6.

The Marksman
Allegro vivace Edward Elgar Op.27, No.6

         
Soprano  

   
f stacc.
  
Alto              
Come from the moun - tain - side,
  
f stacc.
  

             

Tenor

Come from the moun - tain - side,

  
Bass
        

 
                
Allegro vivace
              
       
            
    
sf cresc. sf ff
            
Piano sf
       
  



    

9 f stacc. cresc.
  
ff
          
 
come from the val - leys wide, Tramp - ing a - long!

  

cresc.
ff
 
mf
  
               
come from the val - leys wide, See how we mus - ter strong, Tramp - ing a - long! Ri - fle on

 
    
   
cresc. ff
        
mf
  
   
 come from the val - leys wide, See how we mus - ter strong, Tramp - ing a - long! Ri - fle on

  

f stacc. cresc.
   
ff


        
See how we mus - ter strong, Tramp - ing a - long!

     
                        
 
  
    
   
sf
   
sf
   
sf

          
   
strepitoso

     
   

© Copyright 2004 Stuart McIntosh

This edition for distribution in the USA only
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A
  
 
f cresc. f giocoso

16

           
Pow - der and bul - lets bring, come, come,

  cresc.
 ff
                  
      
shoul - der sling, Pow - der and bul - lets bring, Man - ly in mind and heart, Play we our part, come from the

          

   
cresc.
  
ff

            
 shoul - der sling, Pow - der and bul - lets bring, Man - ly in mind and heart, Play we

our part,

   
 
     
f cresc. ff

     

 
Man - ly in mind and heart, Play we our part,




                 
            
A
         
sf sf

   
 strepitoso 
              
 
             
          


  

24


 
           
come from the moun - tain - side, the moun - tain - side, Come,

     
           
 
moun - tain - side, moun - tain - side, Come from the moun - tain - side, come from the
  

  
f
  
    
 Come, come, come from the moun - tain - side,

   
       
Come from the moun - tain,





 

   
               


 

       
        
 
     
    

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   
B
  f cresc.
31
     
ff
     
come, come from the val - leys wide, See how we

  
   
f cresc.
 
ff
    
         
val - leys wide, Tramp - ing a - long! Come from the val - leys wide, See how we

     
 
f cresc.
      
    
ff
  
 come from the val - leys wide, Come from the val - leys wide, See how we

  
ff
       
f cresc.

           
come from the val - - leys wide, come from the val - leys wide, See how we

 B         
 

                        
       
    
   
  


      
ff sf sf sf

            



       
             


  


 
 
      
39 ff cresc.
     
     
mus - ter strong, Tramp - ing a - long! Pow - der and bul - lets bring, Man -ly in

 ff
       
cresc.

                       
mus - ter strong, Tramp - ing a - long! Ri - fle on shoul - der sling, Pow - der and bul - lets bring, Man -ly in

   


     
  
ff cresc.

            

 mus - ter strong, Tramp - ing a - long! Ri - fle on shoul - der sling, Pow - der and bul - lets bring, Man -ly in

               
ff
    
cresc.

    
mus - ter strong, Tramp - ing a - long! Ri - fle on shoul - der sling, Pow - der and bul - lets bring, Man -ly in

                           
       
        
sf sf sf sf
               
    
strepitoso
                   
   
   
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   
47 ff
          

mind and heart, Play we our part!

 

 f

 
    
           
mind and heart! Come, come, come from the moun - tain - side, come from the


ff
     
            
 mind and heart, Play we our part, Come, tramp - ing a - long!

 

 
ff
   
f 

      
mind and heart, Play we our part, Come, come,




        
      
   
 
        
       

  
  
         
  
   
           
  
   


    
  
 
55 f

   
      
come, come, come from the moun - tain - side, come, come from the


    
 
     
  
         
val - leys wide, from the moun - tain - side, from the val - leys wide, come, come from the val - leys,


                   




come from the moun - tain - side, from the val - leys wide, come, come from the val - leys,

      
f

            
comefrom the moun - tain - side, come from the moun - tain - side, come from the

 
   
  

                      
     

        
  
               
     
   
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 
C
     
   
64 sf

   
val - leys wide, come, see how we mus - - ter strong,


       
  
sf
     
val - leys wide, come, see how we mus - - ter strong,


sf

   


    
 
 
 val
  
- leys wide, come, see how we mus - - ter strong,

 
 

        
val - leys wide, come!
C
                                       
         

    
sf sf
         
sf
 
sf
 
             
         
  

sf

   
ff
        
72 marcato

       

how we mus - - - - - ter. See how we mus - ter strong, Tramp -

       
       


ff
      
how we mus - - - - - ter. See how we mus - ter strong, Tramp -

     
ff
  

    
     

 
how we mus - - - - - ter. See how we mus - ter strong, Tramp -

     
ff
         

 
how we mus - - - - - ter. See how we mus - ter strong, Tramp -
                          
                    
      
 
ff
  
           
  
      
             
       
   
6

 
D
    


80 f p stacc.
      
 
ing a - long! Sure be each


f


p stacc.
      
      
ing a - long! Sure be each


          
 ing a - long!

 
 
       


ing a - long!

     

       D
  
 
  
 
     

  
       

     
 

  
sf p sf
    
      
             
    
    


    
88 p
  dolce
 

                   

eye to - day, Stea - dy each hand must stay each hand must stay,

   
          
eye to - day,

 p legato 

  
espress.
         
 Sure

be each eye to - day, Stea - dy each hand must


          

                 
               
   
  

        
      
sf p
                 
              
     
       
    
 
 7

         
98 pp

      dolce   
 
If in the tri - al in the

 
 stacc.


           

Sure be each eye to day,


          
 stay,

   
p legato

         
Stea - dy each hand must stay,

                         
    
 
   


            
       
sf sf
              
        
  
                 

 


 
E
        
107 f p stacc.

            
 
   
tri - al we
Vic - tors would be. Sure be each eye to - day,

    

f p stacc.
       
   
    


Sure be each eye to - day,
 legato
          

  
Sure each eye to - day, stea - dy each hand must

  
f p stacc.

 


       
 
Sure be each eye to - day,
E


         
           

           
       
   
p f p

                         
    

 
8

  pp 
116
 dolce
 
             
    
Stea - dy each hand must stay, each hand must stay,

 
 fp stacc.

          
 


Sure be each


  
         
 stay, if in the tri - al we,

        

p
     
Stea - - - dy each hand must stay,

                    
 
 
         
      
f p f p
           
                 
    

    
   


   
125 pp
dolce
    
       
        
  
If in the tri - al, in the tri - al we Vic - tors would


            
eye to - day,

   
 legato pp


          
 if

in the tri - al we, if in the tri - al we Vic - tors would

   
  
legato

 
pp


       

if in the tri - al we, if in the tri - al we Vic - tors would

                   
           

       

       
       
fp
    
        
           
      
       
  



 9

 
F
   
pp

 
135

         
  
be. Sure be each eye to - day,

     

p pp

        
   
Vic - tors would be, Stea - dy each hand


          
 be.


          
be.

      
F
      
     
   
 


dim. pp

     
         
                  
poco marcato
 
               

8ves. sempre

 
144

   
mf cresc.
    
  
Stea - dy each hand must stay,


             
must stay,

 p

   
cresc.
  

      
Stea - dy each hand must stay, each hand must stay,


mf

           
Stea - dy each hand must stay,

         

 
        
     
     
 
    
   

    
f
 
cresc.

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

10

  f   
G


153 cresc. ff

                
 
Sharp is the crack! 'tis done! Lost is the chance or won, Huz - za! the hit!

 f     
    
cresc.

ff

                  
Sharp is the crack! 'tis done! Lost is the chance or won, Right in the gold is it? Huz - za! the hit!

 f      
cresc. ff

                       

 Sharp is the crack! 'tis done! Lost is the chance or won, Right in the gold is it? Huz - za! the hit!

          
f ff
  
     
Right in the gold is it? Huz - za! the hit!
G         
                            
       
 
ff ff
         
                
    
             
 


   cresc.sempre 
161 f

             
Lost is the chance or won, Sure,

 
cresc.sempre
 ff

                     
  
Sharp is the crack! 'tis done Lost is the chance or won, Right in the gold is it? Huz - za! the hit!

   ff
     
cresc.sempre
      
           
 Sharp is the crack! 'tis done Lost is the chance or won, Right in the gold is it? Huz - za! the hit!

            
 
cresc.sempre ff
          
 


Sharp is the crack! 'tis done Lost is the chance or won, Right in the gold is it? Huz - za! the hit!

  
                                  
       
sf sf sf

                  
  
            
                    

 
 11

      cresc.  
169

  
          
 
sure, sure be each eye to - day, each eye to - day, stea - dy,

  
 
cresc.

        
         

Sure be each eye, each eye to - day, sure be each eye to - day, stea - dy each

  
cresc.
   

 f
  
      
 Sure, sure, sure be each eye to - day, stea - dy each

         
f cresc.

      

Stea - dy each hand must stay if in the


 
  

 

       
              
      
    
  

  
            
          
                   



     
H
  
178

ff sf
        

stea - dy each hand must stay. Huz - za!

 
   
 
ff

 
sf
          
hand, each hand must stay. Huz - za!

     
ff

sf
  
        


hand, each hand must stay. Huz - za!

      
ff
   

sf
       
tri - al we Vic - tors would be. Huz - za!

H                 
                                 
  
     


sf
   
ff sf
                

   
              

12

   
186 ff       
dim.

      
Huz - za! the hit!

   
      

ff dim.
   
   
 
Huz - za! the hit!

         
ff
 
dim.
     
 Huz - za! the hit!

    
ff
  

dim.
      

                         

Huz - za! the hit!


              
         
sf     
                         
                      

  
193

 
      


    
 p
    
 
the hit!

  

p
      
 the hit!

  

    
p
   
the hit!


          
     

          
        
                
                                              
         
             
 13

 
200
I pp
    
     
 
And



pp tranquillo
        

And

 

 
 
pp tranquillo
     


The sun will sink and



    
pp
 
tranquillo
   
The sun will sink and

I tranquillo
   
             

 
 
pp

       
  

                         

         
   
  

 
  


  
tranquillo
208
 
        
 
  
light the west And touch the peaks with crim - son,


               
light the west And touch the peaks with crim - son,



            
 light the west And touch the peaks with crim - son

 
        
   
   
 

 
light the west And touch the peaks with crim - son

  
  
 
   
  
           
 
  


p

 
      
 
             
 

     
  

  


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   
218 pp
 
      
  
crim - son glow, The vale with



pp
     
    
 
crim - son glow, The vale with

 
 
 
pp
       
 glow, Then sha - dows fill The vale with

       
pp

  

     
glow, Then sha - dows fill The vale with

     
         
  
   
pp

          
  
     
 
                
     

   

  
226

        
       
rest While stars look peace on all be - low.


   
          

rest While stars look peace on all be - low.

 

            
 rest While stars look peace on all be - low.

    
  

    

     
rest While stars look peace on all be - low.

    

 
 

   

     
  

   
 
  


 

 
        


 
 
    
   


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K
  
236

pp
         
While stars look peace,

 pp
           
 


Then shad - - ows fill the vale. stars


pp

            

   
Shad - - ows fill the vale stars


             
stars

 
K

       

       

   
      
  


 
          
    
pp pp
 

          
          
  

    
247

   
             
look peace on all be - low, on all be - low,

 cresc.   


         
    
   

   
look peace on all be - low. stars look peace
   


  
cresc.
      


look peace shad - ows fill the vale

   
 
   
    
     
look peace on all be - low,


      
 
  
             

 

  

            
poco - - - a - - - poco - - cre - - -

           
  
 
     
 
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259




        
  
Then shad - ows fill the vale with rest.


      
 

f


       
   
on all be - low, Stars look peace look

     
    
  
f
 
      

with rest, stars look peace on all be - low look

      
        
f

   

     
stars look peace on all be - low, look

 
                
 
 
            
     

     
 

   
    -
      
scen - - - - - - do - - - - - al - - - - - -
 
 
 
      
 
marcato

      

   
  
    


   f   
L
    
272

        
Peace on all be - low.
 
    
 f
           



Peace on all be - low.

     
  
f
          
  
 
Peace on all be - low.

       
  
f
      

 
Peace pn all be - low.

      L 

   

  
 
         
sf
    
        
- - - - sf sf
               

   
       
       
  
fz   
      
    ad lib
 
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         


         


         



         

        
sf
     
 sf sf sf
          
  
        

                 

  
           
     

         
             
      
      sf
      

 
289

        


        


        



 
      

  
            
sf
  
    
      
                 
     
 
     
           
                      
   
  
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296
M
    
ff
        

Huz - za! the hit!

 ff
 
           

Huz - za! the hit!


ff
             


Huz - za! the hit!

 


ff
  
          
Sharp is the crack! 'tis done, Lost

            
M
  
       
 
                    
    




  
  
 
 
     

             
 
pesante
  
             

      
304
   
ff
        
Huz - za! the hit! Huz - za! the

 ff
  
               
Huz - za! the hit! Huz - za! the

     
ff
            


Huz - za! the hit! Huz - za! the

          

 
     
is the chance or won. right in the gold is it?

              

 
                                          
   
  


    
   
fz
 
fz

     

 
         
 
   
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  
311
N dim.
     
   
hit!


  
dim. cresc.
         
hit! Huz - za! Huz - za!

 
dim.
     
   

 
hit!

 
dim.


   
cresc.
   
Huz - za! Huz - za!
N     
                                
          
sf pp
 
                 
    sonore

              
         
       


 
O
  
320 p

         
In tri - umph then


            

 
Huz - za! Huz - za! the hit!


         


  

            
Huz - za! Huz - za! the hit!
O
  
    
         
                    
 
f pp subito fp

        
 
 
              
   
  
20

   
329
     
cresc.
        
we take our way and with our priz - - es


         

p
  

           


In tri - umph then we take our way


         

              

   

  
        
fp fp

         
        

  
P
      
338 cresc.sempre


         

home - ward wend. Thro' mead - ows sweet with new - mown hay.


cresc.sempre


         
     
Thro' mead - ows, mead - ows sweet with new - mown hay.

 
cresc.sempre
         
    
 Thro' mead - ows, mead - ows sweet with new - mown



         

P        
 

sf
  
sf sf sf
 
sf
     

cresc. sempre
       

 
sf sf

sf sf
     
    
  
      

      

 21

 f    
348
      

A song ex - - ul - - tant



 f  
      
  
  

A song ex - - ul - - tant will



      




hay. In tri -


f

    
In tri -

   

       
    
       
  
               

 
              
     

      
poco rit.

 
354

  
we send ex - - ul - - tant will we

  
         

we send ex - - ul - - tant will we

       
ff
    

 umph,
  
tri - - umph, tri - umph, in

   

ff
   


- - - - - - - umph, in

        
 

     
  
    
  
poco rit.

        

     
  
 
22

Q
  Grandioso   
 

361

    
ff

 
      
send. We take our way And with our pri - zes home -

    


   
ff

   
      
send. We take our way And with our pri - zes home -

    
  
           

 tri

- umph now we take our way And with our pri - zes home -

 
   
    
         

tri - umph now we take our way And with our pri - zes home -

       

   
Q Grandioso 
      
             
   
  
   
 
   
ff a tempo ffz

    
   
        


 
      
 
     
 

simile

   
 
 cresc.  

374


sf

 
         
 
- ward, home - ward wend. Thro' mea - dows sweet a song ex -

   
 cresc.  



sf

 
         
 
- ward, home - ward wend. Thro' mea - dows sweet a song ex -

       
 cresc.  
 


sf


   
 -



ward wend, Thro' mea - dows sweet with new - - mown hay a

    
 cresc.         
sf
  
 
- ward wend, Thro' mea - dows sweet with new - - mown hay a

      
        
    
  
  

  
   
   
  
ffz


      
  

         


  

 
  

   

 
 23

  
R
 
fp

387
 
 
sf

rf
   
 
ult - ant, a song ex - ult - ant will we send,



 
rf

          
ult - ant, a song ex - ult - ant will we send,

       
fp
  
rf
  
 


song, a song ex - ult - ant will we send,

        
rf


  

       
song, a song ex - ult - ant will we send.

                R          
  
       
  

 
fz p

fz

  
          
   
  
     




       
397 cresc.molto

  
ff
    
a song. A song ex - ult - ant

   

  
cresc.molto ff
      
a song. A song ex - ult - ant

  
      
cresc.molto ff
    
 a song. A song ex - ult - ant


ff
     

     
A song ex - ult - ant
            

                                
     

  
sf cresc.molto
   
sf
             
ff

    
                 
       

24

 
S
   
405 fff sf

         

will we send, a song. a song ex - ult -

 
 
 
fff
 
sf
         
 
will we send, a song. a song ex - ult -

      
fff

sf

      



will we send, a song. a song ex - ult -

 
  
 
fff sf
       
    
will we send, a song. a song ex - ult -

                        
     S 

                  
  
    

      
              
      



  
T
           
413
accel.

- ant we send, ex - ult - ant we send.

           
accel.

   
- ant we send, ex - ult - ant we send.

    
accel.
         
    


- ant we send, ex - ult - ant we send.

     
accel.
  
  


 

 T      
- ant we send, ex - ult - ant we send.

               
        
         
ff sf sf sf sf sf sf sf

       
            


  


 
  
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        

  
          

  
          


   
 
       




   
         
                
  
   
  
sf sf 
                     
 

             

