Thaïs

Meditation
for Violin, Orchestra and Chorus
Jules Massenet
Original orchestration intended by Massenet Performance Edition
Christopher Fazzi
Andante religioso q = 58
          
Flute I  

 
Flute II          


Oboe I           


Oboe II           


Clarinet I            


Clarinet II            

Bassoon I
         

         
Bassoon II

          
Horn I/II  

 
Horn III/IV
         

 
Timpani
        
E§§F##G§§A§§

 
B§§C##D§§
      
        
     
     
     
     
      
         


   
 
p
                          
Harp

             
      

  
Andante religioso q = 58
Soprano          


Alto           

 
Tenor         

         
Bass


         
            
     
Solo Violin         
p 3 5

   
Violin I         
pppp

 
Violin II           
pppp


   
divisi
Viola
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

pppp

  
divisi

     
  
      
Violoncello

pppp

      
Double Bass
   
pppp
2

A tempo q = 58
                  
rall.
 
9

     
                       


F§ Bb F# f
p
         
f C§
           
Hp. B§
       
Db D§

         
D#
     
    

A tempo q = 58
        
              
rall. A string
    
Vln.   
p f p 3 più f f 3

    divisi  
Vln. I          
f pppp f

     
         
Vln. II
f pppp f
    
    
 
 
 
 
     
Vla.


f pppp f

 
     

 
divisi


  
Vc.   
f pppp f
 
  

   
Db.
     
f pppp f

Tempo q = 54
  
rall.
 
16

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


  p
          
     
C#
   
Hp. dim.
   
D§
   
  
   
            
 
   

      3  
Tempo q = 54
  3
A string 3 rall.
G string
          
       
Vln.
3 p
3
3 f espress.

     
   
   
Vln. I

ppp
 pppp

    

   
Vln. II
   
ppp pppp

   
  
divisi

        

Vla.
pppp
ppp

     divisi 
Vc.
      

ppp
pppp

     pizz.
Db.      
ppp pppp
 3

Più mosso q = 76 poco a poco appassionato q = 76

 
22 rall.

Cl. I          
 
p f
più f


Cl. II       
f

        
Bsn. I    
p più f f

         
Bsn. II
  
p più f f

  1st
Hn. I/II 
        
p più f f

      
Timp.



                         
     A#                   


mf più f A§ f C§
      
Hp.

                    
C§
       
C#
    
 

     rall.
Più mosso q = 76 poco a poco appassionato q = 76
           
Vln.      
   
    
           
3 5
3 f
mf

                 
Vln. I 
   
    
          
  
3 3 f 5
mf

                
Vln. II         
f 5

 
         
divisi
Vla.  
sf sf

 
           
divisi
Vc.
 
sf sf

             
arco

       

Db.

mf più f
4

Meno mosso q = 68 poco più appassionato q = 72

 
28

Cl. I     
   


    
  

Cl. II

     
Bsn. I    

        
Bsn. II
 

         
Hn. I/II

ppp

    
Timp.
      
ppp

                   

3 3 3

   
3 3 3
       
             


f 3 A§ 3
  
Bb p
F§
    
Ab Ab
                      
Hp.
         
Db
  
  
    3 3 3 3

     
poco più appassionato q = 72
       
            
Meno mosso q = 68
         
Vln.        
p ff

            
Vln. I   
ff

      
divisi

    
      
    
Vln. II

pppp più f  sf sf

     
    
Vla.
   
 
    
pppp sf sf
più f

     
    
    
  
Vc.

sf sf
pppp più f

 
    
 
  

Db.
  
pppp sf sf
più f
 5

più mosso agitato q = 86

   
34 rall.

Ob. 
           
                  
sf
f

    
Ob.      
     

       
       
sf
f

 
     
Cl. I        
 
    

  
 
sf

   
       
 
    
 
 
Cl. II
sf

       
                          
Bsn. I
    
sf

      
                           
Bsn. II
     
sf

  
       
  
Hn. I/II    
         
sf
f

  
3rd
  
Hn. III/IV
  
 

f

  
  
Timp.
      
    
f

      
             

                     



più f sffz


          
Hp.

  
A§ C#
      
                 
           
   
 
            
più mosso agitato q = 86 rall.
               
Vln.      
     

          
sf sf sf sf


            
              
Vln. I                         
sf sf sf sf

               
                 
Vln. II
                 
sf sf sf sf

   
divisi

            
Vla.
                   
sf sf sf sf

    
  
divisi
      
Vc.
      
sf sf sf

        
Db.
          
sf sf sf
6

rall. Tempo q = 58
 
39 rall.

Fl.          


Fl.          

 
Cl. I          

Bsn. I
          

          
Bsn. II


          
Hn. I/II

E§§F##G§§A§§

          
B§§C##D§§
  
  
   

   
 
     
                      


pp
   F§ F#
p Bb
Db C§
Hp.
   
f
                         
     
    

Tempo q = 58
 
rall.

With closed mouth
S.          
p p
f

 
With closed mouth
A.
         
p p f

 
     
With closed mouth
T.     
 p p f

   
With closed mouth
      
B.   
p p f

    

          
            
             
Vln.   
5
p p 3 p f

          
Vln. I 


Vln. II          

Vla.           

Vc.
          

 
pizz.
                      
arco
Db.
  
pp
f
 7

Tempo q = 64  
 
48

        
Fl. 
f

  
Fl.          
f

     
Cl. I        
f

          
Bsn. I 
p

          
Bsn. II
 p


  1st
    
Hn. I/II
     
pp f
p

 
              
                       
 
       


  

p
D§ p
    
D# più f
   
B§
       
Hp. f
  
dim.
  
D§
          
   

Tempo q = 64
        
S. 
p f


A.        
p f

 
T.       
 p f

       
B.
   
p f
      
              
            3
A string 3 3


G string
      

Vln.
3 3
p 3 f cresc. ff 3 p
3

       
               3
A string 3 3

  
G string
Vln. I   
f ff 3 3 p  
cresc. 3 3

divisi
   

divisi
   
   
     
Vln. II

pppp f più f ppp

  
 
divisi
 
   
      
Vla.
pppp più f ppp
f

    
divisi
     

Vc.
f ppp
pppp più f

   
 
Db.
     
pppp f ppp
più f
8

A tempo q = 58
 
55 rall.

Fl.        


Fl.        


Ob.        


Ob.        

 
Cl. I        


Cl. II        

Bsn. I
        

        
Bsn. II

 
Hn. I/II        

       
Hn. III/IV

    
Timp.        
pp ppp

    
        
         
             


      mf f p
G§
        
Hp. C# G# E# Eb
          
Bb

          




  
  
A tempo q = 58
 
rall.

S.         
f p

A.        
f 
p


T.         
 f p

         
B.

f p

  
          
             

Vln.

pp cresc. f p
 
f espress.

        
Vln. I
       
mf
f espress. pp

  
  
divisi
Vln. II
   
 

pppp mf
 
    
divisi
Vla.
 
   
 
pppp mf

   
  
divisi
Vc.     
 
pppp
mf
    pizz.

arco
    
arco pizz.

     

Db.

pppp mf
 9

Calmato q = 50
 
62

Fl.           


Fl.           


Ob.           


Ob.           


Cl. I           


Cl. II           

Bsn. I
           

           
Bsn. II

 
Hn. I/II           

          
Hn. III/IV

 
     
         
Timp.


pp


E§§F##G§§A§§

 
    
B§§C##D§§

             
   

 

 
Hp.

  
più p
           

   

   





            

     
Calmato q = 50
    
* added by arranger

S.      
   
pp
    
   
* added by arranger
    

A.
pp
   
      
* added by arranger
T.    
 pp

 
           
* added by arranger

   
B.

 

       
* original ending for solo

      
3
     
       
Vln.
p f sf p pp

      
   
3 3
Vln. I                 
f sf p pp ppp

     
 
3 3

               
Vln. II
 pp pp ppp
ppp fp f

    
  
tutti
Vla.

 
 
         
ppp pp ppp
fp f

     
 
tutti divisi
          
     
Vc.
ppp fp f pp pp ppp


       
 
  


Db.
  
ppp pp ppp
fp f pp