w w w .molenaar.com Great Band Music Seven Wonders of the Ancient World The Hanging Gardens of Babylon Alex Poelman ✔ 5 F Concert Band: Track: Difficulty: E N F D Fanfare Band: Duration: Price: ✕ 5’27” www.molenaar.com Brass Band: Recording: Art.nr.: ✕ MBCD 80 01.2793.10 nglish Babylon, a city on the banks of the river Euphrates in ancient Mesopotamia was flourishing under the reign of King Nabuchodonosor II (6th century B.C.) The Greek historian Herodotus (ca 484-425 B.C.) described the splendour and luxury of this city with, among others, the famous Ishtar Gate and the fabulous “hanging gardens” often attributed to Semiramis, the legendary queen of Assyria and Babylon. ederlands Babylon, een stad aan de oevers van de Eufraat in het Oude Mesopotamië, kende haar grote bloei onder het bewind van koning Nabuchodonosor II (6de eeuw v.Chr.). De geschiedschrijver Herodotos (ca 484-425 v.Chr.) beschreef de pracht van deze stad met o.m. de beroemde Poort van Ishtar en de sprookjesachtige “hangende tuinen” die vaak aan de legendarische koningin van Assyrië en Babylon, Semiramis werden toegeschreven. rançais Babylone (Babel), une ville située sur les rives de l’Euphrate dans l’ancienne Mésopotamie connut son apogée sous le règne du roi Nabuchodonosor II (6ème siècle av. J.C.). L’historien grec Hérodote (vers 484-425 av. J.C.) décrit la splendeur de cette ville avec , entre autres, la célèbre Porte d’Ishtar et les féeriques “Jardins suspendus” souvent attribués à Sémiramis, la reine légendaire d’Assyrie et de Babylone. eutsch Babylon, eine Stadt am Ufer des Euphrats im antiken Mesopotamien, kannte eine große Blüte unter der Verwaltung vom König Nabuchodonosor II (im 6. Jahrhundert vor Christo). Der griechische Historiker Herodot (ca 484-425 vor Christo.) beschrieb die Pracht dieser Stadt mit, unter anderen, dem berühmten Tor von Ishtar und den „hängenden Gärten“ die oft Semiramis, der legendären Königin von Assyrien und Babylon zugeschrieben werden. M o l e n a a r E d i t i o n - Wormerveer - the Netherlands The Hanging Gardens of Babylon q=50 Piccolo pp 1st Flute 2nd Flute 2 3 4 pp pp 1st / 2nd Oboe pp Cor Anglais 1st / 2nd Bassoon Clarinet in Eb 1st / 3rd Horn in F 2nd / 4th Horn in F 1st Trumpet in Bb 1st Trombone ppp p 6 7 8 solo ppp p ppp p ppp p ppp ppp mf 3 5 3 3 mf 3 ppp mp mp mp mp mp ppp mp ppp mf solo 15 3 14 ppp p ppp ppp 3 solo mf p 3 solo ppp 13 12 5 ppp 11 mf 10 9 p mf ppp mf 2nd Trumpet in Bb 3rd / 4th Trumpet in Bb ppp 1st / 2nd Tenor Saxophone Baritone Saxophone 2nd / 3rd Clarinet in Bb 1st / 2nd Alto Saxophone 5 1st Clarinet in Bb Bass Clarinet in Bb Alex Poelman The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World - Movement V 2nd / 3rd Trombone mp mp mp mp mf mf Bass Trombone 1st / 2nd / 3rd Euphonium Bass in C Violoncello Contrabass Timpani Percussion 1 Percussion 2 Mallets ppp mf ppp mp mf ppp mf ppp mp ppp mp ppp ppp ppp mf ppp mp mf mf glockenspiel © 2004 Molenaar Edition B.V., Wormerveer, Holland No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form of print, fotoprint, film or any other means without written permission of the publisher. 01.2793.10 Picc. 16 1st Fl. 2nd Fl. 1 / 2 Ob. 17 solo 3 1 / 2 Bsn. Eb Cl. 1st Cl. solo mf 3 3 B. Cl. 1 / 2 A. Sax. mf mf mf 2 / 4 Hn. 1st Tpt. 1st Tbn. mf solo 3 3 3 Vc. Cb. Timp. Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Mall. pp pp mp mp pp mp pp mf mf p p mp mf mp mp mp mf mf mf p mf p p 5 mf suspended cymbal pp mp pp 5 mf mf mf 5 mf mf 5 5 p 2 mf p tam-tam mf p mf mf mf mf 5 solo expressive euph solo mf p mf mp mp mf mf mp mf pp mp mf pp mf p Bass pp mp pp p 1 / 2 / 3 Euph. 25 2 / 3 Tbn. B. Tbn. pp 3 pp 24 2nd Tpt. 3 / 4 Tpt. mf 1 / 2 T. Sax. 1 / 3 Hn. mf mf B. Sax. mf mf mf 23 3 mf 2 / 3 Cl. 3 22 3 21 3 5 mf 3 solo mf 20 5 mf mf C. A. 19 q=60 18 solo 01.2793.10 Picc. 65 66 67 68 69 70 mf all 1st Fl. mf 2nd Fl. 1 / 2 Ob. Eb Cl. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 mf 3 mf 3 3 / 4 Tpt. mf 2 / 3 Tbn. mf 1 / 2 / 3 Euph. Vc. mf mf mf mf Bass mf Timp. Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Mall. mf Cb. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 B. Tbn. 2nd Tpt. 1st Tbn. mf 1st Tpt. 1 / 2 T. Sax. 2 / 4 Hn. 3 1 / 3 Hn. mf B. Sax. 2 / 3 Cl. 1 / 2 A. Sax. 1st Cl. B. Cl. C. A. 1 / 2 Bsn. mf 6 01.2793.10