For the ECU Symphonic Band

Comissioned by Director, Bill Staub

Watersong

Transposed
Score

Benjamin Sledge

Tone Poem For Concert Band

Mysteriously q = 60

Piccolo

4
&4

Flute 1, 2

4
&4

Oboe

4-5 Seconds

Solo
Freely

2
4

4
4

2
4

4
4

4
&4

2
4

Bassoon 1, 2

?4
4

2
4

Clarinet in B b 1

4
&4

Clarinet in B b 2, 3

4
&4

Bass Clarinet

4
&4

Alto Sax 1

4
&4

Alto Sax 2

4
&4

Tenor Sax

2
J
# 4

2
4

4
4

4
4

2
4

2
4

4
&4

Baritone Sax

4
&4

Trumpet in B b 1

4
&4

Trumpet in B b 2, 3

. r . . 43

,
. . 44

. #
J

3
4

4
4

2
4

3
4

4
4

2
4

3
4

4
4

4
4

2
4

3
4

4
4

4
4

2
4

3
4

4
4

2
4

4
4

2
4

3
4

4
4

2
4

4
4

2
4

3
4

4
4

2
4

4
4

2
4

3
4

4
4

2
4

4
4

2
4

3
4

4
4

2
4

4
4

2
4

3
4

4
4

2
4

4
4

2
4

3
4

4
4

4
&4

2
4

4
4

2
4

3
4

4
4

Horn in F 1, 2

4
&4

2
4

4
4

2
4

3
4

4
4

Horn in F 3, 4

4
&4

2
4

4
4

2
4

3
4

4
4

Trombone 1

?4
4

2
4

4
4

2
4

3
4

4
4

Trombone 2, 3

?4
4

2
4

4
4

2
4

3
4

4
4

4-5 Seconds

Mysteriously q = 60

_____________ _ _____ ___ ____ _____

_____________ _ _____ ___ ____ _____

Blowing air through instrument

to create wind noise
stagger breathe

Euphonium

? 44

Blowing air through instrument

to create wind noise
stagger breathe

Tuba

Percussion 1

Percussion 2

?4
4

? 44

4-5 Seconds

& 44

Percussion 3

44

Percussion 4

44 w

Percussion 5

Glass Chimes

44

Mysteriously q = 60

42

44

42

43

44

2
4

4
4

2
4

3
4

4
4

42

44

42

43

44

42

44

42

43

44

cym. scrape
w/ triangle beater

x 4

xJ 44

42
4
42
43

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
44 w
44 w
w
w
w
w
42
42
43 .

42

44

Ben Sledge, 2014

42

43

44

2
Picc.

11

&

singing

#
& #

Fl.

4
4

. #,
j

.
#

#
F
P

____ __ __________________________

Create random wind noises

using these notes

11

3
4
3
4

4
4

Create random wind noises

using these notes

&

43

44

Bsn.

43

44

B b Cl.

&

43

44

B b Cl.

&

43

44

Bs. Cl.

&

43

44

A. Sx. 1

&

43

44

A. Sx. 2

&

43

44

T. Sx.

&

43

44

B. Sx.

&

43

44

Ob.

11

B b Tpt.

&

43

44

B b Tpt.

&

43

44

Hn.

&

43

44

Hn.

&

43

44

Tbn.

43

44

Tbn.

43

44

Euph.

Tuba

_______ __ __________________________
_______ __ __________________________
43

44

43

44

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

&
11

Perc. 3

Perc. 4

Perc. 5

11

43

Chimes
scrape the tube of this note
with triangle beater

3
w
4
p Ped. throughout

3
4

44

4
4

xJ

4
4

w
x
J

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3
4 w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
4 .
4

43

44

23

20

Picc.

&

20

Fl.

Ob.

Bsn.

&
&

_____
fade

2
4

One Player
playing

2
4

4
4

44

One Player
in the distance

4
4

2
4

4
4

2
4
2
4

&

Bs. Cl.

&

A. Sx. 1

&

A. Sx. 2

&

T. Sx.

&

2
4

B. Sx.

&

2
4

# # w

# #

2
4
#

B b Cl.

Solo
in the distance

44

4
4

& #w

#
J

2
4

B b Cl.

#.

__

wind noises
tutti

42

4
4

42

singing

~~#

# .
J

4
4

4
4

4
4

4
4

One Player
in the distance
muted; straight mute

23

B b Tpt.

&

42

44

B b Tpt.

&

42

44

muted

Hn.

&

42

44

&

muted

Hn.

42

44

Tbn.

Tbn.

Euph.

Tuba

20

Perc. 1

Perc. 3

Perc. 4

Perc. 5

42

44

42

44

42

44

23

Timp.
tapping drum with
finger tips

wwww

Sus. Cym.
soft mallets

42

44

2
4

4 wwww
4

2
4

44

? # wwww

20

Marimba
super soft mallets

Perc. 2

42

20

# #

Triangle

&

wwww

Chimes
struck with Triangle Beater

4
4

2
4 X

4
4

42
p

44

>

wwww

Triangle

Tambourine
tapped w/ fingers

.
R

4
26

Picc.

&

Fl.

&

Ob.

&

Bsn.

B b Cl.

&

B b Cl.

&

26

Bs. Cl.

A. Sx. 1

A. Sx. 2

One Player

# #

#
# .

&

# . .

T. Sx.

&

B. Sx.

&

#
# #

# #
# #

# #

# #
# #

# #

# #

# #

# #

Hn.

&

Hn.

&

Tbn.

Tbn.

Euph.

Tuba

26

Perc. 2

? wwww

26

Perc. 3

&

Perc. 4

Perc. 5

wwww

Perc. 1

&

muted

. .

wwww

. .

. .

#.

wwww

. .

B b Tpt.

&

#.

B b Tpt.

26

#
#

# #
& # #

. .

&

TamTam
scraping continulously
w/ Triangle beater

w
p

~
>
R

33
30

Picc.

&

30

Fl.

Ob.

Bsn.

& w

&
?

#.

B b Cl.

& #

B b Cl.

&

Bs. Cl.

&

A. Sx. 1

&

A. Sx. 2

&

j
#
<

T. Sx.

&

B. Sx.

&

# #

accel.

tutti

w
>

B b Tpt.

&

B b Tpt.

&

Hn.

Hn.

Tbn.

# #.

accel.

&

tutti
open

Euph.

Tuba

? wwww

wwww

scraping tube
of chimes
w/ Triangle Beater

30

& w

#w

w
>

#.

~
> .
#
>
>

>
#

w
w
>
w

#
>

w
tutti
open

# w>
p

w
# ww

ww

#w

R
p

w
>

w
>

accel.

wwww

>

sus. cym.
w/ mallets

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
w
w

J

scrape

Wind and
Glass Chimes

Ped. throughout

Timp.
w/ mallets

w
p

> > > > >

> > >
> >>>
>>> >

> > > > >
> > >

> > > >

> > > >

Bass Drum
w/ mallets

tutti
>~
#

>~
.

tutti
open

~~
>
> # > > .

33

30

Perc. 5

&

#
J
p

tutti

#.

Perc. 4

#
#

Perc. 3

Perc. 2

Tbn.

Perc. 1

33
30

TamTam
w/ mallets

> > >>>>> >

6
37

Picc.

&

37

Fl.

Ob.

Bsn.

B b Cl.

B b Cl.

Bs. Cl.

&

Moving Forward q = 80

b >

b b
b b

b b


b b b

b b
b b

b b


b b b
b b

~~

f>

b
&

? b j
b
f>

f
3
3
3
3
f>
3

3
3
b

>

& b b b
b
.
b b
~~
fl
j
b
>
f

A. Sx. 1

>
& b J
f

A. Sx. 2

&

T. Sx.

j
& b
>
f

B. Sx.

&

b >
& J
f

B b Tpt.

B b Tpt.

Hn.

Hn.

Tbn.

Tbn.

Euph.

Tuba

& b b ..

j
b w
b
&

>
b

? b >
J
f

? b j
b
f>
? b >
J
f
?

j
b
>
f

Sus. Cym.
w/ mallets

? b b >..
b.

Perc. 4

Perc. 5

b b
3

>

> > >

>

> > >

b
w

w
f>

b.
>
f

w
>
f

b b
J

solo

b b

One Player

b b

b b

w
p

w
f>

ww

b w>
w
f

b ww
f>

ww

b w>
>
b ww
f
b w>

b w>
b ww

>
f

f>

j
w

&

Bass Drum

a tempo

rit.

solo

a tempo

rit.

w
f>

~~~~

b . . b b
b
b
p

One Player

w
w

bw
f>

a tempo

rit.

Floor Tom

ww
f>

Perc. 3

37

fl fl fl
>

bw

fl
>

b w>

& b b ww

37

Perc. 2

>

bw

Moving Forward q = 80

Perc.

Moving Forward q = 80

37

b b

>
f

>
f

b w>
bw
f

b > >
b


b b
&
b
b b

&

j
w

Chimes
scraping tube w/
Triangle Beater

Ped. throughout

Tambourine
w/ finger tips

. . .

Triangle
mute

.
J

&

42

Picc.

b
.

Fl.

&

Ob.

&

Bsn.

?
J

B b Cl.

&

42

B b Cl.

Bs. Cl.

&

& w

w
P

A. Sx. 1

&

A. Sx. 2

&

~
#w

B. Sx.

& w

#w

B b Tpt.

&

B b Tpt.

&
& w

Hn.

&

Tbn.

Euph.

Tuba

?
?
J

Perc. 2

ww

? w
? jw

?
&

j
w

Perc. 4

Perc. 5

Timp.
w/ mallets

Chimes
w/ mallet

. . . . .

# w

tutti

j
w

X
J J

sus. cym
w/ mallets

44

ww

TamTam
scrape w/
triangle beater

w
F

. . . . .

j
jw

42

Perc. 3

#w

# ww
p

#w

solo

#w
p

44

42

Perc. 1

Hn.

Tbn.

fl

#w

# #
#

w
P

~
#
#

J
#

# #
#

& w

solo

fl

#w

T. Sx.

42

One Player
fl fl
p

#w
p

~~~~~

One Player

44

8
Picc.

46

&

&

46

Fl.

tutti

Ob.

&

Bsn.

?
J

B b Cl.

B b Cl.

#
#

& #

& w

Bs. Cl.

A. Sx. 1

&

A. Sx. 2

&

T. Sx.

& w

B. Sx.

&

&

B b Tpt.

& #w
w

~
w

#
# #
# # #
3

# #

~
w

> > > >

>
> > > > > > >

~
#

# #

> # > > > # > > > > > > >
>
3

ww

Tbn.

Euph.

> > > > >

> > > > > > >

> > > > > >

> >>> >>
3
3

> > > > >

> > > > > > >

Tuba

? j

&

46

Perc. 1

Marimba

Perc. 2

46

Perc. 3

Perc. 4

Perc. 5

3
3
3

Floor Tom

TamTam
w/ mallets

3
3

> > > > > > > > >

>>>
3

~~

>

# > .

w
>

w
>

w
>

Strict Time q = 65

Chime scrape
with Triangle Beater
let ring

>x

> > > > > >>>> > > >
3

#w
p

Wind and
>x GlassChimes
.
J

#w

#w

#w

#w

3rd only

p
p

rit.

? j

w
>

Strict Time q = 65

rit.

# w>

w
w

& ww

#w

Hn.

w
w

w
w
>

#w
& w

Hn.

#w

.
# # # # #

~

46

Tbn.

B b Tpt.

Strict Time q = 65

rit.

#
#
#

& w

~
w

>

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
w
w

Fluidly; Rubato; Moving Forward q = 80

Fl.

&

Ob.

&

52

Picc.

&

52

Bsn.

One Player

b.

b.

58

b b

b b

b b

b b

b b

bw

One Player

bw

b b

bw

bw

b b

b b

b b

bw

bw

B b Cl.

& b b

B b Cl.

&

Bs. Cl.

&

A. Sx. 1

&

A. Sx. 2

&

T. Sx.

&

B. Sx.

&

Fluidly; Rubato; Moving Forward q = 80

&

Hn.

&

Hn.

&

Tbn.

Tbn.

52

B b Tpt.

&

B b Tpt.

Tuba

&

Perc. 2

bw

bw

One Player

Fluidly; Rubato; Moving Forward q = 80

One Player
muted

Perc. 1

58

One Player

bw

bw

58

Vibraphone
bowed

bw

bw

bw

Chimes
scrape tube constantly
with triangle beater
for suration of note

bw

Ped. throughout

&

b b

Euph.

52

bw

let ring

let ring

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w

52

Perc. 3

Perc. 4

Perc. 5

sus. cym.
scrape w/ triangle beater

Tambourine
w/ finger tips

10

63

Picc.

&

& J

63

Fl.

Ob.

&

bw

67

tutti
firsts playing
seconds wind noises

b b b b

b b b b

b b b b

b b b b

b b b b

b b b b

bw

b b

b b

b b

b b

b b

bw

bw

bw

b b

b b

b b

bw

Bsn.

? b

B b Cl.

& b

B b Cl.

&

Bs. Cl.

&

A. Sx. 1

&

A. Sx. 2

&

T. Sx.

&

B. Sx.

&

B b Tpt.

& J

B b Tpt.

&

63

bw

67

b b

One Player
muted

bw

One Player
muted

bw

Hn.

&

Hn.

&

Tbn.

Tbn.

Euph.

Tuba

? b
?

Perc. 1

&

Perc. 2

& b
63

Perc. 3

Perc. 4

Perc. 5

63

bw

bw

67

bw

bw

b b

let ring

bw

bw

bw

bw

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
Triangle
mute

sus. cym.
scrape w/
triangle beater

TamTam
scrape w/ triangle beater
for duration of the note

73

Picc.

&
& b

73

Fl.

Ob.

b
b b

b b b b

b b b b

b b b b

b b b b

b b b b

b b b b

b b b b

b b b b

&

Bsn.

? b.

B b Cl.

& b

B b Cl.

& .

. b

b b

b b

. b

One Player

bw

b b

11

80

bw

One Player

b b

b b

b b

A. Sx. 1

&

A. Sx. 2

&

T. Sx.

&

B. Sx.

&

B b Tpt.

B b Tpt.

Hn.

Hn.

Tbn.

Tbn.

Euph.

Tuba

Perc. 2

&

& J

. b

Perc. 5

bw

bw

j
&

Perc. 4

One Player
muted

Perc. 3

bw

73

bw

let ring

One Player
muted

? b.

&

&

73

Perc. 1

One Player
muted

bw

bw

One Player
muted

bw

j j
b

80

bw

b
j j
b

One Player

bw

w
b

let ring

80

b b

bw

bw
One Player
muted

bw

j j
b

bw

bw

j j
b

b
J

&

& J

b b

Bs. Cl.

73

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w

12
&

82

Picc.

Fl.

& J

Ob.

& b

82

Bsn.

? J

B b Cl.

& J b

B b Cl.

&

Bs. Cl.

& b

A. Sx. 1

j
&

T. Sx.

&

B. Sx.

&

B b Tpt.

&

B b Tpt.

&

Tuba

Perc. 1

&

Perc. 2

& J

let ring

j j
b

b
J

b
j

bw

84

b
b
J

j j
b b

j
b

One Player
open

bw

bw

j j
b

b
j

j j
b

b
J

j j
b

muted

tutti

84One Player

j j
b

j j
b

b
J

82

Euph.

j j
b

? J

b
j

j j
b

b
J

Perc. 5

& b

Hn.

Perc. 4

&

Perc. 3

Hn.

82

82

j j
b

&

Tbn.

tutti
firsts playing
seconds wind noises

j j
b

A. Sx. 2

Tbn.

84

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
w
w
w
w
w

accel.

& b

87

Picc.

Fl.

& b

Ob.

& b

? b

87

Bsn.

B b Cl.

j j
b

& J b

B b Cl.

&

Bs. Cl.

& b

A. Sx. 1

A. Sx. 2

T. Sx.

B. Sx.

j
&

j j
b

&

j j

&

& J

b
b

b
j j
b

j
b

j j

b
J

j j
b

b
J

J J

j j
b

j
b

j j

b
J

J
b

J J

b
tutti
(all playing)

J J

j j
b

b
>

j
b

b.

J
b.

j j
b

bw

accel.

B b Tpt.

&

B b Tpt.

&

87

Hn.

& j

Hn.

& b

Tbn.

One Player
muted

? b

Euph.

? b

Tuba

j
b

j j
b b

j

b

j j
b b

Tbn.

j
b

j j
b b

j

b

j
b

open

tutti

tutti

b ww

bw

open

b.

w
w
bw
w

tutti
open

open

bw

b.

b.

accel.

Perc. 1

& bw
p

Perc. 2

&

87

let ring

bw
p

let ring

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ let ring

w
w

87

Perc. 3

Perc. 4

Perc. 5

>

b
b b

b b
b b
b

b

b b
>

b
J

b b
b > b b

b b
b

bw

bw
w

b
J

bw

j j
b

b
J

13

b
b > b b b

Sus. Cym.
w/ mallets

Sus. Cym.
w/ mallets

14
92

Picc.

&
92

Fl.

&

Broadly q = 90

bw
f

bw
f

Ob.

&
f

Bsn.

? bw
f

B b Cl.

B b Cl.

Bs. Cl.

&
f
&

bw

bw

bw

bw

bw

>

b >

bw

bw

bw

bw

bw

>

b >

b b .
> > >

bw

bw

>

>
b

w
>

b >
b

>

b >

>

>
b

>

>

bw

bw
bw
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f

bw

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bw
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b
b

b
b

bw
b

w
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bw
bw

bw
bw

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bw

& w
f

bw

bw

T. Sx.

& bw
f

bw

bw

bw

bw

B. Sx.

& bw
f

bw

bw

bw

bw

bw

bw

b ww

b ww

b b ww

ww

B b Tpt.

&

bw

bw

bw

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& b ww
f

b ww

b ww

ww

> b > b > .

bw
bw

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w
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bw

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f

b b ww

b b ww

ww

bw

bw

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bw
f

bw

bw
bw

w
w

Hn.

&
f

Hn.

& b ww
f

Tbn.

Tbn.

Euph.

Tuba

92

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

&

Perc. 4

Perc. 5

Broadly q = 90

&

x
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92

Perc. 3

A. Sx. 2

Broadly q = 90

A. Sx. 1

&
f

92

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rit.

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bw
bw

b b ww

b w

bw

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b b ww

b b ww

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bw

bw

bw

Sus. Cym.
w/ mallets

x
J
f

Sus. Cym.
w/ mallets

x
J
f

Sus. Cym.

TamTam
w/ mallets

As many wind and

glass chimes as possible

b(

rit.

b >

>

Chimes
with mallets

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b >.

Even Broader q = 80

100

Picc.

&

b >.

100

Fl.

&

Ob.

&

Bsn.

B b Cl.

b
b

Bs. Cl.

&

A. Sx. 1

&

A. Sx. 2

&

T. Sx.

&

B. Sx.

&

b.
b.

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>
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b.

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Perc. 4

Perc. 5

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>

b.

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Crash Cym.
(if possible)

xw )

b.

b.

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solo

3
4

43

4
4

44

3
4

4
4

3
4

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4

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4

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muted

43

44

43

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43

44

43

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3
4

4
4

rit.

Mysteriously q = 60

ww

100 Even Broader q = 80

Perc. 3

ww

100

w.

& b ww
>

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bw

>
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b >.
?

Perc. 2

b.

>.

ww

Perc. 1

Mysteriously q = 60

b.

w>

b.

&

ww

Tuba

b.

rit.

b ww>

Hn.

ww

Hn.

w
>

&

b.
w

ww

B b Tpt.

100 Even Broader q = 80

B b Tpt.

&
&

b.

>
b.
? bw

B b Cl.

b.

Mysteriously q = 60

muted

44

..

3
4

4
4

43

44

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let ring

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110

Picc.

&

Fl.

&

Ob.

&

110

Bsn.

One Player

B b Cl.

#
& # #

B b Cl.

&

Bs. Cl.

&

A. Sx. 1

&

One Player

# #

# #

One Player
muted

# r .

# #

&

Tbn.

Euph.

Tuba

&

110

110

Perc. 3

Perc. 4

Perc. 5

Perc. 2

Tbn.

Perc. 1

B. Sx.

ww

# #

&

& w
w

Hn.

&

Hn.

T. Sx.

&

# #

#
#

B b Tpt.

&

&

B b Tpt.

A. Sx. 2

110

Tambourine
tapped with finger

Triangle
muted

r
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r
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113

Picc.

&
&

113

Fl.

Ob.

Bsn.

B b Cl.

&

# #

&

Bs. Cl.

&

A. Sx. 1

&

A. Sx. 2

&

T. Sx.

&

Hn.

# #

Stage whispering, not in unison with others,

repeatedly until fade out
"Can you hear it?

# #

Stage whispering, not in unison with others,

repeatedly until fade out
"Can you hear it?

Stage whispering, not in unison with others,

repeatedly until fade out
"Can you hear it?

Euph.

Tuba

Perc. 5

. .

115

Vibraphone
bowed

*use this note to start

the sound towards beat one

R
open

let ring

Stage whispering, not in unison with others,

repeatedly until fade out
"Water is a relief. The calming ripples of tide ease
the sould.

Stage whispering, not in unison with others

repeatedly until fade out
somehow the sleepers wake, in the dream of never-ending currents.
Life is a river

Stage whispering, not in unison with others

repeatedly until fade out
"Reality is a lost dream; reality is fate.
Water washes the mind and cleans the spirit

Stage whispering, not in unison with others,

repeatedly until fade out
"Water, the blood of the earth, cleanses
the heart and washes the soul"

Stage whispering, not in unison with others,

repeatedly until fade out
"Where can the water lead us?
Down the river we flow, through the life that fades into ever green"

Stage whispering, not in unison with others

repeatedly until fade out
somehow the sleepers wake, in the dream of never-ending currents. Life is a river

Stage whispering, not in unison with others

repeatedly until fade out
"Reality is a lost dream; reality is fate. Water washes the mind and cleans the spirit

115

*( )

Stage whispering, not in unison with others,

repeatedly until fade out
"Where can the water lead us?
Down the river we flow, through the life that fades into ever green"

j
#
<

Perc. 4

Stage whispering, not in unison with others,

repeatedly until fade out
"Listen to the water"

Tbn.

Stage whispering, not in unison with others,

repeatedly until fade out
"Listen to the water"

Stage whispering, not in unison with others,

repeatedly until fade out
"Can you hear it?

Perc. 3

113

Tbn.

Perc. 2

Stage whispering, not in unison with others,

repeatedly until fade out
"Listen to the water"

&

&

&

Stage whispering, not in unison with others,

repeatedly until fade out
"Can you hear it?

Stage whispering, not in unison with others,

repeatedly until fade out
"Water, the blood of the earth, cleanses the heart and washes the soul"

Perc. 1

&

113

&

Stage whispering, not in unison with others,

repeatedly until fade out
"Listen to the water"

&

&
113

Hn.

B b Tpt.

&

B b Tpt.

B b Cl.

B. Sx.

115

Stage whispering, not in unison with others,

repeatedly until fade out
"Listen to the water. Can you hear it?"

Chimes
Struck w/ Triangle Beater
then after sound starts to decay
(around m. 116) begin scraping
tube for the rest of the duration
of the note

let ring

let ring

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Glass Chimes

Wind Chimes

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