Sergey Lyapunov

Variations On A Russian Theme Op.49

Arranged for Orchestra

Arranged by Mathew James

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Sergey Lypunov's "Variations on a Russian Theme"

Was written in 1912 and originally for the Piano.

I have always felt that a piece of this scale for a solo instrument would always
benefit from an orchestral setting. This is exactly what I have strived to recreate.
The grandiose nature of this piece is rife with orchestral implications: The volume
of the voices and interwoven lines, the tremendous crescendos and climax's and
the various timbres that typify each of the many variations.
There are only two variations of which I have removed completely (one of them
from the rather dolce major section and the other a more virtuosic scalic section)
I have consciously removed them from this arrangement as I personally feel that
they halt the flow of the piece with an addition few minutes of scales and extension
of previously used material which would not transfer as well to an orchestral setting
as I had previously hoped. Nonetheless I have maintained much of the original material
and made conscious efforts to accommodate the ranges and technical abilities of each
instrument in the orchestra. I have also changed the key to D minor which is far more
accessible than the original key of Dbb minor.
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Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
CorAnglaise
Clarinet in Bb
Bassoon
Contra Bassoon
2 Horns in F
2 Trumpets in C
Trombone
Bass Trombone
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion (5)*
Harp
Strings

*Bass drum, Snare drum, Cymbals, Tubular bells, Glockenspiel.

Duration: c. 7 minutes
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Variations On A Russian Theme Op.49 Sergey Lyapunov

arr. Mathew James
Student ID: 1101837
A
Lento assai e = 80


poco rit.
Piccolo

Flute
mp p

Oboe

Cor Anglais

Clarinet in Bb

Bassoon
mp

Contrabassoon

mp

Horn in F

Trumpet in Bb

Trombone

Bass Trombone

Tuba
A
Lento assai e = 80 poco rit.


Timpani
ppp f

Percussion

Bass Drum

Cymbals

Tubular Bells
f

Glockenspiel

mp

f p

Harp 1







Violin 1
ppp mf p



Violin II
ppp mf pp


Viola
ppp mf pp


Violoncello
ppp mf pp

Double Bass

ppp
mf pp

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B
6 Andantino q=60

Picc.

Fl.

Ob.

C. A.

Cl.

Bsn.

p

legatissimo

Cbsn.

p

Hn.

pp

Tpts.

Tbn.
pp

B. Tbn.

Tba.




pp

B
Andantino q=60

Timp.

Perc.

B. D.

Cym.

Tub. B.

Glock.

Hp. 1

Vln. 1

Vln. II

legatissimo

Vla.

pizz.

Vc.



legatissimo


Db.

pizz.
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C
Piu mosso, allegretto q=85

14

Picc.
p

Fl.
p

Ob.

C. A.

Cl.

Bsn.

Cbsn.

Hn.

mf

Tpts.



mf

Tbn.
mf

B. Tbn.

Tba.

C

Piu mosso, allegretto q=85

Timp.

p
f


(Snare Drum)


mf
Perc.

B. D.

Cym.

Tub. B.

Glock.


p

Hp. 1

Vln. 1


pp

pizz.
Vln. II
pizz.

pp

Vla.

arco pp

mf pizz.

Vc.
mp
pp
pizz.

Db.

mp f
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D
20 Moderato q=63


rit.
Picc.

Fl.
pp

Ob.
pp

C. A.

Cl.

Bsn.

Cbsn.

Hn.

ff mp
Tpts.



ff mp

Tbn.
ff mp pp

B. Tbn.
ff
mp

Tba.

D
Moderato q=63

rit.

Timp.


ff mp

mf f p
Perc.

B. D.

Cym.

Tub. B.

Glock.

Hp. 1

mp

Vln. 1
arco.
mp

Vln. II

mp

arco.
Vla.

f

Vc.




arco.
f p

Db.

mp
pizz.
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Picc.

Fl.

Ob.

C. A.

Cl.


pp

Bsn.

Cbsn.

Hn.

Tpts.

Tbn.

B. Tbn.

Tba.

Timp.

Perc.

B. D.

Cym.

Tub. B.

Glock.

Hp. 1

Vln. 1

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

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E
Allegretto q=92

30



Picc.

mp f

Fl.



f

mp

Ob.
mf

C. A.
mf

Cl.
mf

Bsn.


mf

Cbsn.


mf

Hn.

Tpts.

Tbn.

fp

B. Tbn.


fp

Tba.

E
Allegretto q=92
Timp.

Perc.

B. D.

Cym.

Tub. B.

Glock.

f

Hp. 1

Vln. 1


mf

Vln. II


mf




Vla.

pp mf

arco.

Vc.

pp pizz.
arco
mf
mf

Db.
mf
arco
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Picc.

Fl.

Ob.

C. A.

Cl.

Bsn.

Cbsn.

Hn.

Tpts.

Tbn.
f

B. Tbn.

f

Tba.

Timp.

Perc.

B. D.

Cym.

Tub. B.

Glock.

Hp. 1

Vln. 1

Vln. II

Vla.
mp pizz arco f

Vc.

mp

pizz arco f

Db.


mp pizz arco f
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L'istesso tempo
F
44

Picc.

Fl.

Ob.

C. A.

Cl.

Bsn.

Cbsn.

pp
Hn.

Tpts.

Tbn.
mp

B. Tbn.


mp

Tba.

F

L'istesso tempo
Timp.

Perc.

B. D.

Cym.

Tub. B.

Glock.

Hp. 1

Vln. 1

Vln. II

Vla.
arco

Vc.

mf

Db.

arco
mf Sergey Lyupanov
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Picc.

Fl.

Ob.

C. A.

Cl.

mf

Bsn.
mf

Cbsn.
mf

mf

Hn.

mf

Tpts.

Tbn.

B. Tbn.
mf

Tba.

mf

Timp.

Perc.

B. D.

Cym.

Tub. B.

Glock.

Hp. 1

Vln. 1

Vln. II





Vla.

Vc.

Db.


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Picc.


f

Fl.
f

Ob.

C. A.

Cl.



Bsn.



Cbsn.

Hn. f

Tpts.

Tbn.

f

B. Tbn.
f

Tba.

Timp.

Perc.

B. D.

Cym.

Tub. B.

Glock.

Hp. 1

Vln. 1

ff










Vln. II

ff

Vla.
ff

Vc.
f

Db.
f
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G

Allegro moderato q=80



62

Picc.
ff

Fl.
ff

Ob.







ff

C. A.

ff



Cl.

ff




Bsn.
ff

Cbsn.

ff

ff
Hn.



ff





ff
Tpts.



ff

Tbn.
ff

B. Tbn.
ff

Tba.

ff

G
Allegro moderato q=80






Timp.

fff 3 3

3 3 3 3 3


f
Perc.




B. D.
fff


Cym.

Tub. B.
ff

Glock.

Hp. 1

Vln. 1
ff

Vln. II



ff

Vla.

ff

Vc.
ff

Db.

ff
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70 H


Picc.

3 3 3 3

Fl.
3 3 3 3 3

3


Ob.




3 3 3

3 3

3 3 3


3 3

C. A.


3
3 3

3

3

3 3
Cl.
3


3

Bsn.

3 3

Cbsn.

Hn.

Tpts.

Tbn.

B. Tbn.

Tba.

H



Timp.

Perc.

B. D.

Cym.

Tub. B.

3 3 3 3 3 3

Glock.
3

3

3


3 3 3

3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3

Hp. 1
3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3



ff

Vln. 1

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

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74


Picc.

3 3 3 3




Fl.

3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Ob.
3 3 3 3 3
3 3

3 3 3

3 3 3

C. A.

3 3

3

3 3 3 3

Cl.

Bsn.

3

Cbsn.

Hn.

Tpts.

Tbn.

B. Tbn.

Tba.

Timp.

Perc.

B. D.

Cym.

Tub. B.

3 3 3 3 3 3

Glock.
3 3 3

3 3

3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Hp. 1


3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Vln. 1

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

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I
78

Picc.

sf




Fl.
sf

Ob.

C. A.

Cl.

Bsn.

f

Cbsn.

Hn. mf

Tpts.

Tbn.

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3


B. Tbn.

mf


3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Tba.

mf

I
Timp.

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
(Snare drum)

mf
Perc.

B. D.

Cym.

Tub. B.

3 3 3

Glock.

Hp. 1

Vln. 1
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
mf

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Vln. II
3 3 3 3
mf

Vla.
f

3

3

3

3

3 3

3

3

3

3 3

3

3

3

3


Vc.

sf f sf f sf f

Db.

sf f 3 3 3 3 3 sf f 3 3 3 3 3 sf f 3 3 3 3 3

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81

Picc.







Fl.

Ob.

C. A.

Cl.


Bsn.

Cbsn.

Hn.

Tpts.

Tbn.

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

B. Tbn.

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Tba.

Timp.

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3


Perc.

B. D.

Cym.

Tub. B.

3 3 3

Glock.

Hp. 1

Vln. 1
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3
Vln. II
3 3 3

Vla.

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3



Vc.

sf f

sf f 3 sf f 3

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3


Db.
3
sf f 3 3 3 3 sf f sf f
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rit.

84

Picc.
sf





Fl.

3

Ob.

C. A.

Cl.


Bsn.

Cbsn.

Hn.
sf


sf

sf
Tpts.


sf

Tbn.



sf

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3


B. Tbn.
sf



3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Tba.
sf

rit.

Timp.

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3


Perc.

B. D.

Cym.

Tub. B.

Glock.

Hp. 1

Vln. 1
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

3 3 3

3 3 3 3 3 3
Vln. II


3
Vla.

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3



Vc.
sf f

sf f 3 sf


3

3 3

Db.

sf f 3 sf f 3 3 3 3 3
sf
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J
Poco Andante q=55
poco rit.
87

Picc.

pp

Fl.
pp

Ob.


mp dolce pp

C. A.
pp

Cl.



pp


Bsn.

pp

Cbsn.

pp

p dolce

Hn.

p dolce
Tpts.



p dolce


Tbn.

B. Tbn.

Tba.

J
Poco Andante q=55

poco rit.
Timp.

Perc.

B. D.

Cym.

Tub. B.

Glock.

Hp. 1
f


mp

Vln. 1
pp ppp
pizz

arco

pizz


Vln. II

pp ppp

arco

pizz
Vla.
arco
pp ppp

Vc.
pizz arco
pp ppp



pizz
Db.

pp
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K
Quasi allegretto q=60

95
Picc.
p

Fl.
p

Ob.

C. A.

Cl.




p

Bsn.
p

Cbsn.

Hn.

Tpts.

Tbn.

B. Tbn.

Tba.
K
Quasi allegretto q=60

Timp.

Perc.

B. D.

Cym.

Tub. B.

Glock.

3 3

3 3



Hp. 1


3 3 3 3
mf

3
3

3
3

3
Vln. 1
3 3

p 3 3

3 3

3

3
Vln. II
p 3 3
3
3
3 3

Vla.

Vc.

mf

Db.

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99
Picc.

Fl.

Ob.

C. A.

Cl.

Bsn.

Cbsn.

Hn.

Tpts.

Tbn.

B. Tbn.

Tba.

Timp.

Perc.

B. D.

Cym.

Tub. B.

Glock.

3 3 3

Hp. 1


3 3 3 3

3
3 3
3

3 3
Vln. 1
3 3

3 3

3 3

3


Vln. II
3 3 3
3 3 3 3

Vla.


Vc.



3 3 3 3

Db.

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L
103 poco accel. Allegro q=96

Picc.

Fl.

Ob.

C. A.

Cl.


Bsn.

Cbsn.

Hn. mf

mf

f
Tpts.

Tbn.

f

B. Tbn.

mf



Tba.


mf
L

Allegro q=96

poco accel.

Timp.



(snare drum) mf



mp f
Perc.

B. D.

Cym.

Tub. B.

Glock.

Hp. 1

Vln. 1

mf f pizz

mp

Vln. II
mf f pizz

mp


Vla.
mf f pizz
mp



Vc.



Db.

arco
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111

Picc.



ff 5 ff 5

Fl.
5 5 5 5
f sf ff f sf ff

Ob.
f f

C. A.
f f

Cl.

ff ff

Bsn.
f f

Cbsn.

ff ff

f f
Hn.

f

f

ff ff
Tpts.







ff ff



Tbn.
ff ff

B. Tbn.

f
f


Tba.

f
f

Timp.

sf sf


Perc.

B. D.

Cym.

Tub. B.

Glock.

sf sf
Hp. 1 5 5 5 5

Vln. 1


5 5

arco sf ff sf ff

Vln. II
5 5
sf ff sf ff

arco arco

Vla.
5
5

sf f sf f

arco

Vc.

f f

arco

Db.

arco f f
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117

Picc.


ff 5 sf

Fl.

5 5

f sf
Ob.
f

C. A.
f



Cl.

ff


Bsn.

f

Cbsn.

ff

Hn. f





f


ff
Tpts.






ff

Tbn.


ff

B. Tbn.

f



Tba.

Timp.

sf


Perc.

B. D.

Cym.

Tub. B.

Glock.

Hp. 1 5 5
sf










Vln. 1
sf ff sf
5 5





Vln. II

5 5

sf ff sf

Vla.
5
sf f sf





Vc.
5
f sf




Db.


f sf
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121

Picc.


sf Pesante mf f
11
mp sf 11

Fl.

sf Pesante mf f
11
mp sf 11

Ob.

Pesante mf f

C. A.
Pesante mf f

Cl.
Pesante mf f

Bsn.

Pesante mf f ff

Cbsn.
Pesante mf f ff

Pesante ff

Hn. mf f

Pesante ff
mf f




Pesante ff

mf f

Tpts.

Pesante ff
mf f

Tbn.
mf f Pesante ff



B. Tbn.


mf f Pesante ff

Tba.
Pesante ff
mf f

Timp.

pp f p ff

Perc.

B. D.

Cym.

Tub. B.

Glock.

Hp. 1

Vln. 1


5 5 11 5 5
11 Pesante

mp sf p sf f ff








Vln. II

5 5 11 5 5
11 Pesante
mp sf p sf f ff

Vla.

5 5 11 5 5
11 Pesante
mp sf p sf f ff


Vc.

mf f f mf f ff


Pesante

Db.

mf f f mf f ff
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M




127

Picc.
3 3 3
sf

9 mf mp
mf sf

Fl.
3 3 3

9 sf mf p
mf sf

Ob.
p 3
mp





C. A.
p
f

Cl.



p
f



Bsn.


mf


Cbsn.

mp

Hn. ff

ff



ff
Tpts.

ff

Tbn.
ff

B. Tbn.
ff


Tba.



ff

M

rall.


Timp.

pp ff


Perc.

B. D.

pp fff

Cym.

Tub. B.

Glock.

sf

Hp. 1




mp


3 3



Vln. 1
3
9
p sf sff mf sf mp p

3 3 3

Vln. II

9 mf sf mp p
p sf sff


Vla.


p f sff mf mp

Vc.




p f sff 3

mp


Db.

sff
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133 piu tranquilo rit.

Picc.

Fl.

3 3

Ob.
pp

3 3 3
C. A.


mp ppp

3
Cl.

p

Bsn.

p ppp

Cbsn.

ppp


Hn.

Tpts.

Tbn.

B. Tbn.

Tba.

piu tranquilo rit.

Timp.

Perc.

B. D.

Cym.

Tub. B.

Glock.

Hp. 1



mp p

mf

Vln. 1

pizz p

Vln. II

p

pizz

Vla.

pp pizz p

3 3

Vc.
pp ppp

Db.
3 3 3
mp pp ppp
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N
140 q=85

Picc.

Fl.

Ob.

C. A.

Cl.

Bsn.

mf

Cbsn.

mf

Hn. f

mf

mf

Tpts.

mf

Tbn.



f

B. Tbn.

mf

Tba.

mf
N
q=85
Timp.

Perc.

B. D.

Cym.

Tub. B.

Glock.





Hp. 1

Vln. 1
ppp

Vln. II

ppp

Vla.


ppp arco f

Vc.

f

Db.

arco mf
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O

144

Picc.


sf fff

f sf ff

Fl.


sf fff
f sf ff



Ob.

ff ff fff



C. A.

ff

fff




Cl.

f
ff

sf ff sf fff


Bsn.


ff ff sf fff




Cbsn.
ff
ff sf fff

ff sf ff

Hn.

ff sf ff



sf ff ff

Tpts.



sf ff

ff


Tbn.

sf ff ff
ff



B. Tbn.
ff
ff ff




Tba.
ff ff ff
O





Timp.

f

fff f fff


Perc.

B. D.

Cym.
fff

Tub. B.

ff

Glock.

Hp. 1

Vln. 1
arco f sff
sf ff




Vln. II
arco f sff

sf ff




Vla.
f

sff ff





Vc.
f ff

sff


Db.

ff ff
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