I N T E R L U D E I N Bb

for

Clarinet Solo

and

Orchestra

by

ARTIE SHAW
 EDITOR'S NOTE:

Artie Shaw premiered "Interlude in Bb" on May 24, 1936 in New York City. It was also the first
piece recorded by Shaw as the leader of his own band.
This edition is based on a copy of a manuscript score and parts from a private collection. There
are significant differences between the written score and the recording available on YouTube, the most
important being the absence of the three wind instruments on the recording. These parts appear to have
been added at a later date. Another important difference are the liberties Shaw takes with the written
clarinet part.
This edition is faithful to the written material except for the following:

4,5 and 6 after letter A; The strings have many discrepancies between the score and parts including
voice crossings, erasures, emendations, and confusion between pizzicato
and arco. The editor recomposed these measures and made all parts arco.

letter F and 8 after D; The score has pizzicato. The editor changed this to arco as in the recording.

letter G to letter I; The score has much confusion as to which parts are solo and which are tutti.
The editor changed the score to reflect the recording.

clarinet part; The score has almost no slurs and the slurs at letters D, F, and K were
inconsistent. Almost all of the multiple-measure slurs were added by the
editor. The soloist should make any necessary changes.

Everything in parentheses was added by the editor. These include dynamics, tempo indications,
and metronome markings. The metronome markings are around 10% slower than the tempos on the
YouTube recording. Of course, every soloist should choose their own tempo.

Gumersindo Buitrago E.

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 I N T E R L U D E I N Bb
(Tempo I ca.  = 66) Artie Shaw
     
Solo Bb Clarinet   
 
1.solo    
          
 
  
Violin I   
( ) 3 3

 1.solo      
Violin II       
( )

1.solo     
     
Viola    
()      pizz. arco
1.solo  
 
             
Violoncello   3
( ) 3

      
Bass  
 
     
Tenor Sax    

    
B♭ Trumpet    

      
Trombone  
 
     
Guitar    

     
   
Piano
      
  

    
Drums    
This edition O
c Copyright 2005 by Editorial Esquer

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 6 A (Quasi cadenza)
 3 3    
  
Solo Bb Cl.
 
         
( )  
   cresc. 3 3 3
tutti  3 3
       
Vln. I  
 (colla parte)
tutti
 
Vln. II     
 (colla parte)
tutti
    
Vla. 
 (colla parte)
tutti  
Vc.
   

 (colla parte)

Bass
    
 
   
T. Sax 

B♭ Tpt.
  


Tbn.
    
 
   
Guit. 
   

Pno.
    

cym.  
  
Drs.    
(  )

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 6 6

9             
     
Solo Bb Cl. 
 3 3 3 
  
  
     
Vln. I    
( ) ( )

  

Vln. II      
( ) (  )

  
Vla.       
( ) pizz.
 (  )

        
Vc.  
( )
(colla parte)
 ()

       
Bass  
 ( ) (colla parte)
  
T. Sax       
 
B♭ Tpt.       
 
Tbn.
       
  
E♭m
  (colla parte) F7
    
Guit.       
( ) (  )

  
      
Pno. 
   
     
 
Drs.       

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 Brightly (Tempo II ca.  =100 )
11  B
       
    
Solo Bb Cl.
       
   ( )
3 3
3
   
Vln. I      
( ) (  )

 
Vln. II       
( ) ( )

Vla.        
( )
(arco) (soli)
 ( )      
Vc.
      
 
( ) (  )
 pizz.
Bass
       

  
 
( ) ( ) ()
  
T. Sax        
( )
 
B♭ Tpt.        
( )
 
Tbn.
         
 
(  )
B♭  A7 F7
 B♭
          
Guit.   
( ) (  )


       


Pno.  
        

(  )

Drs.          
   
(  )

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 14
                 

Solo Bb Cl.  

     
Vln. I 

Vln. II    

Vla.     


Vc.
   


       
Bass      
 
    
T. Sax
     

 
B♭ Tpt.
        

   
Tbn.
       
 
 A7
   
Cm
    
F7
 
F+

Guit. 
 
           
Pno.
      
       
     


Drs.             
           

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 17 
                  
Solo Bb Cl.
    
     
3 3
3
    
Vln. I  

Vln. II     

Vla.      


Vc.
    


Bass
        
  
     
 
     
T. Sax       

  
B♭ Tpt.         
 
    
Tbn.
        
 
A7 Cm F7
 B♭               
Guit. 

           
     
 
Pno.
  
       
  
     


Drs.                 
               

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 21
              
      
Solo Bb Cl.       
  
3
   
Vln. I   


Vln. II     
 
 
Vla.    
 
   
Vc. 
 
Bass
              
        
 rip
 
T. Sax         
       rip 
B♭ Tpt.         
  
        
 rip

Tbn.
          
 
Gm
 D7
              
Guit. 
 
           

 

   
 
Pno.
  
       
         


Drs.                
              

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 25      
                  
Solo Bb Cl.
  
 
3 3
   
Vln. I   


Vln. II    

  
  
Vla. 
 
Vc.
  

  
Bass
          
 
  
 
T. Sax       
 
B♭ Tpt.         

  
 
Tbn.
        
 
F7 F+
 C7           
Guit. 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

   
Pno.
 
 
           


Drs.             
           

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 C
28     
                 
Solo Bb Cl.
  
    
3 3
3
     
Vln. I  


Vln. II     

Vla.      


Vc.
     


        
Bass         
 
    
T. Sax
     


   
B♭ Tpt.      
 
   
Tbn.
       
 
B♭ A7 Cm

Guit.                


      

        
Pno.
     

  
            


Drs.                 
               

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 32
      
       
Solo Bb Cl.          
  
3 3 3 3 3 3
3

Vln. I
  
  


Vln. II     

Vla.     

   
Vc.    

      
Bass       
 
    
T. Sax     
 
B♭ Tpt.       

Tbn.
       
 
F♯
F7 dim D7

Guit.             


               
Pno.
    
           
  
roll

Drs.       
           

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 35             lip slur   
            
Solo Bb Cl.   
 3 3
  
3 3
 
Vln. I        


Vln. II     
 

Vla.        

  
Vc.
     


Bass
            
    
    
T. Sax 

B♭ Tpt.
   


Tbn.
     
 
 Gm B♭ E♭ E♭m

Guit.                


  

 

   

  



   



Pno.
         
      

Drs.            
             

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 39       
         
Solo Bb Cl.       
 3 3
 
3 
    
Vln. I     

Vln. II          

Vla.       

Vc.
   
 


          
Bass      
  

T. Sax           


B♭ Tpt.           

   
Tbn.
        
 
Fm C7
 B♭  Dm
 
G7
      
E♭m

F7
   
F+

Guit. 

  

  
 
     

 
  
   
  
Pno.
 
         
   
  



Drs.                 
               

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 43    D (Faster ca.  = 112)
        
Solo Bb Cl.
   42    
 
3  
        
Vln. I      42
  

 
Vln. II     42       
    
      
Vla.      2
 4  
   
           
Vc.    42

pizz.    
        
Bass
      4 2    
  

   
T. Sax
   42    

change to Bb clarinet
 
  42    
B♭ Tpt.   
 straight mute
  
Tbn.
     42    
  straight mute
B♭ B♭ B♭
 B♭ dim F7 B♭
 A7
F7 F7
 A7

    
Guit.
2
     4    
 ()
 

    
       42    
   
Pno.   
     2    
     4
 
Drs.           42    
       
 

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 49
    
Solo Bb Cl.
       
      
( )
       
Vln. I    
(  )

      
Vln. II    
( )
 
 
   
Vla.  
(  )

   
 
Vc.
  
  
(  )
      
Bass
        
  (  )

       
T. Sax       

(lightly) (  )
  
B♭ Tpt.
      
   
(lightly) ( )
   
Tbn.
           
  (lightly) ()
E♭ Edim B♭ G7 C7 F7 F7 A7 B♭
Guit.       
   
(  )

      
       
Pno. (lightly)
 ( )    
        
     

      
Drs.     
(  )

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              
Solo Bb Cl.

            
     
 
Vln. I        

Vln. II  
     

Vla.       
 
    
Vc.     
    
      
Bass 
 
       
T. Sax    
            
    
B♭ Tpt.                
 
         
Tbn.
        
         
F7 A7 B♭ E♭ Edim B♭ G7

Guit.     
   
       
  
         

 

  

Pno.
     
              
      
   
       
Drs.        


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 58
     
           
 

Solo Bb Cl.    
 


3
 
Vln. I        

Vln. II    
    

Vla.       
 

Vc.
     
   
     
Bass
     
 
         
T. Sax             
 
    
B♭ Tpt.               
 
quasi horn
      
Tbn.
              
  
C7 F7 B♭
F7 A7 B♭

Guit.         
     
               
      
  
Pno.    
        
    
     
  
Drs.        
        


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 62
        
                
Solo Bb Cl.
        

 
Vln. I        

Vln. II  
     

Vla.       
 
    
Vc.     
      
Bass
       
 
       
T. Sax    
           

    
B♭ Tpt.                
 
         
Tbn.
        
         
F7 A7 B♭ E♭ Edim B♭ G7

Guit.     
   
       
  
         



   

Pno.
     
              
      


 
       
Drs.        


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 E Slowly (ca.  = 84)
66
gliss.
    
            44 
Solo Bb Cl.      
 
( )
    4
Vln. I      4 
( )
  
Vln. II
4
    
 4 
(  )
 soli  
Vla.

     4
 4        
( )
 
Vc.
     4 
  4
(  )
 
 

    4 arco
Bass   4    

(  )
       4 
T. Sax        4

     
B♭ Tpt.       4
  4
 
     
Tbn.
        4 
   4
E♭
C7 F7 B♭ 
 4    
Guit.      4
( )

     
4 
     
 
   
 4 

 

Pno. (  )
    
        4   
    4 

 
Drs.     4    
    4    
(  )

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 69     (freely)
                         gliss
.

Solo Bb Cl.       

 3
 
(colla parte) 3
   
Vln. I               

(colla parte)  
Vln. II    
         
 
         
(colla parte)
 (a
Vla.              

         
(colla parte)
   (a
Vc.    
         
(colla parte)  
Bass
      
         
    (a tempo)
T. Sax     

   (a tempo)
B♭ Tpt.     

     (a tempo)
Tbn.    
 
 E♭m B♭ A7 Fm (colla parte) B♭7
 (a tempo )
Guit.              
(colla parte)  

               
Pno.
      
      
     
   
(colla parte)   
Drs.            
            

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 72 .
gliss
                
        
Solo Bb Cl.  
 3 3 3 3
 
Vln. I   

Vln. II   
soli  
Vla.

         
soli
     
Vc.
     


   
Bass     
  
  
T. Sax 

B♭ Tpt.
 


Tbn.
   
 
 E♭   
C7
   
Guit. 

  

 

 
 
 

Pno.
        
 

Drs.         
       

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 74      (freely)
      
        2
Solo Bb Cl.  
 6
4
(colla parte) ( )
  2
Vln. I       4
(colla parte) ( )

Vln. II     2
4
  
(colla parte) ( )

Vla.        2
4
( )
     
Vc.
         2
 4
(colla parte) ( ) pizz.
   
Bass
          2
   1.solo ad lib.
4
(colla parte) ( )
( )
   2
T. Sax  4

B♭ Tpt.
  2
 4

Tbn.
    2
  4
(colla parte) E♭m F7
   
 
Guit.   2
 4
( )
(colla parte)
  2
 
 
 
      4
Pno. (
)
         2
 4
(colla parte)

       2
Drs.       4
 
( )

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 F (Faster than before ca.  =132)
76
 2        
Solo Bb Cl.

        
       
 4    
()
 2
Vln. I  4      
( )
2
Vln. II  4 
    
( )

Vla.    42    
( )
 

Vc.
 2  
 4    
(  )
pizz.
(tutti)      
Bass
  2    
  4
(  )
 (lightly)
2           
T. Sax  4         
( )
 
(lightly)

B♭ Tpt.
2          
 4        

(  )

(lightly)        
Tbn.
 2              
  4(
)
F7 A7 B♭ F7 A7 B♭
 2
Guit.  4  
   
( )

 2       
 4         
     
Pno.
 lightly       
(  )  
 2   
   
 4  
         

 
Drs.  42  









 
(  )

24
 80  
                 
Solo Bb Cl.     
   


3
 
Vln. I         


Vln. II   
     

Vla.        
 
    
Vc.      
    
      
Bass 
 
          
T. Sax             
 
   
B♭ Tpt.                
    
           quasi horn
Tbn.
         
       
E♭ Edim B♭ G7 C7 F7 B♭

Guit.        
 
      
                 
         
Pno.  
              

      
 
Drs.         
       

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 84
               
          
Solo Bb Cl. 

 
Vln. I       

Vln. II  
    

Vla.      
 

Vc.
   
    
     
Bass
     
 
        
T. Sax             
 
       
B♭ Tpt.            

       
Tbn.
               
 
F7 A7 B♭ F7 A7 B♭

Guit.    
   
      
  
       
     
Pno.
       
         
      
     

       
Drs.       
 

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 3
88 3 3    
        3       3       
     
Solo Bb Cl.

 
Vln. I       

Vln. II       

Vla.       

    
Vc.    
   
      
Bass
 
      
T. Sax              

  
B♭ Tpt.             
  
        
Tbn.
           
    
E♭ Edim B♭ G7 C7 F7

Guit.      
 
      
 

   

  

 
 

 

Pno.
 
    
 
         
    

Drs.       
     

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 G (Tempo I ca.  = 66) (straight  's)
91  
 
  44      
Solo Bb Cl.
  
  ( )
3
(1. solo)
  
   4    (tutti)  
Vln. I      4      gliss
.  
     
( )   (  )

 
 4 1. solo 
    (tutti)  
Vln. II     4   .
   
 gliss
( )    (  )  

  
  41. solo   (tutti)   .
Vla.     gliss 
  4 () 
   
(1. solo)
       (  )  
 4       (tutti) s.
 
glis
 
   
Vc.    4    
( ) (  )  3
(1. solo) (tutti)
  arco  
Bass
   4       
  4
( ) ( )
  4 
T. Sax
   
    4   

  
B♭ Tpt.    44       

 4 
Tbn.
          
  4

E♭ E♭m
 B♭   


Guit. 
4
4
   
   

(  )
     4     

 
  4
Pno.

 
    4       
  4
 
Drs.    4       
 4


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 (straight  's)
97  
  3  gliss.
Solo Bb Cl.              
 3
          
3
( )
    
Vln. I
  gliss.
             
   
 (  ) 

Vln. II       
gliss.
  
     
()  
(straight  's)
 
   
Vla.      
   
  ()  3
            
Vc.      
3 ()

 pizz. arco 
Bass
     
    
     
    
(  )
  
T. Sax        

 
B♭ Tpt.        

 
Tbn.
         
 
 
 B♭ E♭m
 E♭ F7 B♭ B♭7 E♭
E♭m



        



Guit.    
( )

       

 

Pno.  
         

 
Drs.               
       
( )

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 101 (freely) 3
 
Solo Bb Cl.
                     
 (  )
   33 3

(  )
(colla parte)
Vln. I           
(  ) ( )
 (colla parte)
Vln. II   
 
      
( ) ( )
   (colla parte)

Vla.           
 (  ) ()
     (colla parte)

Vc.
     
 
3 3 ( ) ( )
 pizz. (colla parte) arco

Bass
           
   
() ( )
 
T. Sax
 
   

B♭ Tpt.
 
   

Tbn.
      
 
B♭ B♭m6 D (colla parte) A7 D F7
 


        


Guit.   
(  ) ( )

      

Pno.  (colla parte)
      

(colla parte)

Drs.            
       
(  ) ( )

30
 H
104
    
Solo Bb Cl. 
 (straight  's)
 1.solo
   
    
         
Vln. I 
(  ) 3 3   

(straight 's) 3
 1.solo    
Vln. II           
(  )
1.solo
         (straight  's)
 
       
Vla.    
( ) 3 3

Vc.
  1.solo
 
     
 
( ) (straight  's)

Bass
     
 
    
T. Sax 

B♭ Tpt.
   


Tbn.
     
 
    
Guit. 
    

Pno.
     


Drs.     

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 (straight  's)
 (freely)
108

gliss.
       
Solo Bb Cl.        
   
  (colla parte)
  (tutti) gliss.            glis
s.
Vln. I        
        3
 

(colla parte) ( )
(tutti) 
 
Vln. II     gliss.
        gliss
.
 
  
  (colla parte)

(tutti) (straight  's)   ( )
glis
s.
Vla.    

     
     
(tutti)   gli
gliss.
   ss.
      
Vc.      
  3
(colla parte) ( )
  arco

Bass       
 
  (colla parte) ( )
  
T. Sax    

B♭ Tpt.

   

Tbn.
     
 

E♭ E♭m B♭ A7
    








Guit.     
  (colla parte) (
 )
 
   
Pno. 
     


Drs.     

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 110
5 
    
    
 
Solo Bb Cl.
           
   ( )
(  )
  6 6 6  
Vln. I 
  
  (
(  ) ( )  )
  
Vln. II  
    ( )
(  ) ( )
 
Vla.     
  
( ) () (  )

    
Vc.     
( )
  (  )
( )

      
Bass   
  
()

(  ) (  )
   
T. Sax    

  
B♭ Tpt.    

    
Tbn.   
 

B♭
 Cm F7  E♭m B♭



  






Guit.  
 
  
( ) (  )
( )
   
   
Pno.
    
   

  
Drs.    

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 I (Tempo II ca.  = 100)
112
   
   
Solo Bb Cl.

    
3 3
(  ) 3
        
Vln. I     
( )
( )

Vln. II            
(  )
( )

Vla.             
( ) (  )

Vc.
           

( ) (  )
pizz.        
       
Bass           
  (  )
( )
 
T. Sax
   
   
change to tenor sax (  )
mute out 
B♭ Tpt.
     
  
(  )
mute out

Tbn.
       
  ( )
Solo, ad lib.
F7
  B♭    Gdim
     Fdim Edim Fdim
    B♭ 
F7

Guit.            

     
( )

    
   


Pno. ( )
     
   
rim
shot

Drs.                      
             
(  ) (  )

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 117
                        
Solo Bb Cl.    
   
3 3
3
     
Vln. I  


Vln. II     

Vla.      
 
Vc.
   


          
Bass       
 
     
T. Sax
      


  
B♭ Tpt.           
 
    
Tbn.
        
 
A7 Cm F7 F+ B♭

Guit.                  

 
              
Pno.
       
     
          


Drs.                 
               

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 121
                          
Solo Bb Cl.   
 
3
   
Vln. I    

Vln. II      

      
Vla.

 
Vc.
   


Bass
       
      
  
 

    
T. Sax
      

 
B♭ Tpt.
         
  
     
Tbn.
        
 
F7
 A7   
Cm
         
D7
 
Guit. 
 
       
 
   
 
    
Pno.
   
       
        
 

Drs.                 
               

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 125    
                
Solo Bb Cl.       
  
3
   
Vln. I    


Vln. II     

Vla.       

  
Vc.
 

  
        
Bass       

      rip 
 

T. Sax          
      rip 
 
B♭ Tpt.         
   
  rip 
     
Tbn.
          
 
Gm C7
                
Guit. 
 
       



   
 
 

 

Pno.

 
   
           


Drs.                 
               

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 129           
            
Solo Bb Cl.  
 
3
    
Vln. I  

Vln. II    

Vla.     


Vc.
       


Bass
            
 
 
  
T. Sax     

B♭ Tpt.        


 
Tbn.
       
 
F7 F+

Guit.             


  
 
         
Pno.
     
            
 

Drs.             
           

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 J
132 
                   
Solo Bb Cl.
  
       
3 3
3
    
Vln. I  

Vln. II     

Vla.      


Vc.
     


Bass
                 
 
     
T. Sax       

  
B♭ Tpt.        
 
    
Tbn.
        
 
A7 F7 F♯dim
 B♭      
Cm
        
Guit. 

                 
Pno.
     
                


Drs.                 
               

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 136
         
   
Solo Bb Cl.          
 3 3 3 3 3 3
3
   
Vln. I 

Vln. II    

Vla.    


Vc.
   


     
Bass    
 
   
T. Sax   
 
B♭ Tpt.    

Tbn.
    
 
D7
        
Guit. 
 
         
Pno.
 
       
  
roll

Drs.   
       

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 138             lip slur   
            
Solo Bb Cl.   
 3 3
  
3 3
 
Vln. I        


Vln. II     
 

Vla.        

  
Vc.
     


Bass
            
    
    
T. Sax 

B♭ Tpt.
   


Tbn.
     
 
E♭ E♭m
 Gm  
B♭
       
Guit.  
    


  

 

   

  



   



Pno.
         
      

Drs.            
             

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 142       
          
Solo Bb Cl.      
 3 3
3
    
Vln. I   


Vln. II        


Vla.      
 
Vc.
   


      
Bass      
  

T. Sax          


B♭ Tpt.          

   
Tbn.
       
 
Dm Fm G7 C7 E♭m
 B♭           
Guit. 

  



       

  
Pno.
     
         
    

Drs.             
           

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 145   
            2
Solo Bb Cl.     
  
3


4
 
   
Vln. I
   2
   
  4
  2
Vln. II      4
    
  
Vla.         2
4

     
Vc.
    2
  4
    
Bass
          2
   4
   
T. Sax
     2
 4

   2
B♭ Tpt.     
 
4
  
Tbn.
       2
  4
B♭ dim F7 B♭
 F7   F+ B♭
    2
Guit.      4
 
(
  
2
       
       4
Pno.
       
      2
         4
  
  
Drs.             2
            4
 

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 148
K (Like before but even faster ca.  = 144)
      
 2           

Solo Bb Cl.  4    

( )
  2 pizz.
Vln. I   4        
( )
pizz.
2
Vln. II   4   
      
(  )
pizz.
Vla.   42 
     
(  )
   
pizz.
Vc.
  2    
 4    
(  )
pizz.      
Bass
  2    
  4
( )
 2            
T. Sax  4        
(  ) (lightly)
 
B♭ Tpt.
2    


 
 4          

( (lightly)

 )       
Tbn.
 2              
  4 (  )
(lightly)
F7 A7 B♭ F7 A7 B♭
2
Guit.  4    
   
()

 2  lightly 

   
 4 
      


  
    
Pno. (  )
 
  2        
 4            
 
Drs.  42  









 
( )

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 152            s.
               glis

Solo Bb Cl.    
 lip slur 6
arco 
  gliss.
Vln. I           
         
arco 
 .
gliss
Vln. II 
       
 
     
arco 
gliss
.
   
    
Vla.      
arco

s.
glis
            
Vc.    
      
         
Bass  

       glis
 
s.
       
T. Sax             
    
gliss.
         
B♭ Tpt.           
    
        
 
   
Tbn.           
    
C7 F7
 E♭ Edim Fdim G7 B♭ 
Guit.      
    

         
                 
       
Pno.     

         
 
       
   

Drs.          
       


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