Robert Xavier RodrĂguez
FLIGHT The Story of Wilbur and Orville Wright for Female Narrator and Orchestra (2002)
Text by Sukey Smith Adapted from the Wright Brothers’ letters and journals
from the G. Schirmer Rental Library date of printing
G. Schirmer, Inc. New York, NY
Robert Xavier Rodríguez
FLIGHT The Story of Wilbur and Orville Wright for Female Narrator and Orchestra (2002)
Text by Sukey Smith Adapted from the Wright Brothers’ letters and journals
commissioned by the Dayton Philharmonic, Neal Gittleman, Music Director, in honor of the 2003 centennial of the Wright Brothers’ first powered flight
G. Schirmer, Inc. New York, NY
Flight The Story of Wilbur and Orville Wright
Flight: The Story of Wilbur and Orville Wright (2002) was commissioned by the Dayton Philharmonic, Neal Gittleman, Music Director, in honor of the 2003 centennial of the Wright Brothers’ first flight. The premiere performances were on April 25 and 26, 2003. The 20 minute work is scored for female narrator and orchestra (Piccolo, 2 Flutes, Oboe, English Horn, 2 Clarinets in B=, 2 Bassoons [with Bassoon 2 doubling Contrabassoon], 4 Horns in F, 3 Trumpets in C, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Timpani, 3 Percussion, Piano, Harp and Strings) as well as the recorded sounds of airplane engines. There is also an optional slide presentation. The text, by Sukey Smith, was adapted from the Wright Brothers’ letters and journals. The narrator portrays the Wright Brothers’ younger sister, Katharine Wright. She recounts her brothers’ childhood dreams of flight, their early experiments, her fears for their safety and their eventual triumph. The musical themes are built on the interaction of two rising scales: an eight-note scale of alternating half-steps and whole steps and the traditional seven note major scale. There are three brief musical quotations: the hymn, Rise up, O Men of God, as the text mentions, “Sundays… our day of church and family”, a fragment from Paul Dukas’ L’Apprenti sorcier (The Sorcerer’s Apprentice), at the mention of “magic” and the “Avarice” theme from Rodríguez’ own ballet, The Seven Deadly Sins, at the mention of “other inventors… hungry for fame and fortune.” All of these quotations are fused into Rodríguez’ characteristic “richly lyrical” (Musical America) music in a style “romantically dramatic” (Washington Post) and filled with the composer’s “all-encompassing sense of humor” (Los Angeles Times).
Performance note: At times the narrator is to be cued by the conductor. The text in the full score is differentiated by the use of a small, downward arrow at the beginning of lines that are to be cued.
Instrumentation Piccolo 2 Flutes Oboe English Horn 2 Clarinets in B= 2 Bassoons (2nd doubling Contrabassoon) 4 Horns in F 3 Trumpets in C 2 Tenor Trombones Bass Trombone Tuba Timpani Percussion (3 players) I. Vibraphone Suspended Cymbal Tambourine Mounted Tambourine Ratchet Snare Drum Chimes II. Crotales Sizzle Cymbal Tamtam Brass Windchimes Vibraslap Tenor Drum Slapstick Sleigh Bells Pitcher of Coins Tambourine III. Glockenspiel Cymbals Triangle Bass Drum Old-fashioned Cash Register Manual Typewriter Washboard Wind Machine
Piano Harp Recording of Airplane Sounds Female narrator Strings ca. 20 minutes
FLIGHT
The Story of Wilbur and Orville Wright
Sukey Smith
Robert Xavier RodrĂguez (2002)
Piccolo a2 Flute
1 2
Oboe
1
English Horn
1 Clarinet in B (Cl. in E )
2
1 Bassoon (Contrabassoon) 2
1 3 Horn in F
2 4 1 2
Trumpet in C 3
Trombone
1 2
Bass Trombone Tuba Timpani Vibraphone, motor off 1 Brass Wind Chimes
sim. (blur) Percussion
2 Triangle 3 sim.
Piano
con (sounds as written)
Harp
DC B EFGA
Female Narrator: (portraying Katharine Wright, speaking slowly, with a sense of wonder)
Narrator
Moderato misterioso
= 108
(cue)
Ever since we were children,
I Violin II
Viola
Violoncello
Contrabass
Corrected 12/03
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2 7 Picc. a2 Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
solo 1 3
Cl. in B
3
2
1 Bn. 2
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. (Vib.) 1 (Brass Wind Chimes) Perc.
Pedal on
2
Trg. 3
Pno.
Hrp.
Narr.
Wilbur was obsessed with the dream of flight.
I Vn. II
Va.
Vc.
Cb.
For thousands of years, everyone had assumed that whatever went up would always come right back down.
3 Poco movente
13
= 112
Picc. 1. Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
3
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn. 2
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. (Vib.) 1 Crotales Perc.
2 Cymbals, pull apart 3
Pno.
Hrp.
Narr.
Wilbur thought: What if you could find a way to go up‌
Poco movente I Vn. II
Va.
Vc.
Cb.
= 112
4 Più mosso
19
= 120
Picc. 1., solo Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1 3
E.H.
1
3
Cl. in B 2
1 Bn. 2
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. Vib. 1 Crot. Perc.
2
3
Pno.
Hrp.
…and then to stay up,…
Narr.
Più mosso I Vn. II
Va.
Vc.
Cb.
= 120
5 22 Picc. (1.) Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
3
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn. 2
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. Vib. 1 Crot. Perc.
2
3
Pno.
Hrp.
Narr. 3 3
solo I gli altri
Vn. II
Va.
Vc.
Cb.
6
Allegretto grazioso
= 126
25 Picc.
3
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn. 2
Hn. in F
Tpt. in C
1 3 2 4 1 2 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba Vib. 1 Crot. Perc.
2 Glockenspiel 3
5
Pno.
5
5
5
8va
Hrp.
B
Narr.
‌The way a bird floats across the sky.
Vn. solo
IV I
Vn. IV II
III Va.
Vc.
Cb.
5
5
8va
gliss.
Allegretto grazioso
5
= 126
5
5
5
5
8va
5
7 28 Picc.
Fl.
6
6
6
6
1 2 3
Ob.
1 3
dolce E.H. dolce
3
1 Cl. in B 2
1
3
Bn. 2 3
1. 1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 1.
3
1 2 Tpt. in C
dolce 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. (Vib.) Suspended Cymbal 1 (Crot.) Perc.
gliss.
2 (Glock.)
Trg.
3 8va
8va
5
Pno.
5
5
5
5
8va
5
8va
F
Hrp.
5
5
5
C
I Vn. II
IV Va.
div. Vc.
Cb.
5
5
5
8 31 Picc. 3 6 6
Fl.
6
6
1 2 3
Ob.
1
3
E.H. 3
1 Cl. in B 2
1
3
Bn.
to Contrabassoon 2 3
Hn. in F
1.
3.
1 3 2 4 (1.)
Tpt. in C
1 2 3
3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba (Sus. Cym.) 1 Crot. Perc.
2
Trg. 3 8va
8va
5
Pno.
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8va
C
Hrp.
C
C
bisbigliando
Once Wilbur hooked
Narr. Vn. solo
3
IV I
Vn. IV II
III
IV
Va.
1 solo Vc.
Cb.
3
9 34 Picc.
3
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B
poco 2
Bn.
1
Cbn.
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp.
Tambourine, thumb roll 1
Perc.
2 Cym., pull apart 3
Pno.
Hrp.
C
Narr.
our brother, Orville, on the idea, there was no stopping them.
Vn. solo
C
They looked up any– one and everyone who had any ideas on flight.
3
I Vn. II
Va. tutti Vc. 3
Cb.
10 38
Allegro
= 138
Moderato
= 108
Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H. 3
espressivo 1 Cl. in B 2
Bn.
1
Contrabassoon Cbn.
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 2. 1 2
Tpt. in C
dolce 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. (Tamb.) 1
Perc.
2
3
Pno.
Hrp.
Narr.
They thought the problem was too great for one man, alone, to solve in secret.
I came to think of my brothers as one man.
Allegro
Moderato
= 138
= 108
I Vn. II
Va. pizz. Vc. pizz. Cb.
arco 3
11 44
= 112
a tempo
Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
3
1 Cl. in B 2
Bn.
1
Cbn.
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 2. 1 2
Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp.
1
Perc.
2
3
Pno.
Hrp.
…As though each were half of one life.
Narr.
They were as inseparable as twins.
= 112 a tempo
They grew up together,…
…played together, thought together, worked together… and flew together. 3
3
solo I gli altri Vn. II
Va. solo Vc. 3
Cb.
3 3
12 = 120
50
Subito presto
= 160
Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H. 3 3
1 Cl. in B
3 3
2
Bn.
1
Cbn.
1 3 Hn. in F
a2
3
a2
3
3
poco
3
2 4
3
3
a2
1 2 Tpt. in C
3
3
3
3
3
Tbn.
poco
3 3
3
a2
1 2
poco 3
a2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
3
3
Timp.
Sus. Cym. 1
Perc.
2 Bass Drum 3
Pno.
Improvise continuous figuration using indicated pitches
Hrp.
C F
Narr.
Subito presto
= 120 tutti
3 3
I Vn.
legato
3
3
poco
3
II legato Va.
div. Vc.
arco Cb.
= 160
3
poco
13 Poco pi첫 deciso
55
= 148
Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
Bn.
1
Cbn.
(a2)
3
1 3 Hn. in F
(a2)
3
2 4 2.
3
1 2 Tpt. in C
3
3
poco Tbn.
3
3
1 2 3
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
3
poco 3
3
3
3
3
Timp.
1
Perc.
2 (B.D.) 3
Pno.
F
Hrp.
F
F
Poco pi첫 deciso 3
I Vn.
3
II
Va.
Vc.
Cb.
= 148
3
14 58
= 138
Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
Bn.
1
Cbn.
a2 1 3 Hn. in F
a2
poco
poco
2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3 legato sostenuto Tbn.
1.
1 2 Bs. Tbn.
Bs.Tbn. Tuba poco
poco
Timp. Sus. Cym. 1 Tamtam Perc.
2
(B.D.) 3
Pno.
Hrp.
= 138 I Vn. II
Va. poco
poco
Vc. poco Cb.
poco
15 62 Picc.
a2 Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
3
1 Cl. in B
3
3 3
(a2)
3
3
a2
3
3
2
Bn.
1
Cbn.
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4
3
1 2 Tpt. in C
3 3
3 3
Tbn.
3
1 2 (Bs. Tbn.)
3
3
Bs.Tbn. Tuba 3
3
3
Timp.
1 Sizzle Cym. Perc.
2 Cym. 3
Pno.
work swirls gradually up and down
Hrp.
F
I Vn. II
Va.
Vc.
Cb.
F
F
F
16 Moderato
66
= 108
Picc. 3
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
1
3
Cl. in B 2 3
Bn.
1 espressivo
dolce 3
Cbn. (a2) rip
rip
rip
rip
(a2) rip
rip
rip
rip
espressivo
1 3 Hn. in F
legato
2 4 legato 1 2
2.
3
3
1.
Tpt. in C
3
3
Tbn.
dolce 3
3
a2
1 2
3
3
(Bs. Tbn.) Bs.Tbn. Tuba Timp. (Cym.)
choke
1
Perc.
2 (Cym.)
(pull apart)
3
Pno.
gliss.
glis
s.
8ba
Hrp.
B F div.
unis.
Moderato
= 108
I
Vn.
div.
unis.
div.
unis.
div.
unis.
II
Va.
Vc. pizz. Cb.
arco
17 72 Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
Bn.
1
Cbn.
1 3 Hn. in F
(a2) 2 4
1 2 Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. Vib. 1 Crot. Perc.
2 Trg. 3
Pno.
Hrp.
Narr.
It all started in 1900.
They left our bicycle shop in Dayton to try their first glider in the strong winds at Kitty Hawk.
pizz., vib. I
Vn.
pizz., vib. II
pizz., vib. Va.
pizz., vib. Vc. pizz. Cb.
Soon they were able to soar for three or four hundred feet.
18 75
Allegro Grazioso
= 144
3
3
Picc. 3
3
3
3
3
3
2. Fl.
3
3
3
3
3
3
3 3
1 2 3 3
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
Bn.
1
Cbn.
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp.
1 Brass Wind Chimes Perc.
2
3
3 3
3 3 3
Pno.
3
3
3
3
3
gliss.
Hrp.
3
3
3 3
3
A
3
A
A
D C BG A
Allegro Grazioso
= 144 3 3
solo I gli altri (pizz.)
Vn.
3
3
II (pizz.) Va.
3
solo, arco 3
Vc. gli altri (pizz.) Cb.
A
19 79
= 120
poco meno mosso
Moderato
= 108
Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
3
1 Cl. in B
espr. 2 3
Bn.
1 espr.
Cbn. 3
a2 3
1 3 Hn. in F
a2 dolce
3
2 4
3
dolce Tpt. in C
1 2 3 3
dolce
Tbn.
1 2 dolce 3
with straight mute
3
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp.
1
Perc.
2 B.D. 3
Pno.
A
Hrp.
A
Narr.
A
Will wrote, (lower voice) “I have no wish to get hurt. A fall would stop my experimenting.�
The boys promised to be careful.
poco meno mosso
= 120
Moderato
= 108
tutti I Vn.
arco II arco
Va.
tutti, arco
3
3
3
Vc. 3
3
3
arco Cb. 3
20 84 Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
3
3
E.H. espr. 1 Cl. in B 2 3
Bn.
1
3
to Bassoon
3
legato
Cbn.
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2 3
remove mute
Bs.Tbn. Tuba gliss. Timp. Ratchet 1 Vibraslap Perc.
2
3
3
Pno.
3
Hrp.
”Don’t worry. Carelessness and overconfidence are Father and I still did our share of worrying. more dangerous than deliberate risks.“
Narr.
Once, Oville wrote,…
I Vn. II pizz. arco Va.
pizz. 3
Vc. 3
Cb.
arco
21 88 Picc.
Fl.
1 2
3
legato
Ob.
1 espr.
3
3
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn. 2
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba Timp. Tamb.
Sus. Cym., choke
1
Perc.
2
3
Pno.
Hrp.
(lower voice) “This afternoon we took the machine to the hill just south of our camp, formerly known as ’Lookout Hill’…
Narr.
I
Vn. II
Va.
Vc.
Cb.
We now call it ’The Hill of the Wreck.’”
(worried) Hill of the Wreck?!
22
A tempo allegro agitato
= 144
93 Picc.
a2, fltg. Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
3
E.H.
1
3
Cl. in B 2 3
1 Bn.
Bassoon 2 a2 1 3
3
Hn. in F
a2 2 4
3
a2
fltg.
1 2
take straight mute
3
Tpt. in C
fltg.
take straight mute
3 a2 Tbn.
fltg.
1 2
3
Bs. Tbn., fltg. Bs.Tbn. Tuba Timp. Vib.
Sus. Cym. 1
Crot. Perc.
2 Cym. 3 8va
3
Pno.
3
8va
work swirls down and up
D C B G A
Hrp. Narr.
A tempo allegro agitato I
Vn. II
Va. div. Vc.
Cb.
unis.
= 144
23 ca. 5 sec.
97
poco meno mosso
= 138
Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
molto espr. 1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn. 2 (a2) 1 3 Hn. in F
(a2) 2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3 ord. Tbn.
1 2 ord.
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. (Vib.) 1 Tam. Perc.
2 B.D. 3
continuous, rapid, irregular figuration
Pno.
Thread paper through strings
Hrp.
ca. 5 sec.
poco meno mosso
= 138
I Vn. II non div., pizz. Va.
div.
div. a3
Vc. div. Cb.
(non cresc.) unis., pizz.
24 Moderato
103
= 104
Picc.
1., ord. Fl.
Ob.
1 2
3
3
1 molto espr.
E.H.
1 Cl. in B
3 3
3
3
2
1 Bn. 2
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 with straight mute 1 2
Tpt. in C
with straight mute 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp.
1
Perc.
2
3
Pno.
Hrp.
The next summer in Kitty Hawk was a disaster.
Narr.
pizz. poco I molto vibrato pizz. poco
Vn. II
molto vibrato unis., pizz. poco Va. molto vibrato Vc.
Cb.
Moderato
Orville wrote that (lower voice) “The machine refused to act like our machine last year‌
= 104
25 109
Subito allegro
= 144
2. remove mute
1. (with mute)
Picc. 3
(1.) Fl.
Ob.
1 2
3
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn. 2
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3 1., with mute Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. Sus. Cym. 1 Tam., wooden sticks on rim Perc.
2
3
poco
Pno.
thread paper through strings
D C B E F G A
Hrp.
Narr.
poco
‌It was beyond control. div., arco
Subito allegro
= 144
unis. I div., arco Vn.
unis. II div., arco
unis.
Va. div. a2, arco Vc.
Cb.
unis.
26 113 Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H. espr. 1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn. 2
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 1. 3
1 2 Tpt. in C
espr. 3 1.
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. Vib.
Sus. Cym. 1 Tam. Perc.
2
3
Pno.
Hrp.
I
Vn.
legato II
legato Va. div. Vc.
Cb.
27 117 Picc. 3
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1 espr.
E.H.
1
3
Cl. in B 2
1 Bn.
to Contrabassoon 2
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 (1.)
1. remove mute
3
1 2 Tpt. in C 3 1. Tbn.
remove mute
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. (Vib.) 1 Crot. Perc.
3
2
Glock. 3
3
Pno.
Hrp.
I Vn.
pizz. II
Va. pizz. Vc.
Cb.
28 a tempo
121 Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
Bn.
1
Cbn.
Hn. in F
1 3 2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba Timp. (Vib.)
work swirls gradually upwards
Sus. Cym.
(damp)
1
(Crot.) Perc.
3
2 (Glock.) 3
B.D. 3
gliss.
Pno.
gliss. work swirls gradually upwards
take paper out
Hrp.
l.v.
C
Once, it began gliding off higher and higher‌
Narr.
gliss.
then 40 feet up it came to a stop‌ and just dropped back down.
a tempo
I possibile arco gliss.
Vn. II
possibile gliss. Va. possibile arco
gliss.
pizz.
Vc.
pizz. Cb.
29 126 Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
Bn.
1
Cbn.
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp.
1
Perc.
2
3
Pno.
Hrp.
Narr.
A German experimenter was killed that way.
His machine dropped head first to the ground…
I (non cresc.)
Vn. II
(non cresc.) Va. div. Vc.
Cb.
(non cresc.)
…And his neck was broken.
30 131
poco meno mosso
= 96
a tempo ( = 108)
poco ritard.
Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H. espr. 1 Cl. in B 2
Bn.
1 espr. Contrabassoon
Cbn. espr. 1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. Vib. 1 Pedal on Crot.
Tam., scrape with triangle beater Perc.
2 B.D. 3
Pno.
près de la table
Hrp.
Narr.
He said, (lower voice) “It will be a thousand years before man learns to fly.”
When the boys came home, Wilbur was ready to quit.
poco meno mosso
= 96
a tempo ( unis. = 108)
poco ritard.
div.
I Vn.
unis.
div. II
unis.
div. Va.
div., arco
unis., pizz.
div., arco
Vc. div. a3 Cb.
unis.
31 137 Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1 solo
3
3
E.H. solo dolce 1 Cl. in B
dolce 2
Bn.
1
Cbn.
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. (Vib.) 1
Perc.
2
3
Pno.
ord.
Narr.
3
3
3
I tried to seem sad for them,‌ solo
tutti
I
3
3
Vn.
espr. II
Va. solo
tutti
3
Vc. 3
Cb.
3
C B
Hrp.
3
32 142 Picc. 3
Fl.
1 2 3
solo Ob.
1 3
3
3
dolce
3
E.H.
1 3
Cl. in B
legato
3
2 legato Bn.
1
Cbn.
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 1. 1 2
Tpt. in C
legato 3
3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. Snare Drum 1 Crot. Perc.
2
gliss.
gliss.
3
gliss.
gliss. gliss.
3
Glock. 3
gliss.
3
3
gliss.
gliss. 3 8va
15
15
Pno.
3
3
Hrp.
C G
3
3
C
C
3
3
Narr.
3
3
(aside, to the audience) But secretly I was relieved.
I would rather have two live brothers than two dead heroes. div. a3
I Vn.
3
div. a3 II
Va.
Vc. arco Cb.
33 147 Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1 poco
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
Bn.
1 3
Cbn. 3
a2
3
1 3 Hn. in F
3
legato
a2
3
2 4 3
3 3
2.
3
1 2
1.
Tpt. in C
3
3 3
3
3
3
3
3
3
legato
3 3
legato Tbn.
1 2 a2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Timp. (S.D.) 1 3
3
Tenor Drum Perc.
3
3
3
3 3
3
3
3
2 B.D. 3
Pno.
Hrp.
unis. I poco legato unis.
Vn. II
legato
poco
div.
3
Va.
legato
legato
poco
Vc. legato
poco
Cb. legato
poco
34 a tempo
152
= 108
Picc. 3
poco
Fl.
3
1 2 poco
Ob.
1
E.H. poco 1 Cl. in B
poco 2 poco
Bn.
1 to Bassoon
Cbn.
Hn. in F
(a2)
1 3 2 4
3
3
(a2) 3
3 3
(2.)
3
sub.
3
1.
take wa–wa mute
1 2 Tpt. in C
(1.)
3
3
2.
3
take wa–wa mute
3 3
3
Tbn.
sub.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba 3
3
3
3
Timp. Vib.
(S.D.) 1 (Ten. Dr.) Perc.
3
3
3
3
Brass Wind Chimes
2 (B.D.)
Glock.
3 8va
possible
Pno.
D B A
Hrp.
Others still encouraged them:…
Narr.
a tempo
= 108
solo I Vn.
gli altri, unis.
gli altri, div. II
Va.
solo Vc.
Cb.
3
3
35 a tempo
157 Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 legato
Cl. in B 2
legato
1 3
Bn. Bassoon
legato
2 3
legato 1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba gliss. Timp. Tamb., thumb roll 1 Vibraslap Perc.
2 (Glock.) 3
Pno.
Hrp.
Narr.
(lower voice) “You must continue…
…You have accomplished far more than everyone else put together.”
a tempo
I Vn. II
Va. tutti
pizz. gliss.
Vc. pizz. gliss. Cb.
36 162
Adagio giocoso
= 76
poco accel.
più mosso
Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
1.
3
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn. 2 a2, rip 1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 2., with wa–wa mute 1 2
Tpt. in C
with wa–wa mute
2. remove wa–wa mute 1. 2. take straight mute
remove wa–wa mute
take straight mute
3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. (Tamb.) 1
Perc.
2 Trg. 3
Pno.
Hrp.
Narr.
People asked to contribute to their expenses,…
Adagio giocoso
= 76
…But my brothers would never accept.
It wasn’t their style.
poco accel.
più mosso
col legno battuto I stacc. col legno battuto
Vn. II
stacc.
Va.
Vc.
Cb.
pizz.
37 a tempo poco affretando
168
Tempo I (moderato
= 108)
Picc.
1. Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn. 2
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 (1.)
smear gliss.
1. remove wa–wa mute
1. take straight mute
1 2 Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. Vib. 1 Pour pitcher of coins into Tambourine Perc.
sim. (blur)
Crot.
2 Cash register
Cymbals, pull apart
3
Pno.
D B E A
Hrp.
Narr.
Other inventors were hungry for fame and fortune,…
…But Will and Orv just wanted to fly.
a tempo poco affretando ricochet
Tempo I (moderato solo
I
Vn.
ricochet II arco smear gliss.
Va. solo Vc.
Cb.
= 108)
They studied and tested
38 poco movente
174
= 112
Picc. (1.) Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
3
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn. 2
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. (Vib.) 1 (Crot.) Perc.
2
3
Pno.
Hrp.
poco movente ord. I Vn.
ord. II
Va. tutti
Vc.
Cb.
= 112
39 179 Picc. 3
Fl.
1 2 3 3
Ob.
1 3
E.H. 3
1
3
Cl. in B 2
1 Bn. 2
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. Vib. 1 Crot. Perc.
2
3
Pno.
D
Hrp.
Narr.
They made hundreds of charts and built the world’s first wind tunnel.
I
Vn. II
Va.
Vc.
Cb.
40 183 Picc. 3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2. 1 2
Fl.
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn. 2
a2 ss. gli
ss.
Hn. in F
gli
1 3
gli
ss.
with straight mute
gli
ss.
a2 2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C
with straight mute 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. (Vib.)
poco Sus. Cym.
1 (Crot.) Perc.
2 Wind machine 3 8va
gliss. 3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Pno.
8va
Hrp.
gliss.
gliss. gliss. I
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
gliss.
3
Vn.
gliss. gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
II 3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
gliss.
Va. 3 3
3 3
3 3
3 3
3 3
3 3
3 3
3 3
3 3
3 3
3 3
3 3
3 3
3 3
3 3
3 3
gliss.
Vc.
Cb.
gliss.
41 Allegretto
186
= 120
Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn. 2
(a2) 1 3 Hn. in F
(a2) 2 4 1.
3
1 2 Tpt. in C
legato 3
1. Tbn.
1 2 3
legato
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. (Sus. Cym.) 1
Perc.
2 (Wind machine) 3
gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
Pno.
8va
Hrp.
gliss.
8va
gliss.
8va
B E
gliss.
Then it was back to work on next season’s bicycles.
Narr.
Allegretto
= 120
pizz. I Vn.
pizz. II
Va. div.sub. Vc. sub. Cb.
42 poco meno mosso
192
= 112
poco rit.
Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
solo
3
poco espr.
3
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
1 3
Bn. 2
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 (1.) 1 2
Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp.
1 Crot. Perc.
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Pno. 3
Hrp.
D A Narr.
It seemed they never ate or slept‌
poco meno mosso
= 112
poco rit. arco
I Vn.
arco II
Va.
Vc. 3
pizz. Cb.
43 Andante religioso
a tempo
197
= 96
Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1 solo
3
E.H. 3
espr. Cl. in B
1
2
1 Bn. 2
1 3 legato possibile Hn. in F
poco
poco
poco
poco
2 4 legato possibile 1., open 1 2
Tpt. in C
legato possibile
poco
legato possibile
poco
legato possibile
poco
poco
3
Tbn.
1 2 poco
Bs.Tbn. Tuba poco
Timp. Chimes 1 (Crot.) Perc.
2 Glock. 3
Pno.
Hrp.
‌except on Sundays. That was our day of church and family.
Narr.
Andante religioso
a tempo solo
= 96
tutti
3 3
I Vn.
3 3
dolce
3
II
Va. 3
solo
tutti
3
3 3
Vc. dolce Cb.
44
Meno mosso = 84
202
a tempo
a tempo = 96 meno mosso = 84
= 96 poco rit.
a tempo = 96
Picc. 2. Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
Cl. in B
1 2
1 Bn. 2
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4
(1.) Tpt. in C
1 2 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. Chimes 1 (Crot.) Perc.
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3 3
3
3
3
3
3 3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Glock. 3
Pno.
D
Hrp.
Narr.
3
For their whole lives, neither of them would ever fly on a Sunday‌ ‌No matter how important it was.
Meno mosso = 84
a tempo = 96 meno mosso = 84
a tempo
= 96 poco rit.
3
3
solo
I gli altri Vn. II
Va. solo Vc.
3 3
Cb.
a tempo = 96
45 Presto
208
= 88
ord.
fltg.
Picc. fltg. Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1 solo
E.H.
gicocoso 1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn. 2
a2 1 3 Hn. in F
Tpt. in C
a2 2 4
1 2 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. (Vib.)
Ratchet
1 3
Perc.
3
Vibraslap
2 Glock.
gliss.
3
Pno.
3 3
Hrp.
Narr.
3 3
The newspapers were full of would–be flying contraptions.
Presto
= 88
col legno battuto pizz.
gliss.
pizz.
poco gliss.
I
Vn.
col legno battuto
II poco
pizz. col legno battuto
pizz.
col legno battuto
col legno battuto
pizz.
col legno battuto
col legno battuto
pizz.
Va.
pizz. Vc.
pizz. Cb.
col legno battuto
ord.
46 213 Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1 solo
E.H.
giocoso 1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn. 2 a2 1 3 Hn. in F
a2 2 4
remove mute
a2, with straight mute 1 2 Tpt. in C
with straight mute
remove mute
3 a2, with mute Tbn.
remove mute
1 2 poco a2, with mute
a2
remove mute
Bs.Tbn. Tuba poco gliss. Timp. Ratchet 1 Vibraslap Perc.
Slapstick
2 Glock. 3
Pno.
Hrp.
arco, col legno battuto pizz. gliss.
People built them in cellars and stables and other secret places. pizz. gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
I poco Vn.
pizz. gliss.
gliss.
arco, col legno battuto
poco
poco
pizz. gliss.
gliss.
II arco ord. Va.
arco ord. Vc.
Cb.
poco
poco
poco
47 219
ord.
fltg.
Picc. 3
1., ord.
fltg. Fl.
1 2 3
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn. 2
1 3 Hn. in F
a2 2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. Tamb.
Ratchet
1 Tamb., filled with coins, shake Perc.
2 Glock.
Trg.
slow gliss.
3
Pno.
Hrp.
thread paper through strings
Narr. arco, col legno battuto
I arco, col legno battuto
Vn. II
Va.
Vc.
Cb.
D
The inventors all claimed to have the problem‌
48 Allegro
= 138
225 Picc. dolce dolce
Fl.
2.
1 2 1.
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn. 2 a2, open
1 3 Hn. in F
a2, open 2 4 a2 1 2
Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2 Bs. Tbn.
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp.
Sus. Cym., choke
Vib. white key gliss.
1 Ten. Dr., rim shot Perc.
Pedal on
Crot. gliss.
gliss.
2
3
5
5
5
Pno.
5
8va
D E
Hrp.
Narr.
(lower voice) …“completely solved.” div., ord.
But they always missed one little detail—how would it actually run?
…just gliding on air?
Allegro unis.
I Vn.
div., ord.
unis.
div., acro
unis.
div. a3, acro
unis.
II pizz. Va. pizz. Vc. pizz. Cb.
acro
= 138
5
5
5
8va
5
49 229 Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
3
E.H.
1 Cl. in B
10
2
1 Bn. 2 a2, fltg. ord. 1 3 Hn. in F
a2, fltg. ord. 2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3 a2, fltg. ord. Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. (Vib.)
Sus. Cym.
1
Tamb., with coins, on table Perc.
2 Cyms., pull apart 3
Pno.
Hrp.
Narr.
…or powered by steam?
…or electricity? arco
pizz. I Vn.
pizz.
arco
II 3
Va.
3
Vc.
Cb.
50 poco rit. Presto misterioso
234
= 126
Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1 3
E.H.
1
3
Cl. in B 2
1 Bn. 2 fltg.
ord.
fltg.
ord.
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 a2, fltg. ord. 1 2
Tpt. in C
fltg.
ord.
3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. Vib.
(Sus. Cym.) 1 poco Perc.
poco
Brass wind chimes
Crot.
2
Glock. 3
Pno.
Hrp.
Narr.
…or a water motor
…or…
(theatrically) MAGIC!
poco rit. Presto misterioso 8va
solo gli altri I div.
Vn. II
Va. 3
Vc. 3
Cb.
= 126
51 240 Picc. 1. Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
1 espr.
Bn. 2
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. (Vib.) 1 (Crot.) Perc.
2 (Glock.) 3
Pno.
B A
Hrp.
8
tutti, div. I Vn. II
Va. espr. Vc. espr. Cb.
52 ritard.
246 Picc. 2. Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
2.
2.
1.
legato, espr. E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn. 2
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. Tamb., thumb roll 1 Crot. Perc.
gliss.
2 Trg.
Glock. gliss.
3
Pno.
8va
l.v.
D G
Hrp.
By the summer of 1902, Will and Orv were back home making the new canvas skin of the flying machine.
Narr.
ritard. unis. I
Vn. II
Va.
Vc.
Cb.
53 253
Allegro
= 144
Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn. 2
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. S.D.
Mounted Tamb.
S.D.
1
Perc.
2
3
Pno.
C
Hrp.
Narr.
Will would spin the sewing machine around by the hour while Orv squatted beside him, marking the places to sew.
Allegro
= 144
I Vn.
unis., pizz., trem. II
pizz., trem. Va. pizz., trem. Vc. pizz. Cb.
G
54
Adagietto = 72 a tempo
257
a tempo
a tempo
a tempo
Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn.
to Contrabassoon 2
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4
1 2 Tpt. in C 3 a2 Tbn.
1 2 a2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. Mounted Tamb.
Sus. Cym.
1 Siz. Cym., choke Perc.
2 poco
poco
Cyms., pull apart
3 gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
Pno.
They kept arguing about “wing configurations,”
Narr.
Adagietto
…and “propellers,”
= 72
I Vn.
arco II arco
Va. arco
Cb.
gliss.
E A
Hrp.
Vc.
gliss.
…and “engines,”
…and “a movable tail.”
55 ca. 8 seconds
262
Allegro
= 138
*
Picc. asynchronous Fl.
1 2
*
asynchronous * Ob.
1
*
asynchronous
E.H. asynchronous * 1 Cl. in B
*
asynchronous
2 asynchronous Bn.
1
Cbn. * a2 1 3 Hn. in F
* a2
asynchronous
2 4 take straight mute
asynchronous 1 2 Tpt. in C
take straight mute 3 take straight mute
Tbn.
1 2 take straight mute
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. Sus. Cym., choke 1 Tam. Perc.
damp
2 Trg. 3
*
Pno.
8va
*
Hrp.
gliss.
I complained about their racket, but the minute they would leave, I would miss it terribly.
Narr.
Allegro
ca. 8 seconds
unis.
solo dolce
div. I gli altri Vn. div.
unis.
II
Va. solo Vc.
Cb. *Improvise rapid, continuous figuration.
= 138
56 a tempo
267
a tempo
a tempo
a tempo
a tempo
a tempo
Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
Bn.
1 Contrabassoon
Cbn.
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 with straight mute 1 2
Tpt. in C
with straight mute 3 with straight mute
Tbn.
1 2 with straight mute
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. S.D., on shell case with wood stick 1 Ten. Dr., on shell case with wood stick Perc.
2 B.D. 3 poco
Pno.
Hrp.
Wilbur liked to play older brother. All (lower voice) “’Tis!” day long I’d hear…
Narr.
a tempo
a tempo
tutti, unis. I Vn. II
div., pizz.
arco
Va.
tutti, div. a3, pizz.
unis., arco
Vc.
(pizz.) Cb.
arco
“’Tis not!”
a tempo
“’Tis too!”
a tempo
I could walk out of “’Tis not!” the room for just a moment, and when I came back, they would still be at it…
a tempo
a tempo
57 273 Picc.
Fl.
1 2 poco
Ob.
1 poco
E.H.
poco 1 Cl. in B 2
Bn.
1
Cbn. a2 1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 1.
3
1 2 Tpt. in C
legato 3
Tbn.
1 2 a2 3
Bs.Tbn. Tuba legato Timp. Mounted Tamb. 1
Vibraslap Perc.
2
3
Pno.
poco
Hrp.
I Vn.
div. II
unis.
poco div.
div.
unis.
unis.
Va.
Vc. poco Cb.
div.
58 277
= 120
poco allargando
a tempo
= 138
Picc. a2 Fl.
1 2 3
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
Bn.
1 3
Cbn. gliss. a2 1 3 Hn. in F
a2
gliss.
2 4 2. 1. 1 2
3 3
Tpt. in C
1.
3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. Sus. Cym.
S.D., on shell case
1 Ten. Dr., on shell case Perc.
2 Cym. 3 8va
loco
8va
3
Pno.
3
Hrp.
…only this time they had switched sides!
Narr.
poco allargando div. a3
= 120
a tempo
= 138
unis. div.
I Vn. II 3
div. a3 Va.
Vc. 3
Cb.
59 281 Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H. poco 1 Cl. in B 2
Bn.
1
Cbn. a2 1 3 Hn. in F 2 4 1. 1 2
remove mute
2.
Tpt. in C
remove mute 3 a2
Tbn.
1 2
remove mute 3
remove mute
legato Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. (S.D.)
Mounted Tamb.
1 Ten. Dr. Perc.
Vibraslap
2
3
poco Pno.
Hrp.
unis.
div.
unis.
I poco
Vn.
div.
unis.
II
unis. Va. poco
Vc.
Cb.
div.
60 285
Poco allegro
= 120
a tempo
Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2 3
Bn.
1 3
Cbn.
a2, open 1 3 Hn. in F
open 2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3 open Tbn.
a2
1 2 open
3
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. Sus. Cym.
dampen
1 Ten. Dr., on shell case 2
Perc.
B.D., on shell case, with wooden stick 3
3
3
Pno.
3
metallic
Hrp.
B E F G A
Narr.
Poco allegro
= 120
I Vn. II
Va. 3
Vc. 3
Cb.
When they went back to Kitty Hawk, one letter from Orville gave us a terrible scare.
a tempo
61 290
Moderato
= 112
meno mosso
Picc. 3
3
2. Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1 3
3
3
3
espr. E.H. 3
3
3
3
espr. 1 Cl. in B 2
Bn.
1
Cbn.
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. Vib., improvise swirls between pitches 1
Perc.
2 Glock., soft sticks 3
Pno.
F
Hrp.
F
F
F
F
F
F
C B F G A
“On my third glide, I was sailing along, when I noticed that one wing was very high in the air.
Narr.
Moderato I Vn. II
Va.
Vc.
Cb.
= 112
I threw the wing tips to their greatest angle, and suddenly, I was heading down backwards toward the low wing, from a height of thirty feet.
meno mosso
F
62 298
Allegro
= 138
Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
Bn.
1
Cbn.
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
slow gliss. Timp. Sus. Cym. 1 Tam., scrape on rim with triangle beater Perc.
Brass Wind Chimes
2 Trg. 3
slow gliss. Pno.
work swirls downward
Hrp.
B
Narr.
Allegro I Vn. II
Va. sul ponticello Vc. sul ponticello Cb.
= 138
I Landed in a heap of flying machine, cloth and sticks, with me in the center without a bruise or a scratch.
63 = 138
a tempo
302
Presto giocoso
= 80
Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B
legato
3 3
2 legato Bn.
1 legato
3
Cbn. legato Hn. in F
a4
1 2 3 4
3
gliss.
1 2 Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2
a2
gliss.
gliss.
a2
legato
3 3
giocoso
Bs.Tbn. Tuba legato Timp. Tamb., shake
hit
hit shake hit shake hit shake hit
1 (Brass Wind Chime) Perc.
Siz. Cym.
Vibraslap
2 Washboard
Cym. 3
3
Pno.
3 8ba 8va
Hrp.
gliss.
In control and in angles of flight, our machine is now better than any ever tried before‌
Narr.
pizz., molto vib. div., arco
We are in a hilarious mood�
a tempo
= 138
div. a3
Presto giocoso unis., spiccato
I Vn.
pizz., molto vib. arco
div. a3
unis., spiccato
II pizz., molto vib.
arco
div.
Va. pizz., molto vib., ord.
arco
div.
unis., pizz.
Vc. ord.
pizz.
Cb. 3
= 80
shake
64 307 Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
Bn.
1
Cbn.
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3 (a2) Tbn.
gliss.
gliss.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. (Tamb.)
shake hit shake hit shake hit shake hit
shake hit shake hit shake hit shake hit
1 (Vibraslap) Perc.
Siz. Cym.
2 (Washboard) 3
Pno.
Hrp.
I Vn. II
arco spiccato Va.
arco spiccato Vc.
Cb.
65
Grandioso 311 Picc. 3
Fl.
3
3
sub.
1 2 sub.
Ob.
1 sub.
E.H. sub.
1 Cl. in B
sub. 2 sub.
Bn.
1
Cbn.
1 3 Hn. in F
Tpt. in C
a2
2 4
1 2 3
Tbn.
1 2 Bs. Tbn.
Bs.Tbn. Tuba Timp. (Tamb.) shake hit
shake hit
shake hit
shake hit
Sus. Cym.
choke
1 Crot. Perc.
3
3
3
2 (Washboard)
sub.
Cym.
3
Pno.
8va
B F G A
Hrp.
Grandioso Solo Vn. 3
legato
3
3
div.
I sub.
Vn.
div. II div. a3
sub. unis.
Va. sub. div. a3
unis.
Vc. arco Cb.
sub.
66 Moderato
315
= 120
Picc. 3
Fl.
sub.
1 2 sub.
Ob.
1 sub.
E.H. sub.
solo
1 Cl. in B
sub. 2 sub.
Bn.
1
Cbn. a2 Hn. in F
1 3 2 4 take straight mute
Tpt. in C
1 2 take straight mute 3 take straight mute
Tbn.
1 2 take straight mute
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. (Sus. Cym.)
choke
1 (Crot.)
Tam.
3
Perc.
2 Cym.
sub.
3
sub.
Pno.
8va
Hrp.
The next fall in Kitty Hawk, the boys were optimistic, in spite of the weather.
Narr.
Moderato Solo Vn. 3
3
I sub.
Vn. II div. a3
sub. unis.
Va. sub. div. a3
unis.
Vc. sub. Cb.
= 120
In November,… Orv wrote…
67 a tempo Allegro
322
= 132
Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
Bn.
1
Cbn.
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. Vib., motor on
motor off
1 Brass Wind Chimes Perc.
Siz. Cym., soft sticks
2
3
Pno.
Hrp.
C B
(lower voice) “Coldest night so far.
Narr.
We’re up to five blankets…two quilts… a fire…
a tempo Allegro
= 132 3
and a hot water jug.
(non trill)
sim.
Solo Vn. sul pont.
unis., ord.
sul pont.
unis., ord.
I Vn. II
Va. pizz., molto vib. Vc. pizz., molto vib. Cb.
3
68
a tempo ( = 132)
329 Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
Bn.
1
Cbn. 1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba Timp. Sus. Cym., soft sticks 1
Perc.
2 Glock. 3
Pno.
C A Hrp.
If it gets colder,…
Narr.
we’ll sleep in our clothes,…
and add shoes, hats…
(non trill) Solo Vn.
and then overcoats.
sim. 3
3
I Vn. II
Va. solo, arco
3
(non trill)
sim.
Vc. 3
Cb.
We intend to be comfortable.
a tempo ( = 132)
a tempo
335
69
L’istesso tempo a tempo = 132
Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2 soli Bn.
soli
3
1 dolce e legato espr. soli
soli
poco 3
Cbn. 1., solo
dolce e legato espr.
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3 straight mute Tbn.
1 2 straight mute
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. Ratchet 1 Slapstick Perc.
2
3
Pno.
Hrp.
B
(amused) P.S. Our resident mouse keeps eating the cornbread off the mousetrap…
Narr.
…clever fellow.”
December 17, 1903
L’istesso tempo a tempo = 132
a tempo I Vn. II div., pizz. Va.
tutti, div., pizz.
arco ord., unis.
gli altri unis.
div., pizz.
arco ord., unis.
dolce solo legato ed espr.
Vc.
Cb.
poco
70 343 Picc.
Fl.
1 2 solo
Ob.
3
1 3
espr. E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
Bn.
1
3
poco to Bassoon Cbn.
3
poco 1 3 Hn. in F
dolcissimo 2 4
dolcissimo 1 2 Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp.
1
Perc.
2
3
Pno.
Hrp.
They couldn’t have known it, but that was the big day.
Narr.
gli altri
legato
solo I poco
legato
solo
Vn. II arco (div.) Va.
poco legato solo Vc. div. gli altri Cb.
71 Allegretto
351
= 120
Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn. 2
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. Vib. gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
1 Pedal on Perc.
Siz. Cym., soft sticks
2 Glock, soft sticks 3 possibile
Pno.
Hrp.
C B
There was a north wind between twenty and twenty-five miles per hour. They flipped a coin and Orville got the first trial. Narr.
Allegretto tutti I
Vn. II
Va.
Vc.
Cb.
= 120
gliss.
72 355
fltg.
Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1 espr.
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn. 2
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. (Vib.) gliss.
Sus. Cym.
1 (Siz. Cym.) Perc.
2 (Glock.) 3
Pno.
8va
Hrp.
He suddenly rose to about ten feet and then, just as suddenly, darted for the ground.
Narr.
gli altri, div., pizz. I solo
Vn.
div., pizz. II pizz.
Va.
gli altri, pizz. Vc. solo Cb.
73 359 Picc. poco Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1 poco
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn. 2
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. (Sus. Cym.) 1 Crot. Perc.
2 (Glock.) 3
Pno.
8
Hrp.
Narr.
Time: About twelve seconds.
(gli altri) gli altri unis., arco
I poco (solo)
Vn.
unis., arco II
Va.
(gli altri) solo Vc. poco (solo) Cb.
tutti
74 363 Picc. 1., fltg. Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H. espr. 1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn. 2
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. Vib. 1
Siz. Cym. Perc.
2
3
Pno.
Hrp.
Wilbur’s turn was about like Orv’s:
Narr. gli altri div., pizz.
I solo Vn.
div., pizz. II
pizz. Va.
gli altri, pizz. Vc. solo Cb.
75 367 Picc. (1., fltg.) Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H. poco 1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn. 2
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. (Vib.) 1
(Siz. Cym.) Perc.
2 Glock. 3
Pno.
Hrp.
…just up and down,…
Narr.
unis., arco I poco
Vn.
unis., arco II
Va.
Vc. poco Cb.
But he got a little farther.
76 371 Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn.
to Contrabassoon 2 open
3
1 3 Hn. in F
legato ed espr. 3
2 4 straight mute
legato ed espr.
1 2 Tpt. in C 3 a2 (straight mute) Tbn.
1 2
a2, (straight mute)
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. Sus. Cym. 1
Perc.
2
3
Pno.
Hrp.
B
At about twenty minutes before noon, Orv made the third trial.
Narr.
I Vn. II div., arco Va.
unis., arco Vc.
arco Cb.
unis.
77 377 Picc. 1., fltg. Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H. poco
espr. 1 Cl. in B 2
Bn.
1
Cbn.
1 3 Hn. in F
3
2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. Vib. 1
Perc.
2
3
Pno.
Hrp.
gli altri div., pizz.
I solo Vn.
poco div., pizz.
II
pizz. Va.
gli altri, pizz. Vc. solo Cb.
poco
78 Moderato
381
= 112
Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
Bn.
1
Cbn.
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 3
espr. 3
(straight mute) 1 2 Tpt. in C
straight mute 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. (Vib.) 1 Siz. Cym. dampen Perc.
dampen
2 Glock. 3
Pno.
B
Hrp.
B
C
…then he met with a strong gust of wind from the left. It raised the left wing…
Orv got about as far as Will,…
Narr.
C
Moderato
gli altri unis., arco
= 112
tutti I 3 3
(solo) unis., arco
Vn. II
arco Va. tutti div., arco (solo) Vc.
Cb.
79 a tempo
385 Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
gliss. 1 Cl. in B
sub. 2
Bn.
1
Cbn.
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 1. 1 2
3
3
Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. Vib. 1 gliss. (Siz. Cym.) Perc.
dampen
2 Trg. 3
gliss. Pno.
C
Hrp.
gliss.
…and sidled the machine off to the right.
Narr.
a tempo
3 3
I Vn. II
Va.
Vc.
Cb.
C
…and he came back down.
80
A tempo agitato
= 138 ca. 5 seconds
388 Picc. 3
a2 Fl.
Ob.
1 2
3
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
Bn.
3
1
Cbn.
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 2. fltg. ord.
take straight mute
1 2 1.
Tpt. in C
take straight mute 3 fltg.
Tbn.
ord.
remove mute
1 2 a2
remove mute
Bs.Tbn. Tuba improvise rapid, irregular, continuous figuration Timp. Sus. Cym.
choke
1 Tam. Perc.
2
3 improvise rapid, irregular, continuous figuration
Pno.
slow gliss.
D F
Hrp.
A tempo agitato
= 138
8ba
ca. 5 seconds I Vn. II
Va.
Vc.
Cb.
81 392
A tempo allegretto
= 120
Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
Bn.
1
Cbn.
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp.
1 Crot. Perc.
2 B.D. 3
Pno.
Hrp.
At noon, Will started on the fourth and last trip.
Narr.
A tempo allegretto
div.
= 120
I Vn.
div. II
div. Va. pizz. Vc. pizz. Cb.
82 398
A tempo allegro
= 132
Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2 soli Bn.
3
1
3
poco
poco 3
Cbn.
3
poco
poco 1 3 Hn. in F
dolcissimo 2 4 dolcissimo 1 2
Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp.
1
Perc.
2
3
Pno.
Hrp.
C
A
A tempo allegro
= 132
1 solo
I Vn.
poco
legato ed espr. II div. Va. 1 solo, arco legato ed espr.
poco
Vc. gli altri, arco arco Cb.
gli altri div.
poco
83 fltg.
406 Picc. 1., fltg. Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
ord.
3
3
E.H. 3
3
1 Cl. in B 2
Bn.
1 to Bassoon
Cbn.
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. Vib. 1
Siz. Cym. Perc.
2 Glock. 3
8va
8va
Pno.
Hrp.
dolce
poco poco
1 solo I Vn.
unis.
gli altri
II unis. Va. 1 solo Vc. dolce Cb.
poco
84 410
Poco agitato
= 138
Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn. 2
Hn. in F
1 3 2 4 straight mute 1 2
Tpt. in C
straight mute 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. Vib. 1
Perc.
2
3
Pno.
Hrp.
The machine started off rising and falling, as before,‌
Narr.
Poco agitato I Vn. II pizz. Va.
pizz. Vc.
Cb.
= 138
85 413 Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn. 2
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. Vib. 1 Crot. Perc.
2 Cym., pull apart 3
Pno.
Hrp.
‌But by the time he had gone three or four hundred feet, he had it under control.
Narr.
I Vn. II
Va.
Vc.
Cb.
86 Poco pi첫 mosso
416
= 144
Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
legato espr. 1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn.
Bassoon 2 1 3
Hn. in F
2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. Vib. 1
(Crot.) Perc.
2
Glock. 3
Pno.
Hrp.
Poco pi첫 mosso I Vn. II arco Va. div., arco Vc.
pizz. Cb.
= 144
87 419 Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1 legato espr.
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn. 2
Hn. in F
1 3 2 4
Tpt. in C
1 2
3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp.
1
Perc.
2
3
Pno.
Hrp.
I Vn. II
div. Va.
Vc.
Cb.
unis.
div.
88 422
A tempo
= 138
Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
3
3
3
3
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn. 2
Hn. in F
1 3 2 4 2. (straight mute)
Tpt. in C
2.
1 2 3
3
3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. Vib. 1 Crot. Perc.
2 Glock. 3
Pno.
Hrp.
He reached a small ridge out another four hundred feet‌
Narr.
A tempo
= 138
I 3
Vn.
3
II unis. Va.
Vc.
Cb.
89 425 Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn. 2
Hn. in F
1 3 2 4
Tpt. in C
1 2
3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. (Vib.)
Sus. Cym.
1 (Crot.) Perc.
2
(Glock.) 3
Pno.
Hrp.
div. a3
I sub.
Vn.
div. a3 II sub. div.
unis.
Va. unis. Vc.
Cb.
90 428
Allegretto grazioso
= 126
Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn. 2
Hn. in F
1 3 2 4
Tpt. in C
1 2
3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp.
1 (Crot.) Perc.
2 sub. (Glock.) 3 sub. 8va
8va
8va
8va
Pno.
5
5
5
5
5
8va
Hrp.
D B F A
…and was still in the air.
Narr.
Allegretto grazioso
Vn.
sub. II sub.
Va.
Vc.
Cb.
8va
5
5
8va
gliss.
I
8va
= 126
5
5
5
5
8va
5
91 431
solo
Picc.
6
6
Fl.
Ob.
1 2
6
6
5
5
5
5
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn. 2
Hn. in F
1 3 2 4
Tpt. in C
1 2
3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. fast gliss.
Vib. 1 (Crot.) Perc.
Brass Wind Chimes
2 (Glock.)
Trg.
3
8va
8va
8va
Pno. 5
8va
5
5
8va
Hrp.
I Vn. II
Va.
Vc.
Cb.
8va
5
5
8va
5
5
8va
5
5
5
5
8va
5
92 434 Picc. 3 6
6
Fl.
1 2
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
Ob.
5
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B
6
6
2
1 Bn. 2
Hn. in F
1 3 2 4
Tpt. in C
1 2
3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp.
1
(Brass Wind Chimes) Perc.
Siz. Cym.
2 (Trg.) 3 8va
8va
8va
Pno. 5
8va
5
5
8va
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8va
Hrp.
unis. I Vn. II
IV Va.
Vc.
Cb.
5
5
93 437 Picc. 2. Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
5
5
5
5
5
5
E.H.
1 3
Cl. in B
6
6
6
6
2
1 Bn. 2
Hn. in F
1 3 2 4
Tpt. in C
1 2
3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. (Vib.) 1
Siz. Cym. Perc.
2
3
Pno.
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Hrp.
I 3
Vn. II
Va.
Vc.
Cb.
5
5
5
94 440 Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
5
5
1
5
5
5
5
Cl. in B 2
1
6
Bn.
6
2 6 6
Hn. in F
1 3 2 4
Tpt. in C
1 2
3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. (Vib.) 1
Siz. Cym. Perc.
2
3
Pno. 5
Hrp.
I Vn. II
Va. IV Vc.
(pizz.) Cb.
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
95 443 Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
5
1
5
5
5
5
5
Cl. in B 2
1 3
6
Bn. 2 6
6 6
Hn. in F
6
1 3 2 4
Tpt. in C
1 2
3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. (Vib.) 1
Siz. Cym. Perc.
2
3
Pno. 5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Hrp.
3
I Vn. 3
II
Va.
Vc.
Cb.
96 446 Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
5
1
5
5
5
Cl. in B 2
1
6
Bn. 2
6 6
1 3 Hn. in F
a2 2 4
Tpt. in C
1 2
3 1., open Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. (Vib.) 1
Siz. Cym. Perc.
2 B.D. 3
Pno. 5
Hrp.
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
possibile
l.v.
I Vn. II
Va. div. Vc.
arco Cb.
97 450 Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn. 2
1 3 Hn. in F
(a2) 2 4
2. Tpt. in C
1 2
3
Tbn.
1 2 open
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. Vib. 1 Siz. Cym. Perc.
2 Glock. 3
sempre Pno.
Hrp.
l.v.
Narr.
When he landed, he had gone 852 feet at thirty-one miles per hour and had been in the air for fifty-nine seconds. div. I
Vn. II div. Va.
Vc.
Cb.
Will had gone up and stayed up!
98 457
A tempo allegro
a tempo
= 132
a tempo
Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn. 2 a2, straight mute 1 3 Hn. in F
giocoso a2, straight mute 2 4
straight mute 1 2
giocoso
straight mute
Tpt. in C 3
straight mute Tbn.
1 2 Bs. Tbn., straight mute
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. (Vib.)
Tamb., thumb roll
1 (Siz. Cym.) Perc.
Vibraslap
2 (Glock.)
Manual typewriter, amplified
3
Pno.
Hrp.
D C E
thread paper through strings
This is the telegram we received at home:
Narr.
“Success.
A tempo allegro
a tempo
= 132
Stop. 1 solo, sul pont.
a tempo
I Vn. II unis. 3 3
Va.
pizz., molto vib.
gli altri, ord. 3
3
Vc.
pizz., molto vib. Cb.
1 solo, sul pont.
arco
arco
3 3
99 a tempo
463
a tempo
Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn. 2
a2
remove mute
a2
remove mute
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4
remove mute 1 2 Tpt. in C
remove mute 3
remove mute Tbn.
1 2 remove mute
Bs. Tbn. Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. Tamb.
(ossia: Mounted Tamb.)
1 Vibraslap Perc.
2 Manual typewriter 3
Pno.
Hrp.
Flew today.
Narr.
Stop. 1 solo, sul pont.
Inform press.
a tempo
Stop.
1 solo, sul pont.
gli altri, ord.
C
paper out
a tempo
Home Christmas.�
gli altri, ord.
I Vn. II
3
Va. 3
1 solo, sul pont.
1 solo, sul pont.
gli altri, ord.
gli altri, ord.
Vc. 3
Cb.
3
3 3
100 a tempo
470 Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn. 2
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. Chimes
Sus. Cym.
1
Sleigh bells Perc.
2 Glock. 3
Pno.
Hrp.
a tempo tutti 1 solo, ord.
I dolcissimo
Vn.
tutti
II div. Va.
1 solo, ord. Vc. dolcissimo Cb.
tutti, div.
Vib.
101 Moderato
477
= 108
Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn.
espr. 2 espr.
a2, open
1 3 Hn. in F
3
a2, open 3
2 4
3
3
3
dolcissimo
3
dolcissimo open
dolcissimo
1 2
3
Tpt. in C
3
dolcissimo open
3
3 3
dolcissimo
open Tbn.
1 2 3
dolcissimo Bs. Tbn., open
3
Bs.Tbn. Tuba dolcissimo Timp.
1
Perc.
2
3
Pno.
F
Hrp.
That December morning changed the world as we knew it. Moderato
Narr.
Soon we could cross a whole continent in just hours.
The mail could go by air.
= 108 3
I Vn. II
unis. Va. div.
unis. Vc. 3
pizz., molto vib. Cb.
arco
3
3
3
3
102 poco riten.
486
= 126
Picc.
Fl.
1 2 solo
Ob.
1 espr.
solo
E.H. espr. 1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn. 2
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3 a2, soli Tbn.
3
1 2 Bs. Tbn., soli
3
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. Vib. 1 Crot. Perc.
2 Glock. 3
8va
Pno.
F
Hrp.
We could rescue a small child from the bottom of a canyon…
Narr.
… or rush desperately needed food and medical supplies…
to the other side of the world.
poco riten.
gli altri
= 126
solo I espr. 1 solo
Vn.
dolce
II unis. Va. 1 solo (solo non trem.) Vc. espr. Cb.
dolce
gli altri div.
tutti
103 492 Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn. 2
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 a2, soli
3
soli
3
1 2 Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp.
1
Perc.
2
3
Pno.
Hrp.
We could defend our country…
Narr.
gli altri
…or even walk on the moon. 1 solo gli altri
I 3
3
3
3
3
Vn. II
Va. 1 solo gli altri div.
3
Vc. gli altri unis. Cb.
104 496
pi첫 riten.
Picc. 1., solo Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
3
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn. 2
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. Vib. 1
Crot. Perc.
2
3
Pno.
E F
Hrp.
pi첫 riten.
1 solo
I
3 3
Vn. II
Va. 1 solo Vc.
Cb.
3 3
105 500 Picc. 3
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn. 2
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp. Vib. 1 Crot. Perc.
2
3
Pno.
Hrp.
For centuries, countless others had tried and failed‌
Narr.
3 3
I
Vn. II
Va.
3 3
Vc. gli altri Cb.
poco
106 504 Picc. 3
6
6
Fl.
Ob.
1 2
6
6
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn. 2
Hn. in F
Tpt. in C
1 3 2 4 1 2 3
Tbn.
1 2
Bs.Tbn. Tuba Timp. fast gliss. Vib. 1 Brass wind chimes Perc.
2 Glock. 3
8va
8va
8va
5
Pno.
8va
5
5
8va
Hrp.
8va
5
5
8va
5
5
8va
5
5
5
5
5
8va
gliss.
D C E
…But it was the Wright Brothers…
Narr. (solo)
3
I gli altri div. a3 div. a3
Vn. II
IV Va.
(solo) 3
Vc. (gli altri) Cb.
107 Poco movente
507
= 126
Picc. 6
6
Fl.
Ob.
1 2
5
5
1 3
3
3
3
3
3
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn. 2
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 1. 1 2
Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
1 2 Bs. Tbn.
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp.
1
Perc.
2
3 8va
8va
Pno.
5
5
5
5
8va
Hrp.
F
…My brothers,…
Narr.
Poco movente
= 126
…who accomplished man’s oldest dream, man–powered flight. tutti unis.
I unis.
Vn. II
div. Va. tutti, div. Vc.
Cb.
3
3
3
3
3
3
108 = 112
512 Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
Bn.
1 to Contrabassoon
Contrabassoon
Cbn.
a2
3
1 3 Hn. in F
legato
a2 2 4 1 2
Tpt. in C 3 1. Tbn.
3
1 2 legato
Bs. Tbn. Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Timp.
Sus. Cym. 1
Perc.
2
3
Pno.
Hrp.
The world will always remember them. Always and always and forever.
Narr.
= 112 1 solo
gli altri
1 solo
tutti 3
I
3
3
gli altri
Vn.
legato II unis.
Va. tutti div.
1 solo Vc. 3 3
Cb.
109 Subito presto
518
= 160
Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
Bn.
1
Cbn. (a2) Hn. in F
3
3
1 3 poco
(a2)
3
3
2 4 poco
3
3
1 2 poco
Tpt. in C
3
3
3
poco
(1.) Tbn.
1 2 (Bs. Tbn.)
3
Bs.Tbn. Tuba 3
3
3
3
Timp.
(Sus. Cym.) 1
Perc.
2 B.D. 3
Pno.
improvise continuous figuration on the pitches indicated
C F
Hrp.
F
Subito presto
= 160
3
3
F
3
I Vn.
poco
3
II poco Va.
Vc.
Cb.
3
110 522
Poco pi첫 deciso
= 148
= 138
Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
Bn.
1
Cbn.
1 3 Hn. in F
(a2) 2 4 (2.) 1 2
Tpt. in C 3
Tbn.
legato sostenuto
3
3
1 2 3
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
Bs. Tbn.
3
legato sostenuto 3
3
3
3
Timp. Sus. Cym. 1 Tam. Perc.
2 (B.D.) 3
Pno.
F
Hrp.
Poco pi첫 deciso
= 148
= 138
I Vn. II
Va. unis. Vc.
Cb.
1.
111 526 Picc.
Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
3
1 Cl. in B
3
2
Bn.
1
Cbn.
a2
3
1 3 Hn. in F
poco
poco
a2
2 4
3
1 2 Tpt. in C 3 3
Tbn.
1 2 poco
poco 3
Bs.Tbn. Tuba poco
poco
3 3
Timp. Sus. Cym. 1 (Tam.) Perc.
Siz. Cym.
2 Cym. 3
Pno.
work swirls gradually up and down
F
Hrp.
I Vn. II
Va. poco
poco
poco
poco
Vc.
Cb.
F
F
112 poco ritenuto
530
= 132
Picc.
a2 Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
E.H.
1 Cl. in B
3 3
2
Bn.
1
Cbn. (a2)
3
gliss.
(a2)
3
gliss.
1 3 Hn. in F
2 4 3
1 2 Tpt. in C
3 3
3 3
Tbn.
1 2 (Bs. Tbn.)
3
Bs.Tbn. Tuba 3
Timp.
1 Siz. Cym. Perc.
2 Cym. 3
Pno.
Hrp.
F gliss. B F
Narr.
div. I
Vn. div. II div. Va. div. Vc.
Cb.
poco ritenuto
= 132
113 534
Tempo I grandioso
= 108
Picc. (a2) Fl.
1 2 3 3
Ob.
1
E.H. 3 3
1 Cl. in B
3
2
Bn.
1 3
Cbn. 3
a2 1 3 Hn. in F
6
a2
6
6
2 4 6 6
6
6
6
poco 1 2 Tpt. in C
3 3
3
Tbn.
1 2 3 6
6
6
6
Bs.Tbn. Tuba
3
3
Timp.
Sus. Cym. 1 Siz. Cym. Perc.
2 Wind machine 3
Pno.
5
Hrp.
5
5
5
5
gliss.
B
Tempo I grandioso
F
= 108
3
div.
3
II
unis.
div.
Va.
div.
unis. Vc.
Cb. 3
5
5
F
I Vn.
5
114 536 Picc. (a2) Fl.
Ob.
1 2
3
1 3
E.H. 3
3
1 Cl. in B
3
2
Bn.
1 3
Cbn. 3
a2
1 3 Hn. in F
6
a2
6
6
2 4 6 6
6
6
6
1 2 Tpt. in C
3 3
3
Tbn.
1 2 3 6
6
6
6
Bs.Tbn. Tuba 3 3
Timp.
Sus. Cym. 1 Siz. Cym. Perc.
2 (Wind machine) 3
Pno.
5
5
5
5
5
gliss.
Hrp.
F
3 3
II unis.
div.
Va.
div.
unis. Vc.
Cb. 3
5
5
F
I Vn.
5
115 538 Picc.
3
(a2) Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
3
3
E.H.
3
1 Cl. in B
3
2 3
Bn.
1
3
Cbn.
3
a2 1 3 Hn. in F
6
a2
6
6
2 4 6 6
6
6
6
1 2 Tpt. in C
3
3 3
Tbn.
1 2
3 6
6
6
6
Bs.Tbn. Tuba 3 3
Timp.
Sus. Cym. 1 Siz. Cym. Perc.
2 (Wind machine) 3
Pno.
5
5
5
5
5
gliss.
Hrp.
F
3
II 3
unis.
div.
Va.
div.
unis. Vc.
Cb.
3
5
5
F
I Vn.
5
116 540 Picc.
3
(a2) Fl.
1 2
Ob.
1
3
3
E.H.
3
1 3
Cl. in B 2
3
Bn.
1
3
Cbn.
3
a2 1 3 Hn. in F
6
a2
6
6
2 4 6 6
6
6
6
1 2 3
Tpt. in C 3
3
Tbn.
1 2
3 6
6
6
6
Bs.Tbn. Tuba 3 3
Timp. Sus. Cym. 1 Siz. Cym. Perc.
2 (Wind machine) 3
Pno.
5
5
5
5
5
gliss.
Hrp.
F
I 3
Vn. II 3
unis.
div.
Va.
div.
unis. Vc.
Cb.
3
5
5
5
117 542
a tempo
ca. 16"
ca. 16"
Picc.
a tempo
3
poco
3
a2 Fl.
1 2
3 3
Ob.
1 sub.
E.H. sub.
1 sub.
Cl. in B 2
sub. 3
Bn.
1
Cbn. 3
Hn. in F
1 2 3 4
Tpt. in C
1 2 3
a4
a3
3
a2 Tbn.
1 2 3
a2
3
Bs.Tbn. Tuba 3
Timp. Sus. Cym. 1 Crot. Perc.
3
2
Glock. 3
improvise continuous, irregular figuration
Pno.
gliss.
Hrp.
Recorded Airplane Zooms unis.ca. 16"
a tempo
ca. 16"
a tempo
I Vn.
unis.
sub.
II sub. Va. sub.
Vc. sub. 3
Cb.