Bethena - alto 1

Bethena
Scott Joplin

=:
Arr. for SATB saxophone quartet by B. Crowell.

// ! >> >>
2 =: =:
rit. poco a poco
=: >> >> >> >> >> >>
'
A a tempo
Alto  3
4 † † † † † † † †
mp

// : = > = > > > > > > > > > > > > > =: = >
=
12

 /= > > > > † † † † † †

// = * ‚ ‚ > ‚ > >= ‚

:: 22 3 > > > > > =
:
2= 3> *
B
> /> 2> =: /= : /= :
22

 †
3
f

> > > 2> 3> = : > > > /> > > > /> 2= > = : ‚> : > > > 2> 3>
3 † † † † > >>> = † †
31

† † †

=: > > > /> > > > /> 2= > > ! ( > > 3> > 3>
1. 2.

3 † † ( ( :: > ( (
40

† †

/> > > 2= > /= : =: // > > > > > > > > > > > > = : = >
3 2 † †
49 C

mp
† † † †
f

58
// = > > > > > > > > > > > > > =: = > =
(
 /= > > > > † † † † † †

// > > :: 22 > > >

* * =: =: /= : 2= : 2 > > > 2> =
D
=: =: /= :
67 rit., following bari a tempo

f f
> > > > = > /> > > > >> >> > > dim.
/ rall., >> = > > > >
 * * * * † †
78 a tempo
† † † †
f
 Bethena - alto 2

> > > > > /= : =: = > > >

> > > />
1. rit. 2.

 * * * * > ( †*= :: > (

86 rit. poco a poco

† †

> /> > > 2> 3> L E ///

>> >
 † † /> = > > 3> > :: ( > >
a tempo

=: (
95

=: /= p

> >> > > > > /> >

///
( > > / >†
rit.

† ( > > ( > > ( > > † † ( ( ( > >

103 a tempo

f p

> >> > 2>

/// /> † > > > > /> > \> >\ :
1. 2.
lead

( > > ( > > ( ( ( ( : >

111

 †
mf

/ >> >> > > > > > > > > > 2> > 7> > > > >
/ >: > > >> >> = >
 :: / † † † †
119

† † †
f mf f

/// > /> > 2= /> =: = > = > = > = > > = 2>
:: = >
1. 2.

" (
126 rit.

mf f f

136
/// a= tempo
: 2= : =: > = =:
F 2 / > > > > > > > > > > > > =:
/
= >
 † † † † † †
ff mf

/ = > > > > > > > > > > > > > =: = > rit.
= poco ‚a poco
 / *>
146

/= > > > > † † † † † †

// ‚ > ‚ >L Andante > = L

> ! >> >> ! ( 3=L
Tempo primo

> = > ( ( ( ( =:
155

 /> 2> † †
p f

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