A Year of Ballet Playing Cards

No. 33: A deathly slow waltz (7c)

Nikiya's death scene from La Bayadre
See: http://jonathanstill.com/2015/05/07/card33/

Ludwig Minkus (1826-1917)

Largo q = c. 50 cantabile 1 (17)
Vc. solo
## 3 j
& 4 .
- -. #
p

? ## 43
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pizz, harp
.


simile

8 (24)
## j j j
& . -. .
- mf
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U

1.


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& -.
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2.


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16 Fl. 32
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J &
harp gliss.
f down/up
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Fl.
j # ## J j
& #
vc. # harp gliss.
p
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U
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# [slightlyn fiddled ending]
40
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