Blake THE SNOWMAN SYMPHONY

Howard Blake

THE SNOWMAN SYMPHONY

Full Score

Chester Music

Instrumentation 2 Flutes/Piccolos Oboe/Cor anglais 2 Clarinets (II/Bass clarinet) Bassoon Contrabassoon (ad lib.) 2 Horns (III/IV ad lib.) Trumpet (II ad lib.) Timpani Percussion (3 players): Drum kit, Triangle, Cymbals, Bass drum, Tomtoms, Tambourine, Sleigh bells Glockenspiel, Vibraphone, Xylophone, Celesta, Chimes, Flexatone ad lib., Claves, Cabasa, Maracas, Ratchet, Tam-tam

Piano Harp Strings SATB Chorus Narrator

Duration: c.60 minutes

THE SNOWMAN SYMPHONY Full orchestral concert score Completed 1st January 2010

Commissioned by His Royal Highness Sultan Idris Shah The Sultan of Selangor to whom the work is dedicated

1. WAKING TO A WORLD OF SNOW Andante semplice q =96

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2 Snow began to fall, lightly at first and then with giant flakes,

1 It was a cold, cold winter's night. In a cottage in the country, tucked away beneath the hills, a little boy lay sleeping.

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©Copyright Howard Blake/Highbridge Music Ltd 2010

All rights assigned in 2010 to Chester Music Limited

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3 which started to settle on the ground.

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4 At first light of morning, the little boy turned over, yawned and sat up.

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5 He ran to the window and looked out.

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6 Everything was covered in snow. . .

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f

 





  



f

mf







 

mf

mf



 



mf



      

   



  





 



  

  



f





 









 



Violin I

    



cresc.

Harp

 















   

     



       

Piano

3



 





cresc.

       





    

mf

       f

mf







mf



3



     









        cresc.       



    

            

 

7 He got dressed

mf



cresc.

Bassoon

        



cresc.



3

3

         Clarinet in Bb

          

         

cresc.



Oboe (Cor anglais)

            

7 the garden, the fields and the distant hills

        







mf



mf



 f



   

  

4 



  

 

8 as fast as he could

40

5

Allegro energico q = 100



























  

 







     

     

     

 

  

 









 

  

 







     



  







  



  

 













 

  

 













Flutes (Piccolos)



Oboe (Cor anglais)

mf

Clarinet in Bb

Bassoon





Horns in F

Trumpet in C   

Drum Kit

Solo

mf marc.

 

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

  

 

 





         







  



  

      

   



 

    











mf



      









   

      















   

   

   

     

     

     

            

            

            

     

     

     

pizz. unis    

     

     

     

     

p

 

   

   

   



    

f secco

    





 



  

 





mf





      

mf

Piano

Harp



4 SDAllegro energico q = 100         



mf

mf

 



   



 













f

 





 pizz. unis    



f

     

 

 

 

 

   

   

   

   

     

 

 

 

 

   

   

   

  









mf

mf







01012010

9 When he was ready, he hurried down the stairs.

6

 































47

Flutes (Piccolos)

Oboe (Cor anglais)



    



mf

















     















Horns in F



Cymbals





  

Trumpet in C



 Clarinet in Bb

Bassoon



mf









mf





      







 mf

 

  









           3

3









 



 



 



mf



 mf



 

 mf





mf





mf

p













mf



mf

    

mf







mf

     





 

mf

 Piano

 

 

        

 

 

    



   

  

   



    









Viola

01012010



  

Violin II

Violoncello

   





   

   

 





       





 

       

     f



 

 

     



     

     







     









   





   

     



f

         

 

 

 

 

   

   

   

 

 

 

 

   

   



 





     

f



    





Harp

Violin I

   



 (SD)     



Drum Kit





div.







5      



    



54

Flutes (Piccolos)

f

f





 f





                          





7

                f marc.                   

f

f marc.

                                                    solo

Oboe (Cor anglais)

f

Clarinet in Bb

    

















    

















f

f

Bassoon

Horns in F

  

     

f

  f    Trumpet in C    

 Timpani   

f

5

Piano

 

Harp



Violin I



























 

(pizz.)

    

f

Viola







 





f

Violin II





  (pizz.)         





















            f













Violoncello

   





































f marc.

                   f         f       f

                   

            f marc.









   

S.D.

   

f

       

   











         

      





        







        











     

     



    pizz.

    

     

     









 

 

 

  

   

      f secco

unis. pizz.     

 

 

   

     

       

       

arco div.

f

div.

1 arco, 1 pizz.

  

  

        

   



     

  



       

 

f

    f 

  

 

  f



           

f marc.



 f    mf   Drum Kit   Cymbals

f

     

f

       

     

f

     

     

     

1 arco, 1 pizz.

f

01012010

8

    

  

  

  

62

Flutes (Piccolos)



 Clarinet in Bb

Bassoon

  

       

Trumpet in C

Drum Kit

   

Harp

Violin I

   

 

Piano



3

 

   

Horns in F











 

  



 

  



 

  

 

3

3

 

3

3





 





 



 

 







 3

 









 

 

 









 









 





























 































 





3

 

  























   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

  

 

        

    

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 



 



  

 

 

 

 

10 At the back door he put on his boots, his scarf and his woolly hat and walked out into the snow.

 

3

   

  3

3

  

Oboe (Cor anglais)





 

 

 

  

 

  

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



unis.

  unis.





 







  



 









  

 



 



 

Violin II

  

 

Viola

  

 



 



 



 













  



























Violoncello 01012010



  

9

66

Bassoon

 Harp

Violin I









mf arco

   

Viola

mf both arco



 



 



 

 





 

 



 

  

  





mf

Double bass

  





 



heavy







 

 



  



both arco

  





mf

Violoncello

 f



    

Violin II











 







 



 

 

mf

   pizz. 

















 





f

 

 













 



 

 

 



pizz.

 

 

pizz.

pizz.



 

  

      f      f 

p



 

    Trumpet in C    Bassoon

f

Solo con sord.



 

sfp

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

           arco  

 

p



 





    

f

    





non arpeg.        



    p





  Tranquillo subito Celesta    Harp

   p    p

Tranquillo subito

69

Flutes (Piccolos)

11 First of all, he thought, I'll make some giant footsteps

 

to Picc.

 

       p       

non arpeg.



 







 







 













 



 

 





 

01012010

2. FOOTPRINTS Alla marcia, pesante q = 96

10 Flutes (Piccolos)

72 6   



Piccolo



Oboe (Cor anglais)

 Clarinet in Bb



Contrabassoon









Timpani













 

 





 









f



f















f

 



 







 











f Timpani





f



 





 

 

6

6 6

     



6 6







      

      







     

6







    

6

        





 













 









      6

f





      

f



 



f











     

f

f

   Horns in F









Bassoon





     





 

 



  

 





  

 















 

 



 

 

 

6

6

 

 

 



2. FOOTPRINTS

 Drum Kit  6

Alla marcia, pesante q = 96

 Piano

 Harp

Violin I

Violin II

Viola















f heavy 

  

Double bass 01012010





 











  



     



 



  











   f arco     arco f   arco

     f arco unis.      f

f

 



  



      

         

          

  



 







arco unis.

Violoncello



     

   













mf







S.D.

          



        sf











 

 

     

         

      







(étouffez)



 

       



gliss.  

 

     



              

        

 

          



      sf



          

   

 

gliss.    (étouffez)

Flutes (Piccolos)

                      

  

                      

  

         

  

        

  



       

  

                      

  

               

  

     

 

 

f                  

 

                     

           

 

               f        

 

                     

76

Piccolo

Oboe (Cor anglais)

f

f

 



11

               



              

Clarinet in Bb





Bassoon

Contrabassoon

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass







   



  



   



   



  



   

   



 

 



f



  

  

      

  

      



      

       









f

 

f

 



 





 

     



f

f



f



    



    

 

      

 

     



      

 



   



 



 

 

 





    



    

01012010

12

7

  

  

Flutes (Piccolos)

Piccolo



Oboe (Cor anglais)

 

Clarinet in Bb



  

                           mf                                             mf                mf           



      ff            ff            ff                ff            

80

   

ff



Bassoon

Contrabassoon





   Horns in F

Timpani

Drum Kit



 Piano

 Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass 01012010

 

   





 





 

ff

  ff



 













 







 





 



  

  

mf





 

ff





  

 









  







  

  











ff



 Celesta  

Harp

ff

 







  



  7  

ff

 ff   



   

  





  



   

 

    

   

   

    

ff

   

      

      

    

ff

ff



ff





gliss.

                        

   

 

 



   

         

     



   



     gliss.



 

 

 





mf

ff

                        

                     solo





                                          mf

mf

  

pizz.

mf



pizz.



mf

div.







 

 

 







mf arco

13                                                                   83

Flutes (Piccolos)

  











































Clarinet in Bb

  

Bassoon



 

















































                                                                          Celesta   

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

                                                                       

                                                                       

 





























 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



  





























01012010

14

 87     3   3                      Flutes                  (Piccolos)   3  3 f 3 3 3                        3   3       Piccolo        3 3 3 3 f 3   3  3                        Oboe            (Cor anglais)   3  3 3 3 3 f 3   3         3        3    3   3   3              Clarinet in Bb       f    3                                      3 3 3 f 3 3 3                                Bassoon          f

Contrabassoon

                          

Horns in F

Trumpet in C

Timpani

Drum Kit



  

   

 Piano

f

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass 01012010

   f   

     

     

   

   

   

     

     

     

    

ff

 





 





 

ff

        





 ff

  

  



f





f



                        f     f

 











 

pizz.

f pizz.

 

f pizz.

 

f

    

 ff   

   

             

unis.

             

  





 

 



 

 

 

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

    

   



   

 

  





   



  









   



 











ff







  

ff

8          3    3    3    3    3    3    3    3        



  

     ff             ff          ff             ff             

  

         







Violin I

f

   

   

f

    Celesta  

Harp

   

8



   

     ff

 gliss.

    arco         ff   arco         ff       arco              ff       ff

ff

 

     

 

   90

Flutes (Piccolos)



Piccolo



Oboe (Cor anglais)

 Clarinet in Bb



Contrabassoon





Timpani

Drum Kit

Piano

 Harp

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

     

          

  

              



     

 

 



     

 

 



   



   





 





   

  



f

       



  



  

         

             

f



  















  







  































  

             

         

   



15

  











 



       

      



 

 





 



      

  

ff

    

              







  

  





    

          



 



  

              

    



 

  

          

  

      

                     











   Horns in F







Bassoon



  









gliss.

 

                                  

      

      

 

     

 

  

      

  

     

f

div.

f



f

unis.

      



   



   

f

f

 



 

 

 





  



  

 

f

f

    

f

 

    

 

     



    

       

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12 Above him was a branch of a tree.

16

Flutes (Piccolos)

94                  

                                      

Clarinet in Bb



Bassoon

Contrabassoon





   Horns in F





    



    



Drum Kit

 Piano

Harp

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass 01012010





           ff

          



mf

 



 

      

ff



 

      

6



 

6



 

     

       

      

f

                      

 

         

 

    





    

 



 

      



   

 





ff

      

          



         

  







 

 

           



        ff       ff         ff

          ff            ff



 

             

            



  

gliss.

 

        

                 



   

                      

p

 

      

f



 

 

     

                 

p

  

dim e rit.

   

p

 

ff







6

f



 

 

      







mf

 

 

 

f



 Timpani 







ff



dim e rit.

6      

f









                

Oboe (Cor anglais)

  6   



f

               

Piccolo







         

p

p

17

13 He jumped up and swung on it.

14 The snow from the branch fell all over him.

THE SNOWBALL

9

Flutes (Piccolos)

15 Then he made a snowball and threw it as hard as he possibly could. . .

99     



 

   



 

   



f

f











 



  











 

               

Solo

p

Clarinet in Bb



f

        

 







 

 







 







 

  

















  





































 

p

THE SNOWBALL



9    



f

Piano



 

       ff Celesta

Harp

Violin I

Violin II

    

  

 

           mf

 

       f

  

















   

 

















     

 





















 Solo

f

Viola

repeat ad lib.



f



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18

     

16 straight into the kitchen window.

     





f

ff



104

Flutes (Piccolos)

Piccolo

Oboe (Cor anglais)









                                

   

     

f

                mf

Clarinet in Bb

Bassoon

mf

Horns in F





to Flute



































ff



ff

ff





   

rit.

ff

mf

  



17 'You do something else', said his mother.



 

ff





   

 









sffz

  





   





  Cymbals       p   Drum Kit  



 









 



Violin I



Violin II

Viola

(con sord.)

 

S.D. rim shot



sffz

      





 



  



       

     

































rit.

  





    



sffz

Violoncello







Double bass

  







 

 

           sffz

    









   



   

 





























   ff   

     

sffz pizz.

  

  



sffz pizz.

  

ff



div. pizz.

  

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



sffz

   



sff



  



sffz

Piano

Harp

 



sffz

Suspended Cymbal - soft sticks

  



sff

sffz

 Trumpet in C   

 



ff

   

   

       



 

       











19

107 10   

Flutes (Piccolos)

con melancolia

  







 

   

solo

Oboe (Cor anglais)

18 The little boy wandered off, wondering what to do. 19 And it was at exactly this moment that he got the idea of building the snowman.





p dolce

 p dolce













  





  









  





  

  

  

   

mp espr.

  





 







p dolce

Clarinet in Bb

   









 p dolce



  

  



  



  













  

 3. BUILDING THE SNOWMAN Più mosso q. = 63

11     

Flutes (Piccolos) Oboe (Cor anglais)

Clarinet in Bb









       















    

Violin I

pp

   







Viola

Violoncello

mp

          



mp espress.

      





      

      

poco cresc.

  arco      mp  arco        mp

   

     

pp

p dolce

    



pp



              



 













   

poco cresc.

                            poco cresc.                            



            mp

    





    arco                                 

pizz.

Double bass





unis. mp

Violin II

      

p dolce

    Harp

 

Solo

112



poco cresc.

      



      

poco cresc.



      



pizz. mp

 













 01012010

20

Flutes (Piccolos) Oboe (Cor anglais)

Clarinet in Bb

Horns in F

Harp

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass



 



 







   

     





    











 







12

mp

   

p

     

p

 

   

 



  





















 







   











p





  









  







 

   

 



       





118



 12   mp

      

    

unis.               mp p           mp p            mp p                  





   

20 He built a great 21 and a great big snowball to go on column of snow the size of a man. . . top of it.



mp

         

    

 

           

     

   

             

    

  

   Flutes (Piccolos)    Vibraphone     123

Harp

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass 01012010

    









   

Vibraphone - motor on mf espr.

   

  

  

  





     



  



 

  

  







 

mf



     

 





mf

                                                                 

      



solo



                       

 

pizz.

mf













 





 

 





   127

Flutes (Piccolos)

 

      

 

Oboe (Cor anglais)

21

22 Then he fetched a scarf and a hat, a tangerine for the nose, and coal for the eyes. 



  

    





pp







13



                



    

p poco cresc.

Bassoon

Horns in F

 



  











pp

  





  

 

            

 





     Harp

 



  











 





Double bass

  







 









   

    

  





















arco 



p dolce

arco

   



p dolce

  













                 

 p dolce













   

p poco cresc.



pizz.



   

p poco cresc. pizz.

   

 



p dolce

Violoncello



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



p dolce

Viola



 



 

Violin II



p poco cresc.

Piano

Violin I



     

    



p dolce



     

           

 



 

13

sus.cym with brushes

     

  



p



       p poco cresc.





pp espr.

 Cymbals  

Vibraphone





    

     

p poco cresc.

pizz.



p



     



p

pizz.



 cresc.

   cresc.













 

  01012010

22

    133

solo

      

f

      



  

  





Flutes (Piccolos)

Triangle







      



solo



    

mf espr.

 













Triangle p dolce

    

   

                     



solo          

    

   

                     

 

f secco



  solo      Piano       f secco







 





 

Harp

Violin I

 







  











 











 











 







Violin II

Viola

Violoncello 01012010

       







p dolce

 



 

 



 

 



 



 

div. p dolce

arco

p dolce

arco p dolce

     (pizz.)

    







23

                 p        

rall.

    139

Flutes (Piccolos)

mf

  

Bassoon



Violoncello

Double bass





 























f dolce







 



 



  

p

  



  



pp cresc.

  f dolce 



  



 



 







 



 







 



    

          

  

  



  



 



 











 



mf



rall.



  

mf dolce

mp







 

 













 



 



 









 

  

 

   



 

    p    p

 





 



  









 

cresc.



 

mf espr. arco

mf espr.











p





 

  

f





   

f

  



  

 

cresc.



  

f dolce







                    f dolce p                dolce           p

 

    dolce     

mp

       



Vibes



p

 



 f dolce  

mf dolce

ppp



 





 

 





open



   

   

 





  f dolce 

pp cresc.





f dolce     f dolce

 

 



 



Viola





Violin II







Violin I



 

  Harp





  Celesta



 



 

Piano





  Vibraphone   Drum Kit



 

Horns in F

Trumpet in C



 

Clarinet in Bb



p

 

Oboe (Cor anglais)



 

 

f

 





 

f



f

f

             

dolce dolce

dolce

dolce

dolce

01012010

24

23 At last the snowman was finished, and the boy stepped back and looked at him A tempo q. = 72

Flutes (Piccolos)

14 144                

Oboe (Cor anglais)

Clarinet in Bb

Bassoon

Horns in F



Viola

Violoncello

01012010















       



 



     mf espr.   



   

 



(Cor Anglais)

















  



  



mp



mp

soli

 

p

    



 





















































   

 







       



            







        

unis.

unis.      

mp sul tasto

mp sul tasto



       

p



  

p

  

 



 





       

  



pp













 







 











p

 



 













 







 





  

    

p



 

pp

 con 2 ped.         

 

   

 

 

   

solo

  





   







   







p

 



 

  



to Oboe

   pp      pp



p





 



       

mf

   

 

mp



   





         p soli        

 = 72





mp

    

p

Double bass



      

 

Violin II





 14  Timpani  A tempo q.   to glock. Vibraphone  

Violin I





      Trumpet in C  

Harp



  to Cor Anglais    

mf espr.

Piano



 



   

con sord.

p dolce



 

 

p sul pont.

 

     



      



p sul pont.

 

   



 





















   

         

  p      p 

   p

     





ppp

ppp

       

div. nat

pdiv. nat

p

 

25

24 Indoors the family sat round a nice warm fire.

      

   

      

   

153

p

Flutes (Piccolos)

p

Oboe (Cor anglais)



 

   Trumpet in C   Violin I

  

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello











 













solo







 

 







 

p dolce ed espr.

 



  

   



  





  

                                                                  

p

 

 

15 

 





  

 





  



ppp

con sord.









p

 

con sord.

p

con sord.

p

con sord.





p





26 outside the house with lanterns

25 They could see some Carol Singers

   160

Flutes (Piccolos)

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello



   





  p 





con sord.

Double bass





  

 

    

 

solo

                                         

    mp



         



        

  



     

  



 



 01012010

26

4. CHRISTMAS LULLABY ('Golden crowns and jewels gleaming')

16

  p    164

Soprano

Tranquillo q = 96



Gol - den

    





crowns



and









jew - els









gleam -



ing,







of

light

from





of



light



beams

lan -

p

Alto

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello





Gol - den





crowns



and

gleam -

ing,

beams

  p   

























p   







































p    



from

lan





-



 





terns

stream-

ing,

terns

stream

-

ing,

























     





















         



         

               

168

Soprano

wise

Alto

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass 01012010

kneel - ing

in

          wise

Violin I

men

men

kneel - ing

in

           



  



   



a

a -

   

 -

dor

-

a -

tion

   

Christ

child



sleep - ing



 there.

  







 





               



  





the



child



 

tion

see

 

Christ



-



the



a



see



dor



  

sleep - ing



 







  





















p





   p

Double bass

jew - els









there.



    

27

Horns in F

Soprano

172 mp     

17

 p  





Straw - strewn

 





flloor





















and

catt





and

catt





-

le

low -





















ing,



ox

and

ass

de











-

p

Alto





Straw - strewn

     Straw - strewn p

Tenor

p





flloor



flloor

and

catt





and

catt

 -

le

 -

le

low -

 low -

ing,

ox

and

ass

de

-







ox

and





ing,



ass

de

-











ing,

ox

and

ass

de



 Bass   



 p  

























Violin II

p   

























Viola

p   















  







   







Straw - strewn

Violin I

Violoncello

p

Double bass

p

 flloor

 -

le

 low -

-

 tion





vo -

tion





vo -

tion

vo -



 show

 -

 show

 ing

 -

ing



 show

-

ing

tion



-

ing



















vo -







show

























01012010

28

Horns in F

Soprano

176     



          shep -

Alto

herds

Bass

    shep

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass 01012010

in

herds



kneel - ing

in

ad

ad -

herds

kneel - ing



 

herds

kneel - ing





in

a

         



   

-

in

   

 -

or



-

a -

tion

      

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-





  

shep

Violin I

kneel - ing

         shep -

Tenor



a

-

or -

a -





dor

-

dor



  -



 -

a

tion

-

a

-

tion

   











see

the

Christ

  -

child

        see

 see

the

Christ -

child







the

see

the











tion

  

  





       







        







   

  



Christ - child





  



sleep - ing



there.

  

sleep - ing



there.

  

sleep - ing







there.







 





       



  

  



  

Christ - child

sleep - ing

 







  















 there,







    180

Flutes (Piccolos)

18

mf





    

    

mf

Clarinet in Bb

Soprano

   





Vir - gin

Ma

    mf

Alto

Vir mf

Tenor

Bass

   

-



Vir - gin

Violin I

Violin II

  mf     mf       mf

Viola

mf

Violoncello

Double bass

  

  mf  

-



Ma

gin

-

-

Ma

-



ry,

Moth

-

-

ry,

-

Moth



ry,

Moth



-

-



  



  

er mild,

er mild,

  

 

Smil - ing



er mild,

 

er mild,





  







     







  

 



the

Ho

the

Ho

  



on

the

Ho

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

Ho



















 



-

-



the



-





on

  



    

on

Smi - ling



on



Smi - ling

  

Moth



Smi - ling

    

 

ry,



-



  

  

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

      

      Vir - gin Ma mf

-



   

 

-

29



  

 

  



  



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ly Child,

  

ly Child,

  

 

Born

a



ly Child

  

     

    

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       184

Flutes (Piccolos)



  



 









  



in

Beth - le - hem

As

  



 

    



  

f

  

cresc.

Clarinet in Bb

Soprano



   

  cresc.      Born

Alto

 

King

cresc.

  

Born

Tenor

a

a

King

 cresc.     King

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Solo Violoncello

Violoncello

Double bass 01012010

  

in

Beth

Born

a

a



cresc.

   



 

     Bass   Born



King

in

-

  

le -

hem



As

  Sav







King

As

Sav

  



Beth - le - hem

As

cresc.

  



Sav - iour



  



of

-

-

 Sav





-

the

     

iour

of

the

    

iour

of

the

  



iour

of

  

the

 

   f



f

  

world.

f

  

 world.

   f

 world.

   f

 world.

   f



f

cresc.

  

 



  





  

 

  



 









 









 









  









  



188

Flutes (Piccolos)

    

f

 

    

    

    

       

Cor Anglais

   

    



    

Clarinet in Bb

f    

    

      

Bass Clarinet in Bb

Bassoon

 

 

      f 

Soprano

  

f

Alto

   

Bass

     O     O

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Solo Violoncello

Violoncello

Double bass

     -

    O

Tenor





O





 

Horns in F





-

ver

head

    

ver - head

   -

ver - head

   -

the

ver - head

the

 the

 the

     

 

    

 











gels

sing

- ing,

     an

-

gels sing

 -

     an

-

 an

-

gels sing

  

gels sing

ing,

 -

-

ing,



ing,

Ti

     

  the

       

 



 







     

 joy

he's bring -



joy

he's



        

 

 

  

the

joy

he's

 

 Tid

ings of

-

all

   

ings of

all

  

the

joy

bring - ing.

bring - ing.

 he's

p

ing.

    

the

-

ings of

    

all

Tid

-

dings of



    



all

Tid

-

31

  



     

    





    

-

 

    

    

an

   



    



     

    

 



bring

  









 









 









 









 









  









-



ing.

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19p 192   Clarinet in Bb  

















   p



 

































p

Bass Clarinet in Bb

Bassoon

Horns in F

Harp

Soprano

Viola

Solo Violoncello

Violoncello

Double bass 01012010



  













 









    p  

    Star    

Star

Violin II





p

Violin I



 a

 -

 a



bove

-



bove













the

sta



the



sta





 -

-

 a

-

 a

-



bove

the

sta







bove

the

sta

-

-



















ble

shin





ble

shin

ble

ble

shi -

shin

-

-

-







ing,



Heav'n





















and



earth

in

joy

com -











joy

com





joy

com



ing,

Heav'n

and

earth

in



 Heav'n

and





ing



earth

in











ing

Heav'n

and

earth

in







joy









p

Bass





Star

Tenor



 p    19  

Star

Alto





  

com

bi

 -

ning,

 -

bi

 -

bi

-

 -

  









 









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







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







 









  









bi

ning,



 -



ning,

 -

ning,

33

      Clarinet in Bb     196

Bass Clarinet in Bb

Bassoon

 

Harp

Soprano

Bass

Violin II

Viola

Solo Violoncello

Violoncello

Double bass





 







 











  











  

   









      

       



  









  









          man

kind

in

             All

   

All

Violin I





All

Tenor

   



All

Alto





          Horns in F



man

kind

 man

man









kind



in

kind

in

in

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   

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or

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a

-

tion

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

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or

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tion

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tion

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a -

tion

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 -

a -

-







See

the

Christ

  child

        See

 See

the

Christ

child







Christ

child

the





See

the



Christ

 child







slee - ping



there.

  

slee - ping



there.

  

slee - ping



there.





slee - ping

there.

  









 









 









 









 









  







 01012010

34

20  p   200

Cor Anglais







p

Clarinet in Bb

   

































p

Bass Clarinet in Bb

 



    p

Bassoon



     20   p 



p

Horns in F

Triangle



  Harp



  



     p

Soprano

Alto

-

p   



-

-

lla

-



Tenor

 -















-



-











-





lla

-

 la







-























lla

     p

-

-

 -

-

-

lla

by

 -

by

p

Violin II

 

p

Viola

 

   











   











p

Violoncello

p

Double bass 01012010







by



-

lla





Lu

-

-



by

by

-

-











-

-





Lu

lla



Lu

Lul









Lu

p

Violin I



Lull - a - by

-



by

 Bass   

-





by









Lull - a - by

 p    Lu







Lu



 



p



  

35

204

Cor Anglais

Clarinet in Bb

Bass Clarinet in Bb

Bassoon

Horns in F

Triangle

Harp

Soprano

Alto









     





   



      



Bass





     Lu

-

p   



-

-

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass



































Lull - a - by

 -

-



lla

 -













 

Lu

-





Lul





 

by



-





    







  







 







lla



-

-

-

-

lla

-

 -

-

-

by.





Lu

-

-

la









by

-



lla



-

-

-









Lu

   

-







 







-







lla



by

Lu

Violin I





   

    Lu





Lull - a - by

Tenor



by



by



lla

-



by



 



   











   









 01012010

36 5. BEDTIME

28 it was time to go up to bed,

27 The boy's father paid the singers and looked at his watch

29 but the boy certainly did not want to go

21

      208

Flutes (Piccolos)

Più mosso ed animato q = 104



solo mf

 

Oboe (Cor anglais)

  

Cor Anglais

   









   



mf

      





     

Clarinet in Bb

 









Bassoon

 











 mfp   mfp 



mfp mfp mfp mfp 



mfp

mf

mf













                   



mf                             







  



mf



  

         

 





    







 

 





 

  



 



Horns in F

 mfp    

mfp

  mf  Chimes  



 Piano  



mfp

mfp













mfp

mfp mfp









l.v.

















mf                             







chime (clock strikes 7)

Harp

Soprano



mf

  

  

  

  

  



 

  





 

(off-stage, receeding into distance) mf







(humming)

Alto

   













Double bass 01012010

     

 

 

 

 

 





  



 



 

 



  



 







(off-stage, receeding into distance) mf

(humming)

Violoncello



pizz.senza sord mf

                    

pizz.senza sord mf

                    



 

37

30 he leaped around the kitchen until his parents caught him and heaved off his boots!

  









 





f

 









 





f

 













 



216

Flutes (Piccolos)

Oboe (Cor anglais)

Clarinet in Bb

        

Bass Clarinet in Bb

 

Bassoon







 





          Horns in F

Trumpet in C

Drum Kit

  



 



 















 



 

    



         

mf

            mf

 



           mf

 







 

         

mf



Alto

  

     

Viola





    





      





 



  



                                    arco

Double bass



 



mf



        





f f

   



                 



    





f                      

    

    

  f                      

    

   





f

 



  







 





 





f





 











 f                                  







f                              







pizz.



cresc.

   

pizz.senza sord.    f                      

pizz.



               

   



arco

Violoncello



mf

       



   

    

mf

  

    

                  

Piano

Soprano

        



                         

    

  f                    f

    

    

   



SD





f

    

01012010

38

32 into the bathroom to clean his teeth.

31 Up the stairs he went, two at a time,

  



22  

 



 

 



                                



  



  



223

ritmico q = 144













   mf

Flutes (Piccolos)

Oboe (Cor anglais)

Bassoon

Tambourine









22  



  

   Tamb. 

mf



mf

   

    

    

 



      

 



 

Harp

 

s. gl i s

mf

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass 01012010







   

ritmico q = 144

Piano

Violin II



mf

 

Violin I

  



mf



mf leggiero

 

  















 























   



   



   

    



    

















   





  















   

                         















   



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



    





   









   

 

 

 

 

 

  

   









 





   





   





mf

 



  

  

  



   



mf

mf



  

unis.









 mf

div.senza sord arco

div.senza sord arco







mf

     

  

               





mf

 



  









div.

 



unis.

 

 

 

   



  







  



   

   

















 





   232

Flutes (Piccolos)





 

Oboe (Cor anglais)



39              



             

33 Then hop, step and jump along the landing to his bedroom.



















           







     







     







             

f

f

            





     











     



 



Clarinet in Bb

Bassoon

Horns in F

Glockenspiel

Tambourine





 









Viola



 

    



Violoncello

Double bass

 

    













   

 















  





mf

   

Violin II

 

  

  





 

Piano

Violin I







   



   



  



   



   



  

           





   



   



   







   



   

  

           



        

Glock. f

   

         f







            

  

  

 

 

 

div. trem.

 

       

 



  



  

   



   



   







 



div.

 

 

   





 



  

 

       



   

   





   



   













unis.

 

arco

 

unis. arco

trem.



 







arco

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40

                



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

Oboe (Cor anglais)













 





 









f flutter

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



f





Horns in F

Glockenspiel

Tambourine



 







   









 



    























             



    





 

   

mf



Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello





   

01012010



 



  

 

 

   







 



  

  

 







 



  

 





    mf   











(pizz.)





pizz.









 





f





f













     





       

       

  

pizz.

  



 



pizz.

  



 

  



  

pizz.

  



 

f



 

mf

                          



   



nat.







mf

  

  

    



f

23

f

 pizz.

f



mf

 



  

      









  





solo

mf

  





(con sord.)





    





   

 



f

Double bass

  





 f





to Tri.

(Tamb.)







mf

 



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

Harp

 

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

mf



Piano

 



p Trumpet in C



f

mf cantabile



mf

mf cantabile

Clarinet in Bb

Bassoon

mf

 

Flutes (Piccolos)







239



 

23                                 flutter

 pizz.   f

  





   

  





   

mf

mf

41

                                                          246

Flutes (Piccolos)

Oboe (Cor anglais)

Bassoon

Horns in F

Tambourine

                                                                                                                              

  



       

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass



   

   

    

    

  



        







 Piano



   

  

   





    

     





  

  







  

  





  

  



  

  





 

  

  



 

  

  



   

  

   





    

    



       

      





      

      

  





  



           



     

     



  

  





  

  





  

  





  

  





  

   





  

  



  

  





   

  





   

  





   

  





  

     





   

  





   

  





   

  





  01012010



42

24                254       







Clarinet in Bb

















 













 













  



dim.

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

Oboe (Cor anglais)





dim.

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

Flutes (Piccolos)

Bassoon









 

 

dim.









solo



mp espress.

          





  











  





  



  





  



 mp

  mp

 

  

mp









mf dim. Horns in F

 Triangle

Tambourine



 

Soprano

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass 01012010

24



      

     





Harp







        







 



Tri.





    dim.

    

    







mf dim.



       





  







   

    

    













 













  



  

  



 

  

  





 

  

   







  



     



 









 



  



  





  



 







 









 

 

  



 









mp



















to sleep,









                mp mp      Go















mp

mf dim.

 

Piano







   















        



43

34 The boy pushed at a toy plane that hung over his head and then settled down to sleep.

  262

Flutes (Piccolos)





 





Oboe (Cor anglais)





  

  Clarinet in Bb

   





 

   









  











Bassoon













 

rit.

  













   









mp



 

   



   

   



   

   



   

A tempo q = 126



mp











p



p



ten.







ten.







ten.





























p

 

mp Horns in F

 Triangle

Glockenspiel

Piano

 







 



 



to glock.







