Nocturne, Op.4, No.

1 Johann Kaspar Mertz

(1806–1856))

Andante con moto piv.


piv.

1         4   
 0 3
 
BI2 piv.
piv. BI2

        
 12  
-1 4 1

0
    3    
0 4

4
  12 
   
   
 
0

 
1

    
2

  3
p 3

 
3 1

  
1   4  
-1 3 1

     
5 0

   23   1               
4

       
3 2 1 2 0
2

  stentando       

0 1

                   0               

8 2 1 4

                      41     
  p p p
  
p
p

 BI3
     
11 dolce 4

                    
   4             
      
  3   
f
BII3 BIII3

         
BI3 1 -1

    
14 4

4 4

  
                  
     
  sf
piv. piv.
BI3 BI2 0
    
4 BI3
          
17 4 4

 
4


4

               
      


sf p
 
 BI3 4  BI3
1 0

 
20 4 4

    
1

            
             
 
                  
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  4 
piv. piv.

                    

 0 34
BI2 piv. BI2


piv.
-1 4 1

 2      4    
23 0 1 0

    
4


1


 
       sf   
 
  3 
3 1 piv.

            
-1 3

  
1 BI2
27

    14 
     
   
      
     
 3
rit.
3
piv. BI3 a tempo
                               0 
30 4 0
1
0 4

       
4

   41 
    
 

 2 3 3  2 0 3
3 Più mosso

                      
33 1 4 3
   
4

                  3

         
 


VIII. 3 3
4

 
1 2

  2 
1 II.
0 -2

  
0 I.
36
         
-2 0
3 2 3 3

  
       
3

       
3 
3

 
4 BI3 piv.
   
3 0 3
 4    
39 3 3
      
3 3
     
3
 
                   
         
 
0

 
3

      
p f p f p f p f

   

BV3

  
  
BI3 piv.
43
  3  
    
3 3
  
4

          
3 1

 
      
0 2
3

       
p ff p pp

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 Nocturne Johann Kaspar Mertz
(1806–1856))
Op. 4, No. 1
Andante con moto

               

              
  
 
     
      

 3
p 3

  
            

 
5
     
       
  stentando       


                                
8

      
      
p

p
11
 
dolce
     
                     
               
       
f

               
14
        
            
     
  sf

17
                        
                  
 sf p
 
20      
    
           
             
 
                 
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   
                       

           
23

  
 
       sf  
 
 
                       
27


 
       
     
 3
rit.
3
a tempo
                                 
30

      
     
 
 
Più mosso
33
         
                                 
3 3

          
 
 3 3

36
        
          
3 3

  
               
 
3 3

     3  3    
3
 
39 3
     
3 3

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

   
    
 
p f p f p f p f

       

43
      

3 3
  
            
              
  
p ff p pp

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 Nocturne No. 2, Op. 4 Johann Kaspar Mertz
(1806-1856)

Andantino



  

4

1


4 4
   
4
   
31

   
           
  
       3

3
3 1
 3 2  
p m a i m a m i p p i a 2
p m

  
    
2 1 3
3 4

4

  
                                    
  1

p p

p p p cres.
p
dolce
BI6 Piv.
1.

   
   
     
6 0 0 4

 2     
4

        2  
3

           

   
3
   4
1 -1
p

Piv.BI2
 
Piv.BI2

                        


   2 1  
2. 4
9
 
          
 
1


  
     
p p

Piv. Piv. Piv.

rit. BI3 BI3
 
4 3 a tempo
  
4

    
12
           
  2                       
     
 
 cres.

    
    1.
     
15
      
                

  
  
  
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 2.
 
                      
18 1 4 -4

       1                
 3    3  2
3
   0 

4 1
p 2

 
                      
20


       1                  
 3   3  2 
2


                       
22 1

                        
    3  2  0
   
p 2
dim.

24
            
              
4 
3
 4

3
 4

pp

Comments

- Dolce = "Sweetly", you can interpret this as a tender or special moment, or played with a sweet warm legato sound.

- Piv. = Pivot Barre, a technique where the player either pivots into a barre, or releases a barre while allowing certain notes
to sustain. For example: Bar 7 allow F (string 6) and A (string 3) to sustain while you lift part of the barre to allow the open E
to be played. Bar 13 keep the G# on the 3rd string down the entire time while pivoting in and out of barres.

- I'm not sure I agree with the accents Mertz has written in for the first section but I've kept them as they appear in the original
published edition. I would rather the suspensions on the strong beats be accented while the resolutions relaxed.

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 Nocturne No. 2, Op. 4 Johann Kaspar Mertz
(1806-1856)

Andantino

  

        

        
     
   

     
3
 
3
  
p

   
3
        
                                    
   
cres.

dolce 1.

 
   

  

6
          
                     

 
  
p

 
                        

   
2.
 
9

          
 
     
     
p
p
rit.
 
3 a tempo

                    
12

                    
     
 
 cres.

  
    1.

                    
     
15
    
          
   

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 2.  
                      
18

                      
 
     
p 

 
20
                
         
                 
      
    

       


                       
22

                        
     
  
p
dim.

24
            
             

   
pp

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