Romanian Folk Dances

Bass Clarinet Béla Bartók [Sz. 56 (1915)]

arr. Roe Goodman
I. Stick Dance

~~ 2 

 = ca. 80)




 ~
 


Allegro moderato (

 4






 
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A









11


  


sf mf






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più mosso





 





21

  











p

mp
cresc. molto

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poco allarg. B tempo primo







30





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~

sf

sf
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più mosso poco allarg.





 




~




41








sf
p
~
sf
cresc. molto

II. Sash Dance

~




Allegro (  = ca. 120) rit. rit.

 ~ 42 
a tempo

p
~~ a tempo









9 rit.

















~~


A


a tempo


17





p
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rit.

 ~

25

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 Bass Clarinet
III. Stamping Dance
~~~ 2 Andante



(  = ca. 80)







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pp





9
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A  









p




~
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~

B




17

p



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~



~

 
C


  
25

  p

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calando


33 G.P.

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pp ppp smorzando

IV. Dance from Bucsum

~ 3 Moderato (  = ca. 72)








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 4 

 

  

p






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A
  

7


 mf
~


~


~








poco slargando



13


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pp

p
3
più
B
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~


~



Tempo primo











19


mp espress.
3



p
3

~


C















poco slargando




26







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pp

mf più p
 Bass Clarinet
V. Romanian Polka

~~~~ 2
Allegro (  = ca. 120)







3





2
4






4





4

f sf sf
sf
~~~~ 2 3





2 3



4
~

4





4
~

4



7


sf sf sf sf
sf
~~~~


2


3



4


   
12

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sf
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A

 
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2  3     ~


~

17


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4


sf
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~

 2 


3 2
21

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4






4




 
sf sf sf
~~~~ 2
3
25

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sf sf sf sf
VI. Fast Dance
~~~~ 2 Allegro
 
(  = ca. 120)
 
   

 4








sf sf
sf mf sf mf
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5


sf sf
mf   sf
sf mf sf mf sf
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11



mf   sf
   sf
  

sf sf mf sf mf sf
 Bass Clarinet

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A  = ca. 132)
Più allegro (






17





sf f sf sf
23
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sf mp


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29












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35

    











sempre f
42
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C









49


più f sf
 
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56















sf sf sf ff

Romanian Folk Dances (Bartók) -- revised 10/17/2019