The Wedding
an opera scene based on the story of Nastagio degli Onesti
as told in Giovanni Boccaccio's The Decameron (5th day, 8th Tale)
music by Michael Djupstrom
libretto by Karen Saillant
Italian translation by Tommaso Sabbatini
Misterioso ma molto ritmico h = ca. 72
 
Flute  








 






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


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Clarinet in Bb
Violin
Violoncello

 
3

  
l.v. sempre
p





   
Piano
9
 

Fl. 



Cl.
pp


 sempre
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


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
    







3
      
sempre pp, ben marcato
3
       
       


3
    
    
Pf.











mp





p







p






pp





sempre pp, ben marcato
Perc.
3
        

    

mp lontano
sempre sim.
3
Vc.
3

          
         
Vn.
       
pp
                               
poco cresc.
pp
ppp
Triangle
Percussion
sempre sim.
3
3

3
      


3
    
    


3
    
3
  
  

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  
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
Fl.  
p


Cl.



p
  
 
Vn.
Vc.


 
 

Perc.


3
3
 
 

 

 






 

     
  


Pf.


 


  




 

 
 







 
 












 
 



 
 


ppp

   





3
 
 
 
 
 
 



 
 
 
 
   
   
  

   
 
 
  
   
  
   
 
  
3
     
  
Vn.
Vc.
Perc.


3
  
  

     
  

mp


 
 

3
Pf.
mp
 
 


    
    
mp
3
    
    
mp

3
      
     
mp
3
  
  
3

 
 


    
    


 
 
 
 



cresc.
poco a poco
 

 

con  ad lib.




 
   
mf espr.

















3
 
 
 
 
3
 
Fl. 
Cl.


3
3
 sempre
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


 
p
3


     
     

3
    

3
Curtain. The sanctuary of a large church,
where a wedding ceremony is in progress.
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
Fl. 
Cl.
Vn.
Vc.














    
  
cresc. poco a poco

 


 


 
      
   








      

 

 
(Tri.)


3
 
 


     
     
mf


 

mf


 






 
3

      
  
 


 

 
mf







     
     


3
    






    
  
 
      
  



3
     
     


f
   
 
Vn.
 
 
mf


Pf.

3


Cl.
Perc.


poco f
mf cresc.
mf
38

   

 

   


Fl. 
Vc.

   
  
 
Pf.

 

Perc.




f





f
3


     
     


   

   



  
p espr.
   

sub. p



Bass Drum
 


 

 
  
 
 


  
  
p
sub. p
3
     

    
    
 
    
     

    
 
    
 
  
        
   
  

 
       

       
18
 
    
154
Fl.


Cl.

Vn.
Vc.

Paulina
(N. Wom.)
Perc.
3
-
cuo
re mi ca - va il
(Sn. Dr.)






cresc. poco a poco




Pf.




re - sto


       

  





  
3

     
    



  
 



del - le vi - sce




   
 
       
-



     



     



3
3
3
                     
 



Cl.   
3
3
3
ff
fff











Vn.  

 
 

ff

fff












 
Vc.
  
 

ff
ff




f
 
      
  

  
Pf.
ff
   

 
3
fff
fff

Susp. Cymb.
Perc.




  

re per dar -le_in pa
-
sto

 









Cymb.
 Chin.

 

ff
               

 



3
3

fff









 










ai suoi ca - ni.



 
   


 3 
 
 
port.




(mf)

  
      



    





f
    




      



     



Molto meno mosso, misterioso h = ca. 46
Poco più sostenuto



sim.
                      
158
  



Fl.   
Paulina
(N. Wom.)

  
    















       
G.P.


p senza espr.




p senza espr.
  
pizz.

mp
pizz.

mp



 
G.P.





















p

 
 



 
 

19
164

Cl.







pp


 










 
  







 
p

 










  



pp
Cl.
pp
  
Vn.
Vc.

Paulina
(N. Wom.)

pp

  
  
Pf.




p
pizz.

  

p
p
re,
Perc.
 
pizz.

 
  
pp
  



per
-

po - ten -



do

mo - ri
 

(senza rigore)

l.v.
 


mp
    
-














  
ché
so - no
3

   
già
    
 

   
 
 


mor - ta,




 

      


mp ma molto marcato
 






  
         
 
     


mp molto marcato
 


 

p





       
  
mp ma molto marcato

arco


  
con  ad lib.

  



  



mp
Subito molto vivace h = ca. 88
   




pp


poco cresc.

   

p

     
 
 
 

Fl.


ppp

  

172




  
  

mp espr.
Susp. Cymb. (ord.)


Pf.
3
non

mp espr.
arco



mf


mp espr.

p




arco
Ma
Perc.





  

 

 


Vc.

Paulina
(N. Wom.)





    
Vn.



 
Fl. 





mf, agitato
      
su -bi- to

mi ri-






20
 
Fl.   

  

 
 


178
Cl.


 

       

6
f

   
  
 
  

5
f
solo
arco
3
3
3
3
     























Vn.  


     

ff
cresc.
sub. f


  



Vc.



 





mf e molto cresc.
sempre ff, furioso

 
Paulina
(N. Wom.)
al Perc.
Pf.
molto marcato
 

3



e
zo,
 




Sleighbells



p e molto cresc.

3

 

l'in - se - gui - men - to
ri
3







  




 
  

 
        

-


pren - de,

f

f
f



ff
3
    


Bass
Drum f








  
       

ff



mf e molto cresc.
mf



Fl. 










182
Cl.

                                   


Vn.
Vc.

Paulina
(N. Wom.)
Perc.
Pf.


















3


f appassionato



e
sen

-




to_an
-

 



                                   














21
185
Fl.
 





Cl.
     
3






3
ff
3
 

3
                                        





ff
Vn.
Vc.


  
 

Paulina
(N. Wom.)


Perc.




3
co - ra


3    
 
3   
un - a vol - ta


 

sul - la pel - le
gli


 



a - ghi
di
pi - no







3
3
3
ff
3
3
e le
spi - ne de - gli_ar bu

-
sti,


3
 
Vn.




ff
Paulina
(N. Wom.)
 
3
3


3



f
 
3
sen - to


3
3
il


 

 

delle fau - ci




  

Tam-Tam

 





    

   








-

p

 
          
                             

ff
f
mf
molto cresc.

 

















3
3
       
ni


  


ff
dei ma - sti

mf
 
    

          


3
 3
       
cal - do


ff
f
  



f
3
                 
ff


ff
 
3

                      


Cl.
Pf.

f

                           

 


3
Perc.

3       

188
Vc.


ff

3




  
                  
                       
Pf.
Fl.


ed


il fred -do


del - la

l.v.
f
 
   
     





22
3   3  3        3 
192
      
   
 

  

Fl.  

3
fff pesante
(L'istesso tempo)




sfffz
3   3  3       3 
    
   

  
  
3
Cl.
fff pesante
sfffz
3   3  3        3 
  
   
          





 
Vn.
3
fff pesante

Vc.
 




fff pesante
ff
Paulina
(N. Wom.)







 




  

 
la - ma.
Perc.
Bass Drum

mf


fff pesante


Fl.



 
Vc.
Paulina
(N. Wom.)


 
 
 
mf
 



 
 
ord.


Chin. Cymb.
 
   
 
    
 





 ff 
 
 
   




3






    



f




3
3
3
-
Chime


3
3


3
3
3
sffz

3
3
-
-
sffz
 
-


-
ta!
Slapstick
 
ff






    







 
   
  
3
3
3
3
ff
sffz
  
3
    
       

3
3
3

3
3




ff
ff
  
 



mp cresc.

tutta forza, poco a piacere

 
 


  
 
     





  
sffz
ff




    





  
3
3
3

3
ff 3
sffz
  
3

    
      

ff
    
 

 


3
3
ff 3
di_un' a - ni - ma dan - na

Pf.
 

a tempo Vivace
ff


 

pie - tà,
      





 
   


ritenuto
ff



ff
ff
pie- tà
Perc.

f

 
     


ff




 
sfffz-sempre ben f
3


 
Vn.


3
f
 
Cl.



3
            l.h. sopra (r.h. gliss.)
              
 
 
sfffz

 


  

  


 
 
 


 sempre
flzg.
197



 

gl.








Pie - tà,
3   3
    

      
Pf.




sfffz-sempre ben f



The chase resumes.
203
 
Fl.  
23
Più pesante
h = ca. 72
accel.
 

    












5
mf

 
Cl.





 

Vn.
Vc.

5

      








    
        
5
5
mp







Sleighbells
Perc.
ff


Pf.
 




ff secco
 






 

3
mf
Molto vivace h = ca. 88
 
Fl.  
205
 
Cl.


ff

 



ff
  
(Sleighbells)












3


f

Bass f
Drum
Pf.
 

3
3
3
3
3






 
 
 
 
 






cresc.
ff
ff furioso
Perc.

3
                                 


 
Vn.
Vc.
 




3

 


ff
p
  















  
                  
                    
ff

 



mf










  
207       


Fl. 

  
      

24
f

Cl.
3
3
3


3
ff


3
ff





          
3
3
3
3
3
3
                                    









Vn.
Vc.
f
3

   
   
  
 
 
Nastagio attempts to intercede.











cresc.



mf


Nastagio


Nastagio
 




No!

Perc.

210


p









molto cresc.









    

    











  


fff

f (sempre)
con forza, poco a piacere
            
3

 
     







Nastagio

 l.v.


 
ff
 
fff
 




 
  
af - fon - da - re



 
 

  
   
 

il ferro nell'ignuda

car - ne


ff
Pf.


Vn.
Perc.


 
   
Cl.
Vc.






 

                                                
Pf.
Fl.
Cymb.
 Susp.


3
      3    3  

di questa don - na,
5
come una fie - ra sel - vag - gia!









q=e
214
 
 
Fl.   
  

   
  

    
  

 
ff
Cl.
ff
Vn.
ff
Vc.
Nastagio
 
   
Perc.
   
ff

   



Pf.
f dolce sostenuto


dim. poco a poco



mf






 







dim. poco a poco

  

 



sa- rà mia cu - ra
Nastagio,

f

ancora
poco rit.









 


   
   




quest'imbelle con


 

  
 

dim. poco a poco




di
oc-cu - par - mi



Molto sostenuto q = ca. 50


 


  



 
     
 

  




 
  
p


Vn.
(Va.)


  
p
Priest
(Knight)
Pf.


Cl.
Perc.
  

3 
3
  
3









                    






  
  
 
  

    
   
 
Sost.
p
Vc.
dim. poco a poco
 
Priest (as Knight)
f ben sostenuto

Meno mosso
  
 
  
219
Fl.

 

   
mp

f dolce sostenuto
At - ten di,
No!
Bass Drum
molto rit.
  
 change to Viola

ff


 



 
      
 
 

25
Doppio meno mosso e
poco a poco rallentando

 
 
Viola
pp
pp


p semplice

  



  

 

  
                    
 qui- sta,
co - me_è
sta -to de - cre -ta - to.








  


p

 
(Sost. ) 

  
pp
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 


  

 sempre









   

     






mp molto teneramente
Na - sta - gio degli_O - ne - sti

mp



e -ri_an

26
 
 
225
Fl.


Cl.
 
Vn.
(Va.)
Vc.


 

  
 


  
Priest
(Knight)
Perc.
Pf.
 
 
   

cor
  




 

 
Fl.   
231


Cl.
mf
 
 

mf
  
Vn.
(Va.)
Vc.
f
Perc.

Pf.
f
 
   
 









 



    





    
dim. poco a poco
    





   
 




a - ma - i




con o -gni

 

fi
 
questa fan - ciul - la
a-
f




  




mp


   
 


 
   

mp


dim. poco a poco
   

 















mp






bra del mio es - se - re.
 
 


 


        
      

 
    


rit.





p
-




 


  
    p 


- i que- sta fan - ciul - la
   


  


p
 




p
3
 cresc.
      

dim. poco a poco

       



i - o, Gui - do degli_Ana - sta - gi,
 ad lib.

 
 




   

 

p

       

f
Priest
(Knight)
 

   
   



 
   
     
 
    
  
 

ma
 
  



 
    

gio - vi - net - to quando
Poco animato


p
con
 


            
3

 





 
  


 
 






