Elegy

Arranged for String Orchestra by ELLIOTT CARTER

 
Elliott Carter (1952) (1943)

  
Adagio sostenuto q = 66

Violin I           
  
mf espr.

 

      
Unis.
Violin II
  
Div  p 

 
mf

Viola          

mf
        
Violoncello   
mp p

    
       
Double Bass

mp p

           
5
    
       
 
p accompagnato
  

Div
 
 
Unis.
       

      
Div

   
Unis.
       


       
      
Soli

 


meno f p

     
        
 
 
meno f p

2
11

Div

     
Unis.

   
  

  

   
      
   
   

    
  
        
    
cresc. poco a poco

 
      
  cresc. poco a poco
   
    
 
cresc. poco a poco

 
15
       
       
   
mf dolce p tranquillo

    
  
Div Unis.

   
 


       
mf 
        p pp tranquillo
            
   
 
f
   mf

  
        
      
f 
   
  
mf
            
 
 

f mf
 
       
   
 
3
20
   
   
   
accomp pp
  
    
Soli
    
 
Div.

    
      
mp dolce

             


pp accomp tranquillo
 
  pizz.
        
 
pp arco arco

 

 
pizz.
    
pp

  
      
       
 
loco
24
      
            

soli sempre        
       

accomp sempre
        
    


   

     
    
    
         

              
   
   

        
 
 

4
28
 
Unis.
      
Div.

    
 
  
   Unis (soli)
accomp.

         
  
  
piu f

            
 
          
    
 
   
       

    
Un poco piu mosso
 
32 Unis.

    
(Soli)
  
      
  
 
pp piu f
   
Div.

          
accomp

      
Div.
       
   
pp
 
        
 
 
  fp arco


pp  
      
fp arco
 
   
5
       
    
37

 

cre - sc. po - co a po co
f

 
        
  

   
  
 
   

Div. cresc.

  
cre - sc. po - co a po co

f

          

  
cresc.

         

f
  
 cresc.
f

  
cre - sc. po - co a po co

         
    
 cresc.
cre - sc. po - co a po co f

  
              
Allargando Ritenuto Rubato (a tempo)

42

      
  

  


      
ff marc

      
 
     
   
f p sub ff marc.
 
  
   
   
unis
     
     

     
f p sub

     
     
     
f p sub

    
     
 
f p sub
                         
 
6
46
  


         
  
   
  

       
       
ff marc

                           

          
ff marc
           

ff

    
allargando rit a tempo

    
49
       
      
  

mf
   
 
     

  
p

p accomp
   
   
p
p accomp

       
    
  
p

 
p accomp

      
  


7

  
 
Div.
54

    
  p accomp

  
  

piu p
 
 
unis,

  
piu p
pp p p accomp
   
 
Soli
   
pp p mf cant. p mp

 
     


pp  piu p

        
pp

  
    

 

60

  
pp 
  
   
pp

       Soli
pp    
   p


 
   
pp 
pp


          

pp


   

   
pp