Un

bel di
 
Luigi Illica Giacomo Puccini

                
              
from Madama Butterfly, Act II

 
Giuseppe Giacosa

 
(1858-1924)


Andante molto calmo


  
Flute

     
                            
I, II

        
  
 sostenendo

   
Oboe

  
I, II

              


                   
I. sostenendo

     
   
B♭ Clarinet

            
I, II

        

Horn in F

    
           
  
I, II




  
  

   
                       

Harp


         
                         
 


Butterfly


            
           
Un bel dì, ve dre mo le var siun fil di fu mo dall'e stre moconfin del

         
 
Solo, senza sord.


Violin I


  
                                  
     
con sord.  sostenendo
come da lontano


Violin II

                 
   
pizz. 
come un lontano mormorio


Violoncello

      
      
    
    
pizz.

Contrabass

Public Domain; First performance February 17, 1904 at Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy
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     
           
      
poco rall. Un poco mosso Un poco mosso

      
10 a due a due riten.
Fl.


         
I, II

  
    
  
 

Fl.
III

 
  
   
         
 

  

      
a due cresc.

Ob.


                
I, II


       
 
cresc.


         
E. Hn.

         

 

3

   


  

B♭ Cl.

       
   
 
 
I, II

 
 


 


  3 cresc.  
      
      
B. Cl.

             
       
a due

 

Bsn.
I, II

         

3

   
             
 

  
I. con sord.


F Hn.

             
I, II

    
cresc.
 

 
F Hn.

            
III, IV





  
        
B. Dr.

            
  
Hrp.

  
          
                  
    
3

Butt.

     
ma re. E poi la naveap pa re. Poi la na ve bian ca en tra nel por to, rombail suo sa lu to.

           
   
tutti 3

Vln. I


                   
       
via sord. 

  
3 cresc.

Vln. II

 


           


    
cresc.

              
con sord.

    
via sord.
3


Vla.

 
              
          
 


con sord. cresc.


   
arco

 
I. solo con sord. arco Tutti

Vc.

            
 
3

 
   cresc. 3

Cb.


pizz.

2
         
    

riten. rall. a tempo

 3
19

 
Fl.

        
      
I, II


     
    

Ob.

                  
I, II

  
3
 


E. Hn.

         
   

   
 
 3

     
B♭ Cl.

     
I, II

   
 

 


   3
  
B. Cl.

                  
  


 
Bsn.
I, II

                  
3


 


III.
F Hn.

                   
III, IV

 


  
3
B♭ Tpt.

      
I-III

          3                        
 


   

       
dolcemente con semplicità


Butt.


             
3

    3 
Ve di? È ve nu to! Io non gli scendoin con tro. Io no. Mi met to là sul ci glio delcol le easpet to, easpet to gran

     
    

dolcemente

Vln. I

 
3

             


              
con passione

  

Vln. II

 
3

        
 

 
           

   
con passione

 
Vla.

        
       3  
3

       
 


 
dolcemente

Vc.
3


3
                
                       
                 
27 rit. a tempo animando un poco 3

Fl.


  
                             
I, II


 

       
3
Ob.

        
  
 
I, II

                              


   
3
B♭ Cl.


  
    
I, II

  
    


 
 I.                     
B. Cl.

         
         
 3

Bsn.

   
  
       
I, II




  
            



Hrp. suoni naturali

   
         
     
               
  

    
3
Butt.

  
tem po e non mi pe sa, la lungaat te sa. Eu sci to dal la fol la cit ta di na un uomo,un pic ciol

            
  
arco

  
pizz.

Vln. I

   
                    
 
pizz. arco

  
Vln. II

         


         


   
pizz. arco

Vla.

   
         
 

    
arco


pizz.

Vc.

            
  
 

    
pizz.

Cb.

4
    
              
rall. un poco Sostenendo molto

  
37 I. Lo stesso movimento a due Lento
Fl.

  
  
      
I, II

  
  

 
Fl.


  
        
III

     

Ob.

       
I, II

  
        
I. 

 
B♭ Cl.

     
I, II


 
        


B. Cl.

          
  

  
 


  
 


  
 



 con sord.

       
B♭ Tpt.

 
             
I-III



 armonici


          
      

Hrp. 

 


        
3

  
                                      
     
3 3 3

Butt.



pun to s'av via per la col li na... Chi sa rà? Chisa rà? E come sarà giunto che di rà? che di rà? Chiamerà Butter fly dal la lon

                
div.

Vln. I   
           
          
con sord. 


Vln. II

               
 
con sord. 


    
Vla.

          
   
con sord. 


Vc.



5
    
          
Andante come prima

      

a due

   
47 rall. con canto
Fl.

    
     
I, II

      
    


Fl.

    
 
III

    
        
    


   
Ob.

      
I, II

  
         



    
E. Hn.

       
       
      


      
I.

B♭ Cl.

      
I, II

          
 

B. Cl.  

   
    


   
a due

         
      
Bsn.

  
I, II

 
 


                
 
a due

 
I.
F Hn.

        
I, II

     
       
I., II.
  con sordina

 
B♭ Tpt.


          
I-III

 
  



            
 
Hrp.

 
             
con forza


                                 
con molta passione

Butt.  
  
        
ta na. Io senza dar ri spo sta me ne sta rò na sco sta un po'per ce lia... eun po' per non mo ri real primoin con tro, ed

       
       

via sord.

   
Vln. I

  
    



           
 


 
via sord.

    
Vln. II

          
              


via sord.

 
     
Vla.

       
    
       


     
Vc.

              
  
pizz. 


Cb.

6
      
             
a due

 
55

Fl.

   
       
I, II

       
 


Fl.


    
III

               
 


I.
Ob.

    
I, II

     
 


    
E. Hn.

   


       
   
   
 a due

 
 
B♭ Cl.

    
I, II

 


 


     
B. Cl.

     
     
I.

Bsn.
I, II

     
           
 


I. a due

 
F Hn.

 
      
I, II

      
  
  
 


F Hn.

     
   
III, IV


armonici
 
         

Hrp.

       
               
Butt.
               

          
     
eglial quantoin pe na chia me rà, chiame rà: Pic ci na mogliet ti na o lez zo di ver


be na, i no mi che mi da

    
vaal suo ve


 
Vln. I

     
  
      
      
 

  
Vln. II

                 
 
 


     
Vla.

            





Vc.

       
     
  pizz.

Cb.

7
      
     
  
60 poco rall.

Picc.




    
     
a due

Fl.
     

          
       
I, II

    


Ob.

            
I, II

  


          
E. Hn.

        

 



B♭ Cl.

     
     
I, II

    


      
 
             
B. Cl.

         
    
       


  
   
Bsn.

     
I, II


                


   
   
a due
F Hn.


I, II

 
                  
    


   
F Hn.
III, IV

      






 
B♭ Tpt.

       
  
                 
I-III


suoni naturali

  
suoni naturali

    
  
   
       
        
   

Hrp.

  
  
  
 
                        

             

3 3
3


Butt.

        
  
ni re Tutto que stoavver rà, te lo pro met to. Tien ti la tua pa u ra, iocon si cu ra fe de l'a

Vln. I                

   
       
  


   
div.

 
Vln. II

               


      
div. uniti

    
Vla.

     
  
     
               
 pizz.

    
  
Vc.

uniti
   
           
            


        
arco


div. pizz.

 
Cb.



8
      
   
Largamente

     
66

Picc.

          

Fl.
  

  
I, II

      
      
a due

Ob.

 
I, II


           


E. Hn.

           
    


B♭ Cl.

  
  
I, II


 
B. Cl.

 


      
a due
Bsn.
I, II

       
   


 
a due
F Hn.
I, II

         


   
a due
F Hn.
III, IV





         
I., II.

 
senza sordina


B♭ Tpt.

         

I-III

  


 
Tbn.

 
I-III

       
 meno forte

B. Tbn.

   

      



Timp.

    

 


  
meno forte

Butt.

            

spet to.

      
Vln. I

     

 



Vln. II

     



Vla.

       
    

arco

Vc.

   

arco

     


Cb.

9
             
 

68 rit. Sostenuto

       
Picc.

       
  
 
   
a due

    

Fl.


I, II

        
          
 

   
 

       
a due


Ob.

 
I, II

          
            
   


    
E. Hn.

     
        
    
   

     
B♭ Cl.
I, II


  
 

 
     
 

 
B. Cl.

    
     
 

   
 

         
a due
Bsn.

      
I, II

  

    
  
   
            
  

     

F Hn.

          
I, II

          
     
                   
 


 
F Hn.

     
      
III, IV

           
     
   

  
Tbn.

         
I-III


       


  
B. Tbn.

       
          



Timp.


  
       

  


          

Hrp.


                 
 
      
  
Vln. I

      
         
      
   


Vln. II

      
              
   

 
  
              
Vla.

       
  
  

Vc.

      
     
       
   

Cb.

   

10