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Bassoon

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             

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  

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Bass Clarinet in Bbb

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8

111    

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      125

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      

9

    a tempo       137





rit.

a tempo                   rit. mf a tempo           

           rit. rit.

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10

      

    172

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188

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      195

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11

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12

  Flute  

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234

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238

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    f  260

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250        

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14 265

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      274

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       

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   

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290

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294

  

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 

     

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16 297

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    

        

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  

305   

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            ff

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    ff     

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   

       

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     

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  

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307

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          

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         

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               

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   

     

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    

      

     

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311

    

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      

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               3

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      5

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



 



The Hive

18 Allegro con brio

  Flute   Clarinet in Bb

Bass Clarinet in Bbb

 



   

  

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   Bassoon 

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  

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     mf                  

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320

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          mf  

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               

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mp 315

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 

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 

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                                f

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 

  

                       

322

  

19                              

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         p  

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324       

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   

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      

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

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

329

   

           

              



    

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mf

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        

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mf                                                                         mp

20 334

 





              

  

     

                                    mf                                              



           



339

 



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       

        

  

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 

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   

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

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            



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mf

             

                            mp

  342                                                          mp

  

 

347

 

mp

  

 

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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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mp

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





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mp



     mf

                          

mf

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    

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           

              

353



 



              

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     

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

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     

     

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             p   

 

      365

  

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 

            

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



 

   mp      



                   

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       

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

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               

 

             

 

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          

           



     mp             p



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

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371

mp



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           

  



 





mp                    

 



   359

21

           



                  

           







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22 377

  



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

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

   

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f

                                   mf                       





 



383

   







                                 388

  



  

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

    

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



 

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    

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

      

 

     mf    

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

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  

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   

              

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 

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     mf             mp

 



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

mf







          

 



       

    



                 

       



      f      





 

                 

                  mp



      

                 392







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   

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

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                    

     

 

 



 



  

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 

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

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            

395

  

  

  

   

  



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 



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



 







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398

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