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            ViolinI ViolinII Viola Cello                  Allegro   cresc. poco a poco                                                cresc. poco a poco                                5                                                        3                                   pizz.  cresc. poco a poco  cresc. poco a poco    3                                   cresc. poco a poco 2

cresc. poco a poco

cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco

    9  3                                    3                                             3                                  cresc. poco a poco  cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco  cresc. poco a poco    3                                     13            3                                  3                                              3                                               3                                  

    17           3                                            3                                 A     sub.                   3                              sub. arco  sub. sub.                     3                                pizz.    sub. 3

    21                   3                                     sub. sub. arco sub.                    3                                       pizz.                     3                                     sub. arco sub. sub.  sub.                     3                                        pizz.                       25                   3                                sub. cresc. sub. arco cresc. sub. cresc. sub. cresc.                    3                                                                           3                3                                                                                        28      G.P. G.P. G.P. G.P. B 6              6          L'istessotempo  6                           6         sub.       4

    31 6                      6         6                      6                          6            6             simile             6         6                         35              6      6              3         3     3             3                   C         3          3        3         3               simile simile simile  3         3         3        3                                             39            3       3               3         3                          3        3              3         3                       3                   3         3     3     D     6                    6             sub. sub.                   5

    43     6                  6                6                     6               6       3             6               6                 6                                            47   6                    6                       3                               sul ponticello E  pizz.  sul ponticello            3                                              50  6                   6            F  ord. sub. arco  ord.      6                 6               6                    6               6                 3    6                   6

                    54     6                 6                6              3    6                                     sub. G  sul ponticello sub. pizz.  sub.                                                              58                             H dolce  dolce arco  dolce ord.  arco dolce                                                                                62                                                        sub. sub. sub. sub.                                rit.      7

    66 3         3         3          3       3       3          ATempo  I    3         3        3         3        3        3         3          3           3           3            3           3        3           pizz.     69  3          3           3           3               3           3        3           3                                3           3           3             3           3           3       ord.  3                                 3           3           3            3           3           3            72 3                                 3       3       3       3       3       3          3                                  3       3       3       3       3       3           3                                 3       3       3       3       3       3          8

            75  3                                  3       3       3       3       3       3            J           3                             arco cresc. poco a poco  pizz. cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco  cresc. poco a poco    3                                     3                               79   3                                              3                                               3                                   cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco             3                                     83               3                                  K                       3                                 sub. arco  sub. sub. sub.                     3                                pizz.    sub.                   3                                sub. sub. arco  sub. 9

    87                    3                                      pizz.                     3                                   sub. arco sub. sub. sub.                     3                                     pizz.                     3                                       sub. cresc. sub. arco cresc. sub. cresc. sub. cresc.                             91                      3                                       L                                       3              3                                                                    G.P. G.P. G.P. G.P.             94                          pizz.    pizz.  pizz.  Piu Mosso                   6           arco cresc. poco a poco  6                              arco cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco                      6              10

    98 6                                6                      6                6                      6             6         arco cresc. poco a poco     6                       6             6                      102    6                      6            6       6                            6             6    6                          6       6        6       6                            6         6                          106 6        6                       6           6                              6      6         M   sub.  sub.                6     6                      6        6                      11

    110  6        6                    6          sub. sub. sub.      6        6                     6             6       6                      6             3                   3         3         3                        114  3                   3        3        3         3       3                 3          3                         3        3               3       3                           3        3               3         3                              118                3        3                3        3                                                     N sul ponticello sub. sul ponticello  sub.                                           sub.  sub.  sub.                 12

    121                                                                           sub.    sub.                                                                          124                                                     G.P. G.P. G.P. G.P.                                   ord.  ord.             pizz. pizz. pizz. pizz.        13

TheAgingBallerina'sMorningExercises

        ViolinI ViolinII Viola Cello                  ten. ten. Larghetto              ten. ten.               ten. ten.                ten. ten. A                     5                                                  13 II

                8                sub. sub. sub. sub.                                                        11                     B                                                 rit.                          15               atempo                                                          14

                            19           rit. C                           sub. sub. sub. sub. atempo                                                                             molto rit.                  23 6             6               6             3            Menomosso  D 6             6             6             3         6             6             6             3                                         25 6             6             6                 3       6             6       6                                               6       6       6                                  15

                27   6       6       3    6       6       3                 sub.   6       6       6       3    6       6       6       3                                      29 6       6       6       6    6     6                           6       6       6       6     6     6                                             31  3   3     3   3      3    3     3     3     rit.                              sub. sub. sub. sub.     16

            34 3    3    3    3    3                            Piumosso  E 3    3    3    3    3                                   36  3    3    3    3    3                       3    3    3    3    3                                    38 3    3    3    3    3    3                                  sub. molto appassionata sub.molto appassionata sub. molto appassionata sub. molto appassionata 3    3    3    3    3    3                                 sub. sub. sub. sub. 17

        40 3   3    3    3    3    3                                      F 3    3    3    3    3   3                                       sub. sub. sub. sub. molto rit.                         42           3    3    3  3        TempoPrimo                  3   3    3    3             3    3                       45      3    3    3        3    3    3             3    3    3       18

                    48             3  3    3    3                      3   3    3           3    3   3                         51             G                                                        54                                                 rit. 19

                    57                           atempo H I                            rit.                     59 6             6               6             3          Menomosso  6             6             6             6              6             6             6             3                             61 6             6             6             6              6            6             6             3                        6             6             6             3           3       6             6             6                       rit. morendo morendo morendo morendo 20

III PracticeMakesPerfect

            ViolinI ViolinII Viola Cello                     Moderato                                                                         4                                                                                                               21

                    7                                                                                                                                                                10                               A                                                                          Gliss     13                                                                                                         Gliss. 22

    16                                                                                                                      B                             19                                                                                                                                      22                                                                       espressivo espressivo                         23

                                    25                                                                                                                                     28                                                                                                                              31                                                 C                                                         24

                                    34                                                                                                                                                37                                                                                                                                                       D                     40                   sub. sub. sub.                                                                             25

                    43                                                                                                                                                      46                                                                                                                Gliss.  Gliss.                     49                                                                                                26

    52                                                                                                    Gliss.             55                                                                                                                   sub.                                                       sub. sub.      Gliss  Gliss                     59                   6                    6                                        sub. sub. sub.                                                                                                                 27

            62                                                        sub. sub. sub. sub.                                                                                                                      jete jete jete jete                 65               L'istessotempo F ord.                                                    ord.  ord.                       67                                                               ord.                                                                                                          28

    70                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             73                                                                                                                                                                    sub. sub. sub. sub.     espressivo espressivo G                                                                   76                                                         sub. sub.                      29

                                    79                                                                                                                              sub.  sub.                                      82                                                                                                                                              85                                                                              H                                                            30

    88                                                                                                                                                                                     91                                                                                                                                                                                 94                                                                     31

            ViolinI ViolinII Viola Cello            ten.ten. Adagiosemplice  Consord.         Consord.                ten. ten.  rit. Consord.                       5            atempo A                                               32

IV AnotherDayJob

    9                simile Consord.                 sub.    simile sub. sub.               sub. sub.  sub.                       sub. sub. sub. sub.          13                   sub.   sub. sub. sub.                                       sub.  sub.       sub.                   sub. sub.    sub.     17                                                          sub. sub.  sub.  sub.                   33

    21                                                                sub. sub. sub. sub.               rit.                 25                   sul tasto sul tasto dolce B atempo                                       sub. sub. sul tasto sul tasto ord. dolce cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco                      sul tasto  cresc. poco a poco                       29                           ord. ord. ord.       rit.       C           ten. ten.   molto semplice no vibrato molto semplice no vibrato  Menomosso             ten. ten. molto semplice no vibrato             34

    33           ten. ten. molto semplice no vibrato                    ten.ten.                  ten.ten. ten. ten.   sub. sub. sub. sub. rit.                    36                 atempo     dim. poco a poco dim. poco a poco D                     dim. poco a poco dim. poco a poco rit.                       attacca     35

V

            ViolinI ViolinII Viola Cello                                       Allegroconspirito  Senzasord. Senzasord. Senzasord. Senzasord.                                                                          4                                                                            cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco                                        cresc. poco a poco    36

GottaDance

            7                                                                                                                                                           10                                                       pizz. A   3                                                                                                                                                       13                                                                                                                                                                      pizz. pizz. pizz.         37

            16                                                      arco arco B                                                     arco                                                                                       19                                                                                                                                    arco                               pizz. pizz. pizz.                   22                           pizz. C                                           arco arco                                                               arco  arco 38

    25                                                                                                                                                                      28                                           D                                      cresc. poco a poco                                    cresc. poco a poco                         31                                                                                                                                                                                                                    39

            34               L'istessoTempo E                                      37                                                    40                                                       40

    43                                                                                                                   46                                                                                                                                                   49                                                                                  F                               41

    52                                                                            cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco                     55                              G                                                               58                                                                                                                                                           42

            61             3                                    H                                                                          sub. sub. sub. sub.                                                                                   64                                                                                                 pizz.  pizz.                                                                        arco  arco                  67                                                                                                                         arco                               pizz. pizz. pizz.       43

            70                         I pizz.                                           arco  arco                                                                   73                                                                                                                                                                      76                                          J                                           arco                                             44

    79                                                                                                                                                                                                                                82                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  rit.                                              85                                                        G.P. G.P. G.P. G.P.                 45

            87                Menomossoquasiwaltz K pizz.   pizz.                                                 semplice                      semplice                        93                                                                                                      98                   rit. L         molto espressivo Rubato molto espressivo arco molto espressivo arco molto espressivo                               rit.         46

            103                                 Vivace  M                                                                                        106                                                                                                                         cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco       108                                                                                                                                       47

    110                                                                                                                                                                       4/1/05                     48