Arias | NEMEAN LION

SPENCER ARIAS

NEMEAN LION

(2020)

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for wind ensemble

FULL SCORE (TRANSPOSED)

Program Note Nemean Lion comes from Greek mythology, speci cally the rst of Hercules' twelve labors. ere are many versions of this myth, but the "too long; didn’t read" version says that the lion was sent to Nemea (in modern-day Corinthia), to terrorize the city. In one version of the myth, the Lion would lure heroes to their doom by using women as bait who would then turn into a lion when the hero would arrive at the lion’s den. e lion was impervious to arrows due to its golden fur, but Hercules was eventually triumphant and was able to defeat the lion with his bare hands. is would be the rst of 12 trials that Hercules would complete on his path to becoming immortal.

Growing up, Hercules (the Disney version) was my favorite 90’s lm. Maybe this was because I thought the adventure of realizing power was not as important as love. Maybe it was because the character of Meg was the rst independent female character in Disney who spoke her mind, and showed me that women have a voice and agency when most other media for kids at the time said otherwise. Or perhaps it was because it has the best sassy gay villain in cartoon history. Finally, it totally could have been my 7-year-old self subliminally catching on to my own queerness with a muscular man who is wearing a sleeveless set of armor and a skirt half the lm. Regardless, when I discovered the source material for this myth, I knew that it could be an interesting twist on a story I have always liked.

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e pulsing rhythms that stay fairly constant throughout the piece represent what feels like the endless trials of life: the repetitive motions of work-life balance and the occasional trips and falls. e swells that occur in the brass represent the feeling that time seems to be standing still while everyone around you is moving quickly. When comparing this to the myth of the Nemean Lion, this is only Hercules’ rst labor and is supposed to have been the easiest. To me, this feels like where I am currently am in life. e rst trial has ended, and the work of life is getting harder which is why the piece ends on a big chord that seems somewhat unresolved.

Copyright © 2020 by Spencer Arias (ASCAP). All Rights Reserved.

Program Note Copyright © 2020 by Spencer Arias (ASCAP).

Published by Just a eory Press | www.justatheorypress.com

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Commissioned by and dedicated to the Michigan State University Bands Winner of the Jere Hutcheson Large Ensemble Competition

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Duration: c. 5 minutes

Instrumentation Piccolo 2 Flutes Oboe 3 Clarinets in B♭ Bass Clarinet in B♭ Bassoon 2 Alto Saxophones Tenor Saxophone Baritone Saxophone 4 Horns in F 3 Trumpets in B♭

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2 Trombones Bass Trombone

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Euphonium Tuba

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Xylophone Marimba

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Percussion 1 Snare Drum Percussion 2 Hi=Hat, Tom-toms (3; high, medium and low), Tam-tam Percussion 3 Suspended Cymbal, Bass Drum, Woodblock

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Timpani

Duration: c. 5 minutes Second Printing: August 2021 More info on the composer is available at: www.spencerarias.com Scores and performance materials are available from the publisher at www.justatheorypress.com

Commissioned by and dedicated to the Michigan State University Bands

FULL SCORE (TRANSPOSED)

NEMEAN LION for wind ensemble

SPENCER ARIAS (2020)

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Relentless  = 138

Flute 1.2

Oboe

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1.                                                                     2.                     Clarinet in B♭    3                   Bass Clarinet                   Bassoon  

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                               

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Trumpet in B♭ 1.2.3

Trombone 1.2

Bass Trombone

            

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Euphonium

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Horn in F 1.2.3.4

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Baritone Saxophone

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Tuba

     Timpani       Snare Drum  Percussion 1   Snare Drum Percussion 2    Hi-Hat, Tom-toms, Tam-tam Percussion 3    Suspended Cymbal, Bass Drum, Wood Block  Xylophone

Marimba

tuning:

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Tenor Saxophone

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Copyright © 2020 Spencer Arias (ASCAP). All Rights Reserved.

Published by Just a eory Press. Printed in the U.S.A.

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   Alto Saxophone 1.2  

       

         

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                 

       

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         

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1 2 Cl. in B♭

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B. Cl.

Bsn.

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   

               

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                                                                          

        

           A. Sax. 1.2         

Hn in F 2.4

1.2 Tpt. in B♭ 3

Tbn. 1.2

B. Tbn.

       

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Tba.

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Timp.

Sn. Dr.

H-hat

Sus. Cym.

Xyl.

Mar.

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      

           

 

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 

 

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 

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Euph.

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     

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Bari. Sax.

       

        



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



  





                       

       

       

       

        

        

                          

 

 

 

       

                     

       

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       

                  

 

       

         

 

 

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 

 

                

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 

                       

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            



       

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  

               

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

                

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T. Sax.

        



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Ob.

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Fl. 1.2

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  Picc. 

SPENCER ARIAS | NEMEAN LION

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                          

                                       

 



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

  



 



  

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





                  7

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B. Cl.

                                       

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       

                               A. Sax. 1.2          

T. Sax.

Hn in F 2.4

1 2 Tpt. in B♭ 3

Tbn. 1.2

B. Tbn.

 

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 

 

  

     

 Euph. 



 

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

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  

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PE

   

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                 

Tba.

Timp.

Sn. Dr.

H-hat

Sus. Cym.

  

  

 

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                       

           Xyl.               Mar.     



                                               

                               



     

9

 

  

 

 

 





   

 

 

     







  

  





                                         

        

                                   

      

     

     

    

       

       



                

  









                

          





        

  

  



      





       









  

  

  

 



 

               

U

1.3



     

R

Bari. Sax.

          



SA L

Bsn.

  

E

Cl. in B♭

 





R

1 2

 



O

Ob.



SC

            Picc.              Fl. 1.2 

FULL SCORE (TRANSPOSED)











 

To B. Dr.









                                                  10

11

12

3

SPENCER ARIAS | NEMEAN LION

      

 1.2 Cl. in B♭  3 B. Cl.

Bsn.

1.2.



   



  

 

  3. 



          A. Sax. 1.2  Bari. Sax.

1.3 Hn in F 2.4







 



 

  1.

1     2

Tpt. in B♭ 3



 Tbn. 1.2   

   

   



Tba.







                               a2

  2.  

























       





               

       





2.



   

                 



U



   





PE

Euph.

   



           

R

B. Tbn.





 

SA L



T. Sax.



 

 



                                             3.        





                                                              Sn. Dr.       H-hat  B. Dr.  Xyl.

Mar.

 















 



 

 



 

 



  

          B. Dr.







                   13

14

15

    









   



       





 

               

       





                   

Timp.



E

          





R

          

Fl. 1.2

Ob.



O

A            Picc. 

SC

4

 

 

 

  







 

 



  



                  



          

          

           







16

   

Bsn.

A. Sax. 1.2



       

T. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

1.3 Hn in F 2.4





 

 

 1.2 Tpt. in B♭ 3  1 Tbn. 2

B. Tbn.

   



  

Timp.

Sn. Dr.

H-hat

B. Dr.

Xyl.

Mar.

 



 







       





 

 



                       

 



  







 



   

  



   

   



  



  







    



a2

                 



1.2.

 

PE

   





 1.   

 Euph.  Tba.



   







 

a2

  



 

     

  

  











                   

             17



                

         18

 

















  

   

   





   









                                                          







        1.2.                       

SA L

B. Cl.

                    

 



5



                                            

U

1.2 Cl. in B♭ 3

R

1 2







E

                                  Ob.  

Fl.



R



O

  

SC

Picc.

FULL SCORE (TRANSPOSED)





 













 

















 

                    

                               



19

20

  

                   

Bsn.



     

T. Sax.

1.3 Hn in F 2.4









 







 







 

 1.2 Tpt. in B♭ 3 

 Tbn. 1.2   B. Tbn.





  A. Sax. 1.2 

Bari. Sax.



    

a2

    

PE Tba.

          Sn. Dr. Timp.

H-hat

B. Dr.

Xyl.

Mar.

 







   





  



















  

   

                                                    



 





R

  Euph. 





rim click













21

                          a2       





22

  



  

   



  

 









 



       3.   

1.2.

          

 

 

   

   















                           



 



   





23





               





 

  

 





 



 



 

    

       

   

          

To Toms

 



 

 



 



 

                



       

 

 

 

  

  

  







24



 

 



     

                      

   

E

B. Cl.

 



 

              



 



 

R

1.2 3

 







SA L

Cl. in B♭



  

 



O

 

1 Fl. 2

Ob.



B

SC

  Picc. 

SPENCER ARIAS | NEMEAN LION

U

6

   

 



 



 



 



 



 

 







                 

            





  

 







25



 

    

 

    

FULL SCORE (TRANSPOSED)

                                 Picc.                                                          

A. Sax. 1.2

T. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

1.3 Hn in F 2.4

1 Tpt. in B♭ 2.3

  



      



       

                           

 

 

  



         



 



   



 

    

PE

 



Toms

 B. Dr.  Xyl.

Mar.

 

  

    



      



   

 

 



 

26

 





  



                             

 



  

  

      

       

  

  

  

   

 



  

  

 



 

  



 



  





 

  

      

  

  

  

       

     



 

           



  

  













    





  

                   Toms

                                   28



               

              

  

1. solo

                            

27

  







  



 



 

R

 

  





  

U

   Tbn. 1.2            B. Tbn.         Euph.            Tba.           Timp.              Sn. Dr.

 

   



     

    

  

 



       



E

Bsn.



    



R

B. Cl.

 

 

O

Cl. in B♭ 1.2.3

                     

SC

    Ob.  

  

SA L

1 Fl. 2

 

7



        



  

  

      

                  

  

  

 



  

  

  



     





  

  

 





  

     

  



 





29

 



  

  

    

  





Ob.

1 Cl. in B♭



 

Bsn.





Bari. Sax.



















    A. Sax. 1.2  





   









T. Sax.







2.3

B. Cl.









1.3



    

  

     

  

  

  

PE

R

     Tbn. 1.2         B. Tbn.        Euph.     Tba.          Timp.         Sn. Dr.





Toms

B. Dr.

Xyl.

Mar.

 

 





 

  

 



  

   

  

  

    

 



  

 

  

           

 



            



 cresc. poco a poco   

30

31



       

                

        

          

   







32

  



      

      

       

       

              

 

  

      

 

       







              

          

    



 













      

                



                                                           









       





 









       

SA L

2.3



  



U

Tpt. in B♭











              Hn in F           2.4                        1       







 

            







  

E



1 2



  

R

Fl.



   

O

  Picc. 

SPENCER ARIAS | NEMEAN LION

SC

8

To H-hat



 





   

  

     



           33









   

 

        34

    

  A. Sax. 1.2 

          

Bsn.

        

 

    

 



T. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

 





    



   

 

     Hn in F   2.4   tutti         1   Tpt. in B♭    2.3            Tbn. 1.2       B. Tbn.     Euph.      Tba.        Timp. 







      



            





 

R

PE Sn. Dr.

H-hat

B. Dr.

Xyl.

Mar.

 







 

 

 





   

 

 

 

35

 

2.

    

 

    

              



 



 



 





    

 

       





   

 







         H-hat                



 

  

     

 



      

      







    

 

 



 

36

 







    



      

    



        

          

      





    

 

     





 





          







          



       





            







  

    

 

 





















 





To Toms

 

                   



 



        

 

                   



 







C

     

  

U

1.3





SA L



B. Cl.

  

9

E

         1    Fl.   2            Ob.           1     Cl. in B♭        2.3        

   

R

  

O

 

   

SC

  Picc.  

FULL SCORE (TRANSPOSED)

37



 

    

 

        38



 

        39

Ob.

1.2 Cl. in B♭ 3

B. Cl.

Bsn.

   

 



                              

3.

       

    

      T. Sax.     Bari. Sax.      1.3   2.4

Tpt. in B♭

1 2.3

   



   Tbn. 1.2   B. Tbn.

Xyl.

Mar.







 

Toms

B. Dr.

  

 







        

       





  

 



      











          

           40

 











        

        41

         





 





 











         

                                 42

     



 

                 

       

         





















                











 



 

 

               



 

R

    

Timp.

Sn. Dr.



 

PE

Tba.

       

U

 Euph.  

         

                              



    

        

                               







         

SA L

Hn in F

       





A. Sax. 1.2

       

                



1.2.

       

E

Fl. 1.2

       

R

   



O

   Picc. 

SPENCER ARIAS | NEMEAN LION

SC

10























    









 

     



        

                                43







 

Toms



 

        

                                44

    

        

                                45







  A. Sax. 1.2 



1.3 Hn in F 2.4











 

a2

 

 

a2

 

 Tpt. in B♭ 1.2.3 

a3

























PE B. Dr.

Xyl.

Mar.

 

 

















Toms





R

   Tbn. 1.2      B. Tbn.       Euph.     Tba.        Timp.       Sn. Dr.





 

  











SA L

Bari. Sax.





U



T. Sax.











 



        

                

            46





























          

  



 







     

 











    

   





 







   

 

















 

 



 



 



 











 

 





 

 

E





           Bsn.  

B. Cl.

 

                                             

R



11

                                                                                

O



3

                                       

SC

D           Picc.                   Fl. 1.2                      Ob.    1.2    Cl. in B♭

FULL SCORE (TRANSPOSED)





 

   



 



         

a2

         

a2

                 

 

 



 

 





 



          

   









 



       

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       47

48

49

50

51

Fl. 1.2

Ob.

1 Cl. in B♭ 2.3

B. Cl.



   

 

     

T. Sax.

 



     Bsn.    A. Sax. 1.2





      

 

 

    Bari. Sax.   





 

 



 



 

 







    

 

  





 









 

    

 

 

 





Tba.

          

Timp.

Sn. Dr.

H-hat

B. Dr.

Xyl.

Mar.

 



 





 



  









 

 

 

 

 

 























 

 

 

 

 

















                                

                                 52

53

 



 





   







SC     

 





SA L



 To H-hat    



U   

R

     

  

PE

Euph.

      



1.

a2     1.3                               Hn in F a2     2.4                                                          Tpt. in B♭ 1.2.3                               a2             Tbn. 1.2        B. Tbn.

 

  2.3. 







     



 

 



E

  



54





















 













R

  Picc.  

SPENCER ARIAS | NEMEAN LION

O

12













 









  



            

                                  55

56

1 Cl. in B♭ 2.3

B. Cl.

Bsn.

     

 



2.3.

   



 







 



1.





 



 





Tpt. in B♭ 1.2.3

Tbn. 1.2

B. Tbn.

Euph.





 

   

    

  



    

PE

Tba.

 

   

Timp.

Sn. Dr.

H-hat

B. Dr.

Xyl.

Mar.

 



 























 

 



















 







  



 



        a2          a2













  H-hat                                                                                                            











       







       

SA L

2.4



R

Hn in F







O

 1.3 





SC



U



13



 

                          A. Sax. 1.2      T. Sax.  Bari. Sax.



E

E

Ob.

 

   



R



   Picc.  Fl. 1.2

FULL SCORE (TRANSPOSED)



                                                      57

58

59





       



         60



61

 









                 B. Cl.                        Bsn.               A. Sax. 1.2      T. Sax.           Bari. Sax.             1.3             2.4    

Hn in F

 Tbn. 1.2  

Euph.

  

    

PE

Tba.

    

                       a2

R

B. Tbn.



  

Timp.

Sn. Dr.

H-hat

W. Bl.

Xyl.

Mar.

 



 









  

        

  



   

     

     a2





    

 

 

    

 









    



  



               

   





   





      





        1.2.         3.           



                 



    a2

               

    









       



 

   

 



      

                







   

   

   

   

                 

  

  

   



     

a2

                                  

   

         

 





     

              













     







                                                                                                 To W. Bl.



               

U

 Tpt. in B♭ 1.2.3 

  



 





SA L

Cl. in B♭ 1.2.3



E





R

 

Fl. 1.2

Ob.



O

  Picc. 

SPENCER ARIAS | NEMEAN LION

SC

14









62

63











                                                                              W. Bl.



64

               65

             66

 Cl. in B♭ 1.2.3  B. Cl.



  Bsn.  

     





   

     



   

     

 

       

              

                    T. Sax.                                    Bari. Sax.   a2             1.3        Hn in F a2             2.4       1.2.      1.2            Tpt. in B♭ 3  3.       

1. solo

       

        

        







  





       

U

R

PE H-hat

W. Bl.

Xyl.

Mar.



 







SA L

                  B. Tbn.             Euph.              Tba.               Timp.                          Sn. Dr.

 Tbn. 1.2 



       

    



   

  

  

  

  

    

       

   

   





   

                                     67

  



   





   

   

                                68







15







 









        a2

             

       1.2.        3.                                                

      

      



      



      









       

SC

  A. Sax. 1.2 

       

E



    

                                                                                               1.                               

R

  a2         

Fl. 1.2

Ob.

F

O

              Picc.   

FULL SCORE (TRANSPOSED)



     



69

       











70

a2

 

   

   

 

  

      

       











71

B. Cl.

Bsn.

1 A. Sax. 2

   

  1.   







  1.3     

   2.4      1.2    Tpt. in B♭ 3   Hn in F

   1    Tbn.  2  3.

B. Tbn.









T. Sax.

Bari. Sax.





      









     





 

  

 

    

      

a2

        

            

        

           

Xyl.

Mar.

     

    

                                                            





 

 2.3.  



 

72

73



  



 

 

    



























  



2.3.

















                                          Sn. Dr.                       H-hat                      W. Bl.   Timp.

 



            1.2.                  

PE Tba.

  





a2

R

  Euph.    









 

  

 









  

                

                  

a2





     



a2







E

   1.   1 Cl. in B♭  2.3 Ob.



R



  

O



 

        1.                2.   



SA L



Fl. 1.2



SC

  Picc. 

SPENCER ARIAS | NEMEAN LION

U

16

      



    









    

 

                            

                            

                            

                                   

                               

                                74

75

76

77

1 Cl. in B♭ 2.3

B. Cl.

     

 





   Bsn.  

      T. Sax. 

A. Sax. 1.2

Bari. Sax.

















 



 



 



 



          



      2.   

 2.4           1.2  Tpt. in B♭ 3 

 

   

  

     

 



 



PE

R

U

                        Tbn. 1.2                        B. Tbn.                                       Euph.         Tba.                                      Timp.          Sn. Dr.

H-hat

W. Bl.

 



 

                sub.                 sub.

To B. Dr.          

           Xyl.   



            



Mar.



             78



79



   



 









SA L

a2

 

  

1.3.

a2    1.3                   

Hn in F















                                          

  

  







       

 

    











  

































 























 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











































 



E

Ob.





R

   

1 2

 

17

O

Fl.



G     

SC

  Picc.  

FULL SCORE (TRANSPOSED)











 























  









 



 

80

 





 











  





















  























  

            B. Dr.         





    





   

81







 









  









 

 



 







3

B. Cl.

Bsn.

A. Sax. 1.2



    

Bari. Sax.



       

       







a2  1.3          

Tpt. in B♭ 1.2.3

Tbn. 1.2

   

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

Timp.

Sn. Dr.

H-hat

B. Dr.



 

       





    





 



  





                             

                             





               

       

               

 

               

       



 

       





          



           

         Xyl.                  Mar.     



82

83



  

To Tam.

   











84

   







   





 



       

      









               

   





   

               

 

    



       

 



           

PE Tba.

 

                 

         Euph. 

B. Tbn.

 



 

SA L

2.4

a2

 











U

Hn in F

 











    

T. Sax.





E

              1    Fl.    2       2.                Ob.    1.2      Cl. in B♭ 1.



R



O

              Picc. 

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SC

18

85





                



       

       

      sub.

Tam.          





86

                        Picc.  1.            Fl. 1.2        Ob.            Cl. in B♭ 1.2.3 

Hn in F 2.4

Tpt. in B♭ 1.2.3

Tbn. 1.2

B. Tbn.

Euph.

 

 

 

 

Tam.

B. Dr.

Xyl.

Mar.

 































 

               







   









 



             

Timp.

Sn. Dr.







E



       

PE

Tba.







       

               

       

               

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 





U

1.3





R

Bari. Sax.







R



T. Sax.





O

   Bsn.      A. Sax. 1.2 



SC



SA L

B. Cl.

19

FULL SCORE (TRANSPOSED)

as if from nowhere







 

     





87

 

 

  

 

  88

 

  

 

  89

 

  





  90







H              Picc.  



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              

Bsn.

A. Sax. 1.2



    

Bari. Sax.

Hn in F

1.2 3.4

Tpt. in B♭ 1.2.3

Tbn. 1.2

       

   

       



 

 



   

 



       

   

 



       



   





       



   





       

   



        

   

       









































Tba.

   

  

Timp.

Sn. Dr.

 

Xyl.

Mar.

 









 

 





  



 

 

91









Tam.

B. Dr.

R



Euph.



 







 

92









 











  

93





















 

   







  



       











   







            

PE

B. Tbn.



   



  

T. Sax.

        









E

B. Cl.

   









R

 1 Cl. in B♭  2.3

         



 





O







SC

Ob.

 

 



SA L

1 Fl. 2

U

20

 











 

94



    

Bari. Sax.

Hn in F

1.2 3.4

Tpt. in B♭ 1.2.3

Tbn. 1.2

B. Tbn.

Euph.

 





  



 



   

     

  

  

Sn. Dr.

Tam.

B. Dr.

Xyl.

Mar.



 







  



  



  







     

95















 



 







 

Timp.





21

       1.                                                                   

PE

Tba.





   



  

T. Sax.











E

A. Sax. 1.2









SC

Bsn.





 



SA L

B. Cl.





O



3



U

Cl. in B♭

                       

 

R

1 2



R

      Picc.        1   Fl.              2         Ob.   

FULL SCORE (TRANSPOSED)

solo

       



 

96

        



 

97

            

  

98

Ob.

1 2 Cl. in B♭

   





3

B. Cl.









1.2 3.4

Tpt. in B♭ 1.2.3

Tbn. 1.2

B. Tbn.

Euph.



 



 

   

     

   

PE

Tba.

  

  

Timp.

Sn. Dr.

Tam.

B. Dr.

Xyl.

Mar.

 

 

 





  

 



  

                



       

        

U

Hn in F



R

Bari. Sax.

          

       

   

99

 

SA L













             



                                                                                                                         

                        A. Sax. 1.2  T. Sax.





        

Bsn.



              

     

     

          

100

       

       

E



1 2



rit.

     

       

     

       

R

Fl.





O

  Picc. 

SPENCER ARIAS | NEMEAN LION

     

SC

22



        













        

101

            

   



  102

 

 







   A. Sax. 1.2 



     

T. Sax.

1.2 Hn in F 3.4

Tpt. in B♭ 1.2.3

Tbn. 1.2

B. Tbn.

Euph.



  









 

Xyl.

Mar.















 

 

 









 

 



       



































 



























 





 

     



















 





 

 







 



103

  



 



 



 



























  



 

 



104

 

  

   

  

 

 



 

   

  

  

 





 



    

  

 





23



 

 

 











    









   

 





   

Tam.

B. Dr.









 

Timp.

Sn. Dr.









PE

Tba.











R

Bari. Sax.







 

   

SA L

Bsn.



 



 



U

B. Cl.





   

   



E

Cl. in B♭ 1.2.3



   

        

 

Broadly  = 69

R

Ob.

 

        



 

O

  

Fl. 1.2



   

SC

  Picc.  

   

FULL SCORE (TRANSPOSED)

 105

                

   

 106