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1 The Stairway Suite Joe Wolfe Theme and Variations for Orchestra and Big Band upon an air by Plant & Page
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The Stairway Suite
Joe Wolfe
Theme and Variations for Orchestra and Big Band upon an air by Plant & Page
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The Stairway Suite
Joe Wolfe
Theme and Variations for Orchestra and Big Band ad lib upon an air by Plant & Page
Instrumentation
Orchestra 2 Flutes 2 Oboes 2 Clarinets in Bb 2 Bassoons 2 Horns in F 2 Trumpets in Bb 2 Trombones 1 Bass trombone or Tuba 4 Timpani (one player) Strings Bigband movement 2 Alto Saxophones in Eb 2 Tenor Saxophones in Bb 3 Trumpets in Bb 2 Trombones 1 Bass trombone Continuo Bass Drums Performance variations: The section for bigband (section 3) may be omitted in the absence of saxophones.
This requires deleting all but the first chord in the last two bars in the 5:4 movement. (The third section may also be performed by a bigband without orchestra.) The choir is required only for two short sections. The choral section in the C major movement may be omitted if no choir is available, and the coda may be performed by orchestra without choir or saxophones.
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Allegro Moderato
Allegro Moderato
The Stairway Suite Joe Wolfe
Flute
Oboe
Clarinet in Bb
Bassoon
Horn in F
Trumpet in Bb
Trombone
Tuba
Timpani
Violin 1
Violin 2
Viola
Violoncello
Double Bass
Soli pizz.
mf
pizz.
arco
mf
pizz.
8
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
mp
pp
mp
pizz.
pizz.
f
f
sfz
mf
mf
2
16
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
Rit.
arco
pp
arco
pp
pp
pp
pizz.
pp
pizz.
3
20
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
SOLO
4
23
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
5
26
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
arco
pizz.
sfz
arco
pizz.
6
29
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
pp
pp
pp
pp
pp
7
32
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
8
35
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
p
sfz
p
sfz
p
sfz
p
sfz
p
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
arco
sfz
arco
sfz
arco
sfz
9
39
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
sfz
p
sfz
p
sfz
fp
p
sfz
fp
p
sfz
fp
p
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
p
sfz
p
sfz
p
10
43
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
ff
ff
ff
f
ff
f
ff
ff
ff
f
ff
f
ff
f
ff
f
ff
f
ff
11
47
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
pp
pp
(bass)
pp
sfz
ff
sfz
ff
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
pp
sfz
sfz
12
55
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
13
61
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
pp
14
67
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
f
p
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
15
Tempo marziale
Tempo marziale
73
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
p
p
3 3 3 3
col legno
3 3 3 3
col legno
3 3 3 3
col legno
3 3 3 3
col legno
naturale inside
3 3 3 3
col legno
3 3 3 3
16
77
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
3 3 3 3
naturale inside
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
naturale inside
3 3 3 3
outside
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
17
81
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
mp
mf
p
3 3 3 3
naturale
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
outside
3 3 3 3
naturale inside
outside
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
18
85
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
mf
f
f
f
mf
mf
mf
mf
f
3 3 3 3
f
3 3 3 3
f
3 3 3 3
f
3 3 3 3
f
3 3 3 3
f
3 3 3 3
19
89
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
p
3 3 3 3
p
3 3 3 3
p
3 3 3 3
p
3 3 3 3
p
3 3 3 3
p
3 3 3 3
20
93
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
mf
mf
mf
3 3 3 3
mf
3 3 3 3
mf
3 3 3 3
mf
3 3 3 3
mf
3 3 3 3
mf
3 3 3 3
21
97
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
mf
p
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
22
101
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
ff
3 3 3 3
ff
3 3 3 3
ff
3 3 3 3
ff
3 3 3 3
ff
3 3 3 3
ff
3 3 3 3
23
105
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
f
f
3 3 3
f
3 3 3
f
3 3 3
f
3 3 3
f
3 3 3
f
3 3 3
f
3 3 3
f
3 3 3
24
108
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
25
112
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
fff
fff
fff
fff
fff
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
fff
3
fff
fff
3 3 3 3
fff
3
fff
3
fff
3
fff
3
fff
3 3 3 3
26
116
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
3
3
3
3
3
3
3 3 3
3 3 3
27
119
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
28
123
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
fff
fff
fff
fff
29
126 Attaca
Attaca
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Trap drums
3
3
mf
solo
attaca
3 3
30
Joe Wolfe
130
-3-Tempo facile de swing
Tempo facile de swing
Alto Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Trumpet in Bb
Trombone
Double Bass
Continuo
Drum Set
mp
mp
snare only
3
3
134
Alto Sax.
Ten. Sax.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Db.
Cont.
Dr.
p
tutti ad lib.
138
Alto Sax.
Ten. Sax.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Db.
Cont.
Dr.
mp
f
mp
f
C
D
Fmaj7
C
G/C
D4 D
play ad lib, written part is guide to rhythm
142
Alto Sax.
Ten. Sax.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Db.
Cont.
Dr.
mp
f
mp
f
f
SOLO (freely)
C
� �
D
� �
Fmaj7
� �
Am
� �
C
� �
D
�
Fmaj7
�
�
�
2
146
Alto Sax.
Ten. Sax.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Db.
Cont.
Dr.
pp
3
3
3
3
pp
3
3
3
3
soli
Am
� �
G#+
� �
C/D
� �
D/F#
� �
Fmaj7
� � � �
Am
� � � �
150
Alto Sax.
Ten. Sax.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Db.
Cont.
Dr.
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
� �
G#+
� �
C/G
� �
D/F#
� �
Fmaj7
� � � �
Am
� � � �
3
154
Alto Sax.
Ten. Sax.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Db.
Cont.
Dr.
p
f
p
p
f
p
Am7
Em
D
C
D
Am
� � � �
D
� � � �
158
Alto Sax.
Ten. Sax.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Db.
Cont.
Dr.
f
p
f
p
high notes optional
Am
Am7
Em
D
C
D
Am
� � � �
D
� � � �
4
162
Alto Sax.
Ten. Sax.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Db.
Cont.
Dr.
solos
p
sfz
sfz
sfz
� � � � � � � �
p
sfz
sfz
solos
p
sfz
sfz
sfz
� � � � � � � �
p
sfz
sfz
solos� � � � � � � � � � � �
mp
sfz
� � � �
� � � � � � � � � � � �
p
� � � �
(solos)
(solos)Am
� �
G#+
� �
C/D
� �
D/F#
� �
Fmaj7
� � � �
Am
� � � � � �
G#+
� �
(solos)
167
Alto Sax.
Ten. Sax.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Db.
Cont.
Dr.
sfz
� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �
sfz
� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �
� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �
� � � � � � � �
p
� � � � � � � �
C/G
� �
D/F#
� �
Fmaj7
� � � �
Am
� � � �
C
� �
D
� �
Fmaj7
� � � �
5
172
Alto Sax.
Ten. Sax.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Db.
Cont.
Dr.
p
� � � � � � � �
p
p
� � � � � � � �
p
� � � � � � � �
p
� � � �
� � � �
p
p
C
� �
G/B
� �
D
� �
�
C
� �
D
� �
Fmaj7
� � � �
C
� �
D
�
Fmaj7
�
177
Alto Sax.
Ten. Sax.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Db.
Cont.
Dr.
mp
mp
� � � �
f
3
33
f
�
�
fill
� �
6
181
Alto Sax.
Ten. Sax.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Db.
Cont.
Dr.
p
p
mf
3
33
185
Alto Sax.
Ten. Sax.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Db.
Cont.
Dr.
ff
p
solo
freely
3
ff
p
ff
ff
ff
p
ff
Am
Am7
Em
D
C
D
p
Am
� � � �
D
� � � �
ff
p
7
190
Alto Sax.
Ten. Sax.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Db.
Cont.
Dr.
ff
p
ff
p
ff
ff
solo
3
ff
p
ff
Am
Am7
Em
D
C
D
p
Am
� � � �
D
� � � �
ff
p
194
Alto Sax.
Ten. Sax.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Db.
Cont.
Dr.
mp
mp
pick up beater
8
198
Alto Sax.
Ten. Sax.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Db.
Cont.
Dr.
pp
pp
mute
pp
pp
pp
pp
BTT
BD
202 attaca
attaca
Alto Sax.
Ten. Sax.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Db.
Cont.
Dr.
ppp
ppp
ppp
ppp
ppp
9
-4- Joe WolfeRepeat ad lib, rit to new tempo
Repeat ad lib, rit to new tempo
Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen
Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen
Flute
Oboe
Cor Anglais
Clarinet in Bb
Clarinet in Bb
Bassoon
Horn in F
Horn in F
Trumpet in Bb
Trombone
Tuba
Timpani
Violin 1
Violin 2
Viola
Violoncello
Double Bass
solo
pp
solo, arco
p
6
Fl.
Ob.
C. A.
Cl.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
p
p
2
11
Fl.
Ob.
C. A.
Cl.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
Tuba solo
p
3
16
Fl.
Ob.
C. A.
Cl.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
mp
solo
p
p
p
p
4
20
Fl.
Ob.
C. A.
Cl.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
p
5
24
Fl.
Ob.
C. A.
Cl.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
ppp
p
p
p
p
p
divisi
divisi
inside
outside
6
28
Fl.
Ob.
C. A.
Cl.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
mp
p
p
3rd clar. cue mute
pizz.
p
pizz.
p
divisi
7
32
Fl.
Ob.
C. A.
Cl.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
p
8
35
Fl.
Ob.
C. A.
Cl.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
ppp
ppp
ppp
9
Tempo de Habanera
Tempo de Habanera
-5- Joe Wolfe
Flute
Oboe
Clarinet in Bb
Bassoon
Horn in F
Trumpet in Bb
Trombone
Tuba
Timpani
Violin 1
Violin 2
Viola
Violoncello
Double Bass
pp
mp
soli, pizz.
pp
8
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
p
3
divisi, pizz.
p
p
arco
sfz p
2
15
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
soli
p
3
3
p
3
3
pp
gliss
f
3
arco
mf
p
p
sfz p
3
22
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
3
3
3
3
solo
mp p
gliss
divisi, pizz.
p
p
pizz.
p
p
pizz.
4
29
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
ff
3
3
ff
ff
ff
ff
ff
solo
ff
ff
ff
p
arco
ff
p
arco
ff
p
ff
p
ff
p
5
36
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
ff
mf
3
3
ff
mf
ff
mf
ff
mf
ff
mp
ff
ff
ff
m
m
ff
pizz.
mf
ff
mf
ff
mf
ff
mf
ff
mf
6
42
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
ff
ff
ff
ff
ff
ff
mf
solo
ff
ff
arco
ff
pizz.
p
ff
p
ff
p
ff
p
ff
7
48
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
ff
ff
ff
ff
arco
ff
pizz.
ff
mf
ff
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55
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ff
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61
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ff
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65
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Vln. 1
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p
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11
Recit
Recit
-6- Joe Wolfe
Flute
Oboe
Clarinet in Bb
Bassoon
Horn in F
Trumpet in Bb
Trombone
Timpani
Violin 1
Violin 2
Viola
Violoncello
Double Bass
p
p
7
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
mf
sfz
mf
sfz
2
14
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
p
mf
f
sfz
p
sfz
p
mf
f
sfz
p
sfz
3
21
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
bass cue
mp
bsn
cue for bass
mp
mp
pp
mp
pp
mp
4
27
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
5
33
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
6
39
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
7
45
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
mp
mp
mp
mp
mp
mp
8
51
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
9
57
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Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
10
63
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
11
68
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
f
f
f
play
f
f
f
12
73
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
f
f
f
f
13
78
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
14
83
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
soli
15
89
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
mp
f
sfz
mp
stopped
sfz
sfz
mp
f
mp
mp
f
mp
mp
f
mp
mp
f
mp
mp
f
mp
mp
f
mp
16
94
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
f
f
f
f
f
f
17
99
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
sfz
mp
f
sfz
mp
soli, stopped
8va ad lib
sfz
sfz
mp
f
mp
mp
f
mp
mp
f
mp
mp
f
mp
mp
f
mp
mp
f
mp
18
105
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
ff
ff
ff
ff
ff
ff
ff
19
110
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Timp.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
attaca
attaca
attaca
attaca
attaca
attaca
attaca
attaca
attaca
attaca
attaca
attaca
attaca
20
-6 (cont'd)- Joe WolfeRecit
Recit
113
Flute
Oboe
Clarinet in Bb
Bassoon
Horn in F
Horn in F
Trumpet in Bb
Trombone
Timpani
Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Bass
Violin 1
Violin 2
Viola
Violoncello
Double Bass
Ich
solo
Singe
ein Re
zit
- a- tiv
- um
dies Stuck
mit
dem an
der- en
-
f
p
f
f
p
f
f
p
f
f
p
f
p
117
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Timp.
S.
A.
T.
B.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
dolce
dolce
dolce
dolce
dolce
Hea
f
ven!
-
Hea
f
ven!
-
zu
ver bin
den
-
Hea
f
ven!
-
f
f
f
f
f
2
122
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Timp.
S.
A.
T.
B.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
p
TACET 2nd time
p
TACET 2nd time
mp
TACET first time
There's
mf
a
lasign
dyon
- who'sthe
surewall
allbut
thatshe
gliswants
tersto
- isbe
goldsure
and'cause
she'syou
buyknow
ingsome
- atimes
-stairwords
wayhave
totwo
There's
mf
a
lasign
dyon
- who'sthe
surewall
allbut
thatshe
gliswants
tersto
- isbe
goldsure
and'cause
she'syou
buyknow
ingsome
- atimes
-stairwords
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totwo
Tutti
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mf
a
lasign
dy
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allbut
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mf
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ingsome
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mp
mp
mp
3
129
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Timp.
S.
A.
T.
B.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
pp
p
pp
p
heavmean
enings
--
Whenin
shea
getstree
thereby
shea
knowsbrook
ifthere's
thea
storessongs
arebird
allwho
closedsings
withsome
atimes
-word
all
sheof
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getthoughts
whatare
sheMiss
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enings
--
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ifthere's
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allwho
closedsings(well what else?)
withsome
atimes
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atimes
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closedsome
withtimes
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all
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Miss
sfz
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sfz
sfz
4
136
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Timp.
S.
A.
T.
B.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
PLAY both times
p
sfz
p
sfz
sfz
p
sfz
p
sfz
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p
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p
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cameGiv
foren's
-
Ooh
it makes
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us
won
der
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foren's
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you?
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you?
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you?
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makes
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we
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der ooh
do you do
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us won
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mf
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5
1421.
1.
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Bsn.
Hn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Timp.
S.
A.
T.
B.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
sfz
sfz
mf
sfz
sfz
mf
sfz
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f
Ooh
and it makes
us
won der
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she's
buy
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stair
way
to
hea
ven.
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f
a
you?
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a
you?
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makes
us
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buy
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way
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ven.
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a
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6
2.
2.
148
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
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Hn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Timp.
S.
A.
T.
B.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
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Db.
ff
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7
-Coda-Steady Rock
Steady Rock
Joe Wolfe
Flute
Oboe
Clarinet in Bb
Alto Saxophone
Alto Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Bassoon
Horn in F
Horn in F
Trumpet in Bb
Trumpet in Bb
Trombone
Tuba
Timpani
Drum Set
Electric Guitar
Choir
Violin
Violin 1
Violin 2
Viola
Violoncello
Double Bass
mf
SOLO expressive
f
SOLO expressive
f
TUTTI
mp
SOLO expressive
f
SOLO pizz.
8
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Alto Sax.
Alto Sax.
Ten. Sax.
Bsn.
Hn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Dr.
E. Gtr.
Choir
Vln.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
pp
SOLO expressive
f
TUTTI
mp
TUTTI
mp
TUTTI pizz.
mp
2
15
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Alto Sax.
Alto Sax.
Ten. Sax.
Bsn.
Hn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Dr.
E. Gtr.
Choir
Vln.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
arco
3
21
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Alto Sax.
Alto Sax.
Ten. Sax.
Bsn.
Hn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Dr.
E. Gtr.
Choir
Vln.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
f
pp
fp
ff
gliss to
8va ad lib.
f
fp
fp
f
fp
f
fp
f
fp
f
4
25
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Alto Sax.
Alto Sax.
Ten. Sax.
Bsn.
Hn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Dr.
E. Gtr.
Choir
Vln.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
mf
sfz
mf
mf
mf
sfz
mp
mp
sfz
mp
mp
mp
(2nd trom cue)
f
mf
And as
we wind
on down the road
mf
And as
we wind
on down the road
fp
mp
mf
mp
mf
fp
mp
mf
fp
mp
mf
sfz
mp
mf
f
sfz
mp
mf
5
31
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Alto Sax.
Alto Sax.
Ten. Sax.
Bsn.
Hn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Dr.
E. Gtr.
Choir
Vln.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
mf
Our shad
ows- tall
er- than our soul
there walks
a la
dy- we all know
Our shad
ows- tall
er- than our soul
there walks
a la
dy- we all know
f
6
35
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Alto Sax.
Alto Sax.
Ten. Sax.
Bsn.
Hn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Dr.
E. Gtr.
Choir
Vln.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
ff
ff
ff
f
f
f
closed HH
open
f
damp chord
Am
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G
Who shines
white light
and wants to show
Who shines
white light
and wants to show
Electric bass joins
Acoustic bass tacet
f
7
39
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Alto Sax.
Alto Sax.
Ten. Sax.
Bsn.
Hn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Dr.
E. Gtr.
Choir
Vln.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
N times
'til cue
mf
f
f
mp
mf
mp
mf
solos ad lib
mp
mf
f
f
f
sfz
mp
mf
sfz
mp
mf
sfz mp
mf
sfz mp
mf
mp
sfz
closed
mp
closed HH&rim
cl. HH&rims - no skins!
damp chord
sfz mpAm
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G
mp
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Now ev
'ry thing
still turns to gold
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you lis
ten- ver y-
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'ry thing
still turns to gold
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you lis
ten- ver y-
f
f
f
f
f
sfz mp
f
TUTTI
8
44
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Alto Sax.
Alto Sax.
Ten. Sax.
Bsn.
Hn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Dr.
E. Gtr.
Choir
Vln.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
solo ad lib.
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
close HH, strike skins
cresc.
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hard
The tune
will come
to you at last
When all
are one
and one is all
hard
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will come
to you at last
When all
are one
and one is all
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
9
49
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Alto Sax.
Alto Sax.
Ten. Sax.
Bsn.
Hn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Dr.
E. Gtr.
Choir
Vln.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
fff
fff
fff
fff
fff
fff
fff
fff
fff
fff
fff
fff
fff
fff
TACET!
crash
fff
ride
� �
TACET!
fff
To be
a rock
and not to roll.
fff
To be
a rock
and not to roll.
fff
fff
fff
fff
fff
fff
fff
10
Rall
Rall
52
Fl.
Ob.
Cl.
Alto Sax.
Alto Sax.
Ten. Sax.
Bsn.
Hn.
Hn.
Tpt.
Tpt.
Tbn.
Tba.
Timp.
Dr.
E. Gtr.
Choir
Vln.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
mp
mp
Rall
SOLO
mp
mp
SOLO
damp all
TACET
11
3
The Stairway Suite - Joe Wolfe. Orchestral variations upon an air by Plant & Page. The Led Zepplin song “Stairway to Heaven” is regarded as a rock classic by many critics. Its notoriety is assured by the thousands of would-be guitarists who can play the first dozen bars badly: it is to the guitar what “Chopsticks” is to the piano. In 1989 and 1990, on the ABC’s “The Money or the Gun”, each featured musician or group was obliged to perform a version of “Stairway”. For 25 programmes the tune was presented in a wide range of styles, from country to operatic, but there was no orchestral version. “Version 26” was commissioned in January 1991 by the UNSW Orchestra. The result is a set of orchestral variations, each in the style of a famous composer.
1. The first movement gives the introduction to the violas and flutes, then the two principal themes of ‘Stairway’ (oboe and clarinet, then cellos) appear in an orchestration borrowed from Schubert’s 8th Symphony (the ‘Unfinished’). This movement establishes the rules of the game: the pieces of the jigsaw have to be fitted together, but none may be bent so far as to be unrecognizable.
2. In the second movement, an augmented fourth and an extra beat per bar give the ‘Stairway’ themes a resemblance to Holst’s ‘Mars’ from ‘The Planets’.
3. Here the straight quavers of rock are replaced by the triplet rhythm of swing, and the orchestration is that of a Glen Miller big band.
4. The ‘Stairway’ themes can, with a few small changes, be used as canon fodder. Mahler used the canon ‘Frère Jacques’ as an infamous bass solo in his first symphony - what would it sound like if he had chosen ‘Stairway’?
5. And if the smugglers in Bizet’s ‘Carmen’ had been climbing a Stairway? The fifth movement explores this possibility.
6. Ludwig cannot be left out. The ‘Stairway’ theme - in a major key - appears first in the cellos and basses, then is shared around among the strings and wind like the ‘Freunde’ air in Beethoven’s ninth.
7. The finale starts with just a string trio, then adds a bassoon, then the string orchestra, some pyrotechnics for solo violin, then winds, then big band; and so on until the whole of the large score is covered with notes. The final solo typifies the gravity of the work.
About the composer. Joe Wolfe has mainly written music for jazz and fusion groups, including incidental music for plays and films. This was his first orchestral work. His next work for the UNSW Orchestra was "Sydney Sketches" - a set of tone poems, each of which is based in different Sydney location at a different time of day. His other orchestral works include "Circle of Fourths", using that unusual chord as its harmonic basis and a jazz-influenced Trumpet Concerto. These may be found at www.phys.unsw.edu.au/~jw/Joe.html. Joe is also a Professor of Physics at UNSW.
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