Full Score THE PURPLE CARNIVAL

(March) Harold L. Alford (1883 - 1939)

Arr. Oskar Bihler
      
  
C Piccolo
C Flute
           

ff
     
Oboe             
    
ff

               

       
Bassoon     
ff
     
           
Bb Clarinet 1  
   
ff
  
Bb Clarinet 2            
ff
  
    
  
        
Bb Clarinet 3

       
ff

       
          
Bb Bass-Clarinet          

ff
   
  
     
Eb Alto-Saxophone 1/2          


   
ff

 
 
   
         
Bb Tenor-Saxophone 1/2

  
             
ff

    
Eb Baritone-Saxophone        
ff
  
F Horn 1/2      

     
     
   
  
 
ff

F Horn 3/4                 
    
  

                         

ff

Bb Trumpet 1/2                         

                     
ff

Bb Trumpet 3/4           

    
 a 2                
ff

    
C Trombone 1/2 
    
                   
ff

  
C Trombone 3 
    
                   
ff

C Euphonium   

ff
   a2  
C Basses 1/2       
   

     
   
 
  


                     

ff

    
Stringbass 
ff

             
 Cym.Solo  Cym.Solo  Cym.Solo

     
            
Snare Drum 
Cymbals
Bass Drum
    
   
  
f

Timpani        

     
f
  
Orchestra Bells             
f

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    
        
Flute 
Piccolo

     
           

Oboe

  
        
         
Bassoon  
  
   
        
Clarinet 1 
     
Clarinet 2          

    
Clarinet 3             

          
       


Bass-Clarinet

 
   
          

Alto-Sax. 1/2

     

Tenor-Sax. 1/2             
     
Baritone-Sax.
                 
    
                

   
Horn 1/2


                
Horn 3/4
   
 
                            
Trumpet 1/2                  

                           
Trumpet 3/4              

           
Trombone 1/2             

           

 
Trombone 3          
 
        
         
Euphonium   
           
Basses 1/2
        
   
  
  
        
         
Stringbass  
 
      

       
 
Cymbal 
Snare Drum 

Bass Drum
   
   
Timpani
             
 
       
Orchestra Bells           
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Harold L.Alford: THE PURPLE CARNIVAL

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  
       
Flute 
Piccolo


p mf
    
Oboe                   
p

mf

                
Bassoon       
p

mf
            
 
Clarinet 1        

    
p

mf
    
Clarinet 2        
p

  
mf
   
Clarinet 3             
p

mf

             
     
Bass-Clarinet


p mf 
            
      
      

Alto-Sax. 1/2
p mf

            
Tenor-Sax. 1/2             
p mf

                   

Baritone-Sax.
p mf
            
          
   
  
Horn 1/2
mf 

p
   
    
            
    

Horn 3/4

mf   
  
p
  
 
           
                       


Trumpet 1/2
     
p
   
  
mf

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

Trumpet 3/4
                 


p mf

 
a2  
   
  
        
    
Trombone 1/2        

p

      
mf
     
         
Trombone 3 

            
p

   
mf

Euphonium       
p mf

              
   
 
 
   
Basses 1/2
p mf 

   
                
p
Stringbass
mf
     
p 
            
   
  
Cym.Solo

  

 

    
Snare Drum
Cymbal
Bass Drum
      

 
f mf
  
B.D. Solo

Timpani           
 p mf

         
Orchestra Bells  
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                     
4 19
      
    
Flute 
Piccolo

 

                            

Oboe


                       
    
Bassoon


                         

Clarinet 1     

         
       
Clarinet 2

 
      

               
            

Clarinet 3

 
   
  
   

      


  
Bass-Clarinet
 
             
                      
 

      
      
 
Alto-Sax. 1/2

 
                   
Tenor-Sax. 1/2
       

    
 
               
 
Baritone-Sax.

               
                
        
     
Horn 1/2
 

                             
 
  
Horn 3/4

   
         
   
a2
                
   
Trumpet 1/2
  
    
                  
Trumpet 3/4
      

                    
      
Trombone 1/2 
                    
    
Trombone 3 

                       
Euphonium   


   
                
   
      
Basses 1/2



  
       
            

Stringbass

                           
        
                    
Snare Drum 
Cymbal
Bass Drum
 
             

     
Timpani

       
Orchestra Bells
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25                             
5
 
   
Flute 
Piccolo

 
                
Oboe              
       
              
   
Bassoon 
 
                            

Clarinet 1    
 
              
     
Clarinet 2     
 
             
          
Clarinet 3 

   

    
        
      
Bass-Clarinet

  
             
                    
           
     
 
Alto-Sax. 1/2

               

 
 
  

   


Tenor-Sax. 1/2

 
       
              
 
Baritone-Sax.

       
                        

Horn 1/2
            
  

                            
 

   
 
Horn 3/4

      
       
         
         
Trumpet 1/2       
a2

 
     
       
Trumpet 3/4                  
    
   
    

       
                   
Trombone 1/2 
       
              
Trombone 3
 
  
       
              
Euphonium
 
  

                  
       
     
Basses 1/2
  
 
                       
Stringbass 
                                   
           


                     
Snare Drum
Cymbal
Bass Drum

Cym. Solo

Timpani
        

       
Orchestra Bells
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    
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   
        
Flute 
Piccolo
p

   
Oboe                     

       
p
  
  
Bassoon            
p  
         
   
Clarinet 1         
 
p
       
Clarinet 2 
            
p

     
       
Clarinet 3          
p
        
Bass-Clarinet           
   

      
p

  
 
      

       
    

Alto-Sax. 1/2


       
p
      
       



Tenor-Sax. 1/2
p

     
           
Baritone-Sax.
  
p 
  
                    
    
 
Horn 1/2


p
  
                   
   
Horn 3/4

                    

1. 2.

  
    
 
Trumpet 1/2

   
      
             
       
Trumpet 3/4

            
          
Trombone 1/2 
        
p
    
          


Trombone 3

            
p
    
              
Euphonium 
p

 
                   
    
Basses 1/2

p

  
      
Stringbass             
p

               

   
          
Snare Drum 
Cymbal
Bass Drum
         
p

Timpani
 

  
       

p

           
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 
      
Flute 
Piccolo

   
                  
Oboe

      
     
   
   
         
     
Bassoon


    

 
     

 
   
Clarinet 1
 

    

 
     

 
   
Clarinet 2
 

      
            
Clarinet 3
 

     
    
      
      
Bass-Clarinet

   
    
                

Alto-Sax. 1/2

 

                 
Tenor-Sax. 1/2  
                   
      

     
Baritone-Sax.

    
   


   
 
      
 
Horn 1/2


         
        
       
Horn 3/4
 
 
Trumpet 1/2        


Trumpet 3/4        

       
Trombone 1/2 

        
Trombone 3 
 
   
    



     

Euphonium 
       
                
  
        
Basses 1/2

            
       
       

Stringbass


 
                    
    
Cymbal 
Snare Drum 

Bass Drum
                  
Cym. Cym.

Timpani
      

       
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 
Piccolo
Flute         

   
Oboe              

     
Bassoon                      


     
         
Clarinet 1
 

  
            
Clarinet 2
 

  
            
Clarinet 3
 
 
Bass-Clarinet     


 


 


    


  
 
Alto-Sax. 1/2         
   
    

   
Tenor-Sax. 1/2             

 
 
Baritone-Sax.                      

     
  

     
 
Horn 1/2

p

        
        
Horn 3/4
 
p
 
Trumpet 1/2        


Trumpet 3/4        

        
Trombone 1/2 

        
Trombone 3 
  
            
Euphonium 

                       
Basses 1/2
         
   
                         
Stringbass 

                                
       

  
                  
Snare Drum
Cymbal
Bass Drum


Timpani
      

       
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   
      
Flute 
Piccolo


f
      
            
Oboe   
f
             
                  
   
Bassoon

  
f
 
Clarinet 1      

          
f
    
Clarinet 2      

           
f
  
        
Clarinet 3
        
f


     
     
 

    
    
Bass-Clarinet
    

  

f

                
Alto-Sax. 1/2
 
f

           
Tenor-Sax. 1/2          
f

Baritone-Sax.                     
 
      


f
     
    
 
 
  



Horn 1/2


f

   

a2
   

Horn 3/4 
 
 
  
 
f

Trumpet 1/2        

   
       
  
f 
Trumpet 3/4


           
 
Trombone 1/2   
p


f
      
      
Trombone 3  
        
p
 
f
  
Euphonium
  
    

f

             
          
    
Basses 1/2
  

f
     
    
                  
Stringbass

f
                  
    
    

Cymbal 
Snare Drum 

Bass Drum
                 
Cym.

f
Timpani      

          
Orchestra Bells     
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         
 
            
Flute 
Piccolo
cresc.
           
Oboe              

       
cresc.
  
               
                  
    
Bassoon

   
      
cresc.
  
Clarinet 1            

cresc.
    
Clarinet 2                    
cresc.

    
                     
 
Clarinet 3
cresc.

 
          
       
                
Bass-Clarinet
 cresc.    

            

Alto-Sax. 1/2               
 
cresc.
   
    
Tenor-Sax. 1/2               

    
cresc.
  
Baritone-Sax.                      
                   
    
             
cresc.

                
Horn 1/2
cresc.     

                      
     
  
 
Horn 3/4

             
cresc.

                  
Trumpet 1/2

cresc.

f
     
               
  
   
Trumpet 3/4

     
cresc.
    
       
              
Trombone 1/2 

cresc.

       
   

    

       
       
             
Trombone 3

 
              
cresc.


               
                
Euphonium

  
cresc.
                 
a2
          
   
        
  
   
          
Basses 1/2

 cresc.


       
  

    

     
  
                  
    
Stringbass

 cresc.   
                 
 
Cymbal 
Snare Drum 
                     
cresc.   
Bass Drum

    
Timpani              
       
cresc.

               
Orchestra Bells
 
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  
       
Flute 
Piccolo

 
Oboe             

               
    
    
Bassoon

ff
   
Clarinet 1         

 
Clarinet 2            

 
        
 
Clarinet 3

               
    
  
Bass-Clarinet
ff
 
Alto-Sax. 1/2
 
               
ff
   
Tenor-Sax. 1/2               
ff

                
    
    
Baritone-Sax.


ff
                   
a2

   
a2
     
   
Horn 1/2


ff

    
                
a2 a2

  
   
Horn 3/4

   
ff
         
                 
Trumpet 1/2
  
  
                     
Trumpet 3/4
  
   
        
    
a2
Trombone 1/2   

ff
     
        
Trombone 3         
      
ff
     
Euphonium
 
         
ff

  
   
          
a2
      
 
Basses 1/2

   
ff
                     
Stringbass  
ff 
          


Cym.Solo
          

    
Snare Drum
Cymbal
  
ff 
Bass Drum

        
    

Timpani

ff
    
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 
Piccolo
Flute          


      
legato
Oboe    
pp

               

legato

   
Bassoon
pp

     
legato
Clarinet 1    
pp

     
legato

      
Clarinet 2

pp

     
legato

    
Clarinet 3

pp
 
       
legato

      
   
Bass-Clarinet

   
pp

           

legato
Alto-Sax. 1/2
pp
 
           
legato
Tenor-Sax. 1/2   
pp

    

           
legato

   
Baritone-Sax.
pp
               
Horn 1/2   
      
pp

  
       
      
 
 
 

    
Horn 3/4

           
      
pp

        
Trumpet 1/2
 
       

       
   
Trumpet 3/4
  
   
       
Trombone 1/2 

      
     
Trombone 3 
   
            
Euphonium 

       
a2
     
  

 
Basses 1/2

   
           
Stringbass 

  
  
Cym.Solo Cym.Solo

          


Snare Drum 
Cymbal
 

Bass Drum

          
Timpani
 

ff

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84
  
           
Flute 
Piccolo
f
 
                   

Oboe

   
f
               


Bassoon
f 
 
                

Clarinet 1


f

  
     
       
 
Clarinet 2


f

         
Clarinet 3
       
 f

        
         
 
Bass-Clarinet


f
         
Alto-Sax. 1/2            


f
         
         

Tenor-Sax. 1/2
f
      
Baritone-Sax.               
f 
     
Horn 1/2              

     
 
 
f
 
Horn 3/4
      




 


 
        

f
        
               
 
Trumpet 1/2
f

               
     
 
Trumpet 3/4



f

   
              

Trombone 1/2 
f

 
Trombone 3
  
            

f

Euphonium
  
            
f
  
Basses 1/2
       
 


     

 
   f

              

Stringbass
 f 
               
  

 
Snare Drum
Cymbal
 
Bass Drum

 
             


Timpani


f

 
            
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             
           
    
103

Piccolo
Flute      
pp-ff
   
fff

Oboe                
  
fff pp-ff
        

 
      
    
    
   
Bassoon

      
pp-ff
          
     
fff

        
Clarinet 1      
pp-ff
     
fff
           
      
Clarinet 2     

  
   
pp-ff
            
fff
       
Clarinet 3   
      
pp-ff

fff

Bass-Clarinet           
   
            

pp-ff
   
fff

             

Alto-Sax. 1/2      
     
pp-ff
            
fff

Tenor-Sax. 1/2                  

fff
pp-ff
  
Baritone-Sax.                  
      -ff
pp
 
fff
     
Horn 1/2                 
    
  
 
           
pp-ff
  fff

   
                          
a2
Horn 3/4
                    
pp-ff
 
  
fff

         
a2
Trumpet 1/2 
          
pp-ff
    
fff
      
Trumpet 3/4      
           


fff
  
pp-ff
      
      
Trombone 1/2    
    

pp-ff

fff
       
     
Trombone 3 

 
    
pp-ff            
         
fff
    
Euphonium    
   
pp-ff

fff
  
              

  

   
    pp-ff     
Basses 1/2

        
fff

                    
Stringbass      pp-ff  
fff

                 
     Cym.Solo

Cymbal                       
Snare Drum 
 
Bass Drum
 pp-ff
 
ff Cym.Solo
   
               

  
Timpani

  

ff 2nd time only pp-ff

Orchestra Bells              
   
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               
      
109
    
Flute 
Piccolo

     
               
Oboe

            
Bassoon                   
      
  
             
    
       
        
Clarinet 1       
       
                               
     
Clarinet 2 

                 
 
                         
Clarinet 3  

    

    
    


  


   
Bass-Clarinet
   

       
                





Alto-Sax. 1/2

          


                    

Tenor-Sax. 1/2

     
Baritone-Sax.               
    
       
                            
Horn 1/2                    

                           
Horn 3/4
                    
      
Trumpet 1/2  
            

 
      
 
               
 
 


Trumpet 3/4

      
        
    
Trombone 1/2 
    
 
          
Trombone 3   
          
                      
Euphonium 

     
                 
a2 a2
 
  
         
Basses 1/2
      
          
Stringbass
  
                   

                            
     
   

                
Snare Drum
Cymbal
Bass Drum
 
Cym.Solo

Timpani         

      
Orchestra Bells    
            
 

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      
20
                          
115
Piccolo 
          
Flute

  
Oboe                    
 
         
                    

Bassoon

  
    
  
    
                      
Clarinet 1       

                               
Clarinet 2               

              
Clarinet 3                                 


     
           
     
Bass-Clarinet

    
     

  





     
Alto-Sax. 1/2
    
      
               
Tenor-Sax. 1/2                

 
Baritone-Sax.
   

                 

     
       



    
Horn 1/2
   

             
Horn 3/4
      
    
  
                  
Trumpet 1/2


                   
 
    
Trumpet 3/4
 

                
Trombone 1/2    

                
Trombone 3    
        
                 
      
Euphonium 

 
        

   

   

   

  

Basses 1/2
    

                      
Stringbass   
                       
      
   
Cymbal 
 
Snare Drum 

Bass Drum
                
Cym.Solo
                
 
Timpani

 
            
Orchestra Bells
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         
                   
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   
Flute 
Piccolo


                
Oboe 

        
Bassoon                        

         
       
                    
Clarinet 1     

        
        
                
Clarinet 2    
   

           
     
        
                   
 
Clarinet 3


        
Bass-Clarinet
             
  
 
        
     
 

Alto-Sax. 1/2
  
       

  

              

Tenor-Sax. 1/2

 
 
                  
Baritone-Sax.
  
                                      
Horn 1/2                   

                                      
Horn 3/4
                
             
Trumpet 1/2     

   
Trumpet 3/4          
 
        
 
 
         
      
Trombone 1/2  

          
     
Trombone 3  
       
                   
Euphonium 

              
a2
 
a2

Basses 1/2
        
     
     
     
                   
Stringbass


                           
     
Snare Drum
Cymbal

                      
Bass Drum


Cym.
                
Timpani
    

             
Orchestra Bells
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                 
Flute 
Piccolo

     
Oboe       
             

         
                      
   
                  
Bassoon

            
cresc.

                  
Clarinet 1 

              
Clarinet 2                 
  

                          

Clarinet 3

 
       
 cresc.
  



 
                    
Bass-Clarinet

    
         
 




           
Alto-Sax. 1/2
 
   
        
Tenor-Sax. 1/2            

       
 
                    

  
                 
Baritone-Sax.


cresc.
        
                   
    
   
 
Horn 1/2


Horn 3/4           
 
 

  

    

   

  

   

    

 

    

   

   
Trumpet 1/2   

     
            
              
  
Trumpet 3/4

    
    
                   
Trombone 1/2 

    
      

  

  

  
Trombone 3 
  
         
                     
Euphonium                 

cresc.
               
                    
     

cresc.   

     

  
Basses 1/2
      
        
           

  
 

  
 
    
  
    
       
Stringbass
cresc.   
           
 
Cymbal 
Snare Drum 
                 
Bass Drum

    
Timpani              

   
                  
Orchestra Bells
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        
Flute 
Piccolo

    
    
  
Oboe
       

   
              
  
        
 
Bassoon

   
        
Clarinet 1          
 
Clarinet 2

              

  
       
Clarinet 3         

  
    

   
 
 




     
Bass-Clarinet

  

          
Alto-Sax. 1/2          

        

Tenor-Sax. 1/2         

    
              
    
   
Baritone-Sax.

         

                 
        
 
Horn 1/2

                    
      
           
Horn 3/4


      

    
    
1. 2.

Trumpet 1/2   
      

   
             

Trumpet 3/4

 
           
 
  
Trombone 1/2      
  
   
      
 

 

  

 
Trombone 3  
            
            
   

Euphonium

   
            
a2 a2
 
           
Basses 1/2
 
          
      

  
   
  
    
Stringbass


                      
 
      
       
Snare Drum 
Cymbal
Bass Drum
   
          
  

Timpani
       

    
Orchestra Bells             


Harold L.Alford: THE PURPLE CARNIVAL