Harbison GREAT GATSBY (REDUCED ORCH) ACT II VOL 2

John Harbison

THE GREAT GATSBY OPERA IN TWO ACTS Reduced orchestration by Jacques Desjardins Act II: Scenes 4, 5, and 6 Volume 2

Full Score

From the Rental Library of G. Schirmer, Inc. Date of printing:

Associated Music Publishers, Inc. New York, NY

THE GREAT GATSBY OPERA IN TWO ACTS Act II words and music by

John Harbison after the novel by

F. Scott Fitzgerald song lyrics by

Murray Horwitz tango lyrics by

F. Scott Fitzgerald Originally commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of James Levine’s debut.

The reduced orchestration for THE GREAT GATSBY was commissioned by Ensemble Parallele and Aspen Music Festival

Table of Contents Overture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Act I, Scene 1 . . . . . . . . . . 24 Act I, Scene 2 . . . . . . . . . 151 Act I, Scene 3 . . . . . . . . . 238 Act I, Scene 4 . . . . . . . . . 391 Act II, Scene 1 . . . . . . . . . Act II, Scene 2 . . . . . . . . . Act II, Scene 3 . . . . . . . . . Act II, Scene 4 . . . . . . . . . Act II, Scene 5 . . . . . . . . . Act II, Scene 6 . . . . . . . . .

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Act II, Scene 4   Fl. 1  

Moderato q = 76 





 

Fl. 2

 







Ob. 1

 







Eng. Hn.

 







Cl. 1 in Bb

Sop. Sax.

Bs. Cl.

 



(Sop. Sax.) solo

           f

  

dim.



Hn. 1 in F

  

  

   3

3

mf

 Cbsn.    f

mf

 



     

 

f

   

3

  

Bsn. 1

3              

f

  

 

 

 



p

  



p3

   p











solo (Eng. Hn.)









      







     













Hn. 2 in F









al sord., hat

Tpt. in C

 









al sord., bucket

Tbn.

 









Tuba

  









  









 









 









  









 

















Piano



 

  Myrtle  

Vln. II

Vla.

  



  





3

 3    

He stopped to - day for gas



f

 3    3     in

a new



yel - low

car,



Moderato q = 76

 

















  



arco    

  



arco      

  arco   



f

Cb.

p



arco

Vlc.

 

(Night. Wilson's garage. Through the windows, the T. J. Eckleburg sign blinking, headlights flashing.)

 Wilson  

Vln. I



mf dim.

al sord.

Perc. 2

  

mf dim.

 

Perc. 1

3

3

dim.





  

f

mf

mf





 

 

 









   



 

 

 

 







     



 

p

p



mf

mf





dim.

dim.

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Harbison The Great Gatsby–Reduced Orchestration - Act II, Scene 4

 Fl. 1 



























5

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

3 3  solo                  3

f 3

  

Eng. Hn





p

dim.

f



p



     



3

f

       



3

p



3

f





Cl. 1 in Bb



3





        



3

     



3

f

f





Sop. Sax.





       



3



3

f





Bs. Cl.

      

Bsn. 1

     p

Cbsn.

Hn. 1 in F



 

Hn. 2 in F

Tpt. in C



























































     

con sord.

mf dim.



Tbn.

Tuba

p



    p

  



p

f





via sord.





     

con sord., bucket

mf dim.

     p

 



 p

f





















































































Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Piano





 Myrtle  

3

but he did - n't stop

Wilson

Vln. I

  



3

3

for me.

cresc.

 3 

f



 3   3    

The days stretch out

with - out him.













 

























Vln. II

    

Vla.



p



p







    

   

     

    

mf

    

Vlc.

Cb.

p

           3



mf





dim.

dim.

p

p

   







p

f

 

f





         3

f



3

         3

p

f



3

  

779

Harbison The Great Gatsby–Reduced Orchestration - Act II, Scene 4

A tempo q. = 76

rit.

 







 





Fl. 2









 





Ob. 1









 





Eng. Hn









 





10

Fl. 1

               

Cl. 1 in Bb

3

dim.

3



p



 cresc.

         3

3

3

Sop. Sax.







Bs. Cl.







Bsn. 1

Cbsn.

Hn. 1 in F



 



 





 









      mf



senza sord.

      mf



  p

  



       

    



p sf non leg.







 







 









   

al sord.

          p f

    

con sord., hat

  

p sf non leg.



   



 











 













 













 













 













 













   

















f



 











 

Vla.

 

Vlc.

     

 

     

 

mf

mf





 Wait

 Vln. I  Vln. II

p sf

  











 











p





 





      

 

f







 Myrtle 

Cb.

   



Perc. 2

Wilson





Perc. 1

Piano





  

  

 



Tbn.

Tuba



    

p sf non leg.



 

Tpt. in C

   



  

Hn. 2 in F

f





p

f

ing,

wait

3     

-



rit.

p

   -

-

-



ing



 









 



 

f

p pizz.

 p







    

    

  

     

   

pizz.

  p



p

dow,





div. (arco)   



by the win -



      

-

 



p

-

f



 

f

p

      

A tempo q. = 76



p

-

 

  

  

f



   

     

 

 

 

780

Harbison The Great Gatsby–Reduced Orchestration - Act II, Scene 4

 Fl. 1 











Fl. 2













Ob. 1













15



Eng. Hn



    

p sf non leg.

  

Sop. Sax.



    

p sf non leg.



Bsn. 1

Cbsn.





    

   





Bs. Cl.

      





Cl. 1 in Bb

   







    





    



   

p sf

      





p sf

    

    

      

    



      



      











 p

p sf non leg.



 Hn. 1 in F 







p sf



      

   

     

  

    

  

    

  

senza sord.









p

 

con sord.

Hn. 2 in F











Tpt. in C





















































































Tbn.

Tuba



  

p

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Piano



     







sf

   

   Myrtle    watch

 f

-

 -

-





    

   

       ing



sf



 -

  





by the door,

dream

cresc.

-





     

 

sf





p

 



-

-

 

   -

ing

   

of



f

us



to - geth - er











 











Vln. II













Vla.



Vln. I





Vlc.

Cb.





   p





 p

    

  



p



     

  

        p

       







  p   p







    

    







   

      

   p

  









 

   

  

p











  p

  to--



Wilson





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

    

p sf

non leg.

 Fl. 1 



Fl. 2





Ob. 1





Eng. Hn









Cl. 1 in Bb









20

  



      



 

    

p sf

non leg.

     

      

 

p sf

















    

Sop. Sax.











Bs. Cl.









    

  

Bsn. 1

Cbsn.

Hn. 1 in F



  

        



Tbn.

 





al sord.







Tpt. in C

Tuba



   

Hn. 2 in F

p sf

      



 

p sf

   

      

    dim.

































    

    

    

(con sord., hat)

   





p sf



    

mutà sord., harmon mute, stem in

 

dim.







 













non leg.













































































 



dim.



(con sord., bucket)





   

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Piano

Myrtle





   sf

    



    

 

Vln. I

   

Fan - cy dres - ses,

nice



   



sf



       

 

      

ho - tel



rooms





 

     



treat - ed me like a queen,

           made me feel like a la - dy.













 

























Vln. II

 

Vla.

 

Vlc.

Cb.



  

geth - er.

Wilson





 



           

 

 

 

   p

  p

  p





     





    



  



    

   





 

 



  













   

     

p



  p



             dim.







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             

rit.

 



Fl. 2





Ob. 1





                                               cresc. mf f mp                   







25

Fl. 1

Eng. Hn

 

Cl. 1 in Bb

 

Bs. Cl.

Hn. 1 in F



           pp

    

pp

         pp





                        p

cresc.

mp



             

               pp





              mf

                p

cresc.

                 



              

                mp

 

(con sord.)                pp



            mf



















            p cresc.                p

cresc.



mp

p

con sord.                 pp

Hn. 2 in F



mf

mp

mf



 

Bsn. 1

Cbsn.





Sop. Sax.





              





Tbn.











Tuba





































































Tpt. in C



Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Piano





 Myrtle  

    p



cresc.

Why

Wilson









does



 he



leave





 me

 f



here

  

with - out

  

  



f



              



a phone - call,







rit.                                            Vln. I       mp f cresc.                                             Vln. II                                             f cresc. mp   pp cresc.

                                                 Vla.               pp cresc. mp  arco                                            Vlc.                      pp    p mp mf f               arco                                      Cb.  pp   unis.

p

cresc.

mf

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a tempo 29

 











Fl. 2













Ob. 1













Fl. 1

Eng. Hn

Cl. 1 in Bb

 





 

    





p sf

 

Sop. Sax.



Bs. Cl.

  p sf

Hn. 1 in F











   

    





p





    

    

 

 

p

    

p





    



    





 

    



 mp

mp







    



       

      





mp

       mp



mf

  

        mf











mf

        







 

























Tpt. in C

 

p sf

  









    

 



      



mp

   

mutà sord (harmon)

mf































































































Tbn.





mf



(con sord., hat)



  



 





mf



mp





       





Hn. 2 in F

Tuba

   

 

Bsn. 1

Cbsn.



  



Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Piano

Myrtle

Wilson





   



 Vln. I  Vln. II

Vla.

Vlc.

      a pris'

(Wilson enters, watches Myrtle from the stairs.)

   

-

ner in

   

  



this Val- ley

of

Ash - es,

   



this Val - ley

of

    Ash- es?

    Those eyes



those blink - ing





















eyes

a tempo   p



 



p



 







 pizz.

 p

Cb.

  



ff                  

  

pizz.



   





 

     





 







 

 

     





 

      

 



 



      

    





       

  



mp

mp

arco

         



       





      





mp

mp



mf

mf



pizz.

          mf

       arco mf

 



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 Fl. 1 













Fl. 2















Ob. 1















Eng. Hn



















Sop. Sax.















Bs. Cl.































 Hn. 1 in F 



























34

Cl. 1 in Bb

Bsn. 1

Cbsn.



Hn. 2 in F

  p



 p

 

 

 

 









     

     

 

    

    

p

      

p





 









 





 



(con sord.) p

(con sord.) p

 















































































































Tpt. in C

Tbn.



p

  





con sord., harmon

Tuba

 



 p



 





Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Piano



 



  dim.                        Myrtle   rubato

star - ing me

Wilson

Vln. I







  

down.



p

     p

  

She's hang

-































(pizz.)



pizz.

Vla.

Vlc.









 

 

mf

 -

-

-

ing

 

p div.

 p

 

    p 

p sf







    



 





  

    p



at the win - dow,



-

 

  

       





 





 

 



 

p sf



-



 

 



she's hop

  

 

    

 div.



 f

-

     

 







 

Vln. II

Cb.



p



 p

  





  

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 Fl. 1 













Fl. 2















Ob. 1















Eng. Hn









40

Cl. 1 in Bb





Bs. Cl.









Cbsn.



 

 







       p

 



 

 



 









 







 

 

    p   

     







    

    

  













 

     p

 

 















 

















 

  

 

 

 















 



 

Tpt. in C



     

       

      









 

       

to Cl. in Bb

      p



 

 



 

 

 









































































































Tbn.



  





(con sord., harmon)

   



   

Hn. 2 in F

Tuba





(con sord.)

Hn. 1 in F

  



Sop. Sax.

Bsn. 1



Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Piano

Myrtle







 



       Wilson  mf

-

Vln. I

ing



  

Vla.

 

 

 



Cb.



f

    (pizz.)



 





           



a - way.

He



Vln. II





     

to be ta - ken

 

Vlc.

 



is - n't com - ing back,

   

 

 

    

 



          



 

 

     



who - e - ver he is.



   

   

    

 



 

            





  



now:

     af - ter - noons out,

  

 

         

 

 





It fits to- geth - er

 





  









  



      

  



 

 

   

    



 

  



 

  

  

  

  

     

 

 



    

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 Fl. 1 













Fl. 2















Ob. 1



















46

 

Eng. Hn



Cl. 1 in Bb





Bs. Cl.

Bsn. 1



 



 



 



  

 

  

Tpt. in C

Tbn.

Tuba



(p)

   

 

 







     (p) 







 

cresc.

  f







 

















       p

 



(p)



(p)





  f

cresc.



     

 











 











           mf





 con sord., harmon mute             p





                                   f (con sord., harmon mute) mp

f

cresc.



   

(senza sord.)



f

         

mp

p





      mf

       mf

       

p

p

                 























































































mf

mf

     

 

 



    

via sord.



mp

    

p

mf

mf



p

  





 

(con sord.)

Hn. 2 in F

 





(con sord.)

Hn. 1 in F

 







Sop. Sax.

Cbsn.



p



p

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Piano

Myrtle







 

 

Vln. II

Vla.

Cb.



   

     te - le - phone calls,

  

 

   

  



Vlc.

        

  Wilson 

Vln. I

 

    

    





pret - ty dres - ses.

 





       

 

 

 

  

I'm tired

and

sick,

    

 

(pizz.)

 







 



 

                 



cresc.

 



cresc.

    

     

tired of your lies,

        

sick of wor - ry - ing, sick of





 











 





















f

f

f





 

          cresc.

     sick and tired,

  





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













52

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

       

 



       

 



p

Eng. Hn

mf

p

mf

fp

p

                  p





Cl. 1 in Bb

              









Bs. Cl.







Bsn. 1

Cbsn.

Hn. 1 in F



      p

mf



 

 



 





 



 







fp

Sop. Sax.

 

 









     



Clarinet in Bb







    





       

     

via sord.









via sord.













Hn. 2 in F



Tpt. in C



















































































 









Tbn.

Tuba





p

                    p f p  



    

 

   

p



 



    

     p  





via sord.

      

  

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Piano

Myrtle

Wilson

Vln. I

 

  sec -

  

rets,

   

        

and tired

of your cra- zy

i-



deas.

ff



You're





mine

 



sf

for - e

-

  

ver,

   

ac - cept

   it.

        

 



              

 

 





 

       

 



               



 







       

 



p

Vln. II

mf

p

Vla.

mf

p



Vlc.

mf



fp

p cresc.

p cresc.

fp









              p cresc.

 

harmonic, loco

 

 

fp



(pizz.)

     f

Cb.







p

           

(pizz.)

            

arco

             

arco

  

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 Fl. 1 





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











56

Fl. 2

 

Ob. 1

   

Eng. Hn



f

Cl. 2 in Bb

Bs. Cl.

Bsn. 1





Tbn.

Tuba



 

  

 



 

    



p

p

f

non legato





















cresc.

cresc.





cresc.

 



p

cresc.



f



  

p

p

p

cresc.

   

        f p         p f

      





f

 

p

 p

     

   

       f

p

 

  











f

p

 

            p

f

non legato

     

p sub.

f

             non legato

 

  



p

 

  



f

non legato senza sord.









                            p cresc. p sub. f                        

senza sord.

 







p cresc. senza sord.

     

     

f

 



p

p



p

senza sord.             





f

non legato



cresc.















p







             

     

cresc.

p











p



p

p

    

f

            



p

   



p

    

f

p

f

p





Tpt. in C

       f

    

f

 Hn. 1 in F  Hn. 2 in F

p

    



Cl. 1 in Bb

Cbsn.



    

    











p

cresc.

           

p

        f p  f



f

 

         

p

         

mf



  



p sub.







































































 











Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Piano

Myrtle

Wilson

 



 



God

knows







what you've been

 





do - ing.

  Ev

 -



'ry - thing





you've been

 

f

f

p

                                                

Vln. II

f

p

f

f

p

                                                                              div.

Vla.



Vlc.

Cb.

p





           



do - ing.

                                                           Vln. I   f



      

You can fool

 cresc.

 cresc.

  me,

meno f

 

but you

    

      

    

div.             

f

f

p

p

  

                      p  f  f p cresc.  f f p                                                                  p p p f cresc. f f f                                                                  p p p f cresc. f f f 



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61 

 Fl. 1  

Fl. 2

p

 

 

        p

     p

Ob. 1

 

   

          

Eng. Hn

p

Cl. 1 in Bb

Cl. 2 in Bb









  

Bsn. 1

p Cbsn.

Hn. 1 in F





 

 

 









   









   

















     









p

          p

Bs. Cl.





 

        

p

   p



  







  



mf

   





   











 



 



 

 

cresc.

mf





 





 

 



f





 



 

mf

cresc.





















































*   

















cresc.

Tubular Bells



    p



    cresc.

   







   

   







   



   







   





 

mf

cresc.

   mf



mf



 Myrtle 



f



  

cresc.

    cresc.







p





 

 

can't

fool

God.

sf

 

sf

 



     

Locked



  

mf

to - geth

-

Locked

er

to - geth

-

     



  

  

  



f

in mp

  

     

mf

p





  

mp



er

this

in

mf

  

pri - son, f

this

locked mf



locked

  





















 





p staccato e secco



 

cresc.







 







 







 



mf





 

cresc.





























in

this

 

  

to - geth - er



unis.

    

to - geth - er

  

pri - son, son

  







                                                 



Vlc.

 

 



cresc.

  

p

 













Vla.





   



 

Vln. II

f

p





p









 

Steel Drums





Vib. no pedal







 



Perc. 2

Cb.





Perc. 1

Vln. I





Tbn.

Wilson





Tpt. in C

Piano





p

Tuba



















   





mf

p Hn. 2 in F



mf

   



   mp





mp

   mp





 



in

 

this





790

Harbison The Great Gatsby–Reduced Orchestration - Act II, Scene 4

 Fl. 1 









Fl. 2











Ob. 1



















 



66

Eng. Hn



Cl. 1 in Bb

 



f

   

Cl. 2 in Bb

    f

Bs. Cl.



Bsn. 1

Cbsn.



 







 

      



p



       p    





   

 

f

p

f



f

f

mf

   

 

f

         p



                                   



         

    

ff













al sord. (straight mute)   

f





































Perc. 1

ff





    

      

f





Tbn.

Tuba





f

mf



ff



mf

                           p     p f f





   

 





Tpt. in C

             



  Hn. 1 in F  Hn. 2 in F





     

f

        

 



            

           



f



(Vib. no pedal)

                                                                         p

f dim.

f

p

f

ff

cresc.

mf

(St. Dr.)

                                                           

Perc. 2



Piano

f dim.

p





  

Val - ley of

Vln. I



ff

  

Val - ley of

Vla.

 

Vlc.





p









f





God

sees

        p

    p

p



   

               p







p

         

     f

p

  f

f

  

              

f

  









 



 p

   



 



God

ff



sees

ff



God

sees



ev - 'ry- thing,

    



   

ev - 'ry- thing,

sees

unis.

  



 

f

p



ff

                                       cresc.                                 

God



cresc.

mf



        

    

f



 





    

 













Ash - es;

 

p





Ash - es;

 

Vln. II

Cb.

 

p



           cresc.         

 ff  Myrtle 

Wilson

f

     f

f

 

 f

  





ev - 'ry- thing.



 

You

  

ev - 'ry - thing.

You

            

     

                 

            

      

cresc.

mf





                   mf

    

   



 

mf

cresc.







cresc.

  



 







 





ff

ff



    ff

                                                          f ff p

mf

cresc.

mf

cresc.

                                                              ff f

p

f

791

Harbison The Great Gatsby–Reduced Orchestration - Act II, Scene 4

71 

 Fl. 1  

Fl. 2

Ob. 1

Eng. Hn

p

 

 

       p









       

Cl. 1 in Bb

p

         

Cl. 2 in Bb

p



Bs. Cl.

 p

     

        

Bsn. 1

p

Cbsn.

Hn. 1 in F

 



          p

 







Hn. 2 in F

 

   







       







 





p

   p



 

mp

   





 

mp



 

 



 



mf

  





mf



    







     







    







    













      

 



 



 



 

 

 



p cresc.



p cresc.

   p

con sord. (straight mute)

 

mp cresc.

mp cresc.

   mp



 mf cresc.



 



 



 

mf

cresc.

mf cresc.









































Tbn.







 

mf

 



 f



 





  

 



Tpt. in C

Tuba



 

f





 

f

Perc. 1

Piano

p



















Perc. 2



 fp  Myrtle 

can't

Wilson



 



 

(St. Dr.)

  p

 

cresc.





     cresc.



 



 

 







 

 



 





  

(Tubular Bells)





 



 









mf



  mf

 

 

cresc.





  

cresc.



 fp

can't

  fp

 

fool

God.

 

 

fool

God.

fp

 

 p



     cresc.



  

  

  





   



p cresc.



    

Those

 

blink - ing eyes,

p cresc.

Those



    



   

those blind,

   

blink - ing eyes,

those blind,



    



   



  

    



  





 

f

 

mf



     cresc.

 

mf





blink - ing eyes,



Vln. II













Vla.







   p









cresc.











  







































   mf





cresc.



  



 

f





those flash - ing eyes





star - ing

cresc.    











those flash - ing eyes

f



  

 cresc.     



Cb.



 

    

mf



blink - ing eyes,





Vlc.



 



 

Vln. I



p





(Vib. no pedal)



star - ing













792

Harbison The Great Gatsby–Reduced Orchestration - Act II, Scene 4

 Fl. 1 







Fl. 2







Ob. 1





76

Eng. Hn

Cl. 1 in Bb

Cl. 2 in Bb

Bs. Cl.

Bsn. 1

Cbsn.



p















    

 







   

    

 



















           p    

              





f



         

   

    

    

f

p

  





















  





f

 

f

p

p



f

p

f





 

 

                             











cresc.



ff

      

    

 

      

       p

    

 



p







f

f

f

  



   



































Perc. 1

    

 

    

 

f





Tbn.

Tuba





  

Tpt. in C

  



    

p

   Hn. 1 in F  Hn. 2 in F

  

Animando

(Vib. no pedal)

                                                       cresc.     cresc.     cresc.      dim.

f

p

p

p

(St. Dr.)

Perc. 2

Piano

                                  p f p f



f

dim.



in

Vln. I





at



   at

f

Vlc.

dim.











 





cresc.









   p





   







cresc.







  

    

      

    

    



  

f



            





p









cresc.





f

God

sees



 

God

sees

ff



  







ev - 'ry - thing.



 

ev - 'ry - thing.



             

   

 

  

 

          

    

 

 

  



f





Animando

f

p

  ff

ev - 'ry - thing.

    



p

f







p

p

p

cresc.

cresc.





cresc.















  

      

    

 

    

    

 



















                               



                             p f p

           cresc.

             



           p cresc.

  

p



     f

p



sees

     

     

ev - 'ry - thing.



p

   

sees

God

 

God f

our win - dow



    

 



 



p

 



Vla.

 

  f

our win - dow

ff

in



p

 

 

Vln. II

Cb.

cresc.

        

                                                   f dim. p cresc. p cresc. p cresc.                                                                 

 ff   Myrtle 

Wilson

cresc.

        f  p

f

p

f

f

          



793

Harbison The Great Gatsby–Reduced Orchestration - Act II, Scene 4

 

81

Fl. 1



ff



Eng. Hn

   

 ff

ff



Cl. 2 in Bb

ff

   

   

 

 

 

  

  

   

 

  

   

   

   

   



   

   

   

       

Cl. 1 in Bb

 

   

   

 

Ob. 1

ff





Fl. 2

 

   

  

                    ff

 

Bs. Cl.

 

Bsn. 1

                

Cbsn.

Hn. 1 in F



  

  

ff



 



  



   

   

  

   

 



 

   

   

   

   

  



ff

 

 



 

   

sf

sf



   

  

 

   

 

 

  

      

   

sf

f

sf

f













   

sf

   cresc.

    

      

  

sf



f





                                 p                   f cresc.                                                     p f mp cresc.

   p 

    

  

   

   

   

    p

p



  



 



























































ff



             

(Vib. no pedal)





        p

ff



Perc. 2



             

(St. Dr.)







 

    



 



 



 



 

cresc.



 



 



 







































ff

  

Tubular Bells



f

 

   



Vln. II



Vla.



  

feroce

Beat

me,



 Vln. I 



beat

me,





 

   

throw me down and beat

  

  

   

 

 

ff

  

  

  

   

 

 



ff



             

ff

  



me.

 sf



     

  

  

       

  



selvaggio

  

you dir

-



ty lit - tle cow -







   



   







     

  

 unis.               cresc. sf

   

   cresc.



cresc.

   

f

  

div.

       sf

f

                               p f cresc.    pizz.                                 p 



 div.              p  sf          p  sf



ard!



sf

 





  

ff



 

 

    

Vlc.





ff

Cb.

  



Perc. 1

Wilson

      





Tbn.

Myrtle

  

   

cresc.

         p

cresc.

  

sf

 

   

al sord. (harmon)

Tpt. in C

Piano

      

p

        

sf

  

    

  

      

p

   



   

Hn. 2 in F

sf

sf

   

  



 

  

ff

Tuba

  

sf

sf

ff







   p 





f



794

Harbison The Great Gatsby–Reduced Orchestration - Act II, Scene 4

Più mosso h = 100 85

     Fl. 1            p             p

Fl. 2

      p

Ob. 1

      



             

Eng. Hn.

      



       p

Cl. 1 in Bb





senza vib.

      p

Cl. 2 in Bb



Bs. Cl.



Bsn. 1

Cbsn.

  p

   p









Tbn.

Perc. 1

cresc.



      cresc.

    p



   







           f 



 mf







p cresc.

     p



     p



























  

 







 



 

  

 

via sord.

p

 

  









  







cresc.



         

 



cresc.





cresc.

 













cresc.





  

               f



 



    





senza sord.

 f



fp



 

 

chiuso

 



p cresc.





Auto Horn, offstage





con sord., harmon, fltg.

    

   p



  







cresc.







 

           sfp



  

 

  

      





    p

cresc.





p

Tpt. in C

Tuba



cresc.







 Hn. 1 in F   Hn. 2 in F



  

  

p

  

           sfp



      



      





 































(f)



















 



























Perc. 2

Piano

Myrtle

Wilson







   

 



f

 

That's

him,









         f









(Myrtle rushes out, Wilson goes to the window. Outside, a swirl of headlights.) f



the yel - low



p



     



       









car!























    









Più mosso h = 100

 Vln. I   

pizz

unis., pizz.        p

Vln. II



Vla.



   



arco

p











 

  



  



(pizz.)







 

 

  



  





 



p







pizz.

 

Vlc.

Cb.

               p    

  p



 

   

arco



 

cresc.

 

cresc.

cresc.

      

 

 





  

   



  



  



 

795

Harbison The Great Gatsby–Reduced Orchestration - Act II, Scene 4



 Fl. 1  

93

f sf



 

Fl. 2



Ob. 1

  

f sf

  

f sf



 

Eng. Hn

f sf



 

Cl. 1 in Bb



Cl. 2 in Bb

      

f sf



f sf

 

Bsn. 1



f sf

  Cbsn.  Hn. 1 in F



f sf

  

Hn. 2 in F







f sf



aperto

       

Tpt. in C

f sf

f sf

 

Tbn.

Tuba





 

f sf





Drums  Brake     f sf

f

Perc. 1

 



Wilson

Vln. I



 



  

Vla.





         ff

ff

 

                  ff

 

        



f sf



f sf

 f sf



f sf

ff

f sf

                  ff



 

f sf

 

  ff   ff

         

f sf

 f sf





f sf

ff



ff



ff

cresc.

f





f sf

f sf

          

 

cresc.

ff

          

 

cresc.

 

ff





          

cresc.

 

ff





cresc.

                  ff



cresc.





cresc.



f sf

f sf

f sf

f sf

f sf



ff

       ff

         ff



ff



f sf

 



          

                      

f sf



f sf

ff



     cresc.

  

       



f

         f      f 



 



          f

              

f



 



ff





 ff

       

 

           

ff sf





ff

f

f

f





     



ff

cresc.

f sf

ff

cresc.

                 cresc.     

f sf

ff

          



f sf

      

     



ff

            cresc.

ff

            

          

cresc.





ffsf



ff

f

 











        



















 



ff



                f sf  ff                     





      

  



ff

 

ff

T. Blks.

 

cresc.

           

ff



           



 

     

ff



ff

           

ff

Timp.                      f sf

cresc.

 

cresc.

f sf

     

f sf

 



ff

f sf



f sf

ff

    

          



 

 

 

 

   ff

          

 

                 

 

 

fsf

cresc.

                     



 

 































f sf arco



f sf

f sf



f sf



f sf

         ff

        

 

div.



f sf div.

 

                ff

f sf

ff

f sf

ff

f sf

                         ff

f sf

           ff

      ff

       ff

         ff

      ff

 

f sf

 





 

 

f sf div.

f sf div.



f sf



f sf

                     

unis.

cresc.

 

                     

 

cresc.

                     

cresc. unis.

              cresc.



   

cresc.

            



ff sf



  



f sf

ff

        

                     

    





arco

  

Vlc.

ff

(An impact in the street, confusion.)

  

Vln. II

Cb.

f sf

 

 

        

f sf





ff

    



         

    





  

 

Myrtle

f sf



f





ff





                    

S.D.

Piano

        





Perc. 2

ff

         

f sf

 

Bs. Cl.

        

ff

ff

  

ff

 



  unis.

      f unis. sul D     



f

 





f

 



ff

ff



 f

796

Harbison The Great Gatsby–Reduced Orchestration - Act II, Scene 4

  

101

Fl. 1

     mf

  

Fl. 2

     mf

  

Ob. 1

  

mf

mf

    

 

Bs. Cl.



   6

mf

 

6

p Cbsn.









 

 

Tbn.







      

mf



mf



 6

   p

 

    f

      

6

p

f

      





      







mf

 

 







  







      





















  

           p



p

        



 

sf

mf

sf

mf









          

         

    sf

   

 

sf











   

   mp

mf



  

mp



    



       

Tpt. in C

Tuba



  



        



 

  Hn. 1 in F  Hn. 2 in F

f

    



 

      f

    



          p

Bsn. 1





    

 

Cl. 2 in Bb

     



  

Cl. 1 in Bb







Eng. Hn

  

rit.



   

           p

mf

sf

  







mf



             fsf

ff

fsf

ff

             























                  mf f





ff (Timp.)

    















































































 Myrtle  

  



  

Vln. II

Vla.

Vlc.



  

(One set of lights disappearing, another approaching.)

   Vln. I   

Cb.

   



Perc. 2

Wilson

    sf

Perc. 1

Piano

sf

sf

sf



    

 



 





























mf

  



   

  

mf

 







mp

      mp       







 







mp



  













 





  

 

(A car is heard stopping.)

 

rit.







 

 











mf



mf



  



 mf (sul D)       



 



  

f





       f





    sf     sf



797

Harbison The Great Gatsby–Reduced Orchestration - Act II, Scene 4

Più mosso h = 96

 Fl. 1 







Ob. 1







Eng. Hn









Cl. 1 in Bb







Cl. 2 in Bb







108

Fl. 2

                                                     p

p

             sf sf       Bsn. 1       sf  sf       Cbsn.    

Hn. 1 in F



Hn. 2 in F













































































p











p

sf









































































































 



















 

























































































































 

 

  



Myrtle



 



Vib., slow motor



  

p accomp.





 

mp



























O,

my



sf





God!



mp

mf









p





Nick,



Nick





 

Tom

Wilson



cresc.



it's



























Più mosso h = 96







                                                     f pp p dim. cresc.            







Vla.

p

unis., arco

         Vlc.      p  sf sf f   pizz.               Cb.    pizz.

sf

sf

f











  



Myr - tle!

 Vln. I  Vln. II





Perc. 1

Jordan

dim.

pp



 

Piano



  

f



Tbn.

Perc. 2

pp





Tpt. in C

Tuba

dim.

                                                     cresc.

Bs. Cl.

sf

f

G.P.

G.P.  































798

Harbison The Great Gatsby–Reduced Orchestration - Act II, Scene 4

  Fl. 1                    

116

p





Fl. 2



 

Ob. 1

 

p









                



p

f sf

cresc.









p













     

                  

f sf

Eng. Hn















Cl. 1 in Bb















Cl. 2 in Bb















Bs. Cl.



















Cbsn.

Hn. 1 in F









p



























 



















































































































































 













 







   









Hn. 2 in F

Tpt. in C

Tbn.

Tuba



 

Bsn. 1



Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Piano

Jordan



Tom

Nick

Wilson

Vln. I



 f



 



Wil - son!

 









O,

my



sf





 p

 Pull













mf

   your- self

to - geth - er!

















God!

                                                     p

Vln. II

(Vib., motor off, with pedal)



 





p

Vla.



Vlc.

    p 





 div. pizz.









unis., arco













 





 











f sf















f

Cb.

      f









799

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           Fl. 1 

122



Fl. 2

         

         dim

         dim

        pp

       

pp

G.P.













Ob. 1















Eng. Hn















Cl. 1 in Bb















Cl. 2 in Bb















Bs. Cl.











































 













































































































Bsn. 1

Cbsn.

Hn. 1 in F



Hn. 2 in F

Tpt. in C

Tbn.

Tuba



Perc. 1



Perc. 2

Piano

 

 mf







mp



 p









































 Jordan  Tom

Nick











f



3



What did

 











you



see?



 f













           Vln. I 





         

       

3   us

3





what you



pp

dim.



f   

Come on,

Tell

Wilson

  





man!



saw!









G.P. 

Vln. II















Vla.











































Vlc.

Cb.



800

Harbison The Great Gatsby–Reduced Orchestration - Act II, Scene 4

  Fl. 1               

128

p

Fl. 2

Ob. 1















 

Eng. Hn









    



                        

p cresc.

f sf

                                     f sf p cresc.            









 







          sf

    

f

p



p









Cl. 1 in Bb



















Cl. 2 in Bb



















Bs. Cl.



























Bsn. 1

Cbsn.

Hn. 1 in F









p









 





















 



























































































































































































 

















 



















Hn. 2 in F

Tpt. in C

Tbn.

Tuba



 



Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Piano

Jordan



Tom

Nick

Wilson



Vib.



  p



 cresc.

 mp

 



 

mf accomp.





 3 







Get hold of your - self!

 







O,

my



sf



 



God,







O,

my



sf





















God.

                                       Vln. I                            p

Vln. II

 









Vlc.

     p div., pizz.

f

unis., arco

      f









cresc.

  



p

Vla.

Cb.















 







 





 

 

f sf

sf

































801

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136

                       Fl. 1     sf

sf

5

cresc.

                     

Fl. 2

sf

 

sf

 





5

cresc.





































ff

    ff



Ob. 1



Eng. Hn



















Cl. 1 in Bb



















Cl. 2 in Bb



















Bs. Cl.























































 











































































































































































Bsn. 1

Cbsn.

Hn. 1 in F



Hn. 2 in F

Tpt. in C

Tbn.

Tuba







Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Piano

Jordan

















 









 

Wilson





      

ffpp









ffsecco



Vlc.











f



 

Gats - by!







sf

Vla.



 





                          

Vln. II



no pedal





Nick

Cb.





Tom

Vln. I



(Vib.)

sf

5

























 

 3  

He

ne - ver stopped

sotto voce





 



    son of a

bitch

   

 



3    

a

yel - low

  f





car.









































ff



       ffpp



pizz.



sf



802

Harbison The Great Gatsby–Reduced Orchestration - Act II, Scene 4

 Fl. 1 















144

Fl. 2

 







 



    



Ob. 1

 f



                  



p



 







  

 



                   

p

p





 









 











  





 



 

























     Hn. 1 in F 



 





   



 



 











Cl. 1 in Bb



Cl. 2 in Bb

 f

 f



Bs. Cl.

Bsn. 1

Cbsn.



f

f

Hn. 2 in F

 

Tbn.

Tuba



Perc. 1



  f

  f



S.D. p



 







p



 



 p























 p





 









p



 p

  











 











 

