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Spoliansky FIVE ROBESON SONGS

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FIVE ROBESON SONGS by

MISCHA SPOLIANSKY from his film scores to Sanders of the River and King Solomon’s Mines

arranged for low voice and orchestra by

Philip Lane

NOVELLO


Instrumentation: 2 Flutes (II./Piccolo) 2 Oboes (II./Cor anglais) 2 Clarinets 2 Bassoons(II./Contrabassoon) 4 Horns 2 Trombones Tuba Percussion (2 players): Timpani Tom-toms Glockenspiel Mark Tree Triangle Marimba Whip

Harp Celesta Strings

Duration: c.14 minutes


Five Robeson Songs 1. Canoe Song Lyric by Arthur Wimperis

  Flute 1   

Moderato (with rhythmic swing) (q=100)

Flute 2 (dbl. Piccolo)

Oboe 1

Oboe 2

Clarinet 1 in Bb

Clarinet 2 in Bb

Bassoon 1

 

take Piccolo

Horn 1 in F

Horn 2 in F

Percussion

Percussion

Harp

Voice

A

 

  

   

  

   mf

   

  

 

 

 

  

  

 

mf

 

mf

mp

mf

mp

      Contrabassoon       

p

Solo

  

           mp

  

 

 

  

 

 

         

   

Tom toms

  

 

 

 

3

  

      mf *

      

 

 

 

 

 

    









    









    

 

p

 

 

p

© 2008 by Novello & Co. Ltd.

3

  

 

  

 

  

  

    

yea- ger - deh.

 

Ah - ee - o - co

yea - ger -

A 











 

 

p

  Double Bass   

   

3

mf sec

p

Violoncello



mf

p

Viola







Ah- ee - o - co

Violin 2

Moderato (with rhythmic swing) (q=100)

Violin 1

mf

 

        

   

 

   

mf

 

      

Piccolo

   

 

 

arranged by Philip Lane

   

 

p

Bassoon 2 (dbl. Contra.)

Mischa Spoliansky

(from the film Sanders of the River)

 

 

* The non-English text is purely phonetic and taken down from the soundtrack as it was not used in the original published version of the song.


2

 Fl. 1    10

Fl. 2

 

 

   

mf  

   

mf

         

         

mf

mf

      

      

     

    

     

         

     

          

Bsn. 1

  

Bsn. 2

   

Ob. 1

Ob. 2

Cl. 1

Cl. 2

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Perc. 1

Perc. 2





Vln. 2

Vla.

 

 







mp

 

     3



   

 

 

    

 

 

Ah- ee - o - co,

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  

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   

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    

      3

 

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     

    

 

mf

  

  

  

  

     

3

  

p

 

3 Glockenspiel

        

  

  

  

  

  

       









Ah- yee - o - co

 



   









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 

 



 



Vc.

 

Db.

  

 

 

 

  

 

 



 

 



yea- ger - deh.

  

 

  

  

Ah - yee - o - co

       

ah - yee - o - co.



ah- yee - o - co,

   

   

 

 

3

  

 



    

 

3

 

mf

mp

deh.

Vln. 1

 

 

Hp.

Voice

mf

 

 

yea - ger - deh.

The cur -rent

   

  

 


  19

Fl. 1

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

Ob. 2

Cl. 1

Cl. 2

Bsn. 1

Bsn. 2

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Perc. 1

Perc. 2



 

  

Voice

   swings;

Vln. 1

Vln. 2

Vla.

Vc.

Db.



 

    

 

 

          

                     p

mf

 

    

   

p

 

   

   

rhyme.

For light is





 

  



 

 

 

 



   

   

   

   

   

  

a

of

bur - den

la

-

bour,

  

   

  

   

    

When each bends

   

his back with

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

  

  

  

 

  

  

  

div.

   

   

 



div.

B



 





A riv - er





 

div.

  

mp

   

           

 



The wa - ter sings



3

  

      

   

 

        



3

p

mf

   



 

                             



  

         

   

 

   

3

  Hp.

 

p

mf

 



          

  



                      

p

mf



          

p

         

                       

p

B

  

p

 



 

         

pizz.



pizz.





      

arco





 

 

 

his

3


4

 29           Fl. 1    Fl. 2

Ob. 1

Ob. 2

         

          



 

  

mp

 

Cl. 2

              



    

 

Bsn. 2

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

  

  

 

Voice

Vln. 1

Vln. 2

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

 

   

    

 

  

    

 

  

    

 

  



    

 

  

   

  

  

 

 

      

   

   

 

p

  

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

p



 

 

   

  

               Solo

mp

 

p

  

  

   

  



      -

       

 

 

  

 

    



    

bour. So each for all,

We stand or

 

 

fall,

  

 

  

 

 

  

  

 

   

                And all for each

 

   

 

 

 

 

         

 

    

 

 

 

 

       

 

  



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



  

 

 

 

Un- til we reach The jour - ney’s end.

          

 

    

   

      

     

neigh

mp

    

mp

 

   

     Hp.

  



 

              

   

 

Cl. 1

Bsn. 1

         





  

 

     

unis.

 

unis.



     



     



unis.

       

arco

   

 

 


5

 Fl. 1  

Fl. 2



Ob. 1



Ob. 2



Cl. 1

40

Cl. 2

C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mp

mp Bsn. 1

Bsn. 2

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

  

     

 

















                        



Vln. 2

Vla.

Vc.

Db.



 

 

 

 

  

mp



Vln. 1

  

Hp.

Voice

 

mp



 

 

  



 



 

 

 

  

 3  

 3  

 3  

 3  

 3  

 3  

San - di the strong,

San - di the wise,

Right- er of wrong,

Hat- er of lies,

Laughed as he fought,

Worked as he played,

mf

    

 

 

 

C

 

 











 

 

  

 



  

div.

  pizz.

 

 

 

 

 

unis.



 

unis.

 


6

 Fl. 1  



49

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

Ob. 2

Cl. 1

Cl. 2

Bsn. 1

Bsn. 2

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Perc. 1





   

  

  

 

 



Vln. 2

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

   

mf

   

mf  

mf

   

 

   

   

  

   

  

   

  

   

 

 

   

  





 

 

 

 



mp





mp



   

Tom toms





   3  

  

   

pizz.

 

 pizz.    

  

 

 

arco

arco

arco

 

 

arco

  

 

  

 



 

  

 

  

  

 

    

     And make it

so,

 

yea - ger - deh,







 



arco

pizz.

3

yea- ger - deh,

unis.

3

 

Let it be made.A- way you go,

div.

    

  



 

  

  

3

 3      

  pizz.   

    

3

   

 

3

mf sec

As he has taught,

Vln. 1

 

   

mf

Hp.

Voice

mf

 

 

 

mf

   

   

mf



Piccolo

mf

mf Perc. 2

 

 

 

To - ge- ther all,

the pad - dles fall











   

 

    

 

 



 

 

 

   

in tune and

 


   57

Fl. 1

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

Ob. 2

Cl. 1

Cl. 2

Bsn. 1

Bsn. 2

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

 

Voice

Vln. 2

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

mf

          mf

     



 

  

         

  

          

  

mf

mf

 

  

 



  

   

  

   





 



 

 



 

 

mf

  

  

  

  

So look a - live,

  

  

      

 

  

   

3

3

 

    

p

p

  

     

       

 

 

 

 

yea- ger - deh,

  

  

  

  

And dip and dive,

       

yea- ger - deh,

 

 



           The wa -ter sings

A riv- er

rhyme.





 



 



 

 



 

  

 

 3





The cur -rent swings;

3

 





 

   

 

mf





 

 



mf





3

mf



p



  

    

mf



       

       

 

    

  

D



 

Glockenspiel

p

 

 

3

  

 

    

 



mp

     

mp

3

 

 

time.

Vln. 1

     



  Hp.

D          



7

 

  

 

 

 

 


8

      Fl. 1   66

Fl. 2

     

                                                  p

Ob. 2



Cl. 1

Cl. 2

Bsn. 1

Bsn. 2

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Vc.

Db.

mp

     

                     p

                      



   

 

  

     



 

       



 

 

 

mp

  

 



  

p

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

     

a

of

bur -den

la

-

bour,

  

  

   

  

    

When each bends

 

   

his back with

 

  

 

  

  

 

 

  

  

  





  

   

 

 

  

 



div.

pizz.

 

div.

pizz.

 

div.

 

  

 

 

   

   

 

   

 

p

mp

 

   

      

mp

  



     

  

 

 

p

   

 

 

For light is

Vla.

 

                      



Vln. 2

                    

Hp.

Vln. 1

   



Voice

           

                                                p



Ob. 1

E

      

arco





  

 

 

  

his neigh

 

 

-

 

 

    

bour. So

 

each for

    



 

 

  

 

   

all,

We stand or

 

 

  

  E       

   

 

 

 

       

    

 

       

 

   

  

 

  

 


 Fl. 1    77

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

Ob. 2

Cl. 1

Cl. 2

Bsn. 1

Bsn. 2

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Perc. 1

Perc. 2





  

    

 

 

     

Hp.

 

 

 

Vln. 2

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

   

   

   

   



  

 



 

 

  

     

F

     

   

     

    

     

   

    

    

mf

mf

       mf

        mf

mf

mf

mf

mf

mf

   

 

















  

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

And all for each

 

  



  

 

    

Un - til we reach

 

 





 







 

 





















unis.

 

The jour - ney’s



  

  

     



 

end.



arco

unis.

 

(Oh)

unis.

 

 

 

p

mf

mf



   

mp

   

   

     

 



   

fall,

Vln. 1

   

 

 

   



   

 

Voice

         

9

F

 

 

 

 

 


10

   85

Fl. 1

Fl. 2

 

 

 

 

Ob. 1

 

 

Ob. 2

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

Cl. 1

Cl. 2

Bsn. 1

Bsn. 2

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

 

  



 



 

  

 

 





 





 

 





 





 





 



 



 



 







 



  











 



 



 

 







Hp.

Voice

Vln. 1

Vln. 2

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

  

 

   



 



 





4





 



 











 

 









 





   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


2. Congo Lullaby 11

(from the film Sanders of the River)

   

Andante moderato (q=86)

Flute 1

 

mp

 

 

 

Clarinet 1 in A    

   

   

Flute 2 (dbl. Piccolo)

Oboe 1

Horn 1 in F

Horn 2 in F

  



mp



 

Solo

  

mp dolce







mp

 



 

mp













Harp

Celesta

Voice



 

  

 

  

  

mp

 

 

 





 

 

mf

  

My

lit - tle black dove,

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 Curl

 

  

up in your nest

of

love.

Andante moderato (q=86)

Violin 1

    

p

Violin 2

Viola

   

p

Violoncello

    p

pizz.      Double Bass  p

sim.

  p

sim.

sim.

sim.



 









 


12

    Fl. 1  8

  

Hn. 2

mp

  

  

      

    

    

  

  



Ob. 1

Hn. 1

 

Fl. 2

Cl. 1

A

mp

mp

    

    

Hp.

   

     

 



   



    

   

mp

  

  

 

Cel.

     

Voice

       The moon is

Vln. 1

a



charm

     

 

To keep you from harm,

     

A - sleep at my breast.

 The

    stars are

A

   

  

Vln. 2

  

Vla.

  

Vc.

Db.

 

 

a - light


   Fl. 1  13

  

Fl. 2

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

 

Ob. 1

Cl. 1

 

 

13

 

  

  

      

   

   

   

   

   

   

Hp.

  

     



 



  

 

  

  

  

   

 

Cel.

 

  

Voice

 

 To

Vln. 1

   

Vln. 2

Vla.

Db.

watch o - ver you

all

night;



     



The riv - er of sleep

     



Flows gen - tle and deep,

      To rock you to rest.

  

  

  

Vc.

    

  


14

   Fl. 1  19

  

Fl. 2

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

 

 

 

B

 

mp

   

 

   

mp

mp

 

Ob. 1

Cl. 1

 

mp

mp

          

           

    

     

  

  

   

   

Hp.

 

 





  

 

mp

   



  

[E F# Gb A B C# Db]



Cel.

 

 

  

Voice

So

Vln. 1

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

sleep, lit - tle one,

Till dark - ness is

  

  

pizz. delicato



      

    

  

pizz. delicato

  

arco

3

           

 

 

    

  

by.

 3   

pizz. delicato

   3  

B

   

Vln. 2

 

Sleep till the sun

Ris - es up in the

     



    

   

     



    

   

    3 

   

                   


  Fl. 1 

 

 

 

  

 

 

Cl. 1

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

. iss gl

Hp.

 

delicato

 

 

  

 

  

   

   

mp

 mp

Solo mf

 

   

   

   

   

mp

 

 



Ob. 1

 



Fl. 2

C



27

15

mp

 

 

    

   

 

Solo mf

  

 

   

   

Cel.

  

Voice

 

sky

Vln. 1

   

My lit-tle black dove

 

  

 

    

Vc.

   

     

  

  

up in your nest

of

love



       And go to your rest,

    A - sleep at my breast,

C 

Vla.

 Curl

   

Vln. 2

Db.

 

 

arco

pizz.

 


16

  Fl. 1  34

 

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

Cl. 1

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

 (optional) D 

     

 

 

 

mp

 mp

 



  

 

 

 

  

  

   

     

   

   

mp

   

   

Hp.

 

    

    

     

 

mp

  

    

    

 





 







  

Cel.

   

Voice

   

 

My lit - tle black dove,

Vln. Solo

  

Vln. 1

Vln. 2

   

      

mp cantabile

  

  

Vc.

Db.

  

  

Vla.

D

 

 

 

 

 


 42     Fl. 1     

Fl. 2

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

 

Ob. 1

Cl. 1

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 E    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



  

17

 

 

  

  

   















Hp.

 

  

 

 

  

    

 



 

    

    



    

   

    

 

    

   



      

   



  

Cel.

Voice

 

 

 

     

   Oh

Vln. Solo

    

      

      

  

Vln. 1

  

Vln. 2

  

Vla.

  

Vc.

Db.

E

 

 

   

 

   

     

 

 


 50    Fl. 1 

18

   

Fl. 2

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

 

Ob. 1

Cl. 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

F

   

mp

 

mp

   

  

  

  









Hp.

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

   



 

 



 





 

    

 



 



    





  

 

 



Cel.

     

Voice

Vln. Solo

      

      

    

      

      

  

Vln. 1

  

Vln. 2

  

Vla.

 

  

Vc.

Db.

 

 

 

  

So

sleep,

 3 

lit - tle one,

Till

dark - ness is

 pizz. delicato

 

F



  

pizz. delicato

   

 

   

   

  

arco

 3 

pizz. delicato

 

3

     


19

  Fl. 1 

 

 

57

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

        

Solo

mp dolce

  

 

 

 

        

delicato mp

   

    

 

    

   

  

 



E F# Gb A B C# Db

mp



  

mp

Cel.

 

             

  

Voice

by.

    

     

   

     

Vln. 2

  

Vla.

 

Vc.

Db.

  

Hp.

Vln. 1

                   



Hn. 2



Hn. 1



G

gl iss .

Cl. 1

               

 

  

     

Sleep till the sun

Ris - es up in the

3

     

sky.

    

My lit - tle black dove



    

     

Curl up in your nest



    

     

  

arco

  

arco

   

          arco                    

G

 

pizz.


20

  Fl. 1 

 

rall. e calando

65

Fl. 2

  

Ob. 1

Hn. 2

    

   

          

          

 

  

  

   

 

     

 

 

mp



mp

Hp.

  

   

 

 

    

Voice

of



 

Solo      

 

love

       And go to your rest,

 

    A - sleep at my breast,

     

  

My lit - tle black dove.

rall. e calando

  

  

Vla.

  

Vc.

  

     

   

Vln. 2

Db.

   

mp

Cel.

Vln. 1

   

   



Hn. 1



Cl. 1

        

 

 

 

arco

pp

pp

pp

pp

pp


3. Love Song (from the film Sanders of the River)

 Flute 1   



  

  



   

   

   

mp

mp

 

  



 

 

 

  

 

 

 

div.

p

 





 

p

      

 

  

unis.

 

unis. 3

  

  Double Bass  

p

pizz.

p

  

 

 

   p

  

Glockenspiel

mp





mp







  

 

Violoncello



Slowly (h=72)

Viola



mp

   div.  Violin 1  

Violin 2

molto rall.

mp

 

Voice

   

   

mf

 Percussion    

Harp

  

s.

Horn 2 in F

mp

  

p

Horn 1 in F

  

glis

Bassoon 1



Clarinet 2 in Bb

      mp

mf



Clarinet 1 in Bb

Solo

Oboe 1



Flute 2 (dbl. Piccolo)

  

Solo

Slowly (h=72)

21



 molto rall.

 

  






22

A 9  Fl. 1  

a tempo

Fl. 2



Ob. 1



Cl. 1

Cl. 2

Bsn. 1

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Perc. 1

 

      











  

Voice

 

   

  











  

mf  

A

  

Vln. 2

 

Vla.

 

Vc.

  

Db.

   

    



 

  















 









 

  

 

  



  

  



you

go

My

heart

will

fol











 













a tempo



-

  





Where

Vln. 1

 Hp.

low

af

 -

-

ter.




23

rit.

B 17  Fl. 1  

Fl. 2



Ob. 1



Cl. 1

Cl. 2

Bsn. 1

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

      







Voice



 



 

 

 Hp.



   



 

There’s

 no





























road

   

 

 



   



you

can

es

-



 





    



 

  



Vln. 2

Vla.

   

  

   

cape

me

by.

B

Vln. 1

  



 





 

Vc.

 

Db.

   

 

rit.

 

 

 

 




24

C

 Fl. 1  











  







  







25

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

Cl. 1

a tempo

 

mp

 mp

mp

mp

Cl. 2

mp

Bsn. 1

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

   

Voice

  











 

 Hp.





  

   



 

C





   



  



    





  

  

Vln. 2

 

Vla.

 

Vc.

  

Db.

   













 



or

woe,

Your

sor

















  

a tempo

  

Joy

Vln. 1



  

 

row

and

your

laugh





-









 -

-

ter,












   

 



   

 

    

 





 

 

  





 

 





 

 

33

Fl. 2



Ob. 1



Cl. 1

Cl. 2

Bsn. 1

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

      























 

   

   

 Hp.

 

   

   

  

will

share

with

you

un

  

Vln. 2

 

Vla.

 

Vc.

  

Db.

  

I

Vln. 1









  



   

   

 

Voice

 

 

glis s.

 Fl. 1  

    

mf

F G A B# C D E#

  

 

til

I

die.





    

   

    









-

 

 

 

25


D

26

   

   

Ob. 1

 

   

Cl. 1



   

  

   

  41

Fl. 1

Fl. 2

Cl. 2

Bsn. 1

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Perc. 1

Perc. 2



  

Cel.

Voice







 









 









   

 

  

  



mp



Glock

 



mp

F G A B# C D E#

Mark Tree

       

gli ss

.



Vla.



Vc.

     

  



new

  



pp

 air,

s. glis

Mag - ic ev -’ry - where,



gli ss.

  

mag- ic in the



p delicato

ss. gli



 p delicato



  

Db.





There’s a

Vln. 2



D

Vln. 1



  

 Hp.



  

Mag -ic in the



  pp

   

pp

 

pizz. p


27

 Fl. 1  

Fl. 2



Ob. 1



48

Cl. 1

Cl. 2

Bsn. 1

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

     









  











 









 









 









 



  



  3

mp

 3

3

3

 a -

mp



 3

3





  the





 3

3

3

3

mong

  

3

3



 







breeze

Vln. 1





Voice



 Cel.



     Hp.

E

3

3

3



 





3

3

3

3

 

trees!

  

 3

3





3

3

 

It is you!

E



 

  





 

Vla.

 

  

Db.

  

Ev - er since you

Vln. 2

Vc.

3


28

 Fl. 1  

Fl. 2



Ob. 1



54

Cl. 1

Cl. 2

Bsn. 1

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Hp.

  









  

mp

 







 





 



 









 









 









 









 



  





  3





 3

3

Cel.

  came

Vln. 1

mf

  



Voice

    

Solo

   

 3

3

 

Noth - ing is the same,

   

gli ss.

ss gli

gli s

.

 

p delicato

     

 

ss. gli

s.

 

Just to speak your name



  sets me





all

a-





3

mp

 

    

   

3

3

 

3

3

3



    

flame!

Ev - er since I





fell



Vln. 2

 

Vla.

 

 

Vc.

Db.

  


29

 Fl. 1  



Ob. 1

Cl. 1

Cl. 2

Bsn. 1

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

  

 



 



3 





3





 



 C D E Fb G# A B#

  

  3



3

3

 

     

Vln. 2

Vla.

Vc.

Db.





 











    

      

 

 







 

 







    

   

       

3

    

     3   

   

F

you

go

My



 

a tempo

 

 

  

arco





pizz.

Where

poco rall.

   

 



  

Un - der - neath your spell, Li - lon go!

Vln. 1



.

Hp.

Voice

  



Cel.

a tempo

gli ss

Fl. 2

F

poco rall.

61





 

 


30

 Fl. 1  

Fl. 2



Ob. 1



Cl. 1

Cl. 2

68

Bsn. 1

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

  

Voice









 











 

 

  



   

  heart

Vln. 1

  

 Hp.

  

will

fol

-

  

low

af

-



 



 







  

 

There’s

 no













road

 you















 



G 

Vla.

  



ter.

Db.









 





-



Vln. 2

Vc.

G




 Fl. 1  





76

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

Cl. 1

Cl. 2

Bsn. 1

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

     

 



 

 Hp.

Voice

Vln. 1

Vln. 2

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

  

   

   

     

 

can

es

-



 





 

  







mp

 mp

mp

mp



   





















 

 





cape

me

by.



  



H a tempo 

 



 

 

 

 

   

  





   

or

woe,

Your









     

  





  

Joy

rit.





  

  

  

  

mp

 



31

H a tempo 

rit.


32

 Fl. 1  









  



84

Fl. 2



Ob. 1



Cl. 1

Cl. 2

Bsn. 1

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Perc. 2



 







  



















 



















 

 Hp.

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

    

  

 

    

 

   





Cel.

 

row

and

your

laugh



Vln. 2

 

Vla.

 



Vc.

 

Voice

sor

Vln. 1

Db.

-

   

 

 

 

 -

-

ter,

I

will

share

with

you

un

div.

 

 

 

 

 



 

 







arco







 

 

div.

 

-


 



  

  

 Fl. 1   92

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

33

molto rall.



 p

 p

p

p

p

Bsn. 1

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Perc. 2

  



 

 

    

   

gli



Hp.

Cel.

Voice

    



til

Vln. 1

Vln. 2

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

mf

Mark Tree

  

    

I

die.

     





 

    

    

molto rall.

 

  









unis.

 

  

p

unis.

   

p

mp

 

F G A B# C D E#

   



   



Cl. 2

ss.

Cl. 1

    


4. Wagon Song (from the film King Solomon’s Mines)

34

  Flute 1   

  

  

  

Clarinet 1 in Bb

 

Clarinet 2 in Bb

 

Bassoon 1

  

Bassoon 2 (dbl. Contra.)

  

Andante (q=90)

Flute 2 (dbl. Piccolo)

Oboe 1

Oboe 2

Horn 1 in F

       

    

mf Horn 2 in F

 

mf

con sord.

    

    

mf

mf

2 Tenor Trombones

  

Tuba

  

Percussion 1

  

 Percussion 2  

Voice

  

 

 

Triangle

mp

 

mf ad lib.

    

    

I’m not a fraid.

I’m not a fraid.

       

Why should I care

  Violin 1   

  

  

Violoncello

  

Double Bass

  

Andante (q=90)

Violin 2

Viola

poco sfp

 

poco sfp

if

my


  Fl. 1   8

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

Ob. 2

Cl. 1

Cl. 2

 

 

 

 

          

           

              

            

mf

    mf

    

         

   

mf

35

              

mf

mf

mf

           

                   

    

 

  

  

Hn. 2



Tbn.

 

Tba.

  

Bsn. 1

Bsn. 2

Hn. 1

Voice

      jour - ney’s long?

Vln. 1

Vln. 2

             

I’m sure to get there though my jour - ney’s long,

       

my team and my wa -gon are

mf

mf

 strong.

     I’m not a- fraid.

 

  

 

Vc.

 

Db.

  

Vla.


36

  Fl. 1  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cl. 1

 

Cl. 2

 

Bsn. 1

 

 

Bsn. 2

 

 

 

 

Hn. 2



 

Tbn.

 

 

 

 

15

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

Ob. 2

Hn. 1

Tba.

Voice

       I’m not

Vln. 1

Vln. 2

Vla.

Vc.

Up to the

mine

till

 



your shoul - ders crack,

 

      

Keep plod -ding a - long

till

  

   

your shoul - ders crack.I’ll

  

ne - ver

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

   

 

mf

    

be turn - ing you

   mf

Db.

a - fraid.

      


A             21           Fl. 1            

   

   

   

   

   

          

   

   

   

                  mf

   

   

mf

   

mf

   

mf

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

Ob. 2

Cl. 1

Cl. 2

Bsn. 1

   

   

mf

   

mf

             

            

   

   

  

   

   

  

   

   

  

   

   

   

  

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

                            mf

Bsn. 2

                       mf

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Tbn.

Tba.

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Voice

  



Vln. 2

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

 

senza sord.

senza sord.

mf

 

  

 

mf

   

   



   

   



   

 

   

 

   

   







   Whip

      

  

mf

Marimba

mf

mf

  

  

        

 

  

  

   

  

  

   

  

 

   

  



   

 

 

   

  

 

  

   

 



      

An - swer my whip when it

calls.

    

   

   



      

pizz.

mf



   

 

 

Walk,

walk,



      

      

                        

mf

      

up to the mine.

mf

      

walk

      

 





      

  

Walk,

      

    

   

       

mf

     

  

mf

 

   

f

A

      

       

        

                         

mf

back.

Vln. 1

         

   

 

37

  



   




38

 

      

   

   

      

   

  

      

   

  

   

  

   

   

     

   

   

     

   

   

      

   

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

Ob. 2

Cl. 1

   

Cl. 2

   

Bsn. 1

Bsn. 2

Hn. 1

  

   

Hn. 2

 

Tbn.

  

Tba.

   

Perc. 1

Voice

  

  

  

   

       

           

Vln. 2

Vla.

Vc.

Db.





   





   





 

   

 

 

   

       

      

Leo - pard

waits

   

   

  

   

  

   

   

   

  

   

  

      

   

   

   

  

   

  

      

   

   

   

  

   

  

       

       

  

 

  



   

  

 

   

 

  

   

  

 

      

to get the one that

                                

      

        falls.

Get up and Walk,

B

        

        

  

   







       

    

   

   

 



 

 



  

  

 



           

 

 





up to the mine.

     



walk

  

       

   

   



     

    

       



       

       

      



         

  

      

           

  

  

 

   

   

   

   

  

   

   

  

   

    

keep in your line.

Vln. 1



       

          

B

      

28      Fl. 1  

Shin - ing as bright



       

as the

   

   

       

                    



   


  

     

  

         

 

  

 

  Fl. 1   34

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

Ob. 2

 

 

39

  

   

      

  

  

   

  

      

  

  

   

   

      

   

   

    

   

  

   

   

  

  

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Cl. 1

   

     

   

   

   

       

   

   

Cl. 2

          

   

   

   

   

   

   

                

Bsn. 1

Bsn. 2

                 

     

        

           







 

  

   

  



Hn. 2

 

   

   

   



Tbn.

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Tba.

  

   

  

   



Perc. 1

Voice

            

  

Vln. 2

  





Vla.

        

       

Vc.

Db.

      

ter - hole

  

 

  

  

 



 

 

 





There’ll be a wa -

 

      

keep in your line.

     

walk,

   

      

Walk,



      

    

 

      

   moon.

Vln. 1

     

           

              

   

Hn. 1

   



      

     

         

we’llcome to that wa - ter -hole

soon.



soon,



       





  

   



 

  

 

 

      

      

      

    

        

                                                                    

 


40

C

  

   

  

  

   

  

  

  

   

   

   

   

41     Fl. 1  

  

  

     

  

  

     

  

      

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

Ob. 2

  

    

  

   

        

  

   

  

      

   

   

   

 

   

 

  

   

 

      

   

   

  

Cl. 1

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

     

   

   

  

Cl. 2

   

   

   

   

   

   

          

   

   

  

Bsn. 1

Bsn. 2

Hn. 1

              

   

Hn. 2

 

Tbn.

  

Tba.

  

Perc. 1

Voice

Walk,

Vln. 1

Vln. 2

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

  

  



  



   

   





 

   

 

  

 

 

   

   



 walk,



 

  



        

      

   

  





   

   

   





 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

   

  

   

      

      

      

     

     

       

     

Walk,

walk,

hur - ry a long

 

Or the



     



     





     

bet - ter keep on.

Think of that sun

     

  



      

in the

sky.

   

   



      

      

      

  

                              

       

 

      

   

           

      

C   

        

     

        

                            

   Marimba          

         



  

  



  



      

      

sun

will drink that

     

                  


  Fl. 1   

      

   

   

   

  

      

   

   

   

  

      

   

   

   

  

      

   

   

      

   

      

   

48

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

Ob. 2

Cl. 1

Cl. 2

Bsn. 1

Bsn. 2

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Tbn.

Tba.

Perc. 1

Voice

       

        

Vln. 2

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

  

   

  

    

               

 



   

  

  

   

  

   

   

  

   

  

   

  

   

   

  

   

  

   

  

       

        

  

  



   

 

  

 

  

  

        walk,

  

   

  

 

    

 

   

   

 



 

     

       

Walk,

walk,

 

      

     

   





      

 

      

  

  



      

strain at your load.

       



 

    

      

   

  

   

  

   

   

 

Get up and Walk,

    

   

                        

        dry.

  

  

  

   

 

   

  

  

   

  

  

     

     

 

  

        



          

wa -ter

Vln. 1

 

         

 

   

  

Though you are wea - ry and



           

   

   



       

        

       

       

sore.

   

   

 

  

  

41



    

 




42

   

  

   

   

     

   

      

   

54      Fl. 1  

   

     

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

Ob. 2

   

   

    

  

  

   

  

   

  





   

  

   

  

   

  



   

  

   

  

   

  





Cl. 1

   

   

   

  

   

  

   

  



Cl. 2

   

   

   

  

   

  

   

  





        

Bsn. 1

Bsn. 2

Hn. 1

              

  

           

  

    

  

  







 

 

 

Hn. 2

 

  

Tbn.

  

 

   

Tba.

   

  

Perc. 1

Voice

                     Keep

Vln. 1

Vln. 2

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

to the road.

      



                 



 





 

 

 











       

more,



      



       



-

ing once

more.

   

   

  

  

  

  

      

  



  

  



 

  





 









   

 

 

      

soon we’ll be rest

      

 

   

       

      

ing once

   





  



 

 

      

Soon we’ll be rest -

  



       

        

 



  



    

       







  

 

  


D

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

   

   

   

      

   

   

      

   

   

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

   

 Fl. 1  59

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

Ob. 2

Cl. 1

Cl. 2

Bsn. 1

Bsn. 2

Hn. 1

        

   

  

      

   

   

  

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

        

       

  





 

   

   



   

 

  

 

   

   

Tba.

Vln. 1

  

 



 



 



 

  

   

 

      

   

   

 

      

   

   

  

          

   

   

  

       

    





           





  





   

   





 

   

   

 

    

 

   

 

 

   

  

   

      

      

      

      

      

      

    

      

    

  

      

Walk,

walk

up to the mine.

An - swer my whip when it

calls.

Walk,

walk,

keep in your line.

Leo - pard

waits to get the

    

     





     



     





     

       

       

D



  

Vla.

       

                           

  

   

Db.

 

Vln. 2

Vc.

   

       

 

 

      

  

        

  

Voice

   

Tbn.

Perc. 1

  

  

 

    

                      

   

Hn. 2

  

43

       



       

   

 



 



           

       

             


44

     

     

  

  

  

  

     

  

  

  

  

     

   

   

   

   

   

 

      

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

      

   

 

      

   

   

   

   

   

   

          

   

 Fl. 1  66

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

Ob. 2

Cl. 1

Cl. 2

Bsn. 1

Bsn. 2

Hn. 1

Tbn.

Perc. 1

   

  

   

Hn. 2

Tba.



  

Voice

 

   

E

  

  

  

          

  



 

 

   

   



 

 

   

 

   

   

   

Vla.

       

  

 



  

    

  

        

  

  

      

  

   

  

      

   

     

        

   

       



  



Db.

  

  

Vln. 2

Vc.

  

        

    

  

  

  





 

 





 

  

         

       

      

   

 

   

  

 

   

   

 

   

 

  

   

  

  

      

      

      

     

    

      

walk

up to the mine.

Shin- ing as bright as the

moon.

Walk,

walk,

     



  





       

       

      

      

  

                      

one that falls. Get up and Walk,

Vln. 1

  

         

  

E   

  

    

       



       

       

           

keep in your line.

       

                                               



   

 


  

  

  

  

  

  

  

 

  

 

  

Bsn. 1

  

Bsn. 2

 Fl. 1  73

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

Ob. 2

Cl. 1

Cl. 2

Hn. 1

  

  

 

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

 

  



  



 

  



  

 



 

 

Tbn.

Tba.



 

   

 

   



Voice

 

Vln. 2

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

  



 

Vln. 1

  

   

Hn. 2

Perc. 1

   



There’ll

be

a

wa

-



 

   

  

  





  

 

   

  







 

 





ter - hole

soon,

   we’ll



   



 

-

ter - hole

soon.

come

to that



   



    

    

 



 



 

  

wa

 

       

      

 



   

   





  

 



   

 

 



  

 

 







   

 

   

 

  

    

45

  

   

 

         

 

 



  



 


46

 

F

rall.

77

Fl. 1

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

Ob. 2

 

 

Cl. 1

Cl. 2

Bsn. 1

Bsn. 2

Hn. 1

   

 

 

 

 

pp

Hn. 2

Tbn.

Tba.

Perc. 1

pp dolce pp

 

Voice

mp

    

    

(La)

Vln. 1

 

     

F

 

  

 

  

 

rall.

Vln. 2

Vla.

Vc.

Db.


5. Mountain Song 47

(from the film King Solomon’s Mines)

    Flute 1 

   

  

    

Moderato

Flute 2 (dbl. Piccolo)

Oboe 1

Cor Anglais

          f

Clarinet 1 in A



Clarinet 2 in A



  

  

Bassoon 1

Bassoon 2 (dbl. Contra.)

Horn 1 in F

   

         

mf

    

  

    

Horn 2 in F

2 Tenor Trombones

Percussion 1

Percussion 2





   Harp

  

  

   Violin 1 

  

   

  

  

Voice

Moderato

Violin 2

Viola

Violoncello

Double Bass

 f

 

 



  



   

 

p

 

 

div.

 

 

p

 

p

  

 

f

          

 

 

p

   

 div.



Triangle

 



 

  

  

mf

  

  

mf

 

 

mf

 

 

mf

 




48

  Fl. 1 



5

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

C. A.

Cl. 1

Cl. 2

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

 

 

  

 

         

f

     

mf

      

 

  

 

  

 

fp

  



    



f

     

Voice

 fp

 

Hp.

  

p

f

to Timpani

  

Glockenspiel

  



    



f

 

    

      

unis.         

Vln. 2

     

Vla.

     

Vc.

 

    



f

 

f



f

mf





  

 

 

 

 

             

up, climb- ing up, till I’m hold- ing the clouds in my hand.

p



 





 

 



 

pizz.

arco

 

p

p

f



 

p

 

 A

    

 

  

 

 

mf

  

rall.

unis.

 

Timpani

pp

         

Climb- ing

Db.

mf

 

Vln. 1

dolce

f

  

Hn. 2

Tbn.



Hn. 1



      

 

Bsn. 1

Bsn. 2

 A

rall.

 

p

 



mf

     p

  


   Fl. 1 

Ob. 1

C. A.

 

 

  

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

  

 

 

   

 

 





 







 



  

    

 

     

 



 



  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

               

Climb - ing up, climb- ing up, till the world is be low where I stand.



 

   





   









pizz.

arco



 

p

 



 

Climg ing

   

 

mf

mf

 

 

Vc.



     

 

  

Vla.



 

      

   

  

Vln. 2

  

     

mf

 



mf

      

mf

mf

 

Voice

Db.

      

    

Hp.

Vln. 1

       

mf

  

Hn. 2

Tbn.

mf

Bsn. 1

Hn. 1

 

Cl. 2

Bsn. 2

    

Cl. 1

   

        

  

11

Fl. 2

B

49

up

to

the land that

I

B 





   







  







  

molto espress.

 





 



pizz.



 

3




50

  Fl. 1  17

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

Cl. 1

Perc. 2

 

 

                   

   

    

mf

ten.

ten.

   

ten.

   

  

dolce espress.

dolce espress.

 

      

   

dolce

 

dolce

  

         

  

         

 

mf

mf

  

   

p

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

know must lie

 

Vln. 2

 

Vla.

Vc.

p

con sord.

  

con sord.

p

 

ten.

p

  

Voice

Db.

Hp.

Vln. 1

ten.

  

Hn. 2

Perc. 1

C

      

Bsn. 1

Tbn.

  

           

      

Cl. 2

Hn. 1

          

C. A.

Bsn. 2

    

   

 

 

 

    

o - ver



  



that moun tain.



  

 

  p

ten.

ten.

 

 

 

ten.

ten.

               Climb - ing up, climb- ing up, for my heart is a - way

in

 

that

land.

C 



















 



 





     

 

 

   



 

   

 

pizz.

pizz.

espr.





  

pp

 

 



 

  

   

 

  

 



    

 

arco

arco

unis. p

p

p

p

p

dolce espress.

espr.

  div.

pp

 



pizz.


51

  Fl. 1 

 

 

 

 



  

 

23

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

C. A.

Cl. 1

Cl. 2

Bsn. 1

Tbn.

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

 

 

  

   

 

  

  

p dolce

p dolce

 

 

  

 

 

  

   

 

  

     

  

     

 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 



    

 

p dolce espr.

p dolce espr.

p espr.

  

p

 

p

 

  

  

 

  

  

  

 

 

  

 

  

  

  



  



 



 



 

 

p espr.

 

Voice

   

     

Vln. 2

Vc.

 

Might - y

     



  

mp



  



   

Vla.

Db.

  

Hp.

Vln. 1

  

p dolce

       

Hn. 2

 

  

  

 

p

 

  

 

  

moun tain,

 

 

  

  

  

 

 

Hn. 1

 

Bsn. 2

 

 

  

O you moun tain,

 

might- y







 



  



 



  




52

28

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

Cl. 1

Cl. 2

Bsn. 1

Perc. 2

    

    p



     

     

     

 

  

  

  

 

p

p

  

    p

  

 





 

   

 

p

   

 

    

   

p

p

 



 

    

p

             

             

Vln. 2

Vla.

   

 

      

    

Gon - na climb you,

   

  

gon - na climb you,

might- y

   

 

 

  

  

moun tain.

       p

ø to CODA

         

 

 

 

Vc.

 

Db.

 

rall.

    Climb - ing

Vln. 1

 

dim.

 



    

D



 

O you mount tain,

   

  

moun tain,

Voice

    

   



 

    

   

mp

Hp.

    

 

 

p dim.

  

    

dim.

D.S. al ø

dim.

 

dim.

dim.

  

 

p

  

ø to CODA

dim.



Perc. 1

Hn. 2

Tbn.

p

 

Hn. 1

  

 

Bsn. 2

C. A.

rall.



 Fl. 1 

D

D.S. al ø


CODA

 Fl. 1 

33

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

C. A.

Cl. 1

Cl. 2

Hn. 1

Tbn.

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Hp.

   



fp

   

   

   

   



 

   

   



   

   

  



   

   

   

     

   

   

   

   

   

 

   

p

 

fp

fp

fp



fp

  

fp

 

 

  

   

     

   

fp

fp

   

    

    fp

dolce p

 

 

        

       

    

might- y moun tain,

Vln. 1

fp

   

Voice

  

 

   

 

   

53

   

Hn. 2

Rubato

Bsn. 1

Bsn. 2

E

O you moun tain,

E 

   

     

   

might- y moun tain.

CODA

Rubato

p dolce

Vln. 2

Vla.

    



   

      p dolce

 

    



   

Vc.

Db.

p dolce

p dolce

 


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