A Small View of a Forest Floor

Life Under the Leaves

Andante Nathan Wright Shirley
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Flute      

    
                       
Clarinet in Bb

                            
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Bass Clarinet in Bbb

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Bassoon
       
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   
     
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   
          
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   
                       
                  
        

              
 
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   
    
          
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     

   
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       

  
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                       
     
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        
           
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legato
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        
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      
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       
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             
                  
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     a tempo  
   
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     

 
                       
     

   
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      
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      

     
     

            
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                 
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    
        
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         

         
    
        
    
    
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          
  
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                   
     
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          
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     

       
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 
        
  
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 
          
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   
        
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                                       

     
     

 
         
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          

 
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       
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     
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       
        
p 
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             
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      
        
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      

 
                          
    

           
         
         
      
       
      
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    
       

                   
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    
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 
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           
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          
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 
     
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    
         
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      
  
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 
    

                                                         
          
            
  
  
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       
                      

          
           


                     
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     
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         
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           
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   
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     
a tempo
          
        
 
rit. 3 p
3

    
a tempo
 
    
rit. p

     
   
78

         
rit.
 
mp

                   
   rit. 
       
            
         

rit.
    
     
rit.
 Waltz of the Dying Worm

7
Moderato
  
 
Flute            
mf

                  
               
Clarinet in Bb

                      
p

Bass Clarinet in Bbb

         

p

Bassoon 
 
           
p

 
       
90

         
   



p

         
               
                 
      

     
               
 
   
 


       
   
97

            

mf p

           
 
               
 
mf
                   
       
              



        
         
104

    
3
  
         

mp

     
mf

            

                         
mp

       
  
           
f
         
    
mp
8

  
    
  
 
  
111

       


          
f

        
 
  
      
     
              
 
mp
    
                 

 
f
118
   

          
 


            
           
 
   
    
               

             
        
    
 
125
     
               
mp f

              

  
  
  
f
         
             
 
           
f mp
     
              
mp

        
      
131
       
  
    

                        

3


 
    
            
   

     f   mp   
                 
  
f
 9
137
      a tempo
         
rit.
  
      
a tempo
   
rit.          
    

                 
mf
   a tempo
  
mf
      
rit.
 
a tempo
        
rit.
mf
145

         


  
            
 mp      
               
 
         
    
mp
154

         

                
     
         

        
    
  

          
163

              

mf

     
                   

mf  
       
mf
              
        
mf
10

         
            
172

     

                 
          
   
          

 
       
        
 
180
         
     


     

          
ff f

         
 
  


     
ff
              
f
   
      
           
       
f
188
       
 
      
ff

                         

   
      mf
 
 
ff 
     

        
               
     
       
   

195
      

mf ff mf mp

               
     
  mf
     
ff mp

mf
        
ff
  
ff mf mf mp
                   
  
ff ff f
mf
 
11
      
  
202

        

f

    
 

 
  
 

 

 
       
                        
           
              

mp

  
   
          
210

            
mp

                
  
          f
          
            
     
                       


     
217

       


f mp

         

     

     
      
   

        

  
      

 
221
   
   
rit. 3 p
f
       

rit. mp p
      
   
rit. p
           

rit. p
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March of an Ant Carrying a Dead Worm
    
Allegro non troppo

Flute         

        
mf 3

Clarinet in Bb   
   
          
mf
 
3

Bass Clarinet in Bbb     

mp
  
         
Bassoon        

 
mp
         
        
230

   
        
     
3

          

          
3

 
          

      
             

     
             
234

 

           
               

   
 

 

          
  

         
          

       
 
238

        
mp

                    

         
mp
       

 
mf
        
         
mf
 13
244
          
      

                   

                

           
  
          
       


       
    
250

    

mf
   
 

          
  
           
mf
     
           
     
   
    
mp
     
    


mp
255
    
 
         
 
f
p

    
         
    
 
p f
       
      

        
      
f

   f
       
mf

      
    
260

        
f   
f
 mp p

          
          
         
f
   
f p

                
mp

 
  
 
        
f mf
         
f f
  
  
f f f p
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 
  

     
   
265

            


            
              
  
 
                
             
    

   

   

       
  
  
             
       
270
 
      

                
 

 
   
  
      

     

           
p
    
      

    
mf

        
274

    
     
 

   
 
     
 
  
     
            
   
               
     

   
 

       
278 
               
  
     
            
mp 3
        
         
 
         
mp 3

         

     
mf 3 3

       

mf 3
  
15

        

                       
282

 
     
   
                   

3

  


3
    
       
  
              

                 
3

    
287

     
3 3

      
  
        

   
3 3
  
    
 

        
f 3

 
  
f
         
3
290

  
       

              
                    
  
  
      
  
              

    
    
294
        
   

        
      
f

   
 
 
          f        
          

                    
mp
         

mp
16
297
        
 
      

          
           
        
            
   

              

         

       
300
   
       

          

               
  
                    
    

            
                 
 
  
303
                  
 
         
         

       
                        

   
                      
  
 
3 3


 
305
    
     

 
     
ff

     
 
        
ff
            
     

                
mf
         

mf
          

17
307

     


      
               

                       
   

        
  
   
        
  


     
309                 
  


              
         
                     

           

                      
        

3 3



  
   
     
311

  


5

  
         
5

  

             
     

       
             

 The Hive
 
18

 
Allegro con brio
  
Flute    
 
  


 
mf
Clarinet in Bb  
     
Bass Clarinet in Bbb
     
           
      
mp
Bassoon  

    
mp

   
315

 

  
  
   

 


  
     
   

    

mf  
         
     
                 

         
  
     
  
      
     
318
 
   
  mf

   
       
          
p

     
p
      
        
f

         
p

320

               

    
          
    
                 
f

    
f
      
     
mf
      
      
       f       
   
         
       
f f
 
               
19

           
322
 
  
mp

     
         
                 
  
      
p

              
      
      
mf

          
              

mp

   
324

           

                                 
mp

                     
   
    
     
     
    
     
        


          
p
   
  
    
 

            
      
329
 
        

 
  
mf

                   

  

mf

                
        
         
                              

mp
       
20
334           

        

     
      

                     
 
      
      mf           
       
                
    

           
           
339
   

   
   
  
     
  
mf

  
  

       
     
mf
 
 
      
                        
            
 
mp
 
                               
342

              
 
                   
mp
    
      
mp
     
mp
  

        
mf
            
  p mp

mf

         
        
347

         
           mf    
  
                   

                      
mf
 
  
     
f
      
                
f
 21
353
       
            


                

mp


                 

              
          
 mp 
                 
   
p

     
359

       

                
                 
p
           

          
                   

  
        
365
  

        
        
  
   

  
 


      
       
            
    
 


      
371

    
mp

                
p
               
              

 
mp        
                    

p
 
22
377
          

     
f

             
          
  
     
          
f

  
     
          mf   
              
  
 
         
mf
383
  
          
         
                  
   
            
              
    
         
              

   
           
        
388
  
    
  
                   
         
 
        

           
      
      
              
      
  

    
    
392
  


  

 


 
  
 
 

 
   
mf

  
  
  

mf   
            
               
             
mp


mp
            
23
      
 
395

       
      mp
   
 
   
 
                
p

                      

 
p
      
           
       
mf 
   p

398

          
        

  
    
        
           
          
  
mp
      
            
      
             
   
        
       
mf


               
      
400
    
 
  
mp
     
f
       
                    
  
p
       
f
               
       
       mf f

                   
           
mp f
    
                   
24
  
   
403

    


 mf       
         
          
               
         
         
  
  
  


      

f
  
        

406

      
   
    

    
 
  
   
               
      
 
      
mf
        
      
           
 
         
       
f

    
         
408

      
       
pp p 6

ff

    

            
pp

p ff
     
       
pp

p ff
   
 pp  
p ff