Benj amin Britten NOCTURNAL after John Dowland for Guitar Op.7o FABER MOS LIMITED 3 Queen Square London WCIN 3AUEDITOR’S NOTE In view of the intricate character of this piece, I have en deavoured to finger it as succinctly as is compatible with the composer's original phrase marks, which are of course of great importance for the interpretation of the work. Those intimate with the technicalities —and indeed difficul- ties —of phrasing in a convincing way upon the guitar will find that the dotted line thus: (LH. legato or slur) will not only lend support to the musical interpretation, but will also facilitate playing. ‘The song upon which this work is based is No. 20 in The First Book of Songs or Ayres of Four Paris by John Dowland, published in 1597. JULIAN BREAM The first performance of Nocturnal was given by Julian Bream at the Aldeburgh Festival June rath 1964 Duration: cq minutesFor Julian Bream NOCTURNAL Edited by Julian Bream BENJAMIN BRITTEN 1 Musingty (J) Sire (Meditative) Ge cncseagaesinanccnagecsnities ors sac 2 eo = 3 x GUITAR a ppp very freely (noito Uxderanente) BD Qe iy Sabet he too? ® 2 = poco erese. edb avcel. ———= § | wv © 1904, 1905 by Faber and Faber LimitedII Very agitated (otto agitato) ee @ @ qu. m4 aS Fe pesinte CET DOS O88 0 ee i ois a2 BEbS ah = Pitnprodim. 2 6. aitacea4 IIL Restless irvaate. J) Unguieto| ay (Soto) espress. —— - = PP (Selo) espress. PBITe OR RE Pe airs6 IV Uneasy (stow 4) (Ansioso) Bvt Bvt ® © (trem) 2 ean OTE ptmmeen pig m £m I wae — Ff — Fotin, pe 3 : epieep bens 7 - ' a tempo niente Lttieepim mon 2 £ ti BP pissieat eeV March-like (4) (Quasi una Mareia) singing (cantatite) a5. ov ft Pp staccato e pesante = DE 2 crese! = of bi, BuL_BU 7 = Epp sat ponticatto = attena8 VI Dreaming (stow J) (sognante! artificial parmonics 2 4 fi DP freely (iberanent) <= ———— i ae z iS eae i c= fat iio = P —====_ din, —— art. harm. vs srtherm yi at arm, stam gfVIL Gently rocking (Cxtlante) Bp murmuring; quasi tremolando ED OHHSCD HSH OH @F-1OOG O-3FHHH HE 4 4 F : 3401 23 ope as 2 @0G0O ein #F . 3 semprepp 3 dying anay O-) ® 1g ® FD Derren eo (norendo)10 VIIL Passacaglia (measured) (misurato)lively (animato) ° o 2, 1 oye Ee te we EP pissicato BP pias. Pp naturale ® O9@ 2», g 1b PaedB nat. starting broadly (cominciaxdo targamente) Beg soa ON Oe oo BV- — ~ i — BivV— Bvu4 with force (con forza)Siow and quiet (Molto tranguillo) a 4 ST e pp {marked meee OS + dower and dying away . - z “ - mm Git. lento ¢ morendo) as soft as possible (quasi niente; wo) Aldebergh= Nov. 8b, 1958