IV.

Dialogue Between
Beauty & The Beast

(La Belle et la Bête)

Maurice Ravel
How Ravel Orchestrated: Mother Goose Suite

IV.
Dialogue Between
Beauty & The Beast
MAURICE RAVEL

Valzer molto moderato = 50

2 Flts.

2 Obs.

1° Solo
2 Cls. in B
espressivo

Bsn.

CBsn.

2 FHs.

Trg.

Cym.

B.D.

Harp

Muted
Valzer molto moderato = 50
Vlns. 1

Muted
Vlns. 2

Muted

Vlas.

Muted
Ces.

Muted
pizz.
Bss.

Valzer molto moderato = 50

m.d.
Piano dolce ed espressivo

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1 1°
2 Flts.

1°
2 Obs.

1°
2 Cls.

Bsn.

1°
2 FHs.

Harp

Vlns. 1

Vlns. 2

Vlas.

Ces.

arco

Bss.

Pno. m.g.

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

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2 Flts.

2 Cls.

Harp

Vlns. 1

Vlns. 2

Vlas.

pizz. arco
Ces.

pizz.
Bss.
( )
C.B. a 5 strings

Pno. m.d.

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

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a2
2 Flts.

1°
2 Obs.

2 Cls.

1°
Bsn.

2 FHs.

Harp

pizz. arco
Vlns. 1

pizz. arco
Vlns. 2
pizz.
arco
Vlas.

Ces.

Bss.

Pno. m.g.

29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38

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2 Flts.

2 Cls.

Bsn.

1°
2 FHs.
Mute

Harp

pizz.
Vlns. 1

pizz.
Vlns. 2

Vlas.

Ces.
div.

Bss.
very short

Pno.

39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48

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2 Flts.

2 Obs.

2 Cls.

Bsn.

Solo 3
CBsn.

1°
2 FHs.
2 nd remove mute
Bass Drum beater
with felt let ring
Cym.

B.D.

Harp (F G A B )

remove mute
Vlns. 1

remove mute
Vlns. 2

Vlas.

pizz. arco on the fingerboard

Ces.
div. pizz. arco on the fingerboard

arco on the fingerboard

Bss.
arco on the fingerboard
div.

Pno.
Muted
3

a little prominent

49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59

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2 Flts.

2 Obs.

2 Cls.

Bsn.

CBsn.
3

1°
2 FHs.

Cym.

B.D.

Harp

Vlns. 1

Vlns. 2

pizz. arco on the fingerboard

Vlas.
div.
pizz. arco on the fingerboard

pizz. arco on the fingerboard

Ces.
div. arco on the fingerboard
pizz.

pizz.

Bss.
div. pizz.

Pno.
3

60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69

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3 1° Solo

2 Flts.
molto espressivo
1° Solo
2 Obs.

molto espressivo
CBsn.
3
arco

Vlns. 1

arco

Vlns. 2

unis. remove mutes

Vlas.
normal
unis. normal remove mutes
Ces.

unis.arco remove mutes

Bss.

molto espressivo

Pno.
3

70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78

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Animato poco
2 Flts.

2 Obs.
1° Solo

2 Cls.

Bsn.

CBsn.
3

Harp (FA ) (C D )

Animato poco
Vlns. 1

Vlns. 2

Vlas.

Ces.

Bss.
Animato poco

m.g.
Pno.
3

79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87

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a poco

2 Flts.

2 Obs.

a2
2 Cls.

Bsn.
3 3

CBsn. 3
3

1°
2 FHs.

Harp E G A C G A

a poco

Vlns. 1

div.
Vlns. 2

Vlas.

Ces.
3

Bss. 3
a poco

m.d. m.g. m.g. m.d. m.g.

m.d.
Pno.
3

3 3 3

88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96

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Vivace assai
Rall.
a2
2 Flts.

a2
2 Obs.

2 Cls.

Bsn.
3

CBsn.

a2
2 FHs.

Harp C F G C D

Vivace assai
Rall.

Vlns. 1

unis.
Vlns. 2

Vlas.

Ces.
3

Bss.

Vivace assai
Rall.

m.d
m.g.

Pno.

97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105

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4 Primo Tempo

2 Flts.

2 Obs.

1°
2 Cls.
espressivo

Bsn.

Solo
CBsn.
3 3

1° Mute
2 FHs.

Harp F A

Primo Tempo
Muted
Vlns. 1

Muted
Vlns. 2

Muted
Vlas.

pizz. Muted arco

Ces.

Bss.

Primo Tempo

Pno.
3 3

a little prominent
106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115

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2 Flts.

1°
2 Obs.

1°
2 Cls.

Bsn.

CBsn.
3

2 FHs.

Harp

remove mutes
Vlns. 1

remove mutes
Vlns. 2

Vlas.

pizz. arco
Ces.

Muted arco
pizz.
Bss.
sul D

m.g. m.d.
Pno.
3
3 3

116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125

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5 1°
2 Flts.
espressivo

1°
2 Obs.
espressivo
1°
2 Cls.
espressivo

Bsn.

CBsn.

2 FHs.

Harp D E F A B

pizz.

Vlns. 1

pizz.
Vlns. 2

remove mutes pizz. arco

Vlas.

Ces.

remove mutes
Bss.
(
)
C.B. a 5 strings

m.d. m.g.
Pno.

3 3
3

126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136

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a2
2 Flts.

1°
2 Obs.

a2
2 Cls.

Bsn.
3

CBsn.

2 FHs.

Cym.

Harp E A B

arco
Vlns. 1

arco div.
Vlns. 2

Vlas.

remove mutes
Ces.
3

Bss. 3 3

Animato poco a poco Vivo

Pno.
3 3

3 3
3 3 3 3

137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145

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6 Primo Tempo(Poco piú lento) 2o change to Piccolo

2 Flts.

Trg.

s.
glis
Harp C A

Primo Tempo (Poco piú lento)

Unmuted
Vln.
Solo
molto espressivo

Vlns. 1

Muted
Vlns. 2

Muted
Vlas.

Muted
Ces.

Bss.

Primo Tempo(Poco piú lento)

ndo
glissa 3

molto espressivo
Pno.

146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154

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Rall. Piú lento

Picc.

1°
2 Cls.

Bsn.

CBsn.

Mute
2 FHs.

Harp

Rall. Piú lento

Vln.
Solo
sul A
sul G

Vlns. 1

Vlns. 2

pizz.

Vlas.

Unmuted
Cello
Solo
molto espressivo

Ces.

pizz.
Bss.

Quasi lento
Rall.

expressive and prominent

Pno.

155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163

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Rall.
Picc.

Flt.

2 Cls.

Bsn.

Cbsn.

2 FHs.

Harp

Mutes Rall.
div. a 4 div. a 2

Vlns. 1
die to nothing
pizz. div. a 4 arco div. a 2
Vlns. 2
die to nothing
div. a 4 arco div. a 2
Vlas.
die to nothing
Mute
Cello
Solo
div. a 3 unis.
Ces.
die to nothing
arco
Bss.

die to nothing
Rall.

Pno.

164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172

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