Joseph Kosma AUTUMN LEAVES (LES FEUILLES MORTES) Arranged for band by Alfred Reed Edited by R. Mark Rogers INSTRUMENTATION

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1 LL SCORE oseh Kosma ATMN LEAVES (LES EILLES MORTES) Arraged or bad by Alred Reed Edited by R Mark Rogers INSTRMENTATION LL SCORE ICCOLO st LTE d LTE st OBOE d OBOE CLARINET i Eb st CLARINET i Bb d CLARINET i Bb rd CLARINET i Bb ALTO CLARINET i Eb BASS CLARINET i Bb CONTRA ALTO CLARINET i Eb or CONTRA BASS CLARINET i Bb st BASSOON d BASSOON st ALTO SAXOHONE i Eb d ALTO SAXOHONE i Eb TENOR SAXOHONE i Bb BARITONE SAXOHONE i Eb st TRMET i Bb d TRMET i Bb rd TRMET i Bb st HORN i d HORN i rd HORN i th HORN i st TROMBONE d TROMBONE rd TROMBONE EHONIM i Treble or Bass Cle TBAS STRING BASS 5ERCSSION: TIMANI (our drums eeded), Chimes,, Vibrahoe, Sare Bass Drum, Crash Suseded Cymbal Grade Duratio: Arox :0 Miutes Autum Leaves Eglish lyric by ohy Mercer rech lyric by acques revert Music by oseh Kosma 97, 950 (Reeed) ENOCH ET CIE This arragemet 07 ENOCH ET CIE Sole Sellig Aget or S ad Caada: MORLEY MSIC CO, by agreemet ith ENOCH ET CIE All Rights Reserved Rerited by ermissio o Hal Leoard LLC Digital ad hotograhic coyig o this ublicatio is illegal

2 ATMN LEAVES Souther Music Comay s editio o Alred Reed s arragemet o Autum Leaves, oe o the most edurig o all tues i the great body o oular music, is a elcome retur to the reertory o the id bad e ould guess that this ellko melody is the creatio o oseh Kosma, a relatively obscure Hugaria comoser, but such is the case Aearig i 95 uder the title Hulló levelek ( allig Leaves ), the tue ecasulates the eeligs o desair i arravaged Euroe, as eole struggled to make sese o the destructio o civilizatio that had bee let to them With a rech lyric by acques révert, Les euilles Mortes ( The Dead Leaves ), the sog aeared i the 9 ilm Les ortes de la uit I 97 he ohy Mercer rote the Eglish lyric Autum Leaves, the ath to immortality as secure ad iumerable recordigs ere made I 955, iaist Roger Williams recorded a reditio or solo iao hich remais the oly iao istrumetal to ever reach No o Billboard s oular music chart; it sold over to millio coies ad as aarded a gold disc Autum Leaves is i AABC orm The melody remais oular ith azz musicias as the chord rogressios cosist almost etirely o iivi sequeces tyical i azz Autum Leaves is studied i the textbook Toal Harmoy ith a itroductio to 0 th Cetury Music by Stea Kostka, Dorothy aye ad Almé Byro (0, 7 th editio, McGraHill,, 8) Log outorit, Alred Reed s exquisite cocert bad arragemet o Autum Leaves as origially ublished ith iadequate rehearsal umbers ad a etirely usatisactory codesed score Mark Rogers editio o this score reserves all asects o Kosma s lovely, ostalgic tue i a hadsome ull score that allos coductors to observe the great skill o Alred Reed s lush, colorul ritig Amle oortuities ca be oud to study style ad hrasig rom the may available vocal recordigs o this melody (i rech, Eglish ad aaese!) amous sigers ho have recorded Autum Leaves iclude Yves Motad, Edith ia, o Staord (irst recordig ith Eglish lyric), Big Crosby, Nat Kig Cole, rak Siatra, erry Como, Ady Williams, Toy Beett, Barbra Streisad, ohy Mathis, Willie Nelso, ad may, may others Roger Williams solo iao recordig is amous or Williams descedig scales ad areggios, deictig the leaves allig rom the trees to the groud belo Adult ad commuity bads ill elcome this additio to the list o great oular music available or erormace ad ublic school bads ill beeit rom the oortuity to lay this oderul, lyrical melody OSEH KOSMA oseh Kosma as bor ózse Kozma o October, 905 i Budaest, here his arets taught steograhy ad tyig He as o eish descet I additio to a brother, Ákos, he is related to the amous coductor Georg Solti o his mother s side He started to lay the iao at age 5, ad later took iao lessos At the age o, he rote his irst oera, Christmas i the Treches Ater comletig his educatio at the Gymasium razose, he atteded the Academy o Music i Budaest, here he studied ith Leo Weier He also studied ith Béla Bartók at the Liszt Academy, receivig dilomas i comositio ad coductig He o a grat to study i Berli i 98, here he met Lilli Ael, aother musicia, hom he later married He also became acquaited ith Bertolt Brecht ad Helee Weigel I 9 ith a Hugaria govermet riedly to the Nazis i Germay, Kosma ad his ie emigrated to aris here he met acques révert, ho itroduced him to ea Reoir Durig World War II ad the Nazi occuatio o race, Kosma as laced uder house arrest ad baed rom comositio Hoever, révert maaged to arrage or Kosma to cotribute music or ilms, ith other comosers rotig or him der this arragemet he rote the atomime o the music or Les Eats du aradis (95), made uder the occuatio, but released ater the liberatio I additio to a umber o other ellregarded ilm scores, he also rote or televisio i Le Testamet du docteur Cordelier (The Doctor s Horrible Exerimet) (959) He as also ko or ritig the stadard classicalazz iece Les euilles Mortes ( Autum Leaves ), ith rech lyrics by acques révert (ad later Eglish lyrics by ohy Mercer), hich aeared i Marcel Caré s ilm Les ortes de la uit The Eglish laguage versio o the sog as eatured i the eoymous 95 ilm starrig oa Craord oseh Kosma died i race at age o August 7, 99 ALRED REED Alred Reed (auary, 9 Setember 7, 005) as a roliic ad requetly erormed comoser ad arrager, ith more tha to hudred ublished orks or cocert bad, id esemble, orchestra, chorus ad chamber esemble to his ame He also traveled extesively as a guest coductor, erormig i North America, Lati America, Euroe ad Asia Reed as bor i Ne York ad bega his ormal music traiig at the age o te Durig World War II, he served i the 59th Army Air orce Bad olloig his military service, he atteded the uilliard School o Music, studyig uder Vittorio Giaii, ater hich he as sta comoser ad arrager irst or NBC, the or ABC I 95, he became coductor o the Baylor Symhoy Orchestra at Baylor iversity, here he received his BM i 955 ad MM i 95 His master s thesis, Rhasody or Viola ad Orchestra, as aarded the Luria rize i 959 He as a member o the Beta Tau chater o hi Mu Alha Sioia, the atioal raterity or me i music rom 955 to 9, Alred Reed as the executive editor o Hase ublicatios, a music ublisher, also ledig his talets to other ublishers It as durig this time that his arragemet o oseh Kosma s Autum Leaves as ritte He as aoited roessor o Music at the iversity o Miami i 9 He as chairma o the Deartmet o Music Media ad Idustry ad director o the Music Idustry rogram at the time o his retiremet He established the very irst collegelevel music busiess curriculum at the iversity o Miami, hich led other colleges ad uiversities to ollo suit At the time o his death, he had commissios or comositios that ould have take him to the age o 5 May o Reed s id bad comositios ad arragemets ere recorded by the Tokyo Kosei Wid Orchestra uder his directio o CDs that are readily available R MARK ROGERS R Mark Rogers bega ritig or bad hile i high school, ad cotiued ith degrees rom Texas Tech iversity ad the iversity o Texas Director o ublicatios or Souther Music Comay rom 99 ad Maagig Editor o the irm sice 05, Rogers has authored editios o the music o ercy Graiger ad oh hili Sousa that have etered bad reertory orldide He is also idely ublished as a arrager ad trascriber, ith erormaces by all ive o the Washigto, DC service bads Dr Rogers is the coductor o the Heart o Texas Cocert Bad ad serves o the aduct aculty o Sa Atoio College, Texas Luthera iversity ad Triity iversity, ad rior to comig to Sa Atoio as o the aculty o the iversity o South Alabama ad a sta member o the iversity o Texas Loghor Bad A bassooist, he erorms ith the orchestras o Corus Christi, Victoria, Laredo, Sa Atoio ad Austi, as ell as the MidTexas Symhoy He is active i church music ad occasioally aears i music theater, erormig umerous roles i the oerettas o Gilbert ad Sulliva Sudie, his ie o orty years, their childre ad souses (ad gradchildre), are the oy o his later years

3 ull Score S9 iccolo lutes Clariet i E b B b Clariets E b Alto Clariet B b Bass Clariets B b Cotra Bass Clariet Bassoos E b Alto Saxohoes B b Teor Saxohoes E b Baritoe Saxohoe B b Trumets i Tromboes Euhoiums Strig Bass Timai ercussio Chimes Sloly, ith much eelig ( = 5) b b b b b b b b b (esr) (esr) (esr) Sloly, ith much eelig ( = 5) (reare cu mutes) (reare cu mutes) izz ATMN LEAVES (esr) b b uis (esr) b b b b b arco b b Autum Leaves Eglish lyric by ohy Mercer rech lyric by acques revert Music by oseh Kosma 97, 950 (Reeed) ENOCH ET CIE This arragemet 07 ENOCH ET CIE Sole Sellig Aget or S ad Caada: MORLEY MSIC CO, by agreemet ith ENOCH ET CIE All Rights Reserved Rerited by ermissio o Hal Leoard LLC Digital ad hotograhic coyig o this ublicatio is illegal oseh Kosma arraged by Alred Reed; edited by R Mark Rogers b b b I Solo Solo (ith solo Clar) uis Chimes 5 cue: iccolo oe Solo (ith icc)

4 icc lutes E b Cl B b Clars AlCl BsCls CBCl Bss ASxs TSxs B Sx b b b b b b b b b b st (esr) Soli Soli b dim all layers Soli (esr) Trts Trbs Euhs StBs Tim b b (sost) (oco) b b b erc Chimes Vibes S9: Autum Leaves to 7 8 Vibes 9 0

5 icc lutes E b Cl B b Clars AlCl BsCls CBCl Bss ASxs TSxs B Sx Trts Trbs Euhs StBs Tim b b b b b b b b b Temo rubato ( = circa 5) (esr) (esr) (esr) (esr) (esr) uis (esr) (esr) (esr) Temo rubato ( = circa 5) (esr) ) ( b b b b uis uis (esr) (esr) I Solo 5 erc Vibes S9: Autum Leaves 5

6 icc lutes E b Cl B b Clars AlCl BsCls CBCl Bss ASxs TSxs B Sx Trts Trbs Euhs StBs Tim b b b b b b b b (simile) (simile) ) ( all layers 9 oco a oco cresc oco a oco cresc oco a oco cresc uis 9 oco a oco cresc oco a oco cresc oco a oco cresc izz oco a oco cresc oco a oco cresc oco a oco cresc erc S9: Autum Leaves

7 icc lutes E b Cl B b Clars AlCl BsCls CBCl Bss ASxs TSxs B Sx Trts Trbs Euhs StBs Tim b b b b b b b b b arco izz uis uis uis uis arco uis b b b 7 erc S9: Autum Leaves 5

8 8 icc 7 oco iù mosso ( = 0) lutes E b Cl B b Clars AlCl BsCls CBCl Bss ASxs TSxs B Sx Trts b b b b b b b b I Solo cue: Oboe solo st 7 (esr) (quasi Soli) oco iù mosso ( = 0) st Trbs Euhs I Solo StBs Tim izz I Solo erc S9: Autum Leaves Solo

9 icc lutes E b Cl B b Clars AlCl BsCls CBCl Bss ASxs TSxs B Sx Trts Trbs Euhs StBs Tim erc b b b b b b b b Co moto uis all layers b b uis (molto esr) (esr) (esr) uis uis (esr) (esr) (esr) (esr) (esr) (esr) (esr) (esr) (esr) (esr) (izz) (esr) (molto esr) (esr) (esr) (esr) (molto esr) (molto esr) Brushes o Suseded Cymbal Bass Drum (light rhythmic backgroud) N N 9 S9: Autum Leaves 5

10 0 icc lutes E b Cl B b Clars AlCl BsCls 0 CBCl Bss ASxs TSxs B Sx Trts 0 (simile) (simile) b b (simile) (simile) Trbs Euhs StBs Tim erc ( ) ( ) (simile) (simile) S9: Autum Leaves

11 icc lutes E b Cl B b Clars AlCl BsCls CBCl Bss ASxs TSxs B Sx Trts b b Trbs Euhs StBs Tim ( ) ( ) erc S9: Autum Leaves 5

12 icc lutes E b Cl B b Clars AlCl BsCls CBCl Bss ASxs TSxs B Sx Trts Trbs Euhs StBs Tim erc b b ( ) 8 Meo mosso 8 oco a oco cresc oco a oco cresc oco a oco cresc oco a oco cresc oco a oco cresc Meo mosso arco (esr) cresc (esr) uis (esr) (esr) st rd S9: Autum Leaves

13 icc lutes E b Cl B b Clars AlCl BsCls CBCl Bss ASxs TSxs B Sx Trts Trbs Euhs StBs Tim 5 b b izz oco accel oco accel arco 5 iù mosso ( = 7) 5 iù mosso ( = 7) uis (marc) uis (marc) (marc) erc S9: Autum Leaves

14 icc lutes E b Cl B b Clars AlCl BsCls CBCl Bss ASxs TSxs B Sx Trts Trbs Euhs StBs Tim erc 5 b b Vibes S9: Autum Leaves uis allarg allarg 5 Broadly Broadly Cymbals æ let rig 57 accel ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ accel æ Sare Drum æ uis uis 58 molto rit Soli molto rit b b cue: rd Tromb 59 0 Very sloly ( = 50) b (gliss) b 0 Very sloly ( = 50) to layers (gliss) (gliss) 0

15 5 icc lutes E b Cl B b Clars AlCl BsCls CBCl Bss ASxs TSxs B Sx Trts Trbs Euhs StBs Tim erc Vibes b b C MTES z C MTES S9: Autum Leaves dim uis dim let rig z z z cue: Euhoium b b b all layers izz b b (oco) (oco) (oco) cue: Hor solo cue: st Tromb cue: d Tromb cue: rd Tromb I Solo 5 Soli Soli

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