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Armstrong THEMES & VARIATIONS

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CRAIG ARMSTRONG

THEMES & VARIATIONS On Adagio e Staccato from Handel’s Water Music

CHESTER MUSIC


Instrumentation: 2 FLUTES 2 OBOES 2 CLARINETS 2 BASSOONS 2 HORNS IN F 2 TRUMPETS PIANO SOLO COUNTER TENOR STRINGS [8,6,4,4,3]


THEME & VARIATION I CRAIG ARMSTRONG

   

Adagio q = 65

  

1. solo

Clarinet 1.2 in Bb

  

Bassoon 1.2

   

   

  

  

  

  

Flute 1.2

Oboe 1.2

Horn 1.2 in F

Trumpet 1.2

Piano

Voice

 

mf espr.

         

    

Adagio q = 65

Violin 1

              

           

        

     

   

     

     

     

      

            

   

     

        

        

          

   

        

        

            

   

            

f

© 2009 Chester Music Limited

mf

mf

mf



 

mf

f

Double Bass

     

f

Violoncello

   

     

f

Viola

   

f

Violin 2

      mf

    

         


2

Ob.1.2

Voice

12                          



 

 

mp

Please

Vln.1

Vln.2

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

                                                                                                      

                         





   

don’t leave me







 







 

 

 

 

 



this

way,









unis.





mp



mp

div.

 











 











mp

mp

mp

26

Voice

 

 Don’t

   

 

 

leave me this way with - out

your love

 I

     



can - not

sur - vive

       with - out your ten -der

kiss

   























 

 

Vln.2

  



















 







Vla.

  











div.  

 

  











   





 



 

Vln.1

Vc.

Db.





unis.





div.  

 

unis.











 













 








3

  

Bsn.1.2

Hn.1.2

Voice

  

Vln.2

Vc.

Db.

man

   

with





  

 

 



   

  





I can’t sur - vive,











 

unis.





 



 



   





emp - ty hands



 

      

bro -ken

div.

Vla.

    A

Vln.1



a2

40

   









div.  









 

















( mp )





( mp )

 



 



 ( mp )







Please don’t leave





 



a2

mp

unis.





mp

your love.





I can’t sur - vive







( mp )





( mp )





Bsn.1.2

Hn.1.2

Voice

53     

      

me

Vln.1

Vln.2

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

      



      

   









 

 





me





















 

  

way.



this way,



this



  

You

  



  

  

 

   



 



if possible



 

my soul,



fire,

deep

in



































 

 

start - ed this







 

 

  

 



  

 

  



 

mf

mf

deep



in

 















 









mf



mf







 

my



soul.

   

mf



























mf







mf

 


4

     70

Fl.1.2

a2 (stagger breathing ad lib.)

p





a2 (stagger breathing ad lib.)

Ob.1.2









































     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



    

  

  

Solo

 

   

 

 

  

























   

























  

 

 

 

 

 

unis.















   

























    

























mp espr.

sub. p

sub. p

div.

Vla.





sub. p

Vln.2



 

p

(stagger breathing ad lib)

Vln.1





sub. p

Pno





(stagger breathing ad lib.)

Hn.1.2





p

Bsn.1.2





a2 (stagger breathing ad lib.)

Cl.1.2











sub. p

Vc.

sub. p

Db.

sub. p


5

   

















Ob.1.2

  

















Cl.1.2

  

















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a2

































       

 

83

Fl.1.2

Bsn.1.2

Hn.1.2

Tpt.1.2

Pno

          



a2 (stagger breathing ad lib) p

             

         

  

















Vln.2

  

















Vla.

  















 

 

















   

















Vln.1

Vc.

Db.

div.


6

   















Ob.1.2

  















Cl.1.2

  

 













   







 

 

 

 

   

 













  

 













92

Fl.1.2

Bsn.1.2

Hn.1.2

Tpt.1.2

 

        Pno

Vln.1

Vln.2

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

    



                        3







3













   

 

 

 

 

 







 







 

   

3

  

3



        



  

div.





unis.




















7

   



 



 



 

  



    



















 























 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  



 















   



 















100

Fl.1.2

Ob.1.2

Cl.1.2

Bsn.1.2

Hn.1.2

Tpt.1.2

 Pno

Vln.1

Vln.2

                         



      

  

                    

                 









 







 















 

 

 

unis.









unis.

Vla.

  



div.  

Vc.







 















   



 















Db.


8



 







 

  







 

    

 

 

 

  







   



110

Fl.1.2

Ob.1.2

Cl.1.2

Bsn.1.2

Hn.1.2

Tpt.1.2

Vln.1

Vln.2

Vc.

Db.

mp

mp

    mp

 



  



        

      

  mp

         

 

 

  



 







 

    

 

 

 

unis. 

 







 

   







 

div.

Vla.



mp



mp

      Pno



   





mp

mp

mp

mp

mp


9

   





   





   





   





115

Fl.1.2

Ob.1.2

Cl.1.2

Bsn.1.2

Hn.1.2

Tpt.1.2

       

  

 

                     

 

                            

       

mp

   



Deep

in

my

   





   





   





Vc.

   





Db.

    





Pno

Voice

Vln.1

Vln.2

Vla.



 soul,


10

   





  





 





    

 

 









118

Fl.1.2

Ob.1.2

Cl.1.2

Bsn.1.2

Hn.1.2

Tpt.1.2

   

 

  Pno



  

      

     

      



         



deep

in

my

   





Vln.2

  





Vla.









Vc.

  





Db.

   





Voice

Vln.1

 






11

    

















    

 

 

   





  





121

Fl.1.2

Ob.1.2



Cl.1.2



Bsn.1.2

Hn.1.2

Tpt.1.2



 Pno

Voice

   

     

                                

   

   





    











   





    





soul,

Vln.1

div.

Vln.2

Vla.

Vc.

Db.



  deep

   


12



























 

 

 

 

 

  









   









    124

Fl.1.2

Ob.1.2



Cl.1.2



Bsn.1.2

Hn.1.2

Tpt.1.2

Pno

Voice

  



 

            

   in

Vln.1

Vln.2

Vla.

Vc.

Db.



            

 my

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

soul.









unis.



















  









   









        

 

 


13

THEME & VARIATION II        

    

      

   

Adagio q = 65

Flute 1

f

Flute 2

f

Oboe 1

    

  

    

   

f

Oboe 2

f

Clarinet 1 in Bb

Clarinet 2 in Bb

Bassoon 1

Bassoon 2

Horn 1 in F

Horn 2 in F

 

Violoncello

Double Bass

   

          

     

   

     

 

      

    

    

    

    



      

    

  

    

    

   

     

  

   

   

   

  

  



 

  

  



  

  

mf

  

  

 

  

  

    

     

 

       

     

f

   f

mf

   

div.

 



           unis.

    

    

   

  

  

  

  

  

 

 

  

  



 

  

  



  

   

f

   f

   f

 

f

f

  

  

       

f

Viola

     

f

Violin 2

     

  

Adagio q = 65

Violin 1





 

     

     

       

     

     

 

   

    

   

   

     

     


14

Fl.1

11                        



Fl.2

 

Ob.1

 

Cl.1

Vln.1

    

   

       

     

     

   

Vla.



 

    

Vc.



 

 

    

21    

 



Vln.2



Vla.

  

Vc.

Db.

      

  

mf

 

mf

  

      



    mp







mf

 

     

  

   





 

    mp

  

     



 

mp

 

  

 

 

mp

      

  

 

     



mp

      

 

mp



 

      

 



mf



    



 

mf

mp espr.

      

 

 



mf



Solo

    

      

mf

mp





mf

 

   

mf

mf



   

     unis.      

     div.

Vln.1

      

 

              mf             mf              

     

mf

                                                                              

 Ob.1

 

                   

Vln.2

Db.

   

Bsn.1

Hn.2

   

Cl.2

Hn.1

   

Ob.2

Bsn.2

               

      

 





                

 



 



 

 

    

  

             

 


15

   30

Ob.1

Cl.1

 

 

 

 

Vc.



Solo

 

mp

 



 

Please

        

 

  

 

      



    

 

        

 

      

( mp )

 

 



 

me



 

this

way

    

   

 



 

 



 

 



 

 

( mp )

( mp )

 

div.    

 



    

leave

  





don’t



( mp )

mp espr.

    

Vla.

  

           

Vln.2

Db.



Voice

Vln.1

( mp )

      40

Cl.1



Voice



  

       

Vla.

   

Vc.

Db.

   

   

   

I can -not sur -vive

     

        unis.

Vln.2

     

         

I can -not sur - vive,

Vln.1



  



 



 

 

 

 

    

with - out your love,

     

your

love,



  

with - out your

  

 

love,

                     

    

       

     

 

 

   

     

  

     

    

    

 

   

 

 

 

 

 






16

   49

Cl.1

Bsn.1







  

Solo

 

     

Pno

Voice

Vln.1

Vln.2

Vla.

Vc.

Db.





   



      



             

     

 

     

 

 

( mp )

 

( mp )

 

( mp )

     

div.

  









( mp )





( mp )

 

   

love.

        

mp

 

mp espr.

Solo



 

    

 

 



 

 

 





 

 





   

unis.

 Bsn.1

Pno

Vln.1

Vln.2

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

58       





    

     

 

 

     

     

    

     

  

    

 

   

     

    

   

         

   

     



 

  

    

                  

 

      



 

      

                                                         





    

 

  


17

   69

Fl.1

Hn.1

Tpt.1

Voice

Vln.1

     

mp espr. Solo

A love

( mp )

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

 Fl.1

Ob.1

Tpt.1

Voice

Vln.1

 

 

     

      

  

 

( mp )

 

( mp )

 



   

 

 

 



 

 



77    

               

      

  

 

  

 

   



   

      

  

 







your

love,

            

I can -not sur - vive with - out your love,

               

 

Vla.

 

 

Vc.

 

Db.

      

 

    

 



 



 

  

    

  

  

with - out your



     Solo

mp

    

         

   

 

  

 

 

 

 









 

 

   

love,



              

      

with - out your love.

   

  

 

 









 

 

I can -not sur - vive,

       

 

unis.

( mp )

  

Vln.2

           

div.

 

      

so true,



 

  

  

 

a love

    

     

 

 

so true,



      

 

 

    



mp

( mp )

Vln.2

     

mp espr.

 

 

mp

      



    Solo

Ob.1



Solo

 

      

  



 



     

 

 

  


18

     

    

    

   

86

Fl.1

mf

Fl.2

mf

Ob.1

Cl.2

Bsn.2

Hn.1

Hn.2

Vln.1

 

    

 

 

  

      

    



  

 

 

Db.

    

 

 



  

 

 

 

  

       

Vc.





 

Vla.

     



Vln.2

         

   



Bsn.1

     

      

mf

Cl.1

     

  

mf

Ob.2





 

 

 

 

 

mf

mf

mf

 

 





 

 





 

 

 

 

       

       

 

    

         

    

 

  

 

 





 

    

 

 





  

 

 



mf

 

mf



 

 

 

  

 

 





 

 





mf

  

mf

mf

mf

  mf

  mf



 

 



  

  

 

 



   


19

  

     

     

95

Fl.1



Fl.2

  

Ob.1

Ob.2

Cl.1

Hn.1

Hn.2

Vln.1

  

       



  

 

 

Vln.2

    

  

Vc.

  

 

 

    

 

  

     

  

  

  

 

  

  

  

 





 

  





  

  

  



   

   

   

         

 



 

 

 

  





 

 

   

 

  

 

  

  

 

 

f



 



f



  

f

   

  f

 



 

 

  

  

 

  

  

 







  



  

  

     

  

  





f

f

f

  

  

  



  

       

  

  

     







   f

f

f

                        

   

Vla.

Db.

  

Bsn.1

Bsn.2

  

  

Cl.2

     

 

  f

f

  

f

  

 

 f

   f

 


20

  

   

103

Fl.1

Fl.2

f

Cl.1









 

 

  



 

f

f

f

Bsn.1

Bsn.2

Hn.1



f

    f

f



  

Hn.2

f

   

Pno



Voice

Vln.1

f



f

f

 

  f

 

Vc.

Db.

 

  

 

  

f

  f

 

 

 

 

   

   

 



 



    

  

     

 love,

  

f

Vla.





Love,

  

Vln.2

 

     

 

 

mf

mf

Tpt.2

   

Tpt.1

  



Cl.2



 

f

Ob.2



 



 



 

   f

Ob.1



  

  

 

 



 





  

 




21

    108

Fl.1

Fl.2

  

Ob.1

  

Ob.2

  

Cl.1

  

Cl.2



Bsn.2

Hn.1

Hn.2

Tpt.1

Tpt.2

Pno

Voice

Vln.1

Vln.2



     

  







 

 



    

  



 





 

 

   

   





love

 

 

 



  

 



Vc.

    

 

 



  

 

I

  

   



Vla.

Db.

  



  













     



 

      

 



  





   

Bsn.1

 

 

 

 

 

mf


22

    113

Fl.1

 

  

  

  

mf

Fl.2

mf

Ob.1

mf

Ob.2

mf

Cl.1

mf



Cl.2

mf

Bsn.1

Hn.1

  

mf

   

mf

Hn.2

Tpt.2



mf

 

Tpt.1

    

      

Pno



 mf

  

   

 

Vln.1







 





 

 



 

 

   

 

   



   

  



   

Vla.

mf

  

Vc.

mf

Db.

  mf

-

-

-

 





 





 







 out

mf

Vln.2





 

 





 

with



 

 

 

you

  







 

mf

Voice

    




23

   

 

118

Fl.1

Ob.1

 

Ob.2

Cl.1

Cl.2

Bsn.1

Hn.1

Tpt.2

 

 

 

 

 

  

   

Pno

Voice

 

 

Db.



mp



mp



Db.





 

your







 

 









 



your









 











love.



 

love,

 

 

 



 

mp

mp

  

  

 

Vc.

    

  

 

 

mp

love,

Vla.

mp

mp

 

Voice



 



125

Pno

love,

Vc.

mp

  

Vla.



mp

your

Vln.2



 



mp





mp

    

Tpt.1

 

  

 



 




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