Transposed Score
Four Preludes on
Playthings of the Wind Michael Tilson Thomas
Carl Sandburg
° b Bass Clarinet in Bb ¢& b
3 2
poco rall.
Lento, with mournful rubato h = 46 3
j œ-
b-œ œ œ œ
,
U w
w
3 -™ œ- œ œ bœ
œ œ J
Ϫ
œ
œ J
A tempo
U œ ‰ œ bœ œ J
˙™
2 2
3
mp musing
p
mp
pp
p
VIBRAPHONE – motor off
Percussion 1 (Vib.)
shadowing Bass Clarinet
° bb b & b
U
3
b œ-
j œ œ
w
Ó
w
j œ œ
bϪ
Ϫ
œ
U j ‰ ˙ œ
j œ ˙™
mp
3
œ
ppp
mp
TAMBOURINE – no skin
Percussion 2 (Tamb.)
Harp
¢/
∑
b & b bb
∑
{
U ∑
U ∑ U
Œ œ
U 1 æ
U Ó
Ó
∑
{
3
Œ
w™
w
PIANO
Ó p
Ó
#œ
œ
#˙
n œ-
nœ œ
o œ œ™ J
U w
U ∑
∑
Ó
U Ó
Ó
U œ ™ n œj w
∑
Ó
U Ó
Ó
mp
? bb b b
° bb b & b
∑
Œ
mp
b & b bb
Violin 1
Ó
ppp mp
? bb b b
Piano
∑
Ó
3 2
˙
Œ
œ
poco rall.
Lento, with mournful rubato h = 46
U ∑
∑
U bw
∑
2 2
A tempo
Ó
pp
Violin 2
b & b bb
U ∑
∑
U bw
∑
Ó
pp
SOLA
Viola
B bbbb
U ∑
∑
Ó
U Ó
3
Ó
‰ ‰ j nœ œ
˙
Ó
pp
SOLO
Violoncello
? bb b b
Ó
‰ œ œ œ 3
6
œ œ nœ œ
U œ œ œ- ™ n œj w
œ
3
3
3
Œ
j bœ nœ œ œ œ œ nœ œ œ
U ‰ œO ™™ bb Ȯ ™™ -
Œ
mp
mfrelaxed
SOLO
Double Bass
?b ¢ b bb
∑
U ∑
Œ
œ
œ
Œ
Ó
Ó
U Ó
Ó
pp
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