Score
The Water of Lethe
Rubato, free and expressive q = 70 approx.
Marshall Jacklin
## 3
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Trumpet in B b
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Piano
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43
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Contrabass
B b Tpt.
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Sing in a breathy head voice.
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Unless stated otherwise, play with the damper and una corda pedals
pressed down.
Tenor
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The Water of Lethe
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Begin on repeat.
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q = 100 approx.
sempre sim.
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Cb.
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Cb.
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till note
U Hold
decays completely.
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* For the following 8 bars, the trumpet player is required to rotate his horn slowly,
from the far left to the far right.
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B b Tpt.
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The tempo in this section should be tighter, but still slightly free. q = 100
D
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Pno.
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**At this point in the piece, the trumpet player is required to improvise percussively with
their hands on the body of the contrabass, in an accentual, non-rhythmic way.
The bassist will continue to play their written part unaltered.
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Moving Fasterq = 120
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Return to Orignal Tempo Style. q = 100 Approx.
B b Tpt.
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damper and una corda pedals.
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