Dearest Night Nathan Shirley

q=120 (più o meno)

           

Piano

 
 

f









 
   

     
  
 

q=120 (più o meno)
  
Violin       

     
Viola
f
   
   
    
Violoncello
f
          
pizz.
 
Contrabass

f

          
  
7


    

 
 
        

 
 
 
   

     


 


                        
    
 ff
       
f
     
     
    
         
pizz.
        
arco

  
  
         
arco

      
2008, by Nathan Shirley - www.NathanShirley.org
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  
                           

 



 

mf
    
 
 


              

                       
   
mp
    
  


       


                   
15

                   



    
        




  

    
  
                  
 
  
         
mp

      

 3
19
  
    

     
f


 
  
 

 
                            
mf

           
        

 pizz.      
   

       
pizz.


f

          
    
23


    

 

 
      
 
 
 
 
 
   


                  
         

     
f
         
  mf 

f
   
             
pizz.

     
f mf
            

4


27

            


 

  

                  

mf
  


           

                 

   mp

  
            
     


 
31
       
                        

     
     


     

    
          
  
    arco
  
mp
     

 5


34

                                             

 


  


 

       
mf

         
   
mf
     
mf
    


   
37
  
                                

 
 






 
    
  
  
     
 
      


     

6

      
40

             

 f   
      
        
     
    

          
   
f 
            


f mp

        pizz.        
    
f       p

          
     
arco pizz.
 
 p
 
f

    
45

    


 

      
 

   


       
mp
           

          
  
                         
        
                          
   
 7

    
49

       


 
  
        
     
             

  
mf
  


      
 
          
           
                
   

 
          

   

      
   

    
53

      
          


         

               
  
f
    
          
 
             
f
  
              
 
mf

    
       
arco
      
mf

 
         
arco

     
mf
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   
57

        
       



              
              
           
         
 
            
  
  
             
     
            
     
    
   
                pizz.
  
  

61
     

    
      
 



 


 


  
 
 


  
   

 
 
 
 
 
  

  
        
 

    
       
  
   f
         
  

pizz.
 
f
        
   
f
    
9
65  
     

 

 
 
 
  
 

 


 

 

 
              
      
   
ff

             
 
      
       
arco
 
  
  
  
arco
   
   


68
                              

 



 

f
      
 


              

                        
 mf
 
    
  


       

10

  
  
72

                  

  







    






ff


   




 


  

     
   ff
     
   
mf

       
  

ff
       
        
arco
      

mf ff
       
 
arco

 
mf ff

77

       

 
mp




mf







f







  
      
mp
 
       
           
mp f
                  
    
mp f
      
  mp
 
mf f
 11
84

        






ff

 



 
 
 
 
 



       
 
fff

           
        
ff
      
                 
ff
                
 
ff fp fp fp fp fp

89

   
  








 
 
 
 
 

 



      

          
         
      
                 
                
 
fp fp fp fp fp
12

   
94

  
3
     



  
    
               
      
    
     

          
         
          
         
   
            
fp fp fp fp fp fp

99

      
  
  




  
          

    
 
         

            
        
         
              
               
 
fp fp fp fp
 13
104

 
 
     




  
          
     
    
   

          
         
          
         
                
 
fp fp fp fp fp

  
109

 

 
   




  
          
 
     
   
   
 
          
         
    
                
 

              
 
fp fp fp fp
fp
14
114

      
3
 



   
  
   
                  
      
      
     

ff

      
pizz.
          
      
             
     fff
             
pizz.

    
fp fp
 

120
          

 


   





 
 
 
 
 



 
     

    

                
 
          

                

  

 15
126       
 
3
          


 
    
                 
       
    
  
     

    
arco
     
pizz.

   
 
   
    
        

 
                
  

132
        



fff
     
     
   
 
       


      
            
arco
 
f
                 
  
f
       
 
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f
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138

         

 


ff

 



 
 
 
 
 



         
    
fff 3

           
        
ff
          
         
ff
                

ff fp fp fp fp fp

143

    
  

 




 
 
 
 
 

 



             
 

           
3

          
         
          
         
                

fp fp fp fp fp
 
17
     
     
148

 
      
  
 

 

 
   
 


  

  
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3

  
 
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
    
       
     
 3

   
3  
          
         
    
           
 
 
 
   
            
fp fp fp fp fp fp

153  
       

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 
 
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
  
  

  

 
        

  
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                    
   f
                    
     
f
        
 
arco

f
18

 
159
     

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     
   
   
fff


    
     
  
  
  
 

       

         
     

              
 
            

fff

   
   
 
164
   
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 
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 
 


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   

 
   
    


fff
   
   
       
mf
   
pizz.
            
  
       
mp

       
fff
             
pizz.

  

mp
 19


   
168

    



 
   
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
   



    


      
mf
           
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   
         
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   

  
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                         
   


   
172

   
  
 


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 
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
   
 

      
f
  
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  
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 

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 
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
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 




  
   

 
   
             


                

           
        
  
20

          
176

   
     
       

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   
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ff
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  
f
   
            
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arco
   

f

180

          
  


  
       
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    
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  
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183
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     
       
 

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    
  

     
   
ff pizz.

     
  
ff
       
 
arco
  

  
       
186
     
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3
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    
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       
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22
188
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       

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f

            
pizz.


    mf
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        
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     
    
mf
  
      
  

     
191

   

 

   
   
f
 

            
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

            
        
   


      
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    

195

      

     

  


          



  

f

                    

    

  
                  
     


     pizz. 
  


   

mf  

       
    
 
199

  


 



   
  

      
ff

 

 
  

             
       
f

                       

 f  
 

       
       
       
f



    
          
 
    
 f   
        
24
       
   
203




 
     
  



 
 
 

fff
 
 






             
  

 ff

                  
  ff
  

       
         
 ff

     

 
      
 

  
ff

            

  

     
                
206



 


 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
  

 
 

  


                
              
       

 
                
    
             
       
          
        
    
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209
      
  
         
 


 ff

       
               
   
    
   
     
    
        
arco
     
      
   
  
arco    
  


     
pizz.
      


          
  
213
    


 

 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
  
 

 


              
    
 fff

            
    
      
      
pizz.
        
arco
    
      
arco
    

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216
  
                   

   
ff
   
    

   
  
  
                 

    
                
    
f
       
    

    
    


220

                                   



     


 
fff


  
   

   
ffff
       

 

  
fff
   arco
  

fff
    

arco

 
fff
 27

                     
223

                       





 



 



      

    
       
            
    
     

   

 


                   
226

      
             

 

   




 
 
          

  

  

  
     
  

     
      
   
 
 
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   
229
  
                                












 


 
 

   

   
  
   
      
  
   


232
         
      

    


    
ff
      
        
    
         
   
  

          


ff
         
 
          
     
   
ff
      
 
 
  ff
         
29
  
    
237


  

 

  
  
 
 
 
    
  
 
 
 
 

    

       
      
  
ff
      
         
pizz.
   
  
 
 pizz.  
       


240
    

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

  
    
                   

   
fff

             
      
  
   
arco
  
      


      
arco

   
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        
243

                     


  
f
  
    


     

         

   
  
mf
   

    


246
                 
                



         
   

                    
   
 f
 
                
 

        
mf
     

 31
    
      
249

       


 
    

 



 




      

        

      

     
       

   
      
 
pizz.

mf
    


             
 
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     


  
ff


 
  
 
 

 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 

           
 
  

 
  

ff
        
        
ff
    
             
pizz.

 
ff
  
        
pizz.

  
ff
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 
256
      

        

  
                                 
         
fff

               
     
     
       
            
 
       


261
 
                            



f
       
 

     

        

   
   
mf
   

   

    
molto rit.  33
    
          3
264

                  


  3 

fff  
  
       
cresc.
          
      
 
molto rit.  
    
    
     
 
    
 
   
  
cresc. fff

   
   

   

     
fff

cresc.
 
arco
              
cresc.
 
fff 3
    
           
arco


cresc.
 
3
fff