Danse Macabre

for four violas

C. Saint-Saëns (Op.40)
Mouvt modéré de Valse arranged by Ross Cohen

   
senza vibrato
Allegro =72
 
             
Viola 1
pp

              
senza vibrato
Viola 2
pp

pizz 0

0

0
        
Viola 3                           
pp simile

   
senza vibrato

Viola 4
          
pp

     arco
      
13 0
G.P.
           
0

 
pp
f
                
G.P.

   
arco senza vibrato

                          
G.P. pizz

pp pp secco

                          
G.P. pizz


pp
    
pp secco

        
28

                           
 
         
   
   
               
                    
f

         

 
arco
            
 

f

      
         
arco
      
f

             
  
39
                              
      
     
 
   
  
   
     
   
              
                        
 
      

                            
         
     
          
                  
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      
                III
48 Largamente

                      
f
 
                                
pizz

f

                               
pizz
   
  
 
f

    
                                
pizz

         
f

A
 
  
60

                    

  

  
 
mf

                     
arco

    

arco             
mf

                                     

     

   
mf

                      
arco
          
      
mf

              
71

             
        
    
           
        
                            
           
 
                         
                             



0

  
                           
80 0

        
  
     
 
  f
 
f ff
  
       
         
      

f

   
ff
         
f

            
 
 
         f

ff
 f
 
               
           
ff f
 3

    
               
89

     
            
   
              
 
    
        
                
                 
   


           
                   
     
 
                     
  
 
  
     

   Largamente

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

                 
   
         
                    
mf

    
  

         
mf

   
 

 

 

 
     
 
mf

          
    
   
   
   
   

      
mf


      
                               
105

  

                           
   

  
                    
       

 
 
   
 
 

               
                  
 

                   

118 B

               
  
        

                            
p

                
p 
  
     
     

          
             
p

  
  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
p
 4

C
               
128

          
                  
mp cresc. ff

                
  
         
ff
cresc.

                      
 
                
cresc. ff

                          stacc.
                          
    
sul pont.

  
mf ff p

 
140

           

 
stacc.
     
 
sul pont
                      
p
stacc.

                 
  
sul pont
    

p

            
      
naturale
  
                          
p sempre

     
stacc. sul pont
 
151 sul pont
      
 
       

  

  
   
p sempre

   
p

     
sul pont
                 



p sempre

                                       
naturale

                   
p sempre


                 


         

          
        
160 naturale
 
     


     
                           
naturale
  
     
      
sul pont
         

    

           
       

 
sul pont      
               
               
 
  
  
p sempre
 5


                  D
       
169

  
stacc.
    
p
     
f

            
stacc.
    
naturale

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

  
     
p
3   3 
f
 à poco naturale
        3
                      
poco naturale
    
 
p
f

3  3  3
naturale

         
poco à poco naturale

         


             
f p

   

                 
177
 

                      
        

 3  3  3  3  3  3  3
         

    

    

    

    

    

 

3 3 3 3 3 3 3
                      
                     

            

     
184

    

                   
   3  3
         
sempre p
 3  3  3  3  3  3 
                                  
    
sempre p

   3  3 3 3 3 3 3 
                 
                   
sempre p

   3  3  3  3  3  3 
191

                        

 3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3        3      
sempre p


                                    
3
 3
3 3

            


stacc.
      

           
 
stacc.

       
 6

  3  3  3  3  3  3 
197

                         

 3        3        3        3        3        3      
cresc. poco a poco


   
3
  3   3   3   3   3
3 3 3 3 3 3

  
cresc.

   
poco a poco
     
      

 
cresc.
       
poco a poco

         
 
cresc. poco a poco

  3  3  3 
E

appassionato
 

  
 
203

                 

sfz
 3        3        3         
ff mf


          
3
  3   3      
3 3 3


sfz mf
   
ff

    
  
        

ff

sfz mp
       
           




ff sfz mp

   
210
         
     
        

                                

 
 
mp
  
       
mf

   




   
       
mf

  
                                 
218

 
mp
 
       
mf
     
 
      
   
mp
   
             
mp
 7

       
225

       

    
     
mf

     
   

                    

                 
 
mp
   
        

mf

F
  
233

             
 
p


                                
         
p

       

 
p
 
                
 
p

    


239

      
  

f p mp

             

mp
    
f
p mp

          

 
f p
        
      
  
f p

             
          
244

      
      
      
f
     
p
              
mf cresc.
       
f mf p cresc.

         
                             
     
p

                      
f
   
      
f p
 8

G   
                 
  
251

    
      
      
 
               
f

             
 
             
   
f

          

       

f

             

                 
f

    
    
    
257

          
            
         
     
        

 

 

 
  
      
  
 

     
  
     
    
     



  
         martelé   
        
263 IV

           
        
  
     
ff

              
    

          
   
ff

       

 
ff
   martelé
      
             
ff


                          
H

270

               
   

             
                  
             
       
  
                     
      
     
    

         
  
          






  



 

 
 
 9

                 

280

    
 
p
  
poco a poco
   
dim.
         

      
p
  
dim.
    
poco a poco
        
       


dim. poco a poco p

 
                       
dim. poco a poco p

 
291
            
                    
pp mp

               

          

pp
 
mp

                    

      
pp mp
     
              
           




pp
mp

       

             
300
 
        
 
  mp 
           
pp
      
                           

 
mp

     
pp
    
           
      
mp
 

        

pp

          
  
   
pp mp

    
                   
309 I
            
   
 
           
 p f
p f

               

p f
   
             
p f p p f
f

                    
                       
 p f p f
p f
                 
        
     
p f p f p f
 10

         
319

espress

           
p mp

                

   
      
 
p mp
 
      
                                 
p p sempre

         
        
                           
p
p sempre

 
327
          
      

     
          
        

                                          

                       
   
                                             
                       

             

335 poco a poco nat.
  
sul pont

    
pp mp pp mf mp

     
poco a poco nat.

    
sul pont

       
pp mp pp mf mp

                
poco a poco nat.

    
sul pont

    
      
pp mp pp mf mp

 
                   
pp cresc.

      
   
nat.

        
  
344


f
  
                          
nat.

      

  
nat. f
    
           
      
   
f

              
                  
f
 11

                                     
352

       

     

p f
   
dim.

        
   

         
p f

dim.


               
    
        
dim. p f

                 
            
dim. p f

           J


359

        
             
 
             

sfz sfz sfz sfz

                    

         

                    
   

   
             
           
         

                        
            
366

            

 
f
   
fp

        

   
   
                    
fp

f


        

    
 p f


       
          
      
p f

                 
              
                        
374

      


  
                   

                 
                   
     
    


                      

 12


                
383

            
          
                              
f

  
      
      3  3  3              
         

                           
       

        
                               

  
            
K
                  
      
391

   

                    

 
       

         
             
               
 
    
   




                       

 
           
398
            
            
                     
            
   
            
                   

    
     
             
        

     
poco stringendo
           
405

                

  
                     


 
  
       

             

   
            

 
 
   









   
            
 13

         
    
Animato
    
412
    
      
    
         
 

   
     
      
 
 
   
  
  

                    
     

     
                
  
         


 
                    
420
 
          
 
       
               
        
           
    
  
               
                   
    
                    
                    
   


L           
              
429

                      
       
     
fff

                      
                   
 fff
     
                      
                     
fff
  
    
        
fff

 
437

            

   

   
f

           
    
f p


            
   
fp pp

             

  
f

           
       
fp pp f
 14


tres long

       
448 décalmé
  
toujours en dim

     

  

p dim. pp mp


tres long

 
toujours en dim
   
    
pp
pp


tres long

          

toujours en dim

        

pp
p dim. pp

      

tres long

            
toujours en dim

         
dim. pp pp

M
      



 
457
      
   
p dim.

             

          
     

      
  






  

467 
           
 
ppp

    
 
0
pizz
             
pp pp ppp


         
0

 
pizz
         
pp pp
ppp

        
                     
pizz 0

  
pp pp ppp
 Danse Macabre
for four violas C. Saint-Saëns (Op.40)
Mouvt modéré de Valse arranged by Ross Cohen
viola 3 pizz
0 0 0 0 
senza vib.
     
    
Viola 1           
pp pp
   
arco
14
   
 
2 0
violas 3,4 pizz
   

G.P.

0
  
3

   
   
f

      
28

   
                   

 
 
   
             
37
   
    

 


 


 


 

 
               
          

45
                Largamente
 
III
   
f


52

             

      


61 A
      
   
     
        
  
mf

     
70

                            



0

       
79 0

                               
f ff f

     
    
87

                                 

   
  
93

                           


  
       
98 Largamente

                             


mf
© Copyright 2005 R A Cohen
 Viola 1
2

          
                   
104



113
    
 
 
  
B

              

                 

p


                      
     
121

         


    
129

                 
   
mp cresc.

 
        
C

  
135

 
viola 4

   
   

 


ff sul pont.


       
142

 
naturale
   
               
               
 
 Viola 1
3
stacc.

  
sul pont.
150
   
          
       
                
p
158 sul pont.
                    
         

          
p sempre

 
     
       
    
167
 
naturale
               
 
mp
D
     simile
stacc.
     
                    
174

  
f p
183
  
      
     
  
                  

191 3  3  3  3  3  3  3 
                             
sempre p
198
3  3  3  3  3  3  3 
                             
cresc. poco à poco

3   
appassionato
            
           

205
 
E

ff sfz mf
 
  
213
    
                       

                    

220

mp


  
229

                
mf


238

F
           
                    
 
p f p
 Viola 1
4

             
    
243

           
      
mp f mf p

              

        
248
  

      
cresc.
    

254 G
    
          
      
  
         
   
    

259

         
       
      

       
IV martelé

      
263

           
   
 
 
     0
I
           H   
ff
269
   
        
    
      
       
   
277
                   

   
  dim. poco à poco
287
        

       pp         
p

               

296

               
mp  pp
               
   
     
304

  
I
     
mp
 
p f
       
             
   
311

     
p f

   
        
317

        
p f p
 Viola 1
5

          

espress
   
323

          
mp

              

333

   
sul pont.
 
pp mp pp mf

  nat.   
          
poco á poco nat.
      
343

  
mp f


352
           
                      
dim. p

            
                              
 
358 J
             
f sfz sfz

       
                     
    
364


sfz sfz fp pp

                             

   
370

                   

f poco f

                                  

 
377

                 



    
    

384

                 
   
f
 Viola 1

K 6

 à tempo             

             
rall.
 
393

         


    
        
399

   
                     

         
poco stringendo
  
    
                      
406

   

                       

Animato
414
 
      

 

           

422

                 
         

      






















 
         

430 L viola 2


                
   
fff

viola 4
      

440

 

 
  
 

 

      

    
f

    
tres long
   
décalmé
         
449

  
toujours en dim
  
   mp
p dim. pp


M
 
       
458
      
  
p dim.


467 ( ) 

             
   
viola 4 pizz ppp
 Danse Macabre
for four violas
C. Saint-Saëns (Op.40)
arranged by Ross Cohen
Mouvt modéré de Valse
3 4 6 7 11 12
   
2 5 8 9 10

Viola 2
          
pp
viola 1
13
15 G.P.   
  

    

13 14 16
                  
 
f
36      
       
 
 
  
  
  
         
                     
   

43
     
    
                                    

50 Largamente
pizz

                             
 f
59 A
                      
arco

  

mf
69
    
           
         
79
     
        
       
        f

f ff
88     
 
          
                    

96                                  

  
   


102  Largamente

 
                  
 

mf

         B     

111
      
    
p
© Copyright 2005 R A Cohen
 Viola 2
2

120  
 
 
                     

                       


128

              
         
ff
cresc.

C
138
   stacc.    

   
viola 4
          
     
    
p

149      
      

            
      

psempre

     
158
   
        
          

 

163
   
                         
            
   
 Viola 2
3

169
     
D
     
stacc.
 
  
     
    
               

  
  p

176                              

         

185                     3  3  3  3  3
                    
sempre p
192
  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3        3      
                            
3

3
 3
3 3

197  3        3        3        3        3      
      3  3  3  3
3 3 3 3 3 3
cresc. poco à poco
E
202  3        3        3        3         
                
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
ff sfz
207

                                   

mf
213

               
     
223
                
  
 
232

                                    

238
F
       
            
       
      
p mp f
242
        
                   
       
p f mf
mp
 Viola 2
4

247
        
            
       
        
     
p cresc.
G
254
        
                  
f


    
         
263
 
              
    
     
f ff

271
  H          
          
                
   
280
                   
   
dim. poco à poco p

290
           
                 

pp mp
                 
299
           
            

pp mp

          I                

307

       
f p
p

316  
                      
     
           
p f p mp
f

324
       
                  

 
330
                  
    
 Viola 2
5


poco á poco nat 
 
337

  
sul pont
            
  
pp mp pp mf mp
    
     
346
   
nat
           
          
f
354
                       
  

J
   
362

                    
           
fp
369
               
         
f
             
378
         
 

              
387
    
                                    
394
K
        
                       
  

402
                  
          
  
      
408
  
poco stringendo
 
             
   
          
 
415
     
  Animato              
    
          

      
423
         
       
      
L      
430
                  
                    
fff
 Viola 2
6

439
               
  4
viola
                
f p

tres long
448
       toujours en dim
 
    
           
pp
pp

M
457  
viola 1 viola 4

                
   

468
pizz    
0


        
       
    
   pp
ppp
 Danse Macabre
for four violas C. Saint-Saëns (Op.40)
Mouvt modéré de Valse
arranged by Ross Cohen

        
pizz
0 0 0


Viola 3                     
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

pp simile

       
arco

     
10

 
pizz
      
10 11 12 G.P.

pp pp secco

    
viola 1
 arco
  
                    
  
20
 

f

           
   
34

                

   
Largamente

                            

     
43

pizz

       
f

                           

52



            

A
  
61
  
arco
                      
mf

69
                      
    
           

            
                         
76

  
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www.absolutezeroviola4.com
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
Viola 3
                     
84

 
   
f ff f

93
                 
         
 

 

 

 

102 Largamente
    
                   
mf

    
111 B
         
         
p

120
            

                     
 
       


128
          

                 
         
cresc.
137
 
C
    
  
stacc.

             
viola 4


       
   p
ff



                    
  
149
 
             
p sempre
       
 
156

             
               

           
       
163

               
     
171
  
 
   

D
 3   3   
                      
    
f p
 3
Viola 3
178
     
 
                    
    
     
                                     
184

190
                 

        
stacc.
       
cresc.
                 E
sempre p

 
199
      
      
poco a poco ff sfz
     
 

    
207
      
mf

            
218

     
     
mp

                             

226
 
 


      
234 F
            
    
p f p

  
         
244
 
     
      
    
f p
 
                         
        
249

   
cresc.
     
       
G
  
254

    
f

262
                 
       
ff
 4

            
Viola 3
        
H
   
  
270

         
 
279
                    

    
dim. poco a poco
 
                       
289

   
p pp mp

298
              
                     
 
pp

    
   
I     
     
305

       
  
mp
 
p p
  
f
                     
    
314

  
     
f p f p p sempre
322

          
                                   
328

                                

                 
334

                         
sul pont

          
pp

pp mp
        

nat

                  
342 poco a poco nat 0
1 3

f
       
mf mp
     
3 2 1 2

              
352

            

       J     
                        
360

 
 5

                        
Viola 3
368
  
 

          
p                        
f

     
375

    
382
             3   3  3              
      
        
K
           
388

   
                       
    
 
                
              
396

  
       
              
poco stringendo
    
405

       
           
     
Animato
   
413

        
  

 


            
420
     
  
             
  L       
428
     
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
      
                

fff

             

437

    
fp pp
f

tres long

     

449
   
toujours en dim

    
pp
    
 M 
p dim. pp viola 1


459

         

    
   
0
467 pizz
          
viola 4

          
pp pp ppp
 Danse Macabre
for four violas
C. Saint-Saëns (Op.40)
Mouvt modéré de Valse arranged by Ross Cohen
0 0 0 0
    
Viola 4           
viola 3 pizz pp

     
13 pizz
              
G.P.

     
pp pp secco

24  
viola 1

  

 
      
 
arco
       
        
f


      

39
     
                         

   
Largamente

    
49

     
pizz
           
   
f

56

                        
       

       
A
               
64

    
arco

mf


                      
71

         

 
78
                    
       
© Copyright 2005 Absolute Zero Viola Quartet
www.absolutezeroviola4.com
 2
Viola 4
85
         
   
                       
ff f


 
                
94

                  

 
      
101 Largamente


  
                  
mf

109
     
      
                  
           

118 B
                   
        
p

 
  
  
           
      
        
127

          
     

135
  
 
Cstacc.

  
sul pont.
     
             
mf ff p

144
       

         
naturale

               
         
p sempre

150 
          
              
 3
Viola 4
157
     
       
viola 3

               

                  
 
165
p sempre

               
                 
   
174 D
  3   3    
            
                     
f p
180
     
               
                     
        
 stacc.
186

            
               
                  
sempre p
193

         
cresc. poco a poco
202

           E 
   
                 
ff sfz mf

   
   
210

              

               

220
  

231
                

F
    
       
p
     
           
240

 
      
f p f p
                 
                     
248

254 G
 
cresc.
       
                      
f
 4
Viola 4
      
                         
263

      
ff
H      
272

  
                

          


                     
281

dim. poco à poco p

291
     
                          
   
pp
  
mp

                    
300

 
  

pp

           

308 mp

    
I
   
      
p p

f f
317
     
                     
  p             
f p
p sempre
324

    
                            
330

          
                             
336
 
   
  
                   
    
pp cresc.
346

                     
                  
354
f
      
                     
            
360 J     
                      
           
 5
Viola 4
368

           
                
p f
377

  
                   
386
         

                                  
K
                
393

  
                 

         
402 poco stringendo
                   
    
       
 
411 Animato
                 
          
   
419

                     
                 
427    L   
           
  fff
434

                   
      
fp pp

   
                             
444

            
f dim.
452

tres long

   
toujours en dim

    
         

 
pp pp


M viola 1


465

                              

pizz
 
0

   
pp pp ppp