debussy_quartet.alda

# String Quartet in G Minor, Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
# (excerpt)

(tempo! 126)
(key-sig! '(g minor))

violin "violin-1":
  o4
  (ff) (quant 40) g4 (quant 90) f4~8 d8 f {a-~ b~ a-~} | g8 f4 g8 d4 d
  b8 r g4~8 b8 {g b > d <}4 | b8 r g4~8 b8 {g b > d <}4 |

  (quant 40) > g4 (quant 90) f4~8 d8 f {a-~ b~ a-~} |
  g8 f4~ g8 d4~8~ {e~ f~ e~}8 |

  d8 < (ff) b_4~ > c8 (f) < a-4~8 {a-~ b~ a-~}8 |
  g8 f4~ g8 d4~8~ {a-~ b~ a-~}8 | g8 f4~ g8 d8 f4~ {a-~ b~ a-}8

  g8 f4~ g8 (mf) d8 f4~ g8 | d2 r8 f4~ g8 | d2 r2 | r4 > d2 d4~ |

violin "violin-2":
  o3
  (ff) (quant 40) b4 (quant 90) > c4~8 < b8 > c c < | b > c4 < b8 b4 > c~ < |
  b8 r b2~12 > d12 g | d8 r < b4~8~ > d8 < {b > d g}4 |

  (quant 40) b4 (quant 90) a4~8 a-8 g a-8~|2. a-4~|2. (f) e4 |
  d4.~ c8 < b4~ a- | > e2~ < a-

  > e2 (mf) < a-8 > e4~ < b8 | > c2 r8 e4~ < b8 | > c2 r2 |
  (pp) d16~ e_~ d~ e_~ (p) f+~ g~ f+~ g~
  (mp) a~ b~ a~ b~ (mf) > c~ d~ c~ d~

viola:
  o3
  (ff) (quant 40) d4 (quant 90) d4~8 f8 d d | d d4 g8 f4 f+~ |
  g8 r f+4 f {e_ g b}4 | g8 r f+4 f {e_ g b}4 |

  (quant 40) > d4 (quant 90) e-4~8 e8 d- c | < b_ > d4~ f8 < b_4 > c |
  < b_8 > (ff) d4~ e8 (f) c2 | < a-2. > c4 < a2~ f

  b_2 > (mf) c8 c4~ d8 | < a-2 r8 > c4~ d8 | < a-2 r8 f4~ (p) g8 |
  (pp) a_16~ b~ a_~ b_ (p) > c~ d~ c~ d~
  (mp) e~ f~ e~ f~ (mf) g~ a~ g~ a~

cello:
  o2
  (ff) (quant 50) g4 (quant 90) a-4~8 b8 a- f | g a-4 g8 b4 a- | g1 | g |

  (quant 50) > c4 (quant 90) f4~8 < b8 > e < a-8~2./>e < a-4~2./>e (f) < a-4 |
  b_8 > d4~ e8 e_4~ f b_2~ > c

  < a-2 f8 a-4~ g8 | f f4~ g8 d a-4~ g8 | f f4~ g8 d r r4 |
  (pp) f+16~ g~ f+~ g~ (p) a~ b~ a~ b~
  (mp) > c~ d~ c~ d~ (mf) e~ f~ e~ f~