nimrod - Elgar

NIMROD
from the "Enigma" Variations
Suggested bowing and phrasing, and some optional extra parts, have been added.
Edward Elgar
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Adagio ( = 52)
1st & 2nd Flutes
3rd Flute
(optional)
1st & 2nd Oboes
1st & 2nd Clarinets in Bb
Contrabassoon
(optional)
1st & 2nd Horns in F
3rd & 4th Horns in F
1st & 2nd Trumpets in Bb
3rd Trumpet in Bb
1st & 2nd (Tenor) Trombones
3rd (Bass) Trombone and Tuba
Timpani
(in F, Bb, Eb)
First Violins
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
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
  
pp
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   

  
pp
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pp
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 
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
 
  

 
  
 


sul D
   

             

  
  

ppp


   

  


ppp

   
 
  
 


 
   
Str. ppp
   

 
 
 
  






 

    
 


 
unis.
 




 
ppp



 

cresc.

   
cresc.

 

div.
  
 

cresc.
unis.

 



  


cresc.
   

 






    







cresc.

   
cresc.

  
  
 
   


 
mf

unis.

mf
 



p




pp


  

p

   


 



dim.

 


    













pp



pp


pp
dim.
dim.
div.
pp
      






div.

       
dim.

pp

dim.
 
pp


dim.
 
pp


      
 
 
 
pp

dim.
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
        

sul D
  

  
  
p
cresc.


mf
cresc.


dim.
   
cresc.

sul A



  


   

pp

       
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Piano Conductor
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ppp
Double Basses
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ppp
Second Violoncellos
(optional)
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div.
Violoncellos
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ppp
Second Violas
(optional)
34 1.
 
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div.
Violas
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ppp
Third Violins
(optional)
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
div.
Second Violins
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pp
  

1st & 2nd Bassoons
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
   

3rd Clarinet in Bb
(optional)
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



pp




                 
dim.
pp
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             





+ WW, Hn


2
Fl 1,2
Fl 3
(opt.)
Ob 1,2
Cl 1,2
Cl 3
(opt.)
Bn 1,2
Cbn
(opt.)
Hn 1,2
Hn 3,4
Tpt 1,2
Tpt 3
Trb 1,2
 
   

  


 





 
pp
cresc.

 




p
Vln II
Vln III
(opt.)
Vla
Vla 2
(opt.)



 
 

cresc.

  


 
cresc.


 
cresc.

         



  
cresc.

   



 
 




 

  


 





 


 
  
  

 
  
 

  





 


cresc.
   



 
cresc.

  


 

 
 
  


 
   
 mf
 
     


 


 
mf


 
 

 






 

mf

 

   


    





Vc 2
(opt.)
DB
 
 



 
dim.
 
 
 


  
 
 


 
dim.

 
 
dim.
 
 


dim.

 
 


  


 



  



 
mf
  


dim.
  
 
dim.





















  
cresc.

  
 



      



 


unis.
cresc.

   
 
  
cresc.
cresc.


 


 






 

  
  



   




   

    





     
 
 
 

 
p

dim.


 
dim.





mf


   

mf

mf

 
div.



mf







   


 









          

  

 
 

cresc.





cresc.

cresc.

   



  




 

  

mf



      

 
   
  
 

  

 



unis.




 



 
 

 

 


  


 
 
dim.
 
dim.
 

   

 
   dim. 

 

 

 



   
   

f


 
dim.


 

   

   
dim.
dim.





dim.

mf
mf
 

f


    




mf

cresc.
Pno Cond



mf
unis.

dim.
unis.





 
 
 


f
Vc
 
 
mf
mf

  
 

  


 


  
mf

 

 
mf






  

   

cresc.



 







Timpani

 

Vln I         

Trb 3 & Tuba

  




  

 

dim.


   



  

f

   


   
 
  


 

   


   

   
Fl 1,2
Fl 3
(opt.)
Ob 1,2
 1. 
 

 

p
 
  

 
35 

p

  




 



















Cl 3
(opt.)



p
Bn 1,2
  


1. (cued in 2.)

 


 
 








 


  
 



 

Cbn
(opt.)
Hn 1,2
















  

pp
p
Hn 3,4

Tpt 1,2

Tpt 3
  
 
p






 



p


  
 

 






cresc.
p

 
cresc.



pp

  

a2
p cresc. molto

 
mf
3

pp


 

pp espressivo
pp

 


pp
pp espressivo
Cl 1,2










       
     



p
 














cresc.



 
mf cresc.


mf
 


mf




mf
 


    
a2

p cresc. molto


mf







3.




 
 












Trb 3 & Tuba
 















Trb 1,2
Timpani



  
p

  
p
Vla

 

 
 




     
Vc 2
(opt.)
DB








pp



  






 
 

 



 

Cl.
 Ob.,






 

pizz., div.


 
 
 




  



 


 




  
   

  

 

cresc.
p

 
cresc. molto









  




  
cresc. molto
  







 


 

 




p



     

 

   unis.


 
mf

cresc.
   
  



mf
cresc.
p
+ Hn
  
      


Vla, Vc.
  



mf

 
 
  






mf



 
   

   




 


cresc.
   


  
mf

div.





 
cresc.
mf


p


3.
mf


arco, unis.

 



arco, unis.
p


cresc.
cresc. molto
pp espressivo
p

pp
pp

pizz., div.
p
  


  


pp
  
    
Pno Cond

   
p

p


p

  

p

pp

     
p

pp
p
Vc

   

pp
p
Vla 2
(opt.)

pp
p
Vln III
(opt.)


  
 
Vln I   
Vln II


pp

mf


 

mf
  

mf


 






mf
mf








 

4
Fl 1,2
36 legatissimo
    

 


 


 
f
Fl 3
(opt.)


   

 

   
 

 
    



 

   

  







 
 
  




 

 

f
Ob 1,2




 
 





 




 
 




  

 




 
ff


 

 
  



 
 

 



ff

 




ff


 
 

 

 
f
Cl 1,2

  
  
Cl 3
(opt.)

  
f
Bn 1,2
Cbn
(opt.)
Hn 1,2

f
 
 
f
  

f















legato
  
 
f



 


legato
Hn 3,4

Tpt 1,2

legato

legato


 


f
Tpt 3

p




mf




  




f


legatissimo
Trb 3 & Tuba
Timpani
 
  


f






 

 
  




   

   







 


 
 

  

p
 
     
 
 
 
   



unis.
 
  



 

 

f
Vla 2
(opt.)
Vc
    
  
 
f
Vc 2
(opt.)
 
 
 
 
f
DB




   
  
f
Pno Cond
f
Tutti
  
 













 



 
 


  





 

  




 
sonore


sonore


   

 

dim.


 


 
  

 
   


 



   
 

 
 
 


  
 













































  
  
f
p


   




 










 



ff

 
ff
 
 
ff





 

sf



sf


f

ff

 

sf

 
  



  


  







  











 
  
















 




  



   


  
  
ff





ff




 
  


  


f
3.
sf
  

p
   


f



Vla
  
 



      







  
     










p





 

   















p
sonore


   






 


 
sonore

 


   
    
f






 


    
f





  
 
Vln III
(opt.)




Vln II


  


div.

  

 
   


f


    
Vln I   
f
legatissimo
 
p
  

mf
p
legatissimo
Trb 1,2


  
Fl 1,2
Fl 3
(opt.)
Ob 1,2

  
 

 





 


 
 
   

 

Cl 3
(opt.)


Bn 1,2
Cbn
(opt.)
Hn 1,2
Hn 3,4
   
    
 
 

  

  

 
  



  


cresc.












cresc.


cresc.



 

cresc.

  




Tpt 3
 

Trb 3 & Tuba
  
p


 
  





cresc.
Vln II
Vln III
(opt.)
Vla
Vla 2
(opt.)
Vc
Vc 2
(opt.)
DB

   




   
 
  


  


  







     

Pno Cond
  





  

 


3
 
   

 




 



  
 
rf
 


  





rf





rf
  
 
cresc.

   

 
 
 






  

cresc.


  
  

  








 
   
cresc.


ff













ff
 
 
ff
 
 
ff

ff


 





 


 
 







ff
 
ff


ff





ffz



 3
  


ffz

ffz


cresc.
ffz largamente

div.

 





cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.







div.




ff
ff
 
 
ff
unis.
 
 

ff

ff





ff

ff
 
ff



ff

ff







 


 
 


  

  
pp
















pp

  


 
 
ff













 







dim.



dim.





































pp
pp
pp
pp
3.



  





5





  



pp


pp

pp
div.


dim.


dim.
pp




pp


div.
pp
dim.
dim.
pp

  


dim.







dim.

 














pp
pp


dim.

 



dim.




dim.






  



  


dim.






dim.

pp
pp


  
dim.


dim.
dim.


div.
dim.
 

 



pp
dim.

 
 











pp



dim.

pp
dim.


pp










 

pp




 

pp



 


cresc.
ffz largamente





 3 




   


  
 
 









molto cresc.
cresc.


 3
  



cresc.
 3 
 
ffz
 
sf
 
  





  


ff




ff


 
ff
 



 3

  
 
 


ffz largamente
 


rit.

 




 

f marcato
ffz largamente
cresc.



f marcato


 
 



 
cresc.





  
  
 
cresc.


ffz largamente
cresc.


rf
cresc.
 







37
 

ff
rf


 
ffz largamente

cresc.



 

 
 
 3 
  

  

cresc.
 
  




  
 
p

   
 

Vln I   
Timpani
 



cresc.
Tpt 1,2
Trb 1,2

  
ffz largamente
cresc.
cresc.
Cl 1,2


cresc.










  


 
