 mf

mp

4 4

2 4 mf

Vlc.

2 4

4 4

pizz.

2 4

p

D.B.

2 4

4 4

pizz.

p

2 4

92 453

C. A.

accel. poco a poco

2 4

4 4

2 4

Cl.

p

p

4 4 p

Bsn.

Cbsn.

2 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

p

mp

mp

2 4

Tpt.

4 4

2 4

Tbn.

2 4

Vlc.

mp

mf

3

4 4 in stant

Vla. I

mp

4 4

2 4

Narr.

mp

4 4

(Tri.) Perc.

mp

at a no ther time

dark,

3

3

now a thing with one

3

arm,

3

3

now a thing with one leg

now a

thing

with

accel. poco a poco

2 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

mp

mp arco

p

2 4

D.B.

4 4 q = 80

rit.

456

Fl. mp

mp

mp

mp

mp

mp

f

mp

f

C. A. mp

mp Cl. mp

mp

mp

mp

f

Bsn. mp

mp

mp

f

mp

mp

mp

f

Cbsn.

Tpt. mp

mp

mp

f

mp

mp

mp

f

Tbn.

3

3

3

3

3

f

3

Narr. twen

ty

legs now a pair

of

legs with no

head,

now

a

head with no

bo dy,

q = 80

arco nat.

no

bo dy.

“Who

or

what

rit.

Vla. I p

f

Vlc. p

p

mp

f

mp

mp

mp

f

D.B.

are

93

30 460

Nervous q = 52

poco accel.

Limpid, sinuous q = 40

q = 72

Fl. p legato

C. A. pp

Cl. pp

Bsn. p legato

Cbsn. pp

p

Tpt. p

pp

Tbn. p

p

pp

mp

Timp.

pp

p

p

Perc. Tri. l.v. mf

mp

mf

3

mp

Narr. you?”

30

Nervous q = 52

“I’m

poco accel.

the Ghost of Christ mas

Limpid, sinuous q = 40

Past.”

“What bus ’ness brings you here?”

q = 72

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla. I

Vla. II

pizz. Vlc. pp

p

arco D.B. pp

p

“Your

94

465

q = 40

Cheeky q = 72

3 4

Fl. p

p

2 4

mf

p

3 4

C. A. p

p

p

mf

mp

p

mp

2 4

mp

p

3 4

Cl.

mf

2 4 mp

3 4

Bsn. p

2 4

mp

mp

mp

3 4

Cbsn.

2 4

mp

mp

mp

3 4

Tpt. pp

p

p

mf

3 4 pp

p

p

mf

Perc.

3 4

2 4

Narr.

3 4

2 4

wel

q = 40

fare.”

Scrooge thought

that a night’s

Cheeky q = 72

rest un

dis

turbed

might have been

more con

3 4

2 4

Vln. II

3 4

2 4

3 4

2 4

Vla. II

3 4

2 4

Vlc.

3 4

2 4

3 4

2 4